Chapter 7:

Chapter 1_6: Beginning of The End

Gifted Blessing upon Curses


I’ve made a huge mistake, I ignore one of the soldier that has been creeping around me waiting for an opening. He strike my sword and the handle slip my grip, throwing my sword beside me 10 or so meter. Then, he chop my neck with his left hand and made me fell down. They grab my hands and leg while grinning and pin me down.

“Now stand still, young lady. Let’s have fun”

He tore my dress and start touching my body. I shriek and struggle with all my might but it’s futile. Their strength are stronger than me and tears began flowing from my eyes again.

“LET GO OF ME!”

Is this what my mother and sister feels? A paralyzing feeling creep up my backbone and I realize it’s hopeless, I can’t do anything now. My teeth bury down my lower lips, bleeding it a little bit as I prepare myself being violated. The group leader start loosening his pant and one of them grope my breast.

“N-NOOO!!”

I scream as loud as I can manage to and close my eyes.

“………”
“Bind of Light!!”

A long yet quick silence follows and hot drips of liquid fall on my bare stomach, startling me. I slowly open my eyes and a perplexed look is painted everywhere on this sickening human’s face as he stood still not moving an inch. I see blood running down his stomach from his back to my bare belly while the two guy holding me was stunned silent. I struggle and manage be free from them. I stand up and cover my body with my hand while watching them stunned. A person is standing behind that naked guy with what appear to be a long sword emitting a faint dark aura. He is as tall as me and wears the red uniform similar to those army that blasted the castle walls. He had a fairly long messy black hair and pale skin.
He pulled his sword that has stabbed deep into the leaders back and then the leaders fell faced down. The two soldier who was stunned by what I think his divine magic regain back their movement and attack him hastily. He step back, evading both attack and quickly slash one of the soldier belly. A thick dark red liquid started flowing from one of the soldier and fell down on his knees with a horrified look before licking the ground. Then, the last soldier charge at him swiftly.

“Thunder Fury!”

A diagonal upward slash is launched toward his chest but he parry the attack and kick the soldier right on the belly. Then, he increase his pace, stab the soldier deep then turn his sword clockwise. A load of bloods gusts out like a waterfall, creating a pool of blood on the ground. I recognize that technique, it was a sword technique uncle Hidake ever told me, it was a sure kill sword technique for close combat since it rupture the organs inside a human’s belly.

“Uurrghh!”

The last soldier vomits blood, drop his sword and dive into his own red puddle.
This battle isn’t like anything I have ever seen before, is this what real battles looks like? Gory and disgusting? Trying to kill their opponent with everything they had, not holding back a single bit? The closest sword fights I’ve ever seen is choreographed as a performance from the annual fall festival by the castle guard. It totally blew my minds, for all this time, I realize that I’m ignorance to the real world, living secluded, peacefully, not knowing a single bit of reality and suffering of Landrantzel’s people.

After a brief silence, I’m try to comprehend the situation. The battle is finally over, with 3 dead bodies, and a saved princess, that is me, by a black haired blessed warrior. The build-up emotion inside me starts to come out, I feel an extremely relieved feeling because I’m saved.
Right…?

A/N
The first chapter is done. I think that this part maybe one of the most confusing part because you need to describe a scene from someone's perspective and distinguishing the guy with the soldier is hard. The "He" can refer to both of them so hope anyone reading this would understand, if not just skip it.