Chapter 6: Bad Karma

"Damn brat, are you courting death!" The boss shouted. His expression was truly sour.

"No, I don't have fatal attraction." I answered calmly.

As the two of us stared at each other for sometime. I noticed that others were close by, I felt that the tables have turned and I became wary.

Facing such numbers is just simple suicide since they can attack me from anywhere. And don't forget, they are a team. They probably have good co-ordination

I only dared to do so because the boulder caught them off gaurd, giving me an opening to attack. Now I have to change tactics.

'Slash and Run.' I thought as I jumped back before quickly fixing his stance

*Clang*

I had raised my sword to avoid a lethal blow to the stomach before using the force behind the attack to gain some distance.

As I came to a stop I swung my sword, each sword movement wounding my remaining opponents.

I felt a chilling sensation in my left arm and if his years of otaku culture served me right.

'Dodge!!' Then he would have definitely lost a limb if he acted slow.

I glided my rear foot to the left and shifting my entire body. At the corner of my eye a sword was brought down on the very spot my hand was in.

'SHIT!!!' I knew fighting was hard but damn, this is worse than I thought! And I had to endure this hellish session for how long!?

I then slashed at two of my opponents at their chest, who were immediately out of commission. I faced my next opponents while staying vigilant of my surroundings.

One closed in and diagonally slashed at me to which I responded by doing so inversely.

I shifted my weight a little to the left to redirect the attack, which forced my opponent to run past me giving him an opportunity to stab him.

The sound of my newly acquired sword tearing through flesh needs some getting used to.

"Aargh" I then removed my sword from the leg I so intentionally stabbed before jumping out of the way and sprinting to the forest and jumping over the bush.

No rustling sound could be hear afterwards.

Poor guy just had to be there. He had a gashing wound at his own comrades hand. He could still live if they get him to the medic or something right!?

I had to steel myself to not throw up on the spot right then.

"Do you mind telling me why you raid villages?" I said from my position on top of a tree branch.

"That's non of your business kid." One of them said to me. He had black hair and wearing the usual bandit attire. I noticed nothing else since I was some distance away.

"It is my business since you have once attacked my village before."

"Dammit! Capture the fucking brat!!" The man with the beard, presumably the boss said as the other four moved in. Now that they were cautious it was going to be a lot tougher.

"You will not leave here. Not until you have a dismembered or broken limb!" I said out loud before retreating to the forest.

"After him!! What are you waiting for you idiots!!" The leader ordered his remaining goons. His expression was really ugly, clenching his teeth hard.

I was running through the forest, the thieves hot on his heels. I was still trying to find an idea to loose these fools.

'I have an idea!!' I smiled a bit as I stopped, smile viciously.

"So you finally decided to stop." One of them said arrogantly. He had blue eyes and he was bald. He wore the same outfit as the others from before.

I returned the smile while concentrating Ki in his muscles and fist. He punched a near by tree and stepped back.

*Crash*

The tree blocked their path as a lot dust was kicked up. A nice setting go take them out silently.

"DAMN!! How is the kid that strong!?" The bald man grunted out while covering his eyes. His companions froze on the spot.

"D-Denji... B-Behind you." One of the two said with fear which caused the one named Denji open his eyes wide.

Behind him there was the shadow of Hisashi with red glowing eyes.

*Bam*

[Hisashi's POV]

His body fell on the ground like a sack of potatoes. When they jumped forward to subdue me, I had already left the scene.

They looked for me in a panic. I then grabbed my opponents by the neck from behind and moved back away from the other and suffocated them.

"Why do you terrorize this village." I said calmly. The remaining towards me and while gazing at my eyes. He was shaking for some reason when our eyes met.

"We are just trying to provide for our families. Our children can't sleep because they are starving.

It gets worse during the winter since they don't have enough clothes." One of them answered followed by the other

"We are just trying to survive!!"

"By taking from those that are doing the same you feel content right!?"

This made the man in front him frown a bit.

"If I can survive with my family then I will do whatever it takes!!" The next moment he was already pinned down to the ground. He couldn't even react on time.

"By hurting other people who don't deserve it. They suffer because of you! They dispare because of you!

They shed tears everyday because you took what they worked hard for!!" Hisashi shouted at them out of pure annoyance. He was mostly thinking of my mother and my friends.

They were all victims when he couldn't even defend them. Now things are different.

"And since you are so shameless as to say it's for your family. Why don't you find some occupation, farming, anything!!"

He couldn't answer his question. His mind blanked for a moment.

The thief watched as Hisashi's eyes take on a red glow once again. His voice grew more feral.

"RAAAAAARGH!!" He stood up and howled before kicking the downed idiot in the face and smashing it in.

The other three arrived.

"Why do you make other people suffer!? Survival!?" He asked with the same bestial voice. It was even warped somewhat.

His eyes also had a black sclera and red pupils

"What else would it. You people are greedy and keep everything for yourselves."

