Book 11: Chapter 10
*Spurt!!*
I huffed and puffed. I was soaked in blood. My guards ran back and forth in the courtyard and inside the building. I heard gunshot after gunshot and blade after blade entering flesh. I threw the sword in my hand down.
Corpses lay in all directions on the ground. The blood ran down from the stairs similarly to a small creek. Even the carpet had absorbed the blood.
‘How many people did I kill on the way here? I don’t know. I can’t keep count anymore.’
After I emptied all my bullets, I grabbed a sword on the wall and charged over. I killed every anthropoid I came across. At the same time, my guards outside sprang into action. Virtually all of the soldiers went to subdue my guards, so I killed all of the servants and maids inside. I spared none.
Ling Yue stood next to me. She looked at me with an absolutely calm and agonised gaze. She leaned her back onto a wall and slowly sat down to one side. She sobbed, “That’s twice. That’s twice now. This is the second time I’ve seen my home painted with corpses and blood. Twice. Twice! I… I…”
“What choice did I have…? What choice did I have…?” I asked. I leaned on the bloody wall and looked at the blood running off my hands. I looked at Ling Yue. Voice stern, I explained, “What choice did I have? What choice did I have?! They tried to kill in front of my eyes! They tried to kill someone I care about in my presence! Can I just watch that happen? Am I supposed to just watch them kill you? Am I supposed to just forgive them? No way. Absolutely no way. Don’t bring up innocence and kindness. The piece of shit called kindness and that fucking innocence is what got so many of those around me killed! My Mera, my Luna and My Philes all died, because I was soft. I want to protect those around me. I want to ensure nobody can hurt those around me again!”
“What does you killing them have to do with protecting me?!!”
“Nobody can hurt you if they’re dead.”