Hide, but...why? And who are "they"? Ruan WenCai's thoughts erupted in panic.
But deep down, he knew, something was not right. Therefore, without hesitation, he ran.
Ruan WenCai ran as fast as he could.... but it was too late.
Boom! It sounded like an explosion but he heard it-a sound broke through the air like a thunderclap. Panicked, he turned around
Cracked!
Didn't have time to react - a spear with a dragon and wings symbol pierced through his chest and pinned him to the ground.
Why is there....a spear in my chest....?
Ah, blood...so much blood...
So this is...the end....?
Does it...hurt? I can't...feel it...
Why is my heart pounding....so heavily?
Ahh...., Sunset...., it's so brilliant...
Was time always this slow?
Why do I have to die?
After all of that, everything ends here....?
No! I don't want to die.... I want to live.... I need to return....home....
So please...
If there's...a god watching me....
Save me...
Meanwhile, in the deep forest, a silhouette was walking toward Ruan WenCai. But he couldn't see the silhouette's face. As the sun was going down, the spark that resides in his eyes was slowly fading.
"This fool, he wasted one of my potions, and now he wants another?" The mysterious man took out a small vial as he talked with a deep voice and poured it into Ruan WenCai's mouth.
"Come out you bastards" the mysterious one said.
The moment he finished his words, five hooded men appear, each holding a knife that seems to forged out of bone, lunged at him. Without wasting a second, the mysterious man used the trees to his advantage, moving with insanely fast speed.
His moves were unpredictable. In an instant, one of the assassin's head was torn off with his bare hands. Slash, slash, slash and slash, he didn't bother to dodge-he keep rushing in faster and faster, as if he grew stronger with every wounds. Their bodies trembled as they watched the man drink their dead companion's blood. Without hesitation, they fled into the forest-but it was useless. There was no escape. The blood from the dead body formed into blood thorns and shot into the head of the remaining four.
It was a disaster...
Ruan WenCai, who was instantly healed had witnessed all of the scene from the start. Terrified by the battle, he looked at the man in revenant fear as the man getting closer and closer.
"What's your name?" The man asked
Ruan WenCai answer in a matter of seconds: "My name i-"
"Why are you here?"
"Are you not scared of me?"
"Was that fight cool?"
"Do you like my skills?"
.....
.....
.....
The man asked various questions while Ruan WenCai stood stunned. His expression turning awkward and all his fear vanished.
"Why is he so talkative?" Ruan WenCai asked himself.
At that moment, he looked up into the talking man to see his appearance. It was nothing like he had imagined, the man looks young, in contrast to his voice. He wore a black and red suit like a gentleman, with middle-long white hair brushing pass his pale skin. His eyes are crimson, and his face....majestic.
"Wait....are those sharp teeth!?"
"He...he drinks blood!"
"Could he be....a vampire...?"
Only then did Ruan WenCai realize, he spoken out loud. The two froze for a moment before the man broke the silence.
"Don't worry, I won't harm you."
His voice was calm and steady, but in his eyes, Ruan WenCai saw it, pain- deep and sorrowful pain.
"What are you thinking, Ruan WenCai? he saved you!" His thoughts echoed.
Knowing that this could be a friend, he said with a smile:
"What's your name?"
"Lucas Valdric" Lucas gave a faint smile.
"My name is-"
"What?...Ah...Who...Am.....I....Ruan...WenCai?.....No....."
The headache slowly corroded his mind. Just like the when he was transmigrated, his consciousness is being devoured, consumed by an invisible force.
"Are you alright"
"Hey"
"Hey!"
Lucas shouted at Ruan...WenCai
"Is Lucas talking...?"
"Ah...,he's calling me"
"I can.. hear it"
"No...I can't"
Lucas voice grew lower and lower till the point Ruan WenCai no longer hear it.
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.....
"What is this place?"
"A cozy cottage, I see"
He stood in a wooden house. The walls, furniture, everything was made out of timber. Through the windows, snow blanketed the word outside. With no memory of this place, yet he felt...peace.
"I love this place..."
"But,....why?"
Follow his instinct, he began to walk.
"A wooden door"
Unconsciously, he open the doorknob.
"A bed.....a stone hearth....?"
"Wait.....a woman?"
Standing still, he heard the woman gently whispered,
"My sweetie, it's snowy outside....Let's see....Velmir....Winterfall"
"So that's....my....name...?" Ruan WenCai muttered.
"What?...I'm Ruan.....WenCai?...
"No...I'm Velmir....Velmir Winterfall"
"Ahhhh!"
"Why now? the pain!"
"No...no!....I want to know more...!"
Ruan WenCai collapsed to the floor and the pain dragged him back to reality.