Half-step Purgatory

For a long time, Malin always felt that Fate had been quite generous to him. Although he had to face that life-threatening job every day, as long as he had the lovely Leopard Girl cooking delicious food for him daily, and as long as there was meat to eat and cats to stroke, life wasn't too unbearable. Working a bit harder and facing some difficulties on the job weren't really an issue for a man.
Moreover, being able to live two lives meant one shouldn't have too high demands, right, Mr. Different-Kind?
Having said that, and without waiting for an answer, the young man snapped his fingers, and the white flame on his fingertip lit the tobacco in his other hand, then he flicked it towards the non-human entity on the stake.
Welcome to Abield, to witness the last splendor of the steampunk era.
And the madness.

Steampunk Era: Mad Abield

"This man is after me, they killed my father, and I had no choice but to run away,"


"The Dead Eye Society from District Eleven, they killed my father, and after I escaped, they sent him to kill me to avoid exposure. I came here when I was most in danger,"


What the child said left Malin confused. He didn't know how to make sense of it and could only ask the child to explain what District Eleven was.


"District Eleven is a layer of the Nest City. My family arrived at the Thainan Empire three to four hundred years ago, living in New Hangzhou Nest City. My father had two brothers, but both are already dead; he was the youngest child in the family and I am his only child."


"Will the Dead Eye Society continue to pursue you?" Malin asked.


"I don't know, but my father never involved me in his affairs... He was undercover." The child said and then, unable to hold back, began to cry.


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