"Let me teach you how to catch fish."
⸻
Ryuk frowned, slightly irritated.
"…I'll manage it myself."
Sky smirked.
"I don't think so. You don't have the patience for it."
⸻
Ryuk narrowed his eyes.
"Wait… didn't you say you're an abandoned warrior?"
Sky nodded casually.
"Correct."
"…then why didn't you attack me?"
⸻
Sky chuckled.
"Because I didn't feel like it."
"…if I did, you'd be dead by now."
⸻
Ryuk's expression turned serious.
"My name is Ryuk."
"I challenge you to a battle. Right now."
⸻
Sky laughed lightly, waving his hand.
"Relax."
"Fighting right now won't give us anything."
"…we can kill each other later."
"First—let's eat."
⸻
Ryuk paused… then sighed.
"…fair enough. I'm hungry anyway."
⸻
Sky grinned.
"Good."
"And don't worry… you're my opponent, not my enemy."
⸻
He turned and walked toward the river.
"Come. I'll teach you properly."
⸻
RIVER — EVENING
Sky stepped into the shallow water.
"This isn't hard," he said calmly.
"You just lack patience… and control."
⸻
He slowly crouched.
"Watch carefully."
⸻
Sky placed his hand into the flowing water…
Closed his eyes…
And went completely still.
⸻
"…feel the flow," he whispered.
"…don't chase the fish… let it come to you."
⸻
A slight disturbance.
A ripple.
⸻
SNAP—
He grabbed a fish instantly.
⸻
Sky smiled.
"See?"
"Your turn."
⸻
Ryuk stepped forward.
"…fine."
⸻
He copied the same steps.
Hand in water.
Eyes closed.
Focus…
⸻
Movement—
He grabbed—
Missed.
⸻
"Damn it."
⸻
Sky smirked.
"Too impatient."
"Try again."
⸻
Ryuk clenched his jaw.
Focused again.
⸻
This time—
He waited.
Longer.
⸻
Movement—
SNAP—
⸻
"…got it."
⸻
He lifted a bigger fish.
Sky smiled, impressed.
"Not bad."
⸻
Time passed.
More fish.
More attempts.
⸻
Slowly—
Ryuk improved.
⸻
NIGHT — CAMP
A small fire burned.
Fish roasting.
Waterfall echoing in the background.
⸻
For the first time—
Ryuk was relaxed.
Laughing.
Talking.
⸻
"Wait, I'll be back," Ryuk said.
"Don't eat everything."
⸻
Sky chuckled.
"Just hurry up."
⸻
A few minutes later…
⸻
Ryuk returned.
"…damn, that was good."
"Didn't expect this to taste this good."
⸻
Sky nodded.
"Simple food tastes the best when you earn it."
⸻
Ryuk looked at him.
"…so tell me."
"Do you live here?"
⸻
Sky stared at the sky.
"…yeah."
"For a long time now."
⸻
Ryuk hesitated.
"…you said you were abandoned."
"…what happened?"
⸻
Sky went silent.
Half-moon glowing above.
⸻
"They called it a sin…"
"…I called it saving a life."
⸻
Ryuk frowned.
"…what?"
⸻
Sky closed his eyes.
"…nothing."
⸻
Sky's Past
Sky once belonged to a legendary warrior clan.
A clan with one absolute rule—
"Never interfere with fate."
They were trained to watch.
To observe.
But never to act.
⸻
One day—
Sky was given a mission.
Just observe.
Nothing more.
⸻
But what he saw…
broke him.
⸻
A village—
Burning.
Screams everywhere.
A child—
about to die.
⸻
For the first time—
Sky disobeyed.
⸻
He stepped in.
He fought.
He saved them.
⸻
And in doing so—
He broke the clan's sacred law.
⸻
When he returned…
There was no gratitude.
No understanding.
⸻
Only judgment.
⸻
"You chose emotions over order."
"You interfered with fate."
"You are no longer one of us."
⸻
They didn't kill him.
They didn't forgive him.
⸻
They erased him.
