[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-x-guide":3,"chapter-the-x-guide-the-x-guide-chapter-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The X Guide",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1198970,1545,"Chapter 125: A Mother’s Curse (2)","the-x-guide-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>Finally, the mother could not suppress it any longer, and her tears streamed down her cheeks. She was extremely unwilling to part with her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not want her child to fade just like she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was selfish of her to take the decision into her own hands. Perhaps, someday, her child would resent her for what she was about to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only hoped that her child would not become too lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, a mother’s love was also overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen could feel it even more. The raw emotions that stemmed from not wanting her child to perish with her. Even if it was not a good decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were parents like that? Or was the woman only one of the few?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or... his parents were ones different? Ayen could not answer that on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother landed a firm kiss on her child’s forehead, and a lone tear fell in the corner of her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the hesitations and apprehensions were set aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not a gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry,\" the woman cried and cupped her child’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child frowned slightly. \"Mom, you’re so, cold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman merely smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. Mom’s fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen’s eyes narrowed; alarm rose within him. He could not help but glance at Devion and Khal. They were also wearing a solemn expression, seemingly taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sensed Ayen’s gaze and quickly understood his confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Ayen sensed it, then they must have sensed it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s stimulating her wavelength to do something,\" Khal commented. His tone was also laced with interest besides his confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bu, what is she doing?\" Devion asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them could answer that, and they could only watch the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen had sensed when the woman activated her wavelength, her mana surging and spreading through her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she about to use her ability?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under their curious gaze, the woman’s mana poured into the child. It was not a simple connecting of wavelengths, which was impossible to begin with, unless one of them was a guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mana was actually shifting and being transferred from her to the child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Ayen could not help but exclaim. He did not know what she was doing, but he had a feeling it was extremely dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal and Devion furrowed their brows. Devion looked more confused while Khal was lost in his thoughts, as though trying to guess what the woman was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Khal’s eyes widened when a thought clicked inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" Devion asked; he perceived that Khal had finally recalled something. \"Do you know what she is doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen also turned to them; he could hear their words. His eyes focused on Khal and waited for his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mutation.\" Khal paused with a solemn expression. \"The woman has a mutated mana wavelength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flashed in both of their eyes, and they immediately understood. Ayen was also familiar with the term, Mutant Espers. This was not something powerful or taboo in the world; they were coined like that because of their mutated mana wavelength that gave them powerful but strange abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not so powerful either, at least much more powerful than those of the same rank, but not really overpowered. However, it was extremely rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The downsides were also the reason no one envies mutant espers. While their abilities had the possibility to exceed their rank, their bodies accumulated mana toxins faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutant Espers were more susceptible to losing control. Their lifespan was also greatly reduced; reaching their late forties was already a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, it was called an awakening defect. However, the most unique abilities espers came from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s using her ability,\" Khal then pointed out, and the two quickly turned to the scene again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen could not tell what her ability was or how it contributed to the birth of an anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child had already felt that something was really wrong with her mother and cried. \"Mom, why are you, so cold? Mom...\" The child tugged at his mother again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman’s face was now so pale; most of her features had dulled. Her lips were devoid of any color, and the color of her pupils also faded significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shade of her hair was fading in the same manner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen could even compare him to that of a living corpse, one who suffered a horrible death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She embraced her child and tightly held the child’s head to her chest so as not to let him see her face. The child would be terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be afraid... Mom’s here...\" The woman gritted her teeth, and the mana from inside her continuously surged out from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen sighed, feeling so heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s... sacrificing her life, isn’t she?\" Ayen asked for confirmation, but he knew that the guess was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her ability...\" Devion paused and looked at Khal, who finished his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s related to mana disturbances.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only explanation. The woman’s ability stemmed from a mana disturbance; she was the source herself. While it was not impressive on its own, given the right situation, it was deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used a loophole and sacrificed her mana and lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Khal was not certain about the specifics; he had not encountered so many mutated espers before, much less someone who had the ability related to mana disturbances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he could not answer how the woman managed to do it or the principle behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom?\" The child sniffed and called her mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman was no different from a shriveled corpse; her appearance was absolutely terrifying. The child could feel his mother’s bones, and that made him panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother did not let go and embraced him more tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ayen could see such an expression in the woman’s eyes. Despite her becoming skin and bones and the light in her eyes fading, the determination shone through and affected Ayen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart stirred; it was both painful and moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mother’s sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mothers were all different.\u003C\u002Fp>",1016,"2026-06-03T13:50:15.494Z","2026-06-03T13:50:14.134Z",1,"novelbin.me","f349f75794431d45c6f6d1989be50bfec553b5706323f1ba32fd888736c0d6f3","the-x-guide-chapter-126","the-x-guide-chapter-124",255,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-x-guide-cover.jpg"]