Chapter 74: Kael's Sacrifice
Her friend fell silent.
After a long pause, she finally spoke—
"I… don't know what to say anymore."
Seraphine said nothing.
On her way back home from school, the words echoed in her mind again and again. Each step felt heavier than the last. The streets felt longer. Quieter.
When she reached her house—
Her father was on his knees.
Crying.
Police tape sealed the entrance.
NO PASSING.
Her eyes widened.
Her breath tightened.
What happened?
Mom? Where are you?
Why is Dad crying?
She rushed forward, placing a trembling hand on her father's shoulder, tears blurring her vision.
"Dad… what happened?"
"Why are you here…?"
Her father looked up at her, his face broken, voice drowned in tears.
"Your mom… she's gone."
He choked.
"Yeah… it's better like this."
In that moment, I lost everything.
I abandoned my dreams.
My peaceful future.
The life I wanted.
To honor my mother's wish.
I became a hunter.
For my father—to give him an easier life.
I gave everything I had.
Yet no one ever saw me.
No one saw my sacrifices.
My struggles.
My fear.
My duty.
All they ever saw was Kael Draven.
The pinnacle of power.
The strongest hunter to ever be born.
I hated him.
But when he fell…
When I saw him hit the ground…
I understood.
The weight he carried.
The loneliness he bore.
Why he was the way he was.
He was never allowed to lose.
And even in death, people curse him—
despite him giving everything he had.
I don't hate him anymore.
I understand him now.
But it's too late.
Kael…
I wish—no, we wish—you were still here.