Side Effect

" move! out of the way!" Levi was pushed and shoved multiple times. " this horse is yours!" a horse was brought to Levi, before the soldier left. " why are you staring at it like that?! you should be gald to even be given a horse!" one of the soldiers shouted. in truth, although they were rushing to get ready, some of them still had time to try to mess with Levi. this particular horse loved to throw it's rider off in the worse possible situations. "..." levi's eyes frosted over, as a strong killing intent permeated through the air. Levi looked at the horse, who's teeth were grinding against themselves with saliva dripping from it's mouth, as it looked at Levi as if he were a fool. " if you throw me off...i will kill you." Levi looked down at the horse, his golden eyes filled with the intent to kill. from the moment he saw this horse, it reminded him of a certain roc. upon hearing Levi's threat, although the horse couldn't understand his words, it did feel the weight of death hanging over it's head.

as the horse lowered it's head, Levi clumsily put on the armor. it was just basic silver armor, with a simple plated helmet. afterward, he just followed the sea of soldiers. " humph! those brats dare to rile me up?! men! we are moving out!!" the angry general shouted, as his 100,000 men followed him, Levi following at the back. rumble! the ground trembled as the soldiers left through the north gate. " humph, what a hot blooded old fool. fire!" hiding in the forest a few kilometers away from the imperial city, a youth wearing yellow armor resembling scales, held a large yellow bow with a dragon engraving. after waiting for the army to leave the gate, multiple arrows were released. psu!psu! the arrows whistled as the shot into the air. " wha- Arrows!!" one of the soldiers shouted. " strengthen your defensive qi!" the soldier spoke again. " agh!!" crack! "my arm! " by the time the soldiers noticed the arrows, they were already falling on them. "...what are you screaming for?! act like men!" veins bulged on the angry general's forehead as he looked at the sorry state of his men. " humph!" the youth in the forest merely sneered in response, as he nocked an arrow of his own.

the bowstring was pulled back, causing the bow to form a Cresent. before releasing the arrow, qi gathered and spiraled at it's tip. sou! the arrow shot out, whistling loudly as the bowstring trembled. " hmmm!?" just as the angry general was about to berate his soldiers, he felt a sense of danger. " humph! do you think you can kill me?! ridiculous!" he took the large spear from his back, as a thick qi rose from his body, coating the spare before he slashed down. deng! vivivvi! a spear and arrow clashed, small shockwaves emanating out from the force. " what kind of arrow is this?!" the general was surprised, then filled with anger. he was a general, how could an arrow from some brat cause him such trouble? " humph! break!" crack! the arrow was obliterated, as the spear continued downward, splitting the earth. looking down, the crevasse was still growing. " hoho, using your full strength against a junior, what a great general! retreat, men!" the youth sneered, before ordering. ' already at the late mind open realm levels at such a young age...' the angry general thought silently.

Levi watched this scene silently. he was not hurt from the rain of arrows, as he hid behind the large soldiers. he really had no intention to get involved, aside from absorbing blood. " how many casualties?" the angry general asked, breathing heavily. " 2-3 thousand! and more than 5 thousand injured!" one of the commander's reported. "..." the angry general's expression grew dark. " return to the city!" the general ordered. " hmm? why is that guy not moving?" a soldier looked back at Levi and asked. " humph! that brat is probably to scared to move, fucking pussy!" a soldier with an arrow stuck in his arm said angrily. "...keep an eye on him, he is under suspicion of being a spy!" another one said after some thought. after all of the soldiers left, the blood on the ground began flowing towards Levi. a large line of blood flowed through a ball of ant acid, coming out at the other side as a smaller line, before being absorbed. rumble! a thick blood mist exploded from Levi's body. " 5th blood stage. there is still more blood, i can go higher." the white of Levi's eyes slowly became red.

" 6th blood stage, no more blood." Levi spoke, as he looked blankly towards the forest. " hey, what are yo- y-you...cough!" a soldier came to ask Levi something, but before he could finish, Levi's hand was imbedded in his chest, easily stabbing though the armor as the body shriveled. " kill...blood....more! blood!" Levi bellowed, as even his pupils became red. ' what the hell? what is happening?!' Levi screamed in his head as he tried to stay in control. he leaped from the horse's back, two blood red wings sprouting from his back as veins across his body became visible. " hmm?" the youth in yellow armor felt something was wrong. " is something the matter? prince?" a commander asked. " no....it's most likely my imaginat- agh!" wha-what the hell?!" cries of alarm and pain erupted from the back of the retreating soldiers. " what the hell?!" the youth turned around, only to see a large red mist slowly making it's way through his 5 thousand or so soldiers. " humph! how dare you kill my men!" the youth saw a human figure at the center of the fog, and without any thought, nocked an arrow. sou! "!!" just as soon as Levi looked around, the arrow was right before his eyes. boom! he was sent flying, destroying a few trees before finally stopping.

