Chapter # 4 _ growing up (3) “your mother is dying” His faint words were spoken normally but sounded like lightning in my ears . “err... Grandpa what exactly do you mean?” Thankfully I was able to force a calm front in front of the old man. “It is as I told you kessy your mother's life force is very quickly diminishing and she appears to be slowly dying....... haaah why am I even telling you thi..” “ PLEASE TELL ME” I shouted but quickly realized my mistake and apologized for shouting . “I am sorry grandpa but this issue is very important to me so please tell me.” I said firmly. Grandpa's gaze became a bit weird “young fellow are you really a 3 year old? ..... sigh never mind whether you'll understand me or not but I will just tell you the bare minimum information” “Thank you very much grandpa” I hurriedly bowed my head. “Sigh no need it's my fault for starting the topic in the first place, .... actually you have the right to know this as well.” My eyes became focused as I listened to grandpa's words and my face became ashen as he spoke. “This issue looks to have appeared a little over 3 year ago... yes when your mother first carried you.” “You should know that your mother , like your father belongs to a special family whose ancestors where of the seven entities who crashed onto earth and due to her special bloodline, although faint, should have been able to live up to 200 years but she barely has 10 now” *bang* Even though i already guessed it but hearing it so directly really shocked me to the point of losing control of my poker face for the second time since i have come to this world, with the first time being 3 minutes before. “listen to me kessy ten years is the maximum amount possible it is very possible she might only achieve half of it only. Each word he said entered my heart like a knife and made me clench my fist so hard it turned white. “Young fellow maybe we should stop after all” “ Please continue!!” I replied not realising the desperate expression I had. He gave me a long stare before slowly opening his mouth again. “Originally her life force was enough for her to easily live to over 100 especially since she practiced her family arts.” “But unfortunately her body started to leak life-force about 3 and a half years ago.......yes when she first became pregnant of you.” I couldn't believe what i was hearing.... my mother was dying because of me!?!?..... “From what I have read from the ancestral library such a situation has 3 possibilities.....the first is that she has some sort of disease which is causing the issue however I ‘scanned’ her body very thoroughly and she is perfectly normal with no abnormalities except for very life force which is comparable to a normal person at 70 years old.” “ and so i moved onto the second possibility which is that there a parasite forcefully sucking her life-force” he looked apologetically at me while saying that. “ that is why I gave you a tiny harmless soul attack awhile ago” My heart turned a bit cold as I never thought the what old man did was actually that ruthless but I quickly controlled my emotions and put a poker face on. “But it seems that was wrong so it only seems like it is the third one which is that her body is subconsciously leaking off her life-force in some form.” “is there no solution?” I asked while trying to sound as calm as possible. “that is for me to worry about boy but it seems like the solution for that is impossible on this mortal planet.” “NO WAY” I couldn't keep my grieve filled voice in at all. “My advice to you is that you should appreciate the five years you have left with your mother” “ Wasn't it ten years??” “ it’s ten years in theory comparable to how it is Theoretically possible for a normal human to live past 100 but they usually die at 60 to 70. Well, it is possible if we put her in a drug induced coma but I don't think your mother would even think about it” kuk! He's right there's no way she would agree “Are there no solutions at all?” “No, as far as I know there's nothing on this planet that can save her”. . . I slept on my bed with lifeless eyes as I recalled the words grandpa said to me. Is there really no other way? Do I have to be orphaned in two lifetimes?? NO!! I refuse! “there has to be something I can do to save her. Think Kessler think .......wait that old man said that mom is lacking life-force right? That means I just need to get her some thing that increase life force......” I went blank at that moment How could I be this retarded ?? The ray sphere literally takes the life force of ten thousands of people to give to a specific someone!!. But wasn't my original plan to stop the damn thing from exploding? Urgh what should I do? “ NO! I don't care anymore I won't ever lose another parent even if I have to get the blood of thousands on my hands” I grit my teeth as my eyes held a hint of a mad and bloody resolution. . . . In a dark space Karma system host suitable for activation. Need energy. . . . “That old bastard actually dares to take my son without my permission for so long. It seems he forgot just what sort of chaos I can cause when I am mad!” I stood on front of the giant hall doors as a hint of fear flashed through my eyes when I remembered what the old man was capable of but I quickly pushed down that fear and smashed the doors resolutely. Bam! “old man you better have an explanation for