Wu Ming recoils back and falls on his knees as blood starts dripping out.
He laughs slowly while panting.
"Huhh.. Good one, Zhang Liang.
But it won't do anything other than giving pain.
And as long as I'm not dead..
Everything's fine!"
Wu Ming stands up and clashes with Zhang again.
Both of their sword attacks go futile on each other and get blocked.
Wu Ming holds back and slows down on purpose.
Zhang Liang sees this as an opportunity and attacks but Wu Ming dodges and gives a big cut on Zhang's left arm.
*Grunts*
Wu Ming: "Haahhh!!! You fell for it, whitey!!"
He attacks again but Zhang slightly dodges and kicks Wu Ming in the knee.
Then on the side of the neck.
"Ughh!!! You bastard!"
Zhang puts his sword on Wu Ming's throat.
"I'm asking you for the first and final time..
Please. Come back.. Leave all of this.
I don't wanna kill you."
Wu Ming kicks Zhang and makes him fall.
"Like hell I will!"
Zhang quickly attacks from down there and cuts the right foot of Wu Ming.
"Ugghhhh!! That hurt!! But it's not cut off! It's still attached to my body! So no worries.
He kicks Zhang's face with the other leg.
Zhang remembers their childhood days and starts to tear up.
Liu Fengxian: "And that's how I found you two."
Wu Ming: "I see! Thank you so much. We wouldn't exist if you didn't."
- "Maybe. Now I'll tell you the rest of the story later. Let's focus on training.
Hey! Liang! What are you doing there!?"
Zhang: "Coming!
I was just thinking about the festival which is tonight! I'm so excited.
I love fireworks! They are beautiful and I love it when they go "boom!!!"
Fengxian smiles: "Yeah yeah! I'm excited too.
We'll watch the fireworks together!"
"Get up!!! Get up, Zhang Liang!!! Let me kill you!"
Zhang slowly gets up. Wu Ming swings his sword and cuts off his Left arm completely.
"Yeahhh!!! A cut wouldn't satisfy me, y'know?
I needed to get that WHOLE thing off!"
Zhang pushes him and picks up his sword with the arm remaining.
He slashes Wu Ming's chest to give him more damage.
"I didn't want to kill you. But if I do.. Then I think it's about time.
That I end my story too.
I carried this with me.. just in case I needed it as an emergency."
Zhang takes out a big dynamite.
Wu Ming: "Wha.. What are you doing!? Have you lost your mind!!!??? You'll die too!"
- "I know... I know.
I've lived quite a thrilling life.
Chaos since birth.
There were people I loved... Some I hated.
But yeah.. It wasn't just a journey.
It was THE journey.
I met a lot of people who became close to me.
You.. Liu Fengxian. Dowager Cixi.
Grazia Moretti. Ryujiro Kurogane.
And the whole Revoryution that we created.
It was for sure.. a revolution in my life."
He smiles.
"Thank you for everything.. Wu Ming.
And Ryujiro-San.. I hope I didn't disappoint you."
He lights up the dynamite.
Wu Ming tries to run away but Zhang catches him.
He throws Wu Ming's sword and his own too.
"Let me go!!! You sick bastard!!"
- "I can't.
If I let you go.. Then this whole journey will mean nothing."
Zhang Liang smiles for one final time.
"We'll watch the fireworks together."
Ryujiro and the others hear to the explosion while climbing up.
Ryujiro's face goes pale and he starts to tear up.
"Zhang.."
TO BE CONTINUED