Limitless The Strongest Revenant

It was always about how he felt Noelle's affection for him afterwards. As if that was the reason for the whole ordeal. Did he know that Ma felt such regret over the matter?

'I should tell him in the future.'

I hugged my mother-in-law as I put her concerns to rest.

"Ma, Husband shared this story with all of us. Even though you fought, he almost died, and his father betrayed him. Do you know what he always ended the story with?"

The woman in my arms remained silent. It was strange. She was usually so cool and full of life. But now she felt so small and tired. Her remorse must be eating her up so much that she was torturing herself over her mistake.

"He always ended with how much he loved you, Ma. He remembered how you beat Frank Smith for him. And he never forgot how you nursed him back to health. It was one of those times when Husband proudly said, He felt what it was like to have a mother."

At my words, Ma's legs lost strength. Tears rolled down her eyes as she wept. But I could feel the happiness radiating from her whole being. Then she quickly grabbed my hands and said emotionally.

"Thank you so much for telling me, Jas. Thank you so much. You did not have to tell me. But you did. Thank you so much. I am so happy that Dipshit has finally found people like you in his life."

Unused to such praise, I felt my cheeks blush. Then I nodded seriously as I replied.

"No matter what he is or who he becomes. I promise you, Ma. I will never leave his side."

Noelle nodded as tears streamed down her face. Was this what it felt like to have a mother figure? Somehow, I am grateful to be able to treat Noelle as my mother, even if it was only because of Husband.

I barely remembered my real parents, and the Benelli's were not really "loving" in any way. Such tender interactions with Noelle were so special to me because of my circumstances.

As we shared a mother daughter moment, I suddenly felt Husband call for us.

'My {Kindred}, I wish to make Yvonne and Cynthia my {Vassal}, will you allow it?'

"..."

The girls all spoke. I chuckled a little when Jo called the {Vassal} candidates stupid. Even though I have a higher IQ than Jo, I somehow feel that she is smarter than me. Did she perhaps intentionally lower her IQ score?

As for the two in question, I found them lacking. They were quite competent, but that was it. Except for Yvonne, as a saint, their {Fates} were not really useful. However, Husband was the one who had the final say.

'Jo, hardly anyone would be smart compared to you. As for me, I do not like either of them, Husband. But I cannot deny that they are good at what they do. I will follow your will. '

Immediately after I said this, I felt a tug on my conscience. Haven't I hated others for measuring my worth by my {fate}? And now I had become the very thing I detested.

"I really am a failure," I unconsciously blurted out.

"What are you saying, Jas! If you are a failure, who could be called a success?"

"Huh?"

I forgot that my mother-in-law couldn't hear our {Kindred} link conversations. It was cute, though, that she was trying to cheer me up. Suddenly, I felt Noelle tug on my cheeks.

"Jasmine. You are gorgeous, intelligent, loyal, and you have a really nice ass. Dipshit tells me you are even a champion archer! You are not a failure. I would knock anyone to the ground who would say that."

Warmth flowed through my being at her words. She reminded me so much of the man I love the most. They were truly mother and son.

But before I could answer. I received a digital transmission from the Siren server.

[TeacherWhoLikesToChoke: Jas, we need your input, it cannot wait. We will send Van, Connie and Ma back.]

[SadistInNeedOfABeating: I have been listening, you are all focusing on the wrong thing.]

Just then, Connie and Van approached us.

"Mrs. Simmons, time to go. The ladies have some work to do, please allow us to escort you."

"Okay. My daughters, please be careful, okay? Don't stay out here too long. It's cold."

"Yes, Ma." X7

The girls and I all hugged and kissed Noelle goodbye. Then we sent her back through a {Portal} to the second floor of the Simmons residence.

'My {Kindred}, it is time to work. Will you still take longer, or should I come and get you?'

Hearing my precious husband's words, the seven of us froze. We still have to discuss this, so it was imperative that we settle this before reuniting with him.

'Husband, I apologize, something requires my attention. Go without me,' I sent back.

Then I felt a tinge of sadness and resentment from my {Kindred} link. I noticed that the girls all had the same sullen mood as me. It was probably the guilt of rejecting Husband.

'I see, that is a shame. Then I will go ahead first. Take care everyone. I love you.'

'love you,' I replied curtly.

[TeacherWhoLikesToChoke: Close your {Kindred} links temporarily. Otherwise, our thoughts about Honey's memory will reach him.]

[ChildhoodStripper: Ehhh? Do I have to? It feels lonely...]

[AbuseMakesMeWet: I agree with Bella, although I feel the same way as Jo.]

[TieMeUpAndPayRent: It will only be for a few minutes. Do your best, everyone.]

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[TwoBrainCellCatgirl: This is bullshit!]

[VanillaTitties: Everyone here is the same, Robyn, But you remember what the voice said, right?]

The Brazilian's suggestion made sense. But I found myself hesitating. What if the next time I opened my {kindred} link, Husband was no longer there? The more I drowned in his love, the more frightened I became of losing him.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

[SadistInNeedOfABeating: Let's get this over with. Talk fast.]

Everyone was visibly upset as we began our meeting.

"Okay, first things first. I am sure you have all heard the story. Why does Honey think he killed a wolf when he did not? Who tampered with his memory?"

"Off the top of my head, I would say a reaper. But that would mean that someone had been watching Dearest for 14 years before he died. And that sounds preposterous."

"You're all forgetting the voice that spoke to Ma. That was not Beloved. It was another person. I couldn't feel the soul signature, but it was someone else."

"Darling said he heard voices. All this time I thought it was just the echoes of the souls' malice. But what if he is like me? What if he has someone in his head like I do with Vela?"

"But who would that be? And how did that voice exist in Shujin before he became a reaper? You are both a European and a descendant, Jo, so that makes sense. But Shujin is neither. {Rewind} is obviously a {fate} that defies logic. Just like {Store}, we can be sure it is from North America."

"Possum's always chattin' with our {fates}, eh? Maybe his {Rewind}'s got a voice too? Could've been the one messin' with Possum's memory. Apart from that, I'm stumped."

"But that would mean that Honey already had his {Fate} as a human! That should be impossible!"

The girls just repeated the things they had argued about earlier. However, I was already past the point of caring. Whatever or whoever changed Husband's voice didn't matter. What mattered was that he didn't die 14 years ago and become a Reaper.

"You're all missing the point. Regardless of who or what happened 14 years ago, what matters is that someone or something is protecting Husband. That is enough for me. If such monsters come from him again. I will just shoot them."