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5.84% Gate of Revelation / Chapter 45: Split Personality

Chapter 45: Split Personality

Chen Xiaolian moved to hold onto Soo Soo with both hands, but Queen Qiao had already crawled over. She embraced Soo Soo into her bosom. Chen Xiaolian could observe that Queen Qiao’s face was not looking well, and her face was becoming increasingly dispirited.

After pondering upon it, he then produced two [Mid] class Healing Type Beast Blood. He gave one to Queen Qiao. “Swallow it, it heals wounds.”

Qiao Qiao accepted it; lowering her head, she inspected it and frowned. “This… is this also a special medicine that you people with super abilities use?”

After saying that, she swallowed it.

Chen Xiaolian proceeded to swallow his own Healing Beast Blood. He then leaned on the ground and smiled bitterly. “You little sister seems a little…”

Qiao Qiao forced herself to sit up with Soo Soo still within her embrace. She stared seriously at Chen Xiaolian. “Right now we should have the time for a proper conversation.”

“…”

Chen Xiaolian pondered for a moment. “Very well. It would indeed be better if we are to clear up some matters.”

“You first. How did you get to know my little sister? Also, what was that flaming phoenix that Soo Soo created earlier?”

Chen Xiaolian thought for a moment before he began narrating. “Just a few days ago, we were on the same plane…”

Tens of minutes later, Chen Xiaolian finished his story. Both of them remained silent.

Qiao Qiao did her best to assimilate Chen Xiaolian’s words. After that, she raised her head to look at Chen Xiaolian. “So… what you are saying is that there will be many powerful people ‘invading’ our world? Also, our world is simply an adventurous battlefield to them? And, Soo Soo and you were both accidentally sucked into it? That is how Soo Soo managed to obtain these strange abilities?”

“Yes. That is why I wanted to look for Soo Soo. We have been through a lot together on that island. In addition, those horrifying encounters will not stop there. I… I only wanted to find her. It has definitely nothing to do with whatever perverted matters that you were thinking of,” Chen Xiaolian forced a smile.

As he spoke, he glanced at Qiao Qiao. “However, Soo Soo does not recognize me. Logically speaking, she should have been similar to me; she should not have any problems with her memory.”

Qiao Qiao’s face twitched slightly.

Her expression turned heavy and she exhaled deeply. “Soo Soo… she is a little different from normal people.”

Qiao Qiao gently caressed Soo Soo’s cheeks. She lowered her head to look at Soo Soo who was in deep sleep and her eyes revealed traces of rare tenderness.

“This difference, what is it?”

“Her… within her body, there are two different personalities,” Qiao Qiao bit her lips. “Simply put, she has a… split personality.”

Personality… split?

Chen Xiaolian pondered about it.

“She is the daughter of my father’s friend,” Qiao Qiao lightly explained. “I was pretty much acquainted with her since the day she was born. Her father is my father’s best friend and also a business partner. Due to how busy her father is, he will bring Soo Soo whenever possible and ask us to help care for her.

“We have been very intimate with one another since young and have always regarded each other as a close sister.

“Originally, Soo Soo had been leading a normal life. However, her family met with an accident a few years back.

“A huge fire broke out in her house and her parents were killed in the fire. Rescue workers were able to find Soo Soo in the house, thus allowing her to emerge alive from this calamity.

“Soo Soo had to stay in the hospital’s ICU for a few days before regaining consciousness. After regaining consciousness, we realized that she seemed to have lost a portion of her memory. She was incapable of recalling what had happened that night when the fire broke out.

“Out of friendship, my father adopted Soo Soo and took her into our home from overseas. Ever since then though, I began to realize that Soo Soo would occasionally behave in an odd manner.

“She is incapable to experiencing intense forms of agitation. Once she encounters danger, horror or shock, she will… exhibit a strange transformation.”

