Chapter 333 - The Ark Of Gab's Kindess

"And remember, like how I can save your village twice. I can destroy your village twice fold as well. I can be your protector and I can be your worst nightmare. My judgment is based on how an area treats its younger generation."

She tightened her grip, causing the man to flail about.

"You can show me a facade and I may be able to fall for it. But once I uncover the truth, I'll make sure your legacy and lives end here. I hate people who mistreat children. And if I were you, Gabriel," warned Mavislin as she let go of the petrified man.

"I would've burned this village to the ground years ago," finished the Valkyrie, with her eyes flaming red.

She threw the man onto the ground with such force, but it did not harbor any major wounds.. Thus, she won't get into trouble with the elders. But she wanted to do more harm, though her words had already made them wounded and frozen.

Everyone stood in silence. It was true, just because someone was known to play pranks doesn't mean that he or she should be ignored for the rest of their lives. It wasn't fair to treat a child or anyone like that. Besides, he is just a kid who wants to have fun, there's nothing wrong with that.

And what's more, they had failed to find the balance between Gab's pranks and his good deeds. His pranks were indeed annoying, but they were never life-threatening. They were mostly annoying, at most. And they were fun for Gab.

But his words of wisdom and knowledge when it comes to dangerous substances were extraordinarily helpful and life-saving. He did not need to share such precious information with the folk that mistreated him, yet he did anyway.

Because he's still a child. And children are honest creatures. They lack the maturity to understand who to help and who to hurt. They don't know the evils. Everyone is a friend in their eyes. Every ȧduŀt they see is scary and foreboding. But children are impressionable as time goes by.

Plus, the early days of Mavislin and Raiyen were spent pulling pranks in the nearby village of the Old Chapel using Magecraft. The pranks from small humans these days are nothing compared to the ones that they did years ago.

Flooding the town, freezing the well, and making the livestock turn against each other... Those were mundane to the Mages at the time. Sure, Gab's pranks were also wrong on one level, but they did not earn him such a life of being ignored.

Hell, his skin color and the fact that he was poor did not warrant him to be shamed for the rest of his life. If this community did not give him a place he deserves just because of his physical appearance, then he should not waste his precious time with this bunch of fools.

"If the townsfolk hadn't forgiven us, we wouldn't have saved them either. But I envy you, Gabriel. You were able to help your village even if they hate you or ignore you. You gave certain advice to the village chief via your parents, didn't you?" asked Mavislin, winking at Gab.

Gab nodded slowly as he looked at Mavislin. When he had seen the village children being poisoned, he managed to dig through his writings to find the cure. But someone else took his antidote and claimed credit.

When he told his parents not to drink from the rainwater, since it was from the clouds that got tainted by the volcanic smoke, no one believed him. Except for his parents, who believed that their child was a walking angel. Every other villager who drank it became ill.

There were many more instances but they were all the same. Gab trying to warn everyone but every time, his warnings were ignored. Until today, when the Valkyrie shows up once more. And with her explosive mood swings, they would be lucky if she doesn't decide to kill them all now.

"And you!" yelled Mavislin, abruptly at Gab.

Crap, I need to say my prayers now, she's going to kill me! Gab's thoughts were interrupted by Mavislin's harsh questions.

"If you knew that someone was stealing credit for your advice, then why didn't you stand up to it?! Why did you let these worthless ȧduŀts trample on you?!"

"I didn't know that they were doing so! And no one would have believed me, even if I fought for it. I just wanted to have fun and I found my new hobby while being alone. And I didn't want anyone to die just because of my pettiness. Plus, they would have killed me anyway!"

Finally, after hounding the village. Someone had the thought of kindness without reward.