ATHERIO PARK [RELEASED]

Kidnapping

"When you have promised, your choice is twofold, keep it like a knight, or deny it like a traitor."

_Record Irna Marhamah_

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Atherio playing bicycle in front yard. As usual, she would wait for her brother to come home from school and invite her to play.

There were several small children passing in front of the sturdy gate of the protective Park residence. Atherio watched them, the children laughing together for throwing jokes at each other.

Atherio always remembered his father's words, Park always educated Atherio with full arrogance.

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"The Park family is a special family, you can't be friends with a child carelessly." Park's speech made some of the little children standing behind Atherio look down in fear.

Atherio looked at his father, not believing that he would say that in front of his friends.

In the end, he did not play with children his age anymore. He always played alone before Atherina came to that house.

At night, Park will force her son to go to sleep immediately. Atherio said, but he didn't really sleep. When his father left the room, Atherio would wake up again and play with his toy robots. He did not realize there was a remote listening device in his room. Park always noticed it even though he never showed it directly.

"This kid" Park muttered when he found out that Atherio was pretending to sleep and was playing at night.

Atherio plays until morning. At that hour Park went to the office to check the work of his employees during the day. But that doesn't mean Atherio lost his father's tutelage. Park connects the access to the house with the office access. He can keep an eye on Atherio anytime and anywhere.

Atherio is afraid of his father when he is angry, he will obey his father's orders, although in the end he always defies in an adorable way. But Park also sometimes can't control her son who likes to go berserk and sulking.

"Dad.. Ayaaahh when I was a child, what was Dad's dream? What do you want to be?" That's a question that was asked for Park. Hearing the question, Park answered without having to think about it first.

"I want to be who I am now." Atherio nodded his head at the father's reply. "Dadn't want to ask the same thing?" Ask Atherio grumbling.

"What are your goals?" Park asked as his son wished. "I want to be President and tell Dad to stay home to play with me." Park digested her son's speech.

"One more time, President Atherio Park will tell Dad not to be fierce anymore." Park laughed at his son's words. "How dare you little president." Park hit his son's ass slowly.

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Atherio saw a black car stalled in front of the gate. It wasn't one of his father's cars. Atherio knows every object that belongs to his father in detail including cars, confidants, and others.

Some stranger got out of the car, they were carrying guns. Atherio saw that there was no guard in his house. Usually the guards will be ready to stand in every corner of the front and back yard.

Atherio sensed that there was a presence behind him, the shadow of that person was visible on the ground. He turned his head, suddenly his body was put in a cloth like a sack and lifted up in a car.

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Behind the school, a girl stands opposite a man who is taller and much older than her. The man smiled cynically. Her blond hair that signifies that she is a stranger, moves because of the wind.

Atherina looked at the man sharply.

"Who are you?" Atherina let out her voice. The man took off his glasses. His blue irises looked at Atherina.

"I speak Korean" said the man, hooking his glasses into the pocket of the suit he was wearing.

"What are you here for?" Ask Atherina. "At the moment our boss is in Incheon" the man answered Atherina's question, but that's not the answer. Atherina tightly knitted her brows.

"You look like a grim reaper when you see me, and you're just a 7-year-old girl." Atherina was not at all offended by the man before her.

"Park raised you in a scary way. He must have brainwashed you, he wanted to make you a monster like himself." Atherina folded both hands in front of the chest, "So you're an enemy?"

"Right now my men are coming to Park's house. They brought something valuable from there." Hearing that, Atherina's two eyes rounded in shock.

"Isn't that precious his flesh blood? You're just a chess pawn that Park picked up for his own sake. You've understood it at your age, right?"

Atherina rolled up her sleeves. He showed me his fists, "Want to know it's like to die?"

Meanwhile, in an abandoned building, Atherio was sitting on a chair. In front of him was an Asian-faced man sucking a cigar in his hand.

"What's your name?" Ask the man. Atherio did not answer. He turned his gaze to the foreign-faced guards who were so terrifying.

"Wouldn't answer, would you? You're like his father." The man put out the fire of his long cigar. "Do you want me to get your stomach out?"

Atherio did not look frightened at all, "I've done it myself this morning" Atherio replied innocently. The man chuckled cynically.

"What if I send your hand to Park?" Asked the man with a look of horror. "If you're going to send me my hand, you're going to have to send me my whole body, too." The man laughed out loud at Atherio's words.