“When you say strange transformation, you mean…”

“There were a few cases: The first was when she just arrived. She has a timid personality, as always. That was very natural considering the fact that she was only a little girl. Back then, she was only around 5 years old. There was a time when she was in the kindergarten. There, some males bullied her where some would even say that she is an orphan without either parents, or that she is a foreigner who does not understand our language. Truth was, Soo Soo understands our language. She only cannot speak in our language properly.

“Such types of bullying are not easy to discover, even for adults. As for Soo Soo, she never talked about it.

“Then one day, the kindergarten called and informed us that Soo Soo had caused trouble.

“On that day, we found out that she did something terrifying.”

At this point, Qiao Qiao’s beautiful eyebrows entwined together and she continued slowly. “What happened back then started with the following: During play time, a boy who had always bullied her took advantage of the teacher’s inattention to put her in a small and dark room. He then threw the key away.”

“Soo Soo was locked inside for over an hour. By the time the teacher realized and got her out, her throat had turned hoarse from crying. The teacher who rescued her comforted her. She then fell asleep due to over exhaustion.

“According to the teacher though, Soo Soo woke up, took advantage of the teacher’s inattentiveness, and strolled out. She then found a pair of scissors from the teacher’s office.

“She found the bed of the boy who bullied her – during that time, all the children were taking their afternoon nap.

“Soo Soo used they boy’s socks and belt to tie him onto the bed before waking him up. Using the scissors, she then stabbed the boy’s leg until blood flowed, twice. The boy was scared to the point of insanity and shouted out hysterically. That caused all the children in the room to wake up and the teachers to come over.

“They saw Soo Soo holding onto a pair of scissors, moving it back and forth, as it hovered before the boy’s neck. No matter how the teachers tried to persuade or intimidate her, she remained indifferent. She threatened the boy in front of the teachers. “If you dare to bully me again in the future, I will use this scissors to slice open your throat.”

“En, that was what she said back then.

“Later on, the teachers told us that they have never seen a small child with such a terrifyingly cold attitude. The calmness she displayed back then was simply not that of a little child. That boy’s legs were soaked with blood, but Soo Soo did not show any anxiety or fear – she is someone who would usually break into tears when facing the prospect of going for an injection!

“What was most puzzling was what happened later. Soo Soo fainted, but when she woke up she had turned back into that soft and timid girl. In addition… she was oblivious to the fact that she had just used a pair of scissors to threaten the little boy.

“The parents of that boy had originally wanted to pursue this matter, but my father stepped in to have it settled. Ever since then, Soo Soo never attended kindergarten anymore and was home-schooled.

“The second case happened two years ago when I had brought her out to play. When we were in the amusement park, I left for roughly two minutes to buy her cotton candy. But when I returned, I found that she had gone missing.

“I became frantic and searched for her everywhere. I also reported it to the police. One hour later, the police found Soo Soo outside a toilet in the playground… and a wounded man.

“The truth of what happened that day was that after I had left, someone who specializes in child trafficking set his sights on Soo Soo. Taking advantage of my absence, he forcibly abducted her.

“However, when the police found them, the trafficker was lying on the ground. He groaned about in pain with Soo Soo by his side – she did not even cry. According to the police, they felt that there was something strange with her. Most little children would be scared senseless in such a situation, but Soo Soo showed no hint of panic or fear. In addition… there was blood on her hands. When she saw that the police had arrived, she calmly informed the police that the man on the ground had tried to abduct her.

“After the hearing, we formed a rough estimate of what happened: Fearing that she would resist, the trafficker knocked her unconscious. Unexpectedly, Soo Soo had inexplicably woken up in the middle of it all.

“Then… she did something that caused a chill to run down everyone’s spine.

“She snapped her own thumb, enduring that intense pain in order to break free from the restraints on her wrist.

“She then removed two hairpins from her head. Gripping one tightly in each hand, she remained in the same place, not attempting to move or run. When the trafficker returned, he went to check if she had regained consciousness. When that happened, Soo Soo suddenly used the iron needle of the hairpin to… stab the trafficker in both his eyes!

