Chapter 36: Annatella

The burden on his shoulders has doubled unknowingly. Rueben then kicked towards the maids that were guarding the woman and watched as the woman suddenly dived deep into the water.

"I think we can come to an understanding, after I heard your past a little."

"We share something. You and i. I feel that we have the same thing happening to us."

The woman's voice echoed through the darkness.

Before long, she rose up from the lake a few dozen meters away from Rueben, who was naked and standing still.

She looked at him as she slowly took off her veil. Countless mannequins then started walking towards her.

"Once, I was the young heiress of a certain noble family. My family went to ruins after siding with the wrong side, then I was sold as a slave. I was bought by someone and was used as an outlet for their sexual frustration before getting tossed aside, then I was adopted into what I thought was a great family, when I found out the wickedness they were hiding inside their house."

The woman looked at him, her full face could be seen.

A face riddled with scars that seemed plastic, her eyes wide like the moon, a pretty face made of porcelain. A mannequin.

With white hair and white eyes, scars all over her face, injuries made from human tools, as if it was carved to be like that.

"I found out what was something that I could not understand, no matter what." She then pointed at Rueben. With her hundreds of arms made from the arms of the mannequin that she created.

"I kept losing the things that I see as important."

She then conjured up all kinds of weapons as her body became more malformed and indescribable. A doll was then seen on her hand.

"Hershey and I will end you. I will not, let anything take away my happiness anymore."

She shouted as she held up countless spears and threw it towards Rueben.

Rueben only looked at the spears, then remembered what she said.

"You lost everything you see as important." He swiftly dodged all the attacks with ease before running towards her. "I destroyed everything I see as important."

His eyes glowed red as his eyes flashed with sadness and guilt.

"Those two things are far from the same."

Then the world blackened in darkness.

***

"Mother, why are we hiding here?"

"Shhh.. Don't worry, okay? Don't cry, my sweet child. Mother is here, mother is here."

"Then why is father hanging on the ceiling?"

"…? ....!!!!!!"

"Mommy, father is waving at me."

"...…."

"Mommy, father is smiling at me. Look! It looks like he wants to give me a hug..? Mommy? Why are you crying?"

"......."

"Mommy, what's that red stain on your clothes?"

".........."

"Mommy, Mommy, you feel cold. Please talk to me…"

".........…."

"Mommy?"

"............…"

"Father? Something is wrong with mommy, she isn't moving, she feels cold!"

"Father? What are you doing? Wait, no, who are you?"

"Mister, who are you? What are you doing here! No, no!!! Please No!!!!"

"Stop stop stop!!! Don't hurt mommy!"

"Please!!"

"No!!! Don't touch me!!! Heeeeelp!!!!"

"Someone, save me!!!!"

"Save me!"

"Save me?"

"Save me."

"Who am i?"

Annatella.

"What am i?"

A Monster.

"Why am I one?"

Its all your fault.

"What?"

Its all yours, you made this happen. All of this happened because of you.

"What did I do?"

Forget it.

"Why?"

Forget it.

"You(I) am not making sense…"

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Forget who you are. Forget your past. Forget your present. Forget your future.

[Focus on only being my child.]

[Just be happy by my side.]

[I am doing all this for all of you.]

[I am your mother.]

[Follow me]

[Hide and Seek, do you want to play?]

[I found you….]

[Good job, you are now mother's child.]

[My beautiful….-

Annatella. (Annete)]

Save me. Take me away. Let me die. I beg of you.

***

The woman gasped as she stared at the distant memories that were slowly fading away as her consciousness dimmed. She was lying on the carpeted floor, her body broken into mangled mess as countless pieces of her porcelain skin cracked and broke.

Hershey was hanging from one of her hands, her head was the only thing left.

Rueben was lying down just a few dozen meters away from them.

Two of his arms were cut off from the shoulder, his right leg was gone, blood sipped through every pore of his body. Hundreds of all kinds of weapons were stabbed through him.

Annatella looked at Rueben, her eyes shaking before tears fell down from her eyes.

"You… Hunter… You can save us."

She then looked at Hershey, then back to Rueben. Blood dripped from her hand, then it gushed as it landed near Rueben's mouth.

"Live. Hunter. Save us."

Take us away from this hell.

"Save mother."

So that i can return to our happy family once again.

Live, Hunter.

Rueben felt the blood and subconsciously licked it and drank through licking. He slowly regenerated and his eyes opened wide.

Live.

The burden has doubled unknowingly.