Cap 32

Night had already come and I was awake, I got out of bed, which was very comfortable, and began to prepare to start recovering from Keiko's trauma, now, I cannot postpone this any longer, I thought I could overcome it alone, and but with two pillars like Basanti and Mary, but I can't do it, now it's my turn to move, and complete the promise to save her, don't say that I don't keep what I promise.

Using teleportation, I got to the nearby location of Keiko, she didn't immediately go to her side, because there were two naughty girls spying on her mother, they were surely curious, and I don't think it's the first time they see her.

- "Basanti, Mary, you shouldn't see these things." They jumped back in surprise, and looked at me with wide eyes, they knew they were in trouble.

- "Sorry" they said at the same time, how coordinated they are when it comes to getting out of trouble.

- "Okay, she's curious, right, why does her mother do that, she does it very often, it's not true"

It surprises me that they have such a strong mentality, other girls seeing the carnage that is inside, would vomit and be traumatized, the mana of this world will have to see something, maybe it makes them mentally mature faster.

- "Yes, mother always does that, and we don't know why, she is also never able to detect us because of how concentrated she is." Basanti replied.

- "I don't understand why she does those bad things, if she's so good to us." said Mary.

- "It has to do with his past, you want to know why." It will be good for you to see this, it will help you understand your mother, and support her to move forward, what a good guy I am, putting so much effort into saving someone.

- "Yes, we want to help her." they both said.

- "Stay here and look, don't intervene, it's an order."

-"yes"

I slipped behind Keiko, and began to observe what he was doing, they were all dead, there were 5 people in total, 1 woman and 4 men, just like their first murder, two dead had their guts out, others were mutilated, and the blood surrounded the chair in which they were tied, Keiko had a smile on her face, and she spoke to herself, since they would not answer her.

- "It's so beautiful, the blood, the guts, this sword, you know, it's called El'druin, the sword of justice, and that's what I do, justice by killing everyone who hurt me." She said with a smile and crazy eyes, a potential yandere, as for the sword, I gave her one of the 7 that I have, that is the one with which I kill her parents, she asked for it, she wanted a memory of her past , but that was a mistake on my part.

- "It is a work of art I would say, a work of a madman, a psychopath, a serial murderer." he was surprised when he heard my voice and quickly turned around.

You know, serial killers, psychopaths, those types of people, they are very intelligent, capable of devising crimes and going free for a great amount of time, even some are never discovered, this type of person could easily have been a great doctor. , scientist, or someone important in the history of humanity, but life denied them, the difference between these people, and a world-renowned genius, who brings advances to the world, is their environment and where they are born, nothing more than that , but it is not that I say they are innocent, because each one chooses the end of their story, maybe you cannot write the beginning, but you can write the end.

- "Leon, it's you, you come to appreciate my art." a rather rare art, but everyone has their taste, who am I to judge.

- "Art, it seems crazy to me, but that's good, that makes you different." If we were all the same, it would be boring.

-"thanks." seemed sincere.

- "But, your art is empty, you know, you only repeat once and again, the beginning of your work, you cannot continue in the past Keiko, you have to advance, to be the best artist."

- "empty, but it's beautiful, look at them, there are, so quiet, lifeless, they can't do anything anymore, that's what this painting is about" this counts as painting, I would say no, but let's not go into useless details.

- "You will say, they can no longer harm you, that's why you killed them, right, someone dead will not cause you pain, like those alive from your past."

- "They are already dead, they will not return." I think we already leave the metaphor of art, and we come to reality, uh, that's better.

- "If that's true, why do you repeat the scene again, it's because you don't want to forget, you want to remember that they are dead and nothing will happen to you."

- "no, it's not, it's art, this makes me happy lion." It seems that she is still with the metaphor, we better continue with that, it will make it easier for her.

- "no, it doesn't, you just hurt yourself more, see, look at it, and say it's not the same as you've seen so many times."

- "no, no, no, lion you are wrong, they are different, they are different people." he shook his head strongly to the sides, to emphasize that he was wrong.

- "but it's the same process."

- "It's art, and it's fun, I always wanted to draw when ..." He couldn't finish the sentence, when his body trembled a little, remembering the past, he wanted to be an artist.

- "When you were a child, that was your dream, but what happened happened, and you couldn't be certain, your dream was denied, it happens to many, it is not the first, stop complaining and move on."

- "Nothing happened, nothing, I've always been an artist since I was little, I'm an artist, now I am, look at this is my work, and it's beautiful León, everyone will want to see it." he told me as he pointed towards the dead, his face was mad, of someone who does not accept who he really is and refuses reality.

