Chapter 5: Duality

Of all the things I was expecting, our parents' reaction to seeing my sister's Quirk in action shocked me the most. I expected them to be more reasonable, not least because my dad also had blood-related powers, and mine were much harder to control.

Worst of all was seeing the disappointment on my sister's face, the way the earlier happy smile faded from her face.

The conversation they had with us afterwards was not pleasant either, basically we were forbidden to mention our quirks to anyone outside our family, we were told they were villain quirks. Ha! Can you believe this? Being judged for something I don't even have control over, very mature, I have to admit. I think the sarcasm is pretty palpable at this point, isn't it?

Having an adult's mind spared me a lot of the consequences of this conversation, but I could see that it had the complete opposite effect on my sister. When we went to school for the next few days, the way she behaved completely changed, including the way she smiled. The huge, constant smile she always had on her face now looks forced and fake. And whenever she is asked about her quirk, she changes the subject with amazing rapidity.

I've been waiting for her to come talk to me about it, it seems she's been distancing herself from me, I'm sure she must be thinking that someone with a quirk like hers doesn't deserve to have contact with me. Which is absurd, I already plan to nip this behavior in the bud, no way am I going to let my sister suffer a life of ostracism because this society has gotten too stupid with all the villains and heroes running around.

Anyway, I'd better wait a while, I have to be patient when dealing with this sort of thing, facing everything head on is a great recipe for disaster. Especially when I don't know what the hell I'm going to face in the future. Is it too late to ask the being who brought me here to give me my memories back?

It's been a few months now, I've been practicing with my quirk in secret, Himiko has started to approach me again, still in a reserved way, but I'm sure that soon she'll tell me what's been on her mind.

My food consumption increased, at first it was imperceptible, but as my use of power grew, I had to make some adjustments to my diet, increasing the amount of iron ingested, however, I still feel something is missing, I can't guess what yeah, although I have a clue that I hope is wrong.

Speaking of my power, the number of weapons I can make has increased, as has their durability, plus I can keep them longer without feeling dizzy from blood loss.

Making big things like scythes and swords is still a little difficult, luckily, as long as I don't separate them from the threads of blood coming out of my veins, it gets easier. That is, as long as I don't control them with telekinesis, then that becomes an entirely different story.

Controlling things with your mind is a lot harder than it looks in the movies, it takes a lot of concentration and effort, being careful how much force you apply in the throw, as well as calculating speed and accuracy depending on the size of the object. In short, it's going to be a lot of work until I learn how to use this quirk efficiently, without killing myself in the process. It's a good thing I started young, otherwise it would be infinitely more difficult in my teen years, with all the other things I'm going to have to focus on, not to mention puberty hormones. I'm not looking forward to this part of my life.

I cannot sleep.

I just can't. There's something on my mind that keeps me from closing my fucking eyes.

I feel like I can feel everything around me, from the insects crawling on the floor outside the house to animals digging through garbage cans across the street.

It feels like my body is going to explode from the massive cacophony around me, my smell, sight, hearing, touch, everything!

I sit up straight on the bed, holding my head in my hands, careful not to wake Himiko, who is sleeping peacefully on the other side of the room.

Breathing heavily, I pull myself up with great effort.

Moving closer to her resting body, I realize I can feel everything and hear everything. The way her breath came out of her nose, the sound of blood rushing through her veins, and the way her chest rose and fell with each breath.

I grip my hands tightly.

Most tempting is the sound of the heartbeat, the throbbing of the vital organ, filled with blood, calling to me.

I need it.

Without realizing it, as if in a trance, I feel my hands going up towards my little sister's neck.

It would be so easy…a cut is all I need and I could finally taste what's mine.

Almoooooost there...

NO!

I grip my wrist tightly, my nails cutting into the skin of my arm with immense ease, spilling my blood onto the floor below.

I can't, absolutely can't hurt her!

I look out the window, I need to get away at least until I know what the hell is wrong with me.

Jumping out, covering a distance that absolutely shouldn't be possible for a 5-year-old, though, I've begun to get used to the impossibilities of my biology.

In my haste, I didn't notice that my sister had woken up the moment my blood was spilled on the floor, let alone the way she smiled when she could finally be herself again.

My walk took me towards a dark alley, a very safe dark alley, I can tell.

Ugh, I hope I don't get any disease, luckily, the cut on my wrist has already closed, it looks like I also have a certain level of regeneration, useful, but I won't be cutting myself to know the limit of this.

With my back against the wall, I try to calm my breathing, my head hurts, my stomach craves something I don't know if I want to find out. On the way here, I realized I didn't have any kind of problem seeing in the dark, another thing to add to the list of mysteries that only grow in relation to my power. It's clear that it's not just the ability to control my blood.

I actually almost killed my sister...if I hadn't stopped myself, this...thing in my system would surely have fed on her blood.

Damn it, I'm sure it must be related to the voice I heard when I first used my quirk, if only this damn thing came back when I needed it, I wouldn't be in this shitty situation.

I heard footsteps coming towards me long before the voice, so I just waited in silence, hoping whoever it was would stay away from me.

"Now, now, look what we have here!"

With a sigh, I look towards the man approaching me like a maniac, great, today really is a shit day.

"Hmmm, what's the matter little boy? The cat got your tongue? Hehehe!"

My nose twitches in disgust, incredible, just what I needed right now, a damn pedophile, just when my senses are absolutely on fire. How long have you not taken a shower?

He was still a little way off so I could run pretty easily, with the power this body has, I doubt he'll be able to catch up to me, that is, if he doesn't have a speed-boosting quirk or some crap like that.

