chapter 37 : Pain

Two years ago Scarlett had decided to leave the Dragon clan mansion when she turned 18, Shane assigned his most trusted person to protect Scarlett after she departed from them so she would stay safe from others.

Gabriel was from a poor family, He didn't get any potential nor powers like other High ranked heroes but still, he was managed to get his place in D rank hero with his hard work and mysterious events in the dungeons, Finally, after years of hard work he hired by the one of Strongest guild, Dragon clan and he dedicated himself to them.

He was happy when his boss assigned him to protect young miss of the Dragon clan, He'd always wondered why Everyone kept secret about her pretended as she died with her parents in the forest of Dark

He still recalled his Boss orders " Please Gabriel protect her from Others as you know she was the Most Beautiful girl so naturally there will be a lot of people who will try something that could harm her "

Gabriel was like a family member to Scarlett at least he sees her as a sister, she was always kind to him even he was the lowly servant of the Dragon clan, When the first time Young miss invited a person to her apartment, he had tried to convince little miss not to get too close to the strange boy but she refused to change her decision and Ordered him not to tell anyone about this ... It was Don

He was furious but he couldn't defy her orders but he proposed one condition if that guy were tried to do anything then he will go to eliminate him.

He couldn't able to say anything directly to Don because he believed that he was some sorta powerful guy but after seeing his results at the recruitment Center he has had persuaded Scarlett to kick him out Because he knew about her circumstances how her own family was tortured her.

He had been trying his best to protect her, When Amy tortured her and Scarlett declined to tell anyone about that Gabriel was the one who told everything to Shane indeed after that he got fired by Misses Olivia but again Mr. Shane assigned him to protect her Scarlett and gave him his job back.

Gabriel was stunned by Dons' skills and performance until now, He had always has soft spot for guys like Don. The people who didn't possess any powers and potential but still refused to quit like himself, but the World was not fair only strong people will survive in this world and if you are weak then you will be crushed.

He wanted to finish his orders as soon as possible but this stubborn guy refused to die, Gabriel first hesitated to make a move against Don but as he saw his performance he decided to see how long he would last and surprisingly Don did not disappoint him, Gabriel noticed several times lots of men attract to Scarlett for some unknown reason so he wanted to test his theory if anyway he could use this against Don and as he expected Don was no exception

" Scarlett is not an ordinary girl, she is granddaughter, of Firefox from the dragon clan, and you Don who the fuck are you ..."

Don Lower his guard as he darted his gaze at Gabriel after seeing him coming close to him step by step, Gabriel approached near him and put his hand on his shoulder calmly

" You are nothing... I am nothing in front of them ... She let you in For few days because she has her motives to use you as a shield but unfortunately, you are no use to her and now She wants to clean her mistake. she ordered me to eliminate you for good "

Hearing Gabriel's words Don bewildered for few moments and this was what Gabriel wanted, without wasting time Gabriel grabbed his right hand, and in the blink of an eye, he locked his hand in an arm lock as Don's face slammed on the dirt. after realizing what was going on Don put his strength to free his hand but Gabriel was a lot stronger than him.

After few moments of struggle, Don felt intense pain coming from his right arm. Gabriel twisted his arm on the opposite side.

----Crack ---

Don Howled in pain, his fingers went numb and cold. his ribs were broken previously that were causing serious pain, Gabriel rolls aside after releasing him.

Don's arm and chest were burning, veins throbbing out with pain, his vision becomes clouded, that even he failed to see a message on the front screen...

[ Warning ... Serious injury detected.

HP - 4

HP. 5/20 ]

he was breathing heavily and when tried to move his arm. only crunching sound came from his broken bones, Don gritted his teeth while sitting on his knees.

His right hand hanging like a half-broken branch of the tree. He used his left arm to give support to his hand but as he lifts his hand towards his chest cracking sound could be heard from his bones, This time Don felt powerless to bear the pain, his eyes become red like blood But Don still refused to Admit his defeat

he let go of his right hand and stood on the ground in an instant, his broken hand wriggled as he moved

Don darted his eyes on Gabriel like bloodlust spread through his entire facial expressions

" Pun...y Hu...man " With great effort, Don tried to say a word but again dropped on the knees coughing a mouthful of blood on the ground

Gabriel Dashed and connected his fist with his jaws, Don fall on the ground as if Tree fells on the ground after cutting,

[ Critical hit .... Serious injury detected.

HP - 3

HP 2 / 20 ]

from that impact His jaws were dislocated, His breathing becomes unstable as he started losing consciousness

Don felt his heart was racing fast, breathing pattern becomes irregular but the pain was gone

Gabriel Grabbed his hair and turn his head towards his face " I sorry for everything, I have no other choice except to kill you kid "

Don opened his eyes looking at Gabriel's face before summoning his dagger in his left hand as if he was going to do what he could, he Stabbed in his foot deeply, Gabriel let go of Don with a scream and stumbled back trying to pull White Dagger that penetrated his entire foot and stuck in the ground

Don Wanted to kill Gabriel but he was so weak in front of him. Escape was the only way left for him to survive this, he gathers his all strength and stood on his Legs, Surprisingly Don didn't felt any pain when he sat up. He Kicked on the dagger so it could give him a little more time to run away.

Gabriel almost yanked the dagger out of his foot as he tried not to hurt more himself in the process but Don's kicks on that dagger made it worse. this time not only Dagger penetrate his foot but also his one finger cut off that was Gabriel using carefully to pull the dagger out, Gabriel started screaming widely as he incapable to suffer the pain

Don hurtled towards the dark fortress, he could be able to see few feet away from his position but barely able to think where he was going and why ... His vision was started fading as he was stumbling on tree after tree until he reached a small cave and Dropped to the ground unconscious

Gabriel pulled the dagger out of his foot while gritting his teeth " I will kill you .... you piece of shit "

He decided to follow the blood trail left behind Don, he began limping at a slower pace ...