- "You weren't, when you were little, you were just a used doll, over and over, and over again, Keiko, that was your past, and the way to leave it behind is not to pretend it didn't happen, it's to accept it and move on."

- "No, no, it's not a lie, I was a good girl, I was a good girl, I was a good girl, I always did what my parents asked me, I was a good girl, I was a lion." his smile was broken, tears began to flow, his hands were shaking, he had already dropped the sword a while ago.

- "You're wrong, that's why, you will always be a toy, look at you, now you only changed hands, before you belonged to your parents, now you are my toy, I do not change anything, they are still someone worthless and exchange them like clothes." You had to press it, break it to be accepted, it is the first step to advance.

- "no, I'm not, I, I ....."

-"you are."

-"I did not want." her voice was cracking, she was crying, her tears ran down her cheeks, as she held her head, refusing to accept reality.

- "that you didn't want." I kept forcing her to accept who, it is now or never.

- "I didn't want to go through that, that hurt a lot, it was horrible."

- "You wanted to be a true artist, and because you are not, you have the opportunity now why not pursue your dreams, instead of living in a non-existent past" I never understood that, people insist on living the past, some because it was better, and they would like to live that time again, and others refuse to move forward and blame everything that has already happened.

-"I can not anymore"

- "and why is that?"

- "Why is it, you ask why is my surrender to my dreams due, Leon, it's because of this shit of life, I didn't ask for this Leon, I didn't ask to be abused over and over again in my house, in the place that It should have been safe, my refuge, but while they abused me, my mother laughed and my father recorded, I did not want to, I did not ask for that life, it is what I touch it is not my fault, I wanted to be happy, but I They took all of them away, it's the fault of this fucking life that took everything away from me, that's why everyone has to die Leon, they won't hurt me, they won't yell at me those horrible things, they won't laugh at my misfortunes, they understand me, just the dead will give me peace. " she started screaming furiously, venting all her pain, and ended up getting softer as she cried.

- "you hate your daughters too." I asked, I wanted to know how far it is broken, enough even to deny what it loves the most.

He was hesitant at first, but, he was releasing everything he had endured for so many years, and he wasn't going to stop talking, he didn't even reason properly, and after a little laugh, he started talking again.

- "Yes, I hate them, they have all of them, they are happy, they have a mother who takes care of them, they have you, who always watches over them, they are intelligent, beautiful, they can eat whatever they want without having to do those horrible things. They have everything, damn life blessed them, instead it only gave me the crumbs, and I had to beg to be able to have them, I hate everyone León, I hate your wife because she has you, she was beautiful, and she looked happy, even after that little fight, I hate that new girl, who has one of your promises, I hate Amaya, Lina, Line, because they will always be by your side, and I hate you León, because you will never love me Even though I would give my life for you, I hate life, I hate everyone, everyone should die. " he said in a monotonous tone, as if nothing mattered anymore, just saying everything he felt, he was on his knees, his hair messy, his hands on the ground, tears kept coming out, and his eyes, just empty, although still shining a little light.

- "You don't hate your daughters, maybe the rest do, but I doubt that you hate them, there is love in each of your acts towards them, there is care, there is affection, what you really hate is in front of you."

I put a mirror in front of her so that she could look at herself, and see the being she hates the most.

- "I'm only lion, how can I hate myself."

- "Yes, you hate yourself, more specifically, you hate your weakness, you hate having been weak and not being able to free yourself from your cruel destiny at that moment, when you were a child, to free yourself from your past."

- "So what do I do, I die, so I will no longer suffer, so I will be born again and be happy, and I will no longer remember those horrible things that torment me every night."

-"want to die." If he wants to die, I can no longer do anything, it hurts that I will not keep my promise if that happens, I could also erase his memories and implant them again, but, it would be boring.

-"me..."

- "Dying is the only way you can forget everything, you don't see those dead, they no longer feel anything, there is no pain, no worries, there is nothing, but if you no longer have anything, how can you really be happy? "

- "..." he took the same sword that he had used to kill the other people, and handed it to him.

- "Live to seek your happiness, or you die to forget everything and find peace, just don't forget what you lose and win with the decision you make.

Seeing that she is on her knees, with her tears still coming out, her hair messy, looking at herself in the mirror while holding the sword, trying to make her decision, I leave her and take the two girls and put them to sleep, they will be motherless again, or will it be a new day sharing with him.

