Orphanage
Author: InfernalMage
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

I am Zene Lach

For I have died in a car accident.

[Zene Lach is that your name]

What?

I felt a sudden bright light flash up on my closed eyes.

[Are you Zene?]

Who is it speaking?

[Behind you Mr.Zene]

My eyes scrolled across the vast white plain and stopped in front of a figure.

He looked like a tall man.

Wearing white robes and gold plated on his shoulders.

He perhaps wore a mask which gave a muffled yet deep voice.

[Tell me are you Zene the actor]

How do you know me?

[ I am a huge fan and we are also acquainted in a sense]

Acquainted? Who are you?

[ I have various names but let me make it easier for you and name myself THE GREATEST FRAGMENT]

It was then I met him for the first and last time perhaps.

Am I dead?, I thought.

[If you consider being equalised with the system as dead then No you are not dead yet]

System? Equalise? Wait he can read my mind?!

[Do you have a wish you ask of?]

Wish?

[That is correct a miracle so you could repent or undo something?]

Can you do that?

Can you grant me whatever I wish for?

[As long as it's plausible by the means of the universe]

I see

...

Can I live again?

[Do you wish for that?]

(I will protect her even if we're to die that is my promise I made to them)

Yes

[Understood]

[I can only allow your character to stay intact but not your actual memories]

Does that mean I will forget the things about this horrible world.

[Yes but you still withhold the character so you will respond to similar memories]

Respond?

[You have used up all of the probability]

[This is your final chance]

Wait! Wh- m-¿

[You have exhausted your probability]

[Good luck]

[Zene Lach and the daughter of the universe]

[Two perfect pawns I must say]

[The greatest fragment chose his pawn. He made his move to let this planet called earth finally reach its end]

9 years had passed since Zene Lach had reincarnated while his Code equalised with the male body.

A young girl stared as the kids ran across the room.

Her white hair stood apart from the rest and she looked like a precious gem that was meant to be protected at all costs.

"Oh look at that pretty girl she is so quiet, If only I was her grandmother I would have hugged her tight and never let go of her"

"Hahaha, you have an eye for people Mrs. Lee",

The young nanny replied as she looked at this lady who was in her late 50s.

"She is the most popular girl in our orphanage all the kids like her soo mu-"

Uwaaah

"What happened "

Aren is so mean to me! Jinna Noona( kids can't pronounce properly)

"Isn't this the girl you were talking about, the popular kid? What did she do?"

She bit me here!

"Aigo how could you bite this young man's arm like that", Mrs. Lee said as she rubbed Jin's Arm.

He proposed to me and I clearly denied him but he kept on repeating even after I heard him once.

"Oh my", Mrs. Lee was surprised to see these young kids falling in love at such young age.

"Mrs. Lee you don't have to worry about this"

"No no looking at these young children brings me back to the time when I was in my early 20s.

"Tell me Miss Aren what did this kid do to you"

It's Jin

"Hmm?"

His name is Jin not kid

"Hahaha she is so smart"

" Aren you are not supposed to speak like that to your elders"

" No no she has to side with her friend"

Aren's interest peaked as she now was willing to answer to the old lady.

Aren I like you a looot!

Screeech*

"What did you say to me?"

I like you

Screeeech*

Stop that! Stop rubbing that chalk on the board like that.

"I can't help it, It is the only way I can make sure my ears don't bleed from your words."

Why are you so mean!

"Face it kid!"

You are a kid too.

"I am above your league"

You like Yoo Junhyuk don't you!

That is why you are rejecting me!

"I am above liking a human."

What do you mean are you not a human and also what's with that smug face you got.

"I am a goddess"

"I got these weird eyes, you can't see the stuff that I can!"

I see letters you know and also come and just play house with me!

"No"

Why?

"Don't wanna"

Come on, just then Jin grabbed her arm forcefully and she gave in to her animal instinct.

Bite*

...

Both stared at each other as her mouth devoured his forearm.

She grinned.

He cried.

End of the story.

" Wow what a narrator you are Aren"

Incredible

Applause*

Thank you Thank you

...

Wait that's not the point here, said Jin.

"Now now both of you come closer"

"Mrs. Lee these kids won't listen with just words"

"Just go lenient on them for once Jin Ae"

"Come on shake your hands*

Both reluctantly exchanged a forceful handshake.

"Now go and be nice ok".

"These kids are a handful Mrs. Lee"

"These are the good times for them, despite not having a parent looking at their smiles makes me happy, The pain of losing a child"

"Mrs. Lee, Your grand daughter "

...

"She is still missing "

"Oh no"

"They are saying that the investigation is reaching the end and we will soon get the news"

"I hope so"

"These incidents that are happening recently I hope our orphanage remains safe"

Clang* Clack*

At a dark basement there were some horrifying acts being committed.

"Boss"

What happened to the clients.

"Four more"

SO SHALL WE BEGIN OUR HUNT.

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