GASP-!!
"Samuel!!!" With a loud gasp, Samuel jolted awake as he gazed around frantically. He gazed at the scene before in utter disbelief.
"You monsters, haven't you tormented me enough?" Samuel roared and released an unbelievable amount of killing intent, and those gazing at him could instantly feel the difference in his killing intent.
The current killing intent oozing out of Samuel was far more terrifying than what he had released when he enraged at himself, by the fact that he let a few of his group mates die. The current killing intent was horrifying as it felt like Samuel was somebody who had fought off armies, and he was the only survivor of whatever he had been through.
And all fifty-three of those who entered the gate together with Samuel felt suffocated.
A while back, when they were moving with their guards up, a puff of smoke covered Samuel's head out of nowhere and by the next instance, Samuel had lost consciousness entirely, and he hadn't woken up no matter what they did, and after exactly a hour and eleven minutes passed, Samuel jolted awake and began to act strange, and they could tell that even though the being in front of them was Samuel, he wasn't Samuel at the same time.
The being in front of currently was a war hero, who survived alone after he fought off against armies, and had lost all his comrades in the process.
Of course, it was strange that they were comparing and drawing conclusions about Samuel fighting against armies, when they didn't even know how it felt to fight against an army, but the ambience Samuel oozed as certainly similar, as the image of a war hero standing in the middle of blood dyed land and piled up bodies had formed in their minds as they felt his aura.
"Samuel! Snap out of it!!" Garrick roared.
"Shut up! You think those words will work on me anymore? Ha!" Samuel roared back as he scoffed at Garrick's face, after he abruptly zoomed towards him.
PAT-!
With a thunderous slapping sound resounding, they gazed at Garrick, who had just slapped Samuel with everything he had, in disbelief. But none retorted his actions and some even found Garrick's befitting.
"A child shall be hit if he continues to throw his stubborn tantrum, no matter what!" Garrick roared as his saliva spat out on Samuel's unfazed and uncaring face.
"....." Samuel's glare, gradually turned moist as he looked around in disbelief.
"You are all real?" Samuel asked in a squeaky whispering tone. His squeaky tone could've been made fun of, but their plight wasn't optimal for such things, even though they were used to making puns at every moment they found, Samuel's current state..... just didn't seem to sit right with them, and soon, their eyes too turned misty, they didn't know, nor could they feel what Samuel was feeling, but seeing him get hurt....
It pained their hearts, as they gathered around and gave a big group hug with Samuel in the middle.
*
After a few moments, after Samuel accepted the reality, though not entirely.
Bert began to explain what had happened, and after explaining everything, everybody asked him what had happened with him, concerned, but Samuel just smiled at them in response.
"Are you guys really real?" Samuel asked.
"Yes." Garrick answered.
"Are you guys really, really, real?"
"Yes." It was Bert who answered this time.
"Are you guys really, really, really, really, real?"
"Yes, we are really, really, really, really, really, really, real!" Richard replied this time.
...
....
That exchange continued for a few more minutes, but none made fun of him and answered his questions calmly, as if they were dealing with a child.
And Samuel began to laugh pitifully, as tears began to stream out of his eyes as he hugged the one closest to him, cried on her shoulder before losing consciousness in exhaustion, of course, he jolted awake by the next instance with terrified expression plastered on his face.
"W-we, we should leave!" Samuel muttered as he stood up and began to force everybody to stand back up hurriedly.
"What happened? Hey, what happened?" Bobby roared with a frown as his elbow as clenched by Samuel, who was making everybody stand back up on their feet, fearfully and hurriedly.
"Hey!" Bobby yelled, and
SLAP-!
"You goddamn son of a bit*h! Answer! First answer us! If we don't know what the f**k is up with you, then how and why would we even co-operate with you and your sh*t!? Huh?" Bobby pushed Samuel back harshly and roared, he could understand that Samuel needed time to snap out his the sh*t he was going through, but that gave him no right to be pushy around them, and definitely not with him!
"Answer us, or f**k off!" Bobby roared at Samuel's dread dyed face and walked back in a huff.
"Just because we have been with him for a long time, it seems like we are being underestimated a bit too much...." Bobby mumbled under his breath, but his mumble was loud enough for everybody to hear.
