Entr'acte

The Coming of the New Moon

It was said that, when we are about to die, all the events that happened in our life will pass rapidly before our dying mind. Before we took our last breath, we will realize our existence. Every details, and every facts. We will soon understand that we are accountable and responsible on every single decision that we made.

 That explains everything now.

It was a moonless night. Fear besieged the heart of the citizens, as the army of the Soulless Soldiers marched toward the capital. Blood curling howls filled the chilling air as the heroes of the Perfect Land fought their best to annihilate the invasion.

Some of them failed.

Meili saw her companions die, one by one, killed by the rampaging headless cavaliers. Less experienced soldiers have been effortlessly mobbed by the surging horde of the soulless army, their bodies dragged, dreadfully mutilated and scattered all over the city’s once peaceful grassy suburb. The place was now filled with the stench of blood and decay. It wasn’t even a fight, it was a massacre. And she alone survived.

The light armor the she wore was now drenched in crimson blood. She breathed, saving her last ounce of strength. She reached for her bow and stood.

I will not die…

 “Meili! Get out of there!” a large, tiger-faced beast shouted with his loud husky voice coming behind the soldiers that valiantly defending the city gates against the invasion. He ran towards her, holding his axe tightly as swung it around, slashing everything on his path.

Not here…

She aimed directly to the beast, hands slightly shivering due to fatigue.

“What are you--!” the beast halted on disbelief.

Not now...

“MetalFang down!” she shouted.

She released her last arrow, directly aiming to the colossal leader of the soulless that was about ready to pounce the tiger beast behind its back.

As if everything stood still.

The two faced emperor appeared suddenly in front of her. Its eyes burning with rage as raise his broad sword upon her.

“You think you can withstand me mortal!”

Its large voice, almost deafening as thunder, resonated in her ears. She closed her eyes tightly and expected the sound of her tearing flesh, and the unbearable pain that came with it.