I'm you

"Give me your hand, Ken. Let's go on a journey," said the man in front of him. Ken looked at his twin with a puzzled expression. "You know who I am, don't you?"

"I'm your first guardian," Ken said. The twin's face took on a smile. "Exactly, Ken. I existed before Makoto. I bore all your pains." The twin's eyes sparkled. Although Ken knew what he was, he still couldn't remember him. His eyes were even more unreadable than Makoto's.

"Come on, Ken, it's time to embark on the journey," said the twin, lifting Ken by the hand. They were strolling through the middle of the city. "People, Ken. People are two-faced. They walk outside with a smiling face, being polite. When you get close, you see their mask; as you establish a connection, you discover the face inside the mask. But that's not the real face. There are many ways to see the real face. One of them is making a mistake. If you make a mistake, you notice it; it shows you its real face, or it puts you in a dead-end, offering you choices. Hehehee, they always make choices in their own interest. We are lucky again, Ken. In the place we were born, most people's nature was already known, or it was for us. Most exposed their own dirt."

Ken listened to the twin's speech while following him. "This land was ruthless for us, but it made us strong. We became stronger than other people, smarter to survive, and clever to hunt them down," the twin said, pulling Ken towards himself. "Unforgivable things were done to us, Ken. Everyone here is nothing but filth." Ken distanced himself from the twin. "I know. Until now, I hunted down filth, but only those who deserved it. Crushing the weak is not my path."

"Yes, I know," the twin smiled. "Your father is waiting for us here, Ken. I know you're scared, even if you seem emotionless. That's why I want you to leave this task to me."

"I will save Makoto. I don't care about my father; those days are over."

"I felt how scared you were. Don't fool yourself, Ken. Without your perfect guardian, you are very unstable, aren't you? Your brain, which makes perfect hunts, is struggling with the emotions you suppressed inside. Your memories are trying to come out. Makoto's creation is in the process of destruction."

"No, I will succeed."

"You've changed a lot, Ken, you know that. The clean people around the master awakened your deficiency. The love of the master gave strength to the lack."

"Yes, I know. I lost myself."

"We can't be weak, Ken. I won't let them weaken you. So, leave this to me."

"No, I will succeed, for Makoto, I will succeed."

"I know the value you gave to him. A perfect guardian, a perfect companion, a perfect lover. He put you on top, you had control. But, in fact, it's all a lie. Makoto shaped you; you are his creation, and you are aware of it. Although you were aware of everything, you were happy; it was your only source of happiness. You two gave the deserved lessons to many people. Everything was going perfectly; Makoto's creation was flawless, until that day. The master found you; he started to follow you. You noticed this; you devised a plan in your mind. You continued your work and waited for the master to appear. Everything was going smoothly. You rejected the master's offer; his student came, so you saw and met him. After finishing your job, you switched to the other side for the necessary power against Yasushi, for the victory you would achieve against Makoto. You taught two arts for that, even though everything progressed perfectly, Makoto's flawless creation was not perfect. Clean people, deficiencies, here it revealed itself, and the result is the weakened Ken in front of me." Ken began to look at his twin with fear. "I am weak, yes," he fell to his knees. The crowd began to look at him with astonishment. "Are you really displaying your weakness in front of everyone? This is more pathetic, Ken."

"I know," the twin kneeled in front of him. "Look into my eyes. You don't have to take the responsibility for this anymore. You don't have to suffer anymore. Leave the responsibility to me; watch me fulfill what is necessary." Ken stood up. "First, I must explore this city."

"I can do that too." Ken suddenly turned back to the alley he came from. "Are you really going to do everything? Makoto, my father, Larry."

"Hehehe, don't worry, everything," he placed his hand on Ken's shoulder, his eyes gleaming with flames. "We will be the winners of this game."

"I trust you."

"We finally reached an agreement," the twin reached out his hand, and Ken shook hands with him. Ken knelt on the ground in pain; the image in the water reflected the person in the mirror. Now, control was in the other Ken, a smile formed in the reflection. "Hehehahaa, the feeling of finally appearing after years is tremendous." He stood up, observed his surroundings with gray and yellow pupils. "I finally reached this feeling." He leaned against the wall, brought his other hand to his cheek, and clawed. "I will punish those who made me experience this." His eyes turned red. "I WILL... KILL EVERYONE..."