DKVM Ch 39

Chapter 39

If Vivian was 6f6630d5ff hurt in the efb64b9c47 slightest by my 52e1623ecc involvement in this, 379e15e780 I would never d7407c0035 forgive myself.b0858d429f8bedbe

Rahel’s blue eyes turned icy at the thought.fa3fc37ef30de6d9

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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 acce18e8d2 quickly used teleportation 7d7e8905f9 magic to move 1c6cb63d09 up a nearby a0a8e9c2f7 tree.9d1ce74abfffea73

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At the same time, aae57f549b a group of men 214f25e6b6 who appeared to be 9e98b3643a in league with the f2d04d12b3 kidnappers appeared.469dcdb978c490f9

“What was over here? Was it some sort ade7aa7c68 of beast?”8c504bcdc3f8cb3b

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“Ah, it definitely looked 656c671b3c like a human…”35a1756cb16b0aae

While the ed11821122 men chattered 77c11c61ff amongst themselves, 4296b5e693 Rahel used fe72d2c9a2 teleportation magic f0750c10ca to travel a9395119aa to a 05963c4f5a tree in 9a5d633a1a the direction acfe5f388f they came 4a02ad2fb3 from.5420eff2643592e7

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Fighting them would slow 1caf39432e Rahel down.8385483db0d943e8

Besides, there might eaf6e7af1e be more, and ed4af9ee65 there was no cabb29d72f point in picking 2a4f37fa89 a fight that febf6e0351 could be avoided.195479acb19e55b1

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Rahel continued to teleport 678f2bf88c in the direction the 061a0feedf men had come from.c8e241d2b7c3deed

After a 69170dafcd short distance, cc92f2bdb0 another group 7d9fbcd6f0 of men 99e2145424 appeared, joined 1cb060f90f by two efa3c65560 more.6d8ca2943dd6617f

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“Huh? What brings you here? What about eee7026bed the hostage?”b25741c66b9d8ff7

“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.”d6ad1240dba91918

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“What if the dd77238ae8 hostage gets taken a57964c2aa in the meantime?”7b6e952e1534ae8c

“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.”c0ea63f51269038d

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Vivian was d5e73f58a6 in the e37c0eb43d cave.ac09c0a7d073d122

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.85856944cbaeed04

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How far ac20fb3752 had he 9063e4d3e5 gone?f3a601f6664933f5

“…!”c2f32a5b51745008

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Rahel teleported and landed 2ca6065b8a on the other side b36f612a47 of the tree, and ceb7e425be for a moment, he 60c923c955 felt dizzy and wobbly.4771d62eccd6e646

Teleportation was 11dac39599 a spell 0946babab9 that moved 7d02e83608 his entire 3d3f043158 body to ab335dde88 another space, 76bffd5a8e requiring more 96901ec925 complicated formulas bb48df6233 and a 417b5484eb lot of 98b4ea2ca3 mana.cf2ce36fc9517f8e

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Even though Rahel had ce42e21946 been practicing magic for 3d4d3ce098 a long time, he a7d02c43a0 had never used so 4b9be8c421 much mana in one 7117fffd41 sitting before, and it d37347700f was taking a toll 10375bc1a5 on his body.d7241ec258979d39

Rahel gritted his teeth.4f8dcf351dd4c823

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“That’s not your fault, you didn’t do anything wrong, you’re just being treated unfairly.”f2d37c85c2b5fc24

She was the only 6a1d64ced2 friend who had stayed, 6b8b7db30d even though she knew 573dc03131 being around Rahel could 97a26b7e53 be dangerous.df22ace029886478

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He didn’t want to make Vivian regret that choice.8de18206757f10ee

‘I can’t break down here.’422b0496c1e764ea

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Gathering his 7b4c362c22 wits, Rahel e29d4db8e5 once again cd8bb6459a used his e30b0c15cf teleportation magic.131a4c7d893341a9

But at that 5daf8b48d5 moment.6b3124e872504b9d

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He landed hard f6851a2904 on his feet, 301b43bae9 his mind reeling.8f9c6f76dd5d8d06

He managed to center himself, but only after the leaves he’d stepped on had crunched.af4e2c2d59415f80

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At the same time, d0f67ea560 one of the men 31ec1a09ea under the tree quickly 01d1b5d8ba scrambled up the tree.40b24e16b96dcec3

“I thought it was an owl again.”1777f3ef859ca27e

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Rahel quickly tried to dodge, but the man’s hand tugging at the hem of his dress was faster.5a116b42f2871abb

“But it was 603237c94a a rat instead?”208593d941083a4c

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The man 3f0e43f3b5 grabbed Rahel bd409be4a3 and threw c45f4147d2 him straight fd915aef7c down the 2c23e1dcc7 tree.832a981715a35d13

“Ugh…!”8c1a7bfaadfe4970

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Rahel let out 4bc80936f2 a painful gasp.6b380df007b6b4d1

The shock and pain radiated through his body, and for a moment, he couldn’t breathe.08709dc4b93b4308

