<h4>Chapter 27: Words of Thanks.</h4>


    Old man Rowan never slept much since his daughter passed away butst night he couldn''t close his eyes for even a single second.


    Mchi left from his housest night and went to enact their revenge and the old man was slightly nervous.


    Over the past two weeks, he''d actuallye to look at Mchi like something of a son.


    They spent a lot of time together while he was teaching him to use his powers and it was impossible for him not to begin to grow fond of the young man.


    His infectious personality made him easily likeable and their shared hatred of the same man gave them something to bond over.


    The two weeks were spent teaching Mal how to control his blessing of the night and utilize its power to fit the situation.


    Because the night can be anytime that Mchi wishes, his power can be very showy.


    Due to that, all of the training had to be conducted when it was already nighttime to negate any questions being aroused.


    Mal already knew that he could see anything covered by night, but traveling to anything was an entirely different manner.


    Apparently he''d done it when he''d first awakened his powers but he described that as more of a freak ident.


    "It took two entire weeks and all he managed to learn was how to teleport without fail." Rowan leaned back into his chair and stared at his farm as he thought of Mchi''s frightening potential.


    Even he didn''t know the limit of Mchi''s abilities but he was certain of one thing for sure.


    With enough time and training, Mchi could cover the entire in an endless night.


    While that was a scary thought for some, it would only be that way for those that did not know Mchi personally or share his appreciation for the night.


    "Did you wait long?"


    Rowan turned his head to see Mchi leaning against a support beam with his standard sses and a cigarette in his mouth.


    He would''ve looked pretty suave if his shirt and hands were not covered in blood.


    "I guess I don''t need to ask how it went." Rowan chuckled. "How''d you get all the way back here so fast anyway?"


    Mchi knocked the ash off his cigarette before his entire body began to float upwards. "Telekinesis works in more ways than one might think."


    Mchi pulled up a seat right next to Rowan and promptly handed him a cigarette and a lighter.


    Smoking had be a habit he''d picked up from the old man to ease his stress.


    It wasn''t like he could destroy his body after all now that he was a blessed so what was the harm?


    "You should really stop smoking old man."


    "Says the kid who just handed me a cigarette and a lighter."


    "You looked like you needed it. Haven''t been sleeping have you?"


    "I''ll sleep when I''m dead."


    "That''ll be soon if you keep smoking."


    The two chuckled at their usual back and forth banter as they entered a period of silence and simply watched the cows graze on the farm.


    " I won''t ask you for any details but.. did he suffer?" Rowan finally asked after minutes of silence.


    "Horribly." was Mchi''s only reply.


    The old man shed a single tear and offered his daughter a final goodbye.


    He felt as if her spirit had finally been avenged.


    "Thank you, Mchi."


    "No thanks necessary, old man."


    Mal didn''t feel he deserved thanks.


    He didn''t feel like his actions were heroic or praiseworthy.


    The reality is that he broke into a prison to kidnap an inmate that was already serving a life sentence so that he could murder him for revenge.


    Is that something a hero would do?


    "Ah, I almost forgot." Rowan took out Mchi''s phone from his pocket and handed it to him. "You were blowing upst night."


    When Mal looked at the list of missed calls from his sister, he initially panicked.


    But when his eyesnded on the most recent message, he calmed down slightly but his fear was now reced with confusion.


    Aubrey : Sorry for calling so much but I''m fine now,e home as soon as you can.


    Mchi quickly got up from his seat and said a quick farewell to Rowan before quickly flying home.


    "Damn kid.. didn''t even clean himself off."


    -


    Mchi only remembered certain wardrobe issues about halfway to his destination.


    At that point he decided to change tactics a bit and instead of walking through the front door he flew onto his balcony.


    He was surprised however when upon opening the sliding door, he found his home was currently having guests.


    Serana and Sei were here and Aisha and Aubrey as well.


    The woman were apparently cooking in the kitchen but upon seeing Mchi enter through the balcony door, they immediately froze.


    Mchi could feel the gazes on his bloody shirt and hands and screamed at himself internally.


    ''That''s right.. I''m a monster now.''


    He''d never wanted anyone to see him like this, least of all the women whom he was closest to.


    A great fear welled up in him that these woman would never see him the same way again.


    Suddenly, Aubrey stumbled forward before she ran into her brother and gave him a big hug.


    Mchi waspletely unprepared for this turn of events.


    Shouldn''t she be scared or running away?


    "H-hey, get off I''m-"


    "The best brother ever." Aubrey finished.


    He froze at her words and stared at her like she was some kind of odd creature.


    Sensing that she wasn''t going to let go anytime soon, he sighed before he returned her hug.


    Mchi felt footsteps approaching and looked up to see the rest of the girlsing to embrace him as well.


    Even Aisha wasing to hug him, causing him to question whether or not he was really dreaming.


    He wasn''tpletely sure why they were acting like this but he had a general idea.


    Far from being upset with Sei for spilling the beans, he was actually grateful.


    He didn''t know he''d need the support of these women as much as he did.


    In this moment, there was nothing greater that could''ve soothed his soul.