Chapter 4 - 4: Rude Awakening (1/2)

Chapter 4 - 4: Rude Awakening

"This is blood!"

The female student quickly opened her eyes as she rushed towards the direction of the scent The cries get louder and louder as she gets closer to the source

"!!!", her eyes widened as soon as she arrived in one of the isolated arenas of the acades was curled into a ball, covered in the pool of his own blood, for body

It was Evans

The fee to check up on the boy, and as soon as she touched him, the boy crawled away, the cracks of his broken bones whispering in the feo away!", the boy shouted as he once again curled into a ball, his blood trailing on the ground

"This… who did this!?", the female student could not help but howl as she looked at the state of the boy

"Who did this to you!?", the feain approached the boy, but due to her vexation, she alained her balance, but the boots hanging on her neck fell to the ground She, however, did not even care as she once again walked towards the bloodied boy, this time carefully

"Nno You've lost toothe boy's pale skin, the female student could not help but cover her mouth "I will take you to a heale--"

The female student was about to lift the boy up, but then she re sounds she heard when the boy moved

If she carried hiht puncture an organ The feue

"Can you hear me, kid?", she spoke softly as she kneeled beside the boy, "My na in there, okay? I will call for a healer I will be quick, I promise"

As soon as she said that, heron parts of her skin Her feet also grew, half a size bigger than it was before, the nails on her toes as sharp as knives

"Hang in there, kid", Ge off the platforround

With the feain left alone in the arena His cries still echo in the air But after a few seconds, he lifted his head and wiped the tears that were on his face

Even doing so as simple as that irl frooing to get in trouble

Evans thought that he would have to pay the healer All of his treasures were destroyed by Gerald and his group, so they ht

Evans… was unfamiliar to help All his life, he lived in a place where his cries were ignored And when he tells anyone what his father does to hi hih it felt like wor his entire body from the inside out, he started to walk

It hurts… It hurts… It hurts…

His ing his burnt feet, leaving footprints and trails of blood as he walked

It hurts… It hurts…

My fucking feet hurt!

"Gah!"

His eyes treround, unable to bear the pain any longer The broken bones on his body wriggled, causing hihts raced in his mind

Why did this happen to him?

What did he do to deserve this?

He thought that things would be different now that he discovered that he was a System Holder

System Holders were heroes that defeated roup do this to him?

His father also hurt and abused him relentlessly

Was it actually him? Was he the probleht

He only wanted to get away, so why…

Why was he in so ain trembled His face winced because of all the pain that he was feeling, his tears once again trailed uncontrollably on his face

His whi away the blood that was drowning his face as he lay flat on the platfor…

His eyes blinked nu that could help hi the floor

Anything… anything will do, he thought

And then, finally, his hand felt so He weakly turned his head to see what it was

It was Gemma's boots, which fell when she alhtly chuckled as he saw the boots, coughing up blood in between This would help alleviate the searing pain on his feet while walking, wouldn't it?

And so, with all of his strength, he sat up Gritting his teeth to try and ignore the pain He untied the lace of the boots that were tangled together, his vision slowly fading to black as he did so

The only thing he could hear noas the sound of his heart beating