Chapter 38 - Courage

{"messages":[{"id":492407119,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I walked out from behind my rock to the village’s and soldier’s shock."},{"id":492407120,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I walked up and looked right at the man who called himself Lord Bastillios."},{"id":492407121,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"You don’t have to hurt him."},{"id":492407122,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"I’m here."},{"id":492407123,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Jay snarled, clenching his fists."},{"id":492407124,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Muttering under his breath, nervous, he declared:"},{"id":492407125,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You idiotic girl..."},{"id":492407126,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Bastillios looked down at me and smiled."},{"id":492407127,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"Your beauty lives up to its name indeed."},{"id":492407128,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"You must be Skye Wynter... and you’re a flame mage. We’ll get along splendidly."},{"id":492407129,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"Come."},{"id":492407130,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I smirked and held my head high."},{"id":492407131,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"I’m not a dog that can be beckoned."},{"id":492407132,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He smiled."},{"id":492407133,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"Pardon me. I didn’t mean to be rude."},{"id":492407134,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"I simply want to see your face in case you are wearing some kind of glamour."},{"id":492407135,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"Move aside, men."},{"id":492407136,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"The Devil’s guarding him moved aside as I slowly walked up towards him."},{"id":492407137,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Basti, I swear if you touch one hair on her head, I’ll-"},{"id":492407138,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"Do not call me with such familiarity. Now... let me see you."},{"id":492407139,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He approached me and placed a hand on my face, feeling me."},{"id":492407140,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"Indeed... you are the real thing."},{"id":492407141,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"The King will be pleased with my task."},{"id":492407142,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"My mother once told me of a tale."},{"id":492407143,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"It involved you, actually."},{"id":492407144,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"A cat has nine lives, and a Devil General has nine hearts."},{"id":492407145,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"His eyes tensed as I ripped my mother’s bracelet off of my arm, which materialised into a dagger before everyone’s eyes."},{"id":492407146,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I plunged it right into his abdomen, making him cough up blood."},{"id":492407147,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"N-No..."},{"id":492407148,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Slowly, the Devil’s around the villagers started to decay and turn to ash."},{"id":492407149,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I grinned."},{"id":492407150,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"My mother also told me that if you destroy a General’s heart, all of the Devil’s that they’ve turned will die subsequently."},{"id":492407151,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Kassir kicked free of his guards while I pulled my dagger out and went to stab him once more."},{"id":492407152,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"However, he snarled and kicked me off of the platform, cresting a wall of fire around him."},{"id":492407153,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He screamed in pain, clutching his wound."},{"id":492407154,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"H-How... how can you wield a divine blade..."},{"id":492407155,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Jay immediately ran towards me and stepped between me and Bastillios."},{"id":492407156,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Why don’t we have that rematch, Basti?"},{"id":492407157,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He snarled."},{"id":492407158,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"You..."},{"id":492407159,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"I’ll murder you-"},{"id":492407160,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Try me. You’re weakened, having to experience every death of the Devil’s that you’ve turned."},{"id":492407161,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You’ve got four hearts left to my knowledge, don’t you?"},{"id":492407162,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Why don’t we try again and see where you’re hiding the quartet?"},{"id":492407163,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He snarled, coughing up blood."},{"id":492407164,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I thought that Devil’s could heal themselves."},{"id":492407165,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"It seems like everything lies in this knife."},{"id":492407166,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Bastillios didn’t look pleased."},{"id":492407167,"character_id":9923496,"type":2,"content":"You’ll pay for this... YOU’LL ALL PAY!"},{"id":492407168,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"And just like that, he threw down a potion from his pocket onto the floor and disappeared."},{"id":492407169,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"With a stroke of luck, somehow, we survived a full-fledged attack of a Devil General."},{"id":492407170,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 38-"},{"id":492407171,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}