The chapter starts with a dream William is having.
In the dream he sees the memories of the original owner of his new body. The memories start from this person's childhood and sees a boy running for his life from the werewolf covered in black fur in grasslands at nighttime with a full moon.
Covered in cuts, bruises and clothes covered in
Blood and grime.
The boy kept running, out of breath, breathing heavily.
The boy felt nothing but cold and his only desire was to live for the sake of his mother, father and his older brother who have sacrificed himself to save him.
William seeing this felt every emotion and was overwhelmed with the feeling of primal fear and was unable to say something as if it was something that he himself had experienced once before.
Then he heard that same voice again that he heard before dying in his previous world.
The voice says with a calm tone,
—The time has not yet come but what I give you now is what you must use.
—The power to__________________.
Before he could hear the sentence he was woken up forcibly by the village guard.
Upon waking up he screamed as he had a nightmare.
The guard yelled and ordered him to stop and said to shut up and he's going to take him to the guard outpost where the Kingdom's strongest knight is waiting for him.
After hearing those words, William was confused and then he remembered, he was near the edge of the village.
At that time his mental state was not stable. All he was thinking at that time is that it must be all a dream. When the village guards approached him, they questioned him and ordered him to answer,
—who is he? —where he come from? —why he looked sketchy? etc.
William did not answer their question instead he was staring at the village and then sky.
Seeing him like that, the village guards got angry and started beating him up until he lost his consciousness and was later saved by the man with silver hair and sword.
After remembering what happened, he got out of bed, pushed the guard and started running. Then got out of the village doctor's house.
William was confused, he could not decide where to go then he decided to run along the road until he was out of reach from the guards and could feel safe.
After realising, he was out of reach from the guard so he decided to go between the alleyways and sit down there for a while until he figures out where he is and what he would do next.
A few minutes later when the sun started to go down, he started feeling sleepy. So he slept and started dreaming that same dream where he sees a boy getting chased by a werewolf.
This time the dream was different. The boy looked happier and cheerful rather than bloodied and running for his life. This time he was playing tag with his elder brother. The boy called him big brother Logan and he called the boy his little brother Mars.
After playing the tag both go to their house with a small garden filled with growing vegetables and small herbs. There was their father working in the garden making sure the vegetables and other edible plants are growing well.
Their father looked like a tall well built person. He had a short beard, wore normal peasant clothes and looked happy and satisfied doing his work.
Then there was their mother who had a baby in her hands. She looked beautiful like no other woman. The two brothers asked her for lunch and they were hungry after playing tag all day.
The mother was angry with her sons and especially the older one. She said,
—I am disappointed in both of you.
—Not only you both play all day together all day and ignore me when I ask either of you to study, help me with household work or train with your father.
—Especially Logan, you are already 14 years old and yet you waste your days playing with Mars all day.
—You should be attending the academy already.
—Also no lunch and dinner for both of you until you both reflect on your foolish behavior.
Father Asked her to not be too harsh on them since they both are still too young. The whole life is ahead of them. So there was no hurry for them to take their life seriously.
Mother seemed clearly displeased and asked him not to spoil them too much. "To think that the captain of the knights and hero of their kingdom Jerad Hailstorm 'The Flame Empror' is too lenient of his children", said his wife.
Father replied,
—Truth be told, I don't want my children to walk the same path as me.
—Legacy is something when people hold on to their pride and don't wanna let go of it even after they die.
—This is the reason why I left my deauty of serving the country in order to be with my family all the way in this village.
—I don't want my children to end up in the fight between kings trying to display who's kingdom is greater.
Mother really understood him but she also told him to atleast be strict with them to make them learn the value of discipline and hardwork.
Father knew what she was trying to say so he said starting tomorrow morning he will train them until she would be proud of them.
""At least you would also learn some patience while training them to be strong", said mother.
Father replied, "not today" then started laughing.
After talking to each other for a while father asked mother for lunch but she angerly said go get it yourself she has already made it.
Father asked her not be so displeased and mad all the time with him.
Mother told him this is the last time and does not wanna see him running from his responsibility of making their two sons responsible individuals.
Few minutes go by, mother breatfeeds her baby while father and two sons enjoying their meal on the table. The meal included beaf stew, bread and some rice pourrage on the side.
Mars said food is tasty today followed by Logan and their father complementig mother for her good skill in cooking.
The complement made mother happy and said not to except change in her mood just because they are complementig.
Before mother could say anything after that they heard loud noise of something blowing up coming from the other side of the village.
Father asked his family to stay here inside the house and not to come out and not let anyone come inside until he returns.
Mother asked what he means by that but after seeing him in serious look, she was expressionless and asked him come here as soon as possible after.
Father reassured her that he would come back by their as soon as possible after he dealts with the unwelcoming guests arrived at the village.
Father takes his longsword from the basement and quickly runs towards the area where he heard the loud noice. After reading the destination, he sees multiple people wearing black armour helmet with no shirt and black pants. In the middle of their naked chests he sees symbol of one big eye covered with flesh tatooed on them.
They were killing innocent villagers with fire magic and knives. Children, women, young and old. They spared no one.
Blood was flowing on the village streets and the sight was a pure nightmare.
Now the narrative shifts to mother holding her baby with her two sons Logan and Mars.
They hears door being knocked from outside the house. Mars quickly walks and goes near the the house door to open it after saying the father has returned. But mother askes him not to open the door.
Mars was confused and looked at her mother. Before he could ask her why, a hand came through pearcing through the door and grabbed Mars's neck from being and pulled him thus breaking the door.
Seeing that mother and Logan yelled together,
—Maaaarsssss!!!
After that two mysterious people came inside the house. In front, the person holding Mars from the back of his neck wore a black robe similar to that of a grim reaper and in back there was a person who had a white mask with red tears and no mouth and also wore a crimson red armor with longsword made up of bone and flesh on his right arm. The person in crimson red armour had long red hair and red eyes with blood red crown covered in flesh and eyes on his head similar to a normal crown covered in gold and gemstones.
Both looked menacing, especially the person in back that looked very terrifying.
Mother and her eldest son Logon were paralyzed with fear and horror due to the immense presence both the intruders had.
Mars was screaming and scratching to get himself out of the neck hold but unable to.
Mother asked them to let go of her son.
They did not reply but instead, the person covered in black robe troe off Mars' shirt and carved big 'NO' on his bare chest with his sharp fingers.
Mars was crying in pain. Seeing that, Logan was very furious to the point he forgot about the terror and fear he felt and started charging at them while holding a sharp knife from the table while screaming,
—Leeet goo of my little brotherrr!!!
Mother tried to stop Logan but it was too late.
Logan got chopped in two. Slash started from right arm and ended at the end of the left belly along with left hand. It was so fast one could only see Logan cut in two without seeing who swong his sword.
The floor was covered in blood and guts of Logan's. His mouth and eyes were wide open and face was covered in tears while laying dead on the floor.
Mars was horrified and surprised after seeing his big brother dead and with a pained tone said,
—No we were supposed to go play tag together again after lunch.
After saying that Mars started crying so hard, he crashed out because of his loss.
Baby started crying on mother's hand and when mother saw the sight of her sons tears started flowing out of her eyes and started crying loudly. Her crying was so loud fathey on the other side of the village also herd her screms.
Hearing his wife's crying, father rushed back to his house after killing those mysterious men wore black halmet.
Those who were killed by him were now on fire burning away with red flames.
When father reached the house, he saw his eldest son on the floor chopped in half, wife crying at back with her baby and his other son who crashed out on the hands of the man that wore black robe.
Seeing his family in such a state, father unleashed his emmence magical red flame aura.
His magical red flame aura was so emmence that everything aside from his family were affected high rising temperatures.
Father pointed at the two intruders to let his family go with his long sword.
When the father finished his words, the person with black robe threw his son Mars at him.
Father was surprised when that person did that.
When father caught his son Mars on his arms, he heard the sound of a sword being pocked in flesh.
When the father looked down, he saw a longsword that pierced his stomach from the the back.
It was the person covered in crimson red that stabbed him from behind with a red, fleshy, and boney long sword.
Father was surprised how fast the person covered in crimson red was. The attack was faster than blink of an eye before he could notice it from coming and gave him a fatel injury.
Father asked the person covered in crimson red with strutting voice,
—who are you?
The person covered in crimson red replied,
—Bloodborne.
—Lucius Bloodborne.
—A demi-God.
//(To read what happens next wait for the next chapter) //