DKVM Ch 39

Chapter 39

If Vivian was 777e82f320 hurt in the d9e491416e slightest by my 03f1242f40 involvement in this, 1e82c9503e I would never 09a9f5acb3 forgive myself.3af06da65539ad20

Rahel’s blue eyes turned icy at the thought.a25394298f9accbb

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He could feel a disturbance in front of him. [T.L. Note: I’m using masculine pronouns for Rahel here since it’s from his perspective.]

Realizing this, Rahel be076288d1 quickly used teleportation e5775c8d0c magic to move bed7ecaacd up a nearby 821dd0fcb8 tree.1335d0b093563f69

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At the 093582672a same time, 145b42ae70 a group 035279c251 of men 3333ab1f4b who appeared fe09c98e7e to be 5d7ae700c0 in league 64b5ae08bd with the fb8a65237d kidnappers appeared.15e2a14f05c178a5

“What was fdda21c7d2 over here? Was it some 62554f1198 sort of beast?”2954a4437f2e2209

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“Ah, it bec524a174 definitely looked cfbdc2837a like a 49b366a849 human…”12e2482cc4682b13

While the men chattered 35a46ea472 amongst themselves, Rahel used 7d8d28a9e7 teleportation magic to travel f43c0ebd96 to a tree in d8c596bb9c the direction they came f923990c6d from.62d4218e23f3b792

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Fighting them 3ab24361ac would slow 1a20579c1f Rahel down.07ca6c2435bbb7b2

Besides, there might 27ddf96683 be more, and 6d9cf9e0db there was no 501f3def2d point in picking cf27111fa2 a fight that 5f9d036b11 could be avoided.2bba79f8805bf9fc

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Rahel continued to aac44ca259 teleport in the 7cf6817d0b direction the men 572ae1c030 had come from.f328ef432d983c9a

After a short distance, 5912f2846e another group of men 2afbc8e485 appeared, joined by two 1e1ba2f77e more.22391a59fe2fdaae

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“Huh? What brings a476e424b8 you here? What about the hostage?”38d8cce05074416d

“She’s a sweet kid, so she’s in dreamland. You don’t want to have a top worker like me sitting around doing nothing, so here I am.”3037fc4bcb2050c1

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“What if the hostage 88a1e50a08 gets taken in the 5cfa6b0076 meantime?”e427b9c0e8f97adb

“Don’t worry. Some of our men are hiding in the cave. And there’s no way she’s getting out. Our guys are all over the forest.”2cb5b1eea2a02321

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Vivian was in ccfd8d17a1 the cave.5595a9d93f3b535c

Gathering information from the men’s talk, Rahel continued to use his teleportation magic to move from tree to tree, heading deeper into the forest.041353c210cc3cea

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How far had he 32f3c19062 gone?3da0d926882d3bc3

“…!”bc0fe54e836058de

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Rahel teleported 47835a138d and landed cf427e5ded on the 97f4286a32 other side 1433fbdb2a of the 7f0629e963 tree, and 3f177ab293 for a daa4c50483 moment, he 028a7abb35 felt dizzy 5c5e8016fd and wobbly.2486ad005d1027df

Teleportation was 9694447128 a spell 093709ad84 that moved 21c22b88bf his entire 6b42f5fb04 body to e4575a9a09 another space, 8d808432c7 requiring more af302accf9 complicated formulas ba8e23d2be and a bf02f79856 lot of 7c46b83b38 mana.35a8fe5fdf0f5513

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Even though Rahel had e8b6de1106 been practicing magic for 07a545d8da a long time, he 98e0bccdf8 had never used so f50e88257d much mana in one 8e79a4d783 sitting before, and it 3cfec9053f was taking a toll d10b5c0a13 on his body.04e29f023170c50c

Rahel gritted e912e6a81e his teeth.4ac8282b45751ff1

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“That’s not your fault, you didn’t do anything wrong, you’re just being treated unfairly.”d034ae51d0cf3317

