[EXP: +10,000]
Seconds after plunging the blade into Lim's neck, Cedric felt a flood of energy surge through him. But the young samurai was so tired that he barely noticed the screen flashing in his peripheral vision.
'Finally…'
He wrenched his blade free, then took a few steps from the corpse before finally collapsing onto his knees, breathing heavily.
'…I killed him.'
He had barely basked in the thought when the katana in his hand changed to Aika standing beside him.
"Why do you look like shit?" she muttered as she crouched beside him. She wasn't looking at him, but was looking at the quieting battlefield. "He was just a Grade Four. Tsk. I can't believe he managed to rough you up this bad. It's so embarrassing. You even lost an eye."
She finally looked at him and smiled.
Cedric's mouth twitched. He then gestured for her to shift closer. "Come."
Aika shifted closer. Then he said, "Closer."