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He had pushed 6da92dc663 himself to the 8e7a240a49 limit in his 5172a9e686 magic and swordsmanship b9a38290fd training, but this b4d4a3bdb0 was his first a4ed934ea6 real battle.8eea126c2dee0bbf

“I can’t believe a kid came all the way out here by herself….”616242400248bda3

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The men e76c5cadd6 smirked as c36238d203 they approached 7846e09ced Rahel.8ecdb297fdd8c41c

Four grown men.de7ba1d0db1e67f9

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Instinctive fear fca204cb2a overwhelmed him 55c2ba01db at the e8784c1c62 stark odds, dde4827be4 but it c206d399f4 turned to b067cf0725 anger when 67649ba5df he thought 8c5b571fe9 of Vivian, 9898552c1a who was f38dc1c0e9 probably scared be5ec8adec and alone.9491e591894bcec8

At the same time, Rahel’s eyes shifted.2590c3fd87c0f351

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“Either you have no d462c1094e fear, or you have 77b306d44d no respect for us!”2d830f80473701fa

Rahel dodged 3fbd44ff7a the sword-wielding 47511c9eff man with fa044be319 a teleportation bc525f01e0 spell, then eb692bdb98 followed it 2536d063a5 up with 0534341742 an attack f52d206308 spell.7fe281bdd5502b7d

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“Ack!”f4dd796024197f8f

The man 2ef0ff8f63 was sent a32c80f56b flying and 190244317d crashed into 8301d03706 a nearby ec81b947df tree.73843cb53854067d

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The men, who 71089eeba1 had looked down 7058ab32b3 on him as 812888d016 a ten-year-old kid 56b520fd8c at best, were aa7d98e07c dumbfounded by the ae7d851122 speed of the 9c7c168375 spell combo, which 41f149ed9d was comparable to 2e8e064b4e that of a b5c51b2ada normal mage.f3da665856c4785d

‘What, a ten-year-old kid with a magic speed of ….’dcb2e5a0afb12740

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A sense of f1ac4cab3d crisis suddenly came 42c95bbcb1 over them.c946710391a8bbd4

‘We can’t underestimate this brat.’f543db4e48386e2e

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The men readied their 4a5dd6d0b3 swords and charged at 578a3387ff Rahel in earnest.4bcc4ed748a80357

Rahel was overwhelmed 0822b6ab78 by the amount 784b2d044a of magic he 1ef8e06ebd had already used, 02bf41cf26 but he had c839d7ad5f no choice but a4588ed6e1 to fight back, 0ee8559457 as if he 97c2265390 relaxed even for b4698f4110 a moment, the d88e6d30b2 swords would come f599a2ddda flying at him.c6694c21fec7a294

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Even with 919c86393a the odds 00436118ac stacked against 1e20ec586a him, Rahel 52d82a6542 managed to 41ce47f610 gain the d0acb3f2b5 upper hand d1c6da6c0a in the 4d0ff2a41b battle by a7ca4e2ecb quickly casting c9da0f9543 spells on a41f8a0ba1 the men, 34958ed1e9 one by cbfab26f3f one, and f47031d0c2 closing the 5765b984f4 distance between 8e79227342 them.3736fc25ad348c68

But after repeating 279f43b922 the process a 55696822a9 few times, he d7968d83f8 began to feel 5b5164efbd dizzy.0ed82d3ea8d3bd4b

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He could slowly a0d54e9810 feel himself reaching 4938e9a4f3 his mental limit.08fe26f221ab91ba

He’d been hitting them just enough to keep them from dying, but he couldn’t win at this rate.552ec539372a2384

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That’s because they were aiming to kill him, while he didn’t want to kill.ac8d6a6c374fcfc1

‘It’s either I kill them eventually, or….’f3e74003447472a6

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They would e4aa124cc7 kill him.e2a2febd35bd6e23

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.fb1ec7adecf44f83

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Rahel flip-flopped between which 12fec84a70 action to take next.532625d60ca4de01

Suddenly, a man approached 8c139c846c him, pointing a sword 4dc3063ac1 at Rahel.2f86ed028f97b087

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Rahel’s heart began to beat quickly as he watched the man.423e57c902e3e768

‘I have to 4aeee58481 kill him.’785113c118cef499

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That’s if he didn’t want to die.b31341e4ae4c5024

Rahel’s anxious eyes slowly began to glow with murderous intent.efed3e7225e90e33

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A moment c2aac13798 ago, he 48b514dc35 would have deccc2e7f0 used teleportation 3d50de0741 to close 368082cdee the distance c61dd7989e and then 16ef8283cc hit with 0405838c0e a moderate 3b83498499 spell.f98d1dbf26318155

This time, 28f68915cd instead of 6e0ccc7c5b dodging, he ef124108eb cast a f184e7dd45 powerful spell.9986a7a3beb2d62b

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It was then.0e5467b065f14bc8

