I can't believe it.
She is my mother. No, it can't be a joke.
She has the same appearance as my mother back in the real world.
How can this be even possible?
Even her little details about facial features and body measurements were the same.
How could this even be possible? It's another world, not the real earth.
She's like my mother, who was lying in a hospital bed for more than twenty years.
Is she my mom?
I don't know; I'm certain that they look exactly the same. They were the same whether she was in the real world or this world. I couldn't distinguish the difference between them even in the slightest bit of detail.
I was surprised by these revelations.
Who was she? A doppelganger of my mother?
She must have been Daris's mother, but why does she have the same opinions as my mother does? He's playing prank on me.
Or is this a coincidence?
But one thing I'm sure of. I am happy to see her again even if she isn't my real mother.
I jumped myself to hug her impulsively because of some reaction. That I miss her a lot. So much so that when I was on the brink of death, I was afraid that I couldn't see her again. And I cried because I made so many mistakes and regrets in my early life. While chasing goal of power, maybe I shouldn't have been chasing for power. Instead, I should have worked hard to keep a family long enough.
The current her was surprised by my sudden impulsive action.
She sighed and put her hands on my head to back. Expression was filled with warmth and gentleness. That any mother could display in front of the children.
I started crying unconsciously because of the guilt. I have been carrying around for so many years.
「There is my little son; why are you crying?」
She said it in a gentle tone.
「I'm sorry, mom. I left you all alone back then. I wonder if that's the same mistake again. Please forgive me.」
I mourned.
I didn't notice her puzzled expression.
Hugged her till I felt her breast softness.
「What are you talking about? My son, you haven't left me alone. What were you playing in the forbidden lost woods? What's there to forgive about? Are you hallucinating my son?」
I forgot that she is not my real mother.
She's daris's mother who just same appearance as my mother.
『May be it's just what he mentioned regarding my identity!』
I understood now what he meant.
Then what about my appearance?
I asked her.
「Mom, could you bring a mirror now I wanted to see my face!」
I'm just curious about my appearance.
「What? Why do you suddenly want to see your face now? You already know you are like your father appearance {1}then is it because of scars on it?」
「Mom please I want it please~」
I looked at her innocently.
「Ok. Ok. My child I'll do what you say. SILVIA DEAR GET THE MIRROR OF RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOUSE, UP HERE!」
「YES AUNTIE!」
I heard a loud shout from Silvia.
After 2 minutes.
Silvia brought the mirror up to me and my mother's side.
That's when I saw how beautiful Silvia is…
My soul is in 40's!
I don't wanted to be paedophile?!
She brought me up the mirror to me and said.
「Didn't I always told you not go over the forbidden lost woods?! {2} What were you thinking you idiot?! Me and auntie got worried when we heard that you'd gone it!」
I looked at it.
I was half shocked.
I had similar appearance as previous life's but I'm a 7 years old child…
I'm lied.
「I'm sorry to you both. I made you worry —」
「I'll also told you that many villagers will called you Satan's child and often bully or ll you from now on… And they blame you for leading other children's into that cave… my son, I should have been more stricter with you!」
She gently rubbed all over my head.
And said.
「I'm worried what would happen to you… Daris… will you take the blame of the villagers…」
Silvia looked at me with worry.
I could understand what they're saying.
Even if I'm not the culprit behind it, still blame me for their child's loss.
It because of that—
『Forbidden Lost Woods?』
GRIP.
Suddenly the pain gripped all of my head.
And then loads of memories rose from my mind.
Forbidden Lost Wood was a forbidden place that every person shouldn't go to without the permission of elders in the village.
But.
A few groups of children had visited the place out of curiosity. It was a forbidden area that even the elders of the village were afraid to go into.
That place contains a dangerous for warrior in this village, which is located in the village's lair called the Devil's underground cave {3}.
Devil's underground cave was known as a forbidden place that if someone visited only once, they would never return.
Even if they return, they will already be possessed by the devil.
Hence, they are also called Satan's children.
That's why the majority of the children didn't go to the place. They were as if they were already scared of being possessed. All have been lost in the forbidden woods forever. They didn't want to be labelled as Satan's children.
But I was returned with full of scars and bruises from that place.
I managed to see a monster there, but since the atmosphere was filled with smoke and fog, I couldn't see the face of that demon. It used some kind of magic to lure us into that place.
Yet I was able to barely return alive, even with wounds.
But for the other children, it was only misfortune that they didn't come back. I don't know what happened afterwards. I ran for my life to reach the gate of the forbidden Lost Wood. Luckily, they were able to find me… the rest.
From the depths of the wounds, it seems like crazy beast would have done this.
That's when daris faced death from such young age and he'd died from that encounter…
I don't know what happened to him correctly. How did real Daris died actually?
It remains a mystery…
From his blurred memory before running away from that monster is foggy.
What really happened to him.
Why did he gone to that forbidden place with his friends in the first place?
What the exactly the goal behind it?
Not certainly because out of curiosity!
What actually happened to that place?
May be I'll know in the future…
Author's Note
{1} He has a absent father. He has only relative that's his mother. I'll show his father's background story in the upcoming chapter so stay tuned.
{2} Forbidden Lost Woods: It a dangerous which banned to not go that place for every villages and warriors.
{3} Devil's Underground Cave: Yeah. That's the reason why most don't go forbidden lost woods is because of this cave which has dangerous magical beast.
*Now Mc daris will be mocked and tortured as a Satan's Child which colloquially termed by villagers who broke the taboo of entering the Forbidden Lost Woods. I planned to make this novel darker…