Chương 4: "Keep breathing"

I moved in swift motion catching hold of her nun-chucks and pulled them hard enough that she loses her grip. I may not be expert with it but I have used it once in a fight and this won't be any different.

I started moving the nun-chucks but it was pretty heavy plus it had a blade on the ends so I had to be extra careful for its momentum as well as my grip.

I gave it a little momentum by playing it and did some fake hits followed by a strong one on her left leg, she lost her balance as the blade got stuck in her flesh of left leg after scratching both her legs, I tried to pull it back but my right hand went completely numb due to the poison earlier!

Shagen laughed pridefully at my lack of strength, "Haha, do you feel the paralysis kicking in? the blades are poisoned, judging from your look your facial muscles have gone numb not paralyzed yet! But twitching which means you managed to inhale some of the poisonous gas from the blast earlier!" Shagen pulled the nun-chucks back from me as she stood up! 'Alright I have to just keep her talking till her legs go numb'

"So Aphie, you really thought I won't try to kill my competition to the throne? I am the immediate successor to the throne! after the main family it is my families right to the throne! And I will make sure no one comes in my way!" Shangen was talking in the most malicious way.

"What makes you think that? you are the last in the line! do you think someone as old as you will be accepted?" I said trying to buy some time for myself.

But She didn't buy it, rather she had a smirk on her face knowing exactly what I was doing. Shagen shouted on top of her voice and charged at me. I was in no condition to fight at this moment, my right hand was numb and I couldn't breath properly but I wasn't giving up right now I would rather die of the poison then be killed by her!

I charged ahead in offensive mode without second thoughts and stopped a few inches from her, kicking her injured leg. She fell to the ground, the poison had started working in her legs as well she was lot weaker than me reacting to it so quickly. While was still holding up she couldn't even handle a shiver in her muscles.

I quickly grabbed a hold of her nun-chucks but she wont leave Them, I tried to apply maximum force with my left hand but she made her move and stabbed the tiny blade on tip of the nun-chuck into one side of my stomach.

Without hesitation I grabbed hold of the other end of her nun-chuck and pushed it straight into her chest right where the heart should be, Applying more pressure every last bit of strength as I screamed, till half the nun-chuck went inside her enough to pierce her heart.

Shagen struggled to get it out but I held it in place, the pressure I was applying was taking of a toll on my lungs and I could feel my vision go blurry. 'Just a little longer, a little bit more till I can see her life leave her body' but my body couldn't take it anymore.

I collapsed to the ground beside her, she was lying there numb but I wanted to see her die 10 more times with my own eyes.

I could feel my chest go numb and I couldn't even feel my insides at this point 'Is my heart even beating?', the poison from the blade stabbed in my stomach was spreading towards my heart. 'This is a very bad ending, I cant even call for help. I'm sorry dad I failed you so miserably!' and my eyes just shut off, I was breathing heavily to keep fueling my body but it was only a matter of time.

Atleast I wont feel my life leave my body, I would be sleeping or rather I say 'paralyzed' when I pass away. As my consciousness left me I heard the door click or was it just a tiny bit of hope that I carried and was talking to me as hallucinations.

My body experienced a sudden jerk a voice faintly entering my brain very hard to process, "Keep breathing! don't die on me idiot, keep breathing!" it was quite funny listening to it, but I couldn't even laugh at it. It rather made me cry for what I will be losing.

I tried holding my consciousness together for as long as I can, but it just slipped away.

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I could hear faint noises, although my eyes still wont open. My left face could rather feel the breeze, it appeared as if the car window was right above me. 'keep breathing!' Its like my body had been operating only on that one order during the time I was dying.

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I could slightly open my eyes but everything was blurry around me. But I could see the window and it was around afternoon time, the breeze was warm. I shut my eyes close as they felt heavy, it was rather quiet today all I could hear was the breeze through the window. 'Keep breathing!'

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Today I gained a lot of consciousness, I could listen properly, breath properly, my eyes didn't feel that heavy, although I still couldn't see clearly. I heard rustling of utensils, the room was filled with lavender fragrance mixed with polished wood.

My left hand has returned to its sense although I still cant move it but I could feel every part of it, it had a IV attached to it. I tried to look at the window, it was evening time and the breeze was a lot colder.

A figure came walking towards my bed, A man perhaps with a bowl in his hands. He kept the bowl on the side stand and took a sit beside me on the bed. He checked my temperature, his hands felt rather warm in this weather.

"cold" I said in a very faint voice that even I couldn't here it, the man leaned close to me asking, "Sorry what?".

"Its... cold" I said it with much difficulty this time, the effect on my neurotic system hadn't completely worn off. He got up and walked to window, he pulled the curtains without shutting the window.

He came and sat beside me again moving a hand along my left cheek, "Go to sleep, you need to recover fast! and remember to keep breathing. Don't give up" he said it in a really calm voice. 'keep breathing' that has like became my mantra to live now.

I dosed off letting the unconsciousness take over me again.