161 Amathelia Lindberg - Extra Chapter - Part 2 (1/2)

The sceneries s.h.i.+fted so quickly until it stopped. I knew for certain that it was a year after Kian's marriage.

Even in that dream, I couldn't help but cherished every single moment of that scene unfolding before my eyes. It was a silent night, where Kian and Felicia visited me in that underground factory. The scientists didn't really mind when Kian said he wanted everyone to leave him and Felicia alone. After all, in Felicia's hands was a one-month-old baby girl wrapped in white clothing.

”Kian . . . This is the first time I have met your mom,” said Felicia softly. ”I'm sorry. She must have gone through a lot.”

Kian smiled at her. ”My mother is the strongest woman I have ever known. I have been telling you that she can speak with me through my mind, right?”

”Yes. I believe you. But, is it okay for me to be here?”

”It's fine. I worked hard myself to get a position as a scientist here. I want to save my mom. To do that, I have to be a Head Scientist so that I have the authority to free her. Everything in the reports is all lies. They didn't want anyone to know that Mom is not in a comatose state. It's all because of the paralyzing liquid in that tank of hers, but they were lied into thinking that Mom was already unconscious since the beginning.”

”Kian . . . Hehe. This is why I love you so much. Everything you do, it's for your mother,” said Felicia.

Kian looked at me and nodded. ”Mom . . . This is my daughter, Ava. She's, of course, your granddaughter.”

Felicia smiled at me, even though my eyes were closed. It proved that she loved Kian and trusted him. So, I contacted her using my Aegis's specialty, Information Transfer.

'Felicia . . . Nice to meet you,' I said through her mind. 'Kian always said how kind you are towards him back then. Anyway, I welcome you to my family.'

Felicia's cheeks flushed at my statement. ”Thank you . . . Mother.”

I then talked with Kian using my specialty. 'Ava is a nice name. Simple. I like it.'

Kian laughed at that. He knew about my tendency of keeping everything as simple as it could get. ”Mom. You were the one who came up with the name, Ava. Felicia and I like it. Ava Lindberg. Haha . . . I like the ring of it.”

'Ava, huh. I can't wait to see her grow up,' I said through his mind.

Kian and Felicia chuckled. Even though I could only see Ava in black and white at that time, I was still grateful for it. A strong feeling of wanting to protect her welled up inside.

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One thing I discovered about my specialty, was that I could also sense the surroundings of whoever I 'talked' with. For example, when I transferred my thoughts to Kian, I could see his surroundings and also hear the sounds he was hearing.

”Daddy! Mommy!” said the seven-year-old Ava.

She was at home with Felicia and Kian, playing tag with both of them. It was a silent night regardless, but they played with lots of energy as if it was still morning. Finally, she managed to catch up with Felicia.

”Hahaha.” Felicia lifted Ava up in the air and then hugged her. ”I love you, Ava.”

”Mommy! I love you too!”

Kian approached them. ”What about Daddy?”

Ava turned around and smiled. ”Of course I love Daddy too!”

They were at the front door of their house, laughing and playing with each other. My chest was warm, as if I was also there with them, witnessing the speedy growth of my beloved granddaughter.

'Wait . . .'

”What is it, Mom?” whispered Kian to himself.

'I sense two people about ten feet away from your front door.'

”Oh. Then I'll open--”

'No! Get back! This can't be . . . Those two are Alicia and Bart. I have a bad feeling about this.'

Kian, with no hesitation, stood in front of Ava and Felicia, his back facing the front door.

A moment later, the wooden front door exploded into pieces and Kian's figure went flying and crashed against a wall. Felicia immediately shoved Ava to the side, when an emerald blade pierced her torso.

”M-Mommy? Daddy?” Ava sat there on the floor, confused and frozen.

Felicia fell down and Bart entered the house.

”Ah, right. This little girl right here is more important than her parents. The younger the specimen is, the better,” he said with a sinister smile.

”You!”

Kian came running towards Bart, but then, his right arm was severed in mere seconds. Bart produced a second emerald blade from his palm and stabbed at Kian's shoulder.

”Don't worry. This won't be enough to be a killing blow. After all, you, the direct descendant of the first Aegis User is vital for a future project. And as for your daughter, I also have something ready for her as well,” said Kian.

Kian's body swayed sideways for a few seconds before Bart kicked him to the floor. After that, his emerald blade split off from his palm. The moment it clattered on the floor, Ava's eyes turned emerald in an instant.

”There, there. I will hand over your father to Relly. He will keep him safe until the ideal time comes for him to be used. That other scientist can also keep him in the shadows,” said Bart.

He ushered Ava out of the house and met with Alicia.

”You killed the father?” asked Alicia.

”Yup. Don't worry. You won't be seeing him again. Forget about that guy. We got this potential specimen in our hands though. That matters most.”

The three of them got inside a truck and drove off from there, leaving Kian in the care of another scientist. Felicia, on the other hand, didn't make it and died a few minutes later.

'BART!' I said through his mind. 'I'LL KILL YOU!'

He halted his truck and stared at the asphalt in front of him. Alicia that was beside him looked worried. ”It's nothing, Alicia . . . Let's get Ava quick to my hometown in Mansel Island. We can begin our experiment there.”

After I relentlessly attacked his mind, he sought help from Relly. It was, in fact, the last thing I knew before I fell to a deep slumber for years. The reason was that Relly had exchanged the green paralyzing liquid in my cylindrical tank to a more efficient one, forcing my entire being to sleep.

The few, short moments when Relly stood in front of me with an evil grin, I spent it hating on him.

'I'll kill you!'

'I'll kill every last one of you!' I said in his mind a second before I lost complete consciousness.

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