Painful Lost

"Hmph, who allowed this cursed child into this place?" a sinister voice emerged from a room within Crownwell Hospital.

A middle-aged man dressed in a refined white laboratory coat stood tall staring down at a young man in tattered clothes and a malnourished appearance lying on the ground.

The middle-aged man, Doctor Crownly, stared at his two bodyguards with a dark glint in his eyes.

"Do you want me to repeat myself again, what is this bastard doing here? Who let him in?"

The two guards felt the power held in his eyes and immediately knelt on the ground to explain.

"Sir, he was very adamant, we even tried pushing him out and we even gave him a beating but he refused to leave, he kept saying it's urgent. He even forced his way inside."

Crownly hissed then he turned his attention towards the figure on the ground who was a humanly definition of severe poverty, he was dressed in rags and his body stinks of so many foul smell.

The sweat dripping from his face turned brown after mixing with the dirt he has on his face.

"Liam, how many times have I told you not to come to my hospital. I would have killed you If not for the fact that your father was my half brother, you better be grateful and leave immediately before I change my mind."

Liam struggled to look up at Crownly and spoke in a weak tone. "Uncle Crownly.. *cough, please help me with just ten thousand dollars. I don't care if you take over all the magical artifact my dad worked for or his inheritance, please just lend me this amount of money and I won't ever disturb you anymore."

Crownly eyes turned cold once he heard those words, "Magical artifacts your dad worked for?, what do you mean worked for. Your dad was a weakling, he couldn't even use magic properly and his martial arts skills are trash grades. You should be happy that he lived till that age because I was the one always saving his ass on every expenditure."

"But uncle, my little sister. She is very sick, you said you won't help me heal her so please borrow me the money. I don't want to loose her."

"Hmm, why should I care?"

"Because we are family, *cough. My father always fought to bring this family back together, he died trying to unite the family once again, he wasn't bothered about the inheritance they took from him, he just wanted to make peace, please uncle Crownly, help me"

Liam started sobbing, the pain of loosing a loved one suddenly clenched his heart filling him with a bizarre emotion, if Crownly won't lend him the money then his life after here would be total hell.

"You little twerp! You and your bastard sister can die for all I care, I won't give you ten thousand simply because I want you two to die. You two are the only trash in Crownwealth clan."

Liam kowtowed with his forehead touching the ground.

"Uncle Crownly, please i will pay back the money as soon as I can. She is nearing the deadly stage of the virus already."

"Uncle please, she is only a kid, you can throw all the grudges you have for my father on me and I promise not to retort, but please help Bella, I don't want her to die."

Crownly paid deaf ears, the Crownwealth clan is one of the strongest clans in Uldra Nation. They have amassed more than one hundred trillon dollars and even have the highest number of magic users in the country, how would he let some trash like Liam live?

He turned towards the guards and gave a stern warning.

"If I find this brat here in the next two minutes, you two would have to take all the blame and you know I never play with my punishments."

"Yes sir we would do as you say." The guard saluted.

Crownly turned his back against them and walked inside his comfy office without even bothering to give Liam a tiny bit of hope.

The guards looked at Liam with pity in their eyes, Just five years ago, he lost his father, who was trying to save Uldra Nation from a monster. Last year, his mother was killed by a monster that escaped from a dungeon.

And this year, his only sister contacted Andro-2023, a deadly virus that will keep them in a sleep-like state till they draw their last breath.

Even hundred thousand dollar would not be enough to threat them at the early stage.

Nevertheless they have no saying in the affairs of their master, they did as he said and dragged him out then throw him outside like a thief.

***

Several hours later a young man could be seen on the road crying bitterly, he has a really handsome face but his face and body was covered in dirt, he is no other than Liam Winchester.

He arrived at a very small house made with materials of the cheapest quality, he slowly opened the door and walked inside.

The first thing he did was to check on Bella, he walked inside the clean she has been laying on for the past two months since she contacted Andro-2023

A young girl around the age of 13, lay on the bed with a sickly appearance, her frail body was covered in a thin blanket and her skin was pale.

Her eyes were closed and her breathing was shallow and labored, at this age she should be vibrant but instead she was frail and weak, if she is standing, strong wind might sweep her off her feet.

Liam had a pained expression on his face when he looked at her.

Bella is just 13 years old and Crownwealth clan is treating her like some plaque just because of her bloodline.

They even refused to threat her despite owning the best hospital and the strongest healer in their ranks.

'Bella, I would do whatever it takes to get your back to your peak state again. Heaven is neglecting me too much but I won't give up. Even if I can't use magic I would try to learn some martial arts and travel into dungoens and otherworlds to slay monster and make the money to treat you.'

He thought to himself as he placed his hands on her forehead to check her body temperature.

However when his hands touched her head, he felt the coldness.

'Cold, don't tell me...'

"Bella, get up let me bathe you." He brought his mouth close to her ears and whispered.

"Bella, wake up." He said again, this time his tone was panicky.

He called for the fourth time and yet no response.

His heartbeat increased, his legs weakened and he knelt on the ground close to her. His eyes tearing up.

He called her name several times but there was no response from her.

The realization suddenly dawned on him. Bella has hit the Critical stage of the virus where her body organs stop functioning, she is in a state that is far worst than coma!

Liam heartbeat increased, his heart thought of different ways to quickly find the money to buy Vit-678, the only drug in the world that can cure that disease.

It cost two hundred million dollar a capsule, the only people who can make that amount quickly are heros!

'But I have no ability, my body is frail, I have no mana core, the clan I belong to rather watch both of us die than waste their resources on us'

Liam lamented, he needed to find a way but in his case the way has been blocked by his inability to awaken superpowers!

Nevertheless, at the the same time..

In the sky above the house, a small magical rift appeared. It was so tiny that it almost appeared like a morning star but it was far from that. It was something more mysterious than the stars, something that can change destinies.