"And we worked for it!! DID WE NOT!!? YOUR ALL JUST PARASITES!! INHUMAN!!" Growled out before calming down

"Oh and by the way. Is rape necessary for survival. Huh!?"

The leader had nothing else to say. Right now he was regreting saying those lecherous thoughts aloud.

"Haha, hey boss looks like Iwao was right. Your lust will come and bite you back someday." One of them said.

He had black eyes and dark blue hair while wearing the casual uniform these guys had.

"Shut up, I had your eyes on that red eyed woman with purple hair. I had dibs on her first!!"

My mind blanked again, he heard one melody in my head.

'Kill him!!'

It repeated in his head. He then made his move.

The red haired man noticed the subtle change. He was already retreating.

'I am not waiting for my death. They provoked a demon!! He must be related to that woman judging by the red eyes!' The red haired thief thought as he escaped.

"Iwao you coward!!" Just as he said that I launched myself at the two while I focused my energy in my right fist.

[The Boss's POV]

Damnit, Iwao escaped while leaving me with this idiot.

Enzo and I watched in horror as I saw the boy's hand glow red. With each passing second it took on a darker shade till it was just black, with a tint of red.

At that moment I knew one thing.

"We're fucked." Enzo said as he started sweating profusely.

"Damn, did you have to say it out loud!?" We watched as he approached.

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At that very moment, he vanished.

*Whosh* *Bam*

I looked towards the direction of the sound. Enzo had his eyes rolled back, spitting a mouthful of blood.

It was as if the energy from the blonde's fist had pierced threw him without actually leaving a hole.

He fell down limply on the floor, the blonde then looked at me. His eyes made me almost piss myself.

He had a demonic grin. No, it was appropriate to say he had a manic grin on his face.

"You dare fantasize about a woman in my presence. Hehe.. Hahahaha!!" He couldn't stop laughing for some reason. The boy had finally snapped.

"TO HELL WITH YOU!!" That was the last thing he heard before he felt an intense pain in his chest.

He flet something move through his chest. Afterwards hos mind was empty.

[Hisashi's POV]

"What the hell.. was that!?" I was completely out of control. If I hadn't decreased the attack power behind those attacks at the last second, I would have genuinely killed them.

"It doesn't matter. That last man, Iwao was his name. He escaped but I can definitely track him down." I then followed Iwao in persuit. It didn't take too long.

"So, you came to finish the job." The red haired man said as he abruptly paused on his tracks.

"*Sigh* What do you plan on doing right after you escape."

"Well, I will just settle down."

"Really?" I raised an eyebrow at him, just sighed as he replied.

"Yeah. I don't deserve it I know, but Hanzo and I were only proving for our village."

"And disregarded the consequences." I added.

"I guess. Our village isn't really thriving ever since we were attacked by witches years ago.

The land was damn fertile, it was peaceful until they showed up. I am not even sure if they are human at all. They slaughtered us like livestock with no mercy. Men, women, elderly, children, no exception.

They even did disgusting things with women before disposing them. I promised to never do such a thing again." He recounted his tale, his eyes were a bit watery.

"They had bat wings, I remember. Hanzo saved my daughter and helped my family escape. We tried to cope as a village and continue our agricultural lifestyle. You wouldn't believe me would you?"

"Iwao, Right?" I said with a monotonous voice. I can understand his struggle but now was not the time to show weakness.

"I understand. I lost my father to those very being. Have you ever thought that what you are doing is inhuman as well?"

"I understand. You can kill me if you would like. I don't even deserve to keep living anymore." He said with a downcast expression.

"*Sigh* Listen. Do you really want your children to grow up without a father?"

He seemed conflicted at my statement, he gained his resolve after a whole minute.

"They don't deserve a father like me." This made me sigh heavily yet again.

"Alright. Iwao, you should know that everything we do has consequences right?"

"Yes."

"The impact of you going around stealing stuff for your village has caused suffering to other people. Regardless of intention, your impacts have a negative effect. In other words, you have bad karma.

If you die now and reincarnate, you will have bad luck for the rest of your life as well as this one. If you really wanna do the world a favor, why don't you do good deeds?" He finished his words with a simple question.

He just fell silent while contemplating, Hisashi then began walking away.

"If I find you stealing, I WILL cripple you. Oh, by the way, you check if they are still alive." I left my final words hanging in the air, there was an unexpected chill.

Iwao just stood there in shock. The boy actually showed mercy towards a thief like him.

"It doesn't matter. I will live an honest life from here on."

I walked towards the village for sometime. I could hear the villagers coming this way. I then took another route, avoiding them completely.

I saw my mom among them which made me a bit worried so I watched from afar.

"Psst, Hisashi." Someone whispered from below the tree I stood in. I recognise that cute little voice anywhere. Asami

"How did you actually punch down a tree!?"

"Sshhh!! Are you crazy!" Shinji said, repremanding Kaito.

"Yeah. Are you trying to get him caught." Asami also chimed in before they both knocked him on the head.

'Dammit, I've been exposed.' I silently grumbled in annoyance. I was gonna tell them some day. Not now.