Freedom.

There is a saying "What goes around comes around" Meaning that our actions, both good or bad, tend to have consequences for ourselves in the future. Furthermore, it is a way of expressing the idea of karma or cause and effect. Now, standing at the top of the hills looking above at the golden coloured evening sky, my thoughts were a mess, jumbled together making my head hurt. I let out a self-derisive laugh, of course it was to happen, even if that didn't happen.

My life was to end at the top of the hill while I was framed as a devil for the whole world.

Suddenly, a watery feeling came from my cheeks. No, I was not crying because it hurt, in fact, I was crying because of my unfulfilled potential and my stupidity. Now the question was 'Do I regret it?'Yes!! I regret it! In fact I regret the very moment I met him!... I definitely regret it all.

The maelstrom in my head kept overwhelming me that I was unable to think, I felt muddleheaded. The mocking voices in my head kept increasing, but my inability to do anything made me cover my ears, in hope that it could stop the buzzing noises, but my futile attempt didn't help.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!!"

I cried, a tormented scream, describing my current emotions. But of course there was no one to hear me or commiserate with my sorrows.

"LEAVE ME ALONE PLEASE… Just just leave-"

But before I could finish my sentence, I felt my legs trembling and going numb from all the worry and anxiety I was feeling. I widened my eyes and tried to keep my balance on the edge of the hill, but before I could even try, I felt my body going down the hill.

Surprisingly, even though I knew I'm falling down from a hill and would probably die if I touched the ground, it still didn't scare me, I was not trembling with fear, instead, there was a thrilling feeling creeping within me, and my mind, it was unexpectedly calm… In all these fearful years, for the first time my whole self was calm, even feeling ecstatic.

Hahaha, Goodbye world, hope to never meet you again!- I thought before my body touched the ground with a thud, and my vision darkened.

The boy's body finally touched the ground, a pool of blood spread around him, giving an illusion of wine coloured sheets which it clearly wasn't. His breathing was slow, barely there, he was immobilised by the pain he suffered due to the fall and lack of energy caused by excessive bleeding. But even then his lips hold a faint smile, barely visible but there, indicating his freedom.

Finally he was free… Maybe?

His now lifeless body was lying over his own pool of blood that didn't stop spreading even when he took his last breath. His eyes were wide open, blood gushing from his qixiao*. The harrowing image the scene was presenting, could be a vivid nightmare for a human being, if they were to see it at the moment. But thankfully or luckily for them this place was a secluded area, isolated from humans, so it was unlikely anybody would come. Moreover, this place consists of predators that could easily chew any human being alive in a mere blink.

However, even after knowing all this, someone had the guts to come here, a dark silhouette appeared at the scene that kept walking towards the dead body's direction. Only after he was five feets away from the lifeless body, did he care to stop and stare at the harrowing scene unfolding in front of him. A grin made its way to his lips before he laughed out loud, almost touching the ground holding his stomach, that might have ached from all the laughing.

"... How are you like this?" he asked, frowning his brows, although no one answered.

"How can you do this to me? I said I won't do anything, you just have to stay with me, but oops! You chose to die rather than be with me tsk tsk tsk, how sad, isn't it?" he continued "All those cultivators that followed you thinking you can defeat me… oh my bad! they are already against you hahaha"

He then walked forward and stopped just a feet away from the body before lowering his body and kneeling on the ground, not caring if that would dirty his clothes. He extended his left hand and touched the blood below his feet, the metallic smell of the blood overwhelming his senses, but he didn't care or chose not to care. He touched the blood and let it stick to his fingertips before pulling back his hands towards his mouth.

Oh! He wanted to taste it! And indeed he did.

With a thrilling expression and a gratified smile playing on his lips, he said "Hm… it tastes somewhat sweet… Damn! I never knew blood could taste sweet or I wouldn't have wasted all these years to suck his blood, tsk tsk tsk again my bad."

To be continued…