The Sorrow, The Tragedy

"What is with those little shitheads again?! Do you really wanna hear my answer?! No! I hate those annoying pesky-" Kiyo stood up and stomped Eden's face.

"I didn't talk to you. I'm talking to 'real' Eden."

"Real...? What are you talking about-" Eden hadn't finished his words, Kiyo kicked Eden's face and stomped on his abdomen.

"Don't play dumb. I've known about it since I've seen it once. You're no less than Mika. A person with a dual personality. Mika's personality changed when he's absolutely pissed. In Eden's case, he changed his personality when both Ying De and Le Baise died in front of his eyes. Basically, an extreme sorrow."

("That is probably a