31 Bathing In Blood
"Seal… It hurts…"
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(Cyrus POV)
"They're late…." I muttered as I sat on the brick wall just outside the entrance of the testing facility, waiting for the others to come out.
About four or so hours had already passed, and it was deep in the night, so of course, Amelia came to pick us all up.
"They aren't here yet?" She asked.
"Nah. I mean, the testing was backed up a bit, so you can rely on me. I'll bring them back and make sure they're safe, so go get some rest. You like you're about to pass out," I said.
"Okay, well, if you aren't back by tomorrow afternoon, then I'm going in there and seeing what exactly is happening,"
"Sure, sure… See ya,"
"Bye, love you,"
"Love you too…." I muttered, and Amelia had fun teasing me as I slightly blushed just as she began to walk away.
"Never heard you say that without stuttering before! Is my motherly love finally infiltrating that cold and locked-off heart you have!?"
"Go away, you old woman!"
Finally, after a few minutes, she disappeared into the busy streets of the city, and just as I went to go check up on the kids, a familiar woman with black hair appeared before me.
And I was literal when I said she appeared before me. Like, she just appeared out of thin air, right in front of me.
"You might want to see something," She said, and I could see her eyes had a bit of disappointment, whether that be in me or somebody else, I couldn't tell.
"Did something happen to them?"
"Yes… They're in the infirmary right now," She replied, and I felt my heart begin to beat faster and faster with each step we took towards the white room.
When I entered, I saw tons of students, but the only ones that caught my eye were three kids in such a pitiful state that I couldn't even breathe for a few seconds.
"I'm sorry, we weren't paying attention,"
I ignored the woman's comment and walked up to the nurse attending to the three kids.
"Who did this to them?" I asked, and the nurse looked at me with a blank expression.
"What do you mean? They lost in the fifth round like everybody else," She replied, and her expression didn't even shift in the slightest.
And I would've completely believed her if they hid the evidence properly…, but I wasn't that stupid.
"Who did it? Tell me who bribed you to keep it secret?" I asked, and the nurse just looked at me like I was a kid trying to play big or something.
"I have no clue what you're talking about,"
"*sigh*... If the kids weren't listening, I would've fucking killed you already. These are the blows of fists… not a fucking paw. You better watch yourself when you sleep tonight," I muttered before exiting the infirmary, the woman with black hair still following me.
"That's quite the expression you have. I thought you would have a face full of rage, but your eyes are so cold that I thought you were dead,"
I ignored her as I steadily walked out of the facility and soon encountered the assailants.
"Did you like my little present?" The girl with pink hair asked, and her sadistic smile was so wide that you'd think her mouth was going to touch her ears.
"Follow us unless you want to get your ass kicked in front of everybody walking here," One of the dumb and bulky oafs behind the girl said.
There were four of these big guys and the single ring leader who took tons of pleasure in the rage being contained within my body.
It was slowly spilling out, but only at a pace where you could barely even feel an ounce of it.
As I followed them down the street, the woman with black hair soon disappeared into the darkness of the night.
Tup… Tup… Tup…
My footsteps grew quieter with each step that I took, to the point where the girl had to continuously look back at me in order to make sure I was still following.
And eventually, we reached… a dark alleyway where nobody could see the beatdown they assumed to give me.
"You know, I hate guys like you who don't listen to me. In reality, what happened to your dirty little siblings was your fault. You didn't listen to me… so you'll feel the wrath of what I have to offer," She said, and one of the big guys first stepped up to me.
Also, two more big guys blocked the exit behind me, making sure I had nowhere to escape.
I began to hum to the tune of my most hated song before flexing my right hand and creating a large cross-like sword made of water.
I first used [Tidal Strike] to create the water and then [Water Manipulation] to form it into an actual sword… with my preferred shape.
Of course, forming something like a tangible sword with magic is way out of my reach, but with the skill of my past life, I was able to hold the sword together at a decent density and sharpness.
"Hmmm… Hmmm… Hmmm…"
"Humming to the tune of your death? That's pretty interesting," The boy smirked before sending a fast and powerful punch straight toward my face.
SHING
The boy was cut in half, both sides of his body flopping to each side.
"London Bridge is falling down~... falling down~... falling down~..."
"G-Get him! Quick!" The pink-haired girl shouted, and the remaining boys charged toward me, but without any teamwork, they quickly began to hit each with each of my dodges.
SHING SHING SHING SHING SHING
All five of them split into thirds, fourths, or halves, their flesh dropping to the ground, and it seems the girl couldn't handle the sight as she instantly emptied her stomach.
"London Bridge is falling down… my… fair… lady~... *sigh*..."
"W-WAIT! PLEASE! I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING! I'M SORRY FOR MESSING WITH YOU! I-IF YOU JUST LET ME GO, I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING! PLEASE JUST DON'T KILL ME! I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
Drip... Drip... Drip... Drip... Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip Drip
A downpour of rain quickly fell from the sky.
The girl quivered in fear before being cut in half, the last splash of blood spraying my face with no mercy.
"Clean it up. Dark serpent poison melts bones and flesh so just use that," I muttered, and a figure that slowly rose from the darkness nodded.
"What about the blood?"
"Use angel drops. I'm sure you guys have them,"
