The Emperor’s Angel of Death

Wuu wuu wuu——

Amidst the mechanical roar, the next train arrives.

This book is first published on the entire network by 𝕥𝕨𝕜𝕒𝕟.𝕔𝕠𝕞

This might be the last one.

The crowd surged towards the platform. Karinna trembled, unsure if it was from the cold, excitement, or fear.

The massive, rust-covered behemoth began to slow down, coming to a complete stop with a clang.

Many people on the platform waited, cheered, and welcomed those who might be returning home.

Wearing old clothes and an apron, Karinna gripped the metal grating tightly, her fingers turning white from the force. Then, with a bang, the fence opened, and the crowd poured onto both sides of the platform from various exits. Simultaneously, the train doors rose, and people in military green uniforms, carrying backpacks, emerged. Upon seeing those waiting for them, some immediately dropped their bags and ran to embrace them tightly.

But many had lost limbs, and they could only move with difficulty, leaning on crutches.

"Hayes! Hayes!!"

Karinna shouted, she had done this hundreds of times, but each time there was no response.

She ran from the front of the train to the back, with all her strength, but it was still the same as before.

No response.

But she did not give up, crossing the trestle to the other side and continuing to shout.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and the platform began to empty. The staff looked at this woman and shook their heads.

"Hayes!"

Karinna's voice was a little hoarse. Suddenly, a hand rested on her shoulder. She turned around abruptly, only to see Andina.

This strong girl, who looked rough but was actually very delicate inside, looked at her with tears in her eyes, and then whispered:

"There are no more today, let's go home."

Finally, Karinna broke down. She threw herself into Andina's arms and burst into tears, crying about the injustice of fate, which had taken away her mother and then her husband.

Andina tried to comfort her, but only to avoid crying herself. She had also been calling Hayes's name just now.

It had always been like this.

As the two women supported each other and turned to leave, a somewhat distant conversation sounded.

"Sir, do you need my help?"

"No, I overslept. I'm sorry for the trouble."

In an instant, the two turned around sharply, only to see at the very end of a carriage, supported by the train attendant, a figure struggling to get out of the compartment.

He had a face that both of them knew very well.

At that moment, without any words, the two ran towards him in tacit agreement.

Hayes, wearing an eye patch over his left eye, was stunned when he saw the two, then smiled. The moment the two rushed in front of him, he threw away the crutches under his right arm and the bag he was carrying, extending one arm to welcome them.

"Hayes!" X2

Both of them hugged him excitedly. The train attendant not far away was stunned, then sighed enviously and picked up a broom to sweep the floor.

"Xiao An, Na, are you both okay?"

Hayes's voice was much hoarser and thicker than before. Andina suddenly reacted, grabbed Hayes's empty left sleeve, and looked up at his face in horror. There were two terrifying scars crisscrossing his face, and there were also obvious sutures on his neck—she suddenly realized that he was no longer the boy she used to know, but an old soldier ravaged by war.

"Hayes, your eyes, your hand!"

Karinna also grabbed Hayes's dangling right trouser leg, which was supported only by a simple metal rod below the knee.

"Foot! Hayes! Your right foot!"

Hayes just smiled and said softly:

"It's okay, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Andina finally couldn't hold back any longer, and large tears welled up in her eyes, shattering on the ground, and she choked up and said:

"What's going on? Why did a good person only come back half alive!"

Karinna was already holding Hayes and sobbing, unable to say a complete word.

At this time, Hayes was much more mature and滄桑than before. He first touched Karinna's hair on his chest with his only hand, and then reached out to wipe away Andina's tears, and said softly:

"It's okay, you don't have to worry, aren't I standing here properly? Just install a prosthetic limb for my hands and feet."

Saying that, Hayes also pointed to the bag on the ground.

"These are enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, Karinna suddenly raised her head, held Hayes's face in both hands, and kissed his lips passionately.

Hayes was directly stunned. Andina turned her head slightly when she saw this, pursed her lips, and her expression was very reluctant.

The two kissed for two minutes before Karinna released Hayes, and then said firmly:

"No matter what you become, I am your wife! Husband, let's go home!"

Hayes nodded, and Andina silently picked up Hayes's military bag, but felt unexpectedly heavy.

The three walked towards the platform. Before leaving, Hayes turned his head and looked at the mottled train.

He finally reached the end.

Karinna also looked at the train and thanked it from the bottom of her heart, thanking it for bringing back the person she loved most.

Back in the familiar but somewhat strange shack, Hayes and his two relatives enjoyed a hearty dinner, and afterwards announced his new name, or rather his new surname, Hayes Bartoli.

Then he opened the military bag.

At that moment, both women were stunned. It was filled with military tickets and various gorgeous jewelry, as well as a silver laser pistol, making the whole house colorful.

Hayes then explained the origin of these properties to the two. Part of it was the inheritance left to him by his father Hashette, and the other part was left to him by his company commander who didn't know where he went in the end. Finally, he also took out a book of dirty and even blood-stained booklets from the bag. Hayes was very fortunate that these things were not lost. During the time he was sent to the soldiers' shelter, he had been carefully taking care of them.

Karinna finally remembered Hayes's comrades who helped her escape, and then carefully asked how they were all doing.

"Everyone sacrificed, and my father also sacrificed."

Seeing Hayes burst into tears of pain when he mentioned his father, the two quickly comforted him and told him that the other party definitely didn't want him to be so painful all the time.

Because they were worried that Hayes would recall the painful experiences on the battlefield again, they never asked Hayes about what happened on the battlefield, and even deliberately avoided such topics when they might encounter them.

After resting for a day, Hayes and the two went to the Middle Nest to carefully exchange some jewelry for tradable precious metal currency. Because there were many soldiers with trophies after the war, they were not so conspicuous. Then the three came to a famous prosthetic limb shop, because there were many returning soldiers and officers who were disabled, the business here was also very hot.