“All these information was obtained when the police were interrogating the trafficker.

“As for Soo Soo… she fell asleep. When she woke up, she could no longer recall anything. All she could remember was me leaving to buy cotton candy for her. As for what happened next, how she was abducted, how she freed herself, how she stabbed the trafficker’s eyes… she could no longer recall any of them.”


Chapter 46: I Am Xia Xiao Lei

Chen Xiaolian’s heart was shocked!

This… what kind of child is this?

Just think about it for a moment… a roughly 7-year-old girl. She snapped her own thumb in order to free herself from the restraints and could even forcibly endure the pain. Next, she maintained a composed state of mind, choosing not to escape and instead continued to stay in her original position while waiting for the trafficker to return. She then took the opportunity to use her hairpin as a weapon to stab the trafficker in both his eyes…

This state of mind, this level of decisiveness, even a majority of adults may not be capable of such a feat!

“What happened in the kindergarten may be acceptable as a result of being shocked. However, there was no explanation for what happened to her after she was abducted by the trafficker in the amusement park,” Qiao Qiao’s voice fell. “We took her to a psychiatrist. For her sake, we went several times to the United States to find the best specialist in psychiatry. In the end, we discovered that… Soo Soo has a dual personality.

“One of the personalities, her main personality that she was born with is the real Soo Soo. She is a naïve, simple-minded and a somewhat timid little girl.

“Her other personality… is somewhat dark. An overly rational and dispassionate personality. That second personality has an inclination towards violence and is characterized by emotionless indifference. In addition, she possesses a very strong tendency to reject and attack others.

“Ever since then, the situation became increasingly severe.

“The frequency at which her second personality would appear began increasing. There were times where she would ‘transform’ after waking up even though she did not encounter anything terrifying.

“Once her second personality surfaces, she would become unwilling to interact with the outside world. She would be unwilling to talk and refuse to have anyone approach her. She also became… somewhat cruel.

“When her second personality emerges, she would reject the presence of others; neither the house nanny nor my father would be able to approach her. Thankfully, she is still able to recognize me as her big sister. I am the only one who can approach her when her second personality appears.

“Thus, I became her inseparable protector.

“This split personality symptom persisted for over a year. Because of that, we had searched for many specialists in psychiatry in order to have her treated. The conclusion that we obtained was that her parents’ death had given her a great psychological trauma.

“Whenever humans are subjected to a great calamity, they would become fearful and weak. In order to protect themselves, they will give birth to a ruthless, aggressive and strong type of personality. This personality is what they will use to defend themselves.

“That is the general explanation for her situation.

“The specialists had no real method to treat this split personality symptom. Medication could only serve in complementing other efforts. What is most important is the rehabilitation of her mind. She must be given care in life so that she would be able to enjoy the better facets of life and the intimate warmth of family. At the same time, she would be able to slowly overcome and let go of the repressive shadow in her heart…

“We have always strived hard to make that happen.

“That is why I am very, very protective of Soo Soo and would normally do my best to not let her encounter any harm or agitation – Chen Xiaolian, I am very sorry. When we first met, I had acted rudely towards you because I thought that you were a pervert who was trying to get close to Soo Soo and bring her harm. I hope you can understand my protective mind-set towards my little sister.

“No matter what, I am very sorry and very thankful to all that you have done for Soo Soo!”

“Err…” Chen Xiaolian kneaded his nose. “Then… Soo Soo’s current state…”

“Actually, her split personality problem had improved. At least… due to the effect of our warm treatment towards her, the frequency of second personality’s emergence has gradually decreased. Her character had also turned to be more cheerful, she was no longer so timid and fearful of her surroundings. We even encouraged her to have more contact with the outside world.

