I've been waiting for 3 hours now, waiting for the chance to reward death to this old lady who has been suffering a lot in this lifetime of hers.

I felt a throb on my chest. The time has come. The life string of the old lady I have been watching since this morning turned red already. She fell on the rough ground with her hands on her chest. A drop of tear escaped her eye as her breathing became abnormal and her wrinkled face showed the hint of pain.

Heart attack will be the cause of her death.

Nagsimula nang mag-ingay ang mga taong nakapaligid sa matanda. Pinapalibutan nila ito at tsaka nagbubulungan na tila mga bubuyog.

Tch. Useless fools.

Isang babae ang umalalay sa kanya. Her bluish gray orbs were emitting faint lights as well as her hands. Nang magtama ang mga mata naming dalawa ay kakaiba ang naramdaman ko. Hindi ko alam kung anong dahilan ngunit isinawalang bahala ko na lamang ito at umiwas ako ng tingin dahil kailangan ko nang gawin ang trabaho ko.

It's time to end your pain, Ma'am. Let me free you from your suffering.

I made myself invisible in the naked eye of the crowd, then jumped as high as I could. I raised my right hand as the Sword of Thanatos materialized in it. This familiar sensation building up against my hand is really overwhelming. I applied the right amount of will and force in my hand.

"Death blade," I said, moving the sword towards the red life string of my target.

As my feet touched the ground, the eyes of the old lady closed slowly. Kasabay ng pagkawala niya ay ang paglalaho ng espada sa aking kanang kamay. Nang makita ko ang kaluluwa niya sa kabilang gilid ng kalsada ay ngumiti ito sa akin.

'Salamat,' bigkas niya, kasabay ng unti-unting paglalaho ng kaluluwa niya. 

When her soul left the world completely, I made myself visible again. I thought no one noticed me because their attention was focused on the deceased lady, but I was wrong. Someone was giving me death glares. Her intense bluish gray orbs were piercing through me like a hundred knives, but I did not let her intimidating aura affect me. I just turned my back on her and waved my hand.

Target, dead. Mission, complete.

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