95 House of Hestia (2/2)
”I'm bound by the ties of blood and honor even if others are not,” Rebecca left the hall without waiting for his reply.
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A few minutes later, Rebecca entered another part of the estate.
”Lady Rebeca,” A raven-haired woman in her thirties gave a deep bow.
”Leyla, how is she?” Rebecca asked as she arrived in front of a room.
”Same,” Leyla respectfully answered.
Rebecca slowly opened the door of the room and entered. The room was a large bedroom modified into suiting the needs of a hospital.
At the corner of the room, a girl in her teens was sitting in an advanced wheelchair looking at the window.
Next to her was a man in his forties and a man in his mid-twenties.
”Mom,” the girl and the man in mid-twenties said together after the door opened.
”Kirstie,” Rebecca muttered with a hint of sadness as she saw her wheel-chair bound daughter.
The age of evolution has not always been a blessing to everyone. As the diseases of the past were cured into oblivion, new innate diseases and defects started appearing. Illnesses which not even advanced genetic labs could cure without severe side effects.
”How was your trip, mom?” The man in mid-twenties asked.He has blond hairs just like the man in forties next to him.
”Good, Steve,” Rebecca answered.
”You took a year,” the man in forties said in a slightly annoyed tone.
”Kurtis, I'm in no mood for an argument,” Rebecca coldly glanced at him.
”You never are,” Kurtis returned her the cold gaze and said, ”but you are always ready to overstep our marriage.”
Swooosh~
The temperature inside the room started falling rapidly. Behind Rebecca, wings of fire started appearing.
The entire room was freezing as the flame enveloped around her.
”Mom!” Kirstie shouted in protest.
Rebecca glanced at her and then sighed. The temperature returned to normal and the wings of fire faded.
”Before calling me names remember your own history,” Rebecca coldly said, ”Otherwise, you are just a hypocrite blaming others without thinking of your faults.”
”I never had children outside of our marriage even with all my affairs,” Kurtis reminded her in a voice filled with venom,”Can you say the same?”
”Do you really want to die?” Rebecca was incensed, ”The rules of sovereign won't save you if I lost my mind.”
”Why don't you try?” Kurtis stood up from his half-crouching position.
”Dad, stop it please,” Kirstie placed a hand on her father's.
”I'm sorry, sweetie,” Kurtis looked at her and said.
”Why do you two have to fight always?” Kirstie asked.
”We won't fight from now on,” Rebecca came next to her and rubbed her head in a loving manner.
”Promise?” Kirstie looked at her mother and father.
”Yes,” Both of them nodded their heads.
Inwardly, Kurtis was laughing.
”No need to fight any longer now that my twenty years of preparations are complete,” Kurtis thought with a smirk, ”The bastard she gave birth to would die in two weeks no matter where he is.”
Kurtis smiled at her daughter promising there would be no more fights.
”You should get some rest,” Rebecca carried Kirstie from the chair to the bed and said, ”We will go outside tomorrow so you need to have enough strength.”
”Really?” Kirstie asked with a hopeful gaze.
”Yes,” Rebecca nodded her head, ”So sleep now.”
”Only if you sleep beside me,” Kirstie pulled her mother's hand.
”Of course,” Rebecca lied beside her after making sure all the medicinal equipment were working in case of an emergency.
Steve and Kurtis took their leave allowing the mother-daughter duo to catch up.
”Mom?” Kirstie suddenly spoke.
”Hm?” Rebecca looked at her.
”Would I ever get to meet brother?” Kirstie asked.
”...I don't know but I hope you do,” Rebecca covered her daughter with a blanket.
Half an hour later, Rebecca closed her eyes as the memories of the past resurfaced.
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On a sea surface, a cruise was rapidly sailing at an unbelievably high speed. At the deck, Rebecca was standing beside a black haired man.
The man's facial features were striking especially his eye pupils which were an icy shade of blue.
They looked at the sea waves and then at each other.The man rubbed his hand over her belly in a loving manner.
”What are you thinking?” Rebecca asked.
”Name of our child,” The man answered.
”I'm only a few weeks in pregnancy and you are thinking about a name?” Rebecca looked at him with an amused expression.
”I know what the future holds for me and our child,” The man said with a hint of melancholy in his voice, ”So I might as well decide on a name when I have the chance.”
”The future is not set,” Rebecca reasoned, ”We can change it.”
”Only if it was that easy,” The man turned his head towards the twinkling water droplets of the sea and said, ”Anyways, we shall name our child as Zed.”
”We are having a boy?” Rebecca asked surprised.
”Yes,” The man turned his head towards the night sky and said, ”I wish this moment would last for a lifetime.”
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In a snowy forest, a blood-stained Rebecca dashed among the trees while carrying a crying infant in her arms. Besides her was a brown-haired man who was similarly drenched with blood.
”They are getting close,” the brown-haired man said.
Rebecca gritted her teeth and looked back. She then turned her face towards the man and said, ”Red Fox, take Zed with you.”
”What?!” Red Fox was startled.
”I would handle the ones behind,” Rebecca said wiping the blood from her mouth, ”Later on, I would join you at that place.”
”You have just given birth and are in no condition---”
”We don't have time to waste,” Rebecca said in a chilling voice, ”I would pay you tenfold of our initial agreement. Just get him to safety.”
”As you wish,” Red Fox took the infant from her hands and dashed ahead.
Rebecca gave a glance to him and then turned her body back. The snowy forest soon turned into ashes of fire...
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”Zed, I hope we get our reunion,” Rebecca muttered with a drop of tear in her eyes, ”I would make sure our family gets a happily ever after.”
In a distant future, for better or worse, her wish of a reunion would be fulfilled. Alas, not a happily-ever-after for the wrath of her son would lead to extermination...