Chapter 310: #Side Story: Series Completed but Continued for Personal Reasons (5)
“Haa...! Haa...!”
The man ran with all his might, gasping for breath. His backpack was nowhere to be seen, perhaps discarded along the way.
As I followed him, a thought occurred. The priest had sacrificed a child named Judas to save the two. But why? Was it really worth sacrificing the child he was caring for?
Suddenly, I remembered both the name of the bomb shelter and the girl's.
Eden... and Eve?
Eden, the cradle of humanity, was said to have been created by God. Eve was the first woman born there. And among the eleven children the priest had been sheltering, there wasn’t a single female.
The man arrived back at Eden, but when he turned the iron door’s handle, it was firmly shut. With bloodshot eyes, he firmly raised the axe high above his head.
Clang clang!
With each swing of his axe, fiery sparks flew, echoing the man’s rage.
Clang clang!
The entrance to Eden finally opened. The priest stood in the hallway, waiting for the man.
“You said you were leaving. Why did you come back?”