Zamia's hidden truths

Creak Ater pushed open the door of his office, located on the top floor of the main building.

He was surprised by how immaculate it looked despite his year-long absence.

Ken smiled gently and explained, "Mora cleaned your office every day since the day you left suddenly."

Mora blushed and kicked Ken's leg, " shut up ".

"Ouch"

Ater settled into his chair and gazed out of the window, lost in thought.

"So, Ken ", Ater began.

"Here is the information file about Zamia. It took a while to uncover details about her family and her past..."

Ken and Mora exchanged worried glances as Ater delved into the file.

"Don't worry, I am fine."

Despite their concern, Ater reassured them that he was fine.

As Ater reviewed the file, he came across a startling revelation about Zamia's family.

"This"

His eyebrow twitched in surprise.

"What's got you so stunned? And why the sudden silence? Let me see that," Magia demanded, snatching the file from Ater's hand.

"What the hell! Why is her father the same as the previous Master of Sol, Marionet? Ater, you killed Marionet, didn't you?" Magia exclaimed, taken aback.

"What a twist," she added, awestruck.

Ater remained silent as Ken stepped forward to explain.

"To clarify, Zephyr, the father of Marionet and Zamia, had a lover named Leona, who is Zamia's mother. This was after the death of Marionet's mother in an incident. Zephyr and Leona never married, yet they had a child together, Zamia. Her birth occurred when Marionet was approximately 20 years old and was kept secret from the public. Thus, Marionet is Zamia's half-brother. "

Ater put his hand to his eyes and muttered, "So, the one I killed was Zamia's stepbrother."

"Big bro, it is fine that person deserved to die anyway!", Mora chimed in.

"Thanks, Mora.", Ater replied.

Mora's expression turned somber as she looked at Ater and softly said, "Big bro."

Ken put his hand on Mor's shoulder and intervened.

Mora looked back at Ken; he shook his head.

"Let's give brother sometimes alone"

Moraa appeared dejected, akin to a forsaken cat, "Okay".

"Brother, why don't you rest? Magia and you traveled a long distance from Brazil to Headquarter."

"yeah, I should", Ater agreed.

Mora raised her arm, "I will show Bone-Appétit, her room." 

Ken chuckled.

"Wait, what? What did you just call me?", Magia was annoyed.

Mora ignored her and said, "Let's go. Rest well, big bro."

Magia's eyebrow twitched with anger. She inhaled deeply, reminding herself not to engage in a fight with a brat.

"I will go now, Ater."

"Omm", Ater nodded.

After Magia and Mora left, Ken said, "Then I will go and gather more information about Zamia and Marionet."

"Conduct a background check on Sol and its current master."

"Brother, it may take time to do a background check on the current master. As far as I know, his name is Lucian, and he is male. No one knows his ability. It's as if everyone who knew about it died. "

"Lucian", Ater muttered softly.

"Is something wrong, brother?" Ken inquired.

"No, That name just sounds familiar to Luci. I might be mistaken. You can go now."

"Then brother, rest well."

"Yeah"

Ken left, leaving Ater lost in thoughts of past tragedies caused by Marionet and the name Lucian.

Meanwhile, as Magia and Mora walked:

"Hey Bone-Appétit" Mora called out.

Magia didn't respond.

"Hey, you! I'm talking to you."

Magia still ignored her.

"Magia!"

"What?" Magia finally replied.

"Out of all of us, you have been with big bro for the longest. So,.."

"So?"

"So, Why would he harbor affection for someone who sought him out for a particular reason, especially when he was aware of it?"

Magia sighed, "Sigh... You, he, himself might not know but it wasn't love. He just wanted a normal life and Zamia gave him a sense of normalcy. Do you know what happened before he joined the Dolaidh research?"

Mor shook her head, "No, he never told us."

"Thought so, he was sold to Dolaidh by his parents for money. Unlike me, who was kidnapped. He was called a Monster, the Devil since his birth, even before his ability awakened. On the day, his ability awakened,....."

Magia fell silent.

"Well, for the latter, I think you should just ask him."

"Why won't you just tell me?" Mora pressed.

"He didn't tell you because he didn't want you guys to know, did he?"

"Now, this is my room, right? Bye"

With that, Magia shut the door.

"Huh! This Bone-Appétit!! I will get revenge on you someday! You hear me?"

Mora shouted with anger, receiving no response.

She left, feeling dejected.

"Finally, peace. Well, it is better for them not to know. His past is something people with a normal mentality can't handle after all. "

Magia muttered to herself, throwing herself onto the bed.

"Ater, I wonder when you will be able to let go of your past."

What kills a human?

Is it 

A hammer? or a knife? or A gun? or Another human being?

No, No, what kills a human is our mind.