Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 1612

Horatio charged out like a wrecking ball, smashing through the crowd. No one dared block him, and those who tried were sent flying, their screams trailing behind them.

Abel's mind buzzed as he staggered backward desperately, shouting, "You little bastard, stop it! Stop right now! I'm your brother, your own flesh and blood! H-Horatio! D-Don't—"

Horatio slapped him across the head with a loud slam, and Abel flew straight into the wall. Blood gushed from his scalp as he slumped to the floor.

"Horatio, I'm going to kill you, you fat pig! You're nothing but a freak, a retard, an idiot, a useless piece of trash!" Abel completely lost it, letting all his pent-up contempt and resentment for his brother pour out in a vicious torrent.

Horatio's eyes turned blood-red with rage. "Abel, you made me do this! I'm not a freak, and I'm not useless trash! I'm not…"

He completely lost it, lunging forward and grabbing Abel by the leg. Then, he slammed him down with devastating force.

Abel hit the ground with a sickening thud, his internal organs jumbled from the impact as he lay motionless, barely clinging to life. Thick streams of blood gushed from the corners of his mouth.

"Stop it, Horatio! Stop right now, damn it!" a voice commanded from behind them. "He's your brother, you monster! How dare you attack your own family!"

Just as Horatio was about to finish Abel off, a gaunt old man with a face full of dark fury rushed onto the scene—it was Oswald, the patriarch of the Ackermann family.

Horatio sheepishly pulled back his hands and hung his head in shame. "Dad!"

Oswald slammed his walking cane against the ground with a thunderous crack. "Shut your mouth, you animal! Do you even respect me as your father anymore? Do you realize you almost killed your own brother?"

Horatio shot back angrily, "He's not my brother! He called me a fat pig and a retard! If he were really my brother, he wouldn't insult me like that. I'm not a retard, I'm not useless trash, I'm not…"

Oswald gritted his teeth in hatred, then turned his piercing gaze toward Andrew. "You're cruel, turning my two sons against each other like this. You're trying to destroy my family!"

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