"OI!" Samuel's hoarse voice sounded behind him, but before he turned around to face him, he felt a strong grip on his shoulder as he was forced to turn to face Samuel, and before he retorted,
SLAP-!
With a thunderous slap, Samuel clenched Bobby's collars and glared into his eyes, with his killing intent focused entirely on Bobby.
"Then die here! All by yourself, if not then, die with those around you!" Samuel's cold voice rang like thunderbolts in their minds, and they could only stare at Samuel's walking off figure in daze.
"You can follow me if you want to live!" Those were the last words they heard as Samuel's figure disappeared from their sights, which was gazing back at the direction from where they had entered the gate.
Tears gathered up in Bobby's eyes, but he didn't let them fall out as he clenched his teeth and fists, hold back his tears.
TAP....
A firm grip was felt on his shoulder, as Bert walked next to him, and "We'll talk to him about his worries after we get out of here." Bert said.
"My conclusion is that Samuel had seen something dreadful which included us, and he is acting cold because he still hasn't come in terms with his real reality. You too can understand his current state if you remember what he has been speaking ever since he woke up from his unconscious state." Richard muttered, and the rest of them too began to think that Samuel was strange, a bit stranger than they had expected.
With a reluctant nod, Bobby followed his friends back outside, and he was sure he wasn't going to forgive Samuel anytime soon.
*
WHOOOOMMM-!
"Hm? Oh! You guys are out, too!" Seo Hana said as soon as she saw the rest of the Black Rain Order group come out of the gate, which clearly stated [Anubis's Undead Dungeon], meaning that the dungeon could be influenced by the fallen god, Anubis, the Gifted were slightly surprised to see that the Black Rain Order even dared to attempt to raid this dungeon, which was influenced by a god.
All fifty-three in the group that had just walked out of the gate were gazing at Seo Hana in disbelief, while some bluntly released their killing intent which was clearly directed at her.
"Hana...." Katline whispered from behind, Seo Hana glanced at her over her shoulder and noticed Katline pointing downwards.
"Ah, right." Seo Hana muttered under her breath as she realised why killing intent was directed at her. Beneath her foot laid Samuel, knocked out.
He had rushed out of the gate like a raging bull, when she has attempted to talk to him politely, he had yelled at her spewing profanities and calling her things which included words like, little girl, or like little girl, or like little girl, you know? She was hurt hearing such absolutely, utterly, absurd profanities, so she didn't have any other choice but to try to calm him down "calmly," but with a "soft," strong hit at the back of his head, she knocked him out and asked him to calm down right after, extremely politely. So politely that even the emperor would have shied away from such politeness.
"He was spewing profanities at my kids, when all we asked was to discuss about the alliance that was brought to my notice, so I tried to calm him and somehow things came down to this at the end. Haaa....." Seo Hana explained her own version of the story with a deep, regretful sigh as she gazed down at Samuel and gradually took her foot off of his head.
A hint of understanding flashed in the faces of the core members of the Black Rain Order, which Hana didn't miss and concluded that something head happened with Samuel, the leader of the group, and decided to hold the upper hand in the alliance that was going to bind both of their groups together, Seo Hana smirked inwardly and the face of a certain handsome man flashed in her mind that had a smirk similar to hers plastered on his face.
'Goddammit, I can't believe I still have lingering feelings for him! Hmph!!' She strongly snorted inwardly and gazed at the group as her irises glimmered with warm flames.
"And...." Seo Hana mumbled coldly, garnering herself all the attention of the people in front of her.
"We....are here to discuss about the alliance, that "you" guys proposed...." She said as her fiery gaze flitted upon each and everyone of them in front of her, before her gaze landed on Garrick, Bert, Bobby, and Richard.
"I think, you should properly teach your group on how to behave first, or....." Hana muttered coldly, and he tone turned fierce as it neared the end, and
BOOOMMM-!
A strong amount of flaming killing intent blanketed the hundred metre wide area, forcing the few people in the Black Rain Order on to their knees, if noticed properly, one could tell that those kneeling were the only ones that released their killing intent directed at the Gifted.
"Are you looking down on me because I'm a woman?" Seo Hana asked and her words rang like thunderbolts in the heads of those present, including the Gifted, worse gazes gazing at the Black Rain Order turned fierce.
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