Gwain Saga: Fallen Assassin

009: Under and Over the Sea, Part 2

Bride's Island, about 07.00 p.m.

It was a tough fight. Ami is losing health quickly as she hurtles through water and lands a hard blow on the ghost, freeing Geo from the ghost's grasp.

Both of them fell into the ocean. As Ami weakly carried the still unconscious Geo above the water, the ghost was quite mad. It made a wrecked pirate ship float and smashed it on top of Ami and Geo.

As the boat crashed on them, the ghost smiled, before realizing that it didn't crush the 2. Looking underneath, the ghost sees Ami, holding onto the ship. But, Ami wasn't the one holding onto the ship. Geo was the one who held the ship with effort, saving both of them from being mashed.

The ghost was enraged. It started to dash towards them, prepared for the last attack. As Geo held the ship, he could see the small sailor with his boat, rowing it in front of them, as if to barricade the ghost from hitting them. It bravely stood up his small boat, as Geo threw away the boat and rushed towards Ami as the last chance of protecting her from the attack.

In a matter of seconds, the 2 were knocked back to a crystal. A huge pillar of light was seen, revealing the ghost and the sailor, holding hands while floating. As the sailor removed his 'mask', it revealed a jellyfish-like white head, similar to the ghost who was chasing them.

As Ami remembered the story Deva told, she realized that the small sailor was the groom and the ghost was the bride. 'The story is real!', she said to herself as if she could talk.

The bride threw the mask that the groom took off, which has the Regenerative Ivy, similar to a bouquet they threw at weddings. While Ami grabs the mask, Geo took out the heart pin he bought back at the store and placed it on her head.

At that moment, Ami knew Geo had a mutual feeling towards her. Her eyes started to form hearts while Geo blushed as red as a rose. The two 'lost' souls giggle at them, knowing how romantic it is.

As Ami made a smug face at Geo, which made Geo even redder than before, they saw the two souls slowly disappear into thin air for the last time.

At the catacombs

"This shit is pissing me off!!!" Jason yelled.

Waves of phantoms were attacking him. With his newly acquired blade, he took out each one of them, one by one. Rushing towards the exit, he dodged as many phantoms as possible, before being launched through the caves and above the water by something.

"What... the... fuck... was... that...?" Jason said, catching his breath.

It wasn't a pleasant sight for assassins. The phantoms merged into one, strong, solid body. It dashed towards the assassin and nearly landed a punch.

It wasn't a regular fight. He was fighting with something that doesn't exist. Each punch was dodged or missed by Jason, while he got punched by the phantom a couple of times. He was clearly losing.

"I... just... want... to live... a normal... life! I don't want to be a murderer!! Just let me take the blade!" Jason said as he catches his breath while holding his scars.

The phantom seems to calm down for a second, giving time for Jason to rest for a while. Jason stood back up, regaining his energy, and said, "Now, should we continue?"

The phantom dashed at him again. This time, Jason had the confidence to finish the fight. He knew this was a test. A test for the blade.

It's either the blade or death. He had to win.

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5 minutes after

Geo and Ami were back at the beach. As Geo carried the weak, white-haired Ami back to the shore, the group was surprised, not knowing what happened to them.