The Mind World And The Outcast Hero

The Fate That Approaches

Sindy and Andrew dashed towards the Beast King. They couldn't allow him to kill Nathan.

"We're best friends!" Shouted Andrew.

"We won't let you kill, Nathan!" Supported Sindy.

Forced to defend himself from their attacks, the Beast King swung his scythe towards them. However, they feigned to block his attack by sacrificing one of their weapons each. Due to this, they were both able to bypass the Beast King's defense.

Desperately, they then went in for one final attack. They simultaneously lodged their weapons into the Beast King's shoulder just barely missing his neck. Finally, they then twirled themselves skillfully before delivering one final kick to his chest. The Beast King was sent flying backward as he bounced across the asphalt like a basketball.

A second later, he began screaming in agony due to his injuries. He bled heavily from both shoulders and his eyes were filled with malice and pain.

"Aagh..!" He screamed. "Damn you insects!! I'll crush you under my foot like you deserve to be!! I swear!!!"

The three friends watched the Beast King grovel beneath them with a sense of victory forming in their minds. After all the pain and suffering they had been through, they could finally put an end to one of their most troublesome problems.

"So it seems that you three have finally defeated the Beast King," suddenly said a voice from behind.

To the three assassin's surprise, it was none other than Instructor Brady and Rick. They were both bleeding from their heads and their uniforms were tattered and dirty. Rick had blood slowly protruding from his mouth and he held his right arm as if it was broken. However, Instructor Brady looked the worst of the two. One of the lenses from his sunglasses was broken revealing his sky-blue eye color. Even his usual cigar was missing. It was evident that they had both gone through a very tough battle.

"Instructor! Rick! Are you okay?!" Said Sindy in worry.

"We're fine... Don't worry about us..." Replied Rick.

"What about Rocca and the other two guys from Atom? Did you manage to defeat them?" Asked Nathan.

Rick sighed before responding.

"No, for some reason they ended up retreating. I suspect that they got what they came here for. Not that I'm complaining though."

By this time, the Beast King was making a hasty retreat into a nearby skyscraper just a few meters ahead. He knew that he was outmatched since Instructor Brady and Rick had arrived. He had to escape before they noticed him.

Little did the Beast King know that they were in no shape to fight. Both Rick and Instructor Brady soon fell to their knees no longer able to find the strength to even stand. They were both in severe pain and needed medical assistance as soon as possible.

In truth, they had only come back in hopes of having Sindy heal them. Shortly after, they began coughing up blood violently. It was now evident that Rick was lying when he said that they were fine. They were approaching death's door with each passing second.

"You two are in bad shape! Why lie about something this serious?!" Argued Sindy as she got ready to tend to their injuries.

However, before Sindy could begin healing them, Rick forced himself to warn them about the Beast King.

"N-No..! Don't let the... Beast King get inside that building..! We ordered civilians to take shelter inside... until the chaos was over!"

Nathan immediately dived into action as soon as he heard this. He ran towards the wounded Beast King as fast as he could. He couldn't allow him to get near the building. Andrew also decided to follow as he quickly ran behind Nathan.

"Sindy, stay here and take care of Rick and Instructor Brady! Nathan and I will deal with the King!" Ordered Andrew as he ran.

Sindy didn't know why but as soon as Andrew gave her the order, a horrifying feeling came over her. She was unsure why she was suddenly feeling this way but it made her very anxious. It was as if l something very bad was about to happen. Unfortunately, there was nothing that she could do. If she were to leave without healing Instructor Brady and Rick then they would surely succumb to their injuries.

On the other hand, Nathan and Andrew raced towards the building. Sadly, they were too late as the Beast King had already found himself inside. Soon after, they began to hear blood-curdling screams echoing from inside the building. Worry and apprehension were now seeping through their souls.

"Andrew, we've got to hurry!" Exclaimed Nathan.

"I know!"

A second later, they both zoomed inside the building, slamming the doors open. However, this was when they came to notice one of the worst possible predicaments. To their painful surprise, there were around thirty civilians gathered before them, all surrounded by low-level Demon Beasts. If Nathan and Andrew moved even an inch further then the Demon Beasts would surely kill the civilians. They were now nothing more than hostages.

Standing behind the crowd of hostages was the Beast King himself. He smiled proudly having retaken control of the situation.

"Hahaha!!" He laughed like a madman. "I bet you thought you won, didn't you!? Hahaha!!! Just take one step closer and I'll order these Demon Beasts to slaughter every last one of these fools!"

"You bastard!" Cursed Nathan. "Your friends from the Cliques abandoned you so now you're trying to hurt all these innocent people to make yourself feel better?!"

"Abandoned me? You're wrong, Mind Hero! I received the order to retreat but I didn't because I was having so much fun with you three! It's our reunion after all! How could I leave so suddenly after just getting back together?"

Nathan and Andrew then clenched their fists as they prepared to move closer. However, before they could, the Beast King pressed his scythe against the throat of one of the hostages.

"You're heroes right?!" He began. "You wouldn't dare to sacrifice these innocent people just to kill me now, would you?"

The civilians beamed with fear. None of them wished to die. All of them had lives to live. Children, adults, and the elderly alike were all being held hostage, and Nathan and Andrew were powerless to help them.