Chapter 7:

A Forested Survival ... Part 5

Testament of the Blood Moon


"YOU WILL NOT TOUCH HER"
I see the wolf closing in on her..
Seconds felt like minutes
And all my resolve
All my remaining strength
Everything in me

“ARRRRGGHHHHH!!!!!”

My body becomes tainted in bloodlust and power
And out of nowhere
A barrage of red spikes shoot out from every bite mark in my body and completely impaling the two wolves and they go limp instantly. The crystalized blood spikes force out of their heads.
My arm and leg are covered in hardened red spikes varying in sizes
It was at this point
I knew I wasn’t a normal human anymore
No, I changed…
I became something different..
Just then I remember the last things The Bleeding Man had told me before I went unconscious

“The Curse of the Hex.."
"I will set them all free.."
"I will be reborn..."
"One day you shall set them all free.."

I had become something dangerous
I became the thing I swore to destroy
I became a what he called a “Hexer”

“There’s no other explanation..”

I have to protect her at all costs!
As the two wolves fall to the ground
I immediately rush the one about to attack Setsuna and throw a mighty left kick
As I impacted the wolf, I felt it pierce his rib cage and completely immobilized him
He let out a loud screech as blood oozed from his wounds
I immediately looked at the other wolves
They ran off into the night leaving behind their 3 comrades..
Cowards..
As the wolves retreated
The feeling of bloodlust also settled down
The strength that once surged in me became silent and free

The red spikes retreated back inside me
Then I look towards Setsuna
Setsuna gave me the most frightened expression
Oh no...
What does she think of me
It’s obvious I’m not normal anymore
Does she hate me
Does she even trust me anymore
Is she afraid of me?

Does she think I’m the same as the Bleeding Man
I braced myself
Then she spoke up in a soothing tone

“Yamada...”
“Who the hell are you?”
“Why do you have powers like that..?”
“IS THIS NIGHTMARE NOT OVER YET!?!?!”

Her eyes are glazed in tears
She’s visibly shaking
Just what the hell did I become..

“I DON’T KNOW OKAY!
I shouted into the forest

“I don’t know anymore..”
“I don’t know how I did that”
“I don’t know where that came from”
“Please you have to believe me!”
“I’m not even human anymore!”
“I’m a monster!”

“But I’m not a bad person either!”
“What am I supposed to do!?”
“I don’t know what to do!?”

“Please Setsuna!”
“Please believe me!”
“Aaaaaahhh!!?”

I begin to breakdown and cry
I fall to my knees and put my palms in my face
What the hell am I!?
She hates me now!?
I can’t anymore!?
This is too much for me!?
I have to end this!

I can’t live on like this!!

Why is this all happening to me!?
What did I do to deserve this!?

I cry aloud and feel like I’m losing myself

I hate myself
I feel something approaching me
Just then I felt a warm object embrace me
It was soft and gentle

As though I was being hugged

This is Setsuna isn’t it..

Then she spoke in a soft and mellow tone

A comforting mellow tone
She then let out a sigh..

What she said next hit me deep..
I will never forget it ..