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The modest village around me was engulfed in flames. My lungs were filled with smoke, and the fire grazed my skin as it danced. Civilians' bodies scattered the ground in a variety of locations, largely under rubble and the ruins of the settlement.
As the monster in front of me begging for mercy, my haori swung with the midnight breeze. My eyes mirrored the raging brilliance of the flames as I stabbed the crippled demon throughout the heart. "AGHHHHHH!" It cried out in pain as its legs and arms gradually regenerated. When they did, I slashed them off again, triggering another bloodcurdling scream to add to the fire's ambiance. The demon's eyes were engraved with the words, 'Lower moon 1'.
I knelt next to the demon, who was crying for mercy and death as he had no more limbs and was too weak to regenerate. It looked me dead in the eye as it spoke with tears streaming down my face. "KILL ME, PLEASE! I'M BEGGING YOU!!" It yelled while my empty eyes stayed glued to it.
With no emotion on my face, I cocked my head. "Why would I do that?" I inquired nonchalantly, as if oblivious to the blazing fires all around me. When I roughly removed my sword away from the demon's heart, it let forth a grunt. With a voidful expression, I stared at the blood on the sword.
It began to scream while blood poured from its mouth. "You monster!" It snarled and my eyes widened. "Just kill me already! what's the point in causing me so much pain?!" It screamed while it failed to regenerate.
With a disturbing stare and my mouth slightly parted, I slowly turned back to the creature. Under my sight, the demon flinched. "Huh..?" I spoke before breaking into a maniacal grin, which caused the demon's eyes to expand and his throat to gulp.
As the flames grew larger, so did my giggles.
I took a deep breath and peered into the demon's terrified eyes with my narrowed ones after a short-lived burst of laughter."Did you just call me a monster?" I chuckled once again. "May I remind you, who burned down this village? May I remind you who killed innocent men, women, and children?" I spoke with a glare and the demon froze. "You deserve a punishment for all the innocent lives you ended." My grin widened as I leaned closer to the demon. "Luckily for you, I'm the only one who's willing to give you a proper punishment" I finished as I grabbed my daggers from my sleeves and began slowly ripping the demon's flesh to shreds.
I was going tomake sure it felt pain.
Every.
Single.
Moment.
Blood splattered all over my uniform and face as I glared through the torture. It tried to struggle and regenerate, however, I sliced off his limbs in a split second after they regenerated, intensifying the suffering. "STOP! PLEASE! "LET ME DIE!!" It begged.