"What if I kill you now?" Ask the man. Atherio seemed to think, "I don't want to die."

"We'll see later, which monster arrived at this place first."

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Park straightened the teasing red drink. He looked at his computer screen, occasionally his hand moved typing something.

Bruaaakkkk

The door to Park's office was forcibly opened from the outside making Park's gaze fixed on the man who looked panicked with gasping breath.

"Gun Seok, can you be a little softer by knocking on my door?" Park asked who looked a bit upset.

"Mr. mianhamnida.. Signore.. Ehhh.. They kidnapped the young master" Gun Seok said with a breath of breath. Park did not appear surprised or panicked at all. He continued to watch the computer screen.

"It's just right that I can't trace the location" Park murmured. Gun Seok looked puzzled as his master was not at all worried about his son who was in danger. "Master, what about the young master?" Gun Seok approached Park by standing in front of him.

Park answers Gun Seok's question, "Let it go, I'll lend my son a little while.

Don't we need to know their location?" Park inserted a tracking device into his computer.

The small lamp on the necklace that Atherio always wore was flashing. Park put a tracking device on the necklace just in case. The man in front of her realized that, she smiled. Atherio looked at him.

"Indeed a good anticipation, Park," he murmured. "Did your father love you so much?" Ask the man. Atherio seemed to think.

"It looks like Park loves your brother more. If he loves you, he'll come here soon to take you."

Meanwhile, Park rotates her computer screen showing her location on Gun Seok.

"Tell Carlos and the others to come to this location," Park said, moving out of his chair and confirming his tie.

"Do we need to summon special forces from the base?" Gun Seok asked with a worried expression. "No need, Kim Jong Woon is harmless, he's just a little rat." Park passes out of his room followed by Gun Seok.

"Do you need a helicopter to get there?" Ask Gun Seok. "Ani, I'll just get in the car, Incheon is close."

"But sir, the young master over there is in danger. What if they do something to her?" Park stopped his steps and turned to look at Gun Seok who also stopped suddenly.

"He wouldn't dare to do that. But all right, get the chopper ready.I'm so tacky that I came up to that son of a bitch by helicopter." Park grumbles in annoyance while continuing his steps, Gun Seok follows him while calling.

"Hello, get our men ready for the location I've sent, get the helicopter ready for Mr. Park."

Park's phone rang, Park checked it, the number didn't have a name calling. He gave his phone to Gun Seok. Immediately, Gun Seok accepted. He postponed the conversation with his men and received a call from Park's cell phone.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Give Park his cell phone" was the voice of Kim Jong Woon, the man who kidnapped Atherio.

Gun Seok gave the phone to Park. "Why call, Kim? I'll be there soon" Park said.

"Your son is very handsome, but he looks like his mother. It's just that it looks like you. Hurry up, Park, I miss you, I want to see you soon."

"Cihhh, disgusting."

"If in 30 minutes you haven't arrived yet, I'll send your son's organs one by one."

"Just do what you want to do, you think my son will just shut up? He's not as stupid as you think." Park ended the call. Gun Seok looks anxious, he still listens to the words of his men across the street while eavesdropping on Park's conversation with the kidnapper.

"Fastly, the young master could not wait long," Gun Seok said to his men across the street. Park smiled at the words of his men who were so worried about his son.

"Good boss!"

Gun Seok ends his call, and keeps following Park from behind.

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There were plenty of delicious-looking food in front of Atherio, but it seemed the boy had no intention of eating it at all.

Kim who saw that spoke up, "Hungry? Eat something."

"There's definitely poison in that food, right?" Hearing Atherio's words, Kim took one of the meals and ate it.

"As you can see, there's no poison. There's no cow's milk here." Atherio was surprised that the man in front of him could tell that he was allergic to cow's milk.

"You miss your father?" Ask Kim. "No, we'll stay home." After hearing Atherio's reply, Kim regretted having asked. He knew it was a silly question.

Kim throws his phone in front of Atherio, "Tell him to pick you up."

Atherio took the phone, "Dad? Ayaaah?"

"You hungry?" This was the first question that Atherio heard. "No, what are you doing?"

"Dad's on the road.ah no, Dad's not on the road.. Dad's in the air, you just wait, yeah. The rat in front of you doesn't scare you, does it?"

Atherio turned towards Kim who had been watching him. Atherio turned his gaze in the other direction. "Dad brought food?" Atherio asked half a whisper, but Kim could still hear him.

