'How can a child cut off their own soul?', I wondered as I walked back home.
It was already late and the midnight bell would soon ring.
The sky was dark and covered with cumulonimbus clouds.
The street I was walking on was completely empty. Only the spectral lights from the light poles filled the street.
The sinister feeling of eeriness made it unbearable.
'Maybe someone helped her. Or maybe she did it herself', Lianne said.
'But why were there multiple signatures?'
'I do not know, Ray.'
We didn't have enough information about her.
'So either Sophie is not a normal person and she truly believed Taeyang could eventually figure that out or...'
'Someone is trying to bait us', Lianne completed my thoughts.
It's almost as if someone deliberately left a clue for us.
The possibilities made all of it beyond comprehension. Maybe I should just use my skill and figure out the best way.
Baaaaaang
The rumbling sound of thunder hit me.
'Ray for now you should focus on finding that girl called Stacy', Lianne advised me.
'Some of the students in the picture were from the Daggerfall gang. Did Alphonosoho keep in touch with both gangs?'
'Considering his father's status, it isn't unlikely.'
'Talking about that Alonoshopo, did he die by taking too much of that drug or was he murdered like how I killed Hiratsu?'
'He had overdosed by himself. The ratio in which his drug was mixed wasn't adulterated. He died because he wanted a better high', Lianne answered.
So he was just a stupid boy. That does spell good for us, since his father would attack Hiratsu's gang first.
'After the interview tomorrow, we'll hit the places Taeyang sent us', I told Lianne.
Tomorrow was a sunday but due to the urgency of my matter, since I was a 'Saint', they had asked me to come meet them without delay.
'They probably do not want you to go anywhere else.'
'Yes. They still want to confirm my status as a Saint. However, in case I was one, me and the real Saintess being in the school together will be an immense boost to their reputation.'
After the interview, my plan was to hit the student faction of DaggerFall. Before they could approach Enna in school, I'll approach them.
"Who should I target first?", I casually remarked.
The monsoon wind hit my body. It felt cold and chilly.
Baaaaaaaaaang
Thunder rumbled.
[Passive skill: Lady Killer is in effect]
[Assistant's stopwatch activated due to Passive Skill]
'What? Why did the two skills activate automatically?'
My instincts warned me.
The air around me stopped. Everything turned red. My entire existence was being drawn towards a singular direction.
I turned my head back as fast as I could.
"Booo", a girl's face was right in front of me.
Time had stopped. I only saw the stranger and nothing else. Everything else around me was red with just her in the centre.
[PvP mode enabled]
'Ray, dodge!', Lianne warned me.
I saw a fist coming at my face at the speed of lightning.
Raising my hands in front to block, I felt out of time to react to her aggression.
Thuuuuuuuuud
I was blown away like a leaf. My left arm that blocked her punch was wrecked in an instant.
[Autoheal activated]
'Unique skill!'
Multiple small fractures appeared all over my body and my vision slowed down to look at what was happening.
I was flying directly towards the neighbourhood light pole.
Two daggers were coming straight at me.
I lifted my leg to the side while I was floating in the air to dodge one of them and extended my neck downwards to dodge the other.
Using my hands, I touched the ground, forcefully creating friction.
My body backflipped and stopped just before I hit the pole. My palms were bleeding.
I looked up. The girl's leg was coming straight at my face.
'Why does she keep targeting my face?'
I dodged swiftly.
Her attack hit the light pole. The electricity was disrupted, turning off the lights, and the area became dark.
She kicked me again in the face with her other leg, chaining her attacks.
'Dark accommodation hastened!', Lianne helped my vision.
My body had started healing. Since I didn't have any lingering debt, autoheal had activated.
'Strength, Lianne!'
Again I felt all my bones cracking.
I grabbed her leg before it could reach me. It was like a wrecking ball. The strength was unfathomable.
Holding her ankle, I raised her to the air like a rag doll.
She threw two daggers straight into my face.
I swatted one with my free hand and cocked my neck to the side to dodge the other.
Twisting her body like a tornado, she kicked my face trying to break free.
I let go of her leg, squatting down instantly. Not wasting a single second, I jumped back at her to grapple her.
My eyes automatically saw her weakness. Her lower back could be attacked due to her disadvantage of being stuck in air.
So I followed it and grabbed her waist from behind, throwing her down and pinning her to the ground.
Rapidly, I caught hold of both her hands and locked them behind her.
"It's too late at night for a romantic dance", I spoke.
She was on the ground in the knee-chest position and I was holding her hands from behind.
Just then, I felt weak.
My strength ran out. My body was healing but I was in tremendous pain.
[RP:0]
'Lianne, stay alert and activate my unique skill immediately..'
'Ray, look out!'
The girl used her flexible legs like a versatile killer machine to grapple me down.
She now pinned ME down to the ground by locking my hands with her legs, and got up on top of me. Our crotches were touching.
I felt my arms completely prisoned by her thick strong thighs.
Baaaaaaaang
Rumbling sound of thunder came again.
The light from the pole turned back on as I looked at my assailant.
She was smiling.
"Even 'HE' couldn't dodge all my ruthless attacks", she spoke to me.
She had the allure of a dangerous lady. Her voice was bewitching. It felt strong but feminine.
Slowly, she got closer to me.
She had a symmetrical, proportioned face with long eyelashes.
Her well defined lips were the focal point of her attraction .
A gently curved nose and smooth jawline, her beauty was on par with Enna.
I looked into her eyes. Her iris was grey in colour with the dilated pupils showing darkness inside.
"Very fascinating, Ray", she put her hand on my chest
Her luscious dark green hair fell onto my face. It smelled like lavender, an attractive and compelling smell.
I widened my eyes as I realized who she was.
"Stacy...Qu?"
She looked at me like a killer holding its prey.
"Holding a lady down like that", she said as she slowly touched the collar of my t-shirt.
"You should ask for her permission first."
She ripped my shirt open.
"Wha...uup", I tried to retort back but she closed my mouth with her hand.
"I usually prefer pretty girls but...", removing her hand from my face, she said, "For you, I'll make an exception."
Holding my face with both hands, she put her mouth on mine.
Our lips met in a soft, tender kiss. It started as a gentle press of her mouth, a cautious exploration of what had been her target. But then, as the warmth of the moment enveloped us, our kiss deepened.
She then slowly pulled away from me, a string of saliva connecting our tongues.
Looking deep into my eyes, she gave me a killer smile.
And out of the blue, she punched my face.
I lost all my senses.