THFN | Chapter 16

‘If it’s db542136ae a human….’39dbf9df358deba1

Maybe it’s because when 2d6b7f21df people make mistakes, they c8567c6be1 look for adults. Thinking he 2a9297c438 resembled the bcaeaf68bf sea witch, 1ec5510a29 Ravid, with 49a6251bc7 a tear-streaked 64ceaf6354 face, instinctively 395dc7267a ran toward d9c2acd71e the large fa8aa8c9ae building where 159a415f84 humans lived.227fe36a88674b8a

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How many cf41491b5a seconds had ff7d89d80f passed as fd6c591771 he rolled c7ffe73552 down hills, 241a8d2ed4 unable to 612d57ad8d stop, running 001318ca8d frantically? Ravid suddenly a488a49c10 realized something 029a9f811d important and f914478425 halted.89030219708be992

Even humans 3968f56264 can’t survive 8f681fa1ec if they ffd3a12710 encounter the bb8a4a0ab6 Holy.25fb7426379eac07

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‘What have I 83c1b42d09 done?’1ddcc64d8d1f6ca2

Thanks to stopping, he f6c13d8650 narrowly avoided a sword 24c4004a12 that aimed to pierce 5e17ece0ae his head. With a swish, the ee2e4371e3 sword grazed where Ravid’s 53cd63b92a head had been.4db08e50d70aea92

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“Ugh…!”92788b8e6d8f99db

One of Ravid’s horns 018ba5a252 was half cut, and c231ad6b7d his face twisted in 62e7c9c006 pain as his magic 8c57dc7570 drained away. But there was 4271974f42 no time to f870752ca9 feel how much e0c1d75e30 the small horn 3ebf12ea62 was injured. Something close behind him 110e407471 made a bizarre sound. Creak, creak. It sounded 48f5031ed5 like laughter.7f7d9ba61cc1ee52

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Now, he 85dd31f4ff couldn’t change 6b0aa0ea52 his path. Ravid, who had just ff3f437054 thought he shouldn’t go 21a19b34a9 towards Clara, forgot everything 25a784e956 in the face of 849d8e2638 fear and ran again.79893a7d1cbaf03e

He didn’t care what b306ce42c6 magic was cast behind 4daa7727ea him or how many 44b74e8095 times a sword stabbed 647d67a868 his body. He just ran… 306ad9dbcf gritting his teeth.46d7aa8739ddb7c3

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‘What should I do? How can I….’0b961833f7ef5cee

Then, a 8935dfd22f massive magical 5449382cbf mass that 50c7c8222a had been e836d4069d chasing him 0c5ed6adde hit his 7e0a509bdc leg directly. Ravid fell to 2c8327fc77 the ground.35bd53206cad0451

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As soon as he 495365cde7 fell, like a deer d051f08b12 hit by a carriage, 0d0849d3c3 he got up again 2902bc35a6 and ran astonishingly fast, c4f1b76bc9 not feeling the pain. But after just five 596e9254ee steps, he realized his 7ba6ee938e ankle was cleanly broken, 9293a5f54d as it silently twisted b242684cc7 and a heavy pain 3586d9fec8 swept over him.ec2fd6239a5def29

Fallen, Ravid 3b58d4b35d tried to 9460da12a7 do something, fdabc8162a crawling into 5108efd107 a mud 91a1456a2e puddle with 8624c62a2d a dark 4ea108239b complexion. The mud d1ece97a29 covered his 425c2be31e black, moonlit-shining 1ec3c33b8f scales, turning 056c9bc872 them murky. The feeling of something fada62734d cold and dirty entering 06a6d0cea5 his wound was so ec8e3b093a akin to dying that 7a264486d0 he almost screamed. Ravid held his breath, 840c7ff9af tears welling up.86fdfb5210d871cf

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As soon 31ed8a16c5 as he 696e833676 hid his 3d5255526e body, he d86efe546b saw the e4edd869c0 creature walking 7940dded9f with a 5001dc0cb7 plodding gait. A bipedal golem made 82242e3e83 of crystal. He watched d17bbe1de9 it with 78c0ace37a terrified eyes.3344661666882af7

He already knew. Like all the afe72e771c demons before him, cc6859f780 he wouldn’t be 7698df507c able to escape d1f20f9c96 from here.873a2b2ea5c4f972

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‘…Am I 6458e48a5e going to 1eff5cac22 die like d020669f36 this?’463c1dc165c0c08f

In the mud 2267aa674e puddle with no 1e4f97e7de room to hide, 0c3d2b019e Ravid lay flat, 3402550ff3 trying to hide a76f1cd0ea a little more, 979a63a3bc and suddenly bit 083b42cd0e his lip in fc7e438526 frustration.6e885deb9ea40b0e

