Vengeance of the Returner

Chapter 162: An addict

A man wearing a white shirt and a necktie with grey formal pants walked towards the arena of the horse racecourse with a leather bag. He seemed around the age of forty with a trimmed beard a bit of scattered white hair amidst his moderately long black hair. He was wearing a gold-framed spectacle and steel watch. To describe him simply. He seemed well-groomed.

"Mr.Sharan, shall we go then?"

The man that walked along with the man wearing the golden glass asked.

Sharan was Nix's father's name and the man who questioned him was his co-worker. When Nix's father sulked about his downfall when they were drunk. He introduced him to a new world called gambling. At first, he was very much not into it. He placed a bet and played along with a low bet and earned a high reward.

That gave him a strange feel and accomplishment and slowly drove him to the path of gambling. As days passed he was addicted to it. Whenever he lost a high amount of money he began to get drowned in alcohol. 

Until one fine day where he lost his monthly pay through gambling as the horse, he placed a bet on the losing horse. He steeled his heart and burrowed some money and drowned himself with some booze and he received a call that his son beat someone to a pulp.

That was all there is to say about how his family life crumbled down. That very night he was occupied by several problems in his mind. His son had nearly killed a loan shark who threatens people. It was a huge mess. He had also spent the money he had to pay for the rent and his wife's money could be only enough to get some food.

His anger took a toll on him made him beat his own son black and blue and that was just the beginning when his wife tried to stop him he pushed her to the wall and made her go unconscious.

The very night he took both Nix and his mother to the hospital. There was nothing serious to both of them but, there was a conflict between all the three of them.

"You are not like this... Why? Why did you do it?"

Nix's mother asked looking at him with teary eyes her regularly well kept her was messy and her shiny cholate skin lost its brightness and there was also a bandage wrapped around her head.

"I've lost my pay money in gambling..."

He confessed holding her hand while staring at Nix with his deep brown eyes pleading for forgiveness.

" "

Nix just quietly turned his face away.

After two days Nix was discharged from the hospital the first thing he had to witness was the landlord suing them for not paying the rent. Fortunately, wanderer was still in good condition. Since he was a stray he survived roaming in the streets.

"Wooow! Woow!"

He barked and pounced on him as usual and Nix rubbed his head and walked into his house with a dull expression.

The very day he went to school even though he knew things will be bad. Both his mother and father were still in conflict and seemed to have not talked to each other since the last incident.

He didn't find Kumar in his class and the day went well until he walked home. Where he was blocked by Kumar's brother. He was beaten to a pulp and he took blows enduring the pain in the same crooked lane the last time they saw each other.

"Wrr! Wrrr!"

Wanderer spotted Nix getting beaten inside the lane rushed to the rescue while barking at the group.

"Arghh! Fuck!"

Nix cursed as wandered bitted Kumar's leg.

"Arghh! Fucking stray!!! Fucking die!"

He uttered getting his teeth and crushed its leg and other gang members joined to kick the dog off.

"Awwwoo!"

Wanderer cried in pain and fell next to Nix.

"Tch,"

Kumar's brother clicked his tongue and left the spot as someone rushed in.

"What the hell happened here kid?"

The man uttered and made a phone call to the police since he fell unconscious.

This time his mother came and his father didn't accept the call no matter what.

"I'll stop going to school I can't take it..."

He uttered as soon as he opened his eyes finding himself in his house.

"It's fine let's go to Chennai... We cannot fight back nor sue them. It was our mistake for teaching you to fight back..."

She cried holding his hand.

Why she was crying is because she was followed by some really ominous through the whole day. Thugs are certainly a type of people that regular citizens wouldn't mess with as of the location they were staying in.

Once normal people oppose them they'd threaten and destroy their whole lives. A mere teenager who had a bad relationship with his father began stealing since he wanted to satisfy his needs and greed instead of seeking his abusive father.

It was an extreme mess. Kumar's father was a hot-headed loan shark who threatens normal people to retain money. His nature was incredibly bad that led both his son's life in a bad direction. This doesn't mean he'd let some random kid beat his son to death.

As for thugs' characteristics, they can be stated as cold-blooded monsters that butcher and torture people for pride honor and gain fear from people, and the fact that some random kid beat the famous loan sharks son would have tainted his reputation. One could say they are gangsters.

In any case, Nix's family was in a mess at that point in time even though he stated he lived an average life to Astaroth.

"Where is dad? and Where is wanderer...""

He asked holding his mother's hand.

"I don't know...He's not answering calls. and the puppy is on the balcony. His leg is broken..."

She said hesitantly.

"Did his office mate know where he is?"

He uttered his mother caressed his head.

"No"

He abruptly rose from his bed and began to wear his clothes.

"Where are you going?"

"To search for dad."

He said and left his house even though she tried to stop him.

Roaming around the streets the whole night he found his dad lying on the ground.

"Dad?"

He questioned and turned his body around as his hands trembled.

"YYess..."

"What the fuck? What are you doing here dad?"

He questioned and took him to his house.

Later the morning his dad explained that he went to his job drunk and got himself fired. Their economy was messed up their social standing was disrupted to the core.

The next day his father searched for a new job with some money and came back explaining that had spent it gambling. This happened a few days as a cyclic process. Meanwhile, few goons waited before their house to instill fear. 

Upon his mother's decision, they all transferred to a different state abruptly. That was one of the best choices she had ever made. He himself got a new part-time job and joined a new school and they were all revived from what had happened.

"Woow Wooow!"

Wandered playfully waked Nix up.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say their bad days faded away just like that.

But, the only problem was his responsible father become a gambling addict. But, both Nix and his mother didn't pay heed as much as they needed to.

That was certainly their grave mistake. And one day since he found Nix's money which he saved up for joining college he spent it all on a whim to a bet.

"Mom, did you see the cash I had in the locker?"

"No..."

She said.

His father quietly laid on the floor fully drunk.

"Dad... Did you by any chance use it?"

"No..."

"Dad, please...Did you really use it?"

"I did not..."

"Alright..."

He said and began to check all over his house. He did know that he might have used it but, he did not want to believe such a possibility.

"Dad, you really didn't see my money?"

"What the fuck didn't I tell you? I don't know!"

"Honey are you truly honest..."

As Mix's mother asked his face turned stiff.

"I lost it..."

He said hesitantly.

"What the fuck? Dad? All you do is eat sleep and gamble... Fuck you piece of trash!"

He yelled and threw utensils on the floor angrily.

This brought up a quarrel with his parents and he walked out of his house. The very next day he gave Nix his money back. The reason was he began to sell drugs and it was his advanced payment. His father fell into the deepest part of the abyss and the supplier was someone he gambled with for months.

The very fact that Nix said he was useless stirred him to do the job and ended up doing it. Nix didn't question anything and accepted it and a few months later he found him selling drugs.

The very same day his mom got into an accident and got bedridden it was said that she cannot walk anymore.

All he wanted was to uplift his family to what it was during his childhood. A wealthy family who ran goos business and good social status.

Two days later his dog died due to drug overdosage thanks to his dad that stored them hidden in his room. He couldn't endure anything anymore but, he wanted to stop his dad and help his mom and that's when he was Transmigrated to Empyrean.