Chapter 9: Chapter-9: Whole Again

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Thank you everyone  for sticking around. 

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Whole Again

Adui felt the cold breeze passing by him, he heard the sounds of birds chirping nearby and could feel the gentle rays of the sun kissing his face. He could feel everything around him, even with his eyes closed. If it wasn't for the pain, this would have been an ideal place for him to read the book. But his skirmish with Gloria last night had left him broken.

He didn't know how long he had been lying there nor he knew whether he would able be able to get up, ever. His body refused to move any single muscle, nor he had any energy left to move around. He just laid there with his eyes close, trying to recover from last night’s trauma…

Eventually, with sheer willpower, he opened his eyes. Little by little he was able to move his body again, it took some time but after some struggle, he was able to get up and sit up straight.

Looking at the familiar tombstones in front of him, he shuddered. The sadistic smile of the woman as well as the torture was still fresh in his mind. Last night had made a great impact on him mentally, and he didn't know whether he would be able to overcome his trauma. 

 It was then he saw something that made him blink his eyes many times. For more than a decade he had been limping because of an accident. Now before his eyes, two identical legs stretched on the ground, basking in the sunlight. 

To check whether this was a dream or not, he tried moving it and sensing it. Sure enough, it was real, it was as real as it could get. At first, he was ecstatic, but later on, he became confused. He did know what to make of such a good gesture. Gloria had literally spent every minute of last night torturing him, it was clear that she didn't like him nor she trusted him. So why did she heal him?

He felt hungry, luckily he still had the spatial pouch with him. It is only after drinking some water and jerky he felt life coming back to him. After resting a little more he tried to get up, it is only after 5-6 tries he was able to get back on his feet. His head was spinning wildly and his body was shaking as he stood on his two feet, but even with his shaky posture, he was happy to stand straight for the first time in a decade. 

After falling down once or twice he eventually found a rather long stick that provided support as he walked… 

The next challenge he faced was to decide where he should go next. He was surrounded by three mountains which all looked more or less similar, the ruins of the old Ulaspas manor were nowhere in sight, which made it harder for him to decide where should he go next.

Where the fuck am I? Roaming around here and there aimlessly could be dangerous for him, especially in his current condition. But with a stroke of luck, he eventually stumbled upon a small cabin-like structure. 

Like the ruins of the mansion, this structure was mostly destroyed. But the walls of the small cabin survived all these years, and the roof had a big hole in the middle, but the most unique part about the cabin was its smell. It was a very fruity and enchanting smell that had a little tinge of the smell of blood mixed in it. It was a very attractive smell. 

There was a very small plant in the corner of the room, not bigger than half a foot, and on top of it was the flower, scarlet red petals, stem full of thorns that could puncture holes in anything it touches. And this flower looked almost identical to the one that he saw last night.

He wanted it. He wanted the flower, his inner herbologist wanted to put the plant in his collection, it is then he was reminded by his brain about the things that happened last night. It would be for the best to leave it alone. After the beating and torture of last night, he had to think twice before taking anything that belonged to the Ulaspas family. And this flower is their property, in a twisted way. 

But what if some wild animal ruins it? There is no door of the cabin, nor is a way from which I could secure the flower. Confused about the next step, he stayed glued to his position staring and admiring the flower from a distance.

In the end, he could not let this pass, Rose was an endangered species of flower and he could not just let it go. Without wasting any more time, he bent down and started digging, at that time all his nausea went away, and like a rabid animal he started digging the plant out.

He did want to damage any roots so he was extra careful while digging it out. But then he encountered a problem. One of the longest and fattest roots of the plant went way deeper into the soil. He didn't anticipate for it to go that deep, so he kept digging till he saw its end.

The fuc… What the fuck is that? It was a metallic cube-like structure. The fattest root of the flower was attached to it. As he cleared the mud off the cube and scoop it out, he saw the Rose insignia of the Ulaspas family inscribed in the middle of every face of the cube. The cube itself was not very big or heavy and it looked like much except a charcoal black box.

What is this? Is it an old fashion way to grow plants? Wait, Jarad told me that blood and meat are used to grow Roses. Maybe this box here is an old technique that the ancestors of the Ulaspas family invented to grow Roses and make them last longer. After all, I highly doubt that any human in his right mind would come here and drench the soil around the flower with blood…

With a satchel full of dirt, an ancient box, and a delicate flower, Adui finally made it back to the village. It pained his heart as the had to abandon his office supplies in the cabin to make room for the flower, but in the end, it was worth it.

After resting a little bit more in the village, he set out to Huston.

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“What the hell happened to you?” Ben asked astonished as he looked at the disheveled figure of his friend.

Adui never really did have muscle or fat mass since he had first met him. But currently, he looked very weak, even more than before. His cheek have sunken in, the small amount of fat or muscle on his body had vanished, and his eyes looked like they could pop out of their socket at any moment.

The most astonishing thing was that all of this happened to him in the span of a few days. At first, he almost didn't recognize him when he came to his table and joined him. It took him a few seconds and finally, and then he recognized him.

“Something did happen. But I am too exhausted to talk about it. Why don't we just call it a day for now?” The journey from the village to Huston had not been easy on his body. He was really exhausted and wanted to sleep.

“No, we cannot! Look at you! You look like someone who would be blown away by the wind… Do you need something, like a potion or a herb? You look like you could use some magical herb or whatnot.”

“I am fine Ben. This is the result of one of my mistakes, and I don't wanna talk about it. Just do me a favor and wrap everything up, we will set out for Laverdale tomorrow.”

“But Adui…” before he could say anything further, Adui cut him off. “No buts, I don't have the energy to speak with you Ben, just let me go and shut my eyes.”

