Then, in that brief moment, the guard commented on these events and said, "It seems you have gone mad while on the verge of death."

  Then he brandished the sword and cut me, or so I think.

  A light came out before his sword touched me by the length of a hair.

  Then the vision of a man began to become clear to me.

  Tall and long-haired, his gray hair falling back, and his face covered with battle scars. His appearance was imposing.

  The first thing that strange-looking man said was, "So, boy, do you still think I am an illusion?"

  After wiping the mocking expression from his face, he said, "You agreed to the spiritual contract between us, and by this contract, you and I are bound."

  I tried to speak, but suddenly a voice interrupted us.

  The man said, "It seems our conversation ends here."

  Then I opened my eyes to find myself in Lant's arms, and Lark's head was resting on my heart. It seemed he was checking if I was alive.

  They noticed I had regained consciousness. "Thank God you're awake, Cyrus!" Her eyes were brimming with tears that threatened to spill.

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  I thought for a split second... Hmm, she might be mean to me, but in the end, she's kind and gentle.

  "Then Lark said, "What exactly happened here, Cyrus, and how did you kill this guard without a single scratch?"

  I quickly straightened my body and stood up easily. I looked around the place.

  The guard was dead, and his sword had pierced his heart. 'How did this happen?!' I looked around my body and found that all my injuries were gone,

  and my body was even better. What on earth is going on here? Suddenly I remembered what happened. Does this have anything to do with the voice, and is the dream real?

  Then, Lant interrupted my thoughts, saying, "Let's run quickly before the rest of the guards arrive."

  We started running, and while we were running, I asked, "Lant and Lark, how did you find me, and why were you looking for me?"

  Lark said, "You hadn't been seen for 20 minutes, so we suspected something was wrong. We searched for you until we found you unconscious with the guard's body beside you. It wasn't long before you woke up."

  Lant said, "So, Cyrus, what happened there, and how did you kill him without a scratch?"

  I looked at her, and while running, I thought, "They wouldn't believe me when I said I heard voices, and they won't believe me now if I tell them what really happened. They'll think I'm possessed by the devil and hand me over to the Temple of Light.

  I'm sorry for lying, but if you believe me, that fat, greedy Asarus won't. He'll sell me to the Temple of Light.

  "Well, how do I begin? After you two escaped by different routes, I fled through the alley on the left. I encountered soldiers and was forced to go the right way. I dodged them until I reached a dead end, and one of them chased after me ."

  " He was furious and looked down on me, so he didn't hit me with his sword. I dodged him until he got tired, took the sword from him, and tried to steal it back, but in the end, he caught me, and I was forced to stab him."

  I was surprised by the story and showed a sad expression. She said, "How much you suffered at the hands of that guard! His death is certainly not your fault." After hearing her reaction, I was relieved that she believed me. After all, my story is ridiculous and full of holes, but she believed it. Then Lark said, "Cyrus, it's good that you were brave enough not to be killed." After hearing his words, I was even more relieved because he believed me too.

  After all, my story is ridiculous and full of holes, but she believed it.

  Then Lark said, "Cyrus, it's good you were brave enough not to be killed."

  After hearing his words, I felt more relieved because he believed me too.

  I don't want to lie to them, but I have to. But what happened? The voice was real, but how and who was it... Damn it, I can't find the answers to my questions.