Chapter 17: It doesn’t seem that bad
Eric didn’t bother with decency and showed his head in order to see if Aric was being truthful or if he had made a run for it. Eric was a bit demented, and a part of him wanted Aric to make a run so that he could torture him and show his superiority.
Aric, who had just returned, hid his pistol behind and looked straight into Eric’s eyes. Eric looked suspiciously at Aric but didn’t find any reason to reprimand him. This infuriated Eric more as he couldn’t find any reason to thrash Aric and shouted.
"You fucking slave, how dare you look into my eyes with no sense of fear..." Eric shouted and raised his hand high to slap Aric. But before his hand could even touch Aric’s cheek, he heard a small sound and felt a huge force being driven into his chest.
With the force, he fell back to the ground. He didn’t understand what was going on and looked up only to see a small silver-colored equipment in his hand with a barrel pointed at him.
"You piece of..." Eric wanted to curse more but he couldn’t complete his words as his eyes and words felt heavy, followed by a searing pain that put him to sleep almost instantly. Even in his last moments, Eric didn’t understand what was going on.
Meanwhile, Aric was breathing a bit heavily as he looked at Eric. He could see a massive hole in his chest, with the insides burnt out altogether, and that was the reason there was no blood splattered. Aric could also smell the burnt skin and flesh, which he had never smelled before, but now he knew the smell because it was revolting and almost made Aric vomit.
Maybe because he was also reeling from the fact that it was the first time he had killed someone. The thought didn’t antagonize him as he had expected and read about them. He only felt like justice had been served and this guy deserved it. After a moment of pause, he looked down at the body and started frisking the dead guy.
On the waist, he found a pouch. Without hesitation, he took up the pouch and opened it, and what he saw inside gave him a huge sense of joy. He found 5 gold coins, 13 silver, and 40 copper coins. He could tell that these coins were silver and gold because of his lens. The only thing he couldn’t tell was the purity of the items.
That would be taken care of easily. He looked through the dead body once more before vanishing from his place.
Echorysia
"Apis, wake up."
"At your service, Aric."