Subtitle: Senate
I slowly approached Naiadler. My hands were trembling. I shook my head to pull myself together and took a step forward.
"Naiadler!"
Naiadler slowly turned around. He was looking at me with disgust. I clenched my fist and punched him. Naiadler did not dodge the blow; instead, he staggered from it.
"How can you do this!"
Anger was slowly consuming me. I quickly grabbed him by the collar and began to shake him.
"WHY DID YOU DO IT!"
Naiadler lifted his face and grinned while looking straight at me. It was obvious he was doing this to provoke me. I lost control of my anger and punched him once more.
This time I must have hit him very hard, because his nose started bleeding. Naiadler shamelessly wiped his nose on his sleeve. He sat down on the ground and began to grin at me. He spread his arms to the sides.
Clearly and unmistakably, I had gone mad with rage. How could he take a life! Because of this anger, I could not think at all; my hands and feet were shaking.
"ARE YOU AWARE OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE?"
My voice sounded terrifying, but Naiadler did not care.
Naiadler said, "What is there in the world more than humans?"
I quickly grabbed Naiadler by the collar again.
"What did you say!"
Naiadler said, "Don't you think there are far too many of you?"
I quickly drew the sword from my waist and pinned Naiadler's hand to the wall. I kicked him with all the strength I could muster. He did not care at all and spat the blood from his mouth onto the ground.
"How can you take a life? WHY DID YOU DO IT, NAIADLER!"
Naiadler was unmistakably in a pitiful state. Despite there being a huge hole through the center of his hand, he still had not pulled the sword out. His jaw and cheeks had begun to bruise slightly. He was sitting on the ground in a dejected manner, his head lowered, like someone waiting for his punishment.
"HOW CAN YOU DO THIS, HOW!"
Naiadler said, "Actually, it isn't as unacceptable as you think."
As if I were about to tear his throat apart, I tightened my grip on his collar. Naiadler was pressed further back against the wall and raised his hand. It was as if he was pointing to something behind me. When I turned around furiously, I saw the pages of my ancient artifact swirling around the area.
Naiadler shattered the page with writing on it that was suspended in the air, using his inheritance.
Behind me stood a black hole. It was doing everything it could to swallow that page. I turned back to Naiadler.
"WAS THIS YOUR PURPOSE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING!"
Naiadler said, "From now on, it will not be only you…"
For some reason, my pant legs had become wet. Spider lilies began to bloom around me. The water soaking my pant legs rapidly rose and engulfed me. As I slowly drowned in the water, I heard Naiadler's words.
Naiadler said, "Let the past remain in nothingness while there are those who suffer because of you."
After the moment I took my final breath, I would no longer be the first person.
End of Chapter