Skin stares at the man who looks so vulnerable at the moment. His bones are broken, left shoulder is dislocated and his opponent currently is on top of him with a polearm (dicky) near his neck.
It would be easier for Skin to just kill him. It wouldn't take time. Just a flick of her polearm and his head will be rolling on the ground. But she is curious and quite lonely. She wouldn't mind keeping him alive for few seconds.
His expressionless face is also fun to look at. She finds that stoic look and all the imperfections of his face quite cute. There are many scars that are probably caused by some sort of sinned soul. Such an unlucky guy, if he was in his care she wouldn't let anything happen to that face. Or maybe, she would be the one to ruin it.
"You gonna say something, dear man?"
Suddenly something extraordinary happens. His left eyebrow moves up a little. If you are not staring at him with absolute precision then you will miss this slight change.
The man questions in a voice that sounds almost robotic.
"Dear man?"
Skin replies.
"I don't know your name so that is what I'm calling you. Maybe you can tell me what is your name or do you want me to just call you man or something."
Her grin that was manic a few moments ago. Now looks sweet and almost innocent. It doesn't even look like she is a bloodthirsty murderer. The man finds this very unsettling but there isn't much expression to show that feel on his face.
The man grows silent again and that one change in expression also disappears with it. She will miss that slight change in his face a lot. It was a thrilling discovery.
Listless God's chosen humans are very emotionless and insensitive. There isn't much emotional state to their minds. All actions are logical in nature and have a purpose.
Skin don't get to see Listless chosen a lot. Even if she does, they're quiet and striking a conversation is almost impossible. She really has got herself a jackpot. An alive listless chosen and it is even a male. She feels lucky today.
"Yes. That is my name... Man."
Skin doesn't question it and accepts his name. It is odd but she doesn't judge it. Even if it isn't his name, it doesn't really matter. She also calls herself Skin.
Her own name isn't really skin. The name given to her by her parents was quite cute. But Strangely enough, she doesn't really remember that name. Only thing she knows that it was cute, probably. If she thinks about it. She doesn't really remember it very well. It is like she has some sort of memory lose. It is a shame.
As she has forgotten her name. She gave herself that name as she is pretty skinny herself.
Maybe he can call her Skinnie. That could be a cute nickname. It would also be ironic cause she doesn't really have much skin on her body as half of it is burnt off.
'That is ironic, right? Or maybe ironic means more iron. I don't know.'
After answering, Man grows quiet again. He really is testing her patience right now. Does he not know what sort of position he is in right now?
"I will call you Man-man then. Just man is quite boring. Hope you don't mind. Anyways, what is the answer then, Man-man? Am I cute or beautiful?"
He thinks for a second. His mind is impossible to read through his facial expressions. His eyes stares in her bright red eyes. They're like the sea of blood and carnage. He can sense that these eyes are not just staring at him but also inside of him.
Every move of his is being watched. If he moves his head then it will be cut off from his body. Not to mention her irrational behavior. Kissing him out of nowhere and now asking him a pointless question. He doesn't know what can he even say that would get him out of this situation.
Man-man finally speaks.
"Beauty is subject and have different meaning for different humans. A scenery can hold some unique meaning for one human and that human can call it beautiful. But other human may not feel the same way for that scenery. Or may not even understand what is so special about it. That could be ugly for that individual. You may have different standards that you apply to define what is beautiful and what is not. I don't have a proper answer for it as I've never thought of it. Beauty never had any significance for me in the past and neither in the present."
Man-man could've just said 'I don't know' or 'Both' and it would've been fine. Over explaining anything to a battle maniac like her is really just throwing rocks at the wall. He also didn't talk about cute. Did he just skip that?
'He yaps a lot. But that is also cute too. I like him'
Skin finally gets off of him and removes her polearm away from his neck. It felt like an eternity to Man-man and to Skin it felt so short. She would've preferred to stay on him for even more and find any sign of him getting embarrassed. Or any kind of change in his expression. But she doesn't have an eternity to do.
She holds a hand for him and speaks.
"Let's get going, Man-man. We need to find that mountainous sinned soul and kill it together."
Man-man's left arm that was dislocated. Now It relocates itself in front of Skin into its original position on its own.
Skin watches as it happens. It must be the blessing that he is given as a Chosen. Is it a healing type blessing? A blessing like that is quite good as that increases the survival chances of the chosen in this hell.
Skin's own ability is quite good as it is basically healing. But she can't heal herself. Only things that she loves can heal. Does that mean she doesn't love herself?
'Obsessing over myself isn't fun. I rather obsesses over my inanimate weapon like Dicky. Self-love is overrated.'
Skin and Man-man's blessing are quite similar as they're healing based to some degree. But Man-man's blessing doesn't look to be a proper healing type blessing.
Because Man-man's body isn't healing it is just reshaping itself to its original position, more specifically just his bones. Underneath Man-man's skin his bones are rearranging itself to its original position so they can heal with his body's natural healing. So, perhaps he is also incapable of healing himself like Skin. Both are so similar. But he is capable of putting himself back together.
Skin does wonder if it hurts him or something. Even if it did. It is impossible to tell because nothing shows on his face. So stoic. Let's name Man-man's blessing as Shape-change. Or re-shape.
Man-man stares at the out stretched hand and grabs it. She pulls him up. That is enough to tell Man-man that she is quite strong. Maybe stronger than him.
He asks about her last statement. His voice has is constant and there is no human feel behind it.
"Why that sinned soul specifically? It has weakened but it is still powerful and I also don't know where it went. Figuring out where is went would be impossible currently."
Both had fought in that meaningless battle between the complete mountain soul and Chosen. They survived and enjoyed their fair share of violence. But half of mountain soul escaped and it doesn't look like it would be coming out of its hiding place anytime soon.
Skin wonders about Man-man's questions for a second and then gives up. Thinking is hard and she rather do the deed first and then think about it later.
"let's just get going. We will find it somehow, Man-man. By the way, my name is Skin. Pretty, right? Well, try to keep up now."
In next second, she sprints away after telling him all that. Does she really expect him to follow her? One chosen is an enemy of another chosen. It would be terrible to follow her path. She is too chaotic for him.
To an ordinary human, this would be a perfect moment to escape from a threat like her. She has sprinted away with speed like lightening, leaving him behind. But he can sense the danger. Her bright red eyes are still on him.
He had sensed it the moment their eyes locked in. She is a monster who has spent a long time in hell. She won't be killed so easily even if he tired again and running away would result in her hurting him down.
Man-man sighs and follows her. He just has to keep up with her for now. That is how he has to survive this violent woman.