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The Raven Dark Hero 11
🕑 Added 2021-03-16 00:57:55 +0000 UTCChapter 11 : The Beginning of Madness
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Author’s Note:
※Added extra depictions.
... Due to the activation of Revived Hunter's ability, "Invisible Slash" has been acquired.
"Ha?!”
A voice echoes in his head, waking him up.
His body is completely healed. For some reason his lower body is back to normal.
I'm back…
There was part of him worried about the worst case, but at any rate, the second activation of Revived Hunter had succeeded.
...I died not once, but twice in just one day, in just a short period of 2~3 hours.
Kouki pondered about the conditions for his resurrection. He wondered if he could revive indefinitely, but seems to be too far fetched.
"...Come to think of it, along with Revived Hunter’s activation, there was the voice saying that he gained another gift.”
"Invisible Slash.”
Slash that is not visible.... He is thinking that this might be the gift that Saejima used to kill him. And Saejima called Kurosaki, the guy who killed him first, Speed Star.
Those facts lead him to believe that......maybe Revived Hunter's ability does not only revive the user but also let him gain the killer’s gift as well?
If the answer that Kouki came up with was correct, it would be a terrific gift. After all, the more times he gets killed, the more gifts he would acquire.
It was hard to believe. But even if that were the case, there is always some kind of limit to one’s gift. Especially the more powerful the ability is, the more restricted it will be as well as the lower the number of times it can be used.
...but more than that, Kouki is filled with anger towards Hiro and even more so towards Saejima who had killed him.
Hiro had said that his gift compatibility is the worst against Speed Star. He is worried about the possibility where Speed Star might have been overwritten by Invisible Slash this time. If there are limitations and restrictions on his abilities, it is not an impossible thing to happen right now.
As a test, he activated his Speed Star. As soon as he activated it, he instantly reached the wall of the factory 50 meters away. It seems that the ability has not been overwritten.
“...if that’s the case, I knew it. On top of Speed Star, I obtained a new gift, invisible slash...Amazing...I’m amazing!!”
Having been waiting for a gift for such a long time, he had not only found one but three in one go.
“Okay...since I already got it, might as well try Invisible Slash...hmph!”
He waved his hand in an exaggerated manner at the wall. Then a slash ran against the wall.
“This is Invisible Slash.... What power...”
The part of the concrete wall that was cut by him looks as if it was erased.
In addition to the Speed Star, a gift that is suited against Hiro, he has also acquired the Invisible Slash gift. Based on his encounter earlier, Hiro doesn’t give the same feeling of intimidation as Saejima.
Can I kill him right away? ...is what Kouki is thinking, but then he realized that would be no fun. He didn't know that Hiro had been pulling tricks behind him, ruining his daily life. It would be a shame to kill him instantly.
"Eventually... I'll kill him in the worst timing and situation possible where he'll suffer the most... For now, it's more important to-”
Saejima… The guy who decided that he is a stray filth on his own, and the one who killed him. Just remembering his strength made Kouki unable to stop shivering. He wants to kill him right away. But the current him will never be able to beat him.
An inexplicable desire to kill rushed through Kouki’s mind.
The National Defense Force had been his dream since he was a child. Just a few hours ago, he had been delighted that his abilities had finally manifested, that it was possible to chase his dream again. However, Kouki no longer had the desire to join the NDF and become a hero. Rather, he was disappointed in the NDF.
Even though he couldn't speak, his innocent self had been unilaterally killed. That inexcusable act had chilled even his long cherished dream.
In order to distract himself from Saejima, he thought about Hiro.
But in order to kill the bastard wearing the skin of his childhood friend, he decided that it would be more convenient to let him think he is still a non-gifted for now.
"Hahaha… Hiro, you're going to be miserably killed by me, the man you've been looking down on..."
With a twisted expression on his face, Kouki felt refreshed at the mere thought of the scene.
At that moment, four people who looked like cleaners came into the factory.
"...Huh? I can’t see a single corpse though?"
"How can that be? It was reported that Lieutenant Saejima used his gift to cut the body cleanly in half, you know?"
“I suppose so. Oh well, just look for it.”
They are probably the cleaners mentioned by Kashiwagura. Although it’s fine to just run away like this, since it will still send the news that he is still alive to them.
But an urge within him wanted Kouki to send a strong message to both Hiro and Saejima.
The true nature of the overflowing emotions he had felt earlier. He still has not realized that emotion was actually an urge to kill...
He grabbed a piece of aluminum steel that was lying around, activated his Speed Star, and instantly slashed the neck of one of the corpse disposal team members. The man collapses, unable to speak a single word.
“Hm? What's wrong...Bagh!?”
This time, he used Invisible Slash to slash another’s torso diagonally from the shoulder.
“What is it? What's going on?”
“...nothing here.”
“Nothing? I mean, didn’t you hear a noise?”
“Noise, you say? What noise?”
“Some noise that...”
Kouki made a wind hole out of the man's stomach with his hand, and after he pulled his hand out, the man fell with a thud.
"Oh, you meant this sound just now..."
"Who the hell are you!"
The three members of the corpse disposal team other than himself were dealt with and as expected the last one would notice the anomaly by then.
Kouki appeared right in front of the man.
“W,-what are, you…”
Kouki's wounds had healed, but the blood on him had not disappeared. Therefore, his face was stained with dried blood. In addition to that, the building is dark except for the part where the moonlight is shining through the windows, so it is impossible to distinguish his face.
"Your friends... they're already asleep, you know?"
“What? ...Hi-hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!?”
The last survivor must have seen his other dead companions who were cruelly killed. He slumped over and fell on his buttocks.
Kouki slowly approached the man and whispered in his ear.
“Tell Saejima and Sanada. That I'm not dead. And, I'm going to kill both of you, so look forward to it…”
"Yes, yes! Gah?!"
“hahah….Ahahahaha!!”
As the man tripped himself and knocked himself out, Kouki laughed out loud.
“I've got power now! A hell of a power! I'm going to get stronger... And I'll definitely kill you all! Please look forward to it!!!!”
With a smile full of madness, the boy who longed to be a hero was nowhere to be seen...
Author’s note:
※This is the end of the first volume. If you've read this far and liked it, please leave a rating, comment, review, and add this novel to your bookmark!
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Miguel Angel Chavez
There is no justice in this world. Merely people living at the whims of their heart.
