My second go at life // Orsted x oc (Mushoku Tensei)

Chapter 31

"Gallus, I'm sorry." Rudeus pointed his staff at him. "But I can't let Dead End be a villain."

"You're a real pain in the ass." He groaned then ran towards us.

The dog barked and went after him. I used my demon eye to check all my mana and found little bits left I couldn't find by feeling alone and gathered it all together.

Rudeus attacked first sending in small attacks to knock him back or stop his advance towards us. Gallus dodged the dog and made his way towards us. I sent wind at the floor below us as I grabbed Rudeus' arm and we went far back.

'I can see him! We can win!' Rudeus reassured me.

'I can attack from any direction!' I informed him.

We both made rocks come up from the ground to protect us and make him lose sight of us.

I went high above using wind magic leaving Rudeus down below. Gallus didn't notice where I was then I heard a scream.

I saw Rudeus had a dagger in his leg, and Gallus went for Rudeus while he was distracted. "Ha take-!" Gallus yelled.

"You dare!" I screamed as I went down using my wind magic again to launch me. I made fire come from my hand as I grabbed onto his face then released a ton of fire making him scream.

The dog bit onto his sword as he swung it at me to keep me safe.

I fell towards the ground then launched myself and moved back using wind magic so I was not in his range. I saw Gallus breathing heavily and his face was badly burnt.

"Get out of my way!" Gallus got out another sword and sliced at the dog that let go of the other sword just in time to dodge, and I was near to the ground.

I could have protected myself from my fall, but I saw a chance for another attack. I launched Gallus up into the air in time for Geese to throw dirt in his face and he took longer to land than us.

When he did land Rudeus had already made a giant spell of fire as a huge explosion. I covered my ears, but a lot of the sound still reached me.

I was whining from the pain and my back felt even worse since how I landed made the arrow go deeper in and snap some of it off.

'I'm so sorry!' Rudeus's hands were on my head as he did his best to heal me. 'I did that spell without thinking I should have used earth magic!'

I grabbed onto his hand. "Fine," I reassured him with a bad smile as I struggled to roll over and then sit up.

Rudeus hugged my head as my ears felt perfectly fine but my back felt like it was on fire. I felt exhausted and he looked it to. That was the most frightening thing we have probably ever done.

Rudeus's chest was moving a lot from how frantic his breathing was.

I closed my eyes then they went wide open when with the last of my wind magic I heard someone. I opened my eyes and then looked over his shoulder to see Gallus behind Rudeus who looked confused as to why I moved so quickly.

Gallus swung down his sword at us and I pulled Rudeus's head to my chest and out of pure instinct. I launched all my wind magic at him as a drawing of a circle. He slammed into a tree and as he fell I saw his limbs had nearly been cut off from his body.

He was still alive, but there was so much blood.

I was in shock, and I felt Rudeus go limp and I saw he had fainted. I let out more wind magic to make sure we don't get snuck up on again.

I was on high alert so frightened that we could get attacked again.

I looked back at Gallus not knowing what suffering I could have really caused or if I caused any at all. 'Rui made it a big deal with killing others...I didn't but...I might have taken away his ability to walk...to even live.' I thought. 'He attacked Rudeus. I feel like this is the right thing to do, he hurt me and those children.'