Chapter 28 - Hollow Justice

"Why are you here?" When I saw him, I felt a bit Relieved, 

"So who are you?" He tilted his head with a raised eyebrow,​​

"Eh-?" 

"I won't ask again, who are you?" And he crossed his arms, now finally things are getting serious I was a bit easy when he was relaxed, 

"I am Aaris, don't you remember me?" I raised my guard too just in case, 

"If you are Aaris, then I am afraid I can't let you roam freely." 

[CHAINS OF VAlHALLA]

The moment he chanted, an iron-chains with Seal Scripts burst from the ground and wrapped around my body.

"Why are you doing this? What did I do?" It is not usual for Sir. Serlin behaved like this, he was not looking at me like he did before this time he was looking at a criminal.

Just what happened while I was there, it was already odd for him to be here and then suddenly attack me...

But why?

"What did you do? Do you not remember?" 

"Remember what?" 

"Poisoning your Comrades, and then luring them to a band of 50 demon race criminals?" 

"I did what? The heck? What is this cheap messed-up story where there is a band of criminals?"

"The captain of your troop slain them to save his teammates from them but since everyone was poisoned by you 

through Mana decomposing toxin he wasn't able to fight long, and died heroically" the sarcasm in his tone was very obvious.

"And you believe this bullshit-" 

I was pissed off first I was betrayed, now they used my death as an excuse to hide their guild's captain shortcoming by making him the victim,

I understood they used my name to make him a hero so that their guild can get respect instead of being made fun of for  being their one of the captains was killed by a single demon, 

Casualty along with the failure of a quest meaninglessly of Guilt can lead to legal actions by the army towards the Guild if they found out I was used as bait, and even though Kyle was a captain he recklessly put all If in danger then it would've been lead to serious charges and worst banning of a Guild so they shut off the case by using me as a criminal who helped them, that bastard Guild master even used his brother death to make a profit for his Guild.

"You Ralkiers sure have a knack for getting framed, huh?" 

"Are you kidding me... You know I am being framed yet still you are arresting me?"

"Hey as Raven, what-?"

The more I realized the situation I was in, the more it made me recall what I have been through...

I felt a strange heat flowing through my veins, the more and more I was agonizing over myself the more my blood was boiling.

"I won't forgive them..."

The moment I uttered those words a voice spoke to me, 

"KILL"

--SERLIN POV--

What... his body is radiating dense and strange mana at a high rate, but this kid never had mana then what is going on.

Just what on earth they went through, I need to take him away as soon as possible but judging by the current situation, it won't go as I thought it would.

"Ok kid calm down" 

He was standing still while strangled by my chains but then,

On his right hand, a strange bright red marking appeared.

The mana became more intense, they seemed like a script and was forming a strange pattern, 

"I still haven't done anything yet" I looked at his face. He was bothered. I don't blame him. He has already gone through so much but still, I can't let him do anything recklessly.

"Don't worry I will make sure you'll get justice, just co-operate and come with me"

"Justice? Don't joke around me,

Do you think there is something like justice that exists, somebody takes someone's life leaving lifelong suffering for the loved ones of the person, and what will the guilty get imprisoned for? at most a death sentence, will it bring the person back he took away? 

Can your justice bring a father who was murdered because he refused to give money to treat his wife and feed his children,

Can your justice bring the dignity of a daughter who was raped for pleasure by a sick Nobel,

Can your justice bring back my MOTHER!

No, your justice is nothing but self-satisfaction and hollow hopes you give to those who rely on your strength-"

"Yet still Justice is what protects the peace, what are you implying? Should we all just become like monsters and take an eye for an eye, is that what you want?

Revenge?"

The mana leaking through his body is getting more and more intense, I need to take him to the Void as soon as possible.

"What I want is not revenge but to end the Suffering that remains after."

"There will be always the ashes of what has scorched in flames, you can't turn them back but you can forget them for better and worse-"

"I won't forget, neither will I forgive them".

Before I could speak...

"AAAA!"

He opened his arms and broke the strain of the chains, even though it was just an ordinary spell that was used to restrain the criminals, infused with seals it should be very strong but he broke easily. 

I had too few steps back, yet still, I could feel his aura piercing my senses before I could use the next spell, 

"I am glad your mother isn't here to look at you like this."

A fist covered in dense and raging mana was a few inches away from my face, if this got connected to my face I would've been knocked out for good, but…

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