"Please no don't kill me please!" The man begs for his life, it's a pitiful sight. I approach slowly, every step causes a star in the sky to blot out, my sword is drawn and i point it directly at the cowering mans throat,
"Why should i spare you?"
"I- I- I have so much to live for!" He blurts out, spittle flying in every direction, some of it landing on my boots, I scowl,
"While you were running and hiding your comrades were attempting to fight, you really believe that you deserve a second chance?"
"Please sir! I was trying to get my family out of here!"
"Don't lie to me." I say calmly as I stick my sword into his foot, he screams as blood flows out, "Tell me the truth!" I shout as i twist the sword.
"I swear im telling the truth!" He splutters between tears. I crouch down to his eye level, i see fear in his eyes, but theres something else behind them, something sinister.
"I happen to know what you are." I say softly and his face pales even more, almost ghostly white, "I know all about this planet, what you do, what you specialize in, it can't exist in the universe im creating."
"I wasn't part of any of it im innocent!" The fear deepens in his face and i laugh, a cold laugh, full of malice.
"I don't think you understand the situation you're in"
"You- You're a monster!" I pull a dagger from a sheath on my hip and hold it to the mans throat, "Why! Why destroy my whole world for the sins of a few!" He's practically pleading with me.
"A few." I scoff, "The existence of this world means that i will be opposed, that my mission will never be completed." I reach my free hand to my face and grip the bottom of the eyepatch covering my left eye.
"What mission is that?" he's stalling, trying to draw out the final moments before his death, I am a monster but I won't deny a dying man his final moments.
"I seek to create peace, ultimate peace." I fiddle with the straps of the eyepatch as i continue, "you've heard the rumors about me haven't you?"
"I- I didn't think they were true." He says as something clicks in place in his head, "you are..."
"That's right, I am the strongest world ender, Yang Nakayama." His face manages to plummet further, "Im surprised you continued on with your worlds business after hearing whispers of me."
"No one thought you were real."
"Am i real enough for you now." I practically whisper, the man doesn't even say anything, his words won't leave his mouth and instead tears flow. I pull the eyepatch down finally, revealing a hole in my head where the eye used to be, a bright red light flashes from the hole and i smirk,
"the eye that no longer sees has sealed your fate" with one swift motion i cut the mans head off with the dagger, his head rolls as his final look of horror remains etched into his features. I raise the eyepatch and stand up, the town im in is burnt to the ground and fire crackles all around from the desolation.
"Vertueuse, im done here." I call out into the sky, a giant ship materializes right above me and descends, touching down in front of me, the back of it opens and a ramp extends out, i walk to the ramp and a female voice plays over the ships intercom,
"All survivors are aboard and accounted for."
"Good work V, is Mila working on orientation for everyone?" The ships ramp retracts behind me as i make it onboard, it closes and i walk down the corridor to the cockpit,
"Mila is in the process of making new identities for the slaves."
"Don't call them slaves, V, it's demoralizing."
"My apologies Yang"
"If you call them slaves it takes away from everything I'm trying to accomplish." I sigh.
"I understand, Mila is making new identities for the freed slaves." I sigh again, and after a little bit of walking i reach the cockpit, the door opens automatically and i step inside.
"We about ready to take off Ulrich?" I address the pilot of the Vertueuse, a middle aged man with bald spots in his thin hair,
"Just about." Ulrich is fiddling with some dials and nobs, I sit in the co-pilot seat and recline,
"How did the mission go this time Yang?" Ulrich asks before adding on "probably shouldn't sit in Ajamu's seat, you know how he gets."
"The mission went according to plan." I say coldly, "where even is Ajamu anyway he was supposed to be giving me a lookout."
"He had to do some emergency repairs to the jumper engine." Ulrich chuckles slightly, "and it's not like you need the lookout anyway." Just then the door opens and and a tall man with dark skin and a woman with glasses enter, i stand up gesturing to the seat, Ajamu scowls at me,
"I told you to stay out of my seat." I walk towards him,
"Apologies your highness" i say sarcastically, i turn to address the woman, "Mila did you get IDs sorted out for everyone?"
"Yeah, it took longer than i would've liked though." She rubs her eyes in exhaustion.
"Get some rest." I say, i walk out of the room and turn my head, "I'll be in my quarters." And without a word i walk down the corridor of the ship.
I'm sitting on the edge of my bed, staring out the window as the ship begins its ascent, i gaze down at the planet coldly as we leave the atmosphere,
"Burn away." I say in a soft but menacing voice, the entire planet erupts into flames and disappears into ash in seconds. I lay down on my bed, staring at the ceiling, I slowly drift away into a restless slumber full of the screams of the people I killed that day. My idealistic peace is a path soaked in blood, a path only I can tread, to become a monster and to destroy everything that threatens my peace, and at the end, to destroy all other monsters until only I remain.