Aestrea Against The World (IX)

"...Dammit. Can this really be true?"

The words left Aestrea's lips before he realized. His hands trembled, the edges of the file digging into his palms as he flipped page after page, desperately trying to disprove what he was seeing.

But the words didn't change, and the first thing that was on the paper was...

His name.

"Aestrea Moon."

He slowly, hesitantly began to read the first page aloud.

"Specimen Number 0 of the Dark Order. A child who was found abandoned by his parents shortly after being conceived. He was found near the frontier between the frontiers of the Elven and Human Kingdom, being surrounded by multiple strong animals, each one of them being stronger than an experienced A-rank hunter."

Aestrea's eyes narrowed.

His breath caught as he read further.