Euphoria

"Clean Cuts"

Sung Jin-Woo

"C'mon Hunter Tae Rin-Cha, Yoo Jin-Ho! You really want to stick by that bastard's side?"

"The only ones that are bastards here are you, you traitors!" Rin-Cha was visibly furious, and ready to charge at the men. I would have stopped her immediately if she tried anything, but luckily she was smart enough to not make any moves.

"Jin-Ho, come on. We know that you and Ms. Rin-Cha took care of that boss, saving the E Rank's life. Now, if you wish to live, kill him and join us."

Rin-Cha gritted her teeth, and clenched her fists hard. Jin-Ho readied his shield, and protected both me and Rin-Cha. He was shaking, but seemed confident enough not to betray me or her.

"I would never do that! You'll have to go through me first!" He was stuttering and nervous, and his façade

was easily seen through. Mr. Hwang Dong-Suk laughed and motioned to the magician on his team.

"Get rid of the weak one first," he grinned and cracked his knuckles.

"Understood." He began gathering up mana in a powerful blast, and I knew exactly what was coming. My body wouldn't move, and my eyes widened as the ray of light began approaching me fast and faster.

"Get out of the way!"

I was pushed to the ground, someone in my arms. She coughed blood, clutching her stomach tightly. I couldn't believe it. She had thrown herself in front of me.

My rage got the best of me, and I stood up, her unconscious body in my arms. Jin-Ho took her from me, running off to the side. I prayed he at least knew a little bit of Healer training, just to save her. I had to make this quick, so I could aid her. She would definitely survive, but too much blood loss could prove fatal. I stared at Hwang Dong-Suk, who had a grin on his face.

"Sir, I'll take care of him," a ginger said, walking up to me with a dagger in hand.

I tried not to rush it, and let him put an arm around my shoulder, holding the knife to my gut.

"It looks like you don't understand the situation very well," he sneered, tracing the knife to my heart.

I felt my dagger in my hand seconds later, and didn't hesitate to quickly decapitate him in mere seconds.

"One."

The blood was already all over my face, and my eyes had turned the ghostly shade of blue once again.

"T-That bastard! Where did he...Where did he get that knife!?"
"JUN-TAE!" One called out, his eyes widened with hate. But it wasn't enough.

"I'll get him!" A magician yelled, running towards me with another one of those yellow blasts. I remembered Rin-Cha's face as she coughed blood from this attack, and killed him in one slice of my knife. He clutched his neck, and was dead before he even hit the floor.

"Never touch her again, you bastard."

"N-No way...!" Some of the men began panicking, but ran up to me, weapons at ready. I made quick work of them, not even realizing that one was going in the direction of Jin-Ho and Rin-Cha. I was now in front of Hwang Dong-Suk, and heard a cry from behind me as soon as he began speaking. His eyes widened as he saw another one of his men fall to the floor.

[Enemy was slain by party member: Remaining enemies- 1]

I saw Rin-Cha pull out Jin-Ho's silver sword from the back of one of the mages on the enemies side, and smiled. There was no way she wasn't going down without a fight. She threw the sword on the floor, and wiped away the blood on her mouth with her sleeve. Her eyes connected with mine, and she yelled for me to look out as she noticed Hwang Dong-Suk was charging towards me at a rapid pace.