POV Basanti

Looking at what was happening inside the store, how my mother looked crazy, and how slowly her face changed to one of despair and pain, until she ended up with a lifeless face, my heart ached, knowing that my mother suffered, and has I've been suffering all this time, and I didn't do anything to remedy it, it hurts a lot when he said he hated us, although I know it's not like that, but, it still hurts a lot, and even though, I wanted to cry, I couldn't, I had to be strong for my sister Mary

While I was thinking about that, I had put a barrier so that Mary's screams were not heard, which was contained in my arms, so that she did not escape, I wanted to stop what Leon was doing, we promised him that we would not intervene, and that I will, I will trust at.

- "What are you doing Basanti, don't you see that she is going to die, mother will abandon us, we have to save her, let me go. Mary was yelling at me, wanting to escape and stop everything, but I couldn't let that happen.

- "I can't, this is necessary for her."

- "idiot, let me go, mom will die." He kept screaming yelling, kicking, and butting his head back, even a blow from his head hit my nose, causing the blood to come out, and soak Mary's hair.

- "If I do, you will only make things worse, she has to make a decision, live or die, and we can do nothing." How much I would like to kill those bastards who damaged my mother, but it is no longer possible, I can no longer save her from something that happened, we just have to wait and get out of this on your own.

- "You, how can you let her die, she is our mother, we must save her." His gaze made me feel very bad, but I have to have faith in Leon and Mom.

- "Take a good look at her, she's not very different from the zombie outside the camp, look at her eyes, they're empty, she's dead inside."

- "Then we will let her die, don't be an idiot, if we are by her side she will be happy again, maybe you don't love her." she scolded me angrily.

- "You're wrong, she will not, she will not recover if we intervene, we will only delay the inevitable, it is necessary for her to make the decision and do nothing for now, also, do not say that I do not love mom, because it hurts a lot Seeing her like this, and if she is going to be like this all her life, it is better that she die and rest in peace, that is better than living eternally in torment. "

Seeing that she calmed down, I let her go, she looked at me with hatred and resentment, and tears that fell down her cheeks, my blood falls down her forehead, that look hurts, I had always thought of her as my sister, and I still think about it, also , I love her so much.

- "How, how can you be like that, see her in front of you and let her die, if she dies, I will hate you forever Basanti."

His look is from a person who sees a stranger, it is as if he no longer loves me, I would like to say to him, Mary please stop, do not continue, please, that hurts a lot, but, I can not tell him, it is good that he focuses his hatred in me, so it won't hurt so much what happens, and what can happen if we lose mom.

- "Hate me all you want, okay." I said it with a smile, and keeping a strong forehead, I am the more mature of the two, and I must take care of her.

- "I hate you, you are the same as him, you also want to take everything away from me, I thought ....., I thought we were sisters, but I see that we never were, you always support him, you were always against me, you just want to see me suffer, that's why I let mother die. "

- "Don't say that, what Leon does is the only way for her to be really happy."

- "It's a lie, you're like him, I hate you for that, and I always will."

- "Hate me all you want, I will always love you, for me, you will always be my sister."

- "I'll kill you if mother doesn't live."

- "If this life were mine Mary, I would put my neck at your disposal, but it is his, and I want to live for him."

- "I hate you, I detest you, you, Basanti, you will take everything from me again." she said slowly, like wanting her not to forget those words, and I doubt she will, but I can't blame her, she already lost her family once, I can't feel her pain, since I've always had mine, but if I can help her and that the blows that life gives are softer.

- "Okay, I accept it, I will accept all that hatred."

- "hate me."

- "because I would do."

- "because I hate you, it's fair."

- "I never said it was fair Mary."

She approached me, and slapped me, but I just stared at her with a smile, and did it again, but I keep looking at her, one, another, and another, my cheeks were swollen, the taste of blood in my mouth was stronger than Before, I felt how one of my teeth lost, but even so, I smiled, although my smile was surely scary, but, this was my last effort before breaking my facade.

- "Why? You should hate me, you have to do it, my words don't hurt you, don't you feel like your heart is breaking, you don't have feelings, Basanti."

- "Just how did you feel about mom's words, right, when she said she hated us, it hurt me the same, believe me, and your words now are like sharp blades that skin me every second while my skin regenerates, I feel like a thousand nails go through every part of my body, I feel like my heart is breaking more and more, but it hurts me more to see you suffer, and mama. " Until I said it, uh, maybe I'm not that mature, I can't carry this weight alone, it's better to share it with her, I don't know why I doubt my sister, she still loves me, I should have taken this approach from the beginning.

- "It's not fair Basanti, you're an idiot."

- "I am, but before that idiot" I approached her, and took her face, looking her directly in the eyes. "I am your sister."

Her face slowly began to change, her eyebrows creased, pouting, and more tears came from her already red eyes, and soon she began crying.

