I Was Not Meant To Exist

The sound of explosions echoed from various areas in front of the large doors leading to the banquet hall of the human palace.

A burning smell could be sensed everywhere in the room, but that scent clung most strongly to the body of a man who was being surrounded by people in black robes.

The black robe of the surrounded man was burned in several parts, revealing burn wounds on his skin.

His already irregular breathing became harder to release because it was blocked by his partially broken black mask, from the broken part one of his black eyes could be seen staring at the people surrounding him.

Even though the man’s gaze was directed at those surrounding him, his mind was not focused.

But the voice of a man pulled him back to his senses.

"DON’T LOSE, BLACK!"

Black’s lips behind his mask twitched, a breath escaped from him.

He glanced slightly toward that voice, there Clay was also being ganged up on by clone users.

Black also glanced behind him, there Julian, Arthur, and Eve were protecting the large door leading to the banquet hall that was being stormed by a horde of chimera.

Black’s gaze returned to the people surrounding him, they pointed short black staffs at him.

’I have to defeat them quickly and help the kids...’

Black smoke appeared from the black staffs aimed at Black, after the smoke came out, bursts of fire immediately shot toward Black from various directions at once.

Black immediately spun his body, he rotated several times until a whirlwind was formed, he flew toward the sky.

But the fire that touched the whirlwind immediately turned it into a giant vortex of fire that made the room warm.

Black immediately came out of his wind before being consumed by the fire, now he began to fall from the sky, a blast of hot wind hit him, in the reflection of his eyes a giant wind vortex could be seen.

Black immediately channeled a little of his mana to the soles of his feet, he pushed himself toward the group of people holding staffs.

The robed people moved, they directed their fire at Black who was flying toward them.

Black’s eyebrows furrowed, he moved his legs to change position to avoid the bursts of fire.

He kept flying while avoiding the fire bursts that kept targeting him.

Black’s eyes kept focusing on the black staffs that released the fire, gradually after they kept releasing fire, the tips of their staffs slowly turned red.

Black immediately removed his entire broken mask, now his face was visible, his skin was brown, with two visible black eyes.

He closed one of his black eyes and pointed his index finger at the person whose staff had turned the reddest.

He channeled a little mana into his index finger, and from there appeared a wind bullet whose sound was like a whistle.

The wind bullet was almost invisible, it targeted the hand holding the staff.

The sound of the wind bullet that was previously like a whistle now turned into the sound of piercing flesh, the bullet pierced his hand through to his thigh, a scream of pain was heard.

Black did not care about the scream, he pointed his index finger again at that person, but this time his finger was aimed at his head.

A whistle was heard again and in an instant the wind bullet pierced that person’s head without mercy.

After that the fire attacks directed at Black increased even more, but a presence appeared near him, it was not fire that burst.

In the sky that tried to chase him, a panther chimera with eagle wings now pursued him with drool pooling in its mouth.

Black clicked his tongue feeling the presence trying to chase him, he kept spinning in the sky, his black eyes kept searching for an opening while avoiding the pursuit of the panther chimera and the blazing fire targeting him.

Sweat flowed all over Black’s body, he flipped his body and tried to dive down without using wind.

He fell quickly, but the flapping of the chimera’s eagle wings began to catch up with him.

The people in black robes pointed their staffs at the point where Black would pass as he fell.

He was surrounded from above and around him.

In his black eyes now reflected bursts of fire that almost burned his body, his skin began to feel warm, the air around him began to burn.

Black tried to calm himself and his rapidly beating heart.

He pointed both of his palms downward, he channeled a large amount of mana into both of his palms.

From both of his palms came bursts of wind that carried him flying upward again.

Black avoided the fire bursts that were now colliding, the heat slightly burned his black robe, he immediately spun to avoid the claws and bites of the panther chimera.

He channeled mana into the heel of his right foot, from there a strong wind strengthened Black’s kick to target the upper neck of the chimera.

The sound of bones cracking was heard along with the groan of the chimera.

Black kicked it down toward the blaze of fire.

The chimera writhed, the burnt smell became stronger, and the chimera fell into ashes on the ground.

Black did not care anymore, he immediately pointed both of his index fingers and spun in the sky.

His rotation brought wind bullets flying to target the people in black robes.

The wind bullets struck the ground like a destructive rain, some hit the people in black robes, screams were heard from those who were hit, and some avoided the rain of wind bullets.

Black’s breath caught as he performed that rotation, his vision became blurred and cold sweat now flowed.

Slowly he fell to the ground, the sound of his impact was loud.

The remaining people in black robes tried to approach Black, but their staffs could no longer be used.

Meanwhile Black just lay on his back staring at the sky, his back was almost numb, pain spread throughout his body, his chest rose and fell rapidly.

"Damn..."

Slowly he heard footsteps approaching him, Black clenched his hand, he gritted his teeth and slowly got up.

