Shadow Slave

Chapter 12

Right now, that obstacle was looking down, avoiding Sunny’s gaze. His hand was resting on the sword handle. As always, the young slave had no idea about what was going on inside Hero’s perfectly shaped head.

The uncertainty was making him nervous.

Finally, after some time had passed, the soldier spoke:

“I have only one question.”

Both Sunny and Scholar stared at him while holding their breaths.

“Yes?”

“You said that one of us must be sacrificed to save the other two. Why him? From what I see, you are far closer to the grave.”

‘A great question! I was just about to ask it myself.’

Sunny turned to the older slave, trying very hard to suppress a mocking grin. But to his dismay, Scholar had an answer ready.

“Before the first attack, he was already bleeding because of your senior’s whip. During the attack, he was drenched in the blood of a fellow slave. His cloak, too, was soaked in it when the previous owner died. The boy already reeks of blood. Keeping him alive will put us in danger. That’s why he is the best choice.”

The grin died before reaching Sunny’s face.

‘Curse you and your big brain!’

Scholar’s reasoning was appallingly solid. Hero listened, his expression growing darker with each word. Finally, he looked at Sunny, a dangerous light shining in his eyes.

“That is true.”

Sunny felt his mouth getting dry. Cold sweat was running down his spine. He tensed, ready to act…

But at that moment, Hero smiled.

“Your logic is almost unassailable,” he said, unsheathing the sword. “However, you failed to account for one thing.”

raised an eyebrow, trying to hide

“What might that be?”

smile disappearing from his face. Now, he was

of the revolting crimes you have committed would be enough to make me want to kill you. So if there is someone among us who deserves to

Scholar’s eyes widened.

the smell of

enough to overpower whatever residual scent the

with one strike from the flat side of the young soldier’s sword. Not giving him an opportunity to recover, Hero stomped

that, Scholar was done

was in such stark contrast with his usually graceful demeanor that Sunny felt blood turning to ice in his veins. This was…

him a calm look and said

“Wait for me here.”

disappearing behind a rock outcropping. After a few minutes,

left

This is… this is too

sudden Scholar’s demise came to be. And how ruthless it

acting as though nothing had happened. But it was exactly that normalcy that unnerved Sunny

most of the firewood out,

We need to

gave him

only

was sort of stupid, but Sunny

wall. He even had time for unnecessary thoughts. A strange feeling of melancholy descended on Sunny… somehow, he began to

walked in silence for some

It’s not your fault. The decision

soldier was a few steps ahead, so

this man’s sins… actually, it’s better that you don’t. Just trust me when I say that killing him was

which one of us feels

their actions, always desperate to maintain an illusion of righteousness even while doing most

an

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