Chapter 49

[Holmin, Thronovaldera. 12 years ago]

Raging voices of the people of Holmin, a small village in Thronovaldera, echoed loudly. From a distance, one might have thought it was a celebration, but it was far from it.

People stood around a small cottage, some with torches and others with machetes and guns. The leader of the crowd held large chains in his hand, yelling to incite the crowd even further.

“Bring him out, or we will burn this place down with both of you in it!” the man with the chains yelled.

“I’m so sorry, my love, I can’t protect you anymore,” a woman said to her 6-year-old son, tears streaming down her face.

The boy had lost his father two years ago when a sandstorm hit the city they lived in. The trio survived the sandstorm, but by the time they returned to their hometown, his father had turned into a monster.

He killed half the population in that village, but luckily, they were able to put him down. A year later, the boy developed the a