A young body kneeling on the ground, weak as if starving for many months with the remnants of countless dried tears in face while eyes were like out of vitality.
In front of the young body was a lump of ashes.
This day the sun rose as it rises everyday, the wind moved through the trees as it always had, the animals yawning were sounding as always.
The only matter irregular was that a young boy in his house didn't open his eyes feeling the warm and soft hands of his mother running in his hair.
The boy opened his eyes through the sound of falling objects, loud yelling sound of people and sharp crying voice of his mother.
The young boy immediately sensed the severity of situation and ran towards his mother.
"Mother why are you crying." The young boy asked, standing a few steps away.
Looking at the child before her, she wanted to cry more but this would show her weak state instead she hugged the young boy."Wu zian they are accusing your father to be a theif."
Wu zian looked at the crowd of people surrounding his house.
His father was stopping all of the people singlehandedly, but some of them were trying to pick a fight.
His father became helpless infront of the crowd.
His father kneeled on the ground before a person."Village head my whole life I lived in this village, you have seen my whole childhood, my marriage was held in your garden, I am like your son tell them that I am not the theif."
The Village head had a old appearance with a fat body.
"Wu Mon you were like my son in the past but after I saw you yesterday stealing silver coins from my room now you are the traitor of this village." Village head kicked Wu Mon side while telling this.
Wu Mon looked at the chest where village head had just kicked he became totally shocked.
Wu Mon had spend his whole life since birth in the village he had hunted beasts for the village, he had cultivated crops for the village and now the village head treated him like a stranger.
Wu Mon's heart cried in this situation."Village head you are misunderstanding something yesterday I was hunting beasts with my son you can ask him."
"Firstly Wu Mon don't you feel shame dragging your child into your crime and secondly now you are going to teach me what is right and what is wrong." Village head slapped Wu Mon so hard that it left a red mark on his face.
Wu zian and his mother could see everything that was happening outside but couldn't hear a thing.
Wu zian after he saw village head slapping his father anger rised in him but his mother stopped him from going outside.
Village head pressed Wu Mon's face on the ground with his fat feet."I treated you like my son and in return you steal my silver coins their is no forgiveness for this crime I sentence the punishment of death to your whole family."
"Village head I don't know why are you behaving like this but please atleast think about my son." Wu Mon had already lost his hopes.
"Wu Mon does this mean you are accepting your crime." village head pulled Wu Mon by grabbing his hair and whispered in a low voice."If you accept your crime then I can let your son live."
Wu Mon as a cleaver person he understood village head was planning something mischievous and he could do nothing about it.
He looked at his wife eyes desperately but he didn't find courage to look at Wu zian.
Closed his eyes and thought inwardly."It's hard but, I have to do it, atleast one of us should survive." Wu Mon looked at village head and whispered in a low voice."I admit the crime of theft."
One after another people started to speak.
"This traitor confessed to his crime."
"This village provided him food and shelter and he betrayed the village this is truly ungrateful he deserves to die."
"Wu Mon I never expected you to do this now I am feeling disgusted looking at you."
Village head silenced the crowd and he spoke." Villagers don't worry this Wu Mon will surely die but I think we should let his child live."
"Village head a child learn from his father Wu Mon's child would also surely harm our village in the future he should also die."
"Wu Mon's child is still under 18 and I believe no person deserves to die in young age."
"But village head that child can cause harm to our village what about that."
Village head gave a dissatisfied look to that person."Then we will destroy this house and expel Wu Mon's child from the village."
The crowd of people started to act as village head ordered some of them started to destroy the house while some entered the house.
The group of people who entered the house reached Wu zian and his mother.
Wu zian yelled."Why are you people entering my house."
Wu zian's mother had already understood the situation when her husband looked at her eyes, she was already prepared for this but a expression of fear still lingered on her face.
This fear was not for herself but the child who was standing a few steps away from her.
From the group a person walked forwards Wu zian didn't felt good about this situation so he tried to stop the person.