“On the day that you met her on the plane, my father had brought her with him when he was travelling abroad. However, due to an unexpected business matter, he had to send her home.

“Back then, father sent her up to the plane. As for me, I would be waiting for her at the airport – we had thought that nothing could possibly happen. Within the enclosed space of an airplane, no accidents should have happened.

“Unexpectedly…”

Chen Xiaolian finally understood.

Why was it that Soo Soo could not recognize him after coming out of the instance dungeon.

Why was it that the GM would say that Soo Soo has a very interesting setting…

So that was what happened. The one who summoned out the blazing phoenix to help him defeat Newton back in the instance dungeon was Soo Soo’s second personality!

In addition… due to the naïve and timid nature of the main personality, she would faint whenever she encounters any dangerous or terrifying incidents. After that… all the memories regarding the terrifying incident would be handed over to her second personality.

As for the main personality, she would automatically forget everything regarding the terrifying incident.

This means that due to the high amount of shock and fear within the instance dungeon, Soo Soo’s main personality chucked all the memories of her in the island to her second personality. Within the main personality’s memories, she had safely travelled on the plane without any incident.

That was why…

The second personality, that bloody loli was able to recognize him and recall everything that had happened in the island… even the incident where she had killed off Newton!

As for the main personality, she had, in her mental self-defence, forgotten all that had happened in the island.

This puzzle had finally been solved!

Chen Xiaolian and Qiao Qiao looked at each other, their expressions were somewhat strained.

“Today, Soo Soo… killed two people,” Qiao Qiao spoke with difficulty. “When she wakes up later, she will probably return to her main personality. She is after all only a 10-year-old child. In addition, she still does not know that she has a split personality problem. Her main personality does not know of the second personality’s existence. In previous instances, whenever she transforms, I will protect her with care and not let her find anything abnormal. That is why… in order to not let her illness deteriorate, I want to ask that you…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t say anything,” Chen Xiaolian quickly nodded his head. “I understand. For a 10-year-old little girl… the matter of her killing two people is not something that we can allow her to find out – even though those two people deserved to die, such a horrible matter is not something that a 10-year-old should have to bear.”

“…Thank you, for everything. For the care and protection that you provided to her in the island and all that you have done so far,” Qiao Qiao said in a solemn manner. “If I could, I would do everything I can to repay you. However… my family have nothing except having more money than most… I believe that someone like you who have such miraculous abilities would not care about money. Thus…”

“Nope, who said I do not care about money?” Chen Xiaolian deliberately smiled. “I am a person who can be easily bought, just throw money at me! If you want to repay me, then you can just casually give me some tens of millions or hundreds of millions. See? I have already suffered from so many injuries. Just consider it as medical expenses.”

Qiao Qiao looked straight at Chen Xiaolian. “You… really are interesting. You had just fought without a care for your own life and even talked about righteousness. Yet now, you are acting like a secular opportunist.”

After that, she climbed up. Through the course of their conversation, the wounds on their bodies had already been healed. However, just as Qiao Qiao had wanted to climb up, her body suddenly turned soft. Her face changed. “Eh?”

Chen Xiaolian frowned. Seeing Qiao Qiao fall onto the ground, he reached out with his hand to support her. However, once he tried to move, he immediately noticed his body turning soft. “What is going on?”

He could feel that his entire body was still weak and numb, bereft of any strength! It was no different from before.

The wounds of his body… using the Healing Beast Blood, it had obviously been healed.

Could it be… the poison… was not cured?

Healing Beast Blood have no ability to treat poison?

Chen Xiaolian tried again a number of times… as expected!

Although the external wounds on his body had been healed, his strength remained weak. Despite having rested for a while, the amount of strength he has was only enough for him to move about slightly… in addition, each movement would quickly exhaust his strength!

Clearly, the poison capable of eroding away physical strength remained within his body. It was also apparent that this poison is not something that the Healing Type Beast Blood could cure.

