Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 126 - Kaisa: The Smiling Demon (Part 3)

(A//N: Some graphic description

With all of his hesitations basically gone, Rin didn't waste any time as he quickly dashed toward the monster's head again He now had more confidence in being able to deal a lethal hit to it

With each step, he evaded a barrage of attacks with clear ease Each part of his body became so easy to control that it impressed him. It was as if he unlocked something in his head that gave him access to other functions of his body he never knew existed or were even possible. This was the effect of the Dexterity stat that he never noticed before until he actually made it evolve a whole rank from G+ to F+.

The idea in and out of itself was quite weird but it was happening in front of him and that was more than enough to make him change his view about this mysterious aspect.

*BOOOOOOM*

The monster's tail hit the ground again. Rin would've evaded the attack as he should do in normal cases. But, with the confidence he had and the reckless plan he just concocted in his head, he decided to do something different.

*Hop*

Jumping high in the air, he landed on the monster's tail and continued running at top speed. He also used his skill Formless Ghost Dagger to increase his agility even more. He was now as fast as a cheetah.

While he was running, he kept slicing left and right, cutting off the monster's countless arms and getting rid of any possible sneak attack. Kaisa didn't scream from pain but Rin was sure that it felt the pain with each arm he cut off even though it should regenerate easily.

But, he quickly discovered that there was a weak point to that ability, a crucial one at that.

'If I cut the arms myself, they never grow back!'

It seems that these arms could only regenerate if Kaisa used them. Other than that, they will never grow back. That was great news for him as it really got rid of a huge headache for Rin.

"Get this, bitch!!" Adrenaline rushed to his brain and made him feel joy and excitement as he kept harvesting the arms of the monsters while making his way to the top.

Kaisa didn't stand idle and take hits while doing nothing. Swinging its body just like before, it tried to throw Rin away. However, the latter would've never allowed that to happen, not after getting this golden opportunity.

'You aren't getting rid of me.' A wide grin of complete joy appeared on his face.

The smiling mask on Kaisa's face appeared grimmer than before and more hollow. He felt the fear as it creped to the demon's heart. He was sure that this was it.

*Swish*

Jumping again, he evaded the tail and landed on it again before he jumped back to continue his route. When he was close enough, he jumped, dodging the last missile that Kaisa launched in panic.

His dagger stabbed forward like a flash of lightning, aiming for the same cracked point.

*BANG*

The monster's whole body swayed back from the impact. Rin plunged his legs into the mask and then used the dagger to slash and destroy every part of the bony mask.

*CRACK*

The dagger broke through each part of the mask and peeled it off the monster's skin.

*CRACK*

Kaisa tried to resist but it was already too late to try and get Rin off its face. He kept a steady foot on its face while also jumping left and right to pierce both of its eyes.

Blood finally splashed from behind the mask and covered Rin's whole body. But, he ignored the sticky liquid and continued wreaking havoc on the monster's face.

Finally, after a cruel torture, the monster's face behind the mask was revealed a little bit. But, when Rin saw it, he frowned as his eyes widened to the extreme.

*Swish*

Kaisa then fell down to the ground, exhausted and on the verge of dying. Rin also quickly released himself and landed on the ground beside it. His face was so grim and distorted that he couldn't even care about how it looked right now.

'What did I just see?' He asked himself as he stood up and dragged his dagger while walking toward the monster.

He really couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that sight behind the mask. He could feel his heart beating loudly as the realization was dawning on him more and more.

When he reached the monster, he started breaking the rest of the bone mask. He felt as if all the excitement he was in vanished and a cold bucket of water was dropped on his head.

After crushing whatever was left of the mask, he finally saw the face of the monster, and his shock turned into dread. His grim intensified.

'What the fuck… is this?'

There, on the monster's face, there were no eyes, nose or ears, or anything to be expected from the face of any creature in existence. Instead, what he saw was a disfigured mess of what seemed to be humanoid corpses, melted and merged together to form the most hideous sight Rin had ever witnessed in both of his lives.

It was just something that no human should ever see. Something that even nightmares could never create.

The creatures' bodies were melted like cubes of ice and their flesh was red beyond recognition. Each one of them had their face half submerged in the molten mess while others were simply laying there, motionless and dead.

One glance was more than enough to make him look away. They looked so angry, so hateful and so tormented even when they were dead. The sheer anger he saw in their dead eyes was just bone-chilling and quite frankly a horrifying sight to witness.

'What happened… here?' He thought as he felt his hands shaking a little bit. Not out of fear but out of sheer confusion and dread.

He just didn't get what was this. The demon had melted demons fused on its face? Was it some kind of experiment? or was it just another species of weird demons that are born like that?

But, he quickly shook his head and spoke with a cold face.

"Master, what is this?"

*Swish*

Emilia, who was standing behind him, didn't speak immediately.

"That's a corrupted demon?"

"A corrupted demon? Aren't they all corrupted?"

"Some of them are more corrupted than others. Those of them that turn into vengeful souls filled with hatred can even morph their bodies together and turn themselves into these horrid creatures. You had fought one of them."

"Why?"

"What do you mean 'why'?"

"I am asking: why would they turn into vengeful souls? Isn't it because of humans, of us?"

"It is indeed the case," Emilia replied honestly.

"Then, aren't we at fault too?"

"They are evil creatures, Rin! They seek chaos and live in chaos! They aren't some kind of innocent race that lives for the sake of peace like us!"

"Sigh…"

Rin shook his head and turned to face Emilia with a frown on his face.

"I say, is that really the case, master?" He asked.

"I mean, look at this…"

He pointed at Kaisa's face with his finger.

"Does this look like mere 'Chaos and evil' to you? Look at those eyes. What kind of thing should a sane creature go through to become filled with that much hatred, huh? Is it really just because they want to erase the human race and kill all of us?"

"What are you even saying, Rin?"

"What I'm saying is that, there is definitely something off in all of this. Not everything is black and white, Master, and you should be aware of that fact. Are we really the victims here?"

He gazed at his hand and then murmured audibly.

"I heard a quote before: History is written by those victorious. This quote fits this situation. I have my suspicions of the fact that humans are indeed the victims of demons. I have no proof of it and I can't be sure until I see it with my own eyes. But… this… isn't normal at all."

"..."

Emilia scanned Rin's expression.

"Aren't you being too naive here, Rin?" She uttered after a while

"Naive?"

"Yes, very naive… Humans and demons fought for hundreds of years. They clashed in countless wars, killed billions from each race, and never really felt a shred of remorse for it. You think war won't give birth to hatred and revenge? It's war, people die, families get destroyed, and children lose their parents. You think that won't make them hate whoever was the reason for it and grow up to seek vengeance for their dead souls? No matter who it was the innocent side, a war will only destroy and never build. We are destined to make demons hate us and they are also destined to make us hate them."

Her face looked grim with each word she said as if she was speaking out of anger at something. Truthful words came out of her heart.

"You have said it 'Not everything is white and black' then why believe a white mask can be a sign of peace? Even the nicest of smiles can hide behind them a horrible truth. They are monsters, Rin. Whether you liked it or not. They will always be our enemies until the end of time."

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