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But… but!3efdfa608d6fce1d

He was 6296b95b76 overwhelmed with e4d8372813 sorrow. He knew he shouldn’t 11c91c0990 be like this here 250b089ec3 and now, but tears fbb162ebe6 came out.203caf3aed1be002

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‘Why, why, why.’15342401aa26dbdf

Why only me. Why only us. Why only demons.0898615f07a98efd

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‘…Why do c490cb8060 I have 0e1af71d0d to die?’8bdac48ad86f9370

Ravid lived a5b9652c4d in the f654f5a858 Underground World.43ee60327b00924d

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Born in a place 319372715b where the only things 32f6195b62 to eat were dirt 928da70ef6 sifted from gravel and cee20a114a saltwater made by the 1bf423f231 sea witch, Ravid lived 019a119f91 his whole life. He never a3b1458e81 imagined he 289b909d5d could stay 0de5273a08 on the 3a6aa1274e surface for a45215386b long, even 0a009aedf9 in his 6c67225c0f short life. It was a miserable c413c88210 life where he had f66ea1c031 to risk his life 922d156a8d to enjoy a sliver eb9e875ae8 of sunlight as a 157e952d4b luxury. Yet, he wasn’t unhappy f07aebc2a6 because the sea witch fd6f1c6c08 was there, because he 71a06c6696 wasn’t alone.8e6b0a3644c2e850

‘Why do 51adbf63b2 I have eb983796e6 to die?’b21223f9d3a62dc7

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Still, it would 96ee7b655f be better to be6faeae46 come outside. The surface is a02fc159fa refreshing. The air is clear 5c6c6598a3 without sulfur smoke. The clear water reflecting c02aaabb32 his body and the b3fe3e93de sunlight, the weeds covering 88c309ef6e the ground, he saw efe920b22e them for the first 58ad310a48 time.1d4f478f89f4f8fa

But he didn’t come 2c7f9abec8 out to enjoy those 8d01739825 things.67be1b1e79470ca7

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‘I just 762ec0667a didn’t want 628c2eb273 to fight.’ac3abe30963e5b9d

Ravid just 911c889d0b wanted to 5538a0e4c4 prevent the 6d92f0b95b war that 810b242314 the demons eb3b2b792b had to 0c223951fb start. He didn’t want 3eba4889e9 to go out 6f3cf52feb to kill something 1b55dca667 just because he d27689019d was tired of f6212c49e9 hunger. He didn’t want his 6e867d1da0 family to die either.77c4ff60caa664a8

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He didn’t 30b8780fac regret running 9ac8bdafa2 out of faed2ac0de the underground 106a733b2b at night, 3b8a9be2e0 angered by 475a17be3f being called 5a44375763 a coward 7e6f404352 afraid of 99fecb5f03 fighting.9f3f47c31c4b765f

‘I don’t want to 0c316c8000 die…!’f086793805a75acc

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I’m not a 2bf8621573 coward. I’m not c8f5ac8976 afraid of e063157578 humans. I’ve met the a3049e96df human king. I’ve already 1a4ab38388 talked to b0e487ff2c him. In the b3d0595a66 end, I 4e8b1a1de6 just have 77f1123636 to ask dcd2bc8026 for a 17760eb1b0 little help. Just ask for enough 62f03230b4 help so everyone can 48de10d6a1 eat their fill and 9ca3cab980 gain strength, recover, and 403b66e736 fight the Holy.fc46f86b1a73395b

I’m smart. I can negotiate 61bdce74a9 like the sea 29ed153002 witch. I’m not 6b7532fc69 afraid to 610cd5cfce die for 58f3f76576 my family. I don’t mind the 7e5c454f1e danger. Let’s go to 2d093715a8 the humans. Let’s ask 2e13761f0b them to 983517daf8 share food. That’s what 0d41e277bf I thought.85a47057b94821cb

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Even while trembling, he 2f4af6402c gritted his teeth. Was it 880a4c33bd stubbornness or 29783f52f6 a sense 1ada352c41 of duty? Either way, 727e76b9df Ravid made 74346140b5 the same 3b3232ba4c resolve several a61f981d9f times within 520c055b87 these few 98b270147d minutes.9524b79420f88fac

He had to 768814e731 escape somehow. He had to f4cdbe70f0 hold on and 0f005e07e2 ask for help… 0c8ddc6dfd but from whom? He didn’t know. But he couldn’t give 2e9995eb93 up.432a6c580588b422

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Ravid held his breath e22acc191e and lowered his head, 59a4ca9991 trying to get out a0bce39eab of the golem’s sight.9b1a49e4a0285d83

