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Farewell

The shield that Arlan made began to crack. On the other hand, Arlan's self who had been asleep was struggling to be released. Fill Arlan's head dabbled. He could not take a big decision, by allowing his other self to control his body again. But, the Larasati before him was extremely frightening. With overwhelming strength after eating a lot of human souls, Larasati unceasingly lunged at Arlan's shield, no matter which hand was crushed.

"You must die in my hands!!! Die you!!!" larasati growled while banging her body towards Arlan's shield.

Arlan glanced at the line of knives lying on the table. 'Gue can wear that!' his inner. Arlan flicked his hand at the blade quickly, making the five blades float through the air. The blade swung following the direction of Arlan's hand and quickly rained down on Larasati.

Larasati turned his head as five knives stuck into his back. "Khekhekhekhekhe.." he chuckled. "You think this knife could hurt me?"

Arlan took a deep breath, then clasped his hand firmly. Simultaneously, the knives stuck on Larasati's back fused together, making a long torn wound.

"YYYYYYYYHH!!!" Larasati jumped back and turned, trying to remove the knife from his back. Larasati's hand flailed fruitlessly to the back of his back. Black blood returned. The stench isn't playing.

Arlan did not find any more weapons to defend. He had to make the most of the knives. Arlan raised his hand, making the piercing blade shoot into the air. "Don't continue!" pinta Arlan again. His conscience still refuses if it is him who must finish Larasati.

"Hihihihi," Larasati laughed, her face lowered. If he was an ordinary human, he would have fainted counting the amount of blood that had already come out of his body. "If you want to stop, give up and let me eat you!" Larasati flew at lightning speed, hitting Arlan's shield.

CRANGGG!!!

The shield was smashed to pieces. The defenceless Arlan had to receive a shred from Larasati on his forearm. Arlan's legs raised, he kicked Larasati right in his stomach. Larasati was pushed back a few steps. That chance Arlan used to fight back. He shook his hands, ordering the knives floating in the air to strike again Larasati.

This time, Larasati dodged. Not a single knife hit him. Larasati flew towards Arlan again. Arlan repelled his attack with a protector. 'It won't last long, ' he thought. The injuries that Arlan could begin to hurt once, made his concentration crumble.

'Let me out, goddamn it!'

The voice in his head started to appear again.

'You're weak! I'm the one who can overcome that creature!'

"NO!!!" reject Arlan. He curled up while holding his head. His head seems to be breaking. But, he tried his hardest not to be affected by that voice. Not knowing why, he felt that this time he would completely lose control of his own body. The bad thing, when Arlan was wrestling with himself, Larasati saw there was a gap in the protective barrier that Arlan made.

PRANGGG!!!

"DIE YOU!!!" Larasati leaps up on Arlan's back and bites his back.

"YES!!!" Arlan got up, grabbed Larasati's hair. He tried to break away, but Larasati's bite was too strong.

BUAGG!!!

Suddenly Larasati was thrown. Some of his teeth are dated, splashing to the floor. Arlan collapsed forward. His eyes blurred due to his hunting heartbeat. His back felt increasingly warm. Arlan looked up because he realized that there was someone beside him.

"Manda!?" great-grandson Arlan was shocked, finding the figure of the woman he loved standing firmly with her chin raised. "Manda! Holy hooch! Why are you here!?"

Manda took a quick look. "Focus!" his orders. "Protectors!"

Arlan quickly spread out his hands, making a shield for the two of them. "A-are you okay?"

Manda kneels next to Arlan. His gaze was still attached to the figure of Larasati who groaned in pain not far from them. "Lying when I say it's okay. My body can barely be moved."

"Why are you here?"

Arlan. Manda's words were true and Arlan could not argue at all. He will indeed be exhausted by Larasati. The future he had dreamed of would indeed be lost if he faced Larasati alone.

"Where can a snot boy like us, win against a demon who has been swimming in black magic for decades and preyed on many human souls" Manda said.

"How should we go then?"

Manda looked at the glass window behind them. "I feel, that corner is the weakest place of his defense. I'll try to destroy it."

"But your energy-"

"There's no choice" cut Manda. "We need to get out of here. At least we should try to do that. I don't want to die in vain without enjoying a date."

Arlan's face flushed with embarrassment. However, the pleasure made his strength recover quickly. "I'm gonna get in her way so you have time to break that window."

Manda nodded. He stood up again and put up the horses. Larasati also tried to stand up. His eyes flashed a huge ray of hatred towards Manda and Arlan. Ignoring the pain all over her body, Arlan stood up. He's ready to hit Larasati.

SIR!

Manda patted Arlan's shoulder, as if giving her spirit. Manda darted towards the back, approaching the fragile-looking kitchen window. Arlan ran towards Larasati. He clenched his hands, making the five blades move along with him towards Larasati.

BRAAKKK!!!

Arlan created a shield a second before Larasati bit her hand. Larasati's face hit the shield very hard. Arlan believes some of Larasati's facial bones were destroyed by the impact. The blades moved following Arlan's hand and plunged deeply all over Larasati's body. Arlan twisted his hand, making five blades rotate inside Larasati's body.

"HHHHHHHH!!!" The larasati fell to the ground. He squirmed, trying to get rid of the knife on his body.

Arlan retreated quickly. He's back in protective gear. Inwardly, he convinced himself that his current strength was enough to endure. He does not need help from the other. The dark side should sleep in its original place.

Arlan's eyes glanced at Manda. Surprisingly, Manda managed to make a crack in the window glass. The longer Manda hit that glass, the more cracks it also became. Soon the glass will break. Manda's guess is true.

Not willing until Manda attacked Larasati, Arlan ventured to advance first. Once again, Arlan ran towards Larasati with a shield in his hand. He can hit Larasati with that shield. As expected, Larasati crashed into Arlan's shield with her left shoulder. The sound of impact mixed with soft rotten meat, making Arlan's ears disgusted. Arlan's eyes and Larasati's eyes meet each other. In that instant, Arlan felt that something was wrong as Larasati smiled widely.

JLB!

A stab stuck in Arlan's waist. The longer, the deeper. Larasati's smile turned into a triumphant low laugh. "You're just an ordinary human being" he said.

"AAAAKKH!!!" Arlan was holding a knife that stuck to his waist. The pain was so great that his hands and feet went numb.

"No! Nah! Erlan!" Manda ran towards Arlan. Tears flooded his face. "Alan!"

Arlan's breath was piqued. His chest was tightened by the pain from his waist. "Run, Manda.." he asked.

Manda is holding Arlan. His hands were trembling at once limp. "Arlan's... Arlan.." she whimpered. Manda doesn't know what he wants to say. He also could not ask Arlan to hold on after seeing the rush of blood pouring from Arlan's wounds.

"Chihui... I'll give you some time to say good-bye" Larasati retreated, enjoying the sight she had been waiting for. "I'll eat the girl first. I'll give you double the pain before I devour you alive."

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