178 Fallen Clan (1/2)

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\”Mom, Dad. I want to deal with the clan.\”

Luis and Eva were stunned. They looked at each other with a visible dismay on their faces. There was a moment of silence before Eva spoke.

\”Avi…\” Eva stood up and pulled Raven onto her bosom, her child returned the hug and closed his eyes to hear what she has to say. \”Mom and Dad are incredibly proud to see you grow into such a fine man even though you aren't even twenty yet.\”

Raven felt a sting on her heart as he heard this words, still he didn't say anything and allowed her to continue. \”It's just that… I feel that you're in such a hurry to become an adult. The things that you achieved… almost all of them, aren't things that a fourteen year old could do. We're afraid that you're pulling too many enemies to yourself and might get hurt in the process. Why don't you take your time and experience your youth first?\”

Luis was silent but he wholeheartedly agreed with his wife. He might not show it, but he was always thinking about his only child, everything that he did was for his and their family's sake. If it's not necessary, he didn't really want his son to get mixed up with the dirty side of this kingdom. Eva also thinks the same way.

Raven felt like crying. These words are so similar to what he had expected they're going to say. They've always been like this, putting him first before themselves, shielding him from all harm and conflict for the smallest chance for him to have a peaceful life. This is why the pain he felt when they were gone almost made him insane, back then he wanted to follow them into the afterlife but he decided to pick himself up and swore revenge. There had been countless night where he cried himself to sleep whenever he recalled their faces and how much he missed them.

But it's all different now. Raven would never allow them to get hurt in his watch. Even if it means making enemy of several men he wasn't afraid.

Raven pulled back from the hug and wiped the tears forming on the corners of his eyes. He then took out several stacks of paper and passed it towards Luis, Eva also took a glance at some files on the desk.

\”I'm a double agent Dad.\” Raven started, \”While I'm the Holy Son of the Sacred Leaf Tavern, I was also scouted by the Eternal Horizon Clan. After we confirmed about the negotiations for the alliance, I took another mission that they were issuing, and I've found several things that you might not want to hear.\”

\”Eva…\” Luis looked at his wife, he was subtly asking her to step out since this topic might hurt her heart. He knew that Raven won't bring up this topic unless he was sure that there's some basis behind it.

\”I'll be fine, Luis.\” Eva's face was placid, she might not have said anything but she had been rather furious about the Burning Heaven Clan ever since they decided to erase them from their ranks.

Luis sighed and looked at his son, with a brief nod Raven started explaining the observations he got.

\”They've gone mad.\” Raven started, \”The constant pressure Dad's given them all throughout these years had pushed them to completely pledge allegiance to the Mort Family.\”

Luis sighed and crumpled the paper he was holding, Eva's face was grieved. This was the worst case scenario that Luis wanted avoid. The reason why he went after them is because he wanted to place them under a strict surveillance so that they won't fall under the clutches of the Mort Family. He made sure to think carefully about every single move he took against them but in the end, he didn't manage to achieve his goal and his worst fears became true.

\”The Prince had been rather suspicious about them because of Dad's adamant desire to suppress them. So on top of Dad's constant pressure, the prince also mobilized some of his men to investigate the interior of the clan.\”

\”The people at the Clan Palace are not the same people we thought they were. All of them, every single one, are imposters. The prince's men traced one of the original clan member and they followed him back to the territory of the Mort Family.\”

\”All of them were there, doing the dirty work of the Mort Family such as slavery, smuggling, prostitution, child labor and all sorts of illegal activities. By now, I won't be surprised to know that some of them are in cahoots with the Black Curtain Guild.\”

Luis went through the files that Raven took out one by one, as he saw the printed images and written reports on each file, his face became somber and somber. Eva worryingly gazed at her husband, her heart bled upon finding how the once prestigious clan stooped so low and resorted to evil things.