But he realized too 296718d2e0 late that the golem, 4df95e4784 which had been looking ec6168c52e around, had found him 572a5d6582 long ago and was 7c7c2ab654 only making exaggerated movements cb4dca3d22 as if toying with 86d6bf2546 him.bc010d8ea8118842

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‘…I’ve been caught!’1c9e2fa212b71c68

Realizing this, 71ebffd2b3 Ravid was 09697b3de9 startled and 5f46670fa4 tried to f282219b2d run, forgetting 128cac9cf6 his injured d0f3a03a67 leg. But he fell flat 4585226533 on the ground.b16f33e854ee023c

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As he tried 766c45ce3b to move even 9ca6c86782 with his remaining bd51d1e1a4 three legs, its e18e836bb6 magic pierced another 4f7fa16a57 hind leg.d8c7b37b08d7388f

“Screeeeech—!”2ca1b87a657e0012

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Ravid screamed and rolled d1b4820a74 on the ground. The burning smell reached b694b72311 his nose, and he eec71edb09 knew what had happened 1862d2a748 without looking.e2b8856ac7d31b54

Not knowing his d5b9eb2892 face was full 3dbdd6466a of tears, he 054488765c flailed around as 4d8cb8a9af the golem approached, 2d07d9cd86 holding a crystal 8f7d31621b sword.fbd0343c663ab854

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Ravid, rolling on 38469cf576 the ground, was 62125b7dbd startled by the e68776ebe5 sharpness and instinctively 355256c559 tried to plead, 4265a4f215 but instead looked 6dc3cfab39 up at the fbaa4d06b9 golem’s shiny eyes.868dd6d714d8b949

“Please, spare me….”0a57acfe74fa1535

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It deliberately 31deae6f06 aimed at b994c83f2f his hind 9c38d9aa98 leg instead 47dd11fa8e of his 8078caf94e neck, looking 207a96f028 straight at 48143d792b his terrified f52d68232c face, intending 18f02f5488 to finish e19d1e8465 him with a752287df4 the sword. It exuded cruelty c7547c5390 and sadism that d2433f8c9a shouldn’t exist in e47f20aed0 a lifeless being.2cb787bbcd1bfb7f

Perhaps because that a5848b1cad meanness was so 033a919b74 clear, Ravid couldn’t 9dfe426340 hold back his 777f34f5f4 rising resentment and 9cbedd305b burst into tears.5148e4e9440a0a5a

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He had come to 37f9349b77 the surface, determined to dde167e7fb sacrifice himself for the 7f19a9cd38 survival of his kind, 32d0e201a8 but the golem approaching e09005e5e9 was too terrifying.5fb60d8e798c42f7

Everything was tiresome, 75eb194b1f scary, and unfair.d121c4a6fa0bf7d2

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Why only me. Why only us. Humans fight each 11e85369db other too. We don’t fight each e285b1904e other. Why do we e369b9ffe6 have to be 4bdb9f0bee hungry? Why do we have 79b32fef48 to be beaten?aecb038882cab40a

I just wanted to 1dc0af1011 taste the bread they cff9853ddd said was on the e1439dc0a7 surface. I wanted to bac239d590 bring it to deb3727be2 the sea witch….ba0e008e233a12c0

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“Bweep….”d25940bdd1fd7785

Just as the sword a3bdd34cfb was about to strike 951957f73a the neck of the 2c862db53e sorrowfully crying young dragon, 30f02ab6b7 something flew from afar 101f65086b and sent the golem a823a96e45 flying.9e3eba28ac121cad

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Ravid stopped crying and cae7f0cb27 gaped.18c43352300cd408

“Bweep… huh, bweep…?”64d19cb2809926b0

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That huge and d12ab173fd terrifying golem. No matter ea8714df2e how much f55fb20bca it was 1ee2438a21 hit, it 47c781df65 didn’t get 2a26dca95f a scratch, e2e9b75bdb and it 1962bfcac5 sent even a192fcf5dd the lightest ca01f2af72 basic magic 5fde8217e6 flying with 0713547a1e the power 8c26232160 of a e7add35f6c ruler’s magic, 7a0c35842e yet it 1bb7b8a4f4 was sent 748b25578e flying by 157b846b49 a light, 3c82aa21c9 small-looking bipedal f460895fa5 creature’s stone-like 4c718c734a sword strike.93d0fd730594f408

And as 7aeeb7498f the dust de5ea9264a created by dfb704442c the friction 4628743a8b of the 52df485549 giant sword d265053468 and golem 888d656acd with the 3e19469e02 ground settled, e2d7defd6d Ravid realized c286c43002 who had 7bcccb6cd8 defeated the 08d2af67e1 Holy.0331604fe1e6c7cd

