Changes Made Part 3

"Elicia!…..Elicia!…" Wailed Brian holding the lifeless body of the one he loved.

Jakob stood beside him as if expressing his condolences for his loss and did not utter a single word.

After finally calming down, Brian covered Elicia's lifeless body with a bedsheet. While still mourning for her death, Brian handed the sword back to Jakob with shaking hands but Jakob did not take it back. And instead, turned to look outside the window.

Brian did so, and saw a large fire burning away a part of the forest near the city. At that very moment, Brian felt his body moving involuntarily.

"What is going on?" He asked, hoping that Jakob could answer his question.

But instead of answering, Jakob slowly turned his gaze to his lower body. Brian followed his gaze and realized that his pants were slightly pulled down, revealing his exposed genitals.

He could not help but let out a chuckle. He knew he was doomed and turned to smile at Jakob, who was standing beside him in silence.

"So this is it. I was wondering why you did not take the sword away from me. Mister Jakob, can you at least tell me something before I die?"

"Ask away,"

"....Did…did the others die peacefully?"

"No,"

As if hearing comforting words, Brian let out a sigh of relief and nodded his head.

"This is a great opportunity. I won't be able to live after taking her life so I'm glad I have a reason to die. Killing myself without any reason would warrant a scolding from her, after all."

Brian forced a smile as he lay down beside Elicia. Before thrusting the sword through his heart, Brian turned to Jakob and said,

"I'm glad you gave us the opportunity to die peacefully, mister Jakob. I greatly appreciate your kindness. It's a shame that I did not get to know you very well before leaving. But I guess that's just how life is. Farewell."

Brian thrust the sword without hesitation and immediately pulled it out and spent his last ounce of strength to embrace Elicia for the last time before finally drawing his last breath.

Jakob reached out and closed his eyes, still streaming with tears with the same smile as Elicia.

After covering Brian's body with a bedsheet, Jakob walked out of the room and into the hallway stained with blood. He walked over the dead bodies of attendants, maids, and other employees of his senior.

Upon reaching the first level of the mansion, Jakob saw some of the survivors mourning the death of their colleagues, while some gathered the dead. The moment they saw Jakob walking down the stairs, they immediately bowed their heads in sadness. Only a handful of employees survived. Without the presence of a threat, Jakob sheathed the sword and threw it on the floor and sat on the stairs of the front door.

"Senior, I have fulfilled my promise. I protected your estate. I thought I could do it with ease but I was wrong. I had a hard time cutting them down because they were your family. Please forgive me, senior."

After the tragedy, countless dead bodies lay out on the streets. Out of all the other estates, House Valter is the only house with no broken down buildings. The other estates and the city overall suffered such casualties. This incident is known by the people as 'Purge' which claimed many lives throughout the entire city.