Chapter 255 Brothers End

Chapter 255 Brothers End

Instantly, a suffocating chill clouded Candace’s eyes, but she continued in the gentlest voice she could muster. "Silly child... of course you are my son..."Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

"When I found out that I was not human, this supposition instantly entered my mind," Feng Bujue said. "Thinking back to the words behind that picture, ’Arthur and Andrew, my children, my love’, it did not matter whether it was Arthur or me who found it... right?"

Feng Bujue looked into Candace’s only eye and said, "Actually, you are not only hungering after his power but mine as well. Neither Arthur nor I are your children, and we are both non-humans. The only difference is... I am more innocent and easier to control."

He scoffed. "You are one scary woman. The depth of your cunning is so deep that I have to be impressed..."

Many memories flashed in Feng Bujue’s mind. Every clue on his clue map became clear, and they led him to the central truth. Feng Bujue stood up and said, "Arthur called me as his ’silly little brother’ twice. The first time was when we were young. We were less than ten... By then, he had realized how different he was, and he knew that he was adopted. And I still treated him like my real brother. I respected, admired, and trusted him. Therefore, when he said that, it was because he approved of the sibling bond that we have between us.

"And just moment earlier, he repeated this for the second time. And it was followed by, ’you thought you were clever, and this is the price you pay. Initially, I thought it was the victor’s sarcasm, but now that I think about it... I realize there was pity and helplessness in his voice. So, why did he say I was being silly the second time?"

At this point, Feng Bujue’s tone changed, and he started to continue the explanation from the perspective of the player. "Arthur is very clever. There’s no reason he wouldn’t come to the same conclusion as I did. It was only a matter of time. After the experiment failed, Arthur got the information that Andrew ’was not human’. He would have naturally made this extrapolation...

"I have limited knowledge, but I similarly came to the same hypothesis. While Arthur knows more about you than I do, he soon realized that... Andrew isn’t your child as well."

Feng Bujue sighed.

"Perhaps it was pity or guilt, but Arthur decided not to tell his brother the truth because he knew that Andrew would not be able to take this truth. Under your influence, Andrew believed that it was his brother who tricked him. He believed that Arthur was a cruel demon. If Arthur had told him that his supposed mother was the one who was using him and he was just another vessel of power that you were nurturing for your own benefit... For someone who was so innocent and ended up in this state, that truth would be so cruel."

He shook his head. "Arthur is a ruthless person, but only with Andrew would he show some kindness. He knew that it was under your influence that Andrew betrayed him. Even when the experiment failed and the things had been done, he still couldn’t bring himself to kill his brother. At this point, Arthur had done everything he could. He told me how to cure myself before leaving, and he thought of everything. He had me come to ask you who Andrew’s biological father is. Ha... Actually, this was Arthur’s way of being kind to Andrew. This way, you could admit what kind of creature Andrew is, without exposing the fact that you are not Andrew’s biological mother."

"You... you are not Andrew. Who are you?" Candace looked at Feng Bujue in shock.

An expansive field and a dark house appeared. A figure walked out from the front door. He had blond hair and was covered in dirt. His eyes were filled with confusion and emptiness. The clouds dispersed, and Andrew saw a small figure standing on the road that led away from his home.

"Big... brother." Andrew called out from his memory, but he did not know what else to say.

"I was worried, so I hung around before leaving." Arthur appeared calm. "What happened?"

"I... I killed her. I killed... Mom..." When Andrew said that, tears leaked out from his eyes. He wiped them with his sleeves. "She... she isn’t my real..."

"I know. It’s okay." Arthur cut him off as he studied his younger brother. "Are your wounds healed?"

"Yes," Andrew replied, "but I still don’t know what monster... I am..."

"Monster?" Arthur scoffed. "Since you have recovered, it doesn’t matter what you are anymore."

He snapped his fingers. Instantly, fire rose into the sky. Behind Andrew, the house lit up like a bonfire, and it turned into a giant fireball.

"It’s all over now..." Arthur sighed, looking into the sky. "What you need to do is retain the good memories and abandon the rest to the fire. You can be a demon or a monster; the sun will still rise tomorrow. If you’re a monster, live your life as one. There’s nothing to be ashamed of. Now, I no longer have any reason to turn into a human, to live a so-called peaceful life... I want to leave this small place, to explore the world. You coming, brother?"

"I..." Andrew hesitated before smiling. "Ha... Two monster brothers with blood on their hands raising a storm all across the Sita continent?"

"It sounds wonderful, does it not?" Arthur smiled.

"Yes, it does... brother." Andrew showed rare determination in his eyes.

Under the moon, with the wind rising, two shadows walked side by side as they left their childhood home. The fire behind them chased off all the shadow.

They headed down the road into the unknown future.