Upon seeing Chinatsu's action, the three Betas grinned in victory. Their minds had already began planning on how to fuck Ayumi senselessly 'till she went limp all over.
"Wise choic-"
Before the A grader could finish his sentence, a direct punch landed straight to his face. It sent him flying and his body crashed harshly onto the wall which resulted in a huge cracks around his body. The male student vomited a mouthful of blood. However, before he could even react, another body landed squarely to his face, slamming his body back onto the wall and the cracks behind him became even more visible.
Ayumi's body dropped to the floor as she watched Chinatsu's nimble and sharp movements while fighting her foe. She did not hesitate in the slightest to hurt her opponent and even the aura around her turned murderous. She really did want to murder these students despite knowing the consequences.
The rule of Kyuten Gakuin stated that you could rob anyone off their aether but, you had to do so without killing your victims. You needed to know how much you could take before the victim ran out of aether. Since aether acted out as one's life force. The hunters were forbidden to rob their victims empty which would lead their victims to death.
Hence the violation of Kyuten Gakuin's first rule and the consequence would be the hunters being tortured in any way inhumanely possible until their aether vanished from their body.
Chinatsu realized the dire consequences that she might have to face from killing these Betas. But, she couldn't stop herself when she recalled how they had sexually assaulted Ayumi in front of her face.
Chinatsu might have thrown the punishment to the back of her head but not Ayumi. Upon seeing how Chinatsu had gone wild in hitting them, Ayumi rushed forward to stop Chinatsu from killing them. She tightly hugged Chinatsu's legs, not allowing her to move even the slightest.
In between her cry, Ayumi begged Chinatsu, "Please stop, Natsu-chan. Don't kill them! It's not worth it to dirty your hands for the likes of them."
Chinatsu struggled to free herself from Ayumi's grip. "Let go, Ayumi! I have to fucking kill them for what they've done to you!"
Ayumi shook her head incessantly. "Don't. Please."
"Ayumi!"
Ayumi looked at Chinatsu straight in the eyes then as she said, "Don't kill them. For my sake, please stop, okay?"
With how Ayumi gazed at her pleadingly, Chinatsu finally found it in her to stop. She tried to calm her enraged state by breathing in and out repeatedly. Looking how Chinatsu had finally gained control of her emotion, Ayumi decided to let go of her grip. She glanced at the three males lying down unconsciously on the floor. The one who had hugged her in his arms was in the worst state.
"Can you stand?" Chinatsu asked as she squatted down to level Ayumi. Ayumi smiled and nodded. With that, Chinatsu held her hands and pulled her up. As soon as she got up, Ayumi threw herself into Chinatsu arms. She hugged her tightly by the neck.
Chinatsu could feel Ayumi's body trembling very badly. She sighed and put her arms around her wait while she tried to soothe her by patting her back.
"Okay now, it's not the time to weep, okay? We need to move before another comes around."
Just as Chinatsu finished her sentence, a male's voice entered her ears, "Oh, we've got two here. One is a Beta though."
Chinatsu immediately hid Ayumi behind her in reflex. And when she saw the coming hunters, she was surprised to see a group of them. What even more shocking was one of them was a female while the other three were males. Three A grades and one B grade. The girl was an A grader.
The girl chuckled. "Hey, Beta. Is that your prey?"
"Aye, why not let us join?" One of the male student asked.
"We can show you some moves."
Chinatsu frowned. She might've had a chance before with the previous betas because there was only one A grader and she had successfully tricked them too by letting them think that she was going to abandon Ayumi so, she could catch them off-guard afterwards.
But, not this time. She wouldn't be able to pass this group easily. Her aether was already thinning out as well. She needed time to absorb the aether from the air. Chinatsu was now left with no choice.
"Oh c'mon now, don't be so stingy!" One of the male chirped again.
"Don't tell me. Is she your soulmate?" The female hunter asked.
That gave Chinatsu an idea. She nodded right away. "Yes, so could you please find another prey?"
And then she saw one of the boys at he back sniffing. After that, a grin found its way to his lips. "You lied."
The female hunter turned to face him. She raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Try to focus the aether to your nose. It'll help you with your sense of smell."
The female hunter tried then and when she did, the corner of her lips curved upwards. As she gazed back at Chinatsu's direction, her eyes stayed fixed on Ayumi.
"She's not your soulmate," the female hunter stated with a hint of teasing in her voice. "She's a fucking virgin."
Her comment sent sparkles into the other two boys's eyes. They excitedly eyed Ayumi who was staring at them with terrified gaze. With the female hunter making the first move to approach them, the other three followed as well.
Chinatsu's heart fell at that moment. She turned around to face Ayumi. Upon seeing the look on Chinatsu's face, Ayumi's tears escaped from her eyes once again.
"Don't." Ayumi shook her head.
"Run, Ayumi," Chinatsu ordered her softly as she smiled bitterly at her. "I'll meet you later, okay?"
Ayumi shook her head. Her tears fell uncontrollably.
Without any hesitation, Chinatsu pushed Ayumi away as she turned her back on her to face the four Betas.
For the last time, Chinatsu ordered her, "Run!"
Ayumi turned on her feet and immediately ran upstairs, leaving Chinatsu behind.
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Though the tears had blurred her vision and her heart pounded ever so wildly that she felt it squeezing her from inside out, Ayumi's feet never once stopped moving. Her entire being might have screamed in repudiation and her conscience tearing her apart, still, she forced herself to leave. To get away as far as she could and never turned back.
