The Forsaken Hero
I closed my eyes and let out a shuddering breath. My fingers were numb and cold, my arm aching where the needle pierced the vein. Something clattered onto the pavement, and I looked down to see the needle. It had slipped out of my hand. Nothingness swirled around me, bringing the first sense of peace I'd felt in my short, miserable life. There was no one to miss me, and no one I would miss. There's always someone else to beat or rape. The regulars would move on quickly. I died. Only...wasn't death supposed to be dark? And since when did 'nothingness' have so many gods? Discord: https://discord.gg/PX3xqJdZMY
Another Step Forward
Gayron hadn't been particularly harsh, but his interruption caused me to flinch back, my confidence gone. "L-Levin? He's the Earth Hero, the one who..."
My words trailed off as the pieces of the puzzle fell into place. For some reason, I'd assumed Gayron fought Levin and wounded him so grievously that it was one of his abilities that could corrupt mortal souls and flesh. I'd only ever had one vision of the battle between Levin and the Fire Demon, but the moment I saw Gayron's demon form, I instinctively connected the two. My memory was hazy, but the two figures had seemed identical. Or had they?