Chapter 2: The Hatred
What!!?" she exclaimed in surprise. "Sis, you know how much I hate males, and I know you don't like them, too. Are you joking with me?" She couldn't believe what she was hearing. She knew her sister didn't hate males as much as she did she even married, but still...
"It was our mother's last wish. She wanted a boy but..." Her sister's eyes widened, unable to comprehend what she was saying.
"Why didn't you say that before, and also—" her sentence was cut off by her big sister.
"Madelyn, I know, but are you going to ignore her wish?" Daenerys's voice was firm.
"But still—" her sister tried to protest but was cut off again by Daenerys, she continued with determination.
"I will not accept a no. I will treat that baby like a mom, love him completely, give him my affection, and show you that not all men are bad. You will also try to have affection for him." Her sister's eyes widened. Have affection? For a male?
'Sis, did you forget what happened to us....?' Even though she knew the answer, she still asked in her mind.
"Try, Madelyn, for our mother." Daenerys said, lifting her sister's chin and speaking with determination and added. "Okay?"
Even though her sister hesitated, seeing her expression, she nodded and said. "I will try... just once."
Daenerys smiled warmly and embraced her little sister. "Thank you, Madelyn. I promise it will be okay." she welcomed and embraced her big sister. Not long after, Daenerys's smile disappeared, and a guilty expression appeared.
'Sorry, Madelyn... I had to lie to you... actually, our mother's last wish was to continue our bloodline... I hate men... more than you hate. But I acted like I didn't hate completely because-' her thoughts were cut by her sister. "Sis, when do you want to go to the orphanage?" she asked.
Her sister replied while still embracing her tightly, "Tomorrow, as soon as we wake up."
Seeing her sister's eagerness, she giggled. "hehe, Sis, it looks like you are really eager to adopt a child." Daenerys smiled softly and caressed her head.
"Hehe... it would be funny if, as soon as we wake up, there would be a baby in front of the mansion." Her little sister said jokingly and added. "Sis, would you take it?"
Daenerys was surprised by the question and chuckled. "What is this? Do you really think someone will bring a baby to the entrance and leave it like that?"
Madelyn released the hug and asked: "Yes, would you take it?"
Daenerys replied with a giggle and answered, "Of course... why not."
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"I see" Luna stated, understanding the situation.
Madelyn turned to her sister and gazed at the baby in her arms. She had complicated feelings for him now.
After a few moments of silence, Daenerys turned to her maid. "He'll get hungry soon. Buy that artifact."
The maid's eyes twitched at the request but she nodded and vanished instantly. 'She has the shadow element... interesting' he thought to himself, noticing how the maid instantly disappeared.
"Sis, just let him sleep. He needs some rest" Madelyn suggested.
Daenerys nodded, and the two of them entered the room. Daenerys carefully placed the baby on the bed, giving him a gentle kiss on the forehead. In a soft voice, she whispered.
"Welcome to your home... my baby."
'she really loves him, huh.' Madelyn thought to herself, seeing her big sister's loving gaze toward him.
He fell asleep immediately, utterly exhausted. Crawling that distance had been too much for him.
A few hours later, he felt someone gently picking him up. He opened his eyes slightly, trying to understand what was happening. What he saw was a kind and loving face looking at him.
"Are you hungry, my baby?" she asked softly. She removed her dress a little, still wearing her black nightgown, and revealed her soft, nurturing, large breasts.
'I have to admit... this will be a good childhood,' he thought to himself, not realizing he was salivating, likely not from hunger.
He started to suck her breast. "Ahh-" she covered her mouth with her hand instantly. 'I didn't expect him to be so aggressive.'
**[Congratulations, Host. You have consumed your first sustenance in this new life.]**
"I see, that's how it is." He mused
As the nursing session continued, Madelyn entered the room. She was a bit surprised by the scene before her but only sighed.
She knew she should get used to it. The baby was holding onto Daenerys's breast with both hands, sucking eagerly, while Daenerys's expression was a bit odd.
Approaching them, 'Sis, you really used that artifact to produce milk, huh. Looks like you really love him' Madelyn said in mind while looking at the baby strangely, then turned her gaze to her milky breast.
Her big sister, Daenerys, had already gotten used to his aggressiveness and wasn't moaning now. Seeing her little sister's gaze locked on her soft breast, she said half-jokingly, "I have another one to feed, you kno-Ahh."
Madelyn snapped out of her thoughts and asked worriedly "What happened, sis?"
'You!!!' she shouted in her mind. She was a little annoyed by him; first, he was sucking hard, and now he was biting her?. But She was acting like a loving mom, so she didn't show on her face.
Her sister replied. "Nothing..."
Well, when he heard her suggest to her little sister, he was surprised and bit her pink nipple accidentally.
"Oh... okay." Madelyn calmed, hearing nothing was wrong. She continued to watch his sucking her big sister. Then she heard her sister giggle. "Hehe, your answer is yes, I guess."
Madelyn, remembering what her sister had said, looked at her in shock, her face turning red as she quickly left the room. Watching her leave, Daenerys's face took on a sad expression and muttered in a low voice.
"We lost our mother not long after when she was born... Our father never cared for us. I had to take care of her myself when I was just a child... I tried to mother for her but couldn't."
She sighed, knowing their childhood hadn't been easy. The bond they shared was deeply complicated. She continued, sitting on the bed while her baby kept sucking.
"Our mother was the most kind-hearted and pure person. She always said we were her most precious treasure, and treated us like that. When we lost her, I was devastated. Even though our mother was just a mistress, she loved him deeply, but our father abandoned us. We ended up on the streets at a young age, with me trying to take care of my little sister..."
She paused, her face darkening as she remembered.
"It was the second day after we were abandoned. We were hungry... A good-looking man came to us and offered us food..." She hesitated, her face completely darkened.
"I was too innocent for this world. If a female soldier hadn't saved us at the last moment, my sister would be dead, but..." she paused, her face becoming disgusted, "It was already too late for me... I ended up raped by several men. I thought I would be dead, but hearing my sister's cries who was witnessing my despair, I endured the endless torture. We were traumatized, horribly. Years passed, and even though I tried not to influence my sister, her hatred toward men only grew and grew. Our beauty didn't help either; because of it, we faced many problems; many male cultivators saw us as objects and desired us, and some of them tried to take us forcefully. My sister's dislike of men increased after learning what happened to us, our father's abandonment. Years passed while we grew stronger. I had already come to see men as despicable beings."
then she remembered last night when she lied about her mother's wish.
"Sorry, Madelyn... I had to lie to you... actually, our mother's last wish was to continue our bloodline... I hate men... more than you hate, but to fulfill our mother's last wish I always acted like I didn't. I married someone... I tried my hardest to love him. sacrificed lots of things but couldn't. I hated him like others. But even so, I tried to get pregnant. However, when we found out I was infertile, we ended up divorced. Actually, I killed him and stated that he left me overnight. My sister's hatred grew even more when she heard he divorced me and saw my devastated state. Actually, I was sad because I was going to put the burden of my mother's last wish on my little sister. So, last night I lied to her to make it easier to fulfill our other's last wish. I will act like a mom who really loves her child to make her not hate him and create a chance."
Seeing the baby had stopped sucking and closed his eyes, she gently placed him on the bed. Daenerys's face took on a frightful expression as she continued, speaking to herself before leaving the room.
"Sorry, Mom, but this will be the last try. I will treat this baby like how you treated us and try to make him a human. But if he ends up like the others, hurting me and my sister, I'll kill him without blinking an eye.