Ethan's shocked expression didn't leave his face until Evan spoke in his usual calm voice and stoic face: "Leon, I think he needs to know the other thing."

Leon's excited expression changed to sadness as he said: "Oh... I remember."

Leon raised his head towards Ethan, raising his eyebrows: "Ethan, I know you've been pretty traumatized today, but there's something you need to know." Leon was silent for a moment, sighing before adding, "Ethan... "Your house was burned down right after the news of your mother's death."

There was silence for a moment, then Ethan stood up with a more intense expression, his body shaking violently with shock and anxiety, and rushed to the door, trying to get out.

"Ethan, wait!" Everyone shouted as they ran after him.

Ethan jumped from corner to corner at an unbelievable speed that was increased by the anxiety that was eating away at his heart. "Why? Why? What did I do?" He said to himself as he ran as fast as he could.

A few minutes later, Ethan arrived at the area of his house. The green grass that once adorned the porch was black and burnt, and the walls that had protected them from the cold and heat had collapsed. Everything was collapsing before his eyes.

Ethan slowly made his way into the house, his face reflecting deep shock. He entered where his mother's room used to be, but it had been reduced to a pile of grim ruins. The entire house was nothing but a total mess. After inspecting it completely, Ethan walked out towards his comrades who were waiting for him outside.

He stood in front of them silently, and before Leon could attempt to speak, Ethan interrupted him, saying in a raspy voice: "You..."

Everyone was taken aback by his words, and when they tried to speak, he interrupted them again: "It's you! You're the ones who did all this!"

Leon tried to calm him down, but Ethan didn't give him the time of day and lunged at him trying to throw a punch. Leon quickly dodged it, while everyone else in the area scattered around Ethan.

Suddenly, something terrifying happened. The air pressure began to increase terribly, and thick black smoke came out of Ethan's body. His black eyes returned, and tears of blood began to run down his cheeks nonstop. But this time, there was a distinct difference... His facial expression held a fierce anger that he hadn't had before.

Ethan sprinted toward a tree on the side of the road, uprooting it with incredible force. The Minotaur screamed in his mind: "Ethan! Don't let that anger get the best of you! If you let it, you'll be a slave to it forever!"

But Ethan didn't listen, roaring angrily as he waved the tree at Evan.

Evan remained frozen in place, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then held his hand up. As soon as he lowered it, the tree split in half smoothly.

Ethan growled and roared, while Leon looked at his comrades and nodded, as if they were used to such operations.

Zack jumped into the air, heading for Ethan's arms from behind, tightening his grip. Evan moved lightly next, delivering a powerful punch to Ethan's chin, causing him to slowly weaken.

At that moment, Julia reached her hands forward, and suddenly, yellow fabric strips came out of them, moving towards Ethan and wrapping around his entire body, securing him tightly.

Ethan fell to the ground, his blue eyes returning to normal. In his desperate moments, Ethan tried to break free of the ribbons with all his might, but he was unsuccessful. His tears flowed freely, and his cries rose into the sky.

After a few minutes

, everyone noticed a white sheet of paper falling from the sky, the sides of which were slightly burned. As soon as it touched the ground, Ethan knew it was something important. He tried again to disentangle himself, but it didn't work, so he began to crawl with difficulty until he reached it.

He lifted his body with difficulty, and looked at the paper... His eyes widened in shock.

The faces on the picture were unfamiliar to him... His mother was holding a baby, and he himself as a child... but...

Who was that man hugging her?

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