The burning sensation, spreading everywhere on my body. It stings. It hurts. everything is so uncomfortable.
my ears are ringing like crazy, i cant see shit and it hurts everywhere
maybe i should've just stayed my ass at home, why'd i even try be a hero and allat?
i at least could've tapped with a motorcycle baddie before i went out..
"I don't wanna stay useless, I want to help."
Kat steps forward.
Kat: Agh.. ergh.. it hurts, every movement stings me.
Curse spirits had evolved overtime to be more efficient and stronger, to thrive in this environment and grow more and more through natural selections.
Such resolve, willpower being displayed meant nothing more than a desperate struggle out, like an ant trying to move with everything it has, even after being stomped to the ground.
GHHHRRK-!
The curse spirit quickly lunged, opening it's wide mouth opening completely to bite kat and swallow him a whole.
Draw him closer, closer.
Kat, despite his injuries, both his palms gripping tightly to his bat that's drenched in his own blood, he lifts.
With it's teeth widening, ready to chomp and tear kat apart.
Kat: Imbue everything I have into this one swing, this is least i could do!
The bat resonates, cursed energy flowing through it, activating it's feature.
Kat: And, A SMASH!!
*crack.
As the cursed spirit was about to chomp kat down, a sudden outburst of immensely powerful wind strike, bursted through the cursed spirit.
Sending it through buildings, ashy concrete floors completely breaking apart, and nearby environment blowing away instantly.
Kat: AGHHHHHH- ugh.. my body hurts so fucking MUCH.. i've never swung my arms this hard..
Kat kneels down and groans in pain.
Kat: using all of your cursed energy isn't exactly beneficial.. shit.. i can't move a finger.
KKRRRGHHHHHHHHH-!
The cursed spirit jumps back down with a powerful force, almost blowing kat away as he keeps weights himself down to keep himself still.
Kat looks up, and all he could see was the same terrifying creature he met at first glance, not a single dent, nothing.
Kat eyes widen, his brain jumps to alert, thinking about every kind of outcomes to get out of this situation, but knowing he used everything he had, this was all he got to show.
Kat: this is.. a grade 5 cursed spirit? It doesn't even have a cursed technique, it's just raw power and endurance.. bleugh... shit..
His head hangs low, bleeding everywhere, terrified and desperate.. all he could do was reminisce everything he done, and the faint memories of him and his life before coming here.
*Step, Step..
A faint nearing footsteps could be heard on his way, the cursed spirit hesitated; trying to make out on who's approaching.
*Step, Step.
Right behind kat, he taps his shoulder.
What's a random slim weak kid like you doing around here? Did you cause all of this mess?
GRRRRRRKKKKKKKK!
The cursed spirit immediately dashed towards the stranger, swiftly slashing it's claws abruptly towards him, completely destroying everything nearby and around him, the stranger quickly maneuvers to a safer spot where kat isn't harmed.
FAIL..FAIL FAIL FAILL!!
Hump! the stranger swiftly dodges all the fierce slashes, almost as if they're just passing through.
The cursed spirit charges up a cursed energy beam directly at the stranger,
the stranger jumps forward, jumping through the abandoned buildings around, rushing through with a faint glow of cursed energy wrapped around their fist.
BWHAMM—!!
The cursed spirit was blown apart., it's body annihilated from the sheer raw impact of the punch, it was too much for the spirit.
It's blood splattered everywhere, the broken buildings crashing down with strong force, no matter what.
this was no ordinary person.
The cursed spirit was exorcised, and kat was long fainted.
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A faint memory, the evening sunrise of the outside worn down manor, kids playing around the streets. Despite their situation how can they still smile with so much joy?
Old people wandering around, merchants around the city, sick people begging for money, guards patrolling, on an evening rise, how can this world be so cruel? Why can't everyone just.. be happy together? Why are we destroying ourselves?
Everything just felt wrong but.. despite the struggles and joy. Everyone is alive.
Living never felt so worth it.
My life was short, It had always been but.. training with my dad, helping my mom, playing with the kids. It's all so simple, nothing was special.
but why was it so meaningful?
Maybe it's because there's a lot more things I could've done out there, even if you ask me. My death was too early.. I just wished to have more courage and power in my life, I've always been useless and a coward, being helpless was all I had.
"Hey dad, do you think I can grow strong and help mom with doing rent?"
"Anyone can if you put enough blood into it."
"Then can you show me how to swing a bat?"
"A bat? It's more efficient to use a sword, gun, or an axe even."
"But dad, I find bats easier to use, they're light, blunt and simple.. I like the feel a lot!"
"I can teach you a thing or two then, come here."
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"Wow, look at those swings, you couldn't even use a dagger without falling or tripping yourself, looks like you got a good affinity with bats huh?"
"Heh, I told you pa, bats are the one for me. You think am ready to take on curses now?!"
"Not a chance."
...
"Mom, why aren't you punishing me or forcing me to work?"
"You've tried your best to help us, but you're still young, enjoy the life you can, mom will take care of everything okay?"
"But I want to help you as well, I don't wanna laze around the house or play all day!"
"Your sister is already helping me a lot, go be curious, go have fun, you mustn't always be working."
"Why do you tolerate me so much? I'm helpless, I can't do the dishes, clean the manor or even do the smallest errands.. I've been trying to learn but.. I don't know why it's so hard for me but i want to help some way! I know the situation and I-"
"Don't worry about that." She steps in closer, and with her smile, her warmth presence, gently hugging me as she kneels.
It feels so warm..
It's so peaceful.
Thank you mom and dad.. thank you for-
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Yo bro wake up cuh why you smiling and crying you creeping me out
Kat: what.. the..
Ayyyooo rise and shine my gangster
Kat: ah.. the bright lights, it's.. warm here.. where am i?
you're in my apartment.
Kat: ..
Kat looks to his side.
Kat: who the fuck are you..?
-- to be continued.