Chapter 2: Innate Shackles
The Eaton family doesn't need waste!
This is one of the rules of the Predator Clan formulated by Henry Eaton after he began to think about the future of the family.
Any family member must serve the family when he becomes an adult, either in the army or in the administration, he can go to business, or even become a farmer, support himself with his own hands, and contribute to the family as much as he can!
Want to be a gentleman?
Want to gnaw on the old?
Then Henry doesn't mind stripping him of his surname and banishing him!
Kafka Eaton, one of Henry's many sons, was born too weak to practice martial arts, and understood his situation from an early age. In the world where "strength determines destiny and interests determine everything", if he wants to have a good life as an adult, he can only work hard to accumulate knowledge so that he can find a civil job in the future.
Therefore, he is the most popular person in the entire Eton family, because he is destined to miss the title; He is also the person with the best temper, because he does not have the strength to vent his bad temper; He is the most knowledgeable person, because he has been soaked in books since he was a child...
Henry had a good impression of this down-to-earth and self-reliant son.
He was specially appointed to deal with the Vulcan Cult and deal with some trivial matters of the regime and theocracy.
And admonished him that some people are born rich, and some people are born miserable, if you are not the one who is favored by God, then you can only fight hard to get God's favor.
Kafka was very useful and did a good job.
Even the bishop sent by the Einsk family to Eton's territory to preside over the affairs of the Vulcan Cult was full of praise for Kafka's profound knowledge, humility in dealing with people, and self-purity, and thus extended an invitation to Kafka when he was recalled to the south by the Einske family.
"Dear Kafka, your good qualities can make the world feel the love of the god of fire, and your profound knowledge will make the world listen to the gospel of the god of fire. When I return to the south, I will take over the affairs of a diocese, and if you wish to devote yourself to the god of fire, I am willing to recommend you to the archbishop to be baptized as a servant of God, to be the sole vicar of my diocese, and to guide more people to bask in the glory of the god of fire. ”
This invitation caught Kafka off guard.
He knew that the original intention of the Eton family to join the Vulcan Cult was just an exchange of interests, and he also knew very clearly that he had never intended to become a priest in his life plan.
But Henry was delighted with the invitation.
Not only the joy of the fathers, but also the joy from the helm of the family-
If Kafka had gone south to become a clergyman spreading the glory of Vulcan, it would have laid the foundation for the Eton's migration to the south.
The theocratic South has always been very xenophobic.
The Eton family wanted to integrate into the South, and it was easier to use faith to dilute the geographical exclusion than to exchange benefits through trade routes.
In this way, Kafka, who had just turned 20 at that time, embarked on the journey of leaving his homeland with Henry's hopes and the hopes of his family.
But only three years later, he set out on his way back to the north.
Henry did not blame him, but threw a very grand banquet to welcome him back.
Because Kafka came back with his wife Avril.
Avril is the youngest daughter of Raphael, Privy Archbishop of Vulcan and now Duke of Einsk.
Gifted, he became an apologetic warrior at the age of eighteen, and at the age of twenty, everyone agreed that he would become a strong man within a few years, and he was also regarded as the future pillar of the family.
But it's a pity that the word "jealousy" is prepared by God for a genius like Avril.
During a mission to the church, she was ambushed and killed by an unidentified strong man, although she desperately escaped and saved her life after taking the "Tears of the Moon God" that her family paid a great price to exchange for from the elves, but she also ushered in an unbearable weight: she could not step into the realm of the strong in her life.
From a proud son of the sky with a promising future to a wasted person, this blow made Avril discouraged, and secretly looked for several short-sightedness. Fortunately, the family prevented it and avoided the continuation of the tragedy.
Later, under the persuasion of her family, although Avril no longer looked for short-sightedness, she was inevitably depressed all day long. With a small family background, she has always taken stepping into the realm of the strong as a goal to inspire her life to move forward, and now this goal has become a passing eye, and she can no longer find the way to come and see the front clearly.
That's how Kafka Eaton broke into her life.
Kafka, who came from the hills of the Alps, has a novel story that southerners want to hear; Profound knowledge and humble attitude make people feel that they can find a sense of intimacy around him.
For Avril, Kafka brought a sense of intimacy that her family could not give.
Because this northern man has been weak since he was a child, he has stepped into the realm of the strong, and he is not even competent as a warrior.
Just like Avril Lavigne who is now a waster.
Freemasonry.
But Kafka did not succumb to fate, he still lived a sunny life, still had expectations for life, and had the enthusiasm to do his best for his family.
This man ......
Well, it's very different.
Avril had this feeling, and she also gave birth to more curiosity.
If a woman is curious about a man, a beautiful love story is often born.
They are no exception, the earliest intimacy of sympathy, slowly developed into the eager eyes of men and the delicate faces of women.
This matter was blessed by both families.
The two of them are unfortunate, both of them are people who have been played with by God; The two of them are also lucky, in the fate of the cold winter, there is a heart-to-heart and snuggling up to each other for warmth.
The wedding was held in the south, but the life after marriage was to go to the north.
This was a decision made by Raphael, the head of the Einske family and Avril's father.
Although he is very reluctant to let his daughter go away, and may not have the opportunity to come back in his life, he knows that his daughter will be happier if she leaves the south. Because for Avril, there are too many bad memories and too many things that touch the scene in the south, and going to the north is to start a new life.
Let all the bad past be completely dusted.
Rafael Einske watched her daughter's back on the road to the north, and her heart was silent.
There was no emotion on his face, and his hands behind his back were trembling all the time.
In fact, he made the right decision.
Avril's life in the North is quiet.
