The Imprisoned Dragon - Blade, Dan Heng IL

23. As the Night Approaches

"It feels so nice to walk with you" Dan Heng was happy, exploring the city, accompanied by Blade, who had an apathetic stare. The immortal turned and puffed out his cheeks "Cheer up! Finally we found some allies, even though I think Fenir is too, right?"

"Fenir is an idiot, and Umi might actually get some respect points if he simply dies" Blade spoke like nothing as Dan Heng was holding the things dragons were gifting him.

Literally no matter where he was going, Dan Heng would get things for free and this made Blade get why even though he was an immortal, he didn't need money or the ability to create currency.

"It's okay, I think we won't see him for a while" Dan Heng tilted his head as he was thinking about the possibilities of him and Umi to meet again.

"No, we won't see him anymore" Blade corrected him as he leant a little towards him and Dan Heng sighed, looking grumpy "What's with that stare now? Don't tell me you actually miss him"

"I don't, but this doesn't mean I want him to die or I don't want to meet him anymore, he was friendly last time" he spoke to then smile warmly.

"Don't try." he tickled his forehead to stop that smile, that was trying to change his mind "One good deed doesn't make a lifetime sinner a good person."

Dan Heng looked at Blade without commenting for a moment, and the swordman raised his eyebrow, to then feel even more hopeless once the immortal smiled warmly "Well, I do believe in people remission" he leant a little towards the swordman, as the two stopped in front of a shop "Do you seek remission?"

Blade smiled evilly "No, because there's no remission for cursed people like me. I'd say my remission will be when death will approach me, but heavens have decided my fate and didn't even grant me that"

Dan Heng sighed "Tell me, Blade" his eyes locked into his red ones "Do you still seek death?" he asked as his eyes were empty like he was being apathetic for a moment back to his God aura "You have told me that, before, you have tried to kill yourself with your own sword to get back to your unit... Would you still try to get back at them?"

Blade for a moment looked around the city, enjoying for a moment the beauty of the sunny day that was probably influenced by the immortal's aura as well. The air was fresh, and the breeze was sometimes transporting some sakura petals that would make the whole town more colourful.

"It's an arrogant thought" Blade spoke as his eyes were looking at the sky "My unit never asked me to come with them, they would never ask their captain to die with them. They would always cheerish me..." he laughed a little "I think that... If I had managed to kill myself that night, wherever we were, they would have probably hate me"

Dan Heng smiled as he felt Blade was surely a more lovable person and probably more open back to his time with his unit. He was curious of his past as he could clearly see the man he was now had some shadows of the man he was. It wasn't anything bad because definitely Blade changed because of the insanity brought by the curse and his long life alone, wandering and killing to survive.

"So..?" Dan Heng insisted to know and Blade looked at the immortal close to him.

He took one of the gifts that was about to fall from his arms and sighed "Right now, my only thoughts are focus on your protection"

Dan Heng smiled happily and he entered in a shop with his tail swinging, making Blade almost die inside for the adorable reaction he had for literally something logic he has said. As a swordman, he would never think to kill himself when he swore to protect to death an immortal, like..

"Aaah" Blade cursed himself "This damn immortal" he sighed to then keep noticing some dragons following him just to look at Dan Heng's movements.

Dragons looked like they were actually recognising him as a God since the start, what was troubling Blade was the reason why they haven't moved a single finger when Dan Heng was imprisoned.