Chapter 193 - The Ark Of Her Family, His Enemy (1/2)

”Yes, all I wanted was to fix myself. All I wanted when I signed up for that experiment, was to cure myself. I didn't want to hurt her or mom and dad. I just wanted to be with my family again.”

His voice cracked as his tears poured down like a cascade.

”Why... Did I have to... Bring so much pain to my sister? I only wanted to love her, that's all I wanted!”

The little girl with chestnut brown hair and matching eyes ran right into the arms of a renowned couple of the Congregation, Gillian and Ysabeau Meslander. Benjamin reached out but quickly retracted his hand.

”That's right. She found a family. The one thing I took away from her,” smiled Benjamin as he looked from a distance.

The small Valkyrie giggled as Ysabeau tickled her tiny tummy. The last of the Akis placed a small kiss on the girl's temple. The child opened her arms and hugged the couple with a cheerful smile. A shadowy figure emerged behind Gillian and snatched the little girl up.

But to Benjamin's shock, the little girl merely squealed with laughter as she clenched both her plushy and the Angry Man's strong arms. But a familiar flash of blue light and the little girl was gone. A cheeky Time Mage hugged the wee lass as the Angry Man hurled some insults.

The Child Of Time stuck out his tongue at the shadow while the child laughed at the raging shadow. Just then, a plump-looking man with curly hair slapped the Angry Man's head.

”Peanut!” shouted the little girl as she launched herself to the Ice Mage's face.

Slowly, figures of the Five Kings emerged from the back. Z placed the Valkyrie back onto the ground. As she touched the ground, she grew slightly, to a teenager. Minwoo Kim Dalles, being the friendliest human there is, hugged the slightly older Valkyrie.

Ashley stepped out from behind Minwoo, carrying a sniper rifle. But the young Valkyrie merely smiled and hugged the stick man as well. He looked shocked but conceded defeat. The entire group looked happy, especially for the little girl in the middle.

”How I wished...That they were my family as well... But alas, how could I wish for something so foolish?”

Benjamin gave out a pitiful laugh and threw his head back in sheer madness and shame. He then saw Ashley disappear, followed by Minwoo and then Yan.

”I killed Yan without any remorse. I took out Ashley because I wanted to advance into Minwoo's body. I used Minwoo as a vessel to get to Mavis. I destroyed the last Conjurer of the Stars using my Corruptions. I forced the event of the Mage Who Walked Through Time...”

”I've done all these treacherous things... Her family, my enemy... How could I possibly think that I could win my sister back?”

He let out another laugh of regret and pain. But it seemed that his self-reflection caught the attention of the star in the group. The Valkyrie broke away from the group and ran towards Benjamin.