Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

* Feint - My Sunset (Original Mix) *

"Today is going to be a good day," I told myself before going out to the forest. 

My plan was simple: find the monsters lurking around and defeat them all. I've been doing this for a while now, and apparently it's something I'm good at.

But even so, today, the monsters seemed different. They gave off a different feeling. They even emitted a strange aura, a more intimidating one that made the hair on the back of my neck stand to an end.

They've never done this before! What happened that cused them to change so drastically?

Well, anyway, seeing that the monsters were strangely powerful today, I have tried to run away. But before I could get far, the monsters seemed to be alerted by my presence.

One of them howled at my sight, and just like that, a bunch of them had started chasing me. 

I tried to run away from the city and deeper into the forest since most of the citizens had no powers and I didn't want the monsters to find a way out of the forest.

The chase didn't last long as the monsters were terribly fast. In a matter of seconds, I was cornered and forced to fend for my life against four powerful monsters.

I was never a bad fighter, but even so, against their prowess, I felt so exposed. I felt weak in comparison to them which made me almost give up, yet I continued to fight.

"I can't die now," I had told myself. I needed to tell my mom how much I love and appreciate her. I needed to tell my dad that I'll never go to the forest again.

The fight persisted for a while in which I somehow managed to kill the four monsters.

However, it didn't come without a price. The monsters have heavily injured me: I couldn't feel my left hand at all, my stomach had a wide gash in it, and I was bleeding from the back of my head. My body was scratched and bloodied.

I didn't want to give up. "I killed them! I can go home now!" I tried to convince myself, but my body just refused to move, my legs were too weak to carry me.

I tried my best to drag myself home, but the most I could do is hide in a large tree bark. "Do I die here?" I whispered to myself as tears ran down my cheeks. "Is this how it all ends?"

Well, I thought I was done for. My vision started to blur and I could barely even breath.

I fought so hard against closing my eyes... It was tough, but I managed to hold on. 

Moments passed which felt like whole years. But after a while, just when I was about to fade away, someone came to the rescue.

After a small misunderstanding between the two of us, the person managed to help me get my senses back. My stomach didn't hurt as much anymore, and I could even feel my arm again!

Slowly opening my eyes... There she is, the most beautiful and adorable girl I've ever seen. She was kneeling down with her hand against mine, trying to fully heal my injury.

It was hard on her, I could tell. She was breathing heavily, sweat droplets ran down her cheeks.

I was feeling better and I knew I should let her know. She didn't have to tire herself any further for my sake. I'm good!

But I couldn't say it. I couldn't let her know she can leave my hand. I didn't want to lose this feeling of warmth and belonging.

I even felt the need to have her by my side at all times. I want her! I want her to be always with me!

"Please, marry me!" My mouth moved too fast without me even realising.

But before she could even reply, a strong wave of mana shook my bones. Looking at the girl, I realized that she was holding the side of her head in what seemed like pain, while gritting her teeth.

'I need to help her!' I thought as I stood up quickly. 'She saved my life and I owe her that much!' Those were my thoughts.

But as I stood up, a monster rushed the girl in a speed that was simply too fast for me to react to.

BOOOMM!! CRACK!!

A sharp shockwave hit me hard, forcing me to guard my face. At the same time, I could hear the sound of bones crack.

I was scared sh*tless. 'No way he killed her!' My heart started aching all of a sudden as it couldn't bear the fact that my adorable saviour was now dead. "B*STARD!!" I yelled at the monster as my aura flared violently.

How dare the monster hurt the person that saved me? "UNACCEPTABLE!" I was furious!

The monster was still standing behind the girl with its sharp claws extended towards the girl's back. 'But I don't see blood? What is happening?'

Why is she looking down? Is she truly dead or only injured. Why isn't anything moving? Did they freeze in time?

I was confused, to say the least, but that didn't stop my reflexes from taking over.

Releasing a large surge of mana from my hand and compressing it into an energy ball, I was about to throw it on the monster who was just standing still.

Until the realisation hit me. 'The monster is dead.' But how? 

The monster didn't move nor did it breath. What happened to it? Are the monsters here similar to bees? They sting once before they die? No... No way.

Before I could do anything or think any further, a melodic voice started laughing. The laugh started as an enchanting one, but slowly, it started to turn into scary maniacal laughter.

My heart dropped as the girl's golden irises looked down on me, giving me the feeling of an insignificant prey in front of an apex predator. 'Weird... I thought I was taller-' I muttered weakly as everything around me started to turn dark.

'I guess weak rabbits still end up dead. Whether the cause is human hunters, other animals, or accidents... They always... end up dead-' This was my last thought before feeling my consciousness slip away. I was a weak rabbit....