"What?" Barnie exclaimed. "But that's impossible!"
"I don't know what the hell is happening," Daphne said as she sliced down another one of those things and intently watched the woman approaching the kid, "but one thing is sure, that sure is not a living creature."
andasnovel.com The woman slowly limped to the boy, whimpering and calling his name. The boy slowly stepped towards her. His growl was audible to even the people well behind the woman.
"Come on, come to your mother," the woman said. "I was beginning to worry about you. But you're okay. I'm here now."
The boy growled again.
"Don't worry, I'll get you out of there," the woman said. She then turned her head to look at the others, "Quick, someone, help me!" But just as the kid suddenly launched at her, tearing her flesh with his teeth and nails. The woman wailed horrifically and fell on her back, screaming in pain. The boy continued to bite her face as she screamed for help.
The other children slowly walked to her, seeming to join her.
But before that can happen, an ice shard pierced through the boy's head, stopping him from moving.
the kid dropped down to the woman and she hugged her son. "My son!" she shouted, clutching the undead in her hug.
"Brother?" Danielle emerged from the shadow, her face lit up despite the horror they are facing. Someone was running towards the. Several people were running towards them. The kids who were approaching the woman all dropped dead as blades pierced through them like a sharp knife into a fruit.
Daphne sighed seeing someone ending the kids' misery. She was just glad it wasn't her.
"Come oh! Let us go!" It was no brother, rather it was the ice princess. "The place is loitered with these creatures." From behind her, they saw her finance, Derick, the Autumn Kingdom's princess Elora and her minister Marcus, along with a woman with blonde hair who always were there with the hero whenever his match was on. Not only them but there were also some people else and seeing them, Danielle's and Aurelia's faces lit up. "Marcus?" Danielle asked, seeing her friends from the academy.
"Dani!" Marcus's face lit up. He was glad she was okay. They hugged.
"Leila, Nevil, you're here too. Thank god you are all safe!" Aurelia hugged both her friends.
"We are glad to see you alive," Leila said.
"What is happening, Auri? What are those things? If Princess Lumiere wasn't there we would've been doomed." Leila said in rapid succession, leaving no time to answer her questions.
"That is not important now!" said the blonde. "We should get to safety. Come on!" They all nodded in agreement. Aurelia and Lumiere nodded in acknowledgment, knowing full well it was not the time to shake hands again.
They were all about to turn when they heard a sad and low voice from the woman. "How could you...? to my baby... HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO MY BABY!!!" She screamed at Lumiere, clutching the body of the child.
Lumiere froze, seeing the woman screaming at him.
"He was just okay! Why did you kill him!" It was not a question, it was a statement. Tears welled in the woman, grief grabbed her heart and smashed it and now her baby boy was truly gone.
"I am sorry," Lumiere said, his voice choked. "I had no choice. We all have to get to safety."
"NO! How could you do this? My baby!" The woman held her baby close to her, clutching it. "I will avenge you, I swear it." She looked at the ice princess. "You will die a rotten death. You will suffer! I will kill you!" Her face twisted into a mask of rage and hatred. "I will kill you!"
Lumiere's heart sank as she witnessed the woman's anguish and fury. She understood the depth of her pain, the devastating loss that consumed her. Guilt weighed heavy on her shoulders, knowing that she had been the one to end her child's life. But she also knew that it had been an impossible decision—a choice made to protect the lives of many, even at the cost of one innocent soul.
"I...I understand your grief," Lumiere spoke softly, her voice filled with remorse. "I never wanted this to happen. Please believe me when I say that. But we must survive. We must find safety."
The woman's eyes blazed with a fiery determination, her grief transformed into a burning desire for vengeance. "Survive? Safety? Is that all you care about? You took everything from me, and now you speak of survival? No, I will not let you escape the consequences of your actions."
Aurelia stepped forward, placing herself between Lumiere and the grieving woman. "I understand your pain, but now is not the time for revenge. We must come together, and find a way to fight back against these abominations. Our lives may never be the same, but we can honor the memory of your child by standing united against the true enemy."
"Shut up! SHUT UP! Give me my kid back! Give him back to me!" She grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and shoved it at the ice princess. Before it can hit the princess, Derick steps in and blocked the soil with his shield.
Danielle moved towards the woman, and she flinched seeing her coming to her. She grabbed the knife from her shin and for a moment everyone there flinched, not knowing what she was planning.
She crouched beside the woman. "I don't understand your grief, since it was not my son who was lost. But I can imagine the pain." She said, her voice was low and sympathetic. "I have a brother. He's stupid and goofy sometimes and I'll burn this world for him. If I were to lose him, I would never forgive myself." She grabbed the woman's hand and placed the knife in her hand. "I'm going to find her. The people with us are going to find their loved ones. If you want to help us, join us, or if you want to stay here with your son, you can."
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