The rain slowly faded away and the view got slightly clearer. It would be better if the sun was still in the sky but the night has already come. Tae tied my hands and led me to the front of the ship. Like Tae told me there were three people and one of them had bandages on his hands but the two men with him weren’t who I think they were. They were normal people.

[ Bold Guy ]

“Leave us alone.”

Two men beside him left immediately without any questions. He looked at me and Tae for a second. He looked angry at first but when he saw Tae he made a serious face for a second.

[ Bold Guy ]

“When I said leave us… It also meant you.”

[ Tae ]

“I’ll go look for your equipment.” Whispered Tae as he bowed and walked away.

The bold guy walked around me and chuckled with a stupid smirk on his face. I should’ve killed him when I got a chance. I know he is plotting something. After all, he is the weirdest of them all. He stood behind me and grabbed my shoulder.

[ Bold Guy ]

“Finally. I’m alone with you… I can pay you back for what you did!”

He punched me in the stomach. I bent a bit because it FUCKING HURT! He was going to whisper something to my ear but I headbutted him before he even got a chance. Finally, I didn’t have to look at this stupid smirk of his.

[ Eric ]

“Not gonna scream? Usually, you would scream to kill me but you’re silent for some reason…”

He gritted his teeth and grabbed his head. Even though I provoked him there was no answer from him. He is more of a guy who uses others.

[ Eric ]

“Now I see. You’re doing something that you shouldn’t right? You brought me here because of your personal beef with me.”

[ Bold Guy ]

“Shut up… You’re the one in a bad position… NOT ME.”

[ Eric ]

“What bad position are you talking about?” I said as I raised both of my hands to loosen the rope that slowly fell off.

[ Bold Guy ]

“How are you…”

[ Eric ]

“I’m blessed by Loki so, of course, I know few tricks.”

I cracked my fingers and got ready to fight. This time I’ll kill him. He is the weakest of them all and if he really can’t ask for help from the others then I’ll use that to my advantage. I tried something interesting with my ability Set In Motion. I aimed for his stomach and then moved to the jaw. With a help of my ability, I hit him in two places at the same time. He took a few steps back and spit blood out of his mouth.

[ Eric ]

“I have really fast hands as you can see. If only I had a weapon you would be dead or at least already lost a limb or two.”

[ Bold Guy ]

“You’ll be the one losing a limb today!” He took out a hatchet and a knife from under his robe.

I fought him twice but he never used his spells even though he is blessed by a god. Are his abilities that useless? Or is it some kind of ace in his arsenal? Just gotta look out for some kind of tricks if he tries something.

[ Eric ]

“Careful or you will drop it. Thumbs would be really useful you know? Imagine not having them! Haha!”

[ Bold Guy ]

“Just… SHUT UP!”

He blindly swung his weapons trying to hit me. I grabbed his hand with a knife and punched the one with a hatchet. He could barely keep a knife in his hand and the hatchet fell out of his hand. Unexpectedly he got closer to me and tried to attack me with his knee. Like a true man, I defended my precious nuts. Since I used my leg to defend myself I lost my balance and he pushed me to the ground. While we were falling he aimed his knife at my head. I bearly dodged that but it scratched my ear a bit.

[ Eric ]

“That was close…”

When I was looking at the knife near my head he punched me with that furious look on his face. Before he could land another punch I got my guard up to my face. He was blindly aiming for my head.

[ Bold Guy ]

“Die! Die! Just die already!”

When I got a chance I grabbed both of his hands and rolled with him on the ground. This time I was the one on top beating his face. He wasn’t even able to block the attacks. He tried to push me away but he didn’t have much strength left. Now I had a chance to finish him. After the punch, I grabbed the knife and tried to stab him in the head. It felt like someone grabbed my wrist and stopped my attack right by his head. It grasped me so hard that I released the knife from my hand.

[ Eric ]

“What kind of trick is it?”

Whatever it was, it stopped for a moment and then grabbed my face. It felt like a cold hand grabbed me. It raised me and hold me a few centimeters above the ground. The bold guy was on his knees with his smirk again.

[ Bold Guy ]

“Now… You’re finished!”

He threw me away, making me hit the floor with my back. I hit the ground so hard that I couldn’t take a breath for a second. He took a knife and the hatchet while he was walking toward me. I tried to stand up but then it grabbed my throat.

[ Bold Guy ]

“Let’s finish it!!!”

[ Connor ]

“Forgive me, goddess.”

In a matter of seconds, a door appeared with Connor in it with a sword in his hand. With one swift move, he decapitated baldy. While he did that no blood was splashed around, and even his sword was clean. At the same time, he slashed baldy. The feeling of a hand on my throat disappeared.

[ Kyle ]

“Did you really have to do that? I know he was annoying but still.”

[ Connor ]

“I warned the goddess about him. If it would be necessary I could dispose of him. After all, he was just a maniac from prison. As a soldier… I couldn’t stand his behavior. This is not just a game. Disobeying orders is punishable!”