Chapter 313 Phantom Chamber -4

Chapter 313 Phantom Chamber -4

[Third Person View.]

Just clicked his tongue, feeling embarrassed as he didn't get the hug from Vexa he was expecting.

He took a deep breath before looking at the massive door of the Phantom Chamber. The doors opened, and he stepped inside, and they closed behind him immediately.

He was currently standing in a very dark room. It was big and endless since there was nothing but darkness that could be seen.

He looked up and down and then behind, but for the first five to six minutes, nothing actually happened. It was as if the Chamber didn't know what to give him.

But that wasn't the actual case. Adam began walking around randomly before he felt the void-like floor turn into a patch of paved pathway, hues of dark above him changed into blues and orange.

He stood there for a second till he realized that the Phantom Chamber had now changed itself into his Orphanage.

"This... is going to be tough," he said to himself, knowing what the Chamber had done till now. This one's going to be a personal and traumatic experience.

He's always and will always have a special spot for his orphanage, so it was hard for him to digest that this thing was about to be turned over to him, but he kept on going.

He came near the orphanage building and in the ground when a small girl ran towards him.

"ADAM!!!!! ADAM IS BACK!!!!" She screamed in joy as she ran towards him.

Instinctively he bent and scooped her off of her legs and threw her up, little girl smiled dazzling in the sunset.

For the second ever Adam forgot that this was just an illusion and game played by Phantom Chamber, but he composed himself.

He cannot lose this round - not after what happened in Chameleon's Maze.

He's still not over the fact on how Ren managed to solo the Amphiptere. It can be just about it being the spirit that helped him, but even Adam knows, one has to be worthy of getting such a strong spirit.

When asked Ren never disclosed on what spirit helped him, saying that he doesn't remember which is possible and is not new for anyone but Adam.

He doesn't believe Ren. From whatever he's seen so far- he knows for a fact that Ren is anything but stupid and easy to understand.

For him everything was good still- since he immediately managed to pull the sword and make sure that his name is registered in the history as one that pulled down the sword to win the round for imperial academy. But it still bothered him because everyone- no one talked about him but all talks included the boy who managed to scorch and burn the whole dragon with mere touch.

Adam's thoughts made it hard for him to notice the subtle change in expression from the little girl as he put her down.

"Everyone!!! Brother Adam is back!! He's back!!" She jumped up and down excitedly.

*Silence*

He looked for Emily's room and found it. Pushing the door inside, he found it very messy. Emily had never been a person to keep her room clean, so he was used to it.

"Emily!" he called, and his voice had come back. There was no response, but he repeated until he realized that she wasn't in the room.

Sighing, his eyes fell on the picture that was placed on the desk. It was him and Emily - way back when they were kids.

He picked up the picture and felt a weird sensation in his chest. He immediately put down the picture.

Coming out of the room, Adam jumped back when he was met with William, who was looking at him stone-faced.

"What were you doing?" William asked sharply.

"Just—" Adam started to reply, but before he could finish, a man wearing a white robe entered the scene. It was someone from the church - evident from the embroidery on the robe.

The man eyed them from top to bottom before saying, "Everything is ready," and turning to leave.

Adam grabbed the guy by his arm to ask him what was ready, but again his voice betrayed him, earning a scowl from the man as he left, scoffing.

"Don't embarrass me anymore!" William growled, now visibly angry as he dragged Adam with him.

Adam had never seen William lose his temper before, so it was new to him.

They came towards the back of the orphanage building, where there was a very large ground where kids usually played. But today... it was different.

A bunch of people from the church were standing in a circle. The night was upon them, and the moon shone yellowish as Adam's eyes fell on hundreds of vertically placed slates of stones.

Tombstones.

"What is this?" Adam questioned, but he was still dragged by William. They came near the people from the church, who looked at William expectantly.

"So, we should start," one of the main guys said, an old man with a white beard.

Now at the end of his patience, Adam finally exploded. "CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MY HOUSE!?" he raised his voice, but nobody was surprised, just confused.

"What's happening? Whose tombstones are these? Where are the kids? Where's Madam Warden? WHAT'S HAPPENING!" He was bewildered by everything.

William stared at Adam for a second before his eyes watered and his jaw quivered. "What do you mean, where are they? Aren't they just in front of you? Why can't you see what you did!?" William grabbed Adam's face and turned his gaze towards the tombstones, pointing his finger as he trembled. "There they are! Just because of you! Just because... you weren't there! You killed them, you selfish little prick! You killed the kids! YOU KILLED MY FAMILY!!!"

"... w-wha-what?" Adam was shaking as his gaze swept across the tombstones. They were the kids?

"You killed them, Adam. You killed them."

Adam fell to his knees, not understanding what to say or do. He felt scared.