A/n: Warning. This chapter and the next chapters might be disturbing. Read at your own risk.**** The second surgery almost emptied out the only savings that I had left. However, money could still be earned. So I proceed to the surgery despite my mother's rejection.The second surgery took an enormous toll on my mother's already weakened body. She was bedridden. As the doctor said, her recovery would be more difficult and longer this time. Because her body was still sensitive, she needs medications in time. After a month of resting in bed, my mother chose to recuperate at home. I also did not reject her choice because I did not have any more money left in our savings to pay for her stay in the hospital. The kind doctor still warned me to be careful and meticulous when it comes to my mother's health."She would be having a hard time moving her body. It might take her a long time to completely walk. Make sure her medication is on time and you strictly follow the instructions I gave y
...I don't know how many times was it....or how many hours I have been here. A day must have already passed. After they beat me up until I fainted, I would wake up with cold water splashed over me. Then another round of beating came up.Amidst the beating, I heard one of the men spoke to Ella. "When can we touch her? She might end up dying without us having a taste of her.""Not yet. I want to see her broken spirit. But this is getting too boring. Let's stop for today. Locked her up. If beating her won't do then we will do as what you said.""Alright." The gangster cheered. I could not help but shudder at the upcoming doom. I really hoped that this would end. Or I might end up dying. But my pride and the suffering that my mother and I have gone through won't let me accept such humiliation.I won't beg. Never.Before I lose consciousness, I thought of my mother in the house. Has she eaten yet? She can't walk straight yet. What if she fell down? How long has it been since I was gone
A/n: Warning. This chapter might be disturbing. Please read at your own risk.****My body was at its limit.My trembling legs tripped over, causing me to fall to the ground.I desperately stood up. But my injured body would not listen to me.The footsteps finally caught up to me.The man who first saw me running was the first one to arrive in front of me. He kicked me hard. "Ha! Bitch! You have the strength to run this far, huh? I think those guys went easy on you."I curled up in pain. He kicked me where the bruise on my stomach was. I coughed up while writhing in pain.The man was merciless. He took out a knife. "Maybe we should kill you soon. But you got to be humiliated first as requested by the Boss."The man crouched down and tore my clothes. The two men behind saw us from afar."Ha! That bitch ran too far. I got killed in the game because of her!""Hey, Are you seriously doing it in the middle of the road?" The two men approached us.I moved my fingers as I waited for my dizz
My tears fell as I recalled the memories I sealed.I felt like I was suffocating, drowning in those dark memories condensed with deep emotions I had never had before.The anger, hatred, helplessness, and fear were all coming back to me, overwhelming me at once.How could I continue living while carrying this tremendous hatred?How could I spend a day while my heart was immensely mournful?Ever since that day, a hole in my heart appeared.My mother died two hours before I found her. If I have just come out sooner...If I was by her side at that time, I could have saved her. She would not die terribly like that.My poor mother...I could not imagine what her last moment was like.In that small and dark place...she was all alone...How scared she must have been?Did she call out to me or to anyone, yet no one answered? Did she try to stand up and looked for me when I haven't returned for more than a day and fall miserably? Did she reach out her hands yet no one was there to hold her?My d
...Lucas handed me the folder.The folder has my name and identity. And also some investigations that leads to some truths of the matter that I had never known.As I guessed, it wasn't my mother who was in the wrong. It was my father who destroyed the harmonious family we had before.He cheated on my mom.It was not a normal situation of cheating where a married man who could not control his lower body had a mistress. No, it was a deep scheme that started before marriage.My mother was no doubt beautiful and many men wanted her.She had a prestigious background and was the only daughter of the Young Family. It was expected that whoever marries her would be the heir to the wealth accumulated by the Young family throughout generations and would be the family head. Many coveted that position.My mother's father, my grandfather, loved his daughter so much. He pampered her and he doesn't want to see his daughter be the prey in the eyes of those wolves.So he looked for a youth with a humb
In a dilapidated building, a loud boom sounded.Boom!The ground trembled, the wall collapsed, and dust flew everywhere.Numerous souls screamed as they were swallowed by a huge dark shadow with enormous red eyes."H-hungry....!" A thunderous roar sounded, causing the souls who were running away to crouch down in fear and pain.Their ears were buzzing. Just the roar of this demon caused their soul core to be shaken."What is this monster?! A greater demon?!" One of the ghosts who was hiding under the debris yelled in fear."I don't think so! A greater demon's roar could petrify dozens of us, but to cause such damage to thousands of us in this entire place is not possible. Unless it is a territorial demon! That gigantic demon doesn't look like a greater demon. It must be a territorial demon!" The other ghosts who were hiding shudder in fear.A greater demon was already scary enough. A territorial demon was more frightening. It has the power to change into its surroundings and annihila
Sir Anton looked at the dozen grim reapers on his team, "Since the situation was a bit different, we will hunt the biggest threat first. You can ignore the ghost running around. They won't be able to escape through our barrier. Our priority is that territorial demon!"As soon as his words fell, he entered the barrier with his team members and started fighting the territorial demon.However, hunting this territorial demon was difficult. Its size was enormous but not huge enough like other territorial demons but its power was more than its size. For territorial demons, the bigger they are, the stronger they are.But this territorial demon was strange. It did not care about fighting them but continued hunting souls around them. It did not integrate into its surrounding as normal territorial demons do. There was even a time that it was angered by an attack from them and tried to consume them. If Sir Anton was only a step late in saving that junior, that junior might have been swallowed.
In a distance, the opposing turbulent wind looked like there were two hurricanes that were fighting each other. Debris flew away, a thick fog and malevolent wind spread everywhere. The poor ghosts who were caught rode with the wind, screaming in agony. Sir Anton could not spare attention to the fight happening behind him, because the demon in front of him suddenly roared loudly. "....HUNGRY!" Its thunderous roar contained powerful malevolent energy. It almost burst his eardrums. The juniors who were weaker than him bleed in their ears while the ghosts who were hiding vomited blood. But that blood instantly turned into a part of their soul. It becomes a mist that blends with the yang energy in the air. It then got absorbed by the roaring demon. Those who were near the demon were greatly affected by the thunderous roar. After vomiting a huge part of their soul, they dried up and turned into dust. From afar, atop of the roof, Old Xian and Cassian both jumped in shock! "The child i