10 The Hidden World

*side story*

"We are the system who shares the body. We do what we must, in order to control and protect." sworn Chronos and Maya

"Azalea, we and this body went through alot, that's why we need to protect. We cannot afford to be hurt anymore, we are already too broken. We cannot handle another trauma." said Chronos

Azalea listens to Chronos and Maya talking inside the body's head, Azalea thought of this place of communication to be "the hidden world".

Azalea's hidden world is her head. This world is the only safe place for her and the system. It is a place where they know they will not get hurt and that it is a place where they can be who they are.

Only in this hidden world is where Chronos and Maya can talk without worrying about protecting the body and system. Azalea finds it special that these identities were able to have a place where they feel comfortable and happy. However, unknown to Azalea this hidden world ain't all sunshines and rainbows.

Azalea doesn't know, but Chronos and Maya know that there is another person in the system. They don't know the name and the appearance of this alter is also not clear. But this alter is a persecutor.

This alter often cuts itself worrying Chronos and Maya, but this altar refuses to receive help. Instead of supporting Chronos and Maya in their rehabilitation, this alter verbally abuses Chronos and Maya about the trauma they experience, causing the rehabilitation to fail and trigger trauma attacks.

This alter acts like an abuser to the system thinking that if they are already hurting the system others don't need to hurt the system as they are already doing it. Having this mentality of "since I am the abuser others dont need to abuse us" is extremely toxic. Toxic not only for the alter but for all the other alters in the system.

Azalea thinks this hidden world is something like wonderland however in the midst of this so-called "wonderland" it is imperfect.

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