When Aelred entered his sister's room, he found her lying on the bed, her body covered in bruises and wounds. As she looked at him, her eyes, once full of life, were now filled with nothing but deep disappointment. In that instant, Aelred's heart twisted in agony. He realized then that his sister had seen him standing at the door the previous night. Under the weight of her gaze, Aelred shamefully left her room.
Later that day, Aelred carefully prepared a meal and brought it to her.
Crash!
The porcelain bowl slipped from his hands, shattering on the floor. The meal he had so thoughtfully prepared scattered across the ground, but Aelred didn't care. His eyes were locked on the crimson streak across his sister's wrist. The once-white bedsheets were now stained with red.
Aelred rushed forward, cradling his sister in his arms, apologizing over and over, but she did not respond. His eyes, now filled with the same red as her blood, blazed with fury. It was as if he had become a different person.
He rose, grabbed a short knife from the kitchen, and stood by the door, waiting. When the man who had spent the day pretending to be a saint returned, cursing as usual, Aelred greeted him with the glint of the knife.
With savage fury, Aelred hacked the man to pieces, his rage unabated even after the man had become unrecognizable. When others found him, Aelred was still hacking at the body, over and over again.
Despite the violence, Aelred was eventually acquitted. Afterward, he became an ascetic monk, traveling barefoot across Montiria, even visiting distant lands like Dornia and Druira. It was as though he had erased all the horrors of his past, always greeting people with a serene, gentle smile.
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In the dimly lit prison cell, the sound of heavy breathing filled the air. A pair of crimson eyes glowed from the shadows of the opposite cell.
"Kid, if you really have a way to get me out of this prison, I'll take you as my disciple and pass on my legacy. You'll have my protection, and no one will dare cross you." Aelred's raspy voice echoed through the cell.
Rocco smiled. He knew his plan was working. "Patience, it won't be long now."
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