Chapter 2 - Its Your Birthday (2/2)

She knew he would come which is why she tried to fight with her consciousness that seemed to be slipping away with every passing second.

The man frowned, ”No… It will be fine. You will be alright…”

”I...I won't,” The woman interrupted him, her breathing became uneven, she knew she did not have much time left.

Maybe it was true that people would always feel it when death approached as all she could feel her senses slowly slipping away from her body, ”T...Thank you, you have been the best brother despite…” She abruptly stopped, unable to finish her sentence, her fingers clenched, her body jerked upwards.

This time, there was no pretense. She was dead, she was gone forever.

”Ah Mei..” He shook her body.

No response.

”Ah Mei...” The rims of his eyes turned red, ”Stop fooling me, already. It's your birthday today. I have prepared a grand party for you. Everything is just like how you prefer it. Today, all my time is reserved for you...I have dismissed all my work. We-We will talk about anything you want and...Let's go to the hospital first okay? Stop pretending...” A lone tear dropped from the corner of his eyes when there was still no response.

Silence.

After what seemed like a long silence, the man chuckled mirthlessly, ”Brother? What kind of brother fails to protect his sister?”

His eyes turned red as an insane light flashed in those depths when he looked at the dead bodies of the eight dead mercenaries. ”Find them, search for the power behind. Kill if it is one and if they are more than one…” The man paused, for a second but that insanity in his eyes further intensified, he looked like a grim reaper, who was out for the destruction of the whole world, ”Then, annihilate them.”

Annihilate them!

The phrase made the trusted subordinates of the man shudder. They rarely got to see him acting so crazily but it was expected this time. As they glanced at their Young Miss lying dead, their hearts wrenched up.

It was only today morning when the woman was teasing them by asking for her birthday presents. How fast fate turned tables really did not sit well with anyone.

Their eyes suddenly widened in shock as they looked at the man.