Beyond the Divorce

Facing this murderous demon, I didn't feel as brave as I was pretending to be, but I maintained a facade of righteousness.

"Don't you understand?" He taunted. "Let me enlighten you. This village is quite something. When I set it ablaze, everyone was sleeping soundly. One torch, one barrel of oil, and they were all gone. Fascinating, isn't it?" He boasted. He asked me, "Do you know why I did that? Because they defied me."

His words left me dumbfounded. No wonder the village seemed so small. There was a harrowing tale behind it.

I glanced at the old man who had smiled kindly at me moments ago, chatting away in a language I couldn't comprehend. Now, he lay cold and lifeless.

The stench of blood filled the room.

I thought I even detected a hint of a burning smell.

The whole village had been burned alive, he said.

He was a maniac.

old man's body and spitting on him. "Damn. How dare he do

can all try to get me together." He laughed loudly. "They're seeking their own death by

clearly talking about

but Tristan quickly restrained me by pulling me

struggle, the jade pendant around my

onto it almost immediately.

pointing at us. He didn't dare underestimate the enemy. The best thing he

How do you have this jade pendant?" the leader asked, looking

he was

I countered, staring him down, realizing he understood its significance. "That belongs to the Huffman family.

saw what was going on, he whispered, "Be careful. Don't