The Young Son (2)

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November 19, 2022

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The wind's direction suddenly changed when Athena felt the door opening. She could also hear the serene calmness of the surroundings and little echoes from the birds singing in the trees.

Her cultivation has reached a new height where it opens all her senses. She can now hear at a distance of 5 kilometers and perceive things within 20 kilometers. Athena could also separate her astral form from her body for an hour to wander forbidden places.

"The leaves dancing gives me a warm feeling, but why?"

Athena could not understand what the surroundings were telling her, but she was sure of one thing. Nature is calling her on purpose.

Unbeknownst to her, in the depths of the university, the gifted spiritual wood masters were in chaos. The lake behind the school, hidden for a long time, showed signs of turbulence. Even the researchers couldn't identify creatures that swam dangerously close to the camp.

The military officials stationed within the university got deployed immediately to ensure the safety of everyone. The president of the Botanical Research Institute also came to join the fun.

But far from their expectations, the water level suddenly decreased, and movements underwater became more noticeable. An intelligent drone got dispatched for a survey around the lake. And the frontline military teams prepared for battle without alerting the school's staff to avoid panic.

Athena looked surprised when a child came out of the station.

The child is taller than his peers, with an excellent appearance and standing posture.

He inherited Athena's ruby-red hair with violet hues at the tip.

The child's eyes resembled his father's eye color.

The child's pointed nose and dark, thick eyebrows also resembled the general.

But the shape of his face reassembled Athena's size.

The milky-white skin of the child made him look even cuter.

Maybe the unique mother-child genesis in her body was to thank. Athena hypothesized that this child might be the result of the medicine used by the original owner and the chances of a one-night stand with her now lawfully wedded husband.

Dystocia caused her to deliver the baby after laboring for two days and nights, and the general's strong genes should be unlikely to have been carried by the original body. But she was persistent in marrying into the upper class. So even when her condition was unstable, she still managed to persevere.

Her husband never paid her any regard, and the child was the initial target of her early resentment. She intensely disliked the child and never lived up to her family's expectations.

"Dear Athena, wherever you are, you have created enough problems for me." Athena sighed.

Naturally, Athena couldn't bear to watch her child grow up as an orphan in despair after receiving this body. She was aware of how lonesome, miserable, and powerless they were at the time of their parents' passing.

How much more now that the situation is different, the parents are still alive, but they ignored their son. The emotional injury given to the child is much worse compared to losing someone you love.

Athena moved in the direction of the boy while smiling softly.

It was difficult for children to thrive in the apocalyptic period as far as she could remember. There were lots of orphans fighting for their lives during those turbulent times.

Beasts could quickly devour those that are sick and powerless. And those irresponsible families still chose to abandon their offspring and leave them to fend for themselves.

Athena, as the queen, did her best to feed these orphans and keep them alive. But the capacity of the kingdom to do charity to the needy was never enough.

Death and malnourishment were all within the normal scope of acceptance within the domain. And seeing such a beautiful boy in front of her, she felt envious.

She envied her son for how well he was living.

Little Theo could feel intimacy and warmth from the woman before him, but he was unfamiliar with her. He just thought that she somehow reassembled his mother. But his mother was nowhere as beautiful and gentle as this woman.

Athena crouched down, took a sympathetic glance at the adorable and affectionate young boy with some baby fat, remembered the child's nickname, and then spoke.

"Theo, I'm here to pick you up. Come on, go home with me."

The tiny dumpling in front of her appeared to be a little reluctant. Theo lowered his head tentatively, eyes downcast after glancing at her. He received an untimely reminder from his lightbrain.

Theo was not expecting that the woman in front of him was his mother, who he had grown up without seeing many times.

"Miss, please step away. Interstellar law prohibits child abduction. You cannot use your beauty to deceive the child." a military man spoke not far away from them.

Seeing that the child was not resistant to the lady, the teacher standing beside the military man asked, "are you his mother?"

They compared Athena and Theo's natural features and found some similarities. The military man wanted to deny the possibility of such a stunning woman from having a baby. At the same time, the teacher is afraid that the woman wants to scam a kid belonging to a noble household.

Both the teacher nor the military officer has ever seen the woman. Not at school to visit the child and not without being noticed when walking in the Capital Star's streets.

Little Theo turned to look at Athena when he heard the teacher ask a question, but he was surprised to find a soft expression in her eyes that he had never seen before. Only when his father was around would his mother look at him this way. She usually lets him go away, but she looked so inviting today that he couldn't help but want to come closer.

"Go back with me, okay?"

Athena felt worried and affectionate when she saw Theo's mournful eyes and felt compelled to touch the boy's soft hair. The more she observes it, the more she thinks the original owner may have received a severe head injury. And she felt the original owner was either mentally disabled, cursed, or cold-hearted by nature.

She could see some emotions from the child similar to her brother.

In her previous life, losing their parents became a big blow to her brother, who was psychologically disturbed. The little kid craved their parents' warmth, but she could not bring them back. She tried every means to fulfill her siblings' needs and unconditionally be a mother and a father to them.

Athena thought, "it shouldn't be so hard to become a mother, right?"