kidnapping my son like that!!” “Calm down boy there is something i need you to watch first ” “what do you mean calm down you old b....” I almost bit my tongue halfway as I froze at what I saw in the eyes of the old man. It was something that I haven't seen for a while, Seriousness and solemnity. He took out a large transparent orb out of nowhere and began to show me the scene on it. “Watch this and tell me what you think” I quickly focused on what he wanted to show me but I almost lost myself in rage again. “hehehe isn't lil' kessy's distressed face so cute!! So Moe hehehehe.” “ FOCUS YOU OLD [email protected](#!!” “cough cough okay please watch Kessler’s facial expressions and tell me what you think of how his complextion changes in way unsuitable for a young boy his age.” “YOU!! YOU ACTUALLY TOLD HIM ABOUT NICOLE?” “If he was a normal 3 years old he wouldn't have even understood a word of what I have said.” “SO WHAT!!?” “what I mean is he definitely has a connection with Nicky’s problem.” “Are you suspecting my son? Hahahahahaha I knew coming here would have been utterly useless, you even suspect your own great grandson you really haven't changed throughout the years you old fart.” “I am done here, and you can forget about me coming here again you bastard!” I quickly turned my head around and ran out of the hall so I didn't see how pale the old man's face became with a blood line escaping the corners of his mouth. "Sigh do you really think I would suspect my own grandson like that......I really hope you can understand my actions that year Terrance as I had no other choice sniff” If I was still in the hall I would have really been shocked beyond compare since the old man was actually crying. I pray that you understand before it's too late for regrets Terry . . . Outside the hall was a shadowy figure “Wow this is some juicy stuff, i wonder how much the young master will be pleases when he hears about this.” The shadow unaware of the cold gleaming eyes that was looking at him from somewhere continued blabbering, “but I never thought things would be this complicated hehe my fisherman young master will reap so much benefit from this” his cold laughter drifted away with the wind. . . . 2 years passed like that and I now have a body of a ten year old but my parents still enrolled me in school despite my shocking growth rate since they could just pass it of as puberty. “Kessy your school bus is here” “coming” Mom still doesn't look any different from 2 years ago except that half her hair has turned white, every time i look at her my eyes become teary and I feel deep grief since I know how precious a woman's hair is to her. But I have been trying to look for traces of the first sons to no avail in fact I just kept running around circles and became more confused. According to the web first sons have been found and eliminated almost 50 years ago and no traces of them have ever been found and so I quickly hit a dead end. I had another clue and that is my great grandpa but for some reason my dad stubbornly refused to go a visit again last year but i also stubbornly begged until my mom's heart softened and she agreed to secretly visit in this weekend. “good bye mom” “come home safely kessy,” My mom released me from her hug and I ran to the bus. “hoho your mother is as fine as always lil' brat” “keep your dog eyes to yourself old brat “ “Kuk your mouth’s as sharp as ever Kessler.” “Its your heart that is as horny as hell mister” “alright I'll just shut it “ ”Yup thanks” I found myself a seat at the back and wanted to rest a bit more since I had time but a certain annoying voice kept me from my rest. “hohoho you still dare to come back to school after I warned you little brat. In front of me a short snotty nosed kid ‘sinisterly’ looked at me. “sigh dogs are barking so early in the morning huh” Normally I would ignore such basic taunting but this one is stubborn on me and honestly it is annoying. Imagine a dog that barks nonstop at you whenever it sees you but you can't kick it since it's afraid to act so it just barks. “What!! Y..you dare call me a dog ?” “I just said a dog is barking and never mentioned anyone but I guess you know yourself better than I do huh” Realising she's been had the little kid's face became as red as a tomato from anger and embarrassment. So she pointed her finger at my nose and said. “ Y....You just better remember what you said cause I Abigail will make you eat your words in the future.” “yeah yeah whatever come and sit besides me girl” “humph at least you know better than to treat me poorly.” Ahh this girl is as amusing as she is annoying “s..so what will you do this weekend brat..” I faintly glanced at her and lightly said “ even though its non of your business i will tell since we're friends, I am going to visit my dad's family” She looked a bit disappointed but quickly made a ‘strong’ comeback “heh you wish w..who’s friends with who you little snort nosed brat.” I replied annoyingly “look who's talking, wasn't it a CERTAIN someone who BEGGED me to be her friend.” “ I...I..I didn't beg you!!!!” No you literally did "......... well I might be free next weekend so let's hangout then” She sweetly smiled and said “REALLY!!? ..err I mean who would want to hang with you snotty nosed brat heng" I swear this girl is nuts.......but she kinda looks cute when she's smiling so I'll let it go.