This is a multimedia webnovel with giant city-crushing monsters, a valiant man who dares to fight them, a hero who loses himself on a righteous path, and a darkness which conceives a profound love. But I suck at descriptions, so I strongly encourage...
As soon as Hatasuko turned to face Vaida's former friend, Harvey charged at him with his right dagger extended. In the moment that Hatasuko saw the thick purple fluid which stained the blade, he felt a rush of fear, so he swiftly pulled up his shield to block the slash. He harmlessly deflected Harvey with the shield, and in spite of his strength, the impact was not even enough to make Hatasuko stumble. Harvey quickly jumped to the left and then tried to stab Hatasuko's right side again, but he effortlessly blocked it with the black shield. As his shield deflected the blade, Hatasuko realized that Harvey's presence here was no coincidence.
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"What happened to Vaida? Are you responsible for this?!" Hatasuko demanded.
"She wouldn't listen to me! Last time I tried, I just made her cry. I did this to her and the innkeeper just so I could talk to her. But don't worry, Hatasuko. The dose I give you will be more than enough to keep you out of our way forever," he answered with a cocky grin.
"The dose? What do you mean? What did you do to her?!"
"Isn't it obvious? I poisoned her. I met an apothecary and-"
Before Harvey had a chance to finish, Hatasuko slammed his hard shield into his enemy's body. Harvey let out a groan as the impact knocked him backward, but before he even stopped stumbling, Hatasuko roared and threw his left fist into Harvey's chest. Harvey flew backward and slammed his back against the wall. Harvey ducked, kicked off the wall, and lunged at his enemy, but Hatasuko lifted his knee and struck Harvey's face with relentless speed. The damage was so sudden that Harvey's daggers fell from his hands. He fell onto the floor as blood dripped from his nose and mouth; the blood shimmered in the light of the flickering candles. Hatasuko reached down, wrapped his giant right hand around Harvey's face, and lifted his entire body off the ground. Hatasuko could feel his enemy squirming from the pain of this pressure right after having his nose snapped, but he did not care. He slammed Harvey against the wall once again while still gripping his face in the palm of his hand.
Hatasuko whispered to the sniveling, bloody face in his hand, "I have never killed a person in my life and I don't ever want to, but it's never felt more right than this. I've never wanted to kill someone so badly. I will let you leave here alive, for the one and only reason that I will rip out your lungs if you don't leave here right now. However, I promise you that if you ever come anywhere near Vaida again for any reason, I will teach you a pain so complete that the mere concept of death will seem like a luxury."
Knowing that he had no other way to escape with his life intact, Harvey relaxed his body with a defeated sigh. Hatasuko set him down on the ground, kicked the daggers away from his feet, and then backed up so that he stood between Vaida and Harvey. He kept his furious golden eyes glaring at Harvey as he stumbled toward the door.
"This changes nothing. You're still a usurper. I will still have her heart."
"I have a rule to never kill anyone, but with the anger I feel now, I can feel that rule fading away. I won't hesitate to kill you," Hatasuko spoke with an unwavering glare.
