Under The Veil of Night

When Kanae went passed him, Kevin noticed several people were already moving to attack him. His gaze sharpened. Lowering his center of mass, he blocked the attack from below. Gripping the hand that held the knife, he pulled it forward.

The man lost his balance, and Kevin hit the back of his head, sending him unconscious. Taking the knife, he shifted his body position and welcomed the attack from the other men.

In a few moves, he had managed to defeat them all. His eyes were looking towards the other men who fought around him. They all did their best to protect him.

His gaze returned back to the car. A few years ago, he lost a figure that was similarly to his mother. Today, he lost another one family member.

”Aaahhh!!”

The scream of a girl caused him to look towards the young girl by the side. She was crouching on the floor and beside her were two dead people. Holding her head tightly, it was clear that she was bearing a great pain.

Kevinʼs gaze landed on the girl.

ʼItʼs my fault, isnʼt it?ʼ

Numerous people lost their life because of the battle of clans. They were clearly targeting him, but as the result, a lot of people have to pay dearly with their lives. Even though he knew it was inevitable, he didnʼt like the feeling of taking the lives of the innocent at all. They didnʼt deserve to be dragged into this problem by him.

Walking towards the girl, he noticed that she had stopped screaming. Her eyes were dull as she sat down, looking forward.

His hand moved to her face, trying to wipe her tears. Unfortunately, his hand was red because of blood. His movement of caressing her face only made the girl other halfʼs face tainted with blood too. It was a messy and dirty sight.

”Iʼm sorry.”

Kanae looked up, her eyes meeting with Kevinʼs eyes. Why did he apologize? She didnʼt understand. She didnʼt even know him, but she knew that he experienced the pain of losing his parents too.

”Why are you crying?” Kanae asked in a soft tone, finally finding her voice back.

”I...” Kevin touched his own cheek. It was wet. Why did he cry? He didnʼt know himself as he always tried his best to hold on. As the young master, he was not allowed to show his feeling.

However, seeing the young girl in front of him, he was washed with sadness to the point that he didnʼt realize he was crying. The loss of his father hit him harder than he thought. He always held down his feeling because of his position, but right now, only a stranger was in front of him.

He no longer held them back completely as he knew that his heart was hurting so much from the loss.

Pang!

Suddenly, a pain appeared from deep inside his mind, threatening to break him. It was so painful, much more than the pain he experienced all these times in his training. The pain spread through his body in that instant.

His knees gave in as he held his head with both hands.

”Big brother, are you alright?” Kanae forgot about her own pain as she hugged the boy in front of her.

She had seen him came out of the car, so she knew that he too had lost his father. It might sound illogical, but sometimes, it felt better to know that someone shared the same fate as her.

Kevinʼs face contorted with pain, but held on and nodded his head slightly. This ʼlittleʼ pain shouldnʼt be too much for him. As the young master of Ryukalin Clan, he has been taught ever since he was little that he couldnʼt show his feeling to anyone, especially pain.

They would be able to catch it very quickly and used it against him because it would show his weakness.

Forcing his pain down, he stood up. He noticed that someone was already charging towards him, ready to kill him.

Frowning, he looked at the girl near him. ”Iʼm sorry.”

Kevin pushed the young girl to the side as he took out his sword and blocked the attack. Sound of metal clashing reverberated, and in the next second, Kevin switched his body balance and kicked the manʼs stomach. As the result, the man was sent backwards.

He turned around to look at Kanae. ”Are you alright?”

Kanae nodded her head. Her pupil turned larger when she saw the man that Kevin kicked already stood up again. ”Big Brother, watch out!”

Kevin moved to the side, his arm grazed the sword. Moving his other hand, he thrust his sword straight to the manʼs heart.

Throb!

ʼThe pain is still there.ʼ