ushernet Chapter 10: Ruptured meat.
Chapter 10: Ruptured meat.
Chapter 10 - Ruptured meat.
But she did not respond as she wasn't conscious.
For the first time in this world, Noir had heard his previous name, he wasn't happy.. No, it was more like neither he liked it nor he hated it. It was a neutral feeling.
However, it did left him asking for answers.
'How does she know my name? No, more precisely, how does a mere hybrid know my name? It doesn't make sense..'
Nero's transmigration definitely not a normal event, 'any person who knows about his past' is 'any person with massive importance'. Which indicated that, this girl was anything but normal, or at least that's what Noir made of it.
Just as Noir was deep in his thoughts, the hunters from the village arrived. One of the hunters whose name seemed to be 'Marcus', came forward and offered Noir a shoulder to lean on.
"Must be tired?" Marcus asked as he thought, 'Defeating a mad Ryu hybrid alone? This person isn't anyone to be taken lightly.'
"Yes." Noir spoke as he took the support of Marcus' shoulder.
Another hunter walked by Noir, moving towards 'her'.
"It was a hybrid?" the hunter asked as he looked towards Noir.
"Well, yes, and no need to restrain her as she has come back to her senses." Noir waved with a smile.
"Sure." the hunter spoke as he reached towards 'her' but just as his hands came too near to 'her' skin... strange symbols appeared on his hand, he pulled his hand back but it was too late, the symbols started to spread all over his body.
"What the fu*k ???" he spoke to himself, his voice not loud enough for others to hear. However, Noir's hearing sense at the moment was way sharper than most people present here.
He looked behind at the hunter, his heart stopped beating for a moment, 'Symbols spreading throughout his body? ...This isn't something the novel gave insight on.'
An unbearable sensation took over the hunter's body as he scratched the symbols in hopes of relief but was met with even more pain, "Arrrghhh!"
The marks of symbols slowly turned red. Noir understood that once the symbols turn completely red.. Well it would be anything but good.
Marcus noticed Noir looking towards the hunter, Marcus spoke as he looked at the same direction, "What is ther-"
*Fleesh*
A sickening groan tore from his throat as his skin bulged and twisted—until it gave way. In an instant, he burst apart, a spray of steaming gore splattering onto the stunned onlookers.
Some pieces of ruptured meat fell on Marcus' face, "Urghh!"
Noir was somewhat covered by Marcus, so he only a few drops of blood were on his body, not that he cared about it anyway.
'How? Do I do it???'
An act that would prove that his intention wasn't to hurt and wake her up as well.
Noir could feel the aching pain, already starting to make his skin burn.
Wasting no time, he did whatever last resort he had left.
"This better work."
He leaned towards her, his right hand gently caressing her head as he slowly pressed his lips against hers.
At first a burning sensation moved throughout his body but as seconds passed, it turned into relief and at last symbols disappeared.
She woke up, touching her own lips, "What happened-" her voice sweet like sugar.
"Quite the dramatic wake-up call, isn't it." Noir stood up as he rubbed the dust off his clothes, "2 of my men died and I as well was on the brink of death, all thanks to you." he smiled as he gestured with his hand.
Though her face was flushed red at first, regaining her composure she spoke as she stood up, "I'm not sure as to what happened. I was residing at my homeplace when one day.. Not sure when but I felt an aching sensation inside my head and well I don't know what happened after that."
'So she doesn't knows anything about it? What about-'
"The symbols. Do you know about those?"
She shrugged, "What symbols?"
"Don't know about that either?"
Not letting her speak, Noir said, "Let's not stay here for long, we'll talk the rest at the village."
"Fine with me I guess."
While both Noir and the hybrid didn't make much of the matter, the hunters were traumatized due to what had took place in front of their eyes and couldn't let go of their fellow hunter's death easily.
"Do you think we should ask the elders to execute her?" One of the hunters spoke.
"I think so.."
...
What were the symbols? how did she know Noir's previous name? What exactly was behind it all? a mysterious entity? or perhaps she was just making it all up?