Guilty All The Same (English)

38 - Battlefield

Yurika closed her eyes, enjoying the wind ruffling her hair, now used to travelling at that vampire speed.

There was no risk of her stomach betraying her by vomiting, she hadn't managed to swallow anything before her demise.

The anxiety gripped her far too much.

Clearly she was not the only one to feel it, Ferid was also suffering passively.

For once, he would not be able to vent his impulses on innocent humans.

Although his role justified him from taking an active part in the fighting, he was, after all, tasked with watching the progress of the battle.

The car stopped too soon for the girl.

"Our ride stops here."

Yurika looked around confused. She didn't seem to detect any vital signs in the immediate vicinity.

"But there's nothing."

"I preferred to stop at a good distance from what will be the centre of the battle. I wouldn't want anyone to decide to deprive me of the car."

"So the rest is on foot?"

"I'm not sadistic enough to make you walk hundreds of miles on your own two feet. I'll take you."

The girl shook her head.

Shortly afterwards, the scene before her eyes caused in her a strong sense of alienation.

She saw vampires hurling themselves at innocent humans to drink their blood.

While she stood by and watched helplessly.

It was all so unnatural, so wrong.

She had always hated using her sword to kill, even if it was vampires. But now things were different.

Standing by helplessly and watching made her feel wrong, so damn wrong.

Most of them were civilians and she would have once defended them without hesitation against vampires.

She swallowed hard and closed her eyes as the screams continued to echo through her mind.

Ferid shifted his gaze from the battle to Mika. He too watched silently.

He turned to Yurika, who was also silent. She had her arms crossed and her eyes closed.

Seeing her in that state was part of his punishment for being a sadistic monster.

He deserved it.

Especially since he knew what was going to happen soon.

He was beginning to sense the presence of dear Guren and his friends in the distance.

He wasn't sure what reaction this would provoke in the girl, but even a fool could see that it would not be positive.

He felt Guren's gaze on him.

He waited a moment.

A small smile appeared on his lips, certain that he had seen who was there to keep him company.

He gave it a moment to sink in.

Then he shifted his gaze in his direction, signaling that he had been intercepted.

Guren began to search for the filthy creature; he had much to discuss with him.

It didn't take him long to find him, he was on a high point watching the fight.

He wondered how long it would take him to realise he was being watched.

When he saw him smiling, he thought it was a signal to let him know he had been intercepted, until out of the corner of his eye he was drawn to something else.