"..." the youth squinted his eyes. " ahahahah!" a terrifying laughter suddenly erupted, as Levi got up from the ground, an arrow floating before his forehead, it's head stopped with blood energy. the helmet was shattered by the colliding energies. in what little time he had, Levi gathered all of his blood energy to block the arrow, all 6th stages. although he was in a beast like state, he was still able to stop the arrow. because of the damaged core, the automatic release state in which the core itself would control Levi's body to release excess blood energy could no longer happen. so this state that he was currently in was like the release state, but the difference was that, even while Levi himself was unconsious or unable to control his body, it (his body) would automatically react to things by instinct." wh...at...he blocked...my arrow?!" the youth was shaken. he was not surprised when the angry general blocked his arrow, given his years of experience and cultivation level. but this person, he could only feel a little amount of qi in this person's body, if anything, he should have only been in the mid qi refining levels! so how did such a person block his arrow?! " pri-prince! we should retreat! i can hear rumbling, maybe one of those generals are coming! we can't fight them with our soldiers rattled like this!" the commander shouted. "....retreat..." the youth said, his eyes still stuck to Levi. ' red hair...red eyes...silver armor...i will remember you!!' the youth clenched his teeth.

" blood...kill more!" veins bulged all over Levi's body, as he tried to stop himself. he found that after absorbing all of the blood, that the only thing on his mind was blood, and the only thought in his head was to kill. in his mind he was in a dark place, while it felt like someone else was controlling his body. he had tried to stop himself, but it felt like his body no longer belonged to him. " ahhhhh!...huff! huff!" the red in his eyes faded, as he breathed heavily. " what the hell is happening...." Levi looked down at his hand. what was the point of strength if he couldn't control it? he had entered such a state before, the so called release state. but in that state, he was not conscious. then there was that state in star city where he was conscious. he had no idea what was happening anymore. " i just felt a strong desire to kill....huff..." he mumbled, his slightly long hair blowing in the breeze. rumble! " halt." a cold voice rang out. " who are you." the cold general asked. "..." Levi silently looked at his hand. " bring him, we are going back." the cold general said. " wha- he is wearing silver armor, he most likely belongs to that fool's army. though i don't know why he is all the way out here." the cold general explained.

" hey, come along." the soldier rode up to Levi and said. " hey, didn't you hear me? humph! i guess you need waking up!" the soldier punched down. boom! " cough!" Levi was blown away, landing heavily against a tree. " general? why did you do that?" the soldier looked at the cold general strangely. 'didn't you tell me to get him? then why are you sending him flying?' he thought. " you, walk back on your own. we are returning." the general said coldly. he saw clearly, just as the soldier was about to hit Levi, Levi's eyes changed to a red color as he drew his sabre, ready to kill the soldier without hesitation. taking one last glance at Levi, the cold general rode off. "..." Levi sat silently, his back against the tree. his chest had caved in because of what ever the cold general did, so he had to fix his broken ribs. ' this is going to be a problem....' this thought kept passing through his head. he kept feeling bursts of urges to kill, as he lost his rationality, what little he had. after healing his ribs, he sat cross-legged, meditating to clear his mind. "nnnn....unnn...." his breathing became heavy, as veins bulged over and over again.

"...is this going to happen every time i absorb a large amount of blood? a side effect of absorbing blood...." after a few minutes, he felt a lot better. he now found another reason to temper his will, not only were his bloodlines misbehaving, he now also suffered from bursts of bloodlust. " a demon hated by all..." he remembered the man. " i don't care if i become a demon...as long as i am the one in control of my power. i have to work harder..." a resolute light flickered in levi's eyes as he began his walk back to the imperial city. " hmm? that horse is still here?" Levi walked up to the horse and got onto it's back, before it ran back to the imperial city. " hmm? he finaly decided to come back? that wuss..." a soldier sneered as he saw Levi. " hey brat! what the fuck were you doing out there?!" a bandaged soldier shouted as he walked toward Levi, who kept silent. slap! " hey, don't you hear me fucking talking to you?!" the man slapped Levi's face. he was taking out his anger on Levi, since he knew that levi was weak.

splat!

" a ah ahhh! My arm! ahhhhhh!" the arm he used to slap Levi was cut off. " i am not in the fucking mood..." Levi looked down at the man, his eyes changing between white and red. the blood on the ground flowed silently towards Levi's feet, before climbing up his legs and passing through the cracks of his armor, seeping though his clothes and getting absorbed. because of the fact that the man was making a fuss, no one noticed this." tch, i had finally suppressed it..." Levi looked at the man coldly, a prickling killing intent escaping his body. blood energy rose from his body, as he lifted his sabre. " hmm? what are you doing?" the second prince's lazy voice rang out..