Chapter 154 - Home

Looking at how dusty the place is, Jason couldn't help but shake his head.

"There is lots of work that needs to be done here" Jason said as he got up before taking a walk around the place. 

Meanwhile back in the Wallace territory, Berry has finally made it back and as to his arrival, both Derrick and Wilson were already waiting inside the hall waiting for someone until they saw Berry walking in with a corroded hand and with a twitching face, Derrick asked.

"What the hell happened to you".

"It was caused by one of the targets who happened to pass by Lapis town" replied Berry with a frown on his face.

"The target was able to injure you" asked Wilson with a surprised look on his face.

"It was actually the work of a poison I guess which he threw at me" replied Berry.

"I see and since you were able to arrive here so quickly means you have already dealt with him" said Derrick.

"Not really, after using the poison on me, the horse which I was riding on died on the spot giving them the chance to get away" replied Berry with gritted teeth.

"They ran away and you decided to come back here without even giving chase to know exactly where they ran to" asked Wilson.

"I actually wanted to but I couldn't due to the fact that the poison was still in the area and it would only worsen my state if I were to go through it and let's not forget about my arm" replied Berry.

"What about your arm" said a voice from the hall.

"Greeting family head" greeted Berry and the others when they heard the voice and there was silence. After some time, Berry decided to carry on.

"After I was infected by the poison, it seems like it is moving around my body while trying to affect the body parts" said Berry as he looked at his arm.

"You can pay elder Damon a visit, maybe there is something he can do about that arm of yours and as for the rest of you, you will have to continue the search without Berry for now" replied the family head.

They nodded to his order and were just about to leave when the family head spoke up once again.

"It seems like Alex was not able to make it to the meeting".

And it was only then that Berry noticed that he hadn't heard the annoying voice even when he came with an injured arm.

"For him to miss the meeting, it could only mean that Alex is dead" suggested Derrick.

"If you say so, the problem is who could have been strong enough to kill someone as powerful as him" said Wilson as he found it hard to believe that his friend was dead.

"Who else could have killed him if not for the target" replied Derrick.

"That is not true, I have seen them with my own eyes, and knowing Alex there is no way he will lose against a foundation realm expert and a lady who has a foot on the grave" said Berry.

"If you say so but then again why is he not here" asked Derrick.

"Maybe he finds a lead about the target and decided to follow it, knowing the kind of person he is, he will ignore the call for a meeting and continue with his track, and let not forget that he was already angry about being given such a lame assignment" reply Wilson with a smile after knowing the strength of their target.

"Whatever, if he is still alive just as you claim he should be, he will have to come back and face his punishment" Derrick.

After saying those words, they were just about to leave but that was when Berry remembered that he still hadn't shown them the identity of the target.

"Wait a minute, I might have something that would help you a lot in your search" he said before taking out a scroll and brush as he began to make some drawings on the scroll before passing it to Derrick after some minutes.

"That is not exactly how they look but it is close to it, I want you to make extra copies of it and pass it to the others" instructed Berry before walking out of the hall as he make way to elder Damon.

"With this, it would be more easier to search for them" said Derrick with a smile before also walking out.

The next morning…..

Jason woke up and went to check on his mother and to his surprise, she was already awake and thought the wound was still there but it doesn't seem to be causing her any trouble like it did the other day and to her side was Hannah who was still asleep.

"You seem to be doing okay" said Jason as he approached her with a smile on his face.

"Yes, and it is all thanks to that young lady who help extract the poison from my wound. I would like to thank her personally for saving my life" replied Clara as she remain lying still on the bed.

"You have to recover from your injury before thinking of doing something as such besides she will be coming today" said Jason with a smile.

Clara only smiled before closing her eyes but all of sudden, she opened them which frighten Jason as he asked her what the problem was out of fear that something might have happened to her.

"Where are we" asked Clara.

"An old apartment. You can call it our new home" replied Jason as he let out a sigh.

"Our new home? Since when did we have a home" asked Clara confusedly.

"Well, you see Amanda help us purchase this place in hope that we will pay for the rent later after we have settled down since she needs a place to begin your treatment" replied Jason.

After hearing the whole story, Clara finally close her eyes as she went back to sleep without any worries.

'Who would have thought that she will frighten the living hell out of me over such matter' thought Jason to himself as he went to wash off since he has not been able to do soon due to his mother's health.

"Time to go look for something to eat" said Jason with a smile after he was done washing up.

"You should be careful about your pursuers being in the area" advises the bracelet.

"Since we are already inside the capital, I don't see any reason why I should be scared about them causing there here" replied Jason.

"You may have made it into the capital but according to what your mother said the other day, they can still have their way here so be careful" said the bracelet.

"No problem" replied Jason before walking out of the apartment.

'Since this place has been abandoned for a long time, there shouldn't be any problem leaving it unprotected for now' thought Jason as he make his way to the market.

After spending some time in the market, Jason make his way back but then he saw that the door was open, with a frown on his face he hasten as he went inside ready to see who could be so daring to come in only for him to run into Amanda and by the look of things, she just arrived.

"Why are you in a rush" asked Amanda as she let out a sigh which tells how frightened she was by Jason's sudden appearance.

"Sorry if I frighten you, I thought maybe the enemy has found out where we are hiding" reply Jason with an awkward laugh.

"But I told you that I would be stopping by to check on your mother's condition" said Amanda.

"I actually forgot about that" replied Jason with a smile. 

"So how is she doing" asked Amanda with a smile as she made her way to the bed only to see her sleeping.

"Unlike yesterday, she was feeling much better" replied Jason.

"That's good to hear" said Amanda with a nod before looking at the wound as she took something out of her storage ring before passing it to Jason.

"Feed her that pill when she is awake" said Amanda.

"Are you leaving" asked Jason.

"Yeah I need to go for my training" replied Amanda with a smile as she made her way to the entrance.

"Ah, I thought that you would be staying for a while until she wakes up" replied Jason with a sigh.

"Maybe another time" she replied as she opened the door and just as she was about to go out, she turned around and said.

"I think you should clean this place up to make it look anew again" said Amanda before closing the door behind her.

After she has gone, Jason let out a sigh as he mutter to himself.

"This place sure needs a cleaning".