Chapter 17 “Everything Ends Someday”
Our dear revolt-instigating snake watched the whole drama play out, having blended into the dump gullible crowd, here and there killing a few peasants and guards alike, as no one had a clear overview over this messy bloodshed chaos.
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For the past few days, it had hidden itself in the territory, passing as an innocent, cute, and peace-loving snake, spreading rumors and doubt to the uneducated masses. Child's play for our scheming, slithering friend! It was a great shame for the lost exp, but it left the body’s behind on purpose so as to stir them up even more.
And now, as its plan played out in perfect symphony, it slithered along the masses of fallen sea creatures further into the cave.
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The, by now, from despair, hatred, but also sorrow worn down buzz saw fish laid wounded on the cave’s cold floor, its breath growing heavier by the minute. It, until the end, could not bring itself to raise its fins against the ungrateful crowd, resulting in a one-sided, cruel beat-up.
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From the corners of its blood-covered eye, it saw its parents mercilessly stabbed and beaten by the enraged mob; they, too, did not have the heart to injure or even kill their beloved former subjects. “Why, why is this happening to us?!” It thought desperately, by now too weak to speak.
*Stab*
Needles made out of water pierced the last remnants of the mob before they could deal the finishing blow to the other two older fish.
And from the shadows, a snake emerged; it realized immediately that this was the deemed creature responsible for all its misery, but why had it saved them just now?
A small hope sparked in the foolish fish’s eyes─ a small hope that its beloved parents and itself might survive. Yes, it was too early to die─ too tragic an end for these good and righteous morons to die here! Right, they would surely survive with the snakes help and rebuild their small paradise! It deluded itself. What a pitiable creature indeed…
The snake smiled at the dying buzz saw fish as it noticed its faint hope and slithered to its parents. The cruel snake formed anew needles of water and rammed them into the open wounds of the dying couple.
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All hope and blood drained from the former saint’s head as it cried in misery with its hoarse voice, losing all its reason. “Nooo, how could you! Why are you doing this to us!? Why!? Tell me why!? Did my idiot sibling do anything to you to want revenge? Please, we had nothing to do with it! Please spare-!”
It froze as it stared at the snake standing before it, watching its misery and agony in delight. Before everything went black, it realized this mysterious creature’s true nature, but it was far too late.
311 exp gained!
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