Chapter 413: A Little Boy's Nightmare

Chapter 413: A Little Boy's Nightmare

He failed to awaken his superpower! Mercer looked down on the little boy who was crying relentlessly. His grandfather, who had been kind to him all the time, was looking at him in scorn and hatred. The little boy couldnt wrap his little mind around the events occurring. Not only did he fail to awaken his superpower, but now even his family hated him.

You are not a Cross, hear me! Mercer shouted, but all Miles could hear was buzzing. His mind long shut down to protect itself. But his eyes could still see the hatred beaming out of the four pairs of eyes around him.

Mother. The boy cried as he looked at his mother. Only the fifth pair of eyes werent looking in hatred, his mothers, but those too looked in displeasure and disappointment.

She is not your mother from now on! Malcolm shouted, Didnt you hear, you are not of this family.Thê source of this content n/o/v/(el)bi((n))

Who am I then? The little boy asked, but found no answer. He was nobody it seemed. Without a strong power that could make his family proud, without a status that could benefit the Cross, without an ability that would make him useful to his parents and siblings, he was a nobody. Worthless piece of flesh that was injected with their blood.

Days followed as the hatred grew. Miles slowly lost his soul in ever-growing darkness. His brother, who he loved dearly, started to beat him up every day. His sister, who was lovely, turned into a witch and insulted him at every opportunity. His father, the pillar that he was leaning on, stopped talking to him. Worst of all, his mother... The one he would never think would leave him didnt even look at his face from that day on.

One of those days, he walked to the basement to see his mother. It has almost been a year since he learned he would never awaken a superpower. He thought, maybe his mother had forgiven him, maybe now she would at least look at him. When he did so, he saw his mother was tinkering with a golden-colored wristwatch.

I cant crack it! Evelyn murmured. What is wrong with this shitty watch? Should I destroy it?

Mother, please let me have it. Coin, let me have Coin if its useless to you. He said as he looked at the wristwatch. He had a fable for the broken device. He felt it was like him. Because of a small mishap, it was to be discarded. Like him, he failed to awaken and is now cast out of the family.

As he was looking with an expecting gaze, Evelyn rose from her seat and threw the golden wristwatch to the metal oven in the lab. Soon, the wristwatch melted, and liquids of different colors were stored in separate vials.

Here, recycled and separated, it can be useful once again. She said, without even looking at his son. Miles felt tears forming in his eyes. What did that mean? He was even worse than a watch? He couldnt be melted and reconstructed like the watch after all. He couldnt be recycled. If she could, would she do it?

Eve, what is going on? At this time the door opened and Adam walked in. He placed his hand on Miles's hand. The little boy turned to look at his uncle to see him smiling back.

Adam, the watch was faulty, so I melted it, Evelyn said with a frown.

Why did you? Adam looked agitated, I told you it was important to me! I just wanted you to try and crack the strange coding language.

It wasnt a language. Evelyn snapped back, It was an error. Something messed up with the device.

It was not, Adam shouted in anger.

Oh, what was it then? Evelyn asked with curiosity. From Adams tone, she discerned that he knew what it was about.

I dont know. Adam sighed as he was about to walk away.

Where did you get it then? Evelyn pressed further, I spoke with Hill and it told me it had no idea where it came from.

I told you, I found it, Adam answered without turning back and walked away.

Every child, when they came of age, would be given a wristwatch with an AI. Even the citizens had weak powers. Miles, too, had one, but the wristwatch wasnt anything like the hunters had. It was a simple device that would only allow him to live in Unity. Its personality wasnt good either.

Jelly, why cant I call my uncle? asked 14 years old Miles. Adam recently told him to visit him, but now he was in front of the Headquarters, but couldnt go in.

Please, please! Miles begged as he cried.

I am so sorry. Adam sat near him as he profusely apologized.

You cannot send me back, you cant! He didnt want to go home.

You can live with me instead. Adam nodded. He prepared an ambulance and took Miles to his house. He hired a nurse to look after him all the time. Miles, now couldnt even kill himself. He was fed by a nurse, and even had to be carried to the toilet. He couldnt even wipe his own ass.

Look, this show is not bad, eh, young master. His nurse sat as she opened the tv. Coin and the Marooner.

Water, please, Miles asked for the umpteenth time but the nurse ignored him.

Hush, boy. I will bring you water when the show is over. She reprimanded.

But she didnt. After that show ended, she watched, Mayas Fiery Adventures. Later she watched, Z and X.

Miles would call Adam, but his wristwatch wouldnt help him. With no other choice, he watched the tv. Soon, the screen changed, and news started to roll.

The violent homicide shocked the police in Unity. A stepmother killed her daughter for the legacy of her late husband.

Today, Unity woke up to a terrible day. The Lord of Glleyn Family passed away two days ago. He left behind a wife and daughter. His brother, who was also his partner, didnt want to share the company with a little girl, so schemed with the widow and planned to kick one Valerie Glleyn from the family. But when the little girl fought back for her inheritance, the duo killed the girl and tried to feed her to monsters.

When the duo was discovered, they confessed, but it was already too late

Meh, why disrupt my cartoon hour with this bullshit? The nurse cursed, as she rose from her seat to turn off the tv.

Leave it! Miles shouted.

What did you say? The nurse looked back in annoyance. Watch your tone, boy!

I said, leave it! Miles shouted once again, as he looked at the face on the tv. The face of the girl seemed so familiar yet so distant. The colorful hair and silvery green eyes. The smile awoke myriad emotions in his already black heart.

Who is she? He mumbled but he couldnt recall.

What were you watching? Miles turned to the nurse.

Coin and the Marooner. The nurse said with a scoff.

Coin? Miles rolled the word in his mouth. I would name my wristwatch Coin if mother hadnt destroyed it.

Coin, Miles repeated, as he felt something was wrong. But soon, he felt his lower body once again, as if the word was giving him power. He chanted the word over and over again, and when he did so hundreds of times, he heard glass breaking, and in the next second, he opened his eyes in a room.

Across him sat three people, Evelyn Cross, Mercer Cross, and Gordon. Next to the three, a floating globe was spinning. And at the other side of the room, on a bed, Adam was laying with his eyes closed.

The fuck?