Legend of the Immortal

Positions Reversed

Belle stood there without moving, motionless.

Then suddenly, shook her head violently, crying out,"August!"

As quickly as she said those words, her body shook violently,"Shut up! Wench! This is my body!"

"No! August! Don't come nearer! She'll kill you!"

"You b*tch! STOP RESISTING!"

Gracie found out that the man was called August.

Turning to look at him, she saw him as if he were in an internal conflict with himself.

Then, he resolved himself.

Putting his weapon away, he walked up to Belle.

"You! I'm going to rip your tendons apart! I'm going to devour all your precious blood!" Belle screamed shrilly, her eyes turning blood red.

A deep aura of bloodlust appeared as the people in the vicinity died with her absorbing the blood.

The ornament she wore on her ear glinted as she held her hand out.

The blood red sword materialised.

They were on the ground now.

August was walking forward towards Belle.

Seeing this, she angrily brought he sword down, cracking the ground beside him.

He was flung away but recovered and continued walking, unwilling to attack.

"STAY AWAY OR I'LL KILL YOU!" Belle cried out, slashing at a building beside August.

He walked as if the building had never fallen.

A demonic cry rose from Belle's mouth, resounding throughout the realm, causing many to rush to the area to find out its culprit.

"Human. Do you not fear death?" A hoarse deep voice came from Belle, as if she had been completely possessed by a feral beast.

August stopped.

"I fear death. I fear it very much." August honestly replied.

"Then stay back human. I will kill you. If you value your life, stay back." Belle growled.

August had a faint smile on his lips,"Why hesitate? Kill me now if you dare. To me, one who fears death, sacrificing myself for the one who would willing do the same and has is more than worth it. She might abhor me, loathe me for my actions but I know. Deep down, I know that if I don't stop you here and take back the one I love and will always love, I will regret it eternally."

August felt his lip tremble.

"Therefore, I will willingly give up all I have for she is worth so much more." August chuckled as he felt himself choked full of tears,"Power, fame, money, influence, strength. What use is there for these things when you cannot share it with one you love? Why do we strive to be strong? Be it for influence or title, it does not matter. But for me, it has always been to protect the one whom I love. And I failed even that. How pathetic am I?"

Belle had been silenced, speechless by August's words.

She almost let go of everything.

Almost.

But at the very last moment, she turned back to her ways, shaking off his words.

"FOOL! DIE!" Belle shouted, raising the sword high into the sky and slamming it down once again.

By chance or by purpose, it missed August by a bit once again.