Chapter 11: Aberrant Demon? (4/4)

Chapter 11 Alien Demon? (4/4)

Is he truly not an alien demon?"

...

As he descended the stairs, the nurse at the reception desk offered Kaelen a sweet smile, and Kaelen returned the gesture.

Stepping out of the inpatient building,

Walking down the steps,

Kaelen did not head straight to the parking lot to find Paul,

But instead walked over to a secluded corner of the hospital garden,

Crouching down,

His right hand muffling his mouth,

His left arm shaking almost frantically,

"Fuck... it hurts like hell!"

After a flurry of violent shakes,

Kaelen finally came to a halt,

Bringing his left hand before his eyes, he slowly unfurled his palm.

Right in the center of his left palm, a cross-shaped burn scar had shockingly materialized, though the wound seemed to have been cauterized, leaving it bloodless.

Staring at this scorched imprint,

Kaelen fell into deep thought,

For a long time,

Uttering a question to himself:

"So... what exactly am I?"