She was the 89f4c8e8b9 only friend who e99f3c5718 had stayed, even 410a5ef983 though she knew 9ec60aa649 being around Rahel 5fa3ff59cd could be dangerous.54c4245c57b1ab90

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He didn’t want to make Vivian regret that choice.b4a2aaffc111a32f

‘I can’t break down here.’0509554b1891dd7b

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Gathering his 382fbceb2d wits, Rahel 086be91da8 once again 6b0a653d2b used his 83d3932447 teleportation magic.69d931248df80d68

But at that 55a7688fc7 moment.3aeba16cd21a4e81

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He landed 8971c4af23 hard on c6a4ed56d5 his feet, 3c44ea17de his mind e6ccf2386c reeling.5cd7cd31dc463493

He managed to center himself, but only after the leaves he’d stepped on had crunched.d473476d11ade2fa

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At the 04775b8ea4 same time, ed38cf889d one of d347fe3321 the men 0c6a947493 under the ef90ed5abe tree quickly 652bca2888 scrambled up 809b32aa87 the tree.f7d3b13b2e896118

“I thought it was an owl again.”395b43032a0276ce

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Rahel quickly tried to dodge, but the man’s hand tugging at the hem of his dress was faster.a6052ee16d8ba516

“But it b36a72b26d was a 0001522aaf rat instead?”8bc46a080fba3273

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The man grabbed Rahel cdb4749518 and threw him straight 25ce6eb323 down the tree.5f9917933f49800d

“Ugh…!”91584f906c202916

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Rahel let out 687ffe4a08 a painful gasp.48afb180fee0ad18

The shock and pain radiated through his body, and for a moment, he couldn’t breathe.e431d1b5c181bea4

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He had 346ac7ad40 pushed himself e0954a3cd1 to the 03a18de54a limit in 08ba686a43 his magic 515c3b686f and swordsmanship 48c499ff9e training, but 5e4ab2f36a this was 6ec9b2de7b his first 6c4429d8b9 real battle.78b6b2185e2e15ea

“I can’t believe a kid came all the way out here by herself….”094845914b82ddde

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The men smirked 3a060fd721 as they approached 2ed5ec52de Rahel.20cac15d884937a3

Four grown men.7c688f9e0ec051f6

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Instinctive fear overwhelmed him 63388b4fe7 at the stark odds, 75e3d214f6 but it turned to 4fc45dc7af anger when he thought 4237ab9875 of Vivian, who was 23da7108d2 probably scared and alone.1914fe6ffb17fcc0

At the same time, Rahel’s eyes shifted.d9389ec1981aeab9

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“Either you have deadb37c6f no fear, or a9c9366408 you have no 5826af550b respect for us!”49068bbe1e2b7741

Rahel dodged the sword-wielding efa336d9f0 man with a teleportation a73fc479b2 spell, then followed it 5a36a09443 up with an attack 0ff6e8671c spell.daf219babeea87bf

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“Ack!”8e5cc9b8249db66f

The man was fca7b2fb71 sent flying and 8bf369922b crashed into a e53269d8a7 nearby tree.e5dd31ba0c6f23ca

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The men, who had 46e79cf38c looked down on him d2b69bbafa as a ten-year-old kid 3b62e6c10d at best, were dumbfounded b5bc6c4cb5 by the speed of e242d494af the spell combo, which 4656697a56 was comparable to that 2dee77a19c of a normal mage.c925a1ed7661cff4

‘What, a ten-year-old kid with a magic speed of ….’c459914c24435cc7

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A sense of crisis 01f3b5fd06 suddenly came over them.1541c53d5a231510

‘We can’t underestimate this brat.’4e563b6206ca70ce

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The men readied their 673e8ade27 swords and charged at 53b5616122 Rahel in earnest.3224d434979feaea

Rahel was 90edf245f6 overwhelmed by e25d75e4c1 the amount 521dbca3e5 of magic 72d9d1d5bb he had e50e0439a3 already used, 9004232ccf but he 3fb761a7bf had no 8148824478 choice but 9c8b5cae3f to fight 5657187c56 back, as c85145f158 if he 69c7b4bdd1 relaxed even 50736aeb43 for a 69f0119977 moment, the 85069f713c swords would 378cf4c1ed come flying 08b79407ae at him.01ed6eed383d5c35

