"Okay, let's go."
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"Hmm? Did he fall asleep?"
"If his eyes are closed, I think so."
"Hey, hey! Why did you fall asleep? Wake up!"
"Slap his face harder, Mom."
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!
"No, he's not waking up. Slap him harder, harder, Mom."
!
!
"Do you need help, Mom?"
"No! You'll kill him instead of waking him up!"
!
Feeling pain on my face, I slowly opened my eyes...
"AHHHHHHH!"
"AHHHHHHHHH!"
Startled, I accidentally hit my forehead against Petra's.
Damn it, people like her should warn before appearing...
"Why did you wake up like that? Ahhhh, my forehead!"
Isn't it obvious? Damn it, I wasn't even this so scared when I killed for the first time. Ahhhh, they took so long that I ended up falling asleep. I still feel weak.
"I'm sorry..."
"Is it swollen, Marie?"
"No, since he has less TED than you, suffered less damage, Mom."
Upon hearing that, I placed my hand on my forehead and realized I had suffered more damage. It seems this "TED" strengthens the body.
"I'm sorry, I had a nightmare..."
Petra looked at me coldly. No, I can't let it end like this...
"Thank you, Miss Petra! My sister tried to protect me and was torn apart, dismembered, her blood dripped onto my face and she took her last breath before my eyes! My mother would have met the same fate, but... you saved me by waking me up! Despite it being a nightmare, thank you, Miss Petra... Ahhh!"
I got down on my knees and tried to cry, but... I can't! Damn it, acting is hard!
I covered my face with my hands to disguise it and looked through my fingers. Petra had a wrinkled expression again, clearly moved, but Marie smiled subtly!
It's just a discreet smile, but very captivating. It's the first time I've seen her smile, she should smile more... Wait, her personality is terrible!
She must be laughing at my expression! Damn it, she should at least have a little empathy, my sister was torn apart...
Petra noticed Marie's smile and said:
"Why did I promise never to hit you? Now you deserve a slap, why did I promise?"
Marie didn't realize it was a rhetorical question and replied:
"Did you forget, Mom? You promised because of my past and..."
Petra put a finger on her mouth, indicating for Marie to be quiet. Her hand must be itching to break that promise.
Petra approached and helped me up.
"Sniff! Thank you, Miss Petra."
"It's alright. You must be going through a tough time. And don't be so detailed when telling a nightmare, it's scary."
"Thank you, I believe that everything will pass, and the first step towards change is with your help. Oh, you haven't decided yet..."
As I said that, I lowered my shoulders, seeing that helpless boy, Petra opened her mouth.
"Of course we will help."
Petra said it patting my back. I responded enthusiastically:
"Thank you, thank you!"
"But we have two conditions."
"What are they?"
"You must promise that if you awaken, you will use your powers only for good or to protect your family. No killing without reason, I don't want to have a guilty conscience for being the one who set you free."
Well, I understand what you're saying, and I have already awakened. I remember reading that the boy managed to materialize a drop of blood. What I want to know is how to manipulate, materialize, become stronger.
"I promise!"
"Great, the second condition is that you won't tell anyone about this."
"Obviously, promise. I won't tell, for now, I don't even want my family to know."
"Okay, if you break any of these conditions..."
Petra gave me a cold look.
"We will KILL YOU before you bring more misfortunes."
Damn, due to her wrinkled face, she became even more terrifying...
"Follow me."