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.

was still kicking after all these years, and he dared to curse at me." He sneered, kicking the old man's body and spitting on him. "Damn. How dare he do all that? Is there anything else I can do other than

it that way, I'll exterminate this place. They can all try to get me together." He laughed loudly. "They're seeking their own death by

clearly

slap him, but Tristan quickly restrained me by

jade pendant around my

leader's eyes locked onto it almost immediately.

After all, we were outnumbered with guns pointing at us. He didn't dare underestimate the enemy. The best thing he could do now was protect

Who are you? How do you have this jade pendant?" the leader

was jealous I had

you know about this pendant?" I countered, staring him down, realizing he understood its significance. "That

going on, he whispered, "Be