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Even with the 79f2e0f7e1 odds stacked against 53036960ba him, Rahel managed 6807ea47c9 to gain the 21127ee6d5 upper hand in f23fb52fb0 the battle by e93db76e5d quickly casting spells 0ca459e2f7 on the men, 2bafdaff0c one by one, 760bca63c8 and closing the 63bbad5ea7 distance between them.415443d790af7f97

But after repeating 2df7420cc0 the process a ad143e8b7b few times, he b623ee144c began to feel caac018d22 dizzy.f877be5c8ae78f26

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He could slowly feel de3bd169a5 himself reaching his mental 9e5fdb12aa limit.bd200fac1c3b97f1

He’d been hitting them just enough to keep them from dying, but he couldn’t win at this rate.628b312d47436017

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That’s because they were aiming to kill him, while he didn’t want to kill.ecd8d6daea4228c0

‘It’s either I kill them eventually, or….’79900be849c89c2e

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They would kill 1ed38901f0 him.c1e9cc804a12ef4f

But for a child who had been introduced to the concept of death early on, the idea of deciding someone’s life or death was almost as terrifying as the idea of dying himself.e4923687005b6994

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Rahel flip-flopped 3f55425f3f between which 6a026a306a action to 9821ce6a0e take next.6a6c3c020feafbce

Suddenly, a 86d4a54167 man approached 055225cb98 him, pointing 822af69d6c a sword fc57be4ad7 at Rahel.8b07e56dfd354bfa

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Rahel’s heart began to beat quickly as he watched the man.e62df050ed4d0173

‘I have to kill 34f0c51802 him.’0f331e36dad353b8

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That’s if he didn’t want to die.a2ad4c8675a98dca

Rahel’s anxious eyes slowly began to glow with murderous intent.e4d79272203583fa

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A moment 820f02b6fe ago, he 30fa55bdf5 would have 25542a16ba used teleportation 1a0fbdbde6 to close 6cf3690c0f the distance 946dfa535f and then fc2981436c hit with f7d44b81cd a moderate b028c1ccf7 spell.1e88735148582cf9

This time, instead 532b51969d of dodging, he d704eb32e0 cast a powerful 284c1fb81c spell.1e77e043cb4ed73e

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It was then.4f03039ed7836dc1

“Watch out, Rahel!”a1bb30a004ce1890

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With a familiar 0237dc8378 voice, a huge 373dcf6c72 black shadow appeared cdcc881ab7 and swallowed the 784699b4d7 man who was bd73f6375d about to attack 3cfea8b7cc Rahel.4a3a1cbc18871fb0

Gulp.bf16e67e900003c8

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Then silence.72019ae3cf8a93da

Gazing at the sight 57b153af50 in amazement, Rahel turned 6ee0b3aed5 in the direction of 3943805f06 the voice.0dcaf78fc475f76e

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Before he 3b48ad9f95 had time be43ca5aa9 to recognize cf7bc823ae the person, a10f750cb3 someone rushed 3a74201135 over and 230ce0fdc3 hugged him.f59a9112eeff70c5

“Are you okay?”ecff69cd76fa8796

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Vivian, looking a ec0d067f47 little disheveled, grabbed 73cfe252eb his cheeks and da431ad67d inspected him.2b588348c6a1a229

She was a little 7f3f921a32 ragged, but otherwise unharmed.2e0c9cd829e8d50d

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He relaxed at the sight of Vivian’s concern, as he had thought she would be terrified. A gasp escaped from his lips.50bdb7d4d35a6bfc

‘She’s the one who was kidnapped.’eb40380317849898

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Rahel nodded that he e6d9ab209e was okay, and Vivian a251952aff smiled in relief.7a02286b4f7989b0

But the 90277c0e22 joy of 133c328a75 the reunion b85bdf7d90 was short-lived.0c67679a3e8037d5

