Shadow Monarch: Heroines Could Hear My Thoughts?!

Chapter 39- Dancing With Death (Part 3)

At that exact moment, it seemed as if the whole world went silent as Lina watched the seemingly crazy human being she was fighting with do the unthinkable.

His dagger that he used to attack her multiple times twisted in his hand and instead of aiming for her, he aimed for… his leg?

Yes, Rin aimed the dagger at his leg, his left leg to be exact. The small flash of light coming from the blade was soon drowned in a horrible crimson color as his sword dug into his leg. Rin's face stayed blank as he did so without even hesitating for a second.

Then, while the dagger was still in his leg, he swung it up, slicing a huge chunk of his leg along with it. Blood gushed out like a fountain from his leg as his leg bone appeared outside. Hell, anyone could see clearly what was under his flesh as clear as the light of day.

Rin then held the huge chunk of flesh in his hand and then threw it down at Lina who was still frozen in her place. She wasn't completely crazy, she knew how painful it was for humans to do such a horrifying thing. Even demons feel a lot of pain when they lose parts of their bodies.

Yet, the boy in front of her did it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. He was in no way normal at all.

*Swish*

The piece of flesh flew down and smashed against her face. Lina quickly shook her head as blood invaded all of her orifices and made her spit it out with a disgusted look. Demons weren't capable of eating human flesh so it was as disgusting for her as it was for any other sane creature to consume.

Rin seemingly knew that fact for some odd reason so he used it to his advantage and it indeed worked wonderfully. Because of it, Lina lost focus and didn't try to attack him. Using that moment, Rin span in the air as he fell down with his dagger turning at an alarming speed before…

*Swish* *Chlat*

The dagger pierced her neck and exited from the other side.

"Ugh!!! YOU!! BLURGHH!!!" Spitting blood through her words, Lina's ugly face twisted with pain as she tried to pull the dagger out. However, Rin wasn't going to let that happen, he quickly slashed with the dagger.

"AAAAAAAGHHHHH!!! GET OFF ME!!"

Then, a series of punches and kicks came down on Rin as he kept trying to slice her head off. Again and again, Lina hit him on the injury he had on his chest. The pain a human could sense from such a thing happening could easily send them to their grave but not in this case as Rin didn't even try to stop for a second.

Was it not for the fact that the dagger in his hand was bad quality, he would've been able to easily cut her head. However, her tough skin stopped the dagger a few times and made it harder for him to cut through her flesh.

*BANG*

All of that happened in less than a few seconds while they were still in the air. It was so fast that many would barely be able to follow them with their eyes.

Rocks and pieces of broken wood flew everywhere and destroyed whatever was left of the house. Standing up on his feet, Rin looked down at the demon under him. A moment before the impact, he was able to completely sever her head.

His cold eyes looked down calmly at the demon as she breathed her last breaths. In her eyes, he couldn't see hatred or anger, only pure sadness, and regret.

"I-It's over… I'm sorry… h-honey… I-I will follow you… now.." She muttered under her breath.

"All I…want is-"

*Swish*

Before she could even finish her last words, Rin's dagger dug deep into her chest and pierced the two hears inside of her. The sound of the hearts popping like a balloon echoed in the room.

As he gazed deeply at her face as she slowly but surely died, he didn't feel anything. It was as if what he did was nothing impressive.

[You have killed D-Rank Boss: Lina, the demonic lover.]

[You have cleared the dungeon.]

[You have gained 4000 Action Points.]

[Berserker skill has leveled up!]

[Would you like to consume it?]

Without answering, Rin nodded his head and stood silent as the process of consumption started. The only sound he listened to was the sound of his blood trickling down to the ground. His half-destroyed leg was getting worse and worse by the moment yet he used it as if it was intact.

He didn't care whether he was about to die or not, he just simply stood there for an unknown amount of time. He couldn't feel anything at all.

That's when he heard the sound of Elise and Aria coming toward him from behind. For some reason, the moment he saw them, the skill was deactivated and he lost consciousness immediately.

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"That's the gist of it… I can only recall that happening.." Rin said with a complicated gaze.

He never thought that a skill would make him cut half of his leg to use as a decoy to attack an enemy. It was nothing short of crazy if not downright psychotic. He questioned himself and the skill that was called 'berserker'.

The skill simply changed him completely. It was as if someone else was controlling his body. Even his style of fighting changed from how he used to be. It was aggressive, reckless, and downright suicidal. The skill didn't care about Rin's body and merely used it as a tool to kill the enemy in front of her.

That was quite clear from how at that time, the pain didn't seem to be that important to him. His sole focus was the demon and nothing else.

"That's a scary skill," Elise muttered after a few moments.

"Yeah, I never thought that it will work like that. These types of skills usually in games just give the player a temporary boost in strength while taking some of his rationality and that was it. I didn't assume it will turn me into a crazy battle junky who sacrifices his body to kill an enemy." He chuckled awkwardly.

"You were lucky."

"That's right if you didn't come at the time… I don't even want to know what would've happened. I really want to thank you, Elise. You saved my life, it's a debt I don't think I will even be able to repay any time soon."

Rin was about to bow slightly to show his appreciation. However, Elise stopped him and said with her stoic tone.

"A 'thank you' is more than enough. Keep your head up."

Rin could clearly see in her eyes as a weird emotion flashed there and vanished before he could even recognize what it was.

"Mmm, I understand." The boy didn't try to persuade nor ask her about this behavior. It was simply none of his business.

"Sigh, anyway, I don't think I need to tell you why you should never use this skill again, right?"

"Yeah, I don't want to die young. I still have many things I need to do."

"..."

Looking into his eyes, Elise could see something that she never saw before in Rin's eyes. It was something that kept disappearing as time went on. Back on earth, even though he tried to stay optimistic, Elise could see how he was slowly losing hope and giving up to despair.

The moment he lost Mika, that light of hope finally dimmed completely. She thought that the only thing that was restraining him from ending his own life was the promise he had to his dragon companion.

Yet, now, she could see that it was different. She can clearly see that the hope he had before was now back, stronger than ever. The hope to get stronger, find his dead family, and get them back.

'Good for you.' Closing her eyes, she thought calmly.

"So, now that we put this matter aside. Let's focus on you."

"Me?" Elise tilted her head.

"Of course, I need to know your side of the story."

"My side of the story, huh? Well, as you already know, I'm the princess of the kingdom. I'm the youngest one out of all the princes and princesses. But, I'm also the most loved one of all of them."

"I can see that being the case. You look really beautiful." Rin praised honestly with a small smile.

"..." Elise's face changed slightly for a moment before it returned to normal. She didn't know why she reacted to his words like that.

"Elise?"

"Nothing. Ehem, anyway, except for the fact that all my siblings hate me, nothing major happened."

"Good."

"Oh, now that I recall something. The protagonist of this world proposed to me and I refused."

"...Excuse me?"

(A//N: Bombshells are meant to be dropped after all. How is the story so far? I got contracted and it was all thanks to you, I appreciate all the support guys.)

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