"When you two were young, even combined, you didn't reach my waist. Now, you've both grown into graceful young women," Farid Vincent said with a tender gaze, despite his body being ravaged and wrapped in bandages.
Tears welled up in Emily and Fatima's eyes, and they yearned to rush into their father's embrace.
However, Farid Vincent sternly warned them, "Don't come near me. The toxins on me are from a voodoo curse. Touching them could cause bone-eroding pain, and you might end up like me."
Emily wiped away her tears and asked Farid Vincent, "Father, what exactly happened to you back then? How did you end up like this?"
Farid Vincent sighed and began to recount his ordeal to his daughters and Henry.
"After I brought you two out of the demon dungeon, I was determined to gain enough strength to re-enter the dungeon and rescue your mother."