Travelling to Conquer the World
Strenghtening Life
TWOGH! BRUCK!
Alexei frowned as his shoulder slammed into the floor, blood flowing rapidly, drenching the white marble underneath. The young man grimaced. Not only was his face battered, at least some of his ribs were broken. The pain felt on the right shoulder made Alexei sure his joints were also shifting.
The dark net of the young man stared emotionlessly at the people who had already made him drenched in blood. A full gaze despised Alexei who could still look up and reply to the gaze, accompanied by an annoyed shout from the man who sat down while crossing his legs.
"He kept looking at me with those disgusting eyes. Should I just pop his eyes?"
The cold aura coming out from the man who had just spoken made the atmosphere of the large room become very quiet, only to hear Alexei's breath breaking.
"You can't do that, Leandro." A woman chimed in, the way she looked at Alexei was not much different from the man named Leandro. "Dad will kill us all if the child is suddenly deformed" he said.
"So, you're saying I should let that filthy blood stare at me low?"
Alexei who heard Leandro's words chuckled slightly. He never looked at anyone with a condescending look. He is the one who has always accepted it from a long time ago.
TWOGH! PRANGS!
"LEANDRO!"
A glass vase floated up, striking Alexei's forehead before hitting the floor. Alexei's gaze darkened as blood covered his eyes, the pain and dizziness whackling away made the young man's consciousness even thinner.
'It seems to be my limit. Haah ... pathetic!' Alexei sat in annoyance, not believing he would lose consciousness from just a few wounds.
The young man took a deep breath, trying to maintain his consciousness. Alexei never really fainted every time he received a blow from his brothers. He had no idea what Leandro and Allea would do to him if he fainted now.
"W-how is this?! Looks like he's dying! Sis, what should we do?!"
The short brown unraveling woman who had previously shouted at Leandro-Allea-biting her lips heard the panicked voice of her twin sister.
"I warned you, Leandro!" Allea scowled at the temple before sighing deeply. The woman looked at Alexei who was still maintaining her consciousness. "Take him to the storage shed in District 13 and leave it there" he said.
Alexei who heard where he was going was sent tried to get up. The only place in District 13 that Alexei had in mind was the new sausage-making factory a few days ago acquired by the Hagan Group, his family-owned giant.
Originally operating as the world's largest ready-to-eat sausage manufacturing plant, it has stopped production since the Callister family took over. Due to a holiday for employees before the start of a new day as part of the Hagan Group, all employee activities were suspended.
It means that no one will find Alexei's whereabouts if he ends up in a storage shed where it's not operating. At the latest that the factory is back to running is one week from now, at least there will be people who come to check every corner of the factory two days before starting to react.
'Is my body going to be found in five days?' Alexei grimaced, not the slightest bit of his body moving despite already exerting all of his remaining strength.
The young man bit his lips to hold back his screams as someone carried a body full of blood. Alexei couldn't even rebel when Allea's man put him in the trunk of the car.
Darkened. Alexei had not seen the slightest bit of light since the trunk was closed. The ache that plagued his entire body made the young man take a deep breath, still trying to remain conscious. Despite not being able to escape now, Alexei would definitely find a way to escape as usual.
"Yes, as usual. I just need to hold on for a while" he said very slowly.
Alexei does not remember clearly since when his perfect and blissful life turned into a loser who was treated lower than trash.
A child born illegitimate. The reason Mrs Callister went crazy and killed herself. The curse of the Callister family. Low-life female descent. Rubbish. Loser. Aib biggest Callister. And so on .. and so on.
Alexei had heard and received insults for the sake of insults, obscenities, taunts, punches and hatred of his brothers since childhood. There was no one to defend or side with him in the large mansion of Callister.
As a child born from the womb of a woman of the night, of course Alexei understands life will not be easy. But, the mother who had given birth and raised him had never shown any bad things to Alexei. He lived, grew up healthy and became a child full of laughter. It should be enough to get there.
Alexei doesn't need a father or a brother. He just wanted to continue living a simple and happy life with his mother, but the woman he loved so much sent him to hell instead. Alexei is left in front of the gates of Callister's magnificent mansion along with a letter stating that he is the biological son of the head of the Callister family.
"It looks like I'm ... really going to die." Alexei chuckled softly as memories after memories of his mother began to flood in. He hated the woman who had left him. A woman who does not deserve to be called a mother because she has destroyed the perfect happiness of a child.
No need to bother guessing, Alexei knew they had reached District 13 since the man opened the trunk. Even though his entire body felt crushed, Alexei still did not make any meaningful sound when the man returned to carrying him.
BRUCK!
Alexei's body was thrown away, making the broken and cracked bones all over his body make a terrible rumbling sound.
"Aragh!" Alexei bit his lips, trying to hold back his screams. His breathing was weak and dashed. The young man could do nothing as the two men who had taken him straight out just like that.
Alexei could not move his body in the slightest. The slowly stinging coldness made the young man sharpen his gaze. Allea really didn't just leave it in the storage shed. Alexei who had hoped to be left just like before laughed softly. His life is too funny to live.
"I ... haah .. I ...!" Alexei tried to bend his legs, hoping that the coldness that attacked him could be reduced a little. Of course it was useless when his body could no longer listen to the commands anymore.
The dark net that never despair, hurt or happy was staring at the iron door that was tightly closed. Her tears welled up before the drop of clear liquid fell. Alexei finally cried.
All the memories of his life turned increasingly clear. Alexei who never avenged a single act of his half-brother. The silent Alexei received all insults and harsh words. Alexei who no longer had emotions. Alexei whose gaze was always blank.
Not a single one of his memories was good. Alexei had nothing incriminating him to die for. It should all be easy, but her beautiful face and her mother's gentle smile kept coming.
There was one memory that made the young man feel more pain than his body felt now. About a boy who knelt by the window every night, praying to a God who did not know where he was, wishing his mother would come back and take him away.
'Why did Mom dump me?' Alexei never got an answer from the only question he had.
"I. .. don't want to die" said Alexei Lirih, his voice barely out. He does not want to die now, when he has not had time to meet his mother and ask directly why he dumped Alexei.
The tring!
A voice that sounded like a cell phone notification accompanied by a bright blue light suddenly appeared before Alexei, making the young man instantly close his eyes.
'What light is that?' Alexei tried to open his eyes, staring at the dazzling blue light that seemed to revolve around him.
[Congratulations, Master! The Shadow God is touched by your persistence in survival and gives you a chance to prove yourself~!]
Alexei frowned as a voice buzzed in his ear. It seemed like he was facing an illusion before dying. How funny! The young man slightly laughed hearing the name 'God' mentioned. It's bullshit!
[Do you want to live?]
The question posed in a robot-like voice made Alexei ponder.
"Yes, I want to live" he whispered without a sound.
[You've understood that life can't be bought, right? Are you willing to become a hero and save the lives of others, like the Shadow God who pityed your life?]
Her hero? If only his condition were not dying, Alexei would have laughed out loud. He did not understand why he had such a strange illusion at the end of his life. But, if asked if you want to live, of course the answer is yes.
"Yes, I .. want to live."
[You'll receive a contract as a Hero?]
Alexei sighed. "Yes, whatever, whether hero or demon, I'll do anything."
[The Shadow God says you're very funny, sir. Alright, we'll rearrange all the information about the Master in Arunika. Do you want to have a nickname?]
Alexei could no longer open his eyes, let alone respond to the mechanical buzzing sound in his head.
[It looks like you need a break. All right, well, have a rest! We will talk again when your condition is better. With this we welcome Arunika, Hero Alexei!]
