The towering demon and the hideous cripple stared at each other for a bit, their eyes wide with shock.
"Now way… he was here all along? Wait, who dared to do this to Kai?! When I find the bastard, I'll tear them limb from limb!"
Sunny was so stunned that he even failed to let go of the emerald amulet. He gritted his fangs, then asked a question, at the same time as Kai did:
"...Who did this to you?!"
"...Why are you so tall?!"
Flustered, the two fell silent for a moment.
Then, Sunny reached out and grabbed the cripple into a crushing hug, wrapping all of his four arms around him. Who knew… who knew that this repulsive body, which was covered in dirty bandages that smelled of blood and pus, would suddenly become so precious and dear to him?
"I was put into a body of a demon… why wouldn't I be tall, you idiot?"
Kai let out a startled yelp, struggled weekly, and then patted Sunny on one of the arms.
"Argh… Sunny… I am very glad to see you, as well… but… my burns!"
Sunny jolted, then hurriedly let go of the cripple's body and gave him an apologetic look.
…Beneath that simple emotion, though, a dark ocean of fury smoldered with dangerous flames.
"Sorry… I didn't... Kai! You're alive! Damn, I am so happy to see you! I was starting to wonder… wonder if any of you guys have made it alive…"
Kai looked at him, then smiled. Through the gaps in the bandages, his disfigured face looked ghastly and hideous… but the sparks glinting in his eyes were the same. He sighed.
was fearing
young man hesitated, and then added, his
almost gave up hope. I didn't think that I'll see any
words. He dismissed his bow, and
is on the Iron
at him
"You haven't been there?"
Sunny shook his head.
new heart settles. Ah… I made a deal with a sorcerer, you see, to replace a heart
then looked down and let
Well… there's not much to
for a few moments, and then said quietly, his hoarse voice growing
point… even though months had
Effie is alive,
clenched his fists,
never die and leave all the food in
Encouraged, he eagerly asked:
did
looked away, as
finally opened his mouth and
was just one
young man glanced at Sunny, then
the Temple of
***
body of an officer in the army
and made his way east. The journey was slow and torturous because of how terribly mangled his body was, but he somehow made it to the Iron Hand island alive… if just barely. There, his hope of reuniting with his friends was cruelly crushed by the fact that neither Sunny nor Cassie seemed to have made it,
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