En… the Beast Blood could only restore blood.

For the poison, an antidote of sort is probably needed?

“Bloody Hell…”

Panic rose in Chen Xiaolian’s heart. He observed the surrounding wilderness and crawled forward. He searched the area that had been scorched by the flames and found his Cross-shaped Medallion Sword – it had already returned into the shape of a pendant.

However, he no longer has the strength to let it transform into a sword anymore. He could only grip it in his hands.

“This is bad…” Chen Xiaolian glanced at Qiao Qiao. “We are still in a poisoned state. I do not know how much longer this poison will persist… or will it cause more harm to our body.”

“You… don’t you have anything like an antidote? Just like the item you gave me earlier, or the syringe that gave me incredible strength?”

Chen Xiaolian remained silent as he smiled resentfully. “I really do not have…”

Damn it… if only he has an Exchange System! Perhaps he would be able to use points to exchange out the antidote.

Damned emasculated version of the Player System!

At that moment when they were both unable to do anything…

Chen Xiaolian suddenly caught sight of something on his radar interface.

A green dot was slowly moving towards them.

“En? Someone is coming! Player… or Awakened?

Chen Xiaolian became nervous and clenched the pendant shaped sword. Even though he knew he could not summon out the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword, it could at least serve to comfort him.

The green dot came closer and its approaching speed gradually decreased. It appeared that the other party was showing some doubts?

“Who is it? Reveal yourself!”

Chen Xiaolian deliberately shouted out loudly.

From the northwest of the woods, a figure carefully emerged from the trees.

It was someone who appeared to be at most a 16-years-old teenage male… he was wearing dirty clothes. His face was covered with dust, which almost impedes the view of his face. As for his hair, it was neither long nor short and was unkempt. His eyes were dark with water like shine, seemingly somewhat clever. He walked out slowly with care and some feelings of fear and nervousness.

“Who are you?” Chen Xiaolian deliberately shouted out with a heavy voice. “Awakened? Or Player?”

After shouting, he purposely lifted up his hand to flash out the existence of the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword in his palm.

“Don’t… don’t attack,” The other person spoke out. His voice was a little hoarse and his pair of eyes stared at the Cross-shaped Medallion Sword in Chen Xiaolian’s hand. “Do not attack! I do not have any malicious intent! I am also an Awakened, an Awakened!”

“Awakened?” Chen Xiaolian looked at the boy who was at most 16-years-old. “You?”

“It is true!” The boy smiled shyly as he felt around his pockets and produced a short metal cylinder. “See, see this.”

Chen Xiaolian smiled.

Surprisingly, that was a light sabre given to newbies.

Back then, he had been very excited to have obtained the light sabre. It was only later on that he discovered that this newbie weapon’s damage was too lacking.

“Newbie?” Chen Xiaolian curiously regarded this fellow.

“Eh… no,” This childlike teenage boy scratched his head and said in a rather embarrassed manner. “I have been through an instance dungeon before.”

“Then why did you come here?” Chen Xiaolian asked coldly. “You… are you together with the longhaired fellow?”

“No no no! I do not know any longhaired or shorthaired fellow,” The childlike boy quickly denied – from his expression, it seemed that he was afraid of Chen Xiaolian. “I… I happen to live near the mountains. When I was going out today, I sensed that there were Awakened ones fighting here. That, that is why I came over here, to look…”

Then, his eyes revealed a look of admiration and worship. “Th… that… I… I am called Xia Xiao Lei. I really do live nearby. My family is involved in herb picking. You… you… you must be the master who had used the [S] class skill earlier, right?”

This time, it was Chen Xiaolian’s turn to become shocked.

Newbie?

Live near the mountains?

Wait, wait…

What did he mean [S] class skill?

Chen Xiaolian’s mind suddenly clicked and he subconsciously turned to look at Soo Soo who was lying in Qiao Qiao’s bosom.

That blazing phoenix… skill…


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