Because that was the only way she would not burden Chinatsu.
Because leaving was the only way to save her.
So, Ayumi climbed the stairs with all her might and dashed down the hallway as soon as she arrived on the third floor. No matter what, she kept going on her way even though countless time she had stumbled on her steps and found herself falling down. She remained resolute as she got up and ran again.
But, due to her being an Omega, it was not surprising to find her breathing falling short after a long period of running nonstop.
Nevertheless, she refused to take a break because all she could think about was running. It was also in a way helping her released her frustration.
"I'm sorry," she muttered, "I'm sorry."
Over and over again she repeated her apology as she wiped the never-ending tears streaming down her face.
Yet, despite the apologies, never once the weight in her heart lessened. No matter how many times she begged for forgiveness. Silence was her only answer.
Perhaps, she would never know what Chinatsu response would be because she acknowledged it deep down, her cowardice. How she could never be able to pluck the guts to see her again after this. So, all her brain could do was think of a thousand if.
An endless stream of questions that only hastened her guilt and self-hatred to bear fruit as they grew stronger, spreading wildly, like a drop of Devil's Tears. It was then the darkness was born, whispering in her ears.
For what purpose did she continue to exist?
For as long as she could remember, her sole existence had only brought about a miserable fate to everyone around her. She was once a burden for her parents. So, she decided to leave for the academy.
She thought that it would be better if she could at least give them hope. Because no matter how slim the chances were, she needed to seize it if she wanted to survive and turn things around. So, she had thought at that time maybe Kyuten Gakuin was the answer. Maybe she could grow strong there.
But what happened afterwards?
'You left her,' the darkness whispered.
'She saved you once, twice, every time you ever fell down the pit. She sacrificed herself to drag you out. Yet, you repaid her by running away.'
At the emergence of that thought, finally, Ayumi's feet came to a halt and her line of defense shattered into pieces. She staggered towards the wall where she leaned her whole body for support and wrapped herself protectively using her own hands. She bit down her lips as the cry threatened to escape from her mouth.
When a torrent of emotions took over her like a crawling wave by the ocean, Ayumi found herself breaking down, crumbling to the floor like a wilting flower as she began to sob silently in the cold dreary hallway. She repeatedly pounded her tightening chest where her heart quivered in pain behind the wall of flesh.
However, amidst her cry, a bloodcurdling scream pierced through the quiet surroundings, sending Ayumi's entire being into a frightful jolt. She covered her mouth with both of her hands reflexively to stop herself from shouting.
"Stop!!"
"Help!"
"Anybody?! Please!!"
Helpless cries broke out at every corner of the academy enveloping Kyuten Gakuin and everything in it within the veil of utter terror. The lost screams hung hopelessly in the air without any chance of salvation.
'May the strong prevails and the weak be damned.'
Ayumi buried her face into her knees as she shut her ears, sealing the painful cries of the weak, the pitiful souls who fell into the hunter's clutch. But, even then, she could never stop the darkness from entering.
It ebbed and flowed in its slow, dreamlike way, intruding Ayumi's weak mind.
'In the end, all you can do is trembling pathetically in the corner,' the darkness whispered.
'That is all your existence will ever worth. The weakest of the Omega. An existence that bring disaster wherever you thread.'
The whispering grew even distinct as it swirled around Ayumi.
'Poor Ayumi. A disappointment to her parents before and now to her only friend.'
In her subconscious mind, a devious grin stretched widely, curving perfectly into the shape of a crescent moon descending a total eclipse upon Ayumi's soul.
The glittering specks of gold shimmered unknowingly as they crawled step by step, secretly engaging behind the shadow.
And as if Ayumi could feel a blowing of breath caressing her ear, the whisper never felt as vivid as this.
"Give in," said an enticing sweet voice that beget familiarity.
However, before Ayumi could react to this tempting offer, the sound of footsteps bellowed from behind her. It drove the whispering away and Ayumi awoke from her fear. She flinched as she felt a pair of eyes watching her.
In that instance, Ayumi turned her head around and met the eyes of a predator. He stood tall in front of her looming over her small feeble presence.
Ayumi's eyes widened.
....
The afternoon breeze howled through the opened window and left the curtain swaying back and forth, hovering above the silhouette of a young man napping in a sitting position beneath the window sill. His pair of long legs were stretched out on the floor.
Amidst this peacefully serene picture, all of the sudden, a terror-stricken scream roared into the abandoned room residing at one corner of the central building.
"ARRRGGGHHHH!!"
The man's delicate eyelashes trembled behind the thin layer of silvery bangs like a pair of butterfly wings gently breezing above a flowery field. He was instantly pulled out from his nap by that loud noise.
When he raised his eyelids, two shades of colors came into view. One iris shone brilliantly in gold while the other darkened in black. Those pair of lazy eyes gradually sharpened as the young man gained his focus.
Immediately, a deep frown was etched into his forehead. He lifted his head and his eyes landed on the locked door.
Sighing, he bent his knee, pulling it close to his chest while his hand held the gauze plastered above his left eye. He sensed a slight throb from beneath the white linen.
All the while, annoying clamors kept echoing outside the room. They weren't just a scream, but clattering noise, rushed footsteps, pleasuring moans, all bounded together as though a festival was being held.
It drove another heavy sigh to escape from his lips. "Damn animals."
But then, a faint scent wafted into the room catching the young man off-guard and his body stiffened. He stared at the door again as if his eyes could penetrate through it.
His eyebrow raised bewitchingly.
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