Chapter 314 - The Ark Of The Hidden Child (1/2)

The woman felt anger and jealousy pulsate through her body. She clenched fists so hard that it drew blood. The husband looked at her and called her to say goodbye. She turned to wave goodbye and gave a smile to the couple as she walked back to her house.

She took a few spare gemstones and headed to one of the old dens where fights grew awry. But as she walked halfway down the street, she thought of another thing to trade for instead. She rushed back to the house and opened a dark room.

A little girl squinted at her, eyes trying to adjust to the sudden burst of light. Alice gritted her teeth as she started cursing and swearing at the girl. Alice kicked and punched her, over and over again. The child had already suffered a broken arm and leg.

Her left eye was punched to blindness and her memories were all full of pain and suffering. Her brown eyes were void of any happiness and her black hair was messy and in disarray. She was indeed an unlucky child to be born out of wedlock.

The only thing she wanted to do was to play with the baby next door, which she saw within the crack of the wall of her room.

”You should never have been born! You are the reason why I couldn't be with him! Just die already!” yelled Alice, giving the last kick to the child, who was sent flying to the back of the room.

”Other women have husbands that love them... And I was cursed to have one who drinks and throws himself to other women. And I just had to be one of the flings, cursed with you... If you hadn't occurred, I would still be with him!”

”Now that damned Mage is with him! They've even got another kid! But I won't let that child be born. I want them all dead. And you are going to help me in that,” commanded Alice, as her face twisted into an eerie grin.

The child convulsed and coughed out a broken tooth as she tried to stand up. Alice grew impatient and yanked the child up onto her feet.

”This sunset is my turn to clean the well. And that man I met had something that could kill Mages once and for all. It should be potent enough to go through water and kill humans as well. But that man only wants payment through humans.”

”So, I'm gonna sell you away. You are nothing but a burden anyway.”