Chapter 158: Epilogue 4: Reincarnation (2/2)
Misaki wonders what is her fate.
The men walk away from her. Soon after they are gone, she is picked up by a foul-smelling creature.
”Oh, what is this?” The creature removes the cloth from her face. Misaki blinks her eyes. The creature is green and it has big black eyes. ;
”You smell like many things.” The creature's long tongue licks her cheek. ”Should I skin you?”
Misaki screams as loud as she can. Where are her mother and father? Someone should help her.
Annoyed, the creature pinches her skin. ”Shut up.”
Misaki's skin turns redder. She shrieks for help. Her loud cries echo through the dimensions.
”So loud!” The toad-woman shoves a piece of cloth in Misaki's mouth. ”I should sell you as soon as possible. Cub's meat should be delicious.”
After pinching, slapping, and squeezing infant's skin, the toad-woman takes the infant to her butcher shop. The cub should be sold for at least five gold. ;
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She's hung upside down. Feeling the pain, Misaki screams loudly for help. ;
At the time, she only feels dark rage toward the toad-woman.
While the toad woman showcases her to the people, Misaki looks around to see if anyone can help her.
Though she is an infant, her intelligence is higher than normal children. She's a demi-god, daughter of the darkness. ;
The toad-woman keeps slapping her buŧŧ. ”Ten gold! Look at this white meat. I am sure that you can make a nice purse out of it. Ten gold! Last price! I won't accept bargaining.”
Though she can't remember her past life anymore, she still has Kwon Kyuri's soul. Even without memories and feelings of the past, her mind is growing faster. ;
Misaki glares at toad-woman. She wants to cook this toad in a pot. ;
Suddenly, she's snatched away from the woman.
When she looks up, she sees a boy with red eyes and green hair. ;
She knows this presence. It's her adopted brother, Ai.
While the ugly toad-woman is screaming, Misaki observes him quietly. Her elder brother is handsome. ;
Her plants a kiss on her forehead. ”Misa, you are safe now. Your brother is here.”
”Thief! Thief! Thief!” The toad woman howls. ;
Her elder brother's red eyes shine and his lips curl up into a dark smile. ”You dare to hurt my sister?”
Misaki smirks. Her brother is going to teach a lesson to the toad woman.
Having noticed her smile, He looks down at her. ”You want to see me fighting?”
”Yes!” Misaki squeals. ”Cook that toad-woman in a pot!”
Alas! Her brother doesn't understand her words. But he nods his head. ;
Wooden branches clutch her to his ċhėst safely as he teaches them a lesson. After he's done with them, he looks at her with regrets in his eyes. ”Mother would be angry if she finds out that I let you see that.”
Misaki thinks about her mother. She hasn't seen her mother's face.
But who is Chaos? The man said that she's a face of chaos. She wants to see Chaos. Is she her mother? ;
She grins at her elder brother.
”Let's keep it a secret between us,” Her brother exhales, exhausted. ;
She giggles.
”Need to look for our Mother.” Her brother places his hand on her head and runs his fingers through her soft black hair. He frowns when he touches her horns. ”What's this?”
After checking out her horns, he smiles at her. ”Mother will be surprised. But they are cute.”
Misaki blinks her eyes. She agrees. He's cute.
”You are smart, aren't you?” He gives a peck on her forehead. ”And mischievous. I remember now. You were the one who wanted to make Cina your pet.”
Misaki responds with a peal of light laughter. She also wanted to turn him into a horse.
”Let's look for our Mother.” Ai wraps his arms around her as he looks around. ”Where could she be?”
While he's mumbling to himself, Misaki is thinking about Chaos. She also wants to meet her mother soon.
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”Isn't she a cute one?” ;
Misaki opens her eyes, letting out a whimper with a complaint. She turns her head toward the woman with white hair. The woman's eyes are arctic blue. ;
So beautiful...
”But her arrogance managed to get my attention,” The woman chuckles. ;
”Elder Sister, what do you exactly want?” Her brother asks the woman.
Elder sister? This beautiful woman is her sister.
The woman shakes her head and guffaws. ”I am not Kresi anymore. I am definitely not your Elder Sister. If you call me that again, I will rip your tongue out.”
”My apologies.” Her elder brother bows his head respectfully. ”Goddess, I am curious what you want from this child.”
Goddess? Misaki blinks her eyes. It must be Chaos. ;
”Are you Chaos?” She asks the woman innocently. ”Am I one of your faces?”
Chaos glance at her. A voice rings in her head.
[Yes.]
”Can't you hold me?” Misaki mumbles. ”Aren't you my mother?”
”...” Chaos gives her a silent glance.
”Hold me.” Misaki looks at her with misty eyes. ”Mother.”
”What can I ever want from this little fledging?” Chaos turns her attention to Ai. She raises her brow. ”I am not like Adira or Noras. I am fully aware of myself while they limit themselves to only one world. Then again, they will lose little compassion that they have for the mortals if they don't do that.”
Misaki is disheartened when there's no response. She doesn't understand half of the conversation. ;
[I guess I am your mother. I was married to your father once.]
Not paying any attention to the conversation between her brother and Chaos, Misaki's eyes light up. ”Hold me then.”
There's no answer. The door slides open. A tall figure comes in. Misaki peers at the man.
That's her father. ;
”Father, hold me,” Misaki exclaims.
Her father doesn't pay attention to her. He says to her brother, ”You have done a good job.”
They talk among themselves, ignoring her. Misaki is getting a headache. Why do they argue so much? They shout at each other. There's her father's scream.
All of a sudden, Chaos grabs her. The room changes. Misaki looks up at the white sky.
”Since you want me to hold you,” Chaos says to her as she walks toward the throne, ”I am going to hold you for a long time.”