Languid Kane

Chapter 120: Grandson

The sound of the crackling fire had woken the five-year-old kid. The smoke was already thick and his surroundings were bright red-orange. The boy covered his mouth as he coughed. The smoke made it hard for him to breathe.

He heard his mother called for him so he dragged his tiny body out of the bed. The room was so hot and the smoke burned his eyes, yet he still continued to move outside his room and go to his worried mother.

He followed the direction of the voice and found his mother's room. Despite the burning pain, he turned the knob.

He saw his mother lying on the floor, some of her skin was burned but what brought terror to him was the dagger pierced in his mother's body.

"Mother!"

"Dio!"

Dio immediately opened his eyes and saw his grandfather's worried expression.

"Gramps, mother is. . ." Dio hugged his grandfather.

Archie caressed his grandson's back as the boy cried while calling for his mother. It was one of Dio's frequent nightmares which usually kept the both of them awake