"Shhhh... Shut your mouth. They are here."
"Who?" Aeris questioned.
Ruins...
Fire was burning like hell; the screaming of helpless people was tearing apart the sky.
Blood and only blood; earth was crimson, flesh of humans everywhere.
But only Yuki was able to witness this destruction, as the screams were imprisoned in the barrier.
"Someone has made the barrier around this village. From outside, it is looking normal, but I can sense them inside the barrier."
Sweat dropped from Aeris' forehead as he was scared from the moment Yuki said, 'They are here.' But now, the doubt that Aeris had or he forced his mind to create—that maybe she's been mistaken—was clear.
Yuki, who was kneeling down on earth at a short distance from the boundary of the village, was focusing herself to see through the barrier by her sensing abilities.
Aeris was standing behind, his face was pale. He was afraid of... battle.
Aeris, why are you focusing on her boobs? It's not time for this! I have to find a way to get out of it!
Aeris was gazing over Yuki's boobs. But controlling his lust, he put his hand on Yuki's shoulder.
"Let's go! All of them would be killed as of now; why are you risking your life for dead people?"
She grimaced with anger and turned her head behind.
"Go? Where do you want to go? Don't you have any kindness in your heart, or am I mistaken that you are a good person? This is the village I was talking about."
From the first moment Aeris met her, first time, he felt the anger in her voice towards him. Even when she was blushing and shouting at him, there wasn't any anger in her voice.
"I... I didn't mean that. I was just saying..."
Yuki interrupted him, suddenly sensing something threatening.
"They have sensed us! We can't hide here anymore; we have to go inside."
It was a small village, so making a barrier around it wasn't a big deal. But the barrier wasn't normal; from outside, it always looked like everything was normal, and no sound could come outside of the barrier.
It was nothing less than a trap; the barrier itself was transparent, showing just some visuals from outside. Anyone could enter the barrier, and then...
It's done for him; after entering the barrier, you can't go outside until you defeat the caster of the barrier.
This type of barrier technique is usually used by curseumen, which allows them to imprison their prey and devour it by exhausting it slowly, scratching flesh slowly from its body.
You can hide the caster somewhere, and with the help of the curseumen, you can fight him. The barrier can also drain the energy of anyone inside the barrier on the command of the caster.
Aeris was all exhausted by running some distance to the village, while the Yuki was already there waiting. She's very fast.
"I am going inside. I know you will not come, so just take care of yourself. Go and hide somewhere."
Saying her words to Aeris, Yuki stepped toward the barrier.
"Wait! I am also coming..."
Yuki stopped her body as she was going to surge inside the barrier at her full speed. The small cracks appeared on the earth around Yuri's shoes the moment she stopped herself.
She turned behind and saw the shaking legs of Aeris; his body was trembling with fear.
"I am not forcing you; it's your decision what you want. So don't force yourself, or your heart will burst; I can hear your heartbeats."
"But..."
Before Aeris said any other word, there was no one to hear; Yuki was gone inside the village, passing through the barrier.
Cough...
"Ah! This dust."
Aeris was moving his hands to remove the dust that Yuki blew.
"Why am I this weak! Maybe this world is full of that kind of power, the kind those kids talked about when I was a child. So why don't I have any?"
Aeris' voice was full of frustration.
Then with a sudden realisation,
"It's right. I am not reincarnated here, so why would I have such powers? I am still a helpless soul who wants a girl's protection even for walking around."
He clenched his fist.
******
Yuki looked around her, and it was the same as what she expected. Everything was turned into debris until now.
The cursemen were walking around, killing the remaining ones who survived.
Suddenly, everyone sensed Yuki, a spirit possessor.
Yuki hardened his grip, holding tight the sword.
An evil smile emerged over the faces of Curseumen.
A curseman is a special kind of spiritual being who feeds on curseenergy. To get this energy, they devour other spiritumen. Getting their natureenergy, they fill their hunger, turning their nature energy into curse energy.
Curse energy is no different than nature energy; curse energy is just an imitation of nature energy that is filled with malice.
Their body shape is like humans and spiritumen, while their height or size can vary. The skin of lower-rank Curseuman, the Executors, is obsidian-black.
"I can sense their killing intent from this distance, and also they have the advantage in number. But I am also an A-rank spirit possessor; I can handle them", Yuki whispered.
She half closed her eyes, stretching her legs a little, keeping the sword straight behind, and lunged forward.
One! Two! Now this one! Four!
One by one she cleaved apart through four cursemen, his sword leaving green flames in her way. Poles, wagons, and everything in her way were cut with a clear slash.
Those poor curseumen didn't even get the time to know about when they died. Someone's neck and someone completely from the middle.
Her sword was burning green with green flames, and she was breathing a little faster than before.
"They are mere insects for me. They are weak. But it's enough to turn this peaceful village into debris!"
In an instant, suddenly, a little cut appeared on her shoulder, cutting her dress. It was so accurate and fast; only her dress was torn, with no drop of blood. She didn't even get time for defense.
In a blink, a few cursehmen were standing in front of her. Total 5 in number.
"I have heard that human women are quite beautiful if we tear apart their clothes. But you are above my expectations. You are truly beautiful. If you want, I can spare you. You just have to become our s*x slave", a curseuman said, standing in the middle of others.
Yuki's dress slipped down from her right shoulder, but before it could slip down completely, Yuki put her hands to stop it there, and her sword fell down on earth.
"See, even her body wants that! Other clans have a large collection of human s*x slaves; only we are left with zero. It's our time now", another curseuman spoke, pointing towards Yuki.
"You bastards!"
Yuki adjusted her clothes.
If I move, my upper body will be naked. I have to do something!
Yuki was slowly falling in the abyss of panic.
Again the curseumen standing in the middle spoke, seeming to be their leader.
"See, we don't eat humans. This is our compulsion that we need to kill them, as Spiritumen are always inside their body. We are not enemies of humans. Just allow us to extract that bastard hiding in your body, and then you can serve us, living happily."
"Yuki, don't focus on what he is saying."
A voice echoed through Yuki's head, a voice that only she could hear.