- "waaaaaah, waahhh, wahhh, sorry Basanti, sorry, I love you, I love you very much, you are my sister, sorry for all my words, sorry Basanti, please forgive me, I will give you all my desserts"

- "hahahahaha, what a good offer, I'll accept it."

- "Yes, I give them to you." I began to hug her, and pat her on the back to make her squat, little by little, it's good that we've fixed ourselves.

- "Now, now, calm down, stop crying, I already told you, I will always love you, my dear sister, there is nothing to forgive."

- "sniff, sniff, sorry, sorry Basanti, I didn't realize that you suffered too, I was an idiot."

- "Yes, you were, but I forgive you, ok, now stop crying."

- "Thanks Basanti, I was afraid, I could have ended up as a mother."

- "what do you mean with that." I never heard that, I don't know much about his past, apart from the fact that Leon killed his parents, which I must ask him why he did it.

- "Where I lived before, they did the same things to the other girls as to mom and soon it would be my turn, I was scared, all of them said it hurt a lot, some even died, Basanti, I'm afraid that someone will go through what same as mom. "

- "That would never happen to you, Leon would not have left, especially now that you have me." Those bastards, I hope I can find them and make them pay for scaring my sister, there won't be any left alive.

- "But, at that time, he was not there." so I was very lucky,

- "Relax, but it was, and as I said, now you have me, nothing will happen to protect you.

- "I'll protect you too, I won't let anyone touch."

- "Okay Mary, rest, tomorrow will be a new day, but don't forget something, no matter what decision mom has made, she will always have me, I will have you, ok."

- "I know, but, I still want the three of us to be together, I still want to hit Leon's idiot, and you too, because you're just as idiotic as him."

- "So it seems, now sleep."

Perhaps I am the same as him, we would both kill whoever offends our family, also I think we have the same eyes, only that the color is different.

Going back to my sister, I used a mana to make her fall asleep and rest, she already suffered too much, she already lost her old family, and knowing that she could lose her again, was a devastating blow for her, sigh, how difficult it is to be the older sister, having to do so many things for the younger one, I also have to try harder to be the best, and be her role model, besides that I have to do something with that idiocy of hitting Leon, so that he becomes good, wanting to change León, it is very difficult, almost impossible, the best way to prevent him from doing crazy things, is to be by his side, and prevent some idiot from irritating him and León deciding to exterminate his entire race just for that, I have known him since I was born , and I know that León will not hesitate to kill those who annoy him, and give a lesson worldwide, for León, just and sinners must pay for the acts of a single individual, and more if it is the leader who does them, since it is who represents them.

While I was in my internal monologue, I don't know why but I always do that, Mary always annoys me when I do it, returning to the topic, Leon had already finished and was coming towards me, my mother was still with the sword, trying to make a decision, that I hope is the one that makes her happy.

- "It seems they fought, huh." Leon asked.

- "Yes, but everything went well, thanks for my mother."

- "You're not angry, look at her, she's between killing herself or living, and I led her to that, I could have let her live her life as it was, and she wouldn't have to face her past, she probably would have remained stable for many years."

- "I'm not angry, I'm happy for her, after what happens tonight, she will find peace, or start her way to her true happiness."

- "They have told you that you are a good girl, because you are."

- "Thanks, can I ask for something."

- "Yes, what do you want."

- "can you forgive my sister."

- "Why.?

- "You're not angry about all those words, I know that even though I put up a barrier, you could still hear it, she said she hated you and you were an idiot." I thought he would be a little irritated at least, but he is not.

- "it's true, but I'm not angry"

- "why not."

- "And you, you didn't get mad either, you accepted every word she said to you, and you still hugged her and said you loved her."

- "because I am your sister, instead you are ...."

- "The man who took everything from him, and it is normal for him to be angry and say those things, besides, he is only a girl, I don't have time to get angry with her."

- "That's right, sigh, it's a relief, she only said it because she was angry."

- "Okay, now, it's your turn to sleep, tomorrow will be the beginning and the end of many things."

- "I can ask for something else" seemed a little doubtful, but I hope I accept.

- "Okay, say it."

- "can you give Mary and me a hug"

He looked at me for a while, and he hugged us both, I felt safe, happy, every time I'm by his side, I know nothing bad will happen, I remember this hug, this was the first one I received when I was a baby, and then the Keiko, it's the only thing I remember as a baby, but that happens to all of us, so I read in that books that León brings and the ones that mom uses to teach us, I looked at my mother, and raised my hand, trying to reach her, no I wanted him to leave, I know he wouldn't listen to me, but I still said.

- "Do not abandon me, mother." It was the last thing I remember, before falling into a beautiful world of dreams.