Chapter 2 Awakening

"Slow down, little brother, or you will fall," an anxious, soft voice sounded.A proper classical lady walked on the sidewalk hurriedly, looking at the little boy about 6 years old pulling her hand anxiously. She called again and again, letting him slow down, or he may fall.

She is a beautiful female, about 24 years old, with dark black hair, big beautiful eyes with dark irises, perky cheeks, and a slim proportioned figure wearing a black and white office dress.

"Sister Cicely, the shop will be closed." The small kid pulling her replied more anxiously than her.

"It will not close; we will buy from another supermarket if it's closed," Cicely replied helplessly. It's been almost six years since she found this little brother for herself.

Three years ago, their grandma passed away, leaving them both. Cicely then took care of her younger brother.

Today is a special day; her salary arrives in the account, and on the very first day upon returning from the office, she decided to bring her little brother outside and buy him his favorite things.

Soon, they appeared beside the supermarket, looking at the open supermarket. Cicely started panting after grabbing her knees, looking at her running and cheering little brother. 'I am so exhausted before entering the supermarket.' Then, a smile appeared on her beautiful face.

"Sister, let's go," Eero shouted, waving his hand at her.

She nodded then walked forward, toward the supermarket, Eero's little heart was filled with excitement looking at every type of product around arranged inside the supermarket.

"She is out." A hooded figure standing beside the supermarket, muttered paying attention to Cicely and Eero,

"I have been following her, today is our perfect chance." Then he added again.

"Well, do it and then lay low for a while." A burly altered voice sounded from his phone then the call was disconnected.

The dark hooded figure gazed at supermarket deeply turned around and left, dialing another number.

While inside the Supermarket,

"Now tell me, what do you need; elder sister will buy it for you," Cecily spoke, patting her chest confidently.

A few male creatures around almost stumbled after seeing her beautiful face, perfect figure, and confident gesture.

"I want a lot of chocolates, juices, candies, chips," the boy replied thoughtfully counting items with fingers.

"Okay, let's go toward the groceries section," Cecily nodded with a smile, grabbing Eero's hand, then walked toward the groceries area. After searching and buying everything Eero wanted, Also some products for daily usage.

After a while,

Eero moved a trolley of his size, almost half-filled with his items other half are groceries. After navigating through all sections of supermarket and buying few utensils, both appeared near the counter satisfied.

After paying the bill Cicely picked the baggage, they walked outside the supermarket.

She sighed helplessly, feeling heavy weight in her hand's and looking at Eero, hopping around.

Eero then turned and glanced back thoughtfully, looking at Cicely walking slowly. He ran back toward her and requested, "Sister give me one bag, I can pick it up."

"No, It's heavy, it will affect your height." Cicely resolutely declined, then walked passed Eero hurriedly, lest he start insisting on picking it up.

But who would know when fate flips like a coin? While walking on the sidewalk, instantly two people emerged from an alley wearing monkey masks.

"Quickly give me everything you have." One of them raised his gun aiming at Cicely forehead threatening,

"I will give you everything you want just don't hurt us." Cicely said hurriedly alligned in front of Eero hiding him, putting the baggages on the ground and started searching her purse.

"Oh, bitch go to hell, we don't have time."

Another one spoke as if annoyed by something, walked forward started stabbing Cecily in the stomach a few times. Grabbing her purse pulled it and then pushed her back.

"Huh," Cecily senselessly fell back on the ground, feeling a cool and warm sensation mixed with pain from her stomach spreading through her whole body, reaching her nervous system, paralyzing her body slowly.

She grabbed her bloody stomach, looking at both people confused, 'Why? I was going to give them everything.'

"Bastard I told you not to do anything stupid. Now Hurry up, take away the necklace also," his companion beside him cursed and then urged angrily.

The stabber make a crazy face at his companion extended his hand, took away the gold necklace Cicely was wearing, then pointed his finger at Eero standing a little away from them.

"Let's go, leave the child. We got orders to kill her only," his companion spoke anxiously, he missed his word's but he didn't care, looking at pedestrians gathering around. He grabbed the stabber hand and pulled him toward the alley, Both disappeared in the darkness.

'Who wants to kill me?' after listening to one of them, a thought flashed through Cecily's mind. Her body fell toward the ground without any strength, turning her head looking at Eero's direction, while her vision blurred slowly, murmured, "Little bro..."

Eero was standing in a daze and senseless. His body trembled listening to Cicely murmurs, looking at his fallen sister filled in blood and the land on the ground slowly dyed red.

"Sister!!! What happened to you?" He muttered worriedly.

Then he ran beside her and started crying with tears. "Sister, sister, wake up, please," getting no response, fear and insecurity shrouded his heart; he started pushing her hard, looking at both of his bloody hands, and then started moving her again, crying louder.

