[Short Story] Blood of Miscommunication

"What are you doing?" Sayna asked me in anger. I looked at her eyes, which is filled with hatred. "Are you mad, that I took away your precious things in this life?" I replied. Sayna didn't reply, but her dagger that she held at her right hand moved toward my throat as she grabbed my neck.

"Don't move," she says. I coughed, then laughed. "I see, you finally understand. I will tell you then," I said. I coughed, and she released my neck. My body fell to the ground with heavy force. I coughed again, then said, "I actually used to have faith in everyone, but that day, I lost everything, except Vengeance."

"Why Dath, why would you do all this. You betrayed Ayka's love to you, you betrayed Zarto's trust to you, and the rest of us that have faith in you. Then.... Then... You abandoned them all!" Sayna said in her rage, with tears shed from her eyes. "I have no... Regret... Nor remorse... You all betrayed me... Beforehand," I replied. Sayna is shocked with the answer I gave her.

"What!? We betrayed you? How did we even betrayed you!? Tell me, Dath!" Sayna replied in rage. "I pity you for not seeing the elephant in front of you, Sayna," I replied. She slapped my face. "There's no use denying it... You all... Planned to... Dispose me that day!" I replied furiously. Sayna suddenly became silenced, unable to speak hearing my words.

"I will ask you, Sayna. Just one question," I said as I stood up slowly, despite my body trying to endure the pain I took earlier from my fight against Ayka. I looked to my left, at Ayka's death body, then looked at a silenced Sayna. "Tell me the truth, what are you guys planning that day?" I asked her. She stood still, frozen.

"We were planning about your promotion, Dath," Sayna replied. "That's a lie! You all planned to dispose me that day! I clearly hear what you guys said!" I replied in enraged tone. "No, it's not," a voice suddenly heard from behind me, shocking both of us.

From the shadows, a male teenager wearing dark clothes and eyeglasses appeared. "Zarto!" Sayna shouted at the teenager. "Calm down, Dath. I will explain everything," Zarto said. "Tell me, Zarto. Why would you try to get rid of me!?" I asked furiously. "I have no intention to dispose you. I planned to promote you to the front lines of the army," Zarto replied. "Then, explain to me what you said three days ago about 'removing me from the rear lines'!" I angrily responded.

"Your promotion was to the front lines. That day Ayka argued with us at first, until we convinced her to accept the promotion given by the higher ups. I was finishing the documents of yours for approval, but since you disappeared, the document is put on hold," Zarto explained.

"Tell me, why would Ayka bothers with my promotion?" I asked. "Well," Zarto sighed. "She had faith in you, a faith from her heart and she can't lose you," Zarto continued. I fell to the ground, slammed the ground with my hand. "Sadly, it's your mistake that you killed her," Zarto commented.

I fell down into despair. I couldn't say anything, except being miserable myself. Truth is just that I shouldn't existed at all, at least what I thought.