9 Wish Contrac (2/2)

”Whoa, whoa, easy there. I don't want to see any of that filth.”, Nathan with an uncomfortable look caressed Rin trembling back.

When Nathan touched Rin's back. Rin felt immediate relief all over his body. Until now, everything was unexplainable about this man.

Rin looked at Nathan with eyes of wonder. His perspective of the reality of the world which he had built since he was born was slowly deteriorating.

”Do you believe me now? Hihi”, Nathan was rather pleasant by Rin's reaction.

”…” Rin can't speak and just stared blankly.

”Hmm?? Too much of a shock to you?”, Nathan gently patted Rin's back ”Slowly take this new information…”

After a while, Rin slowly tilted his head and looked into the paper. His trembling hand made him unable to read the words on the paper again.

Nathan sighed and became impatient, ”Hayyss, it will make me grant one of your wish in exchange of the thing you have that you held of most importance!”

”Importance…?? What kind??”, Rin asked with his airy weak voice.

”Anything, be it a physical object, talent, skill, a friend, a lover, a family- anything!”, Nathan impatiently said.

Rin looked down and murmured, ”But I don't have one... The one that I held dear the most is gone…-”

”Exactly!! You don't have one. Well, you do have one like the house your mother left you but it is not worth mentioning at all if its replacement is strength to change! To fulfill your mother's wish!”, Nathan said in one breath.

It was quiet. The sun had already started to rise in the sky. The dusk was disappearing. Rin stared at the paper with a determined look. His tears glittered under the reflection of the sunlight.

”It says that this is absolute, right? You can grant any wish that I'll speak.” Rin's tone of voice was resolute.

Nathan nodded, it seemed like his lousy persuasion took an effect if the person was already in the brink of breaking down.

”Then, my wish is…”, Rin gulped down ”that after I die, I wish that I will revive as a greater person that I am. One that is not like me, someone who is strong!”

”Huh??”, Nathan's eyes showed a hint of shock, ”Why do you wish that? Can't you just wish to have strength right now?”

'And if you revive, though, you are the same person. You're memories will be gone. Memories that contain experiences that made you you.'

”I don't think I can change…” Rin's tone was melancholic.

'Don't fully trust the word ”absolute”, huh...' Nathan shrugged his shoulders and continued with the contract. Rin may change his mind if he react too late.

”No confidence at all? It's okay for me if that's what you want.”Nathan touched Rin's finger tip of his right thumb.

A slit was made acrose his thumb, blood slowly came out of it but it did not hurt at all.

”Just press your thumb anywhere on the paper to get the contract active.”, Nathan smiled.