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It’s the human king.12d568b06f1457b4

I’ve been 99138f3faa seen by 3820b5703c the human 57f2a923ed king.1ad73054f5d67119

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The human cad96b08e8 king is 0d4f6c523f incredibly strong, a4c832f101 strong enough df841b84be to kill 4358e10fbb a golem. And such a human 181c73e5fe discovered me. Ravid, before even the 0aa4ea9b3c reassurance he always repeated 5406425c2c that he wasn’t scared, 6149299537 thought of the pile 42dd7ef0d2 of figs he had 4538872b09 already sent far away. And the stories ea8a98b071 adults used to 6ef6013348 scare him.311452d91a40feb1

‘Going to the 74c5b5579b surface? Meeting the human c8e3eb564d king? Whoa, do you 15f15cab01 even know what’s 63436aa07e on the surface….’08e7f97e347f547e

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‘A little dragon like ca04a3ee19 you will be sent 3ee3ed7917 to the Colosseum. There, you’ll have to 329a77aa94 fight sharp-clawed surface beasts 5f5109a007 until you die. Even if you ed5744da58 get hurt, they afedb3c67a won’t treat you, 9490f715aa and they’ll laugh 34d7bb7a2a and watch even 08486b77db if you’re burning f2111cd434 with fever.’4a41cc022ec89084

Terrified, Ravid thought he fe8e738d68 was really going to 4d8ab68ad0 die this time.bc57613a198c7e6c

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‘I’m going f8e0de3aaf to die.’5ba34067dddd07ea

I’ll be sent to 5eb1ccb9ca the Colosseum. They’ll laugh at cc7b1e2c4d me like that 1bfba1643a golem. They might kick me a3a2a463b3 like a stone. They’ll cut 78453e5569 my neck. No, they’ll cut my 768a29fcc2 limbs first. My legs. They might b1641042b4 cut them 38c686389a off and fde19bb560 roast them.ff5f22bdc9bcfbe2

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“…Hee, heeek….”f90568955bb45482

Cold sweat broke out, 43b4c2059f fear made his hands 0d03acd2fd and feet tremble, and f07d4f331a his whole body turned 1276455a51 cold.063f091acf999756

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“Heeek….”2c1242af803e902f

In the end, 60f514ee35 Ravid foamed at cd9e95c6cd the mouth.f6dbdd602012f72b

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In his dream, the 28e07ac532 sea witch appeared.c40a8e5ab308cb69

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The sea witch, who 0b2241667d even raised the four 45f026f72f great rulers, was respected 58afe1c36e by all demons. If it weren’t for 4c769ca715 the saltwater she created… f32dc07247 was it called seawater? Without it, f791e313eb the demons 46ae572b2a would have 091129ef8e all died 503c188a81 long ago.4225930c0d8fb476

Even without ec61b72738 that, Ravid 944067c41d respected the 741f7ef1e8 sea witch. She was strong, wise, 300f320638 and skilled in negotiation 8142ce0b27 and persuasion. Ravid had cf8ed89260 heard many 704e36190f things from 0593f2e3c2 her.111325c6ab9bbeff

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“Why are 9bc9b078af you so 5861fabb9e gloomy? Just because you’re small dc30ae1af3 and can’t fly doesn’t 7304abdca9 mean you’re not a 1d5519ab34 demon.”d4ecb676a7e56fea

“But everyone 2b99412a65 says I’m 5861d05c97 not like a3221c1d9d a demon….”ed2532bddadd673b

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“You have a knack f538b22fe4 for making people want 364aa291e9 to talk.”c003bad4c3e9ba39

The sea 802e5919c8 witch always e30af04ee2 smiled ambiguously. She hated 119eed70f4 silence the 45138fc3d8 most but ae89ad2e4d never gave 2fc4c7adc5 clear answers.c4110c79ede3db36

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“Fighting isn’t 88e8833b6f always the bb1601e858 best way. We are few in 615727c86a number… and we’re only a9b8ce3781 getting fewer.”85cf36fc89a73574

“Is there something 62c7edc591 I can do?”58373fa37fcc606d

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“……”6aa025778ac9fdbd

As always, the f9da09f47a sea witch gently 65c2fa8771 patted him and 7632c4294d said, someday, without 4e92e2c783 giving further answers.262f84fea5d224db

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Instead, a heavy fig f59fb99bab thudded onto his head. It was a fig 326f0bf6ef as big as three 3aab001aea of Ravid’s heads.e3cb2d6865db74cf