"Who are you? '' Ash asked, looking at the shadowed figure with a calm expression. He wasn't someone who would be scared of anything that could kill him, but the person in front of him was giving him a feeling very similar to what he felt when looking at his teacher, but a little more ominous.
The person didn't reply, only staring at him for a little while making Ash more and more unsettled, his instinct screamed for him to make a run for it but something didn't sit right since if he made a move to run his back would end up being exposed to the enemy and the last thing he wanted was to get hit in the back by someone whose accuracy if he wasn't wrong, was off the chart.
'' I don't remember requesting any backup,….. so state your identity or ..... By any chance, are you a clergy? '' Ash decided to ask and probe further, trying to get something from the said figure, if he was a friend or a foe, and he got what he thought he wanted: a reaction.
He finally moved, taking a step forward out of the shadowed part, bringing his face into view, causing Ash to flinch, but not completely shaken, rather absolutely confused and baffled, yet keeping his face neutral.
He looked like one in his late twenties, tall and athletic, with hair as dark as a raven and a brown complexion, but on the lighter side, and very dark eyes that gave an ominous feeling. He knew the person in question, and it was the more reason for him to be stunned as the person looked exactly like him with almost no difference, well of course for the fact that his eyes were much more dead than his with almost no light.
That shock later parted, leaving Ash impressed by the sheer number of details that person was able to copy and paste; even his walking was almost the same, well, a little bit different. this alone made him think that something was off with the person.
Just as he was thinking the person dashed towards him with a speed so sudden that he almost caught Ash off-guard but he quickly move dodging a slash that was aimed directly for his throat moving a few steps backwards creating a good distance away from the enemy or so he thought as the person somehow closed the distance between then slashing at him this time he managed to land a cut on Ash arm causing a free flow of blood.
At this time, Ash had already realized the severity of the problem, quickly moved, trying everything to evade the attacker, who seemed very quick with his feet, closing the distance Ash made and blocking every counter Ash tried to bring up while landing marks on him.
The more he fought the more Ash began to notice something that wasn't right, he fought like he knew his next move and dodged them in advance and something else he noticed was the fact that he was using the same style of fighting he used but in a somewhat aggressive manner, making him more confused as even his strange habit when fight was copied if not for the fact that he didn't believe in magic he would have thought he was looking at his doubleganger.
It got to a point Ash had only one option and that was to escape but the enemy was a bit too clingy in his way making it very difficult for him to shake him off, with all options ticked out Ash quickly turned from evasive to totally aggressive knowing fully well that with almost no chance was he going to be leaving that place alive.
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It took a long while but Ash came out victorious, well a very narrow victory that cast him an eye to achieve, standing above the attacker he had a lot of question to be asked and answered but he wasn't sure he had enough time he bleeds to death or before the backup for the man he was sent to kill arrives to take him out but either ways he had limited time here but he needed answers and he had to use the little time he had to do whatever he wanted.
" who are you and who sent you ?'' the question was straight, and he made it as quick as possible, so he could leave as soon as possible, but the said clone only looked at him with a confused expression before giving him a smile that sent shivers down his spine 'well that's a new one 'he thought as this was the first time he had seen the clone make an expression.
'' I am you …... and he sent me to kill you '' the clone answered with an expression that that seemed like he was amused confusing him even more, just as Ash was about to say something to the clone he was interrupted by the clone who started laughing hysterically like he was defiantly losing it, Ash quickly made space between him and the clone only for his back to be stopped by something that felt like a wall and at that moment his whole body froze this time with fear so overwhelming that he couldn't describe with words.
'' he got you now '' those words as they came out of the clones mouth didn't feel any right, before he could turn he saw the head of the clone explode into tiny bits '' sleep tight '' and at the same time a sound came from behind him before a pain that was too excruciating passed through his body coming from his chest, he looked down to see the impossible a hand passed through his chest holding his heart out in front of him.
It didn't make sense he was wearing an alloy plate of a bullet proof vest for crying out loud, slowly he began to feel a little too light and his feet slowly gave out as he fell to the ground .he didn't see what killed him as his eyes were getting dim as he got close to the ground, he could only get a glimpse of the silhouette and a slight smell of rose and what seemed to be cinnamon which he found awful of a combination " well I didn't know death could be so slow ''.