Unfortunately in front of him immediately appeared one of the black-robed figures, he directed a sword to slash Black’s neck.

Black froze for a moment, but he immediately ducked to avoid it, he immediately hugged the waist of the robed figure, Black hugged him tightly and lifted him then slammed him quickly to the floor.

Black immediately pointed his index finger at the head of the robed figure, a whistling sound was heard and the head of the black-robed figure became hollow, blood flowed quickly from there.

Black’s ears rang, he held both of his ears, his vision became blurry and nausea spread in his stomach.

Black slowly staggered, he did not even realize something was approaching behind him.

Another robed figure appeared, he immediately directed his black staff toward the back of Black’s head, the impact made Black collapse instantly.

Black immediately turned his body to see his attacker, but his vision spun.

The robed figure pointed his black staff at Black who lay almost unconscious.

From the black staff slowly black smoke appeared, a spark of fire came out.

But the spark went out again when someone approached the robed figure, the figure turned to look but what greeted him was a sword aimed at his face.

A sword thrust pierced the head of the robed figure, the sword came from Julian whose body was covered in wounds.

His breath was ragged, he pulled his sword and immediately fell along with the robed figure who had now become a corpse.

Julian’s blue eyes shifted to Black who was now unconscious, he slowly crawled closer to Black.

"Captain..."

Black could no longer answer Julian, he gritted his teeth and tried to drag Black’s body.

His blue eyes shifted around the large door leading to the palace banquet hall, there Arthur and Eve were fighting a chimera with an elephant body, a bull’s head, and tiger legs.

Julian began to walk again toward where Arthur and Eve were, his steps slowed because he dragged Black’s body.

Suddenly an explosion diverted his attention, Julian turned to look in the opposite direction.

He swallowed hard when he saw that sight, there Clay was being ganged up on by a group of clones.

His clothes were now soaked with sweat and wounds carved by those clones.

Clay’s blue eyes kept moving along with the swings of his sword that kept slashing the clones blocking him from Ray’s real body.

Pain spread through Clay’s body quickly, his expression turned into a grimace when a claw scratched his back.

He immediately turned around, but what he saw was only the same group of clones, he swung his sword again, this time his breathing became heavier.

Sweat began to wet the grip of his sword, he swung his sword horizontally toward three clone heads, he managed to cut two of them, those clones disappeared into shadows, while his sword was blocked by the third.

Clay’s blue eyes widened, Ray who blocked that slash immediately kicked his stomach, Clay’s voice was suppressed.

Ray directed his black claws as a follow-up attack toward Clay’s face.

Clay chuckled seeing the claw heading for his face.

’Damn... I actually wanted to hold back...’

Clay began channeling mana to his throat, a hot sensation followed.

He opened his mouth, his voice echoed.

"Eyes..."

After Clay spoke, silence enveloped his ears, sound disappeared from his hearing.

Ray’s claw also stopped in front of his face, he looked right and left as if searching for Clay’s presence who was still in front of him.

His claw that had tried to attack now only groped the air, Ray gritted his teeth.

"Damn it! What did you do?!"

Clay chuckled seeing that, he directed his sword slash toward Ray’s chest.

Ray screamed in pain while holding his chest, his clones now disappeared into shadows.

Ray’s scream could not be heard by Clay, he stepped back to keep distance.

The metallic taste of blood was felt in his throat, he spat saliva mixed with his blood onto the floor.

Slowly his hearing returned, while Ray who had been in pain, his vision could now focus on where Clay stood.

He held his chest that was bleeding, a wide smile carved on his face, a chuckle came from him.

"Damn... I forgot about your talent."

Clay picked his ear, he looked at the dirt stuck on his little finger, he wiped it onto the black pants he wore.

"Keep forgetting, bastard, so I can slit your throat easily..."

The room that had been filled with the sounds of battle now felt quiet, Clay glanced slightly backward where Julian, Arthur, and Eve were, they had defeated the attacking chimera.

His blue eyes shifted focus to Black lying unconscious, a breath escaped from him.

He also scanned other areas where many corpses of dark side members killed by Black lay.

His gaze returned to Ray who just stood silently.

"Isn’t the exchange of attacks enough? You’re alone now..."

Ray removed the hood covering his head, now his face was clearly visible.

Clay’s laughter almost burst when he saw his face, his hand pointed at his head.

"Damn... you better put your hood back on, my eyes are blinded seeing your bald head..."

Ray also chuckled, a smile carved on his face.

"Good... it makes me want to kill you even more."

Clay brushed his blonde hair even though it was also short.

"Come here... as long as it’s not a gang-up."

A rough breath was heard from Ray, he looked at the sky, his hand reached into his black robe.

He took out a glass ball.

Ray played with the glass ball in his hand, something like being trapped could be seen inside it.

Clay tilted his head, he clicked his tongue.

