Magnus Academy: The Cursed Blood

Chapter Five

The Fifth End Is Coming

The ringing sound of each daggers in my hands clashing against the sharpened metals of these spawned monsters dominated this entire dark room. There was the sight of blood as well lingering on the ends of my blades and the friction the steel creates served as the only light, shadowing my figure stained with the same colour of blood from the monsters I killed.

More. I need more.

Thus I shifted my body to the right completely avoiding another monster's weapon as I stretched out a leg to cut the goblin's neck. Until everything around me was silenced. Not a sound—not even the whispering air, was heard. I looked around then, the bodies of dead monsters slowly turning into ashes piled on each corners of the floor.

What? Was that the end already?

Then there were claps.

"As expected of Miss Andrea." A voice said coming from a girl said behind me. Humarap ako sa kaniya habang pinawala ko ang mga weapons ko. "Killing hundreds of different captured monsters without your mark huh?" Tumalon siya mula sa kinauupuan niya sa may ceiling.

"It's not enough." Seryoso kong wika.

"Of course it's not! Palagi namang hindi eh. Pero sa pagkakataon na ito Miss, mukhang naubos mo na ang lahat ng monsters sa bawat Dark Room. Don't you think it's time to battle an actual person na?" Her small figure finally showed, nakasuot siya ng tinatawag niyang 'battle clothes' when it's actually just a normal long-sleeved uniform with her usual white cloak. She's actually rather petite, her height only reached my shoulder level, she reminded me of Iyana.

"An actual person? Who would want to battle with me, Lyn?"

"Me!" Masigla niyang wika habang tinaas pa ang dalawang kamay niya. I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Naaalala ko nga sa kaniya si Iyana pero magkaiba naman sila ng personalidad.

"Walo." I stated and she frowned. "Walong beses na kitang natalo. Gusto mo bang gawin kong sampu?"

"Hah! Huwag kang masyadong confident, malay mo—" before she could even finish her sentence, I slid a foot between her legs at bago pa man siya makagawa ng kung ano, natumba na siya sa lupa. I smirked at her annoyed expression.

"That makes it ten." I offered her a hand at kinuha niya naman ito agad pero dahil nga alam kong mapaglaro siya, inasahan ko nang binabalak niyang itumba ako so I broke her finger. Napasigaw siya bigla dahil sa sakit at napaluha while holding her finger tightly. She glared at me. "What? Hihilom din naman iyan agad."

"I know I'm immortal pero masakit parin naman no! Ah, it healed already." Tumayo na siya mula sa lupa habang pinapagpag ang dumi sa suot niya. "Dahil sa curse ko palagi nalang akong ginagawang ka-sparring partner ng ibang Ends! Nakakainis kaya, pero alam mo ba sa lahat, ikaw ang gusto kong makalaban!"

"How old are you again?"

"13!"

"No wonder." She's too immature. "Anywwy bakit ka nandito? Ano ang kailangan mo?"

"Ah oo nga pala, pinapatawag ka ng First End." I frowned. Ano na naman ang kailangan niya ngayon sa akin? First he wanted to test my endurance and locked me up in different Dark Rooms para patayin ang iba't ibang halimaw which spawns continuously wherever.

Sinundan ko siya palabas ng kwarto at ngayon ay naglalakad kami sa isang hallway. This place isn't too shabby unlike what I had expected. Natural villain hideouts are always dark and creepy, pero kakaiba din ang lugar na ito. Pakiramdam ko tuloy nasa isang underground castle.

And yes we're currently underground malayo sa Magnus. The entire place is lit with lights and although there's no window, medyo malamig parin ang lugar. The wallls are designed elaborately with almost th same patterns kaya mahirap matunton ang bawat sections.