The Search for Freedom

Thereafter, Cain told me the real reason why he gave me the curse. He said he wanted to get rid of the curse, which came from the powerful spirit. I was wondering if it was a good enough reason why he did it, or if I did not understand what he meant.

"But what kind of curse was given to you by the powerful spirit that you had to curse me too?" I slightly scratched my head.

"It wasn't just a simple curse: my wife and I could not go back to the realm of spirits. It has been thousands of years since we began strolling in this world. We're searching for someone who can help us get back to the place where we suitably are," Cain explained.

"Do you have a wife?" I queried.

"Yeah, She was also cursed by the same spirit who's even crueler than us." Cain sighed. "And I will never leave this earth without her."

"So if you really have a wife, then where is she?" I asked.

"She had been strolling in other parts of the world to search for someone who could help her to be free, so that we could go back to the place of spirits together. I'm hoping that she can also find someone like you, a brave, strong, and powerful human, who can sacrifice himself to help her."

"Don't you know that there are a few people willing to sacrifice themselves for others? I want to tell you that I'm not one of them."

"Yeah, I know there are a few people who are willing to help others, but I've believed ever since that you're one of them. I've been watching you for many years, and I know you're willing to help others." "So you also knew many things about me?"

"Yeah, I know you have feelings for your teacher. I also know you killed your friend's mother. I'm telling you, you can't act like you're so clean in front of me, or else I will tell your friend that you were the one who killed his mother. I'm sure he will retaliate against you for what you did to him. He will also kill you and maybe your mother if he knows the truth."

"That's what you should not do. I'd rather sacrifice myself and die than have him kill my mother!" I exclaimed.

I didn't know what to feel about being left by my mother and finding out that it was my friend who killed her. But I'm sure it wasn't that easy, because I saw how my friend mourned, though he didn't know yet that I was the killer. "That's what I told you. You can sacrifice yourself for others."

"Yeah, I can sacrifice myself for my mother because I loved her, unlike you, who's most unlikely to be loved. If you'll tell France that I was the one who killed her mother, I know he would understand why I needed to do that; it was because of you. He's my best friend, and I trust him more than you."

"You're so confident with your words, and that's what I like from you because you don't worry about other people, even your friend. That's the kind of person I need. I require the assistance of those who can assist me in returning to the realm of spirits. If you can help me, I will also help you."

"You can help me with one thing only, to get rid of the curse of yours. But I didn't know how I could help you go back to where you came from."

"You can help me in many ways, but in every way isn't that easy. There's no easy way out because it would get harder every day."

"What do you mean?" I queried.

"Every way requires you to sacrifice lives, and these ways can also assist you in removing the curse which I unintentionally placed on you."

What Cain wanted to say sounded interesting. Perhaps I could trust him because freedom seemed to lie in it. I could not only help him go back to the realm of spirits, but I could also help myself get rid of the curse. If he really wanted to go back to where he came from, it also meant he didn't want to hurt people. He might only need to rest because he had previously stated that he had been walking around in this world for thousands of years.

"I'm sure you're telling me the truth. Tell me how to get rid of this curse and also how to help you go back to the realm of spirits," I commanded.

"I won't make it any longer. I'm telling you that I'm not the only one who can benefit in this way, but you can also benefit from it. If you can do this thing, you won't feel the difficulties caused by the curse, and you can also help me solve my problem. However, when it comes to sacrificing a lot of things, that's quite difficult. You may feel some difficulty too, but don't worry; it's always difficult at first before it will be easy." "Uh-huh, so tell me, what is it?"

"The way I'm going to tell you is the most favorable one, but if you won't do this, you're telling me that you're willing to tolerate the curse to live inside your body and to control you as long as you're breathing."

"You're telling me that there's no other way to be free except by doing the thing which can sacrifice a lot of things, which you wanted to say, and I need to tolerate the curse if I can't do it." I scratched my head. "You've said you won't make this longer, but you've been telling me a million words."

"Yeah, there are many things you can do to solve my problems, but there's only one thing you can do to save yourself from the curse. You can't live longer in this world if you won't do it." Cain took a deep breath before continuing his explanation with a lot of branches.

"I know the curse quickly affects your whole body, and soon it will be active again. It can even enter your brain and heart, and you will feel nothing, hear nothing, see nothing, and you will be able to do nothing when that time comes. Everything you have will be lost, and you will lose control in searching for someone to kill."