Spiritual Dragon

Chapter 1: Rescue

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The boy, named is Akira right now with his long-lost friend, hiding from the public eyes. Akira didn't want to stay there until the Kingdom guard found him knocking six and killing seven people, or It would be serious trouble there.

His friend hugged his arm like she didn't ever want to let go. She was small, like 5.2ft, while he was 6.2ft. Akira hears the guard yell at nearby civilians, looking for who is responsible for all of the mess. Asuka hugs him even tighter; Akira knows that she is definitely scared of all of this.

Then suddenly, Asuka pulls him with her as Akira asks her what is wrong. "What's wrong?"

"M-My... Sister...." Asuka said weakly as Akira nodded, understanding.

The ugly bastard did say that Asuka hides her sister, so she must want to go to find her. Asuka pulls him with her.

They're slowly out of their hiding as both cautiously back to public eyes. Akira gives his jacket to Asuka to cover her rug cloth and puts the hoody on to cover her face. Before they move, Asuka almost collapses to the ground, but Akira catches her before she falls.

"Hey, are you okay?" Akira asks her as he looks at her leg. She did have an injury on her legs. 'She must hold all the pain to keep running..... Once again, I'm sorry, Asuka.....' Akira said to himself and shocked the girl when Akira lifted her to his arm and carried her bridal style.

"Just tell me where is the way," Akira said and didn't even look at her. She nods as he points the way.

That shocked her again when Akira jumped over the building and landed on the rooftop. "Where?" He asks again as Asuka points forward.

'You become stronger, Akira..... It seems you didn't need my protection like we were kids before...' She remembers when she protected him from bullies years ago, but now he is the one who saves her.

For years she is enslaved. She thinks all people she knew back home were dead when Demon came and destroyed everything, Asuka saw her parents die, and she saw Akira get stabbed by a spear in his heart years ago. She, her sister, and some female kids are captured and sold to someone rich.

She lost all hope to live, but she couldn't give up. She must find freedom for her sister for many years. She and other enslaved people are trying to escape from that ugly man with her sister's plan, but none of them are working; every time they get caught, they are being tortured to death, and only the strongest will survive the torture.

This time, their plan worked. Even with the sacrifices of another enslaved person, now her sister is saved, and Akira is also here, alive.

Her thought stops when Akira calls her.

"Asuka, we here..."

They arrive at the messy dark hallway of the city. Akira lets her down gently as Asuka slowly walks toward some random big box and opens the big box, and hears.

"Is someone there?"

Akira heard a female voice in the box, and he guessed that it must be Asuka's sister, Asagi. Then heard again.

"If someone there better didn't come any closer!"

Akira gets confused about why she said that. Didn't she see Asuka right in front of her? Akira also doesn't see the girl fully in the box as he gets closer. He shocks and is heartbroken when he sees the lovely girl he knows is blind; She has brown hair, the same as Asuka, but there is a scar around her eyes like pouring acid into her eyes, and Asagi also lost a right leg to her tight that make Akira hold his tears and grip his fist tighter and slightly bleed his palm.