"Who are you? Why are barging in our house?!" a young man's voice angrily shouted at those strangers who insist on entering their old and creaky house.
"Who is 13th?" an old man with a firm tone asked sternly. He is wearing a white robe intended only for the doctors but his posture showed that he comes from a wealthy family.
"Why are you looking for 13th?" A girl who is still twelve years old asked. She sounds like a big sister among them. She's 3rd. 3rd is girl who is not on her puberty phase but her stunning beautiful face and slender waist exuded her charm despite living in the slums. She doesn't look like she belongs in the slums.
Meanwhile...
13th wakes up because of the commotion outside. She looked up the ceiling as she vividly remembers everything before she died.
She remembers the stabbing pain from 1st's weapon and her despair because of the children's death. Her tears falls down her cheeks as she slowly sits up on the bed.
Suddenly, a boy with her similar age peeked at her. She subconsciously looked up and was stunned to see 11th. 11th is nine years when she left but why is she seeing 11th right now?
"Am I in heaven?" She blurted out. 11th's worried face cracked as he is amused of 13th's words.
"I know I'm cute and handsome boy, 13th which made me looks like an angel but, unfortunately, you're still in Earth" 11th giggled and mischieviously said towards 13th.
13th was stunned to hear that she's not in heaven.
'If I'm not in heaven, then, where am I? Hell? But isn't it too ordinary and normal to make this place into hell?' She thought inwardly.
11th is still amused of her reactions like she really expected to be in heaven or hell.
13th looked at her tiny hands. 'Ah! This is when I was twelve years old! Did I went back in time?' as she asked herself in disbelief.
Although she was a puppet and assassin in her previous life, her only hobby is reading online novels with cultivation genre or rebirth genre or transmigration genre. These genres are most popular in the future.
Who would have thought that it will happen to her?
She covered her face with her palm while crying silently.
'God gave me chance!' she exclaimed inside her. She was filled with regrets and sorrow in her previous life. Specially, when she came to know the death of her friends.
She clenched her hands into a fists as her head hang down but her face viciously stared on her fists.
"I will not allow anyone to take my precious family from me!" she mumbled to herself.
Then, she remembered the fake daughter of Segismundo Family.
'Tsk! Do you really think you can take away everything from me in this lifetime? Huh! I will never allow it! Never! I swear to God!' Her heart felt something loosened up a burden.
"13th, are you finally okay?" 11th worriedly asked as he supports 13th. 13th nodded.
Suddenly, a girl who is eight years old runs towards them while panting heavily.
"Sister 13th! There's a stranger outside. He's looking for you but 1st stops them!" she said with worries on her face.
13th frowned.
'Who is looking for me?' She asked herself and looked up at the Lunar Calendar pasted on the wall.
"June 18, 2016?" she mumbled to herself and remembered that June 18 was the day the doctor appeared in their house to recruit her as a puppet.
'Then, don't tell me...' Her eyes widened and immediately stood up. She walked towards the direction of the commotion and saw 11th, being slowly beaten up by the gunmen of the doctor.
"13th! Help! They are beating 1st!" 3rd shouted out to 13th for help as she cried because of 1st's face has many bruises while bleeding.
13th immediately moved towards the spot where the doctor is. She moved so agilely and constricted the doctor's nape. She also put the sharp knife on the doctor's neck and slightly pushed it up to make the doctor feel the fear of losing one's life.
"Tsk. Look at you. You're so scared" 13th whispered to the doctor's ear like a demon, her voice is so soft like bewitching her targets.
The doctor's body shook which made 13th amused.
'You took many lives before we meet and even takes more life when you successfully recruited me'
"If you don't stop beating him, I will kill your master" 13th coldly said as she tightened her grip on the doctor's nape.
The doctor winced because of pain on his nape. He couldn't believe that a child reached his back withouy attracting gunmen's attention.
"Either you want your master be killed or you all go outside" 13th coldly said as she still pointed her sharp knife on the doctor's neck.
One of the gunmen who beats up 1st looked at the doctor's pained face. He hesitated. Although they could recruit 13th or not, their priority is the doctor's safety.
"I'll count to five. If you don't pull out your hands out of his neck, I will surely kill your master. I wonder who is more important, that kid's life or the doctor's life?" She smirked devilishly as her eyes widened with excitement. Her body exuded a huge aura of killing intent.
"D-Douglas, help me!" The doctor is trembling because of fear as he felt the sharp knife on his neck slowly pushes to his skin.
The gunman, Douglas, looked up at the little girl who is still holding the doctor's life. He scrutinized the little girl's eyes. His heart trembled as he saw the deep abyss on those little eyes. It is void of emotions but exuded with killing intent.
She's serious! She's really going to kill the doctor!
"1" 13th started counting up as she realized that the gunman named Douglas is stalling for time. She smirked as she crazily smirked towards Douglas.
Douglas feels his back getting goosebumps. He gently put down the unconscious 1st and raised up his arms with a 'I-surrender' posture.
"2" Douglas still didn't move. He's weighing the situation.
"3"
"4"
"...5!"
13th immediately pressed on the doctor's acupoints so that he couldn't move.
"W-What are you doing?!" the doctor asked while his eyes shook as he panicked.
"S-Stop! I'll do what you want!" Douglas replied as he observed 13th's movement. He's waiting for a slight mistakes for him to take over but he was stunned to see that he couldn't find a loophole at all!
Everything is under 13th's control!
He pushed the doctor towards the door as she still holds tightly on the doctor's nape.
"Why are you still inside our house?! Get out!" she coldly shouted.
Douglas was stunned as it is the first time that someone shouted at him. He was angry and was about to attack when 13th slid the sharp knife on the doctor's neck. There's a bleeding scratch on it.
Douglas stopped as his body shook with worries. The doctor's life is more important than the gunmen! If they failed to protect him, they never know how they die!
"Fine!" he compromised and ordered his men to go outside the house. They went outside while 13th followed behind.
"Come, 3rd!" she called out the eldest sister among them.
3rd walked out of the house and stood beside 13th.
13th whispered on 3rd, "Take the others and escape through the secret back door. It will leads you to the road near the police station".
3rd's face paled. She doesn't want to leave 13th behind.
Although 13th is not the youngest nor the eldest among them, they all still relied on 13th because she's so strong despite her petite body and kindness. 3rd shook her head while her tears falls down on her cheeks.
"GO!" she shouted towards 3rd. 3rd hesitated as she looked up the eyes of 13th. Her eyes are filled with devoid of fear on fighting head-on against those strangers.
"Please take care of yourself and follow us. We'll wait!" 3rd said while she's convincing herself.
3rd ordered the other children to gather things while the others are supporting the unconscious 1st. Then, they used the secret back door to escape.
"13th, please be careful" 3rd prayed as she urged the others to hurry up.
On the other hand, 13th ordered them to go inside their van and started the engine.
The doctor still couldn't move.
"Please make him move" Douglas pleaded.
"If you don't treat him in the hospital, his heart will stop beating while his brain will stop receiving oxygen until he felt suffocated" 13th said as she pushed the doctor towards the van.
Douglas received the doctor. They paled when they saw him slowly sleeping.
"Go! Go to the hospital immediately!" Douglas shouted and forgot their goal in this place.
13th smirked as she saw the departing van and scoffed.
"Bunch of idiots!" she mumbled.
'Although I am an assassin, I need to learn medicine for my own convenience whenever I'm injured', and left. She walks towards the direction of the twelve children.
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