"I’m home!" A middle-aged man announced with a bright smile as he came in through the door, squatting and spreading his arms wide for his six-year-old daughter who jumped into his embrace.
"Bam spat fire!" She beamed brightly, pointing at a lion cub that ran toward them to showcase its skill.
Seeing the small beast spit flames made the man gasp in an exaggerated fashion before patting the cub’s soft, furry head.
The man looked at his wife who leaned at the kitchen’s entrance with a hand towel and smiled. Both were Elite Tier summoners, he had a lion and she had a fox.
They were average, maybe even below average with the emerging Tiers but their daughter surprisingly awakened a summon with Queen Tier potential on her sixth birthday.
The future had never looked brighter.
After playing with his daughter, the man went in to change and they had their dinner. As she took the dishes to the kitchen, there was a knock on the door.
When the man opened the door, he tilted his head a bit. "Uhm... Is there a problem?"
He asked the stranger who had long black hair tied to a ponytail, a faint outline of beards on his well-sculpted face.
His skin was pale and he wore a white shirt, neatly folding the sleeves to the middle of his forearms. His well-defined physique could not be hidden by his formal outfit which somehow made him look even better.
He wore black pants and polished shoes.
"There is no problem. I just wanted to check on the family," Cain smiled warmly.
"On what?" The man’s tone changed, gaining a sharp edge this time. "Who are you?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself." Cain chuckled. "I’m your creator," he smiled.
"Wh—!" The man stopped halfway as his irises turned crimson.
"So..." Cain crossed his arms. "What’s your name? I don’t remember what it was," he asked as he took slow, confident steps into the apartment.
"Julius," the man replied as he shut the door.
His wife came out of the kitchen. She was confused at this stranger that looked around like he owned the place.
"Honey... who’s this?"
"I’m Cain," Cain said to her with a smile.
"C-Cain? What is this?" She turned to her husband. "Who is this man?!"
Cain could already sense the fear in her voice. Then he turned and saw the little girl at the staircase.
"Oh, hello —!" Before he could take two steps, the woman blocked him.
"He won’t hurt her," Julius reassured his wife as he gently held her wrist but she refused to budge.
What was going on here?! Her mind screamed.
A pained groan left her lips when her husband’s grip tightened. "I said... get out of his way!" He roared and flung her.
The force sent her to the wall with a loud sound. Before she could snap out of the shock, the man picked up the dinning chair and whipped it against her face.
"Daddy!" His daughter screamed.
"Shush," Cain pressed his index finger against his mouth while facing the little girl. Then with a mere blink of his eyes, Julius regained control of himself.
He discovered the broken bloodied chair still in his hands. His badly bloodied wife lay on the floor.
She was still alive, weeping as she heaved in pain.


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