Mortem Venatus Chapter 9

The beetle drew closer.The group’s was frightened but sure is,it’s not Vita.Instead,he’s smiling.Causing  much confusion  to  the  beetle  itself.

“Why’re you smiling  young  fellow?” “Not afraid of death?”

The beetle asks Vita with a very intimidating voice but Vita remain calm.

“It should be you who’s afraid”

Confidence could easily be sensed by that short sentence.Vita lift up his hand,and suddenly a really bright white glow came from his right hand.A tattoo appears on it.

“Gandalfr?” ‘What’s that?’ Kareem doesn’t understand the phenomena that happen in front of his eyes.

“What baloney is this?” “How could a mere child like you…?”

Suddenly a sword emerges from his right hand.”As fast as lightning”.The word  that could describes the amazing speed of Iaido of the young swordsman.It couldn’t even finish up his sentence.The  body of the beetle split into two parts.Making the other left speechless.But not for Laura.

“How did you do that?”

Kareem interrupts “Where the hell did the katana came from?”

“I don’t know but I suddenly knows how to use a sword” “About the sword,I could suddenly hears a voice that keep on calling  my name.Let’s not waste our precious time here,’Time is gold’.

“But still,that thing  just happen is too weird.Are you keeping a secret from us?”Kareem still want an explanation.

“”Everything happens for a reason.”Ending up his sentence,he didn’t mutters any words since then.As speechless as a statue.He continue to walk forward.

Dissatisfied.But there’s nothing the co could do.Let it remains as a mystery now.Kareem thought.Laura is the only one who didn’t really care about that.She believes that,even though Vita no longer appear normal.But Vita is still Vita.It’s the same person.Mortem have gone missing.Like a shadow that disappear without the presence of sun.Giving out no notice.Oddly enough,no one appears to notice the differences.

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They reach the end of the floor.A staircase that heading downwards in front of them.Should they run towards it or be more careful.

“There could be a booby trap,a shinigami or a giant insects might appear.Should we take an extra precaution?Let me go checking it out.”Kareem giving out a suggestion.

“Ain’t it dangerous?You could die!Teddy seems to be terrified with the idea.

“That’s better than the whole group dying”Kareem while smiling.

It didn’t even got the approval from the other members but Kareem already walks toward the stair.Pretty scared but this is the only chance that I could use to show off my coolness to Laura.He thought.Few seconds later,he reaches the stair and fortunately nothing dangerous seems to happen.Unreactive  like an Aurum,Kareem can’t seem to react with any danger.

“Hey nothing happens,no monsters here.It’s safe”Kareem shout towards the co while pointing an odd signals.

So the group marche towards their destination without any worrying thoughts.They hurriedly go through the staircase.

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And so the group reach the 7^th floor.It’s not a classroom nor a weird looking  forest.It’s like they’re inside in a some sort of an office.It was dark,the atmosphere is heavy and it feels gloomy.

“I prefer the forest instead of this!It looks like this place is haunted”Teddy showing his negative attitude.

The walls is splattered with a red paint that smells like iron,the desks is very untidy.the doors looks somewhat broken while the windows is covered with a greenish things.Probably a moss.To make it worse,the air around the room doesn’t appear fresh at all.A pungent smell could easily be detected by their nostrils.Somehow,it gives them a very scary vibe.Nothing they could do about it,the best thing to do is to continue marching forward and restart their journey that’s been halted by a few minutes.