Somewhere...Xansel has run far from the lab and arrives at the cemetery.
“What a troublesome Plantman,” Fyre said.
Fyre heard a rushing root sound and hid behind a slab stone. Blossom turns back into his Faurythian form and looks back.
“Hmph, he has escaped. Master won’t be pleased,” Blossom said and return to the hidden lab.
Xansel regains consciousness and exhales in relief.
“Phew...That was close. Now where am I?” Xansel stood up and looked around.
“I remember that I was sleeping but everything is a bit hazy. I felt myself moving on its own as if someone is controlling me while I sleep,” he scratched the back of his head.
A small flaming bird perches on a slab stone.
“Phoenix?” Xansel wondered.
The bird chirps in response.
“Will you help me?” Xansel asked.
The flaming bird nods its head and Fyre temporarily takes over Xansel to send Phoenix his request.
“Find Pandora and tell him that I need his help in freeing Amy,” Fyre said and return Xansel back in control without him realizing it.
The flaming bird chirps and flies away. While Xansel tried to remember, he heard a grumbling sound.
“How long has it been since I had human for food? I told myself not to attack humans unless it’s an emergency. I haven’t eaten for 8 years, last time I feast on human...I was probably 7 years old,” Xansel said.
Xansel looks around while hiding behind the slab stones.
“I wonder if there is any human around. I don’t want to feast on random human, I would prefer a human with evil mind,” Xansel thought.
While waiting, a girl visits her father’s grave with flowers in her hand. Her father died before he can pay off his debt.
“Father....How am I going to pay off our family’s debt?” The girl cried.
Xansel watches her when he saw three men coming.
“They must be the debt collector. He brought friends with him...That’s not a fair way to do. They are my dinner now,” Xansel said, readying his claws and his breath.
The girl turns around and sees three men approach her.
“We came for your father’s debt,” The Debt collector said.
“I’m sorry...I can’t pay off my father’s debt yet,” The girl said.
“We have warned you for the third time. You will have to work for us if you can’t afford your father’s debt,” the first henchmen said.
“I have heard enough,” Xansel thought, standing up.
“No, I don’t want to work for you!” The girl shouted.
Xansel releases his rotting breath on them.
“(Cough) What a horrible smell. Whose breath is it?” The second henchman closed his nose and look around.
Amid confusion, Xansel appears behind the girl with his red pupil-less eyes glowing within the smoke. Fyre blesses Xansel with his flame power and switches place with the girl in front of him.
The debt collector sees Xansel’s red eyes and shouts,” There it is! Shoot!”.
“Hmph, Amerca...Despite being a prosperous country, these criminals would dare to use violent measure to get what they want,” Fyre thought from the inside.
The debt collector’s henchmen shoot Xansel which has no effect on him.
“Those shots have no effect on me. Grrr...I will eat you! (Screech)” Xansel creates a painful sonic screech and eliminate one henchman in a single strike.
The girl screams at the horror she sees and runs away.
“He killed him in one hit?? Run!!” The debt collector screamed.
The two tried to escape but Xansel jumped and blocked their escape.
“Oh dear....Xansel’s inner instinct starts to act up. Must be because of starvation,” Fyre thought.
“Gh! (Screech)” Xansel grunted.
Xansel sprints at them and strikes them. After he killed them, his inner instinct begins taking over and he feast on his dead victim like a monster.
“Oh my...I never thought that ghoul would be this ferocious when it is starving. Scary,” Fyre commented.
Xansel comes back to his senses after the feast.
“I must have gotten carried away,” Xansel said.
“What in the world?” he felt his head pounding.
A memory of the people he consumed appears in his head. It was the memory of the debt collector’s past. The debt collector was born from a family living in poverty. Despite living in poverty, his family is happy. However, this happiness didn’t last long when the landlord entered their house and sent them out unable to pay their rent anymore. His father died by accident from the landlord’s bad temper. The news of his father was covered up and his mother struggled to find a job to fulfill their need. The death of his father urged him to study as hard as he can. It was a good commitment but...the death of mother at young age from overwork and this event changed his life. A good boy has become an evil man in adulthood who cares nothing of others which is ironic and forgotten what his mother has taught to him. Xansel cries tears of blood with his eyes closed.
“How ironic...A good boy grows into a man who took everything from the innocent. I’m glad that I ate him before he can cause more suffering to others,” he said.
He wipes his tears and searches for the girl who ran earlier.
“Now...where’s that girl? Did she run away? I must have made her horrified,” he said and look around.
Xansel follows the girl’s scent and found her hiding behind the slab stone among the others.
“Greetings,” Xansel greeted.
The girl gasps at Xansel and runs away.
“Monster!” The girl screamed.
Xansel prevents her from running away.
“I mean no harm to you,” Xansel said in flat tone.
“You are not going to hurt me...?” The girl said with a trembling voice.
“Why should I? I saved you from those men. I’m letting you go, don’t tell anyone about this,” Fyre said through Xansel without Xansel realizing.
As soon as Xansel said that, he quickly leaves to find Pandora.
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and then Add to home screen.