Chapter 6

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Sitting on the classroom, Lawrence couldn't help but play with the thing on his hand. It was an intriguing looking blue dagger that has meticulous design on it. It is curved unlike normal daggers and somehow dull? 

Shiki also noticed him playing with it garnering her attention, as a swordsman she can feel that something is different from this dagger to others. She can't put her mind on it but nonetheless it is still special. "What is that?" She simply asked what is on her mind.

"Hm? This? Its called Blink Dagger, it has a special ability" Lawrence said handing the blade to Shiki. The girl stared at the dagger wondering what made it special, she is now interested on it considering Lawrence said that it has a special ability.

"Can I try it?" She asked staring at him. Even though she has a listless look on her face, Lawrence can somehow understand that she is hopeful about it. He lightly chuckled scratching his head. "Maybe later, we are still in school after all. Also, can I accompany you during your nightly walks?" he responded before asking.

Shiki was taken aback by his request, usually one would avoid being placed under such situation yet this person infront of her asked her a request. She gazed at him warily wondering if he is also a killer like her, however something inside her was telling her that it wasn't the case.

"Do you enjoy killing people?" She directly asked to quench her curiosity about it. It was a pretty important answer for her as it would really change her view of Lawrence. "What do you think?" Instead of answering, Lawrence responded with a question.

Shiki glared at him before snorting, she wasn't please by the way he responded but she already knew the answer anyway. She just wanted to hear it coming from his mouth itself. "I already mentioned it before right? I like you, so let me carry half of your burden" Lawrence smiled at her.

Shiki turned her head away feeling heat rising to her face. She doesn't understand why that happened or why she feel so happy right now but nonetheless, she is embarrassed to face Lawrence. "Hm? Are you perhaps embarrassed? Can I see your face? Hey, hey, hey" Shiki was even more embarrassed by that.

"Stop, its annoying" she tried to forcefully stop him by saying that however who is Lawrence? There is no way he will stop if she ask him to. Lawrence continued teasing Shiki creating a flowery atmosphere between the two.

The class could only shake their heads in dismay, they thought that Lawrence will eventually get away from the weird girl Ryougi Shiki but from the looks of it, he is even more obssessed now? It was sure a strange sight for them especially for a normal looking boy with glasses on his face.

Everytime he watch the two flirt infront of everybody, he always feels uncomfortable as if something important was taken away from him. He doesn't know why he felt that way because he is more on logic rather than emotions. The young man sighed before shaking his head.

The day ended with Lawrence walking to his home. He is happy with this usual day, flirting with Shiki at morning while enjoying the servitude of Bea at night. He could hardly complain to his situation, he hummed finally confirming his suspicions.

He started experimenting whether the world will force the plot to happen but from the looks of it, it wasn't plausible. Mikiya Kokutou stayed as a subcharacter in this world as he was replaced by Lawrence. He didn't even have any interaction with Shiki and was forced to watch their lovely skit everyday.

When Lawrence thought about the two, he couldn't help but reminisced about the story of Kara no Kyoukai. It talked about Ryougi Shiki, a young woman with 2 personalities inside her being Shiki the main self and SHIKI her personification of destruction. These two were derived from the original (Ryougi Shiki) the one that is connected to the ROOT.

The original felt the world was empty as it already witnessed everything that happened in the past, present, future and even the possible ones. It already saw everything within the ROOT so it saw no purpose in life. It was force to decide to split itself into two beings so that it can atleast enjoy some of it.

The original hibernated leaving the two personalities holding the body, they are not against each other as they helped one another. They can never hate their ownselves. Shiki is the personification of emptiness of the original while SHIKI was the personification of the chaotic emotions.

They supported each other and treat oneselves as their pillar they can hold into. It is impossible for Shiki to hold into single personality so occasionally SHIKI also emerged from the body satisfying its needs to slaughter people.

"I am familiar with the two personalities while my main body can relate to the original one. It doesn't matter, I just need to accept whoever she is" Lawrence declared his choice at that moment. "Oh right, time for the daily routine" Lawrence remembered something as he smiled lightly.

