Martyr | Ray

Chapter 18

Run.

Run.

Run.

The voice in my head tells me and I don't  think twice, pushing myself forward as I jump over the large roots on the floor. I stumble on the landing as I scrape my hand before continuing running, I heavy in and out with ease but I could feel myself getting tired.

The backpack on my back is light to me as I bring out the knife I hid before the house was lit on fire. Glancing at it, I suck in some air as I debate on doing what I'm about to do.

Stop being a coward and do it.

I push the knife down, watching as it slashes my arm as the knife is soon dripping with my blood and I grimace at it before sighing.

Pulling down my sleeve, I look around to see the floor of this forest have a hole and I examine it. Narrowing my eyes, I pick up a piece of blond hair and I recognize it.

Standing up, I quick run forward and I see the surrounding area crushed, the footsteps of a large animal is noticable.

"They went this way!" I say, my eyes darting all over the place for any more signs. My eyes widen when I come across what seemed like a large dead body of a creature and upon a close looked, it looked like a demon.

I'm sure of it, those claws and the shape of it's body, it's just what I saw that day but this one is much more bigger.

I pause to think, was this one maybe not like the ones at the gates? Maybe a which one at best? Deciding to go around it, I almost trip forward as I realize there was voices. They sounded like the demon's voices, I lena up against the tree, my heart beating rapidly, holding the knife close.

Peeking around the tree, I flinch back at the sight of multiple demons as I see them searching around.

My breathing begins to grow heavy as I'm unable to lift another finger as I'm frozen with fear. I can't help but remember what I saw that day at the gate, I grit my teeth as I pull back when I see one of the demons begining to look around where I'm at.

Come on!

I try to stop my hands from shaking.

Stop shaking!

I pull the knife close as I hear the demon speak again, "Come out, it's time to go home."

Get up.

Pushing my fear, I stand up as I hear the demon getting close and I breathe in. My eyes widen as I see the demon peek in from the side of the tree and before it could react, I lift the knife above my head and push down, stabbing in it's eyes.

It lets out a screech and I grimace at this before running past it, almost tripping in the process as I hear the demons again.

"What was that?!"

I grin at this but it drops completely as I see Ray staring at me with wide eyes who was also hiding behind a tree. I see the demons begining to run over to the one I stab and quickly run to Ray, grabbing his hand.

No one's pov

He's flabbergasted, unable to say anything as he stumbles to catch up to Y/n's movements as they dodge the large branches they come across while also doing a zig zag run to prevent the demons to catch up to them.

"H/C HAIR....E/C EYES..."

Ray looks back only to see the demon that spoke to him earlier, running at rapid speed towards while also having salvia running down it's face since half of it's mask was broken off.

"FORGET THE OTHERS, WE NEED TO CAPTURE THE GIRL!?"

It screams and Ray's eyes widen at this but he looks at Y/n to see her only focus on the path ahead of them.

"SHE FETCHES A GOOD PRICE—"

The demon's words only go to deaf ears as Y/n continues to takes her and Ray to safety but she was only a child, their bodies wouldn't last long, their stamina was slowly draining.

Unknowingly to her, Ray at some point notice how her hand shook in his as they ran. He responds with tighten her hand making her flinch slightly before relaxing again.

"Caught you."

Y/n's and Ray's eyes widen as they see the demon standing in front of they and they were now running towards it.

Gritting her teeth, she prepares to fling Ray to the side to prevent him from getting caught, letting him get a chance at escaping.

"Now, it's time to be good children and give up."

Before anyone else could make a move, a blur figure runs past, snatching both kids away while leaving the demons blind, preventing them from catching them by scent.

Y/n pulls Ray to safety as she's breathing heavily, sweating on her face as she looks back to see them both of a moving animal and someone in front holding onto her.

Clinging onto Ray, who had at some point passed out due to exhaustion, you look this strange, cloaked person, getting to attack of possible.

"Who...who are you?" She asks, finally getting her breathing even but the person doesn't respond to her question.

"Hold on tight."

—

When Ray woken, he was met with Y/n holding a large weapon at a figure that stood at the entrance of where he laid at.

"Not a step forward or I'll kill you with your weapon!" She threaten, being on guard before another voice is heard behind the tall person.

"Sung-joo, you startled the poor girl..." Another hooded person comes to Sung-joo's side, it seems to be a girl.

But Ray feels himself getting tired again, closing his eyes he hears Y/n's voice before he passes out again.

"......let go of me!?"

He fought hard trying to prevent himself from blackout upon hearing Y/n's fearful voice but in the end, tiredness won.

"....let of me, you demon!"

Y/n's shouts as she being picked up by the weapon, her legs dangling in the air as she glares at the hooded demon who is surprised.

"Heh, it seems to you know what we are. Unfortunately, everyone else is sleeping so you're only causing trouble for them."

"Don't touch me—" The girl falls limp, letting go of the weapon and being caught by Sung-joo how carefully places her unconscious body next to Ray.

Musica sighs at this, putting her hands on her hips as she watches Sung-joo. "Honestly, there was no need for that."

Sung-joo shrugs his shoulders at this. "She was yelling too much for my liking."