"Master, please explain it," Jacob said.
The old monk invited him and Jessa to sit down before sharing about Hectan's past.
Hectan was originally a witch doctor. His family originated from Xaniver City among the big mountains, and there was a vast Witch Village inside the hills. Due to poor infrastructure, very few people could leave the village. That was why many ancient traditions were still maintained by the people here.
One day, a plague hit the village. Due to the lack of herbal medicines and their inaptitude to ask for the government's assistance, many people died in the epidemic. Eight-year-old Hectan lost his parents in this tragedy.
Later on, the local witch doctors used their bodies as a medium to communicate with the heavens and begged the God of Witch for sympathy. Finally, the epidemic subsided, but it left the village with half of its original population.