Imaez had looked at Guri.
"You are outclassed. Your energy is spluttering, it's gonna give out in just around two minutes." Imaez said.
*I won't lie, my energy is gonna give out too. Thankfully I have better control than most so he doesn't know that.* Imaez thought.
"HAHAHA! AAAAHAHA!" Guri had laughed. It was a ridiculous laugh.
"That lightning boy can't control his lightning, it's repulsive. The woman, she has serious talent but not enough stamina. You're also going to give out any moment too." He looked at the Wind and Lightning barrier that had been held up.
"Eventually the cage and vortex will give up too. Nobles have much higher stamina when it comes to Soul Pacts. Simply due to how we are trained at a young age." Guri stood up, wiped dust off his pristine clothing.
Imaez gripped his blade even harder, his entire hand had turned pale.
Everyone was on the defensive.
Lloyd gulped.
Marie had been sweating.
Imaez eyes had been laser focused on his movements—
*Shit! The side effects of Void are kicking in soon, quick, att-..*
Guri had appeared in front of Imaez. Guri's eyes, wide and pupils small. He lifted his arm, his large hunk of a sword swinging down directly on Imaez's skull.
Imaez chest had tightened… he felt his heart pulsating.
*This… this feeling! THIS IS HOW IT FEELS WHEN MY CURSE IS ACTIVATED! I… I… I NEED TO LIVE!* He screamed to himself.
He had one thing on his mind and reflected on his soul—
*Reaper.*
His hand moved at an insane speed, touching Guri's chest before the blade even reached Imaez's hair.
"Condense and erase. Rest forever in the darkness of infinite gravity." Imaez whispered to Guri.
His chest was erased. Guri had fell, the Great Sword had disintegrated into ash and rubble.
Imaez had the feeling in his chest still. His curse was beginning to take a toll. He had to massacre.
"Take down the barrier." Imaez said coldly to the Aurel siblings.
"N-No.. why?" Lloyd asked hesitantly. After seeing what he did to Guri, he was scared of what would happen next.
"Lloyd… if you don't I'm going to die." Imaez had gave a glare.
Marie and Lloyd knew what he meant; he HAD to massacre. They knew what to do, hesitantly, the lightning and wind spluttered, and evaporated.
Imaez had moved quickly— almost like he had teleported. Blood splattered everywhere. The decapitated head of a noble rolled on the floor.
Silence occurred as the sound of liquid gushing.
He had begun a massacre. The nobility had been killed, and then the city of Angels.
One by one, everyone had lost their lives—
Except the Aurels.
Hours passed..
Imaez had sat on top of a tree branch.
He had changed into his original outfit, the same one as his Taharo massacre. Lloyd and Marie had been under the tree branch sitting in the shade.
"Imaez.. I know you had to do that. But why? I thought your curse wasn't until 2 years?" Marie had asked..
Imaez had put his hand in his hair—
"I really don't know. I get this feeling, whenever my chest tightens and I get this fight or flight rush in my body, that's when my curse activates. Usually it isn't until 2 years or when I'm about to turn 20. This time it activated." He looked up at the gloomy sky. "My curse's time limit has been shortened I fear." He looked down.
"And my side effect of using void, makes me lose emphatic feelings, so I don't have any remorse or anything like that."
Lloyd spoke—
"I won't lie. It was hard. Hard seeing you massacre. I know it's probably weird that us siblings just came and tagged along with you, without even knowing you. The Priest back in Cauthren told us about you." Lloyd was about to say something, but smiled and held his words back—
"Listen Maez, we just killed a Lieutenant Major. Now we are probably going to be fighting some Royal soldiers. We need a name."
"What about, the Death Slingers?" Marie said.
Imaez was zoned out looking at Lloyd,
*Maez? Is that a nickname? I suppose people who are friends give each other nicknames..*
Lloyd shouted— "DEATHSLINGERS!"
Imaez gave a half smile— "Deathslingers, has a nice ring."
"Alright though seriously, let's get a move on, let's go on a train near Hupin Village."
"But, before that… let's make our mark."
Marie said with a grin.
Next to Guri's body, written in charcoal—
A man read it out, his deep and low voice, yet he was young.
"THE DEATHSLINGERS.."
The Deathslingers had already left as he read it.
"You were mutilated, Guri. The Royal Army will wage war upon them. I will find them, behind the shadows." The man said with certainty.
"Get the Fire Squadron! We'll burn the bodies."
*And I WILL catch you… Imaez.*