13 Tears of Sadness (2/2)

”Compensation? Can you even afford that? No, I want a tooth for a tooth! Since that demon broke my son's arms, you must break his. If not, break your own!” Viret said what he wanted, but it stunned the couple. Ashia looked Viret with anger, but still stood in front of Arnin to protect him. Florian didn't even turn around before walking up to Viret.

”You want to break my arms? Here do it! I just hope that this will allow you to spare my child!” Florian looked at Viret with determination. He couldn't allow his son to break his arms, so Florian sacrificed his own. Arnin and Ashia were surprised, but Ashia continued to stand in front of Arnin. Arnin couldn't see the small tears appearing in her eyes, however he noticed Ashia trembling.

”Dad, don't do it! Just call the village elder, he can talk this out with them!” Florian only smiled at Arnin before standing firmly in front of Viret. He was willing to sacrifice his arms for his son's life anyday. Viret maniacally grabbed onto Florian's arm and started to pull. Florian trembled, but held his ground. Ashia began to silently cry, but didn't let Arnin go by her. Arnin's pupils turned from black to red. Veins appeared on his forehead at the sight of his father in pain.

Snap! Florian's face went pale when his first arm broke. Ashia couldn't help it anymore and turned around. When she did, she noticed one of Arnin's tattoo glowing. His eyes were furiously red, and veins were appearing everywhere. Just as she was about to reach out for him, Arnin disappeared from her sight.

”AHHHH!” Viret screamed loudly. Ashia turned around and Florian opened his eyes. The sight caused them to take a couple steps back. One of Viret's arms was missing. Blood was profusely spilling out.

”How dare you hurt my father! I will slaughter you and your family!” Arnin, who was standing behind Viret, chillingly spoke. What caused everyone's hairs to stand was the fact that in Arnin's right hand was Viret's missing arm.

Ashia and Florian were frightened by Arnin's actions. Ashia quickly rushed towards Arnin.

”Arnin, stop it! Calm down, Arnin! Dad's alright. Arnin!” Florian called out to Arnin many times. Arnin only looked at Florian with deep sadness.

”Dad, it was your son that caused you to feel such pain. I will fix everything and leave. I will not bring you more pain.” Tears fell from Arnin's face. Arnin, who lived for over a hundred million years, had only ever shed tears once. That was when his family was annihilated. This was his second time ever losing himself in sadness.

A sinister aura erupted from Arnin. A single tattoo lit up and released a small gaseous substance. The black gas masked Arnin and the house, leaving Ashia and Florian outside.

”Arnin! Arnin! Please, stop it.” Ashia screamed from the top of her lungs, but there was no answer, She tried to touch the gas, but it knocked her back. More and more people began to come out of their homes and look at what was happening.

”Florian, go and call the village elder! He may be able to help.” Ashia quickly told Florian to call the village elder, who was the strongest in the village. Just as Florian was about to leave, the gas began to fade away. Both Ashia and Florian ran towards the home, only to find that it was a wreck. The roof was no longer on top, and the door was crumbled into pieces. The glass windows were shattered and the walls were collapsing.

”Arnin, where are you?!” Ashia madly screamed for her child. Suddenly, a trail of blood began to appear. The dust had yet to fade, but the blood was still discernible. Her eyes followed the trail, only to see three bodies lying on a pool of blood. Beside the bodies was Arnin. His body had cuts and bruises all over. His hair was a mess and his clothes were shredded. Arnin's knuckles had ripped skin and were covered in a grey light. He turned his head slowly and looked at his parents. Ashia and Florian cried when they saw half his face had a large cut and tears of blood dripping down.

”Mom, Dad, I caused lots of pain for you guys. Because of me, you had to bow your heads towards such beasts. Not only that, dad got his arm broken because of me.” Arnin spoke mournfully.

”Arnin, its ok! Just come to mom. Everything will be fine, just come to me.” Ashia wiped her eyes, but the trembling of her voice was clearly heard by Arnin, who could only clench his fists.

”Mom, I hope that you live well in the city. When I one day become strong enough to protect you, I will come back for you, Nekaia and dad. Just take care of yourselves.” Arnin vanished from their sights, leaving only the destroyed home and the cold bodies. Ashia fell onto her knees before she began to cry loudly, Florian tried to hold his tears back, but it became difficult.

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The village elder was busy in his study, scribbling words on a piece of paper. Suddenly, he felt a familiar sinister aura erupt from far away. He got up from his desk, but then a figure appeared in front of him.

”Arnin? Is that you?” The village elder saw the three tattoos and immediately associated the figure with Arnin. He helped Arnin up onto his seat.

”Elder, give me the location of the academy. I will meet you there. I can't stay in the village anymore so I need to leave right away. Do not tell my parents where the academy is located, please. Sign this contract for me.” Arnin spoke very quickly, not giving the elder anytime to understand what was going on.

”Arnin, slow down. What happened? Why are you in such a state? And why do you want to leave so quickly? Tell me, what happened?” Arnin didn't answer his questions and gave him the contract.

”Just sign this. Know this, my parents cannot come find me until I find them myself. I did something that I shouldn't have so I need to leave.” Arnin briefly explained what happened which caused the village elder to stumble with shock. He couldn't believe that Arnin did such a thing. A five year old killed three people? The village elder took a deep breath before signing the contract.

”Alright, I won't tell anyone where you are . I'll bring Elidia and Lilise to the academy in three days time. Don't worry about your family's safety, everything will be taken care of. Here is the map for the academy's location.” With that said, Arnin gave the village elder a smile, then disappeared from the room with the map that the village elder gave to him.