Chapter 45: Defiance

His brain was going blank from the tearing pain he felt. He vomited blood time after time dyeing the ground in front of him.

"Weak," Erin, now fully covered with crimson armor, walked toward Arthur as he grabbed him by the head. He lifted him in the air and Arthur looked into his eyes. Arthur could see many emotions such as rage, bloodlust, and – what annoyed him the most – superiority.2

Arthur remembered his days as a scavenger, those days flashing before his eyes like the last moment before death. He always bowed down, not daring to look at them, tolerating any insults coming his way simply because he wasn't an awakener.

Strength. He needed strength to live with dignity. He need......