802 The First Red Demon (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
The mountain road on the west mountain forked into a little path that was inaccessible to cars.
Mochizuki Ken led Mo Fan and Mochizuki Chihaya to the path. To their surprise, the little rift valley had a secret memorial tablet. On it was a bouquet of flowers that was still not wilted yet, which clearly implied that someone had paid a visit here recently.
”I was the same as you, young and ruthless, and I didn't consider the consequences before taking actions. The same, boring routine in the East Guardian Tower made us curious toward every little discovery. When he discovered the Essence Orb, he was so excited that he could not wait to bring it out,” Mochizuki Ken raised a jar of wine and slowly poured it across the memorial tablet.
Mo Fan went up closer and saw a name carved on the memorial tablet.
”Kazuaki?” Mochizuki Chihaya stared at the memorial tablet. It took her a while to collect her thoughts.
”Yeah, he was your brother Iwata's biological father, and a close friend of mine,” said Mochizuki Ken.
”So you two brought the evil Essence Orb out in the past, just like us?” asked Mo Fan.
”It's rather complicated. Chihaya's mum Masako used to be extremely popular among the people in the Twin Guardian Towers… ugh, I guess the people nowadays would describe her as a goddess. Iwata's father managed to stand out among the men and earned her affection, and soon, they gave birth to Iwata...” said Mochizuki Ken.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
”Hang on, let's skip the old love story, I just want to know about the last Red Demon,” Mo Fan was clearly impatient.
The incident was somehow related to the bizarre death of Lingling's father. Mo Fan was eager to learn about the Red Demon. He had known Lingling for quite some time, and the only reason that the mature little girl looked down all the time was the dark red soul mark. If he could find out the truth, it might serve as the best medicine for Lingling.
In Shanghai, Lingling had always helped him without asking for anything in return. Mo Fan believed that this was the only thing he could do for her.
It was a coincidence that he had discovered the information about the special dark red soul mark. As such, he wanted to find out the truth, just so he could tell Lingling about his discovery.
”It happened like this: Kazuaki and I were the first ones to discover the Essence Orb, and we told Masako and Tegami. Masako suggested we should report it to the clan, but Tegami suggested we should refine the energy in the orb to improve our strength, so we could stand out among the people in the clan. We ended up absorbing the energy in the orb and split it evenly among ourselves. Nothing happened at first, and our cultivation improved significantly. However, Masako, Tegami, and I began to act differently. We were having fun killing demon creatures. Later, we even tortured the prisoners in the East Guardian Tower...” said Mochizuki Ken.
”You have lost your mind to the Essence Orb,” said Mo Fan.
”Yes. It got worse, Tegami suggested that we should imprison more criminals in the East Guardian Tower, so the Essence Orb would be able to absorb more energy from their souls, to provide us with more power,” Mochizuki Ken seemed reluctant to talk about the past.
He had done lots of things that he was utterly regretful of during the time he had lost control of himself. The cruelty and evil kept growing stronger and rooted deep in their hearts...