The Knight Of Prophecy

Chapter 22: Broken Hero

"Anger, resentment and jealousy doesn't change the heart of others-- it only changes yours."

-Shannon Alder,

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|KAGUYA|

I never thought that Shin would change this much, but it was already given after everything that he's been through.

He's suffering but I can't lend him a hand that time. I only decided to show myself because he's taking the wrong path day by day.

He's killing anyone mercilessly without even an ounce of remorse. Be it, monsters, demons, or humans. As long as they gets in his way, they will surely die by his blade.

The way he use his sword is not the one that big brother Roland taught him to. All the things he had inside him is pure hatred, anger, and revenge whenever he draws his sword.

He's using his sword not to protect like what he learned from his father and grandfather. He's using it to kill out of hatred without even feeling a bit of guilt. It's no different from how a mad bandit fights.

After what happened to him, Shin lost his way, pointing his sword to anyone. I don't want him to go down the wrong path that is why I'm here. I promise to myself that I will always be by his side until he return to the Shin I once knew.

Right now, his heart is still in shambles because of trauma and pain, but now that I am here, I will share his burden no matter how heavy it is and make him feel that he's not alone.

The two of us are walking inside the forest with his hands holding mine to return to his home. It's still dark as the moon still lighting up to show us the way.

"Shin." I mumbled. He just glanced at me continues to walk.

"Yes, what is it?" He asked.

I close my hands, the one that he's not holding tightly and took a deep breath.

"Shin, I-" I was about to say something when he stopped walking that cut me off.

"Let's save it for later. I'll deal with this first." He uttered in cold tone as he let go of my hand and hold the hilt of his sword.

I looked forward and saw a demon standing right infront of us. I can see and feel how that demon trembles in fear with just the sight of Shin.

I don't even know who's the real demon right at this moment...

Shin closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and with just a split of seconds, the demon's head is already rolling in the ground as Shin slices it off swiftly.

"And that's 2,782." He mumbled as he swing his sword to remove the demon's blood on its blade.

Shin is indeed strong, but his blade is dull because of anger and hatred. A broken hero whose sole purpose is to cleanse all evil by becoming the devil himself. But I can't let that happen... Not to him...

I run towards him and hugged him tightly from the back. I noticed that he was surprised because of what I did but decided to brush it off.

I felt the warmth of his hands touching mine as he let go of a sigh.

"You were this worried about me, huh? You don't have to worry, I'm perfectly fine." He uttered, but to my surprise, I felt some droplets of water started to drip in my arms and heard a soft sobs coming from Shin.