*Leos POV*

Philomena that idiot! Rushing in like that without a plan! I know she is strong but we know nothing about the enemy behind those doors. We rush after Philomena and find ourselves in a huge room. In the middle of the room stands Philomena, fighting against... Oh no. It can't be true. It's wraith dames, and five of them to boost.

Wraith dames are B-class monsters but their powers can in some cases reach A-class.. But what makes them so difficult do defeat is their ability to phase through solid objects. Only spells or mana enchanted weapons can harm them. Either that or you wait for them to go tangible again, but by then you are probably long dead. Wraith dames feast on the flesh of their victims and when one attacks a village... no one is left alive. We have to exterminate them. So we fight.

I rush towards the one furthest on the left and lash out with my swords, aiming for the chest. But it detects me just in time and turns intangible. As my blades hits the floor the wraith dame swings its jet black sword at my neck. I avoid it by jumping back but I am not fast enough.

The blade slash my right upper arm and blood starts pouring out. For a second, I think that that wasn't so bad. Then comes the pain. Intense, burning, as if someone poured fire in my veins. I feels as if I will pass out from the pain. 

I look down at the wound I received. The blood that used to be red is now as black as tar and bubbles when it comes in contact with the light. It's poison.

The sudden pain makes me freeze for a second but that's all it needs. The wraith dame launches at me and puts its hands around my neck. It probably wants to toy with me before it kills me. It brings its face close to mine. The stench it gives off is a mixture of rotten flesh and... lavender?

"You... stink..." I say, squeezing out the words from my clenched throat.

The wraith dames does an expression that I can only assume is shock. But then it changes and wrath is now apparent on its face. It tightens its grip around my neck and and can feel its nails burrow into my skin. It seems I really pissed it off.

I gasp for air as my breath slowly leaves my lungs. The pain from my wound make me breathe even harder, emptying my lungs even faster. Is this it? Am I gonna die here? I haven't had my revenge yet...

Mother... Father... Master... I'm sorry...

Suddenly something hits the wraith dame's face and it flies of me, releasing its grip around my throat. I sit up, take a deep breath and look around. The wraith dame holds its face and screams in pain. The source of it? A tiny girl with silver hair and one bright red eye. Ruth. Huh? What's that snake around her? It doesn't seem hostile, so I assume it's one of her golems. And what's that beside her. Is it... a fawn. Why did she make them into animals? I have to ask her about it later...

She casts heal on me and for a second I feel delighted and safe but then I realize one thing. She's afraid. I can see it on her face. It's not over yet. I still need to fight.

Then I see him. Master. He's leaning unconscious against the wall with blood all around him. His own blood. I look at the wraith dame once again and suddenly a huge hatred appears inside my heart. I wanna kill it. I wanna kill it so badly.

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I stand up, with the pain in my arm now gone. I pick up my swords and head towards the wraith dame that is now starting to calm down but is still burrowing its face in its palms. Slowly, slowly, I approach it. My mana pool is very small and I can therefore not cast to much magic and can only cast about three spells in one hour. But three spells is enough.

I rise my swords and thrust them into the wraith dames back. It screams again and reaches for her sword.

"Blixtz" I mutter before it's got the chance to get it. My swords suddenly its up as the power of lightning surges through them. The wraith dame screams even louder but I won't stop here. I cast another lightning spell and then one more after that. Not only that but I start stabbing it. My blades go deeper with each stab until they finally pierce through its whole body.

The wraith dame tries to grab my foot but when it does I simply cuts its hand off. it screams but it only motivates me to bring it more pain.

I start slicing of more and more of its body. It's right arm is the first thing to go. Then I start on the left one. I slice of finger after finger, and when there's no more fingers the hand goes. And when the hand is gone the arm is next.

Black blood pour down on the floor and it bubbles, just like my wound earlier. Did it coat its sword with its own blood? What a sick, twisted creature.

I raise my sword in order to deal the finishing blow but to my surprise the moment I do it turns around and launches at me with it's rotten teeth bared. Crap, I can't stop it! But suddenly... its head falls off.

For a few seconds I just stand there before I collect myself. Behind the limbless and now headless body of the wraith dame stands a figure dressed in all black. It's Bastion.

"I didn't knew you had such sadistic tendencies kiddo, but I guess everyone have their own thing" he says jokingly. I don't answer. "Nothing? Fine. But if you are ok let's get back to fighting. I don't think Philomena can hold out much longer". I nod and get myself ready to fight some more when... someone starts to sing.

The voice sounds wonderful and clear like church bells. It makes one wanna smile and cry at the same time. But... why do I feel such fear. It's not the voice that scares me but the words it sing. I do not understand them but they fill me with dread and helplessness.

I turn my head and see Ruth. But only for a few second before her body starts to morph. It becomes bigger and bigger and feathers grow all over it. When the transformation is done what is left is not Ruth, no.

There is no way a girl can turn into such a monster.

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*Hello, Birdie here! I am sorry for not releasing a chapter for so long, I have simply had too much to deal with. I will try to release chapters at a faster pace but please don't be angry if it takes some time. Watch some anime while waiting!

Thank you for reading!*