3 Despair (1/2)
[Tomorrow]
Lucifina woke up in a bed, and found Marco watching her with a worried gaze, when he found out that she was awake, Marco's eyes widened and hugged her.
Marco: Mom!
Lucifina: What happened?
Marco: You fell unconscious in the kitchen… You even coughed blood, are you alright?
Lucifina: Huh? Y-Yeah… Just a little illness...I just need a bit of rest. 'I can't make my son worry like that… Damn you, Illias!'
Marco stopped hugging and nodded, then he said.
Marco: Then I will start cleaning…
*Ding*
*Special Quest: Clean the house*
Marco just ignored the System and walked out with a sad face, to clean the blood in the ground, meanwhile Lucifina was getting worried, soon the illness will kill her, and if she uses her angel powers then she will put everyone in danger, especially Marco.
Then she would need some time to heal herself from that illness since it is a magical one, and if during this time she is in her angel form while dying then she will be reincarnated as one once again, and this would make Illias be able to control her.
[Tomorrow]
Gabriel was able to cook for Lucifina despite his short stature, he would make a chicken soup for Lucifina while he would eat something else.
Right now he was going around Illias Village to ask for help, or for some medicine…
...But no one helped him…
He continued to ask for help…
...But no one heard him…
He continued to walk around…
...But no one cared about him…
...No one… They just kicked him out from the shops or other places, not even the temple of Illias helped him… They just said that Lucifina and him should stay away from everyone to not infect anyone… Treating him like a plague…
Marco finally knew how Luka felt when he was denied of any help… His mother was slowly dying, and no one gave a shit about it… He couldn't go on like this… He kneeled in the ground while his heart was filled with despair.
He knew that no one would help him, because they were afraid of him and Lucifina, his mother…
Marco: Goddammit!!
Then he punched the ground with as much strength he could use at the moment, he could just raise some dirt from the ground now…
Marco: Then… If no one wants to help me… I will try to help her as much as I can…
Marco knew about Lucifina's destiny, but how could he possibly let her just die without even trying? At this moment, he head another sound.
*Ding*
*Special Quest: Help Lucifina as much as possible*
With the System giving him the quest, Marco was encouraged a bit and stood up before running towards a tool shop to search for some medicine for his mother.
[later]
Marco was in 'Start', a thin layer of red aura surrounded him, his senses were enchanted while he was looking between medicines and books about diseases, but he couldn't find anything about the disease he was searching for.
Right now, a man entered the shop, it was the owner of the tool shop and found Marco looking between different books while being surrounded in a red aura, the man was frightened but he didn't made any sound, so he picked a random hard item and used it as a weapon.
Then he slowly stepped towards Marco while wearing a blank face, ready to kill the 'Demon' child, thinking that Marco was a demon due to the aura he was emitting.
But he didn't knew that Marco could hear him anyways, and when the man made another step, suddenly Marco let go of the book and jumped at him, before the man could scream, Marco put an hand over his mouth and started to unleash his 1st Gate.
Even if he was in 'Start', his powers are comparable to that of a young man right now, but if he acquires a tail then his powers are enough to kill monsters.
The man's mouth started to burn due to the sudden heat that the 1st Gate brought in his aura, the man seen Marco's eyes and the tail that slowly came out from his butt, a pair of long ears made of energy came out from Marco's head.
The aura around him took the shape of a fox with long ears, frightening the man, whose mouth was getting too hot, burning him.
The man tried to release himself from Marco's grasp, while Marco's tail took shape of a claw and slammed in the man's chest, breaking a few of ribs, Marco continued to do that until the man died.
Then Marco grabbed the corpse and silently got out from the village, then he threw the body away and turned back at the shop to look at the books.
[Later]
He turned back at home and started to cook once again for his mother, the he walked on the stairs and reached Lucifina's bedroom, where she laid there with closed eyes and a smile on her face.
Marco knocked the door to warn her that he will enter the room, the he opened the door and looked at his mother.
She had pale skin, completely different from how she looked when Marco was born, she had black spots under her eyes, and her lips were losing their color, she looked so weak in the bed, like she could die at any moment.
Marco: Here is the meal, mom…
Lucifina: Thanks… Marco…
Marco brought the meal to Lucifina and started to talk.
Marco: I'm sorry, mother… I went out to look for a medicine, but there wasn't anything to help you… I asked the church too, but they said that Illias would save you… 'I can't tell her about what really happened… Especially about the shop owner…'