I stayed watching silently as Joon-ho disappeared into the temporary camp…. My fists clenched so tight they could burst….
He isn't real….
I say to myself in order to calm down…. Yet I know that he is a part of me…. A piece of the world I imagined as a young soul…
I can't deny that fact….
But this merge is reality….
I shake my head then head back to Marcy and Philip… my face full of irritation towards the main character of my own book….
"What's with the blood…?" one of the survivors an office worker in his thirties complained…
"It's not even hers…" groans another survivor…
"I told you having psychopaths isn't ideal…" murmurs a young man around my age…
"She was patrolling the area" Philip tries to defend me while waving his arms and stepping in front of me…
"Kid you know nothing about the world…" shouts uncle Ben angrily…
"At least I have Aura Mastary…" Philip pouts and sticks out his tongue I couldn't help but chuckle softly at Philip….
I ignore the complaints and set foot onto the middle of the camp where everyone can see me…. Marcy and Philip hurriedly come to my side….
"I am sorry Jina… they kept complaining about who will lead the group…" Marcy plays with her fingers nervously…
"Don't apologise…" I land my hand on her shoulder grounding her firmly "it's not your fault" a warm smile is drawn on my face…
I took a deep breath then looked around me…. I found uncle Ben smirking mischievously to himself…
"Is there anyone who wants to lead this group?" I ask tilting my head slightly…
Many people lift their hands into the air so as to show their eagerness for the position…
I sigh…
"Then duel each other… because I have no interest in leading you…" I declare confidently my arms crossed and my rusty pipe in hand…
"Duel?" the confusion ripples within the survivors…
"Is she crazy…?" shouts the young man…
"Leadership is important…" says the office worker…
"Who does she think she is…?" snorts a teenage girl mockingly…
"I think I am fit for the position…" uncle Ben emerges from the angry crowd "who disagrees..?" He grins widely…
My eyes dart towards the sly man he smiles dangerously at the people then the smile twitches into a grin of utter victory as the survivors agree with him
Philip and Marcy glare at uncle Ben with pure hatred… I try to calm them down with a weak smile….
"Then you are the leader…" I wave my hand in a dismissive manner and begin to leave the centre… Philip and Marcy look at me with full disbelief their mouths agape….
"Thank you… take care of my useless niece…" uncle Ben whispers with a psychotic smile…
"How dare you—" Philip shouts preparing his aura in order to fight the sly man…
I close my eyes and take a deep breath my good ol'pipe still in hand… then I pull both Marcy and Philip by the back of their shirts and drag them away…
"Why—" Marcy complained with a tone of annoyance….
Suddenly a crimson gate tore through reality bringing silence upon the people… it was the silence of fear and anticipation… the gate appeared within the crowd making many people stumble onto the floor….
"Oh, well well well…" a man clapped as he got out of the portal…
I squint to take a better look at the man…
It can't be…
No…
The man had forest green eyes… which sparkled like pure emeralds…
His hair resembled wool in its fluffy texture and look… it had the color of a bright star in the night sky…
He wore a piece of lime coloured cloth around his neck and shoulders… while his unique clothing had blood stains all over it…
He walked with a menacing aura making the people around him drop to their niece….
His smile was most out of place… it was calm and welcoming…. Like a warning before a storm…
No…
It can't be….
"Najem… the woodling…!?!" I mutter under my breath as he comes closer to me…
"So you do recognise me…" he laughs as he notices me… he steps closer and tilts his head curiously
"You have no Abyss aura…" Najem notes cautiously while inspecting me "yet you know me" he winks annoyingly…
"So my influence did reach this sorry excuse of a planet!" He exclaims with fake happiness…
"I am famous! Finally!" Najem makes a weird childish dance in front of me…
I frown…
I did write him as the annoying rival yet he steps on my nerves way too much…
"Oh you seem to be annoyed?" Najem mocks with a wicked smile…
"Anyway… I am taking you with me…" he states casually as he grabs my wrist…
"What's with all these weirdos wanting to take me!" I scream in annoyance…
I hear Joon-ho chuckling madly….
"You deserve it goody two shoes!" Joon-ho laughs at me… I send it back with a glare…
"What the— Joon-ho?!?" Najem opens his mouth in shock…
For he always knew his Abyss rival was always travelling alone….
I sigh preparing for battle while I am fully aware Joon-ho won't help…