It's been a week since Evan dealt with his trauma.
Seeing a certain old man who was cooking, Evan thought
' Thanks, gramps. '
It was his last day Today, and he will be leaving this small house Tomorrow morning.
This past week was the best!
He had taken care of all the problems, his body was in the top shape, and his mental condition was also very stable.
It was like he had been reborn forgetting everything that happened in the past and moving on.
' It's not all that false. '
Looking at his small hands Evan still could believe that in a sense he was now ten years old. In this given month, he now had gained full control of the body, he could perform various moments which he found difficult at the start.
' Thank God I got used to it before venturing into the ruins. '
Yes Ruins.
The old man had repeatedly told him that they were in the ruins. But he didn't know exactly what these ruins were and where they were located.
As for what Hades' was doing here, no one knew. Evan had tried to ask him multiple times in the past
" I find it peaceful here. "
was all he got from him.
That man is seriously broken! Like who the hell lives in such a dangerous area?!
After knowing that he had to start his journey from such a dangerous place Evan couldn't help but curse inwardly!
But if this man were not living here Evan would have already died somewhere in the Ruins.
' But still couldn't he find a safe place to live at least! '
Evan only knew that ruins were a dangerous area where mutated beasts roam freely.
' I should ask him, maybe he will tell me now that I am leaving tomorrow. '
Mutated beasts?
They were like a big version of creatures who mutated due to unknown reasons. No book presented in the house had explained it.
As he was fighting with himself in his thoughts, he heard the voice of the old man.
" Kid your launch is ready. Eat as much as you want we don't if you could get to eat in such a peaceful environment starting tomorrow. "
" Don't you worry old man, I can manage it and will make it out from here. "
" Yeah yeah "
Hades placed a bowl of soup and a plate with a lump of strange-colored meat in front of Evan, pointing his finger toward the meat.
" Eat it while it's hot or else you will not be able to chew it properly. "
" Hmm, thanks for the food."
Evan picked up his share and started eating up.
Finishing the food, He looked at Hades who was still seated on his sofa.
" Old man you aren't leaving for some URGENT unfinished business today? "
" What? Brat you think of me as someone who just leaves his house without any good reason? "
" You don't? "
" I have a good reason for it, brat?! "
" Hmm, Okay. "
" Aham, any way you leaving tomorrow right? "
" Yeah "
" So you don't want to know about the current location and your destination? Although you learn a lot from those books they were still two hundred years old."
Hades had known the content of the books from before and knew that the information in them was outdated.
Seeing that the old man was finally willing to share some latest information, sparks appear in Evan's black eyes.
" Yeah, I want to know! "
" Okay then first quit down and listen to me seriously. "
Seeing a serious expression on his old face, Evan become focused.
" First let me tell you that the world is not the same as it was before, it is very different from what is explained in books. "
Evan did not utter a single word and had an expression to let Hades know to continue.
" There was a very big war 190 years ago around 1086 S.Y., not like anything the world had witnessed before. "
' War? '
" A war in which the strongest and only Empire, as you know the Apollo Empire, fell. This war is also known as the War of End which brings the end to the Empire.
This War changed the terrains of the world leaving ninety percent of the land unable to live due to radiation and mutation. Many of the people having the money left the planet behind and decided to reside on the Horizon.
There are only three places on Apollo that I know of where humans reside today, divided into sectors namely 1, 2, and 3. Sector 1 is the largest with around 70 percent of the total population. "
When Evan heard about the war, he had a thought and could not help but ask
" Old Man, Apollo Empire was the lone ruler so who initiated the war of such scale?"
Hades looked at Evan before shaking his head
" We don't know, It is said that attacks come from the sky without any warnings. Empire didn't have any time to react at all. "
' From the sky? Who had such a power to destroy a whole Empire without giving it a chance to fight back? '
There was one more question on Evan's mind
" Then what about the Amore? "
The city that Evan heard from the book, the most advanced and beautiful city, the city he thought of visiting after leaving the Ruins.
Hearing that a sad look formed on Hades' face.
" What do you think would have happened to the city where the Imperial family resided? "
" Come with me outside. "
Saying that Hades started walking outside.
Reaching a some distance from the house he stared in a certain direction.
" If you had read the books, then what do you think about that tower? "
Evan following the directions when looked up, couldn't help but remain in his current position after some while his gaze fixed on a tower standing tall among many destroyed buildings.
" Isn't it....."
" The Tower of Union"
He saw a colossal tower-like building in the distance which was almost destroyed but still standing. One look and anyone can tell that it would have been a piece of art, a very futuristic building at that. But now it was in tatters.
" Yes, where we are standing is the very heart where the attacks happened. "
" Then Ruins? "
" It was once called Amore, the city of Life."
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* Destroyed Amore *