In The Academy As Sukuna

Ch 36 - Ruins (Part 4) - Breaking Point

"In the face of overwhelming darkness, it is our inner light that becomes our most powerful weapon."

(With Eva and Nect...)

Eva and Nect walked side by side, their clothes drenched in blood of the monsters they had slaughtered.

The only sound resounding in the empty hallways was the quiet footsteps of the girls, echoing off the stone walls.

Their breaths were steady, their eyes filled with determination.

The air was thick with a pungent smell of blood, shadows moving around screaming of danger.

"We need to get out," Eva whispered, her voice cautious as she scanned the incoming corridor.

Nect nodded in agreement, her senses heightening as she stared towards the hallway, which seemed unnatural to her.

Suddenly, a low growl echoed through the hallway, reverberating in the silence within the stone walls.

Eva and Nect came to a stop, their senses on high alert, their eyes scanning their environment.

From the darkness emerged humanoid creatures, their skin pale and grey, their eyes glowing with a malicious and bloodthirsty light.

These were called ghouls, they were experimented on my the ones who lived in these ruins and were turned to this monstrosity.

Their claws clicked on the floor as the stammered closer, their teeth clattering against each other.

The girls readied themselves for battle, getting into practiced stances.

One ghoul launched at Eva, it's claws aimed at her throat.

She sidestepped and slashed its neck, the ice cutting clean through its flesh, a squishy sound emanating as the slash cut into its body.

As the ghoul fell, another one took its place.

Eva, not expecting this, was unable to defend herself in time, the ghoul swiping its claws at her legs, pulling one out from the knee.

Eva stumbled and fell onto the ground, her expression pained. "Nect, I–" she managed to say, before she fell flat on the ground, unconscious due to blood loss.

Nect was panicked, her breathing heavy as she realized that both hers and Eva's safety was in her own hands now.

She didn't have any weapon, so she put up her fists, standing between the ghouls and Eva.

Hesitation passed through the minds of the ghouls, their instincts noticing the amount of mana Nect possessed.

But, their bloodlust overshadowed this threat. They rushed towards Nect, their claws ready to pierce into her flesh.

Nect danced through the flurry of ghouls, killing them using her strongest blows.

Even though she had practiced quite a bit with Sukuna, she lacked practical experience.

Since she had never been in a real battle of life and death, panic was getting into her head, her movements becoming clumsy.

The ghouls were overwhelming in number, no matter how many she killed, they just seemed to keep coming.

One ghoul managed to swipe at her arm, creating a deep wound which started to bleed profusely.

The pain shot through her, tears threatening to fall out of her eyes.

"Why always me?" She muttered, her voice weak, as multiple ghouls jumped towards her at the same time.

Something snapped in her mind as memories of her past began to replay themselves.