Strategy 15 - Wünschen

Like a sharp needle threading through the thin linen cloth, the sharp pointed blade pierced through the stomach easily.

It was a pretty clean strike without any obvious sign of blood flowing out even though it was a fatal attack. The blade left protruding out of the stomach, as if it had already become part of it.

Hesitation is not required in a battle. In fact it is a hindrance.

Everyone is ready to do what it’s right. Like how the soldiers in wars shot without hesitation. This is because they knew that the other side is ready but just that everyone is just waiting for someone who made the first move.

One who did not hesitate is someone who takes a great deal of dare to bring his comrade down to the dawn of victory.

The consequence of hesitating is deadly.

Exactly 5 seconds 20 milliseconds and 5 nanoseconds.
The duration of time taken to determine who will be the one with the blade embedded into him.

The struggle between Darwin and me after I charged into him happened within a short moment. After he realized that I was charging toward him with a deadly blade pointing right at him, he froze. His face was pale, as if he had suffocated in the tension of the situation.

If only he was more alert and less lecherous, he might not land up in this situation. He realized that he was in a totally different situation than before, his henchmen were nowhere to be seen. There are only three of us, Audrey, Darwin and I.

Audrey got released from his filthy clutch and she landed with a thud onto the ground. She was lying down there motionlessly and there is no single emotion in her eyes.

Her eyes are filled with darkness.

As he moved his hands out, Darwin was trying to ask me to calm down and told me that it shouldn’t end up like that. He approached me closer but it also means that he is walking into the perfect range where my strike would be the most accurate and precise.

He stopped and told me that we could talk it out. But I wouldn’t believe him anymore, he was the bastard who was about to rape Audrey. In fact he was responsible for all these pains which Audrey experienced over the years.

But he was trying to give me the best choice. The choice where no one is going to be injured and Audrey would be saved but yet he will be escaping away. But the part of him escaping away is what I didn’t wish for.

This bastard should be vanished from the world!

Knowing him, he definitely will not let us go off easily. He will definitely come back for revenge. This time will be a total different case where there is no way to escape and Audrey would end up as before.

Exactly 5 seconds 20 milliseconds and 5 nanoseconds had passed ever since he was standing in front of me.

If only I was more merciless and more coldhearted.
If only I had charged toward him.
If only I was more heartless.

Right now it’s too late, he had charged toward me and I was overwhelmed by him. The blade which he feared the most had landed up on his hand.

With a desperate grin of his face, he had stabbed me without any hesitation.

My body was in a bad condition, filled with injuries hours ago. The blade which embedded itself deep inside my stomach is like a leech, draining my energy away whenever I moved. My head were getting heavier as the blood supply got disrupted.

Despite my condition, Darwin kicked my face. I wouldn’t hear anything now except the thud sound when his legs landed against my skull.

I gathered all my energy, looking at Audrey. She was still emotionless, but yet I could see her mouth opening and her hands were reaching toward for me. Her eyes were gleaming and tears flow through her cheeks.

The next moment, she collapsed from shock.

My head no longer feels heavy. Instead it was getting lighter and lighter as if my soul was going to leave the body. My eyelids are getting heavier and my sight is getting darker.

Darwin had stopped kicking me. Instead he had moved toward Audrey who had collapsed. She was now totally defenseless.

This is the worst situation which I never ever wished to be. My plans had failed badly. Whatever I planned earlier had failed, there is not going to have a prince who is trying to save his princess from the clutch of the wicked witch. For which the prince had already been overwhelmed by her minions, way before he could even come close to his princess.

I looked onto the sky. I could no longer tell which are the stars or the moon. Everything seems so alike. I could not care much any more. I kept looking up into the sky. I couldn’t know how much longer I can endure but I still gathered all my strength and wished

“If gods truly exist in the sky… please save her…”

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