Chapter 55:Survival for 24 hour part 2
Ank POV
Hour 6
When the sixth hour came, I didn't even realize it at first. Time had lost meaning for me.I was only fighting with my instincts,I cannot remember how much i killed ,how many i was killing ,how i survived six hours,for me every Second was count ,my eyes started getting blur but my hand was not stopping from moving .
Every second I wanted to stop ,a voice came from my inside telling me that if you stop you cannot see Maya.
I didn't know why I was fighting for a girl that I only spent more than one year with her ,I knew if that happen in past when I became first emperor of the universe I cannot make my life at risk for a girl ,it didn't mean i will not try to save him but i will not risk my life.
In comparison to universe , maya life was very small ,if i remember the some happen to me then first maya was attack by that monster .
First I think it happened because of gratitude that his grandfather saved me .
But when I found some was in any issue ,I ran immediately to help him.Slowly I was changing , I didn't want to admit that I slowly started liking this change .
On the other hand, the old man was struggling. He was on knees , for the first time since the battle began, his sword started missing its marks.
"Master!" I screamed, running towards him to cover him. My blade clashed with an incoming strike ,I forcefully deflected the attack and in the next move I priced his heart by moving my blade inside the glowing green orb that was in his centre.
The old man was now in a miserable condition . His face was becoming more and more pale, his white hair that was soaked with sweat and blood now completely changed to red from the stone plant monster blood,his chest was heavy and from his missing arm once again blood started dropping.
"Don't don't worry about me," he shouted at me. "Keep fighting."
"How can I not?!" I roared back, killing another soldier with my sword . "You'll die if you keep this up!"and I didn't want you to die.
He didn't answer.He looked at me and once again woke up from the ground and started fighting. I gritted my teeth, fury burning in my chest. I wanted to stop him but I knew he didn't listen to my request.
So I fought harder ,in the hope that if I fought in front less soldiers would go to the old man.
I knew at this rate I would kill in less than 2 hours .
The sixth hour had passed .
Hour 7
The seventh hour arrived like a curse.
Blood dripped into my eyes, my eyes became red .But I cannot stop ,stopping was not an option for me,I forced myself to rise, again and again.
I can see the old man start slowing , I can see his face. I had already taken the lead but I couldn't stop their advance. They started targeting old man.
I knew that the old man would collapse at any moment and I had to save him but i knew that we were struggling with our life and if he stopped we would both die.
By the end of the seventh hour, my body was half dead. My mind was barely struggling to not lose consciousness.
But somehow We were still alive after so many attacks.
I panted heavily, leaning on my sword like a crutch. The battlefield around us was a mountain of rubble, broken stone soldiers forming hills of corpses.
And yet, beyond those hills more portals still glowed. More soldiers marched. Endless. Unyielding.
I wanted to give up. My heart screamed at me to stop.
But then I remembered Maya again. Her voice. Her face. The way she had once told me, "I like you." The only thing that was motivating me.
I clenched my jaw, blood dripping from my lips as I whispered:
"I'll survive for you."
And hell was only beginning
Hour 8
My body wasn't mine anymore. He was already half dead but my healing was repairing it every second and for some reason my Stamina was not decreasing for healing but healing cannot stop pain. Every muscle was screaming , every bone ached like it was ready to turn into dusk. I already lost my vision many times but every time my healing brought him back but it was painful as I felt like I was thrown into lava every time my vision returned.
I was fighting nonstop , not caring about the surroundings any more
By the end of eighth hour, the battlefield was unrecognizable
The village that was totally destroyed was now turned into something else ,it was like that we were on another planet not in duskwild with dirt was completely turn from brown to red ,every second atmosphere was becoming more dense and only smell of blood in air.
I was tired , and I started thinking that , if I was in my prime, I would easily win,useless thoughts start popping in my mind.
And a sudden feeling struck in my mind ,And now I understand , when I invaded their planet and the heroes that fought with my army also felt the same feeling.
When I was in conquest to conquer the whole universe, many heroes fought like I was fighting.
When I invaded any planet I gave the ruler the choice to surrender and join under my flag but if they refused I attacked the planet with my mighty army.
But now I was feeling the same,now I understand why they cannot want to lose even though they were at odds .
Like them I would fight until my last breath .
And for the first time, i thought whispered in mind to corrupt me.
What if I just stopped?
Stopped swinging. Stopped breathing. Stopped trying.
The monsters would tear me apart, and it would be over. No more pain. No more exhaustion.
But then I saw the old man with his life was barely holding that he could die at any moment.Even with one arm he was not stopping, he still fought.
If he could fight, then how could I give up?
I clenched my teeth until I tasted blood.
"I won't stop."
Not yet.