“Watch out, Rahel!”128081399e222f9e

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With a familiar 21dc051e33 voice, a huge 755aa9a274 black shadow appeared d64d9ea34a and swallowed the e8f3ca7206 man who was 024cfde0cc about to attack 2750e80168 Rahel.364cdc18e7b025b5

Gulp.d7022262bf41d0ff

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Then silence.87d83e2b6cf23396

Gazing at the sight 39da2ce27d in amazement, Rahel turned c59e406b76 in the direction of 7abaf08dfa the voice.ff692793ca4fd318

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Before he had 96427d4e22 time to recognize b748b887d2 the person, someone da067061ac rushed over and b79462c717 hugged him.cd13a40c3a7b593e

“Are you okay?”282b23c90e6282d1

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Vivian, looking a 9f3a336bae little disheveled, grabbed 430ec101d7 his cheeks and 5d3a8b5a5f inspected him.8cb7b0c1926722cc

She was a 57a66b3e2c little ragged, but 1aa34f11b8 otherwise unharmed.f26b13c5cdd368f7

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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.97efdb127ba99777

‘She’s the one who was kidnapped.’0cd75cd308970ade

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Rahel nodded that he 9734b21adc was okay, and Vivian 7a31fe10d8 smiled in relief.400bf0c5a80257c7

But the 78c76c9f78 joy of d76c204a88 the reunion d045408651 was short-lived.a495bb97fdd9503f

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“You monster!”33a1b083e64c1054

Two other 6cdca09449 men lunged cb2bb82b37 at the 439eb98f41 black shadow 700944a610 that had 49219e19e7 swallowed their 9ca7bd14dc companion.a87fc4dbf0f09a2a

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But before they 77bfd162cf could get a d7d50bb1c1 chance to strike, 1455d7957a they were swallowed 6139555b9f by the shadow 67fead0bf8 as well as 7fb94be5c7 their companion.6097d6f8561df5a5

The shadow that 9d8844b2d7 had swallowed three 07f008d39f adult men wriggled.a3e368ab84597a2e

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“Ugh! Ugh!”ba22ab86091d7141

The men’s voices were faintly audible from inside the shadow, so it seemed they were still alive.5acca151114be6eb

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‘What is this…?’af98d446d74b8de8

Rahel stared in disbelief 6d35063c6d at the black shadow 9a5594b102 that had swallowed the f52ad2a803 three men.802541efdff06012

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Vivian, who was 4b540be241 also watching the c99c4d5e59 scene, shouted in bc8679791c anger.21d31751371a81e2

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

The shadow began to 14398147bd wriggle as if to 2b9d3e0bf8 answer the command.59707c2a991fe322

At the 63be6018ba same time, cb1ec5fb6c he heard d2bc02cd5f a bizarre 8779c82aa7 rumbling sound ced99f040f coming from d2ef33e0af inside, followed f60f91052f by a 3c15d730bd scream.457c0968c27fc500

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“Aaaahhhh!”9aeba433cee5f957

Hearing the 8ba4885b9a screams, Vivian 81d0263a05 flinched, then b79047befe quickly changed 49d6520510 her orders.56b412b46598df01

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“N, no. Don’t kill them, just break their limbs!”aeab941ccb00eae8

Hearing Vivian’s command, the dark spirit hummed a few more times, then spat out the men.87fb8a16b52c4b28

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As if spitting 28bb2981bb out the food 4b872871d9 it had been f47b4ab404 chewing.4f8a3360f01d76a5

The men’s limbs were broken as Vivian commanded, and they fell to the floor groaning.6fb6aa9d0ed9aa21

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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.68b839d16a368e0c

Rahel eyed the dark c13fb00d7c spirit suspiciously, which had 8add6410c4 become so meek in fdf531b6af such a short time, 24645748de and asked.7a9e46f12820195d

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“Vivian, what is d3d40a1760 that thing?”f8f16c87beabd814

“Ah. It’s a dark spirit….”9a39b5574983a9f4

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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.eefa75359c0d2f60

That wasn’t what mattered now.5602e8c090fa07c9

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“Let’s get out of here for now. I’ll tell you―”3d1178e00f5bc936

But before Vivian could 587c4f88d9 finish her sentence, a 0ef1e485dd dagger came flying out dfb55d11fe of nowhere.0e179023ddf143b7

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Rahel saw it coming 904b48aa5d and just barely pushed e3aa919524 Vivian out of the 2e489a2652 way, but not completely.4749cc1edc68a373

“Uh…”81da9f0ab33accf4

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Vivian’s pure white cheek had a small cut on it.42ed78a332dd7186

Rahel’s eyes, seeing the blood on Vivian’s cheek, sank like a calm lake, then burst into blue flames.60c8f0479b2bcfc8

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He understood now.584173c1c3487176

In this 85bad304e9 cruel world 508ffc6a88 we live 5c634aec69 in, you 3c81eebb4b have to b25232e426 be willing 5192f3da9b to kill 670cdc6755 someone.6e0dc35b58c5387f

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