Ruler Vol 3 Chapter 23
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Author: Anit666
Editor: Weasalopes
【Regina’s POV】
“Now, come, kill me. And I shall do the same.”
N-No……!
“B-but I don’t even want to fight!”
“You think that matters to me?”
He declared with cold eyes. Before I could say anything else, he appeared in front of me in an instant and kicked my face.
“Kheoak!”
I spit out blood as I was sent flying a great distance backwards. But before I could make out anything, I was kicked right in my abdomen and slammed into the ground.
I coughed out even more blood as my ribs were broken.
“Come now, Regina. Where’s your vigour from before?”
He asked me while standing beside me.
“I’ll count till 10. You can do whatever you want during that time, except running, of course.”
Whatever I want?
“10”
Shit!
“9”
I hurriedly cast regenerative magic spell to heal myself.
“8”
Faster damnit!
“7”
Yes! I am healed!
“6”
Fuck!
I hastily re-summoned the Devourer that was destroyed some moments ago.
“5”
I also summoned the Phoenix, the sword whose blade burns with the eternal flame.
“4”
I finally summoned the Devil’s Halo, a black halo which floats over my head and provides me with the Demon God’s blessing, which doubles all of my abilities and heals me immediately whenever I am injured.
“3”
And then I finally used ‘The Second Lord’, another of my abilities I was born with. It greatly elevates my speed of perception and makes the world my own. The boost granted by the magic spell ‘Ultraspeed’ cannot even compare to it.
This is the set of equipment and abilities that was granted to me by my God when I was born in this world. This is what let me survive that battle with Balgaar 5000 years ago. And I hope that it’ll at least give me a chance to run away from here.
I’ll attack him at the count of 2.
“1”
“Wait where’s two you fucker?!”
“2. Your time’s up.”
What?!
I quickly jumped at him with my augmented strength. The world moved really slowly, and the distance between us was covered in the blink of an eye. He hadn’t moved to dodge or defend, which meant he hadn’t been able to perceive my speed, so I slashed at him with my Devourer. No matter what he is, even he won’t escape unscathed after being slashed by the Devourer, a sword said to be made by the God of Gluttony which can devour anything and everything in existence.
Or that’s how it was supposed to be.
Just before the sword cut him, Samuel’s eyes moved and met mine. And what was reflected within them was pity. The next moment he stopped the Devourer in its tracks by his bare hands.
“Impossible!”
“The Devourer, is it? Why the heck do you have this weapon?”
He asked with genuine curiosity. I didn’t want to answer, but this could be a chance as he had let his guard down.
“I-I had this equipment from the moment I was born into this world.”
So I answered him faithfully.
“Hmm? What was your full name, by the way?”
Full name? Why is he concerned with that when I am fighting for my fucking life here?
“Leticia Zi Lamperouge.”
“Your original name, that is.”
My original name?
“Regina Zi Maxwell.”
“…….”
He stopped speaking, and the amused expression on his face changed. His eyes narrowed in what seemed to be exhaustion while his lips were in a straight line. All in all, he seemed to be so done with his life.
“I know everything happens for a reason, but what the fuck…..?”
He sighed and murmured to himself.
The next moment, tremendous bloodlust assaulted my body. The Devourer in my hand trembled, as if afraid of the result fate had in store for it. And then I understood why it was shaking.
Starting from the place where Sam touched it, the Devourer was being consumed by frost. The blade which could eat up anything was freezing over.
“What?!”
Left with no other choice, I had to let go of my blade and jump back. In the next instant, the Devourer was completely frozen and had turned into a blade of ice. Sam let it go and it fell on the ground, refusing to respond to my calls.
The Devourer had been killed.
“Ah, no. Contrary to what you are thinking, the Devourer has just been subdued. You’ll be able to use it later.”
He informed dutifully. But would there be a ‘later’ for me?
As if answering my doubts, he appeared before me again. Even though my perception was supercharged due to my use of ‘The Second Lord’ I still could not see him move. I hadn’t even blinked my eyes yet he had still appeared before me.
I tried to attack using Phoenix, but-
“Kneel.”
He murmured a single word. Just a single word. Yet, my body had obeyed his instructions.
“Ugh!”
I was kneeling before him! My body was not listening to me!
Move move move move move move move move!
“You sadden me, Regina.”
He muttered ruefully. What is he going on about now? Especially when he is about to kill me?!
“Even though I gave you the chance………… Oh well, to each their own I guess.”
Gave me a chance? So I would have won if I had taken his hand in the dungeon? He tried to show me hope when I was floating in that darkness, yet I betrayed him. It’s only natural that he would feel sad.
“Anyway, time for you to die.”
His saddened expression vanished and the bloodlust assaulting me intensified. I could not even move my eyes.
Just then, I received a blunt shock on my face and I was sent flying. Samuel had kicked me in the face again.
“Aggh!”
I once again vomited blood, but the Devil’s Halo healed my injury.
“The Devil’s Halo huh? Then what about this?”
He even knows about that?
He appeared beside me again and kicked me in my back, sending me flying in the air. He appeared there as well and punched me in the face, sending me flying towards the mountain in the back. I hit the mountain at supersonic speed and punched a hole through them to appear on the other side.
“Kuhk!”
I spit out even more blood. My head was spinning and I could no longer make out how the world was going around me. Yet before I could be healed, I was hit once again. Then again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again. And again.
Until my body was broken so thoroughly that I could not even feel anything. I then fell to the ground and lay there, unmoving. The Devil’s Halo tried to heal me but the injuries I sustained were too severe to be healed in an instant.
Just then, something grabbed my hair and pulled me off the ground. I could barely make out the figure of Samuel in front of me.
And then it happened.
“Khahk!”
I threw up a massive amount of blood. My eyes looked down and there it was. Samuel’s arm had penetrated my heart and crushed it, and even the Devil’s halo couldn’t heal it.
I see, this is the end, huh. In the end I couldn’t accomplish anything. I couldn’t save Susan.
O Demon God, can you not pity your pathetic disciple and give her one last chance?
Ha, as if a miracle like that would happen………
I have once again failed. And the reason for my failure this time is this man in front of me.
…….
But.
“S-Samuel……”
And so, I spoke the name of my killer as I weakly grasped his arm to warn him of something. Even if I have lost everything, to repent for my betrayal, I wanted to tell him about the one thing I hadn’t told him yet. I wanted to tell him the real name of that bastard who I know would betray him. Even though I don’t know whose face he has donned in this battlefield, I still wanted Samuel to know his real identity.
But-
“Shhhh, just sleep. Your role in this stage is over.”
He spoke gently as he caressed my cheeks and then prodded off my fingers clutching his arm. He then withdrew his arm from my chest, thus causing me topple over on my back. His arm, completely soaked in my blood, glistened uncannily.
“Maxwell, stop the protocol alpha zero. There’s no more need for it.”
The moment he murmured that, the overwhelming aura emanating from him suddenly withdrew, and he turned back to the Sam, the Hero I had met back in that castle.
“Well then Regina, until we see each other again.”
He bid his farewell to me. And as I much as I wanted to warn him about the imminent danger, I couldn’t: I was weakened to the point that I couldn’t speak anything.
And so, I closed my eyes and drifted into the cold embrace of dark oblivion.
For all of eternity.
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