Chapter 3: Last Embrace

Chapter 3: Last Embrace

"The truth is, of course, that what one regards as interruptions are precisely one's life."

THIRD PERON'S POV

Austin didn't say anything and just furiously attack him. He readies his sharp hands to claw his opponent's chest and quickly moves fast to launch his first attack, but the masked man had fast reflexes to avoid it. He was a little shocked when he can't notice his quick dodge and got clawed by his back. He whimpers in pain but, did not mind the searing pain made by his sharp claws.

The masked man would have attacked him, again but this time the luck was on him. He quickly grabbed the incoming legs whose trying to kick behind him. And made a force to pull him that result in his back and butt slump on the floor. He quickly punched and clawed the masked man's chest. Blood went out on his chest, because of his anger he decided not to take his action long and want to crumple the masked man's heart out of his chest. He would have done it, if not for his daughter crying out loud hugging his back.

"Daddy…Stop…Stop… Let's go home… Mommy's feeling cold already." He was stunned and felt the guilt knowing that his daughter had seen him as an uncontrollable beast. But, it's not yet his full strength he was using. So he decided to stop, and look at the masked man who got passed from what he has done.

He quickly attended to his daughter who is crying non-stop. He felt sorry and pain seeing his daughter's hopeless face. But, the little girl can understand him. She was just can't talk and she knows she was still sane. But, the horror she felt didn't leave in her memories.

"Shh! Sorry…I must have known that it would come this far…It's my fault…"  The little girl shakes her head, sobbing to his daddy's arms while he, caressing her back.

"Sweety… Let's go home okay… Let's give your Mom a proper burial." Tears fall on his fury eyes, clenching his jaw and crumpling his hands that form into a fist. His daughter nod, still her eyes we're now puffy from crying.

"Everything will be okay my daughter… Remember I'm still here and we all know that Mommy loves you. She loves us." Wiping the tears off her daughter's cheek.

"I'll make sure to get you out of this hell… Be brave, Daddy loves---Ughh." The little girl was stone on his ground watching her father's mouth when blood comes out of it… She is now trembling thinking what's going on.

"Daddy! Nooooooo…" She sobbed when her dad, directly kneeled on the floor, coughing blood. Behind him was the masked man dripping blood on his chest, holding the silver dagger that has blood on it. She is sure that it's her father's blood stab behind his back. He saw the wide grin on the masked man's face, there she felt the extreme heat and anger on her body. And wanted to destroy the cruel world she has now.

"ARggggggggghhhhh! I will surely…Kill you!"

"Oops… How many times have I told you can't kill me… Look at your state right now. I took pity on you, that's why you need to thank me because I will let you live. Now, run little princess" The bloody masked man mocks the little girl.

Her father was lying on the floor, blood draining on it. She can still feel the weak heartbeat of her father. That any time sooner it will stop beating. She feels like her world didn't side with her. She gritted her teeth and showed her sharp claws.

Then she quickly sprints going to where the masked man stands without thinking about her act. She was been eaten by an urge to kill; the reason for her pain.

She attacks the masked man trying to hit him with her sharp claws. The masked man grins easily avoiding her dodge. He did it slower on purpose just to mock her little strength. The girl was annoyed realizing what he has done. Belittling her strength, the girl clenched her small fist and gritted.

She acted like attacking him into her sharp claws. But, she deceived the man with her moves and slide on the cemented floor of the cabin. She moves fast that the masked man didn't notice and got slumps on the floor because of her slide kick.

The little girl move near him who got sit shock on the floor with her surprising attack. The girl didn't waste time and attack what she was trying to do earlier.  She clawed the masked wear by him and there she saw, the face that is behind the mask.

She was shocked and can't react to seeing his face. The man grinned at her; he quickly stands and moves to strangle the little girl's neck. She was trying to loosen the grip on her neck but, he was so strong.

"Hm. How dare you move my masked! And try to deceive me by your moves? Oh, girl…I just did it on purpose too, giving you a chance to overturn me. You weak-dog---Shit." He loosens the grip of the girl's neck and she falls on the floor catching some air to breathe.

"You foolish kid, spat me? Oh dear… you will regret doing that to me…" He looks to the little girl who is breathing heavily catching her breath looking at him with anger.

He gritted his teeth and because he has no patience, he quickly moves towards the girl and clawed her chest. But, the little girl moves too late for the incoming attack. Instead of her chest, she got clawed by her right little arm that is now bleeding.

"Ahhhhh!" The little girl screams in vain when the masked man steps her bleeding arm by the sole of his shoes. The man smirked and had no mercy doing that to a kid. He could have done worse than it, but he was hit by a man's muscular body away from the little girl.

''N-o, N-o, Dad-dy..." Her words vibrated and turn into a whisper as her heart beats so fast. She was nervous and trembling as she doesn't want to see what will happen next...

TO BE CONTINUED...