"Another chimera? Isn’t there anything more exciting?"

Ray just stared at Clay expressionlessly, he crushed the glass ball with his grip.

Blood flowed from his clenched hand, followed by a black liquid, the two liquids merged into one and fell to the floor where Ray stood, the blood and black liquid kept coming out as if endless.

Clay swallowed hard seeing that, his face turned confused and goosebumps rose when seeing something unfamiliar.

’What is that? That’s not a chimera...’

The blood and black liquid began to pool, slowly black smoke appeared from the liquid, a burnt smell followed.

One of Clay’s eyebrows lifted, he covered his nose.

Ray chuckled, he stroked his bald head.

"Congratulations! You are the first outsider to witness the masterpiece of one of the dark side leaders..."

Clay spat on the floor again, he wanted to speak but crackling sounds came from the smoking liquid.

The crackling continued until something took form from it, Clay’s blue eyes widened.

A hand emerged from the smoking and crackling liquid, the hand was covered in thick brown fur with a human-like shape.

Slowly other parts also formed, its body was also covered with brown fur all over, its left hand slowly appeared the same as its right, brown fur also covered both of its legs, the soles of its feet were identical to its hands.

Clay gritted his teeth seeing something else forming, from its furry body, two additional arms appeared, they were claws of a giant lobster.

After its body was almost complete, its head formed, it was a shark head whose size matched its body, but it did not stop there, another head appeared beside the shark head.

Clay’s body froze seeing the second head, his grip on his sword almost loosened.

Ray who saw that laughed freely.

"You must have seen it before, right?..."

Beside the shark head slowly appeared an orangutan head, its mouth opened wide with drool dripping continuously, its eyes looked unfocused, and a voice came from the orangutan head.

"Hel...p... help..."

Clay’s body trembled seeing that orangutan head, veins bulged on his forehead, a growl came from Clay as his breathing became irregular.

"Savages... you are truly savages..."

Ray only laughed while holding his stomach as the orangutan figure beside him emitted a black aura followed by screams from its orangutan head.

"HELP!! HELP!! FORGIVE ME!!!"

The scream echoed to the head butler who was sitting in front of the large door of the banquet hall, his clasped hands slowly trembled, his black eyes also trembled seeing what was in his sight and what he heard.

Julian, Arthur, and Eve felt chills hearing the cries for help from that orangutan.

Arthur turned to the head butler.

"Head butler... what is that? Aren’t chimera unable to speak?"

Julian and Eve also looked at the head butler, they also waited for his explanation.

A breath escaped from the head butler’s lips.

"He is a beastman from the natural race..."

Julian, Arthur, and Eve immediately shifted their gaze to the orangutan chimera.

The head butler swallowed his bitter saliva.

"I have met him before... he disappeared years ago."

Eve covered her mouth in disbelief at what she saw, Julian asked the head butler.

"That means... he became an experiment of the dark side?..."

The head butler’s black eyes kept staring at the orangutan chimera.

"It seems this is the first time they have shown something this savage to the public..."

The head butler glanced at Black who was still unconscious, he also shifted his gaze to Clay who stood alone facing Ray and the orangutan chimera.

The head butler’s voice sounded calm.

"Clay will have difficulty facing them alone..."

Julian, Arthur, and Eve turned to him.

The head butler slowly released both of his palms that were previously pressed together, the purple glowing symbols engraved on the two large doors slowly faded.

The two large doors slowly opened, while the head butler stood up from his sitting position.

From inside the palace banquet hall, the servants saw the scene outside the room, their eyes were fixed on the head butler.

The head butler smiled looking at them all, his voice brought calmness.

"Forgive me, children, I can no longer guard this door..."

The servants looked at the head butler with worried expressions.

The head butler raised both of his hands.

"But don’t worry... I will try to fight for your safety..."

The servants who heard that slowly grimaced, all of them had the same expression.

The head butler’s face turned confused when he heard their crying.

"Why are you crying? This is not a farewell! I will only go for a while!"

The head butler looked at Julian, Arthur, and Eve.

"You are the last line of defense... yes I know you are still academy students."

The head butler scratched his itchy nose.

"But you are children of great families... you are far stronger than the others."

The head butler lowered his head slightly, a breath was heard from him.

"Unfortunately the princess has not been found yet..."

The head butler’s gaze now shifted to the servants still inside the banquet hall.

"Hold this large door... and open it again when I knock."

The head butler slowly walked away, he did not hear the response from the servants who began closing the giant door.

His footsteps headed toward Clay who was still facing two opponents alone.

He massaged his forehead, the tip of his tongue tasted bitter

"You really are a group of despicable savages."

Ray only shrugged hearing what Clay said, there were no more words between them, the orangutan chimera now became calmer.

But in the midst of that calm, the orangutan chimera suddenly moved quickly toward Clay without much movement.