Rather Than Be Taken, I Will Take (12 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 116

Aden had always found that child—who was constantly bullied—strange.

Even when his brothers ganged up to pinch, hit, and harass him, the boy would just cry.

It frustrated him to see the child, who lived in a desolate, abandoned building and endured relentless torment along with being called a bastard, never once think of fighting back—but it was none of his concern anyway.

His own interest lay solely with the Emperor’s children.

Specifically, only the Crown Prince, whom the Emperor cherished above all; a bastard with no influence whatsoever didn’t even warrant a glance.

Aden wanted to take revenge on the Emperor, who had inflicted an unforgivable wound upon his mother.

Yet the Emperor sat impossibly high as the sovereign of the Empire, while he himself was merely the heir of a tribe branded as savages—the “lump of darkness.”

Killing someone so difficult to even approach was no easy task.

Moreover, even if they ever met face to face, he—a young boy lacking in strength and skill—could never defeat the Emperor.

With that judgment in mind, Aden circled the Crown Prince every day.

He intended to inflict irreparable harm upon the prince whenever the chance arose—even prepared to cut off a finger or two if necessary.

One might argue the Crown Prince bore no guilt for his father’s sins, but back then, Aden believed that was the right path.

To ten-year-old Aden, revenge was everything, and that desire for vengeance was what drove him forward.

But the Crown Prince, as if aware of his intentions, never carelessly exposed a single opening—and because of that, Aden couldn’t even protect his mother’s memory, let alone carry out his revenge.

His mother’s death left Aden, who was alone in a distant land, utterly adrift.

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