Chapter 106 - 02 (2/2)

"No! Stop please, don't hurt him anymore"

It was Helen who begged him, her one hand covering her body using the bed sheet while the one holds on Logan's arm. Tears are overflowing from her eyes but Logan seemed to lost his ability to comprehend. He shrugged her hands off and continued punching Hannibal harder than the first one.

Emptying all his anger on him, Logan stopped when Hannibal's face is almost unrecognizable. The Ainiligary's emperor shoved off the blood from his mouth and smile a bit more, "You can finally recognize pain Logan" was the last thing he said before being completely swallowed by the darkness.

'Lydia…if only you did not choose Logan over me, I could've held this darkness longer, but look, for a decade's worth of friendship, I ruined in order to avenge you'

The truth is, Hannibal wanted Logan to grow more, the kid he admired ever since they were little, it is buried in the deepest part of his heart, wanting to see Logan become unbeatable without any weakness an enemy can perceive. The syndicate who kidnapped and shot Logan before…they are now coming, much stronger from before.

It was Logan who stole Lydia away because Logan knew that the woman Hannibal is falling for is dangerous. After all, it was Lydia who shot Logan before that caused him to stumble on Celestia's territory.

But can you blame Hannibal? He still loves her even now, even when facing death.

He did not regret sacrificing Celestia in order to make Logan indomitable.

"Can you not wait any longer?" he asked full of pain and coldness at the same time. His eyebrows are furrowed and even the words he speaks are breaking. Being angry at Celestia, his heart seems to reject but right now, why can't he help his mind not to blame the clueless woman?

Logan knew it was all his fault…

He knew she did nothing wrong but why does it hurt so much?

The pain he feels right now surpassed any physical pain he's been through.

'Love, it is more likely that you will be the death of me'

He breathed deeply for a few minutes, looking at the fragile woman seated on the bed. She used to be fierce, sweet and at the same time, his. But he deprived her of that strength she once had, he made her feeble.

"Why?" the woman asked in her soft voice while a tear dropped on her emerald eyes, "What did Hannibal did to you Adam?!" she now says, screaming hysterically. The man who just confessed his love for her is now on the floor, bleeding to death.

"Hannibal…he was a good man! And you…you destroyed it all!"

Logan never knew his heart could be hurtful than when he saw them on the bed together, but now, looking at Celestia's face, accusing him of being the evil guy, it wrecked him whole.

"You were always chasing me, although I never asked to be chased"