"No, do I have to land first to buy something?"

"No need, I'll wait. Don't be so relaxed, "Atherio keeps the phone to the table.

"Park is too relaxed, though,"

Suddenly there was an explosion and caused the door of the abandoned building was wide open making sunlight enter through there. The guards inside were shocked, they were all laying low. Atherio and Kim were also surprised, they looked at the door.

There was a silhouette of a little girl standing there. Who else if not Atherina. Atherio was shocked to see his brother. "Sir Nana!"

"Ah? So this sweet little monster who arrived here first? But how is it going?" Kim had an expression like he was thinking hard.

There was the sound of a man coughing into the building. The man who had the characteristics of a westerner was standing behind Atherina. "Ah that man," muttered Kim.

"Uncle Esteban!" Atherio recognized the man who was one of his father's men. "Ciao, sorry to be a little late!" Esteban.

"Take off Atherio" Atherina said without further ado. Atherio saw that Atherina's expression was frighteningly unusual. He looked like a bad guy when he looked at Kim.

"I want your father to take it." Atherina clenched her hands furiously, Kim's men besieged Atherina and Esteban. Esteban put up the horses.

Atherina turned her head towards Atherio, in changing her expression as usual. With a smile, Atherina spoke to Atherio, "Rio, turn around and close your eyes, just like when we play hide and seek." Kim looked at Atherio.

Atherio smiled then nodded vigorously, he turned his back to them all then closed his eyes with both hands. Kim frowned.

"Start counting" said Atherina.

"One.."

Atherina attacked first, she fought fiercely, without fear. The perfect movement was aided by Esteban. Kim nodded and stood in his place. Shouts of pain echoed across the room.

".. two.."

Some of Kim's men fell to the ground. "extraordinary.. Park has actually managed to create a monster in this short amount of time" Kim murmured.

".. three.."

All of Kim's men fell in just a matter of three.

Silence,

Atherio stopped counting, "Is it done?" Atherio's voice echoed in the room. "Here you go." Atherio turned around and immediately ran to hug Atherina, Atherina returning her embrace.

There were sounds of footsteps coming towards the building. It turns out Park with his men who amounted to very much. They were shocked to see all the guards of the abandoned building lying unconscious in front of the building.

Park who was standing in front noticed the bodies lying on the ground. Carlos, Victor, Gun Seok, Min Hyuk, and Woo Joon Ki stand behind him.

"She, are they still alive?" Hearing the order, all of Park's men moved to check the situation of the people lying down.

Victor crouched down and checked the pulse of one of the guards. "They're still alive, but it looks like their nerves are a little troubled. This is the work of a martial arts expert like me" Victor said.

Park lifted her face looking at the clear sky, "He's grown to my liking."

"Him?" Gun Seok asked in confusion. "Victor, you trained him well" Park said, patting Victor on the shoulder. Victor nodded his head respectfully, "Arigatou gozaimasu, sir."

They entered the building with a bang.

Meanwhile, Kim laughed heartily at the little drama in front of him. Atherina tightly knitted her brows while looking at Kim. Atherio turned towards Kim. Esteban looked at Kim with a lazy expression.

"You guys are so familiar, look like brothers. Atherio, do you know who that little girl you're hugging is? She's not.."

"Am I late?" Kim's speech was cut short because Park's presence with his confidants, not to mention his men also came. The views of Atherio, Atherina and Esteban were fixed on their newly arrived allies.

"You're alone now, your men are helpless. You'd better give up now before I do.." Park did not continue his words, he looked at Atherio.

"Min Hyuk, take Atherio away." Hearing Park's orders, Min Hyuk immediately lifted Atherio's body and carried him out of the building.

"Why are you doing this? After you betrayed me, I didn't kill you. But you did something stupid that made me angry twice" Kim laughed at Park's words.

"Stop your men in my territory!" Jerky Kim. Park furrowed his brows sharply, "I never broke the borders of the territory."

Atherina looked at Park, Park also turned to Atherina, "Carlos, take Atherina to Min Hyuk, tell her to take Atherina and Atherio away to another place."

Carlos approached Atherina, "Miss," Atherina nodded in understanding. He took his foot off with Carlos.

"Wait, little girl." Kim's words made Atherina stop her steps, as well as Carlos who turned to look at Kim.

"What did you do to my boys that I sent to school to see you?"

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15.44: 24 June 2019

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