Chapter 259: Adoption (1/2)

”Who is it!? Which one of you dared interrupt my execution! Speak up! Or your death will be even worse than the girl's!” The supreme general roared, his eyes coldly panning over the sweating, nervous crowd only for another sound to come out of it.

”I did sir!”

As soon as those words were uttered, their attention shifted towards one man in the crowd, wearing a blue suit with the engraving of a glowing raven, a serious look in his stern, blue bearded face as he looked up at the supreme general with no fear, a blue-haired girl to his side that at first glance, looked like an adult with what seemed like hints of tears running down her eyes.

”Mason?! You of all people?! Why would you object?! You had just saved everyone… You witnessed first hand the horror and destruction of the battlefield and how due to this family, the shalkers gained abilities! I know you hated the Reids even before any of this happened too! I thought you would be happy to see this!?”

The general's eyes grew wide seeing who it was that had interrupted him, suddenly taking a different tone.

”You're right! I was happy to see the others die! But this girl is completely innocent! She was the only sensible person out of that crazy family and had even befriended my daughter! She was a victim! A victim of the cruellest fate imaginable! Brutally tortured by her family and shunned away like nothing but a pile of trash! She was framed by her sister and parents to be thought of as a demon child and ended up being their punching bag! I'm sure many of the servants can testify! And now, you're going to kill her like she was one of them?! That's simply despicable!”

The entire crowd could not help but gasp all at once hearing Mason's words, either because they could not believe his tone or because the truth about that girl who was about to be executed was a complete shocking mystery to them prior.

”Mason, I know you mean well, but the decision is final. I won't make any exceptions just because you were my old student! I'm sorry but it must be done,”

”I Agree with Mason! Leave the girl alone and let her live!”

To everyone's surprise, another voice came out to the defence of the chained-up girl, who seemed to not be listening as she stared blankly at the ground crying pure, crimson blood.

”Joseph!?”

Even Mason himself was shocked to see Joseph come to his defence, last he saw him he was still beyond depressed, unable to talk to anyone after the death of his only son.

”Supreme General! My only son died in that battle! He died proudly serving this planet and his people! But he did not simply just die! He died saving that girl down there! He sacrificed his own life to save her! I believe that they were both lovers… And I am 100% certain that my son is a good judge of character! If you decide to kill this girl right now! It would be like spitting on my son's face, grave and entire legacy! He would have died for nothing! Throw me in jail! Execute me too! But as long as I am breathing! This girl will not die in such a way!”

The supreme general's brain felt like it was about to explode, both of his students, who had just risked their lives fighting against a shalker whose abilities were unlike anything seen before, and they, of all people, part of the few that actually had a valid argument for the girl's survival, wanted to defend her…

However, the rules were the rules and something that he had to obey…

”I'm sorry you two, but this is for the greater good… To set an example. Maybe she is not guilty, but she simply got caught in the crossfire of her family's doing. This is simply how life is... Just like you said, she is a victim of cruel fate…”

The supreme general spoke, putting his index and thumb together as he looked down at the sorry girl's figure below him, Joseph's lightning aura crackling all around him, almost as if he was ready to fight the supreme general himself, everyone around him instinctively taking a step back, not saying a word.

”WAIT! I will use my wish!”

The crowd gasped once more, in complete shock unable to move a single inch as they knew exactly what those words meant, their vision now fixated to Mason once again as he continued speaking…

”I will use my wish to free this girl from her death and adopt her as one of my own!”

Everyone's eyes grew even wider as they could not believe their own ears, even general Ryker who was standing towards the top of the stands looked down at Mason unable to believe he would go as far as to do that…

”Mason! Are you certain about this?! You're really going this far just for this little girl? You are a war hero of the highest echelon! You earned that wish reward with your own blood sweat and tears to save everyone in the last war! You could wish for almost anything! ANYTHING! And you wish to free this sorry little girl with no will to live!?”

The supreme general's hand that was in preparation to kill was now simply to his side, as he tried his best to snap some sense into his former student.

”Father…”