Chapter 120: Child of Heavens [2]
Chapter 120 – Child of Heavens [2]
"Everything begins within the mind, Child of Heavens," Kaden said as he pointed to his head with a single finger.
Zaki looked at him, confused, not understanding at all what he meant by that sentence.
Kaden sighed softly and decided to be clearer, to explain more directly what he meant,
"Tell me, what do you wish for? What do you want to accomplish in this life?" he asked, his tone patient but unwavering.
"I-I don’t know. I just want to live, I just want to not be beaten just because I’m breathing beside them, I just want to walk freely, eat, laugh with Eimi without worrying about the torment waiting for me when I return home."
He paused, his voice trembling slightly, then continued,
"But also... I want to avenge the death of my mother... I want to, I truly do—but... I’m weak."
He lowered his head even more, his voice nearly breaking by the end, and though he didn’t know how his mother would feel seeing him unable to even seek vengeance, deep down... he knew.
He knew she wouldn’t blame him, she wouldn’t resent him—she would smile gently, bright like always, and tell him to live happily, to just survive, even when she was treated like filth in that cursed house.
"I... want to be strong," he finally said, voice quiet, his head still bowed.
Kaden listened to every word, quietly, then,