Child of Destiny

Chapter 1448: Distant Memories (Part 4)

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Boom!

As Berret and David were rushing toward the direction where the commotion was coming from, the old hunter sensed a few familiar auras coming from that place.

One of them was a villager while the other was a guardian beast. The former was in an unstable state, seemingly on the verge of being crazy, while the other was somewhat in a weakened state, indicating that they were heavily injured.

Then there were also two more presences coming from that location.

One of those two was somewhat unfamiliar, but it was not coming from any Mentalists from the villagers, which meant that they were not someone from the village. In the meantime, the other possessed a unique feature that no one could forget. Anyone from the village would be able to recognize such a presence even if they were from miles away.

What was surprising about this was this person was in an unstable state, seemingly on the verge of berserk.

Squinting his eyes, Berret increased the range of his perception technique so that he could see what was happening in that place in a clearer state. His eyes also glowed with a golden light as he used an ocular technique to enhance his vision.

Through the darkness, his eyes seemed to be able to see a series of golden lights. These lights gathered and formed a few figures in the distance, seemingly re-enacting the events in their destination.

The golden figures moved as he watched with a grim look on his face.

”We are accelerating our pace! Erick is wreaking havoc and seems to have lost his mind in anger!” he commanded while enveloping his body with Mental Energy.

Swoosh!

A moment later, he sprinted and flew forward, leaving the rest of the group behind.

In the meantime, the rangers behind him also used their respective Mentalism Enhancements to increase their speed and catch up to their captain.

”Tsk! Tsk! Erick has really done it this time!”

”Banishment from the village will be the last of his worries.”

”This is even more serious since the leaders are away to clear the Forbidden Valley.”

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

On the other hand, David remained silent as he ran alongside them. There was a serious look on his face as his Enlightened Eyes could clearly see what was happening in the distance.

He had a bad feeling about this, especially when he sensed the presence of his junior brother in that place.

”Please donʼt lose it, junior brother,” mumbled David worriedly as he increased his speed, overtaking even the adult rangers running alongside him.

Swoosh!

…

Boom!

An ominous storm of Qi was released from Shinʼs body as he lost himself to the feeling that he had never felt before.

Snap!

There seemed to be a sound of broken glass reverberating in Shinʼs ears.

Crack! Crack!

Then it was slowly spreading wide while a series of whispers sounded.

”He is a bad person!”

”He hurts your friends!”

”You must punish him!”

…

…

The more Shin heard those words, the more he felt enraged. Then the final words sounded when he could no longer suppress it.

”Lend me punish him for you! I will punish him for you!”

Hearing these words that seemed tempting him, Shin finally lowered his guard and let whoever that person controlled his body.

Boom!

Right after the possession was complete, Shinʼs eyes became completely red, dark crimson even. It was as if those pupils were dyed in blood.

This ʼShinʼ did not immediately attack Erick, who was making his way toward the unconscious body of Odin.

Instead, he smiled before raising his head and staring through the darkness. As if he was able to see through everything, he looked straight into the eyes of a person who just arrived at the scene.

This person was the guard assigned to protect Shin. He was neither David nor the chief of the village guards, who were usually watching over Shin whenever he left the village. Those two were currently busy with the task of looking for the clues of the unexpected breach on the outer barrier protecting the village which was why he had sent her to look after Shin temporarily.

This was supposedly an easy job since most of the people living within the village were in harmony. They did not hurt or argue much with each other due to their similar backgrounds.

All of them were from the same root. They were from the same fallen kingdom of Solomon, the sacred land of Mentalism.

The moment when this guard reached the scene, he immediately fired his Mental Energy into the air, sending a signal to everyone that there was an emergency.

He was also on the move, wanting to restrain Erick, who just lost himself and was about to fall into the pit of rage. This fellow from the same kingdom was about to get consumed by his inner demon, so he had to do something before the situation could escalate further.

But something seemed to have pulled his attention before he could even do something with the situation.

Then when he looked in the direction where it was coming from, he could not help but freeze as he saw the crimson eyes staring back at him.

Without being able to put up a fight, and due to him being caught off guard, his mind was easily invaded. It then knocked him unconscious.

That was only when ʼShinʼ turned his attention to Erick. But he did not plan to make his move as he wanted this person to continue what he was doing so that the real Shin would lose himself in rage even deeper.

”Ahh!”

But since he just took over the body, he did not have full control over it.

Then he felt that a wisp of his energy was ripped from his body and went somewhere deep in the vessel that he was in, forming a new ʼseedʼ, albeit being extremely tiny and completely untraceable.

This was just a hint of a new hatred, which signified that it was about to be born.

Due to the two ʼhatredʼ clashing against each other, the new ʼShinʼ was kicked out of control. This led to the vessel losing its ʼrationalityʼ and moving on its own.

In berserk, it moved according to its instincts and attacked Erick.

Swoosh!

Erick was caught off guard and got hit by a small fist in the face.

Since he also lost himself in rage, he could not properly perceive the surroundings. This made him miss the earlier commotion.

He flew and collided with the nearby tree, robbing him of his ability to move for a moment.

Thud!

That was when he snapped out of his current state. He also remembered what happened, especially what he had done. This instantly sobered him up along with a head-splitting headache.

But at the same time, he also sensed someone standing in front of him.

Slowly raising his head, he saw a young ʼdemonʼ looking at him with savage eyes.

”I-… I-…” Erick started to stutter as he did not know what to say. He also lost his ability to fight back due to being scared of the current appearance of the young demon in front of him.

Shin slowly raised his small fist as a spiral energy revolved around it, forming a pointed and spinning spear.