Although the Viscounty of Eton does not have the richness of fine clothes and fine food, the bitter cold of each winter will freeze her hands red, and the cold wind from the Alps will make her face wrinkle faster, but the simplicity of the almost isolated place, the tenacity engraved on people's faces, and the warm love like spring, let her calmly cross the bumps on the road of life.
It's just that tomorrow and the accident never know which one will come first.
Avril, who has escaped death, has a premise if she wants to die smoothly, she can't have children!
Her body could not afford the nutrients needed to conceive a child.
Avril and Kafka agreed on this when they got married, but God seemed to like to play tricks on these two poor children.
Unexpectedly, in the fourth year of coming to the North, Avril became pregnant.
Which kind of love is the greatest in this world?
All races have one common answer: maternal love.
So Kafka's attitude was very resolute, don't want this child!
Even the abortion pills are ready.
Avril Avril was even more resolute, regardless of the bitter words of Kafka and the elders of the two families, gritting her teeth and saying that she must have this child.
I'd rather die than live!
In the end, she gave Kafka two options.
Either she dies pregnant, or she gives birth to her baby.
Avril has never been a willful person, let alone a person who does not distinguish between right and wrong.
On the contrary, she is very clear about her body and even more aware of her future: if she insists on this child, the greatest possibility is that she will die before the day the child is born.
The ideal outcome is that the child is born smoothly, and she dies soon.
But the greatness of mother's love also made her feel that all the hardships she had suffered before were the test of God, and in order to carry a mission, she gave birth to this child.
"Before the child came, I didn't dare to hope for it."
"But if the child really comes, I won't give up, even if there is only a glimmer of hope."
"This child is the continuation of my life, the traces I left in this world, and the happiest thing I can do for you as a woman."
In the midst of everyone's opposition, Avril said this to her husband.
Kafka could not refute this, and in the end he had to compromise, and both families also compromised.
Luck always favors only those who dare to fight against fate.
More than nine months later, the child was born.
The little one's first cry when he came into this world was very loud, not only woke up Avril who had fallen into a coma after giving birth, but also seemed to inject her with the vitality to continue to live - in everyone's disbelief and gratitude to God's mercy, Avril insisted on saying goodbye to this world until the child was seven years old.
"Fate is as cold as winter, and only by bravely facing the injustice of fate can we win the tenderness of God. Chris, my child, I hope that in the days to come, no matter what difficulties you face, you will not lack courage. ”
Chris Eaton, is the name of the child.
In his heart, his mother Avril never left him.
Since Avril was buried, whenever he thought about his grandmother, he would run to the grave alone.
When the spring flowers bloom, the birds and birds are singing, and closing his eyes and listening to it is the ballad of grandma coaxing him to sleep; The tombstone is hot in the middle of summer, and you can feel the warm embrace of your grandma when you put your face on it; When the cool breeze of autumn gently blows his hair, it is the fingertips of Grandma caressing his face; The coldness of the snow in winter and the endless loneliness are the expectations of his grandmother to encourage him to face the wind and snow bravely.
This continued until he was fifteen years old.
On his birthday that year, Kafka gave him a long knife, also claimed to have been given to him by his mother, Avril.
He already understands a lot of truths, and knows that people in the north do not have the habit of celebrating birthdays, and as a member of the Eton family, there are only three special days in his life: birth day, coming-of-age ceremony, and funeral.
In the same way, he knew and accepted the fact that his mother had long since left.
Therefore, he thinks that the long knife and the birthday gifts in his early years were prepared by his father Kafka himself and given in the name of Avril Lavril, so that he could still feel the care from his mother in the absence of maternal love. After taking the long knife, he asked his father not to prepare any more gifts in the future, because he would never forget the face of his mother Avril for the rest of his life.
Kafka didn't say anything about it.
He was just taken into the bedroom and pulled out a large, old wooden box from under the bed.
When I opened it, I found it empty, except for a small dagger and a roll of parchment letters sealed in lacquered mud, but Chris's eyes were red.
Because the small dagger and the letter are marked with a line of very beautiful small characters.
It was Avril's handwriting.
It turned out that when he was seven years old, his mother, Avril, who knew that she would die soon, prepared a birthday gift for him for ten years in advance, and accompanied him in another way until the coming-of-age ceremony at the age of seventeen.
Since then, Chris has stopped running to Avril's grave as often.
Because he didn't need to look at the tomb, he could always feel his mother's tenderness lingering on him.
He came to this world at the risk of his mother's life, and he is the continuation of Avril in this world, so he wants to make up for Avril's biggest regret: to become a strong man.
It was the best way he could think of to comfort his mother.
At the age of seventeen, his grandfather, Henry, told him that becoming a strong man was not only a consolation for Avril, but also his mission as a member of the Eton family.
All the people of the Eton family have gray hair, and no one has ever been able to touch the threshold of the realm of the strong; The direct members of the Einske family are all with bright red hair, and there are people in each generation who become strong, and more than one.
The inevitability of bloodline inheritance makes it easier for the descendants of the strong to become strong.
It just so happens that Chris inherits more blood from his mother Avril, not only is she very similar in appearance, but she also has bright red hair.
So Chris is the person who is most likely to become a strong man in the history of the Eaton family.
It is also the hope of the future of the Eaton family.
Once the family has a strong man, it has the strength to talk to the sub-human tribes, and can keep the current territory in the Alps by forming an alliance. Even if you can't stay in the north and migrate to the south to attach yourself to the Einsk family, you will be treated well by virtue of the force of the strong, and the power and identity of the lord of the Eton family will be continued.
"I will make up for my mother's regrets."
"I own the Eton family name, and I will bring glory to my family."
At the seventeen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony, Chris, who wiped blood on his forehead, silently strengthened his belief in fighting for this life in his heart.