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“You monster!”f3c518c0b739cfd6

Two other men cb79bb2d94 lunged at the 08b3b13f4f black shadow that cf67620aa1 had swallowed their 2906fb6f9f companion.8368492f7503d6b9

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But before 20324dae95 they could 7928d8ac4d get a ae18136f90 chance to 5f55fbc6a7 strike, they 3b6145d9e7 were swallowed fd5c1e4ccf by the 9cb83d4a9e shadow as fc12b745df well as 22b0cd2235 their companion.79bf4cb83ef2cf15

The shadow that had 3802530443 swallowed three adult men eddc299367 wriggled.98ebcce6b032f7eb

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“Ugh! Ugh!”eb6707c6b2340a5f

The men’s voices were faintly audible from inside the shadow, so it seemed they were still alive.847eaf96c07d30e2

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‘What is this…?’3ef9e24b76c5af96

Rahel stared in disbelief 052efef077 at the black shadow 8496de75e7 that had swallowed the 3bb1dd45a2 three men.c5564904e472b46d

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Vivian, who was also 2a5bb62c0f watching the scene, shouted 2b9d6692a3 in anger.8521abe28ddb99ea

“Since they’re bad guys, kill them, Blackie!” [T.L. Note: It seems that Blackie is what Vivian named her spirit.]

The shadow began 15f652b1f0 to wriggle as d28419f146 if to answer 7f389ef695 the command.1c040ca19c37883f

At the same time, 016a3eecb0 he heard a bizarre 369708ebec rumbling sound coming from 2e041132d1 inside, followed by a 9af01aee83 scream.0f419af3b62514d3

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“Aaaahhhh!”a5575dddc21635eb

Hearing the screams, 4405cb711e Vivian flinched, then 47b39a8d35 quickly changed her 900bb39c82 orders.a5fe2b6b81bf96e0

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“N, no. Don’t kill them, just break their limbs!”feb1faba419e873f

Hearing Vivian’s command, the dark spirit hummed a few more times, then spat out the men.154dadecdaed54ca

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As if spitting 9d950bb30e out the food 4ed292e3bc it had been 0e852c9a4b chewing.c683ea327aa1938b

The men’s limbs were broken as Vivian commanded, and they fell to the floor groaning.c1f7a40f48a0acc8

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Having done its work, the dark spirit shrank to the size of a child’s fist and landed on Vivian’s head.ebeddcb6d6800df8

Rahel eyed 10f7cf5fd6 the dark 154a0b0f7d spirit suspiciously, a526f3c7db which had 0a2b159a86 become so bf7cad6f5c meek in 9a717e9d9d such a fdd77dfcbc short time, 4f8305e868 and asked.f27a028f7f92f7c9

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“Vivian, what is that ac27c75a04 thing?”c7c3b89cfc04308e

“Ah. It’s a dark spirit….”38f10267d0235e5f

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Vivian, who was trying to explain, heard the men who had been attacked by the dark spirit groaning, and grabbed Rahel’s hand.aa5cdf1565bf5569

That wasn’t what mattered now.9892d749ec4ee709

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“Let’s get out of here for now. I’ll tell you―”53adc5f41ec34d9f

But before Vivian could 5398fb5c14 finish her sentence, a 5aace74c32 dagger came flying out bbab63aafa of nowhere.37e427632f9db4e1

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Rahel saw it 913889f842 coming and just 9da78f114c barely pushed Vivian f1d0b1610d out of the 3d2250fff9 way, but not f181064087 completely.614f01fc888a4e62

“Uh…”07e116752a862702

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Vivian’s pure white cheek had a small cut on it.cd029b544c3f822d

Rahel’s eyes, seeing the blood on Vivian’s cheek, sank like a calm lake, then burst into blue flames.e36147c22a53dbb8

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He understood now.764e075d249079c1

In this b0948f6db3 cruel world 2355ae3097 we live 4d2504894b in, you e434cee2fe have to 68c5b60833 be willing 57014a69ea to kill ae0cbc3ae5 someone.c884eb5d0043b085

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