" Wha ... what have you done, O shining girl ?"
The eldest of three Pieterzcoon siblings, bare-chested, walked slowly toward the glowing girl.
Not because he wanted to attack or feel any threat. The man with a rather large body walked closer with tears in his eyes as if he had been released from the shackles that had held him for a long time.
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Bastion Van Pieterzcoon is the first son of Pieterzcoon who has various talents in many fields. Even since he was 13 years old all brilliant talent already seen, from a talent for writing, music, strategy, and even martial art did he master easily.
However, because of the talent possessed by Bastion, his father put all his hopes on him. Both the ambition and knowledge he has left all to him. At that time Bastion, who only saw a bright future in the Netherlands, was very happy to be proud of his beloved father.
Until he finally turned 18 and had to go with his father to the Strait of Malacca. The young Bastion imagined a new land he had never seen before and was eager to trade there and get to know the area more deeply as a fellow human. But after nightfall on the first day of the voyage, something he never expected happened.
Two well-built people woke him from his room and suddenly grabbed his arms. While trying to realize what was happening the young Bastion was continuously dragged into one of the dark rooms. Without the slightest light to see, Bastion, who had his hands restrained, was forced to continue to his knees. Bastion also tried to continue to rebel but no one heard his violent grievances.
In the beginning, the young Bastion thinks that this is an attack of a bandit. But suddenly a shining candle in front of him, and reveal a figure whom he knew, and made him understand about all that happening right now.
"Bastion ... my son that I 'm proud of"
"Father ... "
"Talent, dexterity, and intelligence are all you have, you are a continuation who will carry on all my ambitions, but ... that tender heart will soon become an obstacle to my ambition ."
"Ambition?! What father talking about, I can realize father dreams whatever it is, but why did you do this? "
"No Bastion, you still don't understand, still too naive ... "
Taking a knife, he approached his son and made him start struggling in fear.
"No .. . noo ... what do you want to do, father!? What was my mistake!? "
Then, stretching his hand over his son's head, he slashed the knife into his own arm until blood poured down his son's head.
"Bastion ... this blood will change your soft heart "
"What mean father? ... "
Seeing his father's actions, the young Bastion's eyes went blank, and confused could not understand what he was going through.
Then, stretching his hand over his son's head, he slashed the knife into his own arm until blood poured down his son's head. Pieterszoon took a few steps back before finally reaching out his hand again and saying.
"O my son, fill yourself with my ambition, feel my anger and my thirst then go on a rampage until your stomach is filled with human blood!"
Bastion who heard those words instantly felt heat all over his body and slowly his gaze closed along with his consciousness.
Until finally he regained consciousness and realized that the two burly people who had been restraining him had turned into bones splattered with blood spilling everywhere.
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After that, the young Bastion could only drink himself with wine to swallow the reality he had experienced at that time, until one moment the bridle of ambition that had been cursing him seemed to be released from his body by the soft light that came from a little girl.
With eyes that filled in the moonlight, Bastion walked closer as if he saw a miracle.
"O girl who glows, answer my question! What have you done to our bodies? "
Anna who was still hovering with a shining body slowly glanced at the approaching Bastion.
"The treaty that bound you to the devil is gone, now you can't turn into monsters anymore ... "
" ... Is that really it? but why only the four of us? "
Hearing those words, Anna was silent for a moment while paying close attention to Bastion's dark eyes before answering.
"No reason is needed for independence, right? However, I can only give you a chance. Furthermore, you will determine it yourself "
At the same time as Anna's words ended, the light that shone from her body began to fade and her body that was floating in the air fell back down before being caught by Lily's soft arm.
Bastion was stopped on his feet, with perfectly trained muscles and the body size of the Bastion slowly lowered his eyes to the hands of her. Then with a sobbing sound that she endured warm tears fell down her cheeks profusely.
Vannesia who saw it all could only be stunned while watching everything that happened while wearing a half-torn shirt before shedding tears.
However, it is different from Meleonarch who uses his powers of monster to pursue his honor. Groaning blindly he was stunned on both knees, before then his eyes filled with anger were fixed on the figure of Anna who was lying limply on Lily's lap.
With that anger, he took a gun that was perched on his waist and aimed it at Anna with trembling hands. But suddenly someone's arrival immediately grabbed his attention.
"Meleonarch, what's with your pathetic figure ?"
The voice immediately made him turn his eyes behind him. There the father was sitting on the back of his horse accompanied by three bodyguards who were dressed in purple complete with their rifles. The father stopped behind Meleonarch while looking around and trying to calmly understand the situation.
"Father!! No, it's just ... it's not what you imagined it to be, dad. This is just ... " "
The sharp eyes of the father immediately stopped Meleonarch's words.
"Master looks like the prisoners are about to run away"
One of Pieterzcoon's bodyguards whispered it into Pieterzcoon's ear in a voice that Meleonarch could hear.
"Hmm ... I see. Then why don't you change into your wolf form, Meleo? "
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"This ... can you give me a little ... father's blood?"
While stunned on his knees, a feeling of emptiness overflowed from Meleonarch's heart. Made him feel like he lost his sense of taste and left him blankly looking at his father.
"I see …, in short, you've lost that power? How useless, to what extent do you want to embarrass me, huh?"
While saying this Pieterzcoon raised the gun in his hand and aimed it at Meleonarch.
Doorr !!
The sound of gunfire echoed through the front of the Castle Gate. Thin smoke swept away from the tip of Pieterzcoon's gun along with Meleonarch's surprised face stuck to the figure in front of him.
Exactly a few seconds when he pointed Pieterzcoon's gun at his son, a figure rushed over and blocked the bullet from reaching Meleonarch's head. Blood also poured out, but the bullet he fired managed to hold it in his chest while collapsing on Meleonarch's shoulder.
"Schluzt ..., NO SCHLUZT !!!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE !!! "
Doooohhrr !!!
With the bursting of the second shot, a hole was created right in Meleonarch's forehead. Makes him look down limply with her eyes and mouth wide open lifeless.
"It is ... a basic useless, a waste of bullets me alone!"
The Bastion who was watching from afar became stunned and his body suddenly shook with rage. And with overwhelming anger, he shouted shrill in the cold night air.
" ZCOOON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"