Chapter 18: Chapter 18: A Different Realm – Unleashed

 

The clock was ticking!

He didn't know why, but he was certain of his death. By the time the ticking of the clock ends, so will his life. Victor was running away, but he was not fast enough, so there was no way he could outrun a beast like Saori. His forehead was so wet that drops of sweat were falling into his eyes, making his vision blurry and his running sloppy. One thing was sure, the hunter had become the prey now.

Tick! Tick! Tick!

The clock of life was ticking mercilessly in his head.

"GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!" The puppeteer was shouting desperately while trying to wipe the sweat off his eyes using his sleeve. He didn't know why, but he was so scared that he was not even willing to fight at that moment, something that never happened before. What mattered the most was him getting out alive to meet his precious queen again.

Tick! Tick! Tick!

The ticking would not go away.

"This is not real! This is not real! This is not real!" Victor shook his head trying to convince himself that it was only his imagination and that nothing happening right now was real, especially the huge scary clock that was driving him crazy.

Someone was fast approaching and he could feel it. His only chance of survival was to turn away and fight, but that was batshit crazy. As fear almost made him give up, he remembered that he had never failed Emer before, so why would he do it now? Maybe, just maybe, he had a chance to win...

"Screw you, rotted clo--" Just as he was turning around and trying to get a marionette to defend him, Victor saw Saori in front of him smiling evilly, her sharp teeth and red eye striking great fear into his heart. She had already caught up to him, and it was much faster than he anticipated.

It was as if an evil beast came to take him to the afterworld. The shock was so big that he froze in place for a second completely defenseless, which gave the girl enough time to take his lower legs from him.

A few seconds passed before the strange-looking man realized his legs were gone. Everything was happening faster than he could comprehend. Looking down, he saw that his legs were shorter than before and that the grass underneath him was red.

Saori is cold-blooded and merciless with her enemies. She never hesitates to provoke pain and suffering to those who do her wrong and acts quicker than everyone expects. Making an enemy of the beast girl is one of the worst mistakes one could do. So far, she has always been the one to make the first move.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! My legs! AAAAAAAAA--" The girl made the puppeteer bit his tongue as she threw the leg she took from him into the back of his head when he screamed. Hence, his mouth was slowly filling up with his blood.

The man tried again to turn towards the source of the danger, but the girl was already plunging her fist into the middle of his chest, stopping his ability to breathe momentarily.

How could she move so fast? He had no idea. The punch was quickly followed by a round kick to the side.

He tried to defend himself with his arm, and as a result, a crack was heard coming from his forearm, which bent and broke at the impact. The difference in physical strength and technique was so big that he stood no chance in a melee fight.

Victor tried to beg for mercy, but he had no time, as the kick at the right side was quickly followed by a sharp knee hit straight into the stomach, which lifted him off the ground a few centimeters. Blood came out of his mouth. Immediately after, the girl grabbed his jaw by putting four fingers into his mouth, pulled his head towards her, and hit his face with her forehead, breaking his nose.

"How could she smile? Was that how good revenge felt for her...?"  These were the thoughts that crossed the puppeteer's mind in these moments of pain.

The numerous hits continued for another fifteen seconds as the man was being kept off the ground with extremely fast punches and kicks. The light of life was slowly fading from his eyes as he was losing consciousness.

Tick! Tick! Tick!

There was less than a minute left until his death according to the clock. Was there anything he could do? What if he survived for more than a minute? Would that mean that he will not die? As these thoughts came to his mind, the fear was also fading away and slowly transforming into hatred.

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"Screw you--" he was stopped again by Saori who smashed his face with the leg that she had already cut from him with her claws. The hit was so hard that he flew back a couple of meters, spun into the air, and got smashed with his back against a tree. He then fell to the ground dizzy.

Victor was losing a lot of blood through his legs. He had to take care of it quickly if he didn't want to die, but at the same time, he had to keep the girl away.

With a movement of his finger that he hid behind the sleeve, he made a four meters tall evil clown marionette come out from the forest with a huge hammer and hit the girl.

"Irrelevant, it won't save you," the girl said as she stopped smiling. She unsheathed her sword and cut the hummer in two effortlessly, without even bothering to look. When her inner beast was out, she could feel everything around almost as if it was her own body. Her acute senses were multiplied several times, while her physical strength felt otherworldly even to her. Not to even mention the red eye of the beast that allowed the girl to see things much better. As long as she had that eye open, everything besides her seemed to be moving in slow motion.

Saori's heart was beating really fast trying to keep alive two beings sharing the same body. She was now starting to feel the pressure of using the power of the beast. The headache was awful and her limbs were starting to hurt. The girl had to finish this before the power of the beast ran out as she would probably be unable to fight once she returned back to normal.

The world around them was black and white, with the only thing keeping its color being the red eye of the beast girl. Victor was so caught up in the battle, that he hadn't even realized when that happened.

Tick! Tick! Tick!

"Welcome to Alma's sphere, Victor!" the girl said as she took another step on the white grass, making herself disappear in front of his eyes and dodging the fist of the killer clown marionette that wanted to crush her.

"Fuck you and--" the girl's claws pierced his heart the moment the timer ended, separating Victor's life from his body, and making all marionettes disconnect from the owner and his magic.  She pulled her bloodied hand out and threw the body of the puppeteer into the swamp. That's where she thought he deserved to die.

The fight was over, but there was still a big creepy smile on the doll master's face whose body was now sinking and heading to the bottom of the swamp. It was very unsettling.

*Feed me with the hearts of the witches and the condition for our pact will be met.* She heard the voice of the beast inside her fading away. At the same time, the colors of the world around her returned back to normal. The girl’s red eye also returned to its emerald color, but it still hurt. The fox ears disappeared, while the sharp teeth and long claws were now shrinking to their normal size.

Saori was too tired to pay any mind to it. Left with no strength in her body, the girl fell to her knees powerless. Despite having had such a one-sided battle, she'd never been so exhausted. Alma's power had seriously left its mark on her body. She needed to rest now if she wanted to stay alive. Unfortunately, luck was not on her side.

Just as the girl wanted to close her eyes and lay on the grass, the doll behind her started to shake uncontrollably and opened its mouth. The sound of marionettes shaking could soon be heard from all directions. Apparently, the puppeteer had a backup plan all along. He made sure that as soon as his heart stopped pumping, his creations would explode. Hence, if the girl killed him, she will also meet her end.

Soari quickly understood what was about to happen. She hardly managed to stand up and tried to put as much distance between her and the doll behind, but she was slow and slightly limping.

Every step hurt as if thousands of needles were piercing her skin, sending pain through her whole body. There was no way she could make it in time, but if being even only one extra meter further away from the explosion would give her a chance to survive, she was going to take that chance. She had to live, meet with Anta, and get revenge!

"Booooom!"

As she looked behind her with one eye, she saw the blast of fire fast approaching her.

"I hate this cursed world."

Watching from afar, from the top of a cliff, was the famous fist of the king, Ashura, who was studying his prey and making sure everything will go as planned. He didn't want to mess up his beautiful white vest if possible.

"Not too shabby, Victor. For an old man, you put up a decent fight, but I'm not sure that was enough to kill her," he shook his hands and cracked his neck.

"You shall not know peace until you're dead, girl. Nothing personal, though. I just want to keep my heart inside my chest and see the light of day tomorrow, just like you." Ashura was speaking to himself in a calm voice that radiated confidence. He kissed his necklace and jumped off the cliff.

He was coming for the girl. Once hired to take someone out, the only thing that would stop Ashura was his death.

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