"Come on, hurry up, call an ambulance."

"It was a robbery. Two people robbed this girl and ran away in the alley beside this road."

A few pedestrians gathered around, some started calling an ambulance and police, some started talking and whispering.

While Eero was constantly crying, pushing her body, "Sister, don't leave like grandma."

Instantly, an ambulance appeared and took Cecily away, along with Eero and another person who volunteered to go to the hospital along with them and police. He was this robbery witness; he saw the whole process from the edge of the street.

Inside the City hospital, looking at the chaotic scene of pulling a stretcher and crowd moving around, Eero was left in a mess and confusion, looking at chaos around anxiously and innocently, started crying again while rubbing his eyes.

"Don't worry, your sister will be fine. Be brave," a person appeared beside Eero and spoke, passing him a juice box.

Eero glanced at his sincere smile on his face, he nodded wiping away his tears, then after a while started crying again.

The man was helpless, patted his head sighed with a pity in his heart. Looking at the operation theater door, 'I hope that girl is fine or it will be extremely hard for this little kid.'

Soon, a few police officers appeared beside Eero after recording witness statements, looking at little Eero; they sighed and started discussing something amongst them,

"He is the only family member of her, also available beside her." One of them said hesitatingly.

"It's unfortunate for childrens to witness such an incident with their eyes." Another senior aged police officer commented sadly.

"Well, just hope the girl is fine, or it will impact very much on this little guy's mind." Then he added looking at motionless Eero sitting on a waiting seats far away.

A young female police officer appeared inside the hospital. Upon other officers' instructions, she walked and sat beside Eero asked.

"What is your name, younger brother?"

Eero was startled listening to a soft voice. Looking at the beautiful police officer, he replied while crying, "My name is Eero."

"Eero, such a nice name. Don't worry, your elder sister will be fine, I am your sister friend." she spoke after rubbing Eero's little head.

"Really, big sister are you really my sister friend." Eero surprised then asked hopefully.

The police lady nodded with a smile appeared on her face, "Yes I am her best friend, don't worry your sister will be fine."

Eero then nodded his heart relieved and become a little hopeful.

After a while, the operation theater room opened; a doctor appeared outside, looking at Eero sitting on a waiting chair, then glanced at the police officer, shook his head.

Everyone sighed looking at little Eero sitting on the chair silently waiting hopefully. "Now who will explain and speak to this little guy?" one of the officers spoke.

Everyone turned and glanced at the female officer. The female officer flinched then nodded with red eyes, taking a deep breath, appeared beside Eero again.

"Little brother, your elder sister is resting somewhere. Can you talk to me for a while, Also, tell me do you watch stars in the sky at night," the female officer asked softly.

Eero startled then glanced at her nodded said, "I watch star's, at night police sister."

"Are star's pretty." She asked again suppressing her heartache.

"They are pretty, Big sister can you tell me when will my sister Cicely return, we have to eat Candies and Chocolate cake together."

Eero replied then hurriedly asked anxiously and a little innocently.

'I can't do it, I don't have strength to tell him the truth.' The police lady thought, her eyes turned blood red, looking at Eero innocent and anxious expression, looking at her hopefully.

"Mmm" Grabbing her mouth she stood up and walked away,

Eero fell in a daze. His six-year-old brain couldn't process the meaning of the female officer's expression and actions, just a bad premonition spread through his heart. Looking at the opened door of the operation theater room, they took Cicely inside, he ran toward it after nearly missing a few grabs.

'Oops.' The police officers who wanted to prevent him missed their grab and all of them thought, 'It's over.'

"Sister, Sister," Eero crying loudly appeared inside the theater room looking at the daze nurses, ignoring them glanced at Cecily lying on the bed motionlessly, appeared beside her started crying,

Instantly his eye's widened looking at Cicely face without breath, he somehow knew what happened to her. It's similar to what happened to his Grandma, when she left them. It was innate talent or something else he could recognize the state of living and dead.

"Sister..." he muttered in a daze.

Instantly his expression froze, and then his expression changed; he instantly fell tremblingly and foaming from his mouth, collapsing on the ground beside the bed.

Instantly nurses, police officers, and doctors reached the door and were shocked by Eero's sudden condition.

"Hurry up, put him on the operation bed; his nervous system is collapsing," the doctor ordered anxiously, looking at Eero wide eyes and irregular movement of his hands and feet.

While doctors were putting him on the bed and stabilizing his condition, an inexplicable comment appeared in Eero's mind.

[Age Limit Reached]

[Awakening condition met]

[Energy is insufficient]

[Awakening time extended]

[Remaining Time: 11 Years, 1 Day, 2 H, 3 M]

Time passed, 3 minutes passed, then 2 hours, a day, then a year, finally ten years also passed.

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