“Alright. But if you need anything just say so.”

“Sure. Also did anything happen in my absence?”

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“Nothing much, but a weird couple did come looking for you… A meek and submissive man and a very fiercest and loud woman. Do you know them?” Adui's eyes widened. Jarad and Clair? What the hell were they here for?

“ What did they want?”

“They wanted to meet you. When I told them that you weren't there, the woman started cursing loudly. You know she even tried to jump on me, saying that I am deliberately hiding you from her. She was a crazy bitch.”

“What happened then?”

“She gave me a letter for you. As you were not here, I slid it under your room.”

“Well, thanks. I will be on my way then.”

As Adui got to the room, he sat down on his comfortable bed with a letter in his hands. I don't have time to deal with this right now. He then put the letter beside his bedside table and fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed.

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Ben didn't notice that he had grown back his leg. Maybe it was his limping and clothing that didn't raised any suspicions or doubts. So he also didn't take any initiative to tell him the good news. 

It was not like he didn't want to tell him; since morning Ben was pestering him to reveal what happened in the ruins, but for some reason, he didn't like the idea of him knowing what happened last night. So he just avoided his questions. 

“Would you stop playing with that damn box and answer your question?” Ben yelled, he was driving the cart while Adui was sitting in the back cleaning metal cube.

“Ben, I am this close to kicking you from behind, do not tempt me. I cannot tell you what happened there, just live with this fact.”

“Okay, I get it. There are some things that you can’t share with me. Maybe I am not a good friend of yours as I thought I was.” Adui rolled his eyes at Ben’s futile attempt to emotionally blackmail him, he just concentrated on the box.

Since this morning he had to work on it. He had cleaned up the old thing and now he was having a look at it. There were no visible patterns on the cube that suggested that one can open up this thing, it looked like a big chunk of the iron cube. But he was not buying it. The cube was obviously hollow otherwise the weight of the cube would have been much higher if it were a pure iron cube.

“Hey, did you gander at the letter the woman left you? What did it say?” Ben’s words made Adui stop brushing the cube. Oh yeah! The letter, how could forget? He immediately then fished out the letter from his spatial pouch.

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Dear Adui,

If you are reading this letter, then do me a favor and fuck yourself. While you are at it, take your balls and then tear them off your genitals. You don't deserve them, because you are no man.

I left my kids behind and traveled 2 days to come and meet with you. While you on the other hand vanished after having a lousy dinner with us. You took advantage of Jarad’s innocence and then went off on your own way. We are not some cheap hooker that you can use and then vanish you son of a bitch.

Do not contact me or my husband again.

Clair

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Adui couldn't describe what he was feeling. He had decided long ago that he would limit his contact with Clair and Jarad, for his well-being, and he stayed true to his thought, but now after reading the letter he didn't know what to think. After reading her words, his heart started getting heavy, somehow her words pierced his heart, and now that every bridge between them is broken, he felt hurt. Ignite. He burned the letter and threw its ashes away. 

“I am sleeping. If something happens wake me up.” As he lied down and closed his eyes, he started seeing Clair’s face, her disappointed face, he didn't like it. 

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Adui found himself in a dark forest, the only source of light was the red blood moon whose rays were barely making it through the canopy of trees. As he moved in a muddy path of the forest, the leaves of trees rustled with one another sounding like whispers of trees, talking about him, looking down on him.

As he moved forward the whispers became louder and clear, and he was eventually able to recognize the voices behind those whispers. One of those voices belonged to Clair, mocking him. “You are a useless piece of shit. Still at Rank-4 after a decade, you are useless. Look at Jarad, he is a normal human but he has more power and influence than you do. He is the ideal man, you are just a useless piece of shit.”

After Clair, he started hearing mocking remarks from any significant person in his life, at one time he even heard his father. All those harsh words started increasing the weight on his shoulders, the more he listened, the more the weight increased. 

Eventually, he started slowing down, his shoulders started aching. There even came a time when he wondered whether he would be buried with this weight. But it was then a red wisp came flying down from the moon and landed in front of him.

Further down the path, that red wisp hovered freely in the air. He could feel the power emanating from the light, and he instantly knew, that power could help him regain control of his life, and relieve him from all of this burden. He made up his mind and stelled his resolve, he wanted that power, no matter what the cost, he could not live like this any longer like this.

As he moved forward, the weight of his words kept on increasing, there came a time when he could hardly move forward. But he didn't stop, he took small steps, and eventually, he fell and had to crawl, but he didn't stop. When the red wisp was just above him, he gathered all of his strength and pushed himself up, he extended his hand and grabbed it. The wisp then transformed into a Rose.

Blood started flowing from his hands as the thorns from its stem pierced his skin, but the pain was a very small price to pay as the Rose relieved him of his burden. He felt free, and after a long time he could finally breathe again, the whispers had also stopped, and he felt alive once again. Now he had the power to achieve everything that he ever wanted.

Abruptly a pale man appeared beside him, who had shining white long hair. Kaisel looked at him with his scarlet red eyes with contempt. “You have something that belongs to me young mage.”

It was then he grabbed Adui’s neck, and with a jerk, he brought him closer. “Learn your place, you useless piece of shit!”

He then raised him in the air and threw him. As Adui landed on the muddy road, his vision started getting distorted, he started hearing yells and curses, he soon regain his bearing and found himself lying on a muddy road. A bunch of men surrounded him and were carrying rusted axes and swords.

One of the guys pulled him up to his feet, it was then he saw Ben kneeling in front of a fat man, crying to his right. While their cart was not too far away from them. It dint took him long to realize that he was surrounded by bandits.  

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