⸻
From that day—
He became…
Sky, the Abandoned Warrior.
⸻
BACK TO PRESENT
"…Sky?"
"…where did you go?"
⸻
Sky opened his eyes.
"…nowhere."
"Just old memories."
⸻
Ryuk looked at him silently.
"…maybe he doesn't want to talk about it…"
⸻
LATER — NIGHT
The wind turned colder.
The atmosphere shifted.
⸻
GRRRRRRRRRRR—
⸻
The ground trembled.
⸻
Ryuk instantly stood up.
"…you heard that?"
⸻
Sky closed his eyes.
"…yeah."
"…that's not normal."
⸻
Bushes shook violently.
Heavy footsteps.
Closer.
Closer.
⸻
Then—
It appeared.
⸻
A massive bear.
But…
Something was wrong.
⸻
Its eyes glowed unnaturally.
Its body was covered in scars.
Its presence—
Overwhelming.
⸻
Ryuk pulled out Wrathreaver.
The blade pulsed red.
"…finally."
⸻
Sky stepped forward calmly.
Twin blades in hand.
"…don't rush."
"…observe first."
⸻
BATTLE
ROARRRR—!!
The bear charged.
⸻
"COME—!!"
⸻
BOOM—!!
Clash.
Shockwave exploded outward.
Ryuk slid back.
"…heavy…"
⸻
WHOOSH—
Sky vanished.
Afterimage.
⸻
SLASH—!!
Blood sprayed.
⸻
"NOW—!!"
⸻
Ryuk attacked.
CRASH—!!
Heavy strike.
⸻
"…it's not going down…"
⸻
Sky spoke calmly—
"…aim the weak points."
"Neck. Joints. Eyes."
⸻
The fight turned brutal.
⸻
Sky moved like wind.
Ryuk endured like a wall.
⸻
Perfect contrast.
⸻
Dust filled the air.
⸻
"…I'll distract it."
"…you finish it."
⸻
Sky disappeared again.
Multiple slashes.
Fast.
Precise.
⸻
The bear lost focus.
⸻
"…now."
⸻
Ryuk's eyes sharpened.
Wrathreaver roared with energy.
⸻
He dashed forward—
Leaped—
⸻
"RRRAAAAAHHHH—!!"
⸻
SLASH—!!
Deep cut.
⸻
The bear staggered.
But didn't fall.
⸻
Final attack—
Too fast—
⸻
"RYUK—!!"
⸻
WHOOSH—
Sky intercepted.
⸻
"…finish it."
⸻
Ryuk stepped forward.
Slow.
Cold.
⸻
"…don't tell me what to do."
⸻
Then—
Burst of speed.
⸻
FINAL SLASH—!!
⸻
Silence.
⸻
The bear collapsed.
…dead.
⸻
AFTERMATH
Heavy breathing.
Waterfall echo returned.
⸻
"…that was insane…"
⸻
Sky cleaned his blades.
"…you rely too much on rage."
"…but your timing wasn't bad."
⸻
Ryuk smirked.
"…I'll take that as a compliment."
⸻
Wind blew softly.
⸻
But something felt…
off.
⸻
[DON'T TRUST ANYONE HERE]
⸻
"…wow."
"Thanks for the late warning."
⸻
Suddenly—
His vision blurred.
⸻
"…what the…"
⸻
His body staggered.
Balance lost.
⸻
Sky looked at him.
"…something wrong?"
⸻
"I'm… not feeling…"
⸻
Ryuk collapsed to one knee.
⸻
Sky smiled.
Slow.
Cold.
Different.
⸻
"…finally."
"…looks like the poison is kicking in."
⸻
Ryuk's eyes widened.
"…you… bastard…"
"…why…?"
⸻
Sky crouched beside him.
"…you'll find out soon enough."
"…for now… just sleep."
⸻
Darkness.
⸻
Ryuk collapsed.
⸻
Blurred vision—
Dragging sensation—
⸻
Last thing he saw—
Sky…
pulling him by the leg…
into the darkness.
⸻
To Be Continued…