"ATTAAACCCKKKK!", said the knights.

"FUUUUUCCCCKKK!", said Vor.

I looked at his face, and it looked like an "Oh shit, what have I done?" face. He knows the intensity of what he did, and he's going to suffer for it. Well, now that the king's dead anyway, I pulled out the knife from his dead chest, and stabbed it on his head.

Vor: .....

Nyx: I regret nothing.

Nowhere to run, I threw Vor out the big circular glass pane behind the King's throne. Not gonna lie, I threw him out with the intent to kill him, but I know my brother, he isn't going to die. Damn it.

Then a spear pierced through my head, cutting it in half. Why do almost everyone that attacks me always go for the head? I have other body parts too, maybe you could try that. *Sigh* Why am I getting disappointed because of that? I don't really know, too. But, let me give all these knights a one way ticket to Gaia.

Nyx: "You should know, You're not going to get my head anytime soon. *Grins*"

Aside from all the things that I've said, I, for once after a very, very long time, is actually having.. fun. 

Knight 1: GET HIM!

Nyx: Well, you know, cutting off my head does kinda hurt, a bit. So that's a start.

The knight at the back surprised me with an attack. I moved a little bit to the left and dodged it, then I closed in on him and pulled the rock out of my pocket to, again, bash his armored helmet. Obviously, it didn't work, but hey, the helmet's now deformed. The other knights charged at me with their swords, I dodged all of those.. by jumping on their heads. Then, I jumped on the room's chandelier and with the rock, I broke the chain that it was hanging on. None of them died, damn, but most of them are stuck below the broken chandelier. Their armors didn't help, it just added more weight. 

Some knights were stuck below, so I stole a knight's spear and stood my ground. As I mentioned before, I have knowledge about all of these weapons. Immortality's a pain, so I had time (fuck, actually I have lots) to learn, and I did, all because I wanted to feel like I'm in a game, and right now, I'm basically in one. 

SoJutsu, the spear fighting martial arts that originated in Japan. I know a thing or two about that, but I have something better in mind.

The knights then helped the other knights out of the chandelier, but I immediately charged at them, startling them. I pierced through one of thee knight's armor, and I shoved the spear and the body to the ground, sticking and killing the body at the same time. I clinged onto the spear, and for me to escape, I grabbed and like a monkey, I was swinging on the spear in a circular motion, making the knights that tries to grab my foot get kicked away. The armor hurts my feet, but it usually just regenerates. 

After building up motion and momentum, I jumped out of the glass pane, the same pane where I threw Von to escape (kill him). 

Why didn't I do it sooner? 'Cause, those were like, the moments in games that makes the main character shines as a protagonist. Pretty stupid, though, they have an escape route but they still chose to fight. Kinda like what I did tonight. 

Shit, I'm now a fugitive that killed the king along with Vor. The sudden shock earlier made me burst, but I actually like this new change of pace. Now, time to find that brother of mine.

I'm running, running, running.

Through this woods, at knight, and behind me are knights swarming in one place, chasing me. Luckily, I got back on the city, and saw the bridge. For some reason, Vor was undeneath it, earlier. So I went underneath the bridge, because why the hell not?

Vor: Psssst, bro! In here!

Nyx: Vor? Where the hell are you, exactly?

"Beneath this wall, I created this earlier, you see. It won't be seen from the outside because of the night."

He was really prepared, except the escape part. God, how the hell do you plan an assassination without an escape plan? 

Nyx: Vor, I can't fit.

Vor: Oh, crap, Well I didn't.. expect you.. to come here... I thought you were dead! How the hell did you escape?

"Long story, *Sigh* God damn it, we're going. Stay behind me, and give me those arrows."

"What, no way man, I need them for my bow."

"Just give me two, and stay behind me."

I suck at archery, I kept practicing and got decent at it, but nonetheless, still mediocre. From what I've experienced, I excel at close range combat. (hell yeah, the best classes in games are usually close combat focused) 

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Flexibility is Vor's strong suit, so I led him into the best spot that he could be strong at, the forest. I got the knights' attention and led them there, where Vor was sniping them with his bow. He's good, damn. Whenever he runs out of arrows, I get those that he fired (checking if they can still be fired) and give it to him so he can fire it again. This went on for like, 5 repeats until the shaft of the arrow becomes bent or broken, rendering it useless. 

I, on the other hand, continues to fight those knights while dual wielding... arrows. It's not like I have another option here. I killed over a dozen of them, and damaged a lot of knights. After that, the arrows also break, and I would get another weapon. This time, I picked up the most common weapon, a broadsword. I can't clear a path with this, though, as the knights surrounded the whole forest, so I picked up an axe and, without technique, I swinged it viciously.

"Shit, at this rate, we'll never escape this city.", said Vor, who's now trembling at the current situation.

"Wait, I have a plan."

"What plan? Dude there's like a million of them. They're probably surrounding the city as we speak!"

"Yeah, but there's always that one option."

"What, what do you mean?"

"We make a deal with them."

"..., Nyx, are you fucking with me right now?"

"No, I meant give me as a fugitive, and blame everything on me. That should suffice it, right? Then an execution will be held, then maybe, just maybe, Icoulddie.."

"Wait, what?"

