Noctis's pov.
It's been about four minutes since that burly man told me to go in the middle 'thats easy enough but.. who the hell is Ms rion?' i put a finger on my lips as i thought before getting pushed.
"The hell are you doing here kale? Go back to your position." A voice spat out. Thankfully the soldiers wore name tags.
I scanned the area, knights and soldiers all over. 'Just how the hell do i get out of this situation.' i shook the thought out of my head and went straight to the middle.
After a while of looking at chestplates.. i found the miss Rion. I pretended to be casual and walk next to her. She didn't ask a thing.. just shot me a glare. 'alright.. safe for now.'
But she spoke up. "Why are you avoiding me. that's not like you, kale." She turned her head towards me as she hissed that out. 'i really can't understand women.'
I readied myself and spoke up. "I'm sorry, just Don't wanna talk right now." I hoped it'll won't backfire. My life depends on the very words that come out of mouth next.
But she just huffs at me and keeps moving. 'fuck...'
A few hours later...
'It's finally night time.' i thought about it over and over and over decided.
"Night time is my time." I got up from inside the tent. "Barely at the asscrack of midnight but everyones asleep."
I turned to the oh so kind ever listening wall. "Idiots am i right?" I laughed before going out. Picking up a mask i found on the way there.
I went straight to the guy who told me to get back in position. Walking into the tent.. and walking out. Blood pooling behind me. I cleaned my shortsword and went over from tent to tent. Wiping out quite large sum.
56. To be exact. But it was nothing compared to the ten thousand troops.
'I could try fire, but it won't work. Mages are here, so that's out of the picture.' i kept thinking about idea and idea to kill a number of ten thousand.
"It's not possible." i said to myself softly before going picking out people that stared at me wrong before night at camp or just people that i didn't like how they walked.
Blood stained all over me but I'd just kill someone and replace their clothes. And slapping the name "kale" over it.
And lastly, Ms Rion. She's a problem. I enter her tent in a fresh pair of clothes but.. i find her awake, in casual clothes. Holding a cup of coffee. "Oh, hey.. Kale... Sorry about earlier today." She looked down at the cleaned up ground. Her hands on her knees as she sat down the cup and book she was reading.
"You don't need to apologize.. i uhm, I'm the one who actually wanted to apologize." My voice trembled. But in reality... 'Bingo, bitch. Even if they find the bodies I'll just say I was with Rion... AND I can get closer to her wich means i have a lesser chance of getting caught.'
She perked up. Looking at me with hopeful eyes. "Y'know.. kale, life's been getting pretty tough. Especially with this new war going on. But i just know if.. if we make it out, you.. y'know.. I'll finally have enough courage to say I love you." Her voice shook and cracked.
'What. The. Fuck... WHAT DO I DO? OVERLOAD. ABORT MISSION.' i paniced.. internally. But i have to stay composed. I took out a trembling hand from my pocket and put it over hers. "You don't need courage to say it to me... Y'know. I, accept your feelings already."
She breaks down in happy tears, hugging me and pulling me close. "Don't you dare die! And also... Don't go alone by yourself. I heard there's some guy, we don't know his name. But the people know him as the phantom in the snow. He'll kill you if you're alone."
She cried onto my chest. And now I'm suddenly aware of the largest pair of boobs I've ever felt and witnessed in my entire life. And now that I look actually at her.. 'damn she's fucking cute. 10/10.'
But also froze... "There's what in the woods now?" I gulped, a bead of sweat coming down.
"Stop teasing me, everyone knows about him. For all we could know, he could be here.. he could be you!" She joked and laughed. But i almost shat myself.
I laughed aswell, not wanting to seem suspicious. "Oh well anyway... I think we've sorted out something already, i have to go back to my tent now." I Went outside and screamed fake.
"Rion, our friends and ally's got fucking killed in their tents! I saw blood coming out? Is it that phantom guy!?" Yes, it absolutely was.
Soldiers gathered around the tents of the people I killed. 'She ruined my killing spree but i guess I'm not suspicious.' i scanned around. Seeing only worn and torn tents and boxes with weapons laying around. So i decided to just go back around and sleep.
But i just get shoved by some random dude. "Hey, you!" He slurred out before throwing a sword at me. 'hes clearly not drunk. The way he's standing just says everything about him.' i picked up the sword he threw at me.
"Me and you, to the death.. now." He turns sober immediately. 'knew it, trying to up his merit and kill count.'
He charges forward at me. I stood still.
An over head slash came towards me, i riposte it to the side and lunge forward to his neck but he recovers and blocks it.
I sneered, "you damned bastard." He aimed towards my legs. He wants me to jump.
I dash to the side letting him slash at the air below before raising my sword, fainting an overhead that he raises his sword to block.
But i change the direction of the swing, going vertical and taking his head smooth off. Blood gushes out and i stood before his dead body. "You fought well." I turned my back and dashed to my tent.
Meanwhile his head still has a face of disbelief etched in it, even when detached.