6: Curse Or Power.

When he opened his eyes he found himself lying face up on the ground. It was still dark and he could hear the sound of breathing of the girl lying next to him.

He slowly got up from the ground after a few grunts and with his hand on his shoulder and his knee on the ground, he turned around to see her crouched up on the ground. Her entire body was still trembling although she was very much asleep.

He slowly reached out his right hand towards her and just as he did, an overwhelming feeling gripped him and the screen popped up in front of him once again.

<Health:20 100>

<Consume blood within the next ten minutes>

The feeling he felt after he had tasted the food back then and the sudden flash of what had happened after he woke up back in his village. Everything had finally began to make sense after he saw the message appear right in front of him.

His whole body began to shiver as his gaze slowly moved all over her body. His mouth suddenly widened subconsciously and his canines began to grow longer, forming a pair of fangs.

He quickly placed his right hand over his eyes and got up from the ground. He then began to step backward, trying to get as far away from her as he could.

After stepping away for a while it seemed that the urge had died down but as soon as he got close to her it built up again.

Resisting it as much as he could, he lifted her up and quickly walked forward towards the same direction from where he had come. His urge to sink his fangs into her quickly began to grow more and more and it didn't seem that it would be long before he would give in to it.

<18 100>

<17 100>

The numbers continued to dwindle down as time went by and the urge continued to grow rapidly.

He laid her by one of the trees and moved slightly awesome from her as well. His enhanced senses were slightly hindered, even worse than they were before, so much that he didn't realize when a hand reached out and dragged him into the deep parts of the forest.

He merely gasped in shock as he was quickly pulled in as the willpower left in him simply wasn't enough to muster a scream.

He managed to roll out of the way before a huge bat made of rocks came crashing down on the ground. He quickly got up from the ground to see a large body humanoid being standing before him.

Its face, although quite a bit similar to human facial features was very ugly. Its body was 2•5 times the size of an average human being which made it even more menacing.

" A troll?" He thought as he slowly backed away, " But why would such a creature be out here in the woods of Avan?"

The beast charged straight towards him and tried to bash his head from the right but he was quick to raise his hands towards that very same place in an attempt to block the attack.

He heard the bones in both of his arms shatter as the stone club made contact with them. His mouth instantly widened as he let out a loud gasp while flying away towards the side.

The troll quickly ran towards him immediately after that and swung down its club in an attempt to finish him off. He quickly raised his arm once again and this time, the pain of the attack was doubled.

He kept holding off the heavy club while grunting and panting heavily. He was able to push away as he shifted away quickly and rolled away before getting back on his feet.

His arms were now completely out of commission and the screen appeared in front of him once again although it hadn't been ten minutes.

<Health:1 100>

That was the last thing he saw before the troll's club hit him hard against his chest and sent him flying far away into the forest.

The beast was quite hungry and instead of going after the stubborn meat which was also quite far now, it went for the helpless girl who was lying by one of the trees.

With its keen sense of smell, it was able to navigate its way through the forest until it arrived where he had laid her by one of the trees.

Saliva instantly began to go down from the side of its mouth as it raised its club right over her head in order to finish her off before it could chow down on its greatest catch yet.

Right before the blow could descend on her, the huge creature heard the rather short howl of a wolf before the dead body of a headless wolf came flying straight toward it.

It quickly swung its club at the body to send it flying towards another course but as soon it did that the wolf's head went rolling out as well and right afterward was a being it couldn't make out with red eyes that shone brightly in the midst of the dark forest.

The next thing it felt was a heavy gush of wind before its back went crashing straight to the ground and a claw was ripped straight into its chest.

The troll roared loudly as it gripped tightly onto the neck of what was attacking it and sent flying until it crashed against one of the trees.

The swift, red-eyed creature was Sina, or at least what had become of him. His ears had now grown longer and slightly pointed, his nails were now long, and sharp and his body was now very pale and white, tightening up with each passing moment.

He quickly dashed towards the troll once again and the moment he came close, it swung down its club only for him to easily grasp it with his long nails.

He instantly shifted out of the club's way before slashing at its chest with his claws. The fight although it seemed fair was going entirely in his favor.

Before long the troll had claw marks all over its entire body and was covered in blood. Its speed had incredibly dwindled, allowing for him to charge forward one more time before ripping its heart right out from its chest.

The girl had been roused up by the noise from the battle between the two beasts and with her gaze still very much blurry, she looked forward to see an unknown entity with bright red eyes running towards her.

She was instantly caught in fear as she tried to get up from the ground with run away but before that, she felt someone hold her to the ground by her shoulder, and after that came a piercing yet soothing pain by the right side of her neck.

His eyes slowly began to return to their normal hazel color, his nails began to retract along with his fangs and his entire slowly began to regain its original color.

He slowly pulled back his hand as he looked back at everything that had just happened and it was only after she slumped to the ground that he realized that he had been holding onto her.

He gasped in shock as he looked down to see that blood had gushed out from the area which he had bitten and had already stained the edges of her dress.

He quickly proceeded to wipe it off with his already blood-stained clothes and after that, he was contemplating on how to take her back to her house without being seen.

With her firmly held in his hands he approached the house but a bit closer to the door and he heard someone call out to him.

He instantly turned around to see a maid in black running towards him.

" Miss Elsa!" She gasped as soon as she saw who he was holding in his arms, " what happened to her?"

" She collapsed from exhaustion after using too much of her divine power right before we were attacked by a dark Wolf." He lied.

Avoiding any misunderstanding that could paint him as the culprit was one thing he wanted to avoid at all costs and he knew no one would believe him if he told them he found a troll out in the forest.

They were both taken into the house and after a bath and change of clothes, Sina laid down on his bed with his gaze fixed on the ceiling.

He had quickly realized that a curse had been placed on him and a very horrible one at that.