Chapter 310 - Max (1/2)
As Mercury said he began to slowly walk outside, he followed along the tunnel of the mine shaft and soon the sun peeked into the tunnel, the light reflected off the dust that riled around, he stopped walking before he asked
”...Do you really want to die?”
A tiny voice sounded out as the child looked at the small wonder in front of them
”...No…”
Mercury showed a smile and patted the child on the head before he spoke
”Then let's go outside”
As Mercury walked out of the mineshaft the mercenaries noticed him and also the child which he carried in his arms and hurriedly took a few steps back as one of them yelled
”A curse!?”
The other mercenaries turned to Mercury that showed a confused look before he asked
”...What do you mean curse?”
Hann narrowed his eyes and spoke
”That child there has been cursed Mercury, put them down before the curse spreads!”
Mercury looked down and saw the child was dark like they had been burned in a fire until they were charred, the darkness seemed to be spreading to himself, only once it tired to it was purified with a slight amount of white smoke, Mercury looked up again and saw that some of the mercenaries had drawn their weapons, clearly, this curse thing was no joke so he tilted his head and asked
”Then what if the curse was broken?”
Marie was about to tear up as she quickly ran in between the two groups and readied her spear before she yelled
”Mercury, run!”
Mercury looked at the two groups and walked forwards before he stood besides Marie before he repeated the question
”Then what if the curse was broken?”
Hann looked at Mercury before he asked
”...Are you serious?”
Mercury nodded
”Yeah”
Hann got the other mercenaries to lower their weapons before he spoke
”If you are able then, please… It's better than the alternative”
”Okay then here I go… [Cursebreaker]”
A strong white light shone out from the child as the curse that was covering them and cursing them constant pain was dispelled and the dark exterior of them was cleared away, Mercury showed a smile and asked the child while ignoring the shocked people around him
”Do you remember my condition?”
”....Yes, what is it?”
”You have to live the rest of your life never wanting to die again, that is my condition”
”Okay… Thank you…”
Mercury looked up again and saw the people around him were looking rather shocked, the first one to recover was Hann that spoke
”Well… I'll be damned, he actually did it…”
Mercury nodded before he gave Marie a quick kiss on the cheek and thanked her
”Thanks for standing up for me, my dear”
Marie woke from her daze and quickly blushed before she nodded, then Mercury turned to the rest of the mercenaries and spoke with a wide smile on his face
”The next time you guys point a weapon towards my woman will be the last time you point anything, understood?”
The mercenaries nodded as they remembered how Mercury had wiped out the bandit attack with a single spell, then Mercury smiled for real and spoke to the child in his arms
”Let's go and wash you off at the stream… Marie dear could you go get some clean clothes?”
”Sure Mercury”
The group walked halfway back towards the convoy with their loot, before they split up as they reached a small river where Mercury stopped walking before he asked the child