"Arghh," the cries of a woman could be heard in a forest. The woman's belly was swollen as she squeezed her face and pushed with all her might. Right now she was trying to give birth alone to a child in the forest. She had a pair of brown cat ears and a cat tail. Her brown eyes showed determination and her brown skin looked tired out and malnourished.
"Arghh," the woman cried once more as the child was finally out, however when she didn't hear the cries of the child she froze.
She forced herself to see a skinny child filled with blood, but it wasn't breathing. The cat woman cried as tears of sadness flowed from her eyes as she held the child in her hands.
As the woman was crying, the cries of a child could be heard within the forest. With the little strength she had left she followed the direction of the sound to see a stream nearby and beside the stream was a strange white pod with weird engravings on it.
The woman then walked towards it out of curiosity. As soon as her hand touched the pod slowly opened as a beautiful baby could be seen.
Before her was a naked baby with lovely brown skin and crimson hair. The baby also had a pair of beautiful white eyes with a Diamond symbol on them that stared back at her.
"Gyaa," the baby smiled as she reached her hands towards Clara.
Clara, who was shocked at first, quickly calmed down as she picked up the baby in the pod and placed her dead child inside. She then pushed the pod into the stream and watched in pain as it floated away.
"What is this child doing here?" She wondered as she walked towards the child planning on carrying her but she soon realised she was bloody.
Clara quickly washed herself up before heading towards the baby and carried her into her arms.
"Ohh, ohh, gyaa," the baby smiled as it tried to reach for Clara's ears.
"How cute," Clara smiled as she used her finger to rub against the baby's cheek.
"Maybe you were brought to me since I lost my child," Clara concluded as tears flowed down her eyes.
"As I have lost my child you'll be my new daughter. Your name would be…," Before Clara could think of a name a voice whispered in her ears, "Leila."
Clara turned to see who it was but no one was there.
"Your name would be Leila," Clara smiled as Leila smiled back at her.
All of a sudden Leila's eyes changed into a bright blue color but her hair remained the same, which shocked Clara. However she composed herself and smiled. She decided to take in this child so she should be aware of the consequences.
Clara then wrapped Leila with some big leaves as she headed towards the city.
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Five years passed since the day Clara claimed Leila as her daughter, now they lived together in a small wooden house in the slums where poor people lived.
Loud noises and moans could be heard from Clara's room, even so Leila just sat quietly in the closet she was hiding in.
"Here's your payment," a man's voice could be heard as he played Clara some silver coins before buckling his belt and leaving.
"You can come out now Leila," Clara said softly and Leila got out of the closet and hugged Clara who wore a thin robe.
"You did well," Clara smiled as she caressed Leila's crimson hair.
Leila said nothing as she raised her hand and bright white light eloped Clara and all the wounds inflicted on her body disappeared. No matter how many times she has seen this, she was still shocked about such an ability, what's more her daughter possesses it.
"Once we make enough money, we'll leave this place and live somewhere better," Clara stated with bright eyes and Leila just smiled at her before giving her a peck on the cheek.
"Take these fruits and sell them in the market. Don't let others bully you okay," Clara gave Leila a small basket of fruits which she carries in her head with ease.
Clara then ties a cloth around Leila's face except for her eyes.
"Remember to never remove the cloth on your face if I don't tell you too. If bad people see you they'll take you away," Clara warned and Leila nodded showing that she understands before walking off.
Once Leila was at the market she sat near a stall where a middle aged man sealing armour sat.
"Oh Leila girl I see you're here again to sell fruits?" The middle aged man smiles as he looks at the little girl. He could recognize her from her hair and eyes.
"Humph," Leila nodded with the fruits on her lap as she sat beside the middle aged man's stall.
Throughout the day till evening she sat beside the man as people bought her fruits. Once her basket was empty she got up and brushed the dust off.
"Going home ehh, take care of yourself kid. Don't let anyone entice you with candy, okay?" The middle aged man warned as Leila nodded before skipping off.
As Leila was heading towards the slums she saw many people gather at the town square as they seemed to discuss something.
Curious Leila forced herself towards the crowd till she finally reached the front row. However what she saw was her mother tied up with several slashes on her body. Not only her mother but several other beast men people over 30 of them with their hands and legs tied.
A square faced man wearing black robes with a z stood before everyone as he raised his hands
"I'm glad everyone has come here to watch the punishment of these filthy beings that linger in our society. When I first came I was so shocked till I asked everyone, to hear they are here to steal other people's men and also caused several crimes. Oh you poor people have suffered so much," the man cried as tears flowed from his eyes. However Leila didn't care as she stared at her mother and dashed towards her. But before she could reach Clara some knights with black armour kicked her in the stomach which made her cough some blood.
"No one interrupts when his lordship is speaking," the knight stated. On his black armour was a sword piercing the head of a beast.
Leila didn't have the strength to get up as she just watched her mother being carried and tied to a stick.
"These wicked beings have polluted our lands for generations. The world is only made for only humans like ourselves to live on. So do you all agree to burn them?" The man asked as he raised the torch in his hands and people cheered him on.
Leila shuddered in fear, as she watched these people grin and cheer in excitement.
The man then threw the torch toward the beast people tied to the stick and he snapped his fingers causing the flames to spread and burn them.
The beast people screamed in pain as they cried. Why were they treated like this? They had done nothing wrong to deserve this. However some strange man accused them of crimes and captured all of them and started slashing at them with whips.
Leila watched with her own eyes as she saw her mother at the stake till only her ashen body was left. The people in the crowd cheered and laughed as the beast people suffered.
[ Host is going through a dramatic increase in strength I advise host should calm down ] the system warned as it sensed a sudden increase in strength.
However it seemed Leila did hear and all that was in her eyes was her mother's burning figure.
'These people are monsters,' Leila thought as she watched the smiles these people had watching others burn.
'Why don't they help the beast people? Why do they relish in the pain of others? Why do they mistreat someone of another race? I want them all to die, I want them all to burn like my mother did!!!!!' Leila roared as her body was consumed in bright red flames which consumed others around her and burnt them into nothingness in seconds.
Everyone screamed in terror as they ran away in fear of being the next victim, however they could all not escape Leila's flame.
[ You have forcefully awakened flames of Chaos ]
[ A unique flame made from the embodiment of Chaos. Cannot be quenched by anything and would burn till it destroys everything in its path ]
The man on the stage freaked out as saw people suddenly covered in flames and turn into ash in seconds. Due to fear he fell on his butt. He quickly got up trying to run away, but in a mere second Leila was already before him as her hollow eyes looked at him with pure hatred. Since she was born she has watched her mother struggle in a human society, trying so hard to live. Clara had resorted to a decent job but none of them wanted to hire here because of her race. So she had to resort to prostitution to make money to even have food for herself and her daughter.
Yet her only source of love was destroyed because of these people's foolish excuse to call them wicked beings.
"You all deserve to die!!" Leila yelled as she swatted her hand and a flame landed on the man's body burning him to a crisp in an instant.
Leila walked towards her mother's body as she watched it, ignoring the flames that were chasing after people and devouring them. Men, women and children, elderly none were exempted from the flames.
"Why did this have to happen?" Leila asked herself as she stared at the dead body before her in sadness before she looked angry. The flames grew larger as it spread, toward the entire city.
[ Host I advise you to deactivate the skill before you are consumed ] the system warned but it seemed Leila couldn't hear.
[ System trying to forcefully deactivate skill ]
[ Deactivation of the skill was unsuccessful ]
"Monsters, monsters deserve to die!!" Leila's body glowed brighter as the flames condensed around her before releasing a larger explosion that devoured the entire city.