44. Counter-attack

Antares's eyes turned white, he was already in a dying state and might really die at the hands of the three mermaids who were viciously tearing his body to pieces. While in a semi-conscious state, Antares remembered the face of his mother, who was confined in the cave of a forbidden place.

His mother's condition was truly pathetic. Losing love even after sacrificing everything, and killing her loved ones for unrequited love. A tragic ending, but no one pitied his mother even for the slightest bit.

"Mom… You don't want me around, do you? I'm just a tool used as a requirement to keep you alive."

Antares swallowed hard between giggling that seemed to break his neck. The coils of the plant, whose power belonged to whomever, were getting tighter until they left a painful red mark.

Antares thought in despair. "Grandfather is also ashamed to have a grandson like me. Mother… should I just die?"

"Antares!"