Revenge (3)

In any other circumstances, Red would have admired the perfect lighting of the room, the magnificence of the marble floor, the refined craftsmanship of the desk. made with the best materials available.

At that moment, however, his eyes were only on the man sitting behind that desk. Shawn.

"Hey. we finally met, kid." Shawn spoke. He didn't look surprised or nervous. He had a smile on his face.

Reds mana went out of control, leaving a gap the shape of his foot whenever he stepped forward.

"Hahaha" Shawn laughed. "That's rude, you are a guest here, damaging my property is unacceptable."

Red didn't stop nor speak, he had one thing on his mind. Killing him.

"You wouldn't want anything to happen to your family now would you?" he spoke, a grin appearing on his face.

The tv on the wall turned on, showing his mother and sister tied, with something in their mouths preventing them from speaking.

Red froze, unable to understand what was happening.

"You know, today an undetected A rank dungeon exploded. causing so many monsters to seep out and run free. many casualties. how sad" said shawn, with a giant grin

"Everyone is busy. Why don't you say hi?" he spoke again, suddenly red could hear the audio coming from the tv, the muffled screams of his mother and sister created a knot in his stomach.

"Let them go, this is between you and me" said red, his old dominating presence completely gone.

"Hahahahaha" Shawn laughed again "That's the dumbest thing i've ever heard. what did you expect me to say?" he laughed again

"'Oh, ok. i'll let them go, you can kill me now" he said mockingly

"You are a f**king kid aren't you? You chose war, this is your fault" said shawn "You can do it now"

Reds face turned pale, losing all the blood in his veins. looking at the tv, he watched how a group of people with knives and swords, started slashing and stabbing at his mother, turning her into a pile of meat.

His sisters' screams were hoarse, full of terror. even though her mouth was closed you can clearly hear the desperation and sadness in her screams.

Reds' whole body lost its strength, barely able to stand straight.

"WHAT THE F**K DID YOU DO" he screamed so loud his voice cracked, becoming incomprehensible.

"The show is not over yet, don't be rude." he said, turning to the screen again. Red looked over too, seeing his sister having her clothes torn off. a group of men piling around her.

red froze again, he could do nothing but look away. her screams kept going for a while before stopping.

"Boys, when you're done kill her." shawn ordered. "You know, that is very unfortunate, I can't believe the monsters from the dungeon managed to get here. even killing two innocent people. how sad" with a mocking voice and an evil grin, shawn laughed.

Red didn't understand what was going on, it felt like a dream, it was going too fast, his brain stopped functioning properly, leaving him in a daze.

"How arrogant, saying and doing all those things. this is not a street fight brat. coming alone too, how hilarious." Shawn grinned, standing up from his chair.

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All living beings possess mana, emitting it is an involuntary act, just like breathing or perspiring.

Intense emotions lead to an increase in the mana emitted, That, together with an aggressive disposition inflicted a mental pressure on those who were exposed to it, causing fear, panic or even terror.

The phenomenon was simply referred to as killing intent. it wasn't necessary to be a mage to emit killing intent. as long one had mana, they could employ it. Even animals were capable of using it to scare their prey or threaten their enemies.

Being a mage made things easier, since by possessing large amounts of mana it was possible to amplify it's effects. It was the way killing intent was used by red previously.

Another method was to develop the ability to channel one's fury into the mana.

Shawn froze in place. He didn't understand what was happening.

RUN!

RUN!

RUN!

That was what his gut had been telling him.

Red stood there. the floor, walls, even the furniture started to crack. some exploded and some got eroded to the point of decay. Shawn was looking around, not understanding what was happening.

Red lifted his head. looking at him.

"I'm going to wipe your disgusting bloodline from existence." That phrase alone, made Shawn take a step back.

RUUUUUNN!

His mind screamed at him. He was a powerful ranker, faced death and fought with all kinds of monsters. He always trusted his instincts.

He turned around, the door had red in front of it, so he headed to the window.

The moment he took 2 steps forward, a hand grabbed his shoulder. The sheer strength of that grip almost made him pass out. He heard his bones cracking.

He punched behind him, landing on nothing.

WOSH!

He found himself clashing with the wall, breaking it and passing to the room next door.

His bones and internal organs all smashed. while on the floor he took out a grand health elixir from his dimensional ring. drinking it, a calm and comforting feeling passed over him. healing all his life threatening injuries.

SMASH!

A wave of pain came from his leg, looking up he saw red, looking at him. his eyes blank, dark red to the point that nothing could be seen in there. He stepped on his leg, smashing the floor under it and breaking it entirely.

"You're not going anywhere" red muttered. His voice was cold, sounding like static.

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