Edited by: ASaltedFish
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It had been three days, but the doors to the room Ellery and Aster were in showed no signs of opening. Edros, Akimitsu, Orin, and Darya could not hear any voices or movement from the inside.
The four of them went back to the scouts team to let them vaguely know about the situation. After a week, Ellery (and Aster) could live or die, so they needed to wait. That was all they said about the situation.
They couldn't all stay at the Beast God temple, so they took turns to make sure they ate their meals and took care of their hygiene.
Still, each day felt like 10 years as they waited for any news on Ellery and Aster.
They could only hope and pray that Ellery and Aster would make it through.
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When Aster regained consciousness, he found himself standing in front of his mother's coffins. He watched the smaller version of him and could remember that day like it was yesterday.
He was sad, but the tears did not fall. His dad was next to him, holding onto the coffin. People tried to pry him off, but he did not want to let go.
From what Aster knew, his mother and father were inseparable. Even after learning of her terminal illness, his father stayed by her side to take care of her. Maybe he still had hope she would make it, but regardless, he treated her as though they were still in their honeymoon phase.
After she died, his father could not get over her death. It was to the point that he began to neglect Aster, but he did not blame him. Actually, he could see where his father was coming from.
Did it make it okay? No, but to Aster, it explained his father's actions.
Who knew that a couple of months later, Aster would be standing in front of another coffin, but it was for his father, who could not live without his mother.
He had always told people that his father died from a broken heart, but in actuality, his father ended his life because he did not want to live anymore. Before he died, he apologized to Aster, saying that he could not live without his mother.
To protect his father's memory, he had always said that his father died of a broken heart. It was the only way he could process the grief of losing both of his parents...
Unfortunately, his nightmare continued.
"We sold the house you lived in with your parents." Aster's aunt grabbed his hands and smiled. "You understand, don't you? It's not cheap to take care of you. Your parents didn't leave any inheritance or wills, so as your father's family, we sold it. You don't blame us, right?"
"No, I don't..." Aster felt that was the only thing he could say.
When he didn't want to leave the house he grew up in, his uncle slapped him and dragged him out. Since then, his life had not been the same.
"That's good. We are so grateful that you are so mature and understanding. If you need anything, please let me and your uncle know. We will do our best to help you."
Even though his aunt said that, they only gave him the bare necessities. If he wanted anything else, he had to pick up babysitting jobs and earn his own money. Even the car he had was something he had to save up for.
If he didn't hide his money, his cousins would steal it from him. If he complained about his money being taken, his uncle would smack him, telling him that he was living under his roof, so why couldn't his kids take his money?
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I Transmigrated into the Wrong Body
FantasyOn his way home from work, Aster died on a snowy night in a freak car accident. When he woke up, he was no longer on Earth. Not only that, he realized he was in a body that already had someone there! The other person was named Ellery and he was just...
