Chapter 388 - Blood Feud (2/2)
[I can't hold on for too long, dammit, why is he hesitating!?]
He had lost too much blood, and right now, he's waiting for something to happen. For someone to intervene and seeing that no one wanted to do so, Wang Ling activated his bloodline and three of haloes that sucked up the qi of the surrounding appeared right behind his head.
Wang Ling's strength continued to heal and surge in power and as he added his Sword Qi in the mix, a monster was born right in front of the Lopus Family.
A fragile monster took its step, he wanted someone to take a step forward and when no one stood to challenge his earlier words, Wang Ling made the decision, ”Seems like I'm going to start a Massacre.”
The aura of slaughter momentarily stifled everyone and Wang Ling used this opening to take the initiative. He swung his blade aimed at the strongest of the group, at Dratia's neck!
When Dratia saw this all was too late, ”Die now.”
”Wait! Please I beg of you, Mercy!” someone from the silent crowd begged.
Wang Ling stopped, blood dripped from the small cut on Dratia's neck, ”Why are you stopping me of all people? If I don't do this, they'll kill you, you know? Answer me, Leo.”
Out of all the people who begged for him to stop, it was Leo the boy implicated by all of this. Wang Ling looked around, he exchanged a gaze with Dratia whose face had turned white, and asked Leo, ”Leo, did you know how Lucius was led to killing Seran? Why someone as kind as that boy who only wanted to revive his Family from the brink of destruction took another person's life?”
All the while Wang Ling was waiting for an answer, Dratia tried to move, Wang Ling just whispered to him. When Dratia heard Wang Ling's words, his eyes widened, and felt conflicted.
No one said anything and Wang Ling just continued, ”That Lucius suffered at the hands of Seran, his bones were broken, spat on, and threatened to kill you when your brother glared back.”
”YOU'RE LYING! MY SERAN WILL NEVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT!” Dalia shouted in disbelief, ”Seran was kind, he considered everyone around him and would never do something like that!”
”And this is the reason I told all of you to be presumptuous and insolent. You call Lucius a bastard when you didn't even know what happened. But I know that you wouldn't believe me because you hold onto the idea that your son is someone who is kind and loving.
”Family Head, surely you sent someone to follow Seran to observe his actions, tell me, are my words true or false?” Wang Ling had the sword dig deeper into Dratia's neck.
”I—it's true…”
”Wha-what do you mean? That's impossible Seran would never.” Dalia didn't want to believe him.
”Dalia, listen to me closely, I have had received reports of Seran's misdeeds since he was but ten years of age. He had caused trouble, hurt many, including the children and women claiming how everyone was beneath him.”
”HAhahaha!” Wang Ling laughed at his confession and then picked him up by the neck, ”You hear that? Now, do you think you have the right to hate Leo? His brother suffered for years, gritting his teeth and not doing anything and simply honed his skills. Seran died from the fist of the man he trampled upon.
”I can still remember what Lucius said to me, what your virtuous son said to him everything Lucius meets Seran's eyes, ”Those with strength stand above all, those with status are revered, and those with talent are envied — You have none of those, so grovel before me.” He claims others to be inferior to him, he told them to grovel. Leo! Answer me, why should I not kill them for their crime? Why should I not massacre their lineage to get revenge for the injustice your brother suffered!? Lucius was used and died because of Seran, he was used because of the rage that piled up, your brother died because of their son! Killing them is justified, now, tell me, why should I not kill them!? TELL ME!?”
Wang Ling's roar could be heard traveling all over the manor, Dalia was relegated to limp on the ground, and Irta and Ylsa were too scared to move. Dratia was already in his hands, the massacre could happen at any time.
However, Leo simply grabbed on the arm holding up Dratia, tears were streaming down his face, ”Please… Master… that's enough, please don't kill anyone… it's true that brother killed their son... and it is true that brother died because of him… and that's enough. You asked me why I should stop you… my answer would be because I don't hold anything against them. I can understand them, and if I hate them because my brother died because of Seran, then they are more than qualified to hate me back, so to end this…”
Leo knelt down and bowed before Dalia. Placing his forehead on the ground, Leo continued his words, ”Please, forgive my family… let us end this meaningless conflict.”
Dalia saw the brother of her son's murderer, she should hate him, she should loath him as much as the other but, seeing how genuine his words were the only thing that flowed out of her mouth was, ”I'm sorry, boy…”
Tears escaped from her eyes, and held Leo up from the ground, she hugged him and cried without uttering another word. Leo and Dalia held onto each other, the two who should be enemies stopped their fight.
Wang Ling put down Dratia, and as he watched the two who were most affected by the incident the Star Seeking Sect created, he smiled.
[With this, the hatred of both families should dissipate.] Wang Ling then turned to Dratia and slightly nodded his head, and under his breath, he said, ”Thank you for cooperating.”
Dratia looked at Wang Ling and remembered the words that were said to him, 'Don't fight, I will be forced to kill you… what I'm about to speak of is the truth without a hint of a lie if you want to achieve true peace between us, then your response will determine the future of your Family… choose wisely.'
Dratia looked at Wang Ling with bewildered eyes, [For him to read the situation that far… just who is he?]
The Blood Feud of the two families has to an end.