It's been around an hour since we started investigating the source. The energy is so intense that it is almost making me puke. I will fucking run if some high rarity magical beast came out of nowhere.
3rd person POV.....
Every members are sticking close to each other with their guard up. Ran also tries his beast to stick with the group even if the surrounding people don't like it.
After a while everything goes silent. No sound it's as if the world has been muted.
"Brother it's too quiet."
Kelt says to his brother as they stick close to each other. Suddenly geld shouts.
"EVERYONE HOLLOW SQUARE FORMATION!!!"
He orders as the mercenaries come together forming a square. Ran initially confused understood the idea and took one random place.
Kelt and Geld stay in the middle commanding the mercenaries.
Suddenly an unknown figure approached the group.
He was thin, almost skeletal figure that emerged from the shadows, his tattered robes swaying with each erratic movement. His body, gaunt and emaciated, looked as though it had long been deprived of nourishment, skin clinging desperately to bone.
"What the fuck is that grotesque looking being?"
Ran exclaims with astonishment and confusion.
Hehehehehe
The man laughs like a maniac. His face was a mask of madness. Hollow cheeks stretched tightly over his skull, emphasizing the deep, dark circles beneath his eyes. Like some sort of sleep deprived madman.
"EVERYONE ATTACK!!!!"
Kelt shouts as everyone including Ran attacks the guy but the madman just keeps on laughing. Countless slashes and wounds appear on the man but all he does was laugh erratically.
'I have only learned 1st technique. It might help.'
Ran mutters as he unleashes bloodrune sword style. However everyone is so occupied with the man that no one notices it.
After hacking and slashing for a while he suddenly stops laughing and falls down. His face chest croch groin all slashed and blood spilling from them but this uneasiness is still not going away.
"Brother!"
Kelt looks at Geld asking for his next move. As he was thinking suddenly intense dark aura radiates from the figure.
HEHEHEHEHEHE
His laugh more twisted and more intense than before he twists his body and breaks his back.
CRACK!!!
Everyone looks in awe as to what he is doing. Suddenly 3 people infront of him also break their back.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Both of them scream in pain while Ran and other watch the scene in horror.
"Tch!!! Everyone, unleash resonance."
Everybody except for Ran combine their mana together and supply it to the two brothers.
Both brother unleash their most powerful attack.
Or so they thought.
"Brother I think this much energy is enough."
Geld nods as he uses teleportation magic and both brothers disappears.
'Huh?'
Ran looks in disbelief what happened just now.
"Those bastards they ran away."
"I though they would protect us."
"I worked for them for 4 years and this is what I get?"
People were rambling in despair and without their commander everyone lost their formation and will to fight as all of them including Ran run away in full speed.
But,
"Void magic: Absolute stillness"
The man who has been laughing maniacally for a while finally speaks. the grotesque looking being grins like this is a game.
The magic suddenly makes everyone statue. They still have consciousness and want to run away but they cant. It's as if they are bound by chains and can't breakfree.
Evil smile curves on his cheeks as his eyes glints with murderous glare.
Some guys are crying in helplessness and some have lost hope by now. Some have pissed their pants and some have accepted their fate.
Ran on the other hand is trying his best to breakfree. He uses his full physical and spiritual power to break free but he fails no matter what.
"Seems like someone has intense urge to live."
Hehehehehehe
'What's so funny?'
Ran looks in despair as he tries his beast to think of best solution but no matter what, he can't come up with any solution.
What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do? What do i do?
I can't die here. I must do something. But what? Fast come up with a solution.
I must live. I must live. I must live. I must live.
Despair and desperation consumes Ran as he drowns into hopelessness.
The unknown man breaks his neck and almost all of them break neck as well. But unlike him they can't regenerate and they die. The entire meadow within forest turned into sea of blood and the man baths in it.
What the fuck? I was just here to earn some money. What kind of stupid shit have I fallen into?
With all his might he tries to break in act of desperation. The death of his fellow mercenary comrades added fuel to fire. With everyone ounce of strength he have he tries to break free.
AHHHHHHHHHH
With his every strength he was able to move slightly and the man notices it.
Curiosity consumes his mind as he approaches Ran. He looks at him and grins at his state.
"Looks like you pushed yourself too much. You have drained all you mana. Its is commendable to think that you still have determination to live."
Ran could barely stand. His body was covered in blood, fresh wounds still dripping onto the ground from all those force. His clothes were torn and he was huffing like crazy but still he couldn't move a single inch.
Hehehehe
He laughs as he raises his hand. Suddenly heads of remaining mercenaries fall down from their body.
"How about it boy! I will let you live and even give you some powers and in return, I will take your soul after your death."