Chapter 56- Undead (Part 2)
The cloud of dust was eventually swept away by the gushes of the wind of the night, revealing Trevor was standing on his two feet. On his stomach, a huge trace could be seen from Kai's punch.
His stomach was deformed beyond recognition and blood could be seen leaking out of it. However, the next second, something shocking occurred.
The monster's injury suddenly started healing at an extremely fast pace, breaking the limit most Origin users had on their bodies.
'Regeneration?' Raising an eyebrow, Kai could only sigh inwardly. The more he looked at this monster, the more he grew annoyed.
He was constantly breaking all limits that Kai knew about Origin and its uses. As versatile as it was, Origin was still not a completely invincible power. It had its limits that were mostly set by the human body. For example, depending on the talent a user might have or acquire, their bodies will have to handle that ability and if the body wasn't tempered to be able to do it, the consequences are terrible, to say the least.
That's why, an Origin user must train their body a lot to be able to contain that power or they will eventually self-destruct and die a painful, horrifying death.
However, the man in front of him was clearly ignoring all of that and basically throwing it in the trash.
'Origin can theoretically regenerate the body at that speed. However, the human can't handle high speeds of regeneration if it's not strong enough.'
"RAAA!!!" As the boy was having such thoughts, the undead screeched angrily as it dashed toward Kai maniacally, without any hesitation.
The latter didn't back off and closed the distance between them before he straightened his hand, turning it into something akin to a sharp blade, and then pierced the man's stomach.
Then, he followed with another attack, to his neck that instantly severed it. The man's head was sent flying as it fell down and rolled on the ground.
"..."
Markus, who was watching all of this, had no idea what kind of reaction he should even put on his face. This was simply too shocking to even be put into words. Even as he was intently watching Kai's movements, he still couldn't keep up with his speed.
'When did he even severe his head?! His hand didn't move!!' Looking at the head, the man could see that the cut was so precise that he would've mistaken it to be the work of a blade and not a human hand!
Meanwhile, Kai had a cold expression as his eyes looked at the beheaded corpse of Trevor. He was waiting.
Then, what he predicted happened. The beheaded corpse suddenly started moving again as it stood up. Blood had already stopped gushing out of the neck as if the injury was healing.
'Even severing the head doesn't work… So the brain isn't important. Which leaves…' Kai's eyes flashed with a hint of understanding as he looked at the man's chest, precisely where the seal for his main talent was probably located.
Then, without hesitation, Kai vanished in an instant as he appeared behind the man with something new in his hand. At the same time, a huge hole appeared in Trevor's body out of nowhere.
'Does getting rid of the seal kill him?' He thought as he looked behind him. Although researchers had concluded that the brain is the most important part when it comes to Origin and manipulating it, the seal for the main talent actually played a role in that too.
It not only gave the user their very first ability but also determined how talented they will be and that appears in many forms such as: How pure their Origin is? How fast it moves through their body? How efficient is the body in manipulating it? And many other criteria that differentiate between a talented Origin user and a not-so-talented one.
That leads to what Kai did which was pretty much cutting off all supply of Origin power that was still inside Trevor's body. He suspected that Origin had some kind of hand in this weird occurrence. An u
However, much to his surprise, that didn't anything at all. Trevor was still moving and he was already approaching him with the intent to attack him.
"Tsk… So annoying."
With not much choice left, Kai had to finally rely on something he kept hidden for now. Since smart methods didn't work, he decided to simply use sheer power to erase Trevor from existence.
*Cling*
Taking a deep breath, he put his hand on his sword and then stepped forward. The ominously dark blade of the sword looked extremely intimidating. As if the moment Kai pulled it out, a horrifying demon appeared inside the old factory, looming over everything with a wicked grin plastered on his face.
"RAAAAA!!!" The undead monster continued rushing toward him while Kai simply walked.
Then, when he got close enough, he murmured.
"Atomic slash."
*Swish*
A flash of light assaulted Markus' retina for a split second before it vanished, showing Kai who had suddenly appeared behind the undead.
On the other hand, the monster that was still running suddenly stopped.
'Huh?' Markus was confused. What happened?
Then, the next second, the monster's body disintegrated into tiny pieces out of nowhere. Every inch of his body was thinly sliced into hundreds of thousands of parts.
Each piece fell down to the ground making a sound akin to raindrops.
"..."
"Fuuuh…" Exhaling a long breath, Kai swung his sword to get rid of the blood left on it before he skillfully returned it to its scabbard.
Looking at his hands, Kai could still feel the coldness of the blade on it. His eyes flashed with a scary glint as he murmured.
"Are you that happy to be soaked in blood again?"
He could feel it through his whole being, that strong bloodlust that could suffocate a human to death. It was all coming from the cursed sword. Its desire to kill was by far the most overwhelming Kai had ever seen. If it wasn't for Kai oppressing the sword, he was sure that it could take over his mind and turn him into a blood-seeking monster.
Shaking these thoughts away, he looked at whatever was left of Trevor. Luckily, slicing him up into countless pieces seemed to have done the job as the lump of flesh and bones never moved again.
'Sigh, whoever made this wanted to hide the secret. If the only way for one of these monsters to be killed is to turn them into paste then no one will be able to properly research them.'
"Y-Young man… Are you ok?" Markus, who was still in the aftereffect of the shock, looked at Kai apprehensively.
Seeing how strong he was, Markus was slightly scared. Although this boy was his daughter's presumable lover, his mere presence was like a scythe tickling Markus' neck constantly.
'H-How did Eva even fall in love with him? I'm here shaking just looking at him. The Black Phantom… So this is that monster I heard about…'
"Keep whatever happened here a secret… Especially this undead thing. I want you to collect every part of his body and hand it to Eva." Kai said as if he was ordering one of his servants.
"Understood…"
"Then, have a nice evening, Mr Markus." Leaving those words behind, Kai vanished like mist, leaving the man in his place. After this night, Markus' view of many things has changed completely.
***
"U-Ugh… My head…"
An unknown amount of time passed before Eva finally woke up from her slumber. Her head still felt heavy but it was faring way better than before.
As her senses were slowly waking up too, she noticed that she wasn't laying on the ground.
"H-Huh?" She tried to speak but only a small groan escaped her lips.
Then, her eyes moved slowly to look ahead of her. There, on a tree, Kai sat down casually, watching the horizon as the dawn was nearing.
The moment she saw him, Eva's eyes widened.
"K-Kai…?" She murmured confusedly. "But… H-How? D-Didn't you… Go to the Charlamagne household?" She asked.
"I was intending to do so. But, seeing how every hitman I hunted down back in the city had the same information delivered to them that Trevor was still in his house, I found it suspicious. Gabi isn't dumb. So, I simply came here. I guess I was right." He replied calmly.
"I see…" A weak smile appeared on Eva's face that looked as warm and as bright as the sun.
"I-Is my dad… ok?"
"Yes."
The two then remained silent for a while. Eva's face looked as happy as ever.
"Kai… I killed him… I did it… I was able to protect your life in that city… I was able to help you." She said in a proud tone. Even with all of her success, Eva had never felt more proud of herself than at this moment.
"..."
"Did I… do a good job? Was I useful to you?" She asked anxiously. Her heart rate increased noticeably as she waited for his answer.
"Yes." Kai's eyes turned to look at Eva as he answered. His hand moved and got his mask off, revealing his face to her.
At the same time, the sun rose from the horizon, illuminating his features for Eva to see and admire. Her eyes twinkled brightly as countless emotions flashed through her ruby irises and for a good moment, Eva thought she was floating in the sky from happiness. It was a moment of her life that she will never forget.