Wu zian found himself in a weak position he was immediately pushed backwards his head striked the wall.
A person grabbed Wu zian's mother hair and kicked at her lower body, she fell on the ground.
Wu zian rushed to save his mother but he was again pushed backwards.
Infront of Wu zian his mother was attacked but still he could do nothing about it.
The person dragged Wu zian's mother by her hair to outside.
Wu zian's mother didn't screamed infront of her child but Wu zian felt the pain in the silence"why… why are you doing this to my mother? We're neighbours, why are you treating us like this all of a sudden?"
After hitting the wall Wu zian was already bleeding, he was effortlessly knocked unconscious with one strik.
When Wu zian finally regained consciousness he found himself at the centre of village where people usually gathered to celebrate.
A large crowd had formed a circle in the centre two people were tied together, they had many marks of attack in their body.
The group of people were simultaneously throwing stones with fierce anger, attacking the tied people.
Wu zian slowly opened his eyes the first thing that appeared in his vision, is the figure of an fat person.
The fat person was the village head.
Wu zian felt angry the moment he saw village head he clinched his fist tightly calming his anger.
"Village head, why are you doing this to us and where are my parents?"
Village head turned his gaze at the Wu zian."Son of Wu Mon you have a weak body unlike of your strong father it took you so long to wake up that your father and Mother are already dead."
Wu zian heart beat increased he choosed to not believe the words of village head."Village head don't lie to me, you cannot fool me this easily."
Village head laughed loudly and pointed his finger at the centre."look at the dead body of your parents and believe my words."
Wu zian turned his gaze at the centre, he saw the dead body of his parent.
This moment gave a mental attack to Wu zian, his parents were completely naked, in many parts the skin was peeled, burned marks disfigured their faces and chopped arm of his father on the ground.
Wu zian began to approach his dead parents.
Village head pulled Wu zian's hand."Dont rush the punishment of your parents is still incomplete."
Wu zian resisted and spoke in a weak voice."what do you mean, you want to punish a dead body?"
Village head ignored Wu zian."Fellow villagers even though Wu Mon and his wife were sinners of this village they were born here and raised by this village, this motionless dead body infront of us have enough rights to end in this village."
Village head was right now simply manipulating the people to follow his action.
Wu zian was desperately trying to free his hand from village head head's grasp, struggling to just one last time be near his parents.
The Villagers approached dead body of Wu Mon and his wife, lightning their body in fire.
This moment was enough for village head to release Wu zian's hand from his grasp and he did aswell.
A 15-year-old boy, who had lost his parents in an instant, suffered from mental trauma, his body weakened by exhaustion. All he wanted was to feel his parent's warmth once more.
Wu zian stood infront of the fire, he had already lost his hopes in living from the deepest part of his heart he wanted to jump in the fire the only thing stopping him was the image of his lost sister.
The fire gradually exhausted, all the villagers including village head had already left the place, the only thing remained were the lump of ashes on the ground and helpless Wu zian.
Wu zian quietly kneeled before the lump of ashes crying until his eyes stopped producing tears."Father Mother please forgive this useless son of yours."
Wu zian had already understood he couldn't continue living in this village nor he wanted to.
The only desire in Wu zian's heart right now was to find his sister and provide her a beautiful life.
"To fulfil this ambition I Wu zian will do anything even with the cost of my life."
The village was surrounded by a huge wild forest, a home for many fierce beasts.
Wu zian needed to first survive in the forest inorder to leave the village, for that he required a weapon.
Wu zian remembered the dagger his father used to wear as locket.
Wu zian inserted his hand in the lump of ashes and began to search for the dagger.
Inside the lump of ashes he found the dagger but his fingers touched two unknown objects that were not bones.
Wu zian pulled his hand out, he opened his hands, The two unknown objects were revealed in his palm.
Their was a dagger and two rings in his palm.
"Whose rings are these? I don't remember Father or Mother wearing any rings."
The ring of Death.
The ring of Nothingness