Hellbents
Chapter 176: Crisis Brings Out The Worst of People
It took time and time again for the foreign girl to stop thanking Queen Isabel, but after that she again sobbed because of the bad events that almost happened to her. Half an hour later, she finally stopped crying even though the sound was still weak.
Ava got the answer, "After coming out of the cursed gate that swallowed me yesterday, I thought I was safe. But instead ... but instead .... There's more! Huah!" Geez, not a minute yet, she's hysterical again.
But whatever, because Ava already understands from a little information. The gate they enter is connected to the phenomenon of opening another gate somewhere.
Now the problem is, not necessarily the gate that is connected only two.
" ... You can get out of the gate in just one day?" Although still awkward, River throws out the awkward details he captured.
What's wrong? Isn't that nice? It means the task given is easy.
However, the dark look of the luxurious scarred girl made Ava think differently. Is anything missing from his understanding?
"It's not my fault!"
His defensive attitude made him look guilty.
"They started it! I didn't do anything!"
"Calm down, son," Isabel interrupts before the girl's mentality is further damaged.
One crying session later, Ava tired of listening, unfortunately her sensory output could not set to negative numbers.
"The mission we got was .. "sacrificing the scapegoat".
***
A black-colored goat icon appeared above a person's head.
The five-year-old boy who knew nothing just looked innocently at the adults who looked at him pity. On the other hand his mother shouted, unfortunately he did not understand at all what the mother was helping.
"Don't look at my son like he's a cursed boy! Keep your hands! No one can touch my son!"
Not long after, the adults shouted at each other.
"Don't you see that sign?! He was chosen! We have to sacrifice him so that we all survive!"
It only takes one loud voice for the other to follow.
"Really! Let's just kill him!"
"I don't want to be stuck at the gate forever!"
"My son is still waiting at home!"
"But he's my son!" Of the many loud noises, only his mother's voice was heard. But her mother sounded.
He hugged his mother's hips tightly, which his mother used to do when she was also sad.
"Ah, my son ..." Her mother hugged her back, but it seemed like mother's cries were getting louder.
No one ever thought that the gate suddenly opened above the village, a small village without hunters or adventurers, just ordinary citizens who relied on agriculture to survive.
For so long living in the village, the mother of the "black sheep" thought that there was at least some compassion for the mother-daughter couple.
Unfortunately no.
The first second the cursed icon appeared above his son's head, the neighbors he thought he already knew saw his son as a target to be eliminated, as well as a sign of victory. Because in their hearts they are relieved because they are not chosen.
"Have, gone!"
"No!"
The boy was confused.
Why is it that uncle who always gives her candy now trying to let go of his embrace with mom?
Why did she hold him so tightly until his little body was all covered?
Why does "bugh sound! bough's! bugh!" too close to her?
Why is mom shaking?
Why did mom fall?
Why didn't you move?
"I--" But he hasn't had time to call his mother, he was dragged.
"I'm not gonna make this hurt."
Jem!
Stomach's sore.
Red liquid dripped from the tip of the mouth.
Then he felt .. cold.
He hugged his mother again.
***
"Ah, tightness!" Ava reflexes loosened her grip on Siwon.
The foreign girl again sobbed, but this time she was not alone.
Although Queen Isabel was still trying to take care of his wife, Ava had seen one or two eye drops earlier. River was no less hysterical with the storyteller. Siwon had shaken his head, puzzled because he had not heard the sad story with two pairs of thumpy hands covering his ears. As for Ava herself, she grimaced, recalling the bad memories of her childhood.