Taking a step back, because there's no way I'm turning my back on a guy like that, I think about what to do. I feel very calm, excessively calm. It's almost like the one in danger isn't me. Heh, I feel my lips twitch into a smile, funny thought.

With the alley dark, all the man can see are my eyes, glowing yellow in the shadows.

"Awwww, don't be afraid little buddy, I promise I won't hurt you, why don't you come a little closer?"

Okay, right. This joke has gone on too long for my liking.

Preparing to leave, I try to take another step, before I feel my body freeze completely.

What the hell? This was not supposed to happen!

Was this lunatic's power for some reason? It doesn't look like he's done anything, he's just slowly approaching, like it's a damn game.

Escape? And miss the chance to finally have a worthy prey!? No way! Well... at least as worthy as this piece of shit can be hehe!'

My eyes pop open in surprise, that voice was... finally that damn voice was back!

"You sure took your damn time huh"

Oops, I wasn't supposed to say that out loud. I can see that the man in front of me has even stopped walking towards me, perplexed.

'Why, my dear host, if you hadn't been so pathetically weak, perhaps our bond would have been built faster!'

Great, besides having a bad sense of timing, the voice was also an annoying smartass.

'My personality is captivating, thank you very much! Now where were we? Oh yes! Time to gut a pig!'

I feel my body moving against my will, like I'm a puppet.

I grit my teeth, no way in hell that I'm going to allow myself to be controlled!

"I'm not going to stand by and let you control me like a goddamn puppet!"

Startled by the sudden turn of events, although I'd say it was more because of the damn giant scythe that came out of my wrists, the man who had just moments ago been threatening me, started sweating reaaaally fast. Even in this darkness, I could perfectly see the sweat running down his face.

"W-what the hell!? How did you-!? This was supposed to be easy, just another helpless little boy!"

The voice in my head cackled with pure amusement. It was like we were in a damn circus.

'HAHA! And I thought you were going to stand still like a statue, clearly I underestimated you, dear host!'

My face stretched into a smile, which if anyone saw it, could confirm for sure how similar Himiko and I really are.

"I really don't know what you're doing to me, but right now...I really don't give a shit!"

With a swing of my arms, the scythe collides with the alley wall, breaking the concrete with ease, narrowly missing the pig that had flung itself to the ground to escape my attack.

'Sloooooooow! Too slow! We're going to have to improve your body a lot my host! You can't even swing that scythe right!'

Even with the criticism, I feel my body ignite in ecstasy, my smile stretching to a size that should have been impossible.

"Fuck you! I want to see you try not knowing how the hell to control your damn body with all these new sensations!"

Taking the weapon made of my own blood in both hands, I bring all its weight towards the despicable man, who at this moment, is whimpering like an animal being killed! Which was exactly what he was!

Hmmm, that's a new smell, much more potent than usual... Ah, it's urine. The damn pig pissed his pants, disgusting!

"You know buddy, you really picked a bad day to be a sick fuck! All I wanted was a little time alone until my body calmed down, but nooooo, you had to come and be scary! Now, you will have to face the consequences!"

The childlike joy in my voice was worthy of belonging in a horror movie, but there was something else, something deeper and sadistic, something that shouldn't belong in a child's voice. And I was sure what it was.

'Look at him! How pathetic! How should we enjoy this meal hmmm? How about we skewer him like we almost did last time!?'

I feel my face turn green at the mere thought.

"Ugh, and run the risk of getting some blood disease? I will pass! His blood must not even taste good anyway!"

Heh, it was pretty fun to see the piece of shit in front of me go pale when I said that.

"No! Please! I swear I won't do this anymore! I'll even turn myself in to the police! Just don't hurt me!"

So cute, he really thinks I'm going to give him that chance!

'Stop being an idiot! Your father's power makes us immune to things like that! Do you really think he would put other people's blood in his mouth if he were to catch some disease?'

Huh, that's a good point actually, hadn't thought of that before.

'And if you really don't want to ingest the blood, you always have the other option!'

Placing the scythe on my shoulder, which doesn't seem to weigh anything, I start to strike a pose that looks like I'm quite conflicted about what to do. I could see that the worm in front of me looked very hopeful. It's going to be so much fun to break that vision!

"Hmmm and what would be the other option?"

'Why, we use our veins of course! Lets impale him and end it all!'

"Turn me over to the police! They'll put me in an asylum! I'm sick, you can see can't you!?"

Heh.

"I liked this option my new friend!"

'I knew you'd see things my way! Let's get along nicely my host!'

Yes, yes, it will be an unforgettable partnership, I can already see the future that awaits us.

But still, we have a certain nuisance that we need to deal with.

"Thank you very much! A-ah, I guess I should say my name, shouldn't I? My name is-AGH!"

What a chatterbox! Sticking my hand down this pig's throat seems to be the only way to get it to shut up.

"Look, I don't give a fuck about your name, actually, I wasn't even talking to you, so how about you shut up a little hm?"

He couldn't even respond, I think I pressed a little too hard. Oops, I'm going to have to control my strength more often.

"Oh, I had another idea!"

The scythe in my hands disappears back into my body, I won't need it for what I'm going to do now.

"Stand still okay? It won't hurt…too much!"

In the blink of an eye, the man in front of me was impaled by countless sharp spikes, all sprouting from my veins.

Smiling, I make sure to get a good look at the bastard's face, the sensation amplified by the sheer terror he must be feeling right now.

"I did you a small favor! Enjoy your last moments ok? You will be my first subject! I amplified the sensations of your body with my blood!"

"AAAAAAAAAAGH!"

Oops, maybe I should be worried that someone might hear this?

Nah!

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Heeeey, its been some time, sorry about that, I got lazy! But well, here is the 5th chapter, if anyone is still reading it, enjoooooooy