Chapter 5: Massacre
When he arrived there, the scene made his heart drop. The once magnificent buildings now stood in ruins as if a natural disaster had devastated the area. Only his family's personal residence stood somewhat still resembling a building. All others were completely destroyed. He had thought that this place would still be safe but it was just a mirror of what was happening in the outer area.
Corpses strewn about as if they were ragdolls littered the floor. He could even see the corpses of some of his mother's maids who had taken care of him since he was younger. The scene was very tragic.
As Adrian tried to calm his emotions and make his way down the hallway, he found even more corpses. They included those of his martial uncles. People who he thought unbeatable were now lying in their own pools of blood. This scene made him even more anxious.
When he finally entered the hall, the scene inside immediately made him drop to his knees. His hands quivered in shock as he couldn't believe what he was seeing. It was his mother's corpse as well as the corpse of his father's second wife. Both of them were killed just a few feet apart from each other.
Their skins were already pale, making him realize that it wasn't a recent occurrence.
Tears flowed uncontrollably from Adrian's face as he couldn't even muster up the courage to move closer to their bodies. It was as if his body was trying to deny their deaths. He could only kneel and watch their bodies as it grew colder and colder. Time seemed to stop for him as his vision became blurred from the tears.
The deaths of both women were a great shock to him. It wasn't just his mother's death that hurt him. His father's second wife's death was also included.
Even though she wasn't his mother, they got along well. She would always give him treats after his long and arduous training during the day. She also didn't favor his brother, her own son against him. Something that was uncommon among noble families.
As this thought arose, he seemed to have been jolted awake. His brother, where was his brother? He looked around frantically and could not find the body of the twelve-year-old boy anywhere. This made him calm down a bit as he started running towards his father's study. There had been a massacre, so where the hell was his bloody father?