Goodbye, Kira and Thank you, Herro

Kira blushed after Herro said those things. Her mom and dad stared at her, and they had a disbelieving look in their eyes. They couldn't believe that their lovely daughter had the guts to hurt a person and nearly killing them. Her parents concluded it because Herro was a good man, but they also believe that there was a story behind it.

"Mom! Dad! Listen to me first. I was in a room sleeping in a sleeping bag, and Herro thought that it was a garbage bag, and he kicked it to vent his anger. That kick hit my head, and in my anger, I also kicked him, but I didn't know that he was not an Enhanced."

Before Kira could continue, her mom interrupted her and asked her, "Enhanced? What is that?"

"It was the humans injected with the perfected version of the Body Enhancement Serum. I am also injected with the perfected version and was able to acquire skills from it. The skill allowed me to pass through things. But it consumes my stamina, so I can only use it limitedly." Her mother and father had already lost their minds when the perfected of the Body Enhancement Serum was made.

Her mother and father were injected with the first version of Body Enhancement Serum, and it was the cause of their demise. The Body Enhancement Serum injected into them had turned them into mutants instead of enhancing their immune system, protecting them from evolved bacteria and viruses.

Then Kira continued her story: "I know this sounds unbelievable, but Herro said he was a time traveler, and he came from the year 2021—a millennium ago! I just decided to believe in him because he had an overpowered skill, even without being injected with the Body Enhancement Serum. "

Her Mom and Dad smiled at Kira warmly. When Herro saw their smiles, he was forced to look away. He found their smiles somewhat creepy since they had inhuman faces.

"Kira, our consciousness is starting to fade. It would be best if you killed us while we are still in our right minds. I didn't know how you were able to do this magic but thank you, Herro, for letting us talk to our daughter for the last time." Kira's dad said.

Kira felt that she was the happiest person on earth and, at the same time, was the saddest person alive. She was happy because she was able to talk with her parents, but she knew it would be the last time because the effect of Herro's skill that was transferred to her would vanish soon.

Kira's mom patted Kira's head and then said, "We will be put at rest if we died at your hands, Kira. No, dying is not the right term, but saving should be. Please save us, Kira, free us from this suffering. We didn't want to hurt people, and we do not want to hurt someone anymore. And please, if you happen to encounter a mutant, please let them rest. We knew that they're also suffering." Kira was now crying while hugging her parents.

Herro's tears were also flowing out of his eyes. Then he remembered something, and it was about his Absorption skill.

"Ma'am, Sir, I have this skill called absorption, and I can absorb the corpse of a creature and absorb their skills and stats that were higher than mine. But I can also transfer the effect towards another target. I already used this technique to save Kira from dying." Herro paused momentarily and looked at the faces of Kira's parents.

Herro wiped his tears and sighed. Then he continued his explanation: "Then Ma'am, Sir, do you want Kira to you? I think it will be the greatest burial I can give you, and it will also be a great help for Kira."

Kira's mom and dad looked at each other, and then both of them let out a deep, long sigh.

Kira stared at Herro and nodded. She was really grateful to Herro after everything she did for her.

"Then please help us, Herro. We wanted to be with our lovely daughter and protect her. And please always be by her side. We are now giving you our blessings." Her mom said, and her words are filled with seriousness.

Kira has no time to refute what her mother had said, and she just let her say what she wants. Herro nodded and said, "I'll promise you, Ma'am and Sir, that I will protect your daughter with my life and save her whenever she is in danger."

After Herro said this, Kira's mom and dad nodded at him warmly. Then something serious happened next.

It was so sudden, Kira's mom and dad roared without any warning while clutching their heads, and from the looks of it, they're in pain.

"Mom! Dad! What is happening?!" Kira was already panicking after seeing what was happening to her parents.

"Our consciousness is fading, Kira. Please finish us." Kira's dad said while clutching his head.

Her mom also nodded towards her, asking her to do what they ask her to do.

"I can't do it! I won't do it! What if we quarantine you guys here, and we will find a solution in the future?" Tears continuously flowing from Kira's eyes.

Tears also flowing out of Herro's eyes. The scene he was watching was theatrical, and he really felt pity towards Kira and her parents. He knew what he needed to do, but he didn't want to interrupt them.

He also knew how long the Ultimate Scented Body's remaining duration, based on the intensity of the scent Kira was exuding. It was expiring, and its effect was unable to maintain their desire towards Kira, allowing them to think rationally.

"You need to do it now, Kira. We won't be able to rest if you killed us after we lost our consciousness." Kira's dad said while tears were also flowing out of his eyes.

Kira shook her head. She couldn't bear to kill her parents with her own hands. When Herro saw this, he wiped the tears in his eyes and inhaled deeply, and exhaled it in his mouth with force. It was his way to ease his nervousness and to calm his head down.

Then he said, "Ma'am, Sir, I don't want to see Kira blaming herself for the rest of her life by killing her parents. And it was you who told me to protect Kira, and I will protect her with that future." Then Herro paused momentarily and looked at Kira, and then smiled at her.

After giving Kira a look, Herro continued, "I don't care if she will hate me with this, but please let me put you guys at rest. If Kira blames me for the rest of her life, I'm fine with it. I don't want to see her suffer for the rest of her life by blaming herself."

He was bowing his head the whole time. He was asking someone to die by his hand, and it was hard for him to look at their face while saying those words.

Kira was so shocked by what she had heard. Kira's mom and dad looked at each other and then nodded.

"Our decision was right to leave Kira to you. Please take care of her. We didn't want her to blame herself for the rest of her life because she killed us with her own hands." Kira's dad had started walking towards Herro, who was two meters away from them.

When Kira's dad reached Herro, he tapped his shoulder with his big hands. It was a common action for men if they wanted to entrust something to another man. "We were just testing you, and we are now rest assured that we are entrusting Kira to a brave man that won't make her suffer." Herro felt the warmth surges to his heart. Tears slowly fell from his eyes.

Kira's mom and dad were again, for the second time, clutching their heads from pain. And aside from clutching their heads, they're also howling. It was clear that the effect of the Ultimate Scented Body that was transferred to Kira was expiring.

"Mom! Dad! Please don't go!" It was as if there was a dam inside of Kira that was filled with tears. She was crying for some time, and she hasn't stopped at all.

"Herro, please hurry." Asked Kira's mom.

Then Herro activated his claws. His slender finger instantly transformed into steel blades. Then Kira saw Herro's action and shielded her parents from him. Herro stopped in his tracks after seeing Kira's action and said, "Please don't make it hard for us, Kira. Please step aside."

Kira knew that it was the right thing to do and it was what her parents wanted, but she was still reluctant about the fact that her parents were leaving her so soon after reuniting.

"Kira, p-please." Kira's mom said while clutching her head from pain. From the looks of it, their consciousness will leave them, and they will be back in their Mutant's minds.

Kira stepped aside while still crying. Her mom and dad smiled, and even though their smiles looked weird since they're Mutants, Herro didn't find it disturbing at all.

"Goodbye, Kira, and thank you, Herro." It was the last thing that the Constantine couple said at the same time. It was full of mixed emotions. Herro felt his heart broke, but he couldn't back out now.

Then he used his two claws to pierce Kira's parents in the heart, and after he pierced them, he crushed their hands by clutching them.

And while Kira's parents died by Herro's hands, the Ultimate Scented body that was transferred to her had also expired.