THE HOODED ONE'S POINT OF VIEW.
-I am thoroughly enjoying myself-
"You'll die early if you don't learn how to control the anger that burns in your heart…"
I gently remark, whilst reaching forward to tap his chest.
He drops to his knees,
"Like right now…if I wasn't so invested in you…I might have killed you for even attempting to attack me…",
I lean back in my chair ,
-Watching him seethe in fury is strangely satisfying-
"I can…n..never t.t..tolerate an insult to my clan"
He barely struggles to breath out,
He glares up at me contemptuously, and grasps his chest in pain;
"Just what did you do to my body you Hooded Freak?!"
He yells out.
The pain seeps into his body more and more.
I chuckle good-naturedly;
-I'm sure to add 'Hooded Freak' to my long list of nicknames-
"So…right now you seriously believed you could have killed me…"
I laugh again,
-The mere thought amuses me-
"Like I said, I'm not your enemy, neither am I against you"
I watch him as he falls to the floor.
-Gasping for breath-
"Litsen up…the stage of grief before revenge is acceptance…you must first accept that your entire clan was wiped out for reasons you may never know…"
I pause and regard his dying figure;
"You can't just rush forward and kill the king or destroy the government…not when you're absolutely WEAK…"
I smile, at the mention of 'weak', he painfully jerks up;
"I want to become strong"
He mutters in a tone characteristic of a plea.
-I am greatly enjoying myself-
I snap my fingers twice,
-Releasing my grasp on his soul-
"I gained entry into your soul through your leaking essence..."
He, breaths in and out in relief.
"So the pain you were feeling wasn't physical...I only messed up with your core"
He looks at me expressionlessly;
-He obviously understands nothing of what I've said-
"Doesn't my revenge plan bother you?"
He asks quietly after some silence has ensued;
He is vicibly treading carefully with his words,
I get up and walk to one of my shelves,
"No…"; I say simply,
"I'd just like to see if you will be capable of doing it"
"I WILL!"
He trembles willfully,
I turn to him ,;
-What could the system have done to possibly merit such a foe?; If it's the normal secret crimes it commits then...-
"Well…if you CAN handle my training Rave…you can do anything you want to do"
THE HOODED ONE'S POV END.
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"Hey…are you okay?"
Taki asks gently as I wipe my mouth with the kerchief she has offered me,
I am presently crouched down on the floor.
I imagine the cringe expressions on everybody's faces,
-The ground swallowing me up would be no remedy to this shame-
I look up to see Rev Waer regarding me keenly;
-Rev Netyisha is nowhere to be found anymore-
"Young woman, are you by any chance...unwell?"
-No I just have this horrible habit of puking anytime I'm absolutely terrified-
Then it hits me!
-Taki did say that an easy way to get disqualified is sickness-
I almost consider it,
-This may be my golden opportunity to escape this suicidal screening-
"No…I'm alright…"
Rev Water tilts her head to the side quizzically;
-She doesn't buy my claim of wellness-
I pick up a dagger off the table and approach a cage where a beast is roaring and slapping out it's tentacles.
I almost fall unconscious from it's horrible appearance.
-I have never been so frightened-
"This is an EFFONTERY beast... you stand every chance against this small fry"
I hear Rev Water say,
I gulp hard.
-If this is small fry then...-
"Hey…if it's okay, then ...I'd like to go first…"
A familiar voice interrupts just as I'm about to step into the Cage.
I turn to see Taki step forward rather nervously,
Rev Waer takes a few minutes to look at us curiously,
Then she shrugs and waves a permission,
-I am so confused at the turn of events-
"Let me show you Camada, exactly what it means to root out for someone" She mutters with a grin.
Then she grabs me by the ear before going into the cage
"…just remember that it's not only about you...I'm trying to prove a point…as well"
She smiles confidently,
And enters the cage.
To her -doom?-