Chapter 5: I'm sorry

As the surrounding becomes more and more chaotic as the people chant Gideon's name and cheering on him to kill Lukeas. Lukeas himself was starting to feel lost, he keep wondering. 'Why am i the bad guy?. Im the victim here!' and that confusion comes sadness. The feeling of unfairness feels his chest as he rolled around and desperately try to avoid the mercenary's attacks. And what comes after confusion was rage.

"GIDEON!!!" Lukeas yell dodging another blade that was aimed at his head. Before stepping forward, turning his hips and punching out directly hitting Gideon's face.

The pain seem to be quite too much from Gideon as he seem to recoil back with a step before glaring at Lukeas with such hate. He feels lile if looks could kill he'd be dead all over just from the sheer amount of malice his glare contains.

"You monster.. Now you're showing your true color." he sneered and removed the hand that was covering his face.

With his hand out of the way people could now easily see his broken nose. His nose was leaking so much blood it stained and dirtied his clothes. Looking at his state the chanting went silent and people's look was now even more filled with horror whenever they look at Lukeas.

"Hey, hey, hey... Why are you looking at me like that, hes the one that have been aiming to behead me!" he tried to justify his acts, but people just step further away from him.

Some of the spectator even left in fear. And while Lukeas eyes was still atthe people's he suddenly felt a chilling sensation and he instinctively stepped to the left and leaned, avoiding a slash that was supposed to kill him.

But he didn't come out unscathed as a shallow yet painful laceration traced from right collar bone down to his chest.

He didn't even have a chance to voice out his pain as another slash make its way to his neck. Forcing Lukeas to lean back and drop him self on the ground before rolling away.

Gideon with his sword stand on the previous spot he have been to looked at him. His previous mocking and sadistic look gone, replaced with a serious killing intent.

Seeing this Lukeas quickly stands up and prepared for another attack. 'For some reason I can see his attack.. And even analyze it mayb-... Thats right!' he was trying to formulate some plane but he remembered something important. 'Be formless Lukeas, and adapt..' with that thought he took a deep breath and looked forward. He maybe still scared for his life but now he have hope. With his trembling hand he slowly took a basic fighting stance.

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"Kill it! Go Mercenary! Kill the monster!"

"Gideon! Gideon!"

"Kill that beast!"

Mr. Dune with his hammer was walking down the road while eyeing a large a crowd in the horizon. He could faintly hear them chanting. He was confuse as he wonders if a monster have lost it way and accidentally got in the town.

But as he got closer to the crowd his eyes grow wider. That is because the monster they are calling is a student of his. He tried multiple times to get in the "ring" the crowd have made. But the number of crowd around made it quite hard for Mr. Dune who have a huge physique to move forward. Keeping him from intervening the fight.

He keep yelling for Lukeas name yet the boy seems to be too focused or too lost to hear him. He have also asked the people near him to what have transpired here and cause this event. Which he then found out about how Lukeas have come back to death.

It was shocking to him of course but the old man have come quite attached to the boy after spending quite a while together. And the boy was also the only one that gave him the experience of having a family, specifically a son.

And seeing the same person rolling around desperately to avoid dying was a harrowing experience. Just the sight of Lukeas almost getting sliced up makes his heart tighten. And he noticed something, Lukeas was doing unusual good at this fight. And he also noticed the the more time passes by the easier time Lukeas has on avoiding Gideon's attacks.

'H-hes analyzing them! Like how he did to me!' He thought as he watch the fight now with less worry but more awe.

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'Horizontal slice aimed to the neck' Lukeas predicted as he moved his body backwards a little. And easily avoiding it.

'Diagonal upper slash aimed to my chest' he thought as he watch Gideon twist his hand and swing them upward and with a little turn of his hips Lukeas easily avoided it. 'Now!'

And while Gideon stance is open and vulnerable to attack since his arm is both raised giving easy access to his torso. Ans with this Lukeas stepped forward and launched a powerful strike to Gideon's stomach.

On the spectators side Mr. Dune's eye was wide open as he saw something no one would noticed. 'He-...he used the same technique as my hammering technique!'

One might think that its normal to make use of the hips to punch what Lukeas did was a little different. Because a normal punch make uae of the hips and shoulders. Mr. Dunes make use of the entire torso by making use of the muscle in the stomach, back, shoulders and even the chest together with the hips and legs down to the toes to create a powerful motion. This might be a good attack. But Lukeas will be left open for an attack if his' misses.

But obviously Gideon took it directly in his stomach making him cough up saliva and accidentally let go of his sword. But surprisingly he still managed to stay on his feet and not fall from the pain. Perhaps from his training or his experience in dealing with pain. But he still managed to keep his rage and even tried to lunge at Lukeas. But what he failed to see was when he closed his eyes from the pain Lukeas have grabbed the sword that was in the air after Gideon let go of it. And when he opened his eye and attempted to attack the boy Lukeas have already aimed the sword at his heart.

And with a swift thrust, it easily peirce through his flesh and destroyed his heart. He have not wore an armor thinking this fight would be swift like the one 3 years ago... Who would have thought that he'd have his own sword thrust in his own heart. He eyes look back at the boy who's still in shocked and screamed out in a guttural voice filled with hate

"You monster!!!!! Curse you!! You fucker!!! I-I'll k-" before he could finished his sentence however Lukeas pulled the sword out of his heart, and with that he quickly die, falling on his knees and to the ground.

A deafening silence surrounded the once chaotic crowd arena as people looked at Lukeas in horror, whispering words of shock and curses.

Soon everyone was cursing at him. Calling him a murder, monster, and an evil person and many other hurtful words. And for a young boy like Lukeas it was an overwhelming experience. He kept denying their claims and he'd even whisper his defense.

He felt lost and afraid.

The crowd were afraid of him, but he was afraid too, afraid to hurt them and thus confirming their claims. But one person wasn't afraid and he slowly approached Lukeas from behind and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Kid you sho-" Mr. Dune tried to advise the young boy infront of him but what he didn't expect was Lukeas turning around quickly in fear and slashing his sword in fear and surprise. Wounding the old man in the stomach making him bleed and recoil in pain and shock. The people around was even more scared of Lukeas and distanced themselves even more.

"O-old man?..." seeing the man Lukeas manage to get out of his confused state but what greeted him was the old man that have taught him, fed him, and help him, bleeding because of his action.

"D-dont worry.. I'm fine... See?" Mr. Dune said as he stands up straight to prove that hes fine but Lukeas didn't see it that way. Instead it looked like Mr. Dune is showing Lukeas what he have done. Making Lukeas step back in shame amd fear.

And muttered."Im sorry..." before he turn around and ran. The people that circles them fearfully split apart and made way for him.

And Old man Dune couldn't help but sigh... 'I cant stop him now.' he thought as he watch Lukeas fades in the distance. 'Lets meet again kid.. If you, or fate allows it' he closed his eyes and fell on the ground and the people around him quickly went forward and helped..

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Lukeas kept running and running, he didn't even realize he have returned back to the forest, but he still kept running and running. Going deeper and deeper in the forest until the forest became a jungle and the surrounding became darker.

And all the while he kept muttering

"Im sorry... Im sorry... Im sorry"