The Cursed Guardian

Chapter 5

"THEY are after me."

The two men looked at each other. Rino raised an eyebrow while the hunter frowned. They are bewildered by my words.

"You mean they are the strangers chasing you?" Rino is the first one to speak.

"Yes. I'm sorry I put you all in this mess."

I was truly sorry for what will happen for this village. It will cost their life for helping me. Another persons will be murdered again just for my sake.

"That explains the poison in your wound." Said Rheena, the woman and here babe are now in safe place.

"But if they hurt you," said the hunter rubbing his jaw. "You should be dead by now."

"What do you mean?" My eyes wide open.

"If you was hurt by the Shallows, the poison in their hand will ruin your nerves and your flesh turns to purple before it decompose. It would be better if your life was sucked out."

That's what happened to my family. Their life was sucked out. But what about me? My skin is reddish now. The swelling is getting better. There was still pain but bearable.

"Then why I am still alive?" I asked confusedly.

"Can it be?" Rheena said looking straight to me. "You're a blessed one."

"But why just me? Why not my whole family."

Tears are now forming again in my eyes. I've been a cry baby since I was chased. My family always told me not cry for my misfortune, instead I should face it bravely. But I am not like them. I'm still afraid. Afraid, that these people might die because of me.

"Not everyone in this world is born special." Rheena hugs me while patting my back.

"How did you know about these Shallows. I don't know about them and why they killed my family?"

"They caused hell a very long time ago until one of the Guardian Warrior sealed them. The story was past down to generations. We did not expect that those story are true until now."

Guardian Warrior sealed them?

Shallows, they exist long time ago?

I don't know about these stories they are talking about!

I feel the wind changing its aura. The horrific hushes reaches my ears. They are near. I push Rheena and escorted her to the stairs leading down below.

"You need to hide and run now. They already know where we are. They are coming."

"You should come too."

"No! I will face them. I can't take it if something happens to anyone of you. After all, this is my problem."

"But you can't handle them, plus you have your wound." Rino pointed to my injured arm.

"And I will not let you." Said the hunter as he readied his gun. Ready to pull the trigger.

"Bullets can't affect them. I shoot one of them but nothing happened."

"At least I will die fighting."

The hunters words hit me.

At least I will die fighting.

He is willing to die to save his fellow villagers. While my plan is to surrender myself to the Shallows to end this mess. To save them. I am willing to die without fighting. My family die fighting for their lives while I run for my life. I keep on running and hiding. I am willing to die instead of living. I am always afraid. I refuse to face the truth.