The Devil's Son and His Fated Bride
Chapter 214: The Tunnel of the Future II

Chapter 214: The Tunnel of the Future II

"Calm down, kids. I’m a warrior, I was just passing through," Kai said gently, his voice strained with an effort not to scare them. But he was never truly around them, even Org and Rail, his godsons spent time with others rather than him. "You didn’t tell me... who is your mother?"

The girl hushed her brother and stepped forward, her golden eyes bright with an innocent pride. "Our mother is Reneira D’Orient. And our father is Alpha Coran."

Kai’s heart dropped like a stone. What did she just say?

"Wait," he asked, his voice hoarse, barely steady. "Wasn’t she married to Kaisun Al-Gathiran?"

The girl nodded, almost casually. "He died in the Gods’ prison. How do you not know that?"

Kai stared at them, a strange ringing in his ears. His thoughts blurred and twisted in disbelief. So this was the future? A future where he was already dead, and Ren had married his Beta. It could only mean one thing: an alliance, a forced unity between their clans. A bitter, necessary sacrifice.

The boy tugged on his sister’s arm, pulling her back protectively. "Why are you talking to a strange man?" he whispered.

"He’s bleeding. Should I not help him?" she whispered back, worry lining her voice.

Kai didn’t want to go. Not yet. There was something about these children that called to him, something more than coincidence. They weren’t Coran’s. He could see it in their eyes... in the curve of their cheeks, in the flicker of defiance in the boy’s jaw. They looked like him.

"Can you heal me?" he asked quietly. "I’m truly in pain. I can’t make it to the Cave Temple like this."

The girl’s expression lit up, as though she recognized the name. "You’re going to the Cave Temple?"

Kai gave a faint nod and leaned heavily against a rock, groaning as the pain dug deeper into his bones. "Yes. I’m a friend of Saint Saga."

The girl took a step forward, but her brother grabbed her arm sharply, yanking her back. "Don’t be silly," he hissed. "I thought you didn’t like strangers."

She pulled her arm free with a snap. "Get your hands off me, silly boy. He’s not dangerous. His aura is powerful, yes, but I sense no threat. Mother would be furious if she found out I let a wounded man suffer."

Kai’s heart throbbed with a fresh kind of pain. How many years had he lost, how many moments like this had slipped away while he was trapped between death and destiny? This punishment was severe for a man who loved his wife so much.

"Anyway, kids," he said, forcing a crooked smile. "If you’re done bickering, maybe you could help me instead of standing around?"

The girl, Seraphina, strode toward him with a dignified huff. "Ugh. My stupid brother’s out here chasing a snow fox. He doesn’t care if an innocent man dies."

She lifted her palm, and warmth pulsed from her hand. Healing light spilled into his wounds. The agony was immediate. Not the sharp pain of injury, but something deeper, stranger, his very fibers tingled, itched, burned, and twisted as if his body were knitting itself back together thread by thread. He clenched his teeth, refusing to cry out.

When she finished, he flexed his arm and stood, the soreness lingering but the wound closed. "Thank you," he said, his voice softer. "How can I repay your kindness?"

Seraphina blushed and shook her head quickly. "No need to repay me."

Her brother, however, gave Kai a sly grin. "You look like a mighty warrior. Why don’t you guard us on our way back? I heard there are bloodsucker beasts in these mountains."

Kai tilted his head. "Vampires still exist? I thought they were defeated ages ago."

Seraphina raised a brow. "No, we couldn’t defeat them all. You seem... really behind. Where exactly are you from?"

Kai hesitated. He didn’t want to lie, but the truth would raise more questions than answers. So he spun a fragment of truth into a safe reply. "I’m coming from the Fae Realm."

At that, Seraphina and Benkin rushed closer, eyes wide, scanning him from head to toe.

"What are you doing?" he asked, baffled by their intense stares.

The twins suddenly realized how rude they were being and took a step back, awkward and red-faced.

"Oh, please forgive our rudeness," the boy said at last, lowering his guard and offering a respectful nod.

"We didn’t know you were Fae. We have great respect for the Fae, our grandfather is the Fae King. He is so kind-hearted."

Kai smiled, but the expression quickly faded as a sudden flurry of wind swept past, sharp as needles scraping against his skin.

"It’s getting cold."

Without hesitation, Benkin unfastened his cloak and handed it over. "Please take mine."

Even at such a young age, the boy was tall and broad-shouldered. The cloak fit Kai comfortably. He pulled it over himself, surprised by its warmth.

"Thank you," he said, glancing up at the sky. "You picked the wrong day to go snow fox hunting. A storm’s coming, you won’t be able to make it back if you keep going."

Benkin followed his gaze and frowned. The sky was a perfect, cloudless blue. "The sky’s as clear as my eyes! What storm?"

Kai gave a knowing smirk. "Stay at the temple tonight. You’ll see."

Without another word, he turned and strode toward the ancient temple, the smirk still lingering on his lips. "Safe travels, kids."

There was no reply, just the sound of bickering behind him. Moments later, footsteps crunched over the snow. Seraphina was the first to follow.

"Hey! You’re just going to follow a stranger? Are you nuts, Seraphina?"

"It’s better than freezing to death in a storm without my beast," she shot back. "Come, or I’m going back to the Beasts Academy."

Kai’s lips tightened slightly. Beasts Academy? That was new. He needed to ask about it. Clearly, Ren, his Ren, had changed many things.

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