The Last Form of Affinity

The Bloody Start

The father and son both just stared at each other. They didn't know what to say. In the end, the father couldn't stand it either and was the first to speak.
"How are you feeling, son, is it still painful?"

"Xiao Yue, whatever other people say, I don't care. I know you're in trouble, but I also know you're lost, an innocent person is being hurt, you're....hurt. Whatever things you can't say, I will be right here. Willing to wait until you're ready."

He doesn't know why his  actions and speech are different towards other people but it's still the same as before when he is in front of him.

Ever since he came back,he keeps on chasing the Saint Lord everywhere. Exactly the reason why he is always in trouble with the nobilities.
It happens again and again until everyone got used to it and they just don't bother with him anymore. Even the Saint Lord got tired of scolding him and just let him be.

There was a time when he saw how his son  behaved like a leech around the man. He offered him a marriage with the Saint but this good son of him had no other reaction but to drink tea leasurely and change the conversation.

Look how he gave him a huge advantage
but he only said that he was not ready yet.
Behind his back, this good son of his always offers marriage to the Saint Lord several times but it was always rejected. It continues everytime until it became a hobby like it was just a joke and nothing more.

"Son,it's okay that some things don't go our way, what's important is that you're alive and you can still change it in the future."

The smile disappeared from his lips. His eyes turned dark, the questions he  wanted to ask suddenly disappeared and he looked outside the window feeling blank. What else can he do aside from accepting it all?

"Father,I only have this one wish."

Six months later in a distant city inside a restaurant,a gentleman was quietly drinking tea.All his clothes were shrouded in mystery with his face covered with a black hat. At a glance, he was like a traveler who should not be underestimated alone. He only sat on the side of the window while silently appreciating the view outside.

Other guests who were on the fourth floor also turned to him from time to time. These types of guests are not new for them but the aura in his demeanor is strange and the atmosphere wrapped around him seem to be very dangerous but he moves very lazily,as if he is too lazy to act ......feeling like that kind of person who is easy going but deadly.  He had been hanging out in the corner for almost half an hour and he didn't even find anything to cheer him in his boring world. He was about to get up to leave when suddenly he heard a shout from outside.

" Hey! come back here you have no shame!"
" Help! Let me explain!"

A man and a woman chasing a teenager on the streets while a dog is chasing a cat from the other side. They were about to clash in between.

"Thief! Thief!..Help me!"

In the middle of the road, there are also teenagers running too fast and behind them are the men who are helping the lady who was robbed. The teenagers are running fast while passing a bag they grabbed from the lady.

There was chaos all around especially when other goods fell on the side of the street. Some people who own the fallen goods also joined the chase. Some of them bumped into each other and because of their temper ,it provoked a fight and others who were a bit more hot-tempered directly fought the person who accidentally bumped into them.

The one who was punched recovered and retaliated so that they no longer care about the surroundings and started throwing at anything that could be touched around their enemy. There was a commotion all around because everyone on that street was affected.

All of this was witnessed by the man in black because his location was the very top of the restaurant and the center of the road. His two eyes could clearly see what really happened. He stood up and patted the dust off his clothes before leaving with a mysterious smirk on his lips.

In a hidden part of the alley were the teenagers gasping for breath. They panted while looking around. After a while a small child came out from a hidden part of the alley.

"Brother"

"Ssh"

He was silenced by  a teenager who is the oldest of them. He is tall and the whole body  full of wounds and scars. Some of its wounds were still flowing with fresh blood from the commotion just a few minutes ago. The same can be observed for the other two teenagers who were with him.

There were almost no difference except for the look in their eyes. One had dark eyes while panting and his sweaty back was leaning against the wall. The other is very thin and letting  himself lie down on the ground facing the sky. His eyes closed and catching his  breathing freely.

While the oldest was just calmly watching the surroundings. The surrounding aura is very different from him. His eyes showing a dignity of a brave warrior worthy of boundless praises.

"Come here Xie." The little boy approached him and the teenager reached for a bag and gave it to the little one.

"Go home and take the young lady with you to the mountains. Don't come back until one of the three of us comes to pick you up." he caressed the hair of the child who had mixed eyes with tears.

"Yes brother. Will follow."

"En"

The boy turned around while trying to hold back the tears that were falling from his eyes. It seems that his little feet felt too heavy to take another step forward.

A few moments later, he heard shouts from the source. He stopped and turned around. His feet ran quickly back to his brothers place when suddenly someone picked him up from behind and when he was about to scream, a hand covered his mouth. He tried to struggle but the person didn't let him go until he lost his strength and passed out.

The whole place returned to the old silence. The man in black watched the young child lying unconscious on his arms.  He saw how people joined forces to beat up the teenagers when they found them. He knew they were wrong because of the theft and he didn't want to interfere but when he saw that they deliberately didn't run and just let them be tracked and beaten without even fighting or speaking, he was impressed by them as if they knew very well it will happen and they just accepted it completely.

But for him,only one thing is the most important. They sacrificed themselves for something important. He saw how they were brutally beaten worse than animals. He had no sympathy for either side but the punishment they used was unjust. He didn't want the boy to witness the bloody place he came from. At that moment, the feelings he had hidden for a long time were awakened.