Chapter 268 62.4 - Initiation

Chapter 268 Chapter 62.4 - Initiation

Irina, locked within the confines of Astron's memories, observed the harrowing events unfold. The days slipped away, marked by Astron's diligent efforts to maintain their home.

As he gathered firewood, a sense of urgency disrupted his routine, and Irina could sense the impending danger.

With trepidation, Astron rushed back to the village, guided by an unsettling feeling. The stench of burning and iron permeated the air, foretelling a nightmare about to unfold. As he reached the village, twisted creatures swarmed, and Irina felt his desperate search for his sister.

The nightmarish scene unfolded as Astron, restrained by magical forces, witnessed his sister standing tall against the demonic horde. Irina shared his helplessness as he struggled against the magical restraints, tears streaming down his face.

The village succumbed to the onslaught, and Astron's world plunged into darkness as he watched his sister's valiant but futile fight.

In front of her, a demon's claws pierced through the chest of the girl – Estelle.

The air became heavy with despair, and Irina could sense Astron's world collapsing around him. The vivid scene revealed the heart-wrenching moment when Astron witnessed his sister's life extinguished by the malevolent force.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!"

Astron's screams filled the air, echoing the anguish of losing a loved one. The sound reverberated through the caverns of his memories, leaving Irina shaken by the intensity of his pain. The agony etched on Astron's face as he tried desperately to reach Estelle conveyed the helplessness of the situation.

"NOOOO!"

As Irina processed the scene, she began to understand the reasons behind Astron's cold demeanor and solitary disposition.

'This is why.....'

The trauma of losing his parents early on and then witnessing the brutal death of his sister left scars that shaped his character.

The sense of betrayal and vulnerability mingled with grief, forging a protective shell around Astron's heart. The experience of loss fueled his determination to stand alone to avoid forming emotional connections that could lead to further heartbreak.

She knew all of this quite well. After all, she herself went through an experience that was close to this.

How would it make the person close up to the outer world, build walls around themselves, and always be reluctant to open others?

How would the scars of the past have become the armor that shielded from the pain of attachment....

She knew everything well.

"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!"

The scene continued to play out, and Astron, consumed by rage and sorrow, vowed to avenge his sister.

The intensity of his emotions and the trauma etched into his soul all painted a vivid picture of the complex and tormented individual that Astron had become.

As Irina navigated through the layers of Astron's memories, she couldn't help but feel a mixture of empathy and sorrow for the man whose journey she was witnessing.

She may not have wanted to admit it, but inwardly, she knew. For the first time in a long while, she was feeling close to someone else in such a way.

Not in a way that made her heart flutter but in a way that awoke the feeling of camaraderie inside her.

The fact that she was able to understand even the slightest bit of how he became offered some relief, and at the same time, she felt like she slowly understood why, for all this time, she was comfortable when around him.

'I unknowingly felt this camaraderie, didn't I?'

After all, her act of arrogance was also her way of protesting the world. She may be irritating to others, but she actually knew it was better for good.

The more irritating she became, the easier she could woo away the shallow people approaching her with superficial intentions.

–WRRRR!

However, as the one-month period passed, Irina suddenly let out an exclamation of surprise.

Dylan Miller and his group, individuals who were supposed to have disappeared mysteriously, were still present, continuing their relentless bullying of Astron.

'They are still here?'

Something was different from her memories. But that wasn't the only strange thing.

'She is not in my team.'

Irina still remembered the first time she had encountered Astron. They were in the same group. At that time, she was angry at the fact that she was going to babysit a defective product, so she acted in the most embarrassing way she could, and she hated it right now.

But what she was seeing now was a lot different. She hadn't encountered Astron as she entered the dungeon, nor had the events that happened in her memories happened.

It was like the life she was watching now was a lot different than what she experienced.

The events surrounding the academy diverged significantly from her memories, and the presence of Dylan Miller and his group, along with the absence of her interactions with Astron during dungeon expeditions, puzzled her.

As Astron navigated through the challenges of academy life, a pivotal moment unfolded.

"Aren't you tired of everything and all that ridicule? Take this if you want strength."

Another student approached him, handing him a mysterious card while questioning if he wasn't tired of something. Irina watched as Astron, seeking a way to escape his struggles, accepted the card, setting in motion a fateful turn in his destiny.

It was at that moment that everything changed for him since Irina knew the place he went to was entangled with demonic humans, and when Astron left, he became one of them as well.

However, there a question arose.

'He hates demons. Why did he become a demonic human? What happened there? Was he brainwashed?'

She needed to know. Now, everything was different from what she had experienced; she needed to know more.

However, when Irina tried to delve deeper into the scene where Astron interacted with the demonic human, the details became blurry and foggy. She strained to hear the conversation, but only one phrase pierced through the haze:

? 'The enemy was never what you knew.' ?

SHIVER!

The moment she heard this sentence and the voice, she felt shivers down her spine.

It was as if the voice alone was able to affect her from where she was, and that was the scary part.

'Just what is this?'

But she had yet to find answers.

'Is this the Astron I know?'

It was impossible to understand.

'I need to know more? I don't think this place shows the memories of Astron.'

Just as she had come to the realization of this, suddenly, she felt a force of suction from somewhere.

–WRRR!

With the voice, her world became blurry as she instantly found herself in a time frame.

A timeframe she had never expected to see.