Adventure In The Dark
Tragedy 624 - Spirit guard
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"Do you know why I was assigned to guard and accompany him?"
"Why?" asked Louis who had started to be a little calm and could control himself. He looked at the old man with a curious face.
"I was assigned to take care of her body, because from birth, she was different. He was a fragile child, his heart was easily hurt, and his physique was weak. If I don't exist, then he will be able to survive until now. Even though it was like that, he had a lot of things that no one else had. Especially in his family. Perhaps, his fate from the beginning was always less fortunate compared to other children his age. But she never knew, that everything she went through was because she was special…"
"…he has something that makes him different. Because he's special, but so fragile. That's why I accompanied him. Supposedly, I accompanied him until I found a new figure to look after. But I didn't expect, it turned out that my task would be completed earlier like this. I wish I could keep him longer. At least until he achieves everything he dreams of."
"You mean, if you leave..., then you can't help him?"
"I cannot bring to life the dead. Because my duty is to guard and protect from all harm. If my job is done, then I'll go back to where I belong."
"No!" Louis approached the old man and held his shoulder. "You can't just shut up. You gotta do something. Don't let him die."
"I told you, I can't do anything. It's not all part of my abilities and duties."
"Huft~ I told you I couldn't." The man sighed. I am tired of saying the same words over and over again. Moreover, Louis continued to put on a parched face while begging him to ask him to revive Rei. He did not even have the power to revive the dead.
"I don't want to spend my time alone. Without master, there is no one I can talk to, there is no one I can look after, and there is nothing I can protect. I'm nothing, without him…"
"I understand. I can feel what you feel. But I told you. I can't do much. My job is to keep up, do you understand?"
Louis looked at the two irises of the man. "Don't you say you're assigned to look after the next generation?"
"Yes. But that's no longer the case because he's dead. Since Rei is dead, I can't complete my task. It all ends here, and the figure that I should be looking after is no more. Because everything's disconnected."
"Whatchu mean? You mean, there's a figure you should look after in the future too?"
"I should have taken care of her son. But everything changed."
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