"I meant you could make a deal with the knights so that you could escape. Don't worry, I'll meet you sometime, but for now, this can help you escape. Make sure to call all the knights, and let them surround me."

"Are you sure about this? I mean this.. this is all my fault..."

"Ah, nonsense, or do you want to be in my position?"

"You're making a noble sacrifice, I won't ever forget this, brother."

Ok, well, I guess it's time.. Or so I thought.

The stone that I got from the pit is... lighting up..?

I pulled it out my pocket, and a weird pop-up showed up in my head..

Heey, I knew you'd find this stone. Listen, it's me, Gaia. I forgot to give this to you. The stone basically reverses time..

Yeah, It reverses time, buuut, it can only reverse your own time. Let's say you have a wounded body, you can use this stone to reverse time and return your body into the healthy state that it was before. Like what happened when you fell down the pit that I put the rock in. I basically altered history for that!

The rock is now usable, sorry, it took a very long time to make it work. But hey, this is a seemingly good time to try it, don't you think? Like a Deus-ex-Machina, or whatever you earthlings call it. I don't want you reversing time and all, like what happened in the pit. So I modified it. It's just a little gift, I gave one to your friend, Miz, too. But it's not this stone, it's a whole new other gift! Anyway, use this to your heart's content, although I know you won't use it that much. 

To use it, just think of the word Antistrofi. It's reverse, in Greek! Greek words are more awesome than normal words. Anyway, see ya after you beat that Demon.. King. yea. Bye!

....

I knew there's something wrong with this rock.

Well I guess that changes my plans.

"Vor, go hide in a tree, or something. I can handle this."

"Wait, what? What the hell are you planning to do?"

"Just relax, I know what I'm doing. After I distract them, you go on ahead. I'll meet you on the pit."

Vor followed my directions and hid.

I reversed time to the state when I still had that axe. Now, with a weapon, all I had to do is to kill all the knights. In order to do that, I jumped in a tree to make sure I get a view of the forest.

"Alright, I'm ready. HEY ASSHOLES! I'M SURRENDERING! LET MY BROTHER GO!"

The knights heard the scream. Every knight in the entire kingdom surrounded me, and then, as they pan their attention to me, Vor sneaked away and escaped. Well, I guess the plan worked and all I had to do was to obey them.. or will I?

"Drop your weapons and kNEES ON THE GROUND! NOW!" said the Captain of the Knights.

I followed them, and they closed in and aimed their spears to my neck. 

"Not so tough now, aren't ya? You're gonna pay for bending my fucking helm!" said a knight (that I bashed with a rock earlier)

Now that I think about it, it's this rock that'll fuck him over again.

"You actually can't though. I'm basically unstoppable now."

"What?"

"ANTISTROFI!"

I'm not supposed to say it, but it worked.

I reversed time to when I was in the air after I jumped. I pulled out the axe and slammed it into the ground! Quite a few died, and I took a couple arrows to the knee, and spears on my chest, but again, I reversed my state, and slammed it into the ground hard. Kinda got bored during the same tactic, I relied on my abilities. I swinged the axe at the knights, and dodge every thing they threw at me. Spears were flying at me, from left to right, and I dodged.. quite a few of those. 

Knights with swords then attacked me, and I picked up a sword to counter them back. Block, slash, block, slash, pierce. Those weren't enough to kill all of them, and I had enough of pain for one day. I reversed time so I could back up into the air again, and I landed on their locations. Using that, I reversed it again, but now, I reversed it so that I could be behind them. Then, with that tactic, I destroyed an entire city's army before the day ended.

"Woooh, that felt refreshing."

Well, if I destroyed an entire city, I might as well just get something as a reward, right? I don't want to use that stone anymore, it's kind of a cheat code. I hate cheats in games.

I went to the castle, so I could get that crown. Selling it would give me a lot of mon- err, Chri. Is it called Chri? 

Inside the castle, where the king's dead body resides. I saw a familiar face..

"You- You're that girl from earlier!"

???: Yep, and thanks to you, I'm now free.

"Wait, the fuck?"

"Getting out of this family is impossible. I tried to escape, but all they do is blackmail me, making me go back to this hellhole. I never thought, you, no, your brother, will free me from this curse I was born into."

"Ook..?"

"Here, take the crown, I know you wanted it. We'll see each other next time, and hopefully, my saviour too. My name is Kree, Kree Maize. Farewelll."

Uhhh, what? I had to sit through that monologue, just to get a crown. I didn't really care about her, but this crown though, I wonder how much will this cost if I sell it? Oh well, I guess it's time to go somewhere, hmm, crap, Vor has the map. I guess it's time to go meet him then.

Vor: NYX! NYXNYXNYXNXNYXNYXN! YOU.. YOU'RE NOT DEAD! BUT HOW?

Nyx: Deus-ex-machina.

"Deus what?"

"Hey, I'm not dead, and you're asking me how I didn't die? Did you want me to die?"

"Wait, it was impossible to leave that city! They were surrounding you!"

"Vor, elder brothers are really strong."

"But-"

"Shhh, you'll know in the morning."

Fuck, I didn't come up with an excuse. Well, now that we basically destroyed the first city that we came in, we're now fugitives on the run. Like that will stop me.

Time to go to the next plot point, I guess.