Erick was too scared to move his body, seemingly forgetting all his Mentalism attainment.

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”Urgh!”

At the same time, a subtle groan came out from Odinʼs unconscious body. The kid slowly regained his consciousness before feeling the intense pain coming from different parts of his body.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at the surroundings. A flood of events seemed to flash through his mind as he recalled what just happened.

This quickly sobered him up, making him widely awake. He was terrified, especially when he saw the blood on his hands and felt the warm liquid dripping on his face.

He tried to stand up, but he could not be due to the pain across his body.

But when he accidentally raised his head, he saw Shin standing in front of Erick.

His eyes turned wide as he saw the current appearance of his friend. He could not help but unconsciously move back despite the pain that was assaulting him.

Shin was more like a demon than a person right now. He was even more terrifying than the beasts in the forest when they were enraged.

Instincts overwhelmed Odin as he wanted to run away from this place after finding an unknown strength to stand up. But when he was about to move, he suddenly realized what Shin was trying to do.

”N-no! Donʼt do that-… Shin!”

He did his best to force out those words from his throat, but Shin was unable to hear him due to his current state.

Odin understood that Shin was unable to go back if he killed that person. He tried to look around for any help, but he could not see anything or anyone.

Even Bai was already in critical condition at that time due to the serious wound that he had gotten earlier.

Knowing that no one could save Shin other than him, Odin summoned all his courage and ran toward Shin and Erick. Adrenaline ran through his veins as ignored the pain across his body, forcing it to move.

When he saw that Shin was about to throw a punch toward the terrified Erick, Odin leaped forward while shouting desperately. ”No! Shin! Donʼt-…!”

Puchi!

The sound of something sharp piercing to a flesh could be heard.

Odin was successful at snapping Shin from his berserk state, but that was in exchange for something important.

”Ah-… O-Odin-… w-why-… I-…” Shin stared blankly in front of him.

Odin stood before Shin with his arms spread wide while smiling at Shin. ”Iʼm sorry, Shin. It seems like they are right. An outsider like me will only disturb the peace of this village.”

Blood was dripping from the corners of his mouth as he maintained his smile.

His original intention was to save Shin. But from the look of it, he had made it worse. ”Shin, thanks for being my friend.”

”Donʼt be sad. I am sure that we will meet again someday,” he stretched his hand and touched Shinʼs cheeks. ”Donʼt be mad because of me, you will be a bad kid.”

”Promise me that you will be a good kid, alright?”

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

It was only at that moment when Berret and the others arrived at the scene. They could not help but pause their tracks when they saw the scene in front of them.

They stared with wide eyes at Shin and Odin, unable to move.

Swoosh!

Then they watched as Odinʼs hand lost its strength and fell.

Shin was staring at Odin blankly, unable to process what was happening due to his very young age. He was confused as a series of overwhelming emotions flooded him. His chest tightened as tears started flowing from his eyes.

”Ahh!”

He then broke down and started crying.

Swoosh!

It was at that moment when David appeared beside him. He pulled Shin to his arms as his junior brother cried hard.

”Senior Brother-… Iʼve become a bad kid-… what I am going to do-… I am a bad kid now-…”

At the same time, Berret walked over to Erick, who was still stunned and unable to move from his position. ”Erick, you are arrested according to the first law of Solomon-…”

…

A week after the incident, Shin shut himself inside his room, unwilling to go out.

David was getting worried and did not know what to do. His master and her husband were currently busy dealing with the powerful beasts that were trying to cross the Forbidden Valley alongside the other elders. They would take at least a whole month before they came back.

Berret regularly visited along with the other elders of the village as they were also worried about the situation.

Moreover, David and Shin were still too young to handle the current situation. Even if they were much smarter and wiser than kids around their age, they were still innocent and inexperienced kids, nevertheless.

Erick was held accountable for the incident. He was currently imprisoned inside the villageʼs dungeon, waiting for his verdict when the villager leaders came back.

At the same time, the people of the village started to fear Shin even more due to this incident. Even if he was not to be blamed, the powers of the seed that he had inherited from his father were still something that terrified them.

They even warned their kids to never get near him due to this.

Swoosh!

While David was currently resting in the courtyard, the sliding door of their house suddenly opened. He quickly stood up as he knew that Shin finally come out.

When he stood in front of Shin, he could not help but frown as the little toddler was somewhat different from before. He did not know what exactly it was, but he was sure that something had changed.

Shin looked at David and said. ”Senior Brother. The kids donʼt want to play with me because I am a bad kid, right?”

”Ah-…!” David was slightly taken aback by the question, but he quickly recovered and swiftly shook his head. ”No.”

Shin shook his head. ”No. I know. Shin is a bad kid that is why everyone doesnʼt want to play with me. Shin even hurt Odin.”

David raised his brows while looking at Shin.

Shin was starting to become aware of his powers.

Before David could even respond, Shin added. ”Senior Brother. Can you come with me in the forest? I want to play with the uncles and aunties in the forest to say goodbye to them.”

”Goodbye? Why are you saying goodbye to them?” asked David.

”Un,” Shin nodded. ”Shin will say goodbye to them. I will be staying home now. I will not be able to play with them anymore.”

”I donʼt want to hurt them as well,” he added with a sad tone.

David fell silent for a moment before agreeing. ”Alright. Senior Brother will come with you. But we also have to bring Granpa Berret, alright?”

”Un,” Shin nodded while keeping his head low.

David stared at him for a couple of moments before extending his hand to hold Shin. ”Letʼs Go.”

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