"Now then, if I remember father also has a business in here right?" Lawrence browsed through the world searching for places where his father's hands was connected to. This has been his schedule for the past month, constantly destroying everything that his father worked hard to obtain.

So far he already destroyed 12 buildings that was built by his father's effort. The feeling of Sunstrike was quite addicting to him that he can't stop dropping it everyday. Of course he doesn't always know where his father's workplace is so he randomly throw some Sunstrike somewhere with no people.

"Oh there it is" Lawrence muttered as he casted the spell. It didn't take long before a huge beam like thing dropped from the sky destroying a warhouse where many artifacts are hidden inside. The last thing that Lawrence saw from the world view is his father screaming his name.

It seems like he already discovered the real identity of the perpetrator as there are no people who knows about those places except for his own family. Clifford is now cursing his own luck that he managed to let Lawrence go away. 

Lawrence patted his hands in satisfaction, it never ceased to amazed him how much power the Sunstrike possess and not only that, it seemed to be getting even more powerful. He is now questioning what is happening. 

He is about to go away when he sensed a disturbance in mana near an abadoned house. He tilted his head thinking whether he should stick his nose into this or not. It didn't take long for him to reach a conclusion as his body led him to the abandoned house.

Inside the house, he heard the sound of people screaming along with metal hitting flesh. Lawrence finally walked inside as a disgusting scene was laid bare infront of him. There was a group of men surrounding a young girl while constantly smashing her using metal pipes.

"Orya! Take this!" One man said blowing the pipe into the girl's side. The sound of it was too fresh that they can even hear the ribs cracking inside. "Kahahaha! This girl is great! She doesn't complain" another one laughed loudly before stomping at the girl's face.

They clearly enjoyed whatever they are doing as the glee can't be hidden from their faces. Lawrence gaze at it calmly before shaking his head. Although he is immune to such scene, that doesn't change the fact that his moral still wants to help the girl.

"Hey can you guys stop it? The girl might not feeling it but it doesn't change the fact that you are hurting her" Lawrence like a logical person he is, tried to reason with maniac thugs. And obviously with such request, it could only be sneered at.

The thugs stopped what they are doing before turning to Lawrence. All of them stared at each other before bursting into laughing. "HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" they can't believe they encountered a scene like this! It was far too hilarious for them not to laugh.

Knight saving the princess? They will surely enjoy destroying that thought from the boy. They already can't wait for it. "Heeh, where'd you come from little man? You're not from here right?" One guy asked placing his hand on Lawrence's shoulder. 

Lawrence stared at it before sighing. "Hands off, your hands are filthy" he said pushing the hand away. The thugs seemed to be stunned by what he did as they became quiet for few seconds. "Ohhh! Johnny was rejected! Hahahahahah!" They then started mocking the first thug.

"Anyways, congratulations young man. Your luck just brought you to hell, expect great things from us" the thugs said grinning ear to ear. "Look, you will also become like this" one of them said before smacking the girl's face breaking her jaw. 

Lawrence had enough of it so he changed the attributes of his orbs making it Exort, Exort, Quas. He swiftly casted the spell as something formed behind him. It started from fire with intense heat before ice slowly formed the monster.

The thing that was just created towered everyone in the place making the thugs pinch theirselves to do a reality check. This is the first time they have ever seen something like that and the horrific feeling it brought is disgusting.

The Forge Spirit then followed its master's will and raised its hands. The moment it did so, one of the thugs got caught in fire that burned him to dust. "What..?" The other thugs released a confused voice at what just happened.

They cannot comprehend it at all. And the moment they realized it was already too late.

"Run! Ahhhhh!"

"Shit! Shit! Shit! A monster!" 

"How the hell is this happening!?" 

The thugs got panicked as they slowly ran towards the exit. Though they are not fast enough to ran away from the horrific monster that request their deaths. "Burn them slowly, make sure they experience the feeling of being burned" Lawrence said before screams covered the entire place.

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