Reminiscence 1 – A Destined Meeting

A little girl was running with all her strength.

With her face filled with mud and her clothes torn in many places, the girl continued running, escaping from the men chasing after her while laughing wildly.

The girl, though dirty, could be considered beautiful. Her beautiful white hair was easily affected by the dust. And her face, though covered in tears, was small and delicate, showing from a small age her beautiful countenance.

However, such beauty could be also considered a calamity.

Behind her, a group of men was running while laughing. Their laughs were obscene, and their intentions evil. They were ordered to get rid of the cursed girl, but no one said anything about how they had to do it.

The girl continued running, growing tired with the long chase. The men, however, only grew more excited, satisfying a sadistic desire seeing a helpless girl running from them.

But after running another few meters, the girl finally fell.

Her legs were unable to continue moving. And her body, lacking nutrition for days, was unable to give her more strength.

But even knowing it, the girl tried to stand up.

She knew what was going to be her fate if she was captured. She feared the men coming after her.

However, before she could stand again, a hand grabbed her by the neck.

“Haha, boss! I finally grabbed the little witch!”

With an obscene laugh, a languid man raised Lia and showed her to his companions. Like if seeing a trophy, the men in the surroundings laughed boisterously together with him.

“Boss, we were ordered to get rid of the girl, but there’s no problem if we play with her a bit, right?”

“Hahaha, of course! Such a cute girl! If not because she is cursed, she probably would sell nicely to a brothel! She is definitively a top quality good!”

“But boss! What if we are cursed after playing with her?”

“Idiot! What do you know!? I heard that the curse only works in her! Apparently, she becomes crazy and begins to kill all the things around her regularly.”

“Oooh! Then, there’s no problem if we play with her?”

“Of course not! But I will be the first one to enjoy the little girl. You can use her later.”

Hearing the words of the men around her, the little girls began to despair. A voice inside her mind began to whisper thoughts of destruction. She wanted to deny them, but the situation around her only increased her negative thoughts.

Why!? Why was she cursed!? What did she do to deserve it!? She didn’t know, all her life had been filled with suffering.

While one of the men began to take off her clothes, the little girl’s eyes began to turn red. The rage and desperation inside her continued increasing, and a desire for destruction appeared in her mind.

But before losing her mind to the demon’s whispers, something happened.

“I hate trash like you the most!” An enraged and childish voice resounded.

With the glow from a blade, a boy around twelve years old appeared behind the men. Then, waving the weapon in his hand. He began to attack.

The boy was incredible. Though the girl didn’t know how he was doing it, she saw how he killed every one of the men chasing after her. Even the leader, despite struggling bitterly, was only able to resist two attacks.

In less than two minutes, everything was already quiet.

When the girl saw the boy with a weapon in his hand, while surrounded by the bodies of dead men, she thought that he seemed the hero of a history.

In comparison, she was nothing more than a beggar.

A cursed beggar.

Looking towards the girl, the boy walked to her. The girl thought that the boy seemed sad, but she could not understand why. How was it possible for a hero to be sad?

The boy, however, didn’t seem to mind her gaze. Instead, he sheathed his weapon and asked.

“Are you fine?”

The girl didn’t answer.

“What is a little girl like you doing in a place like this?” Said the boy. “We are far from the town. Where is your home? I can accompany you if you want.”

“I don’t have a home.” Said the girl, to the surprise of the youth.

After a moment of silence, the youth opened his mouth. “I neither.” Said him. “I left my home long ago.”

For a moment, the place was silent. The boy and girl, surrounded by a scene of carnage, formed an eerie image able to frighten any passerby.

The boy thought about leaving. However, when he looked at the girl, he was reminded of how he was treated in his home. For some reason, he thought that the girl and he were very similar.

“Tell me, do you want to come with me?” Said the boy, after thinking for a moment.

When the girl heard it, a surprised expression appeared on her face. However, it was quickly replaced by a depressed one.

With a shake of her head, the girl said: “No.”

Apparently surprised by the answer, the boy looked to the girl strangely. However, he quickly moved his gaze. While looking to the surroundings, he asked.

“Why?”

“… I’m cursed.” Said the girl, after hesitating for a moment. “I had hurt the ones in my surroundings. Everybody says that I’m a bringer of misfortune.”

The girl looked downwards, suppressing the tears threatening to leave her eyes. She spoke softly.

“They put something inside me. It’s in my head, stitched with something inside.”

When the boy heard it, a feeling of pity emerged in his heart.

He didn’t know why, but he thought that he had to help the girl. He felt sad when he saw her crying.

“It doesn’t matter.” Said him gently. “After all, I already had all the misfortune possible… My family discarded me and someone took my most precious thing.”

With a sad face, the boy looked at the girl and extended his hand. “I don’t think I can be more unfortunate than I am. So, why don’t you come with me?”

Seeing the hand extended towards her, the girl doubted for a moment.

The boy continued trying to convince her, saying things about buying her clothes and eating tasty things. However, the girl seemed to distrust his words.

Until finally, the girl accepted his hand.

“Hahaha, very well! From now onwards, you are my attendant! What is your name?”

For a moment, the girl didn’t know how to answer.

Name? She doesn’t have one. Nobody gave her a name.

Then, she remembered how the scary men called her inside that scary place.

Yes. Surely, it was her name…

“Lia.” Said her. “My name is Lia.”