Chapter 58

Chapter 58: MOVE ON

Lane was having a party. January 15 was her birthday. She was ten years old now.

"Happy Birthday Lane!"

Miriam carried her large present. This was her gift. She was the only one here because the others were busy. Niña went to Germany to spend her time with her mother. Kyle and Christian were busy making their headquarters. Mikael and Klein were with their Grandparents. However, all of them had birthday presents for Lane. 

"Sorry Lane, their time is occupied....  "

"It's okay sister Miriam! "

*arf!*

"Choco!"

A little puppy wagged its tail. This was Miriam's third time meeting the puppy. She couldn't control herself and smile. Choco was adorable. She caressed its fur. 

"You're so cute!"

Months passed but Choco was still not growing. The puppy's size never increased. 

"I'm giving her much much food but Choco is not growing..."

Lane was worried about her pet.

"It's fine, our Choco will remain cute if she didn't grow. Choco please don't grow!"

Miriam was telling her selfish desire. She clasped her hands, hoping that her wish would come true. 

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The Portal would open after 100 days. Hundred thousands of monsters would come out to feast. Just like what happened in Cavite where ants covered the sky and killed every people. 

Right now, thousands of Portals were appearing on the planet every day. The Hunters under the jurisdiction of governments were busy killing monsters. Jose had been contracted by the HA, he just finished killing the monsters of Orange Portal. 

" I see, so you're in the Hunter Association. How's the job? They're not enslaving you, right?" 

" No, Chairman is an impartial man. We are from the same District so I already know him. That's why I easily accepted when I learned that he'll be my Boss. I'm happy that I'm working for my country haha"

Jose was the captain of a 12 member team. His team was consist of Hunters who received power via Skill Book but two of his team were 'Fake Hunter'. Searching Skill Book was not easy, that's why his team was not complete Hunters. 

Only a small portion of Awakeners accepted the offer of HA. The organization decided to add members by giving them a Skill Book. Many people accepted their contract, especially now that they knew that the Dungeon was full of treasures. 

A group of scientists discovered another source of energy.  Dungeon Ores, it's an ore that could only find in the dungeon. It could produce energy that could rival a nuclear plant.

Hunters were not the only ones who visit the Dungeon. Even miners and geologists were now entering it.

Medical knowledge was quickly expanding because of the power of healing potion. Many people uncovered that there were millions of unknown species of plants inside the Dungeon. The scientists believed that the Dungeon was the answer for them to breakthrough in their research. 

They decided to study the concept of mana to learn the secret of the Dungeon. In this upcoming era, people's lives were starting to change. 

"How about you man? I watched what you did, you should have asked for help. Four versus one is hard, man. Haha, though I found it cool when you kill them. You rock man! Hm, what do you think? You're not underage, right? Wanna drink? My schedule is free now. I believe Fundador will not hit you. Haha, besides you're holding some booze."

"I'll pass. I have something to do here in Cavite. There's a place I need to go. "

"Is that so, no problem man. We can drink next time. "

He was in the Cavite right now, Mikael watched how the new Cavite was moving up. He saw many changes, he couldn't identify the place because almost all of the landscape was destroyed. However, he smiled, he saw people walking creating their new house. Cavite was changing and Mikael helped them to realize it. 

He was holding a bouquet and a bottle of liquor, he rode a Jeep. 

He went to the newly built Cemetery. This was the place where the people who died in Monsters Wave lying. The grave was empty but the tombstones show the name of the dead. The only thing lying in this place were the memories... 

He read every name. He halted when he saw the name of his parents. He put the flowers and Emperador.  Emperador was the liquor that his Father loves. He knelt and told his story. In the middle of his talking, his tears dropped on the grave. 

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Hours passed and Mikael decided to leave. His eyes were red and he was full of snot. He wiped his face and stood. 

When he was at the gate of the Cemetery, he saw a woman holding flowers of carnation. He knew this woman, she was a classmate. 

"Andromeda..."

"Oh, you're... Mikael. How are you? I saw you in news."

Andromeda forced herself to smile. She was one of the high school queens of their campus. But now, she was haggard and she lost her weight. Most of all...

"Your arm..."

"Oh this, let's just say I'm lucky. I only lost my left arm... "

She tried to hide her disabilities by smiling. But she couldn't deceive anyone. She was struggling to hold the flower by one arm. 

Mikael opened his Inventories, he took a high-class potion. He gave the potion carefully.

"This... Healing potion! N- No, no I can't accept this! This is too much. I'm sorry but I decline."

A high-class healing potion could heal missing limbs. It cost a half-billion pesos in the Philippines market.

She felt like the potion was too precious for her to use. It could save Mikael's life if he was in danger. 

"Please accept it... When I walk earlier. I saw the name of your family... You need this, you're alone. No one will help you. So please accept it. Let's just say I want to make good deeds. I don't want anything. I just want to help."

Andromeda stared at Mikael. She saw his red eyes. She knew that this man lost his parents too. She couldn't control her emotions and sob. 

"...I'm alone now... Wahhh... Mama, Papa, brother... I lost everything. "

She cried and lost her strength. 

"That's why accept it. You need to live, for them. "

Andromeda tightly held the potion. She and Mikael were not close. They were only classmates, but she felt thankful. 

Mikael left her crying. He let the woman decide how she would use the potion. 

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Before he departed the Cavite. His heart told him to visit their house. He only saw broken walls and pillars. He recalled that there was a photograph of his family in his room. He carried the destroyed debris just to find the picture. 

He threw the concrete to clean the place.

In the middle of broken glasses, he found the picture. Mikael and Klein were smiling while their parents were hugging them. It's the picture they took when they toured the island of Boracay. 

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He gazed in the sky. He didn't know why he was crying so much. He touched the picture and put it in his wallet.

He grabbed his phone and called his brother. 

"Hello Klein, how's Lola? I'll be there at 9. Did Miriam call? How's Lane's birthday? "

He's now returning to his family. 

(Note: Bonus Chapter cause I gained another patron!!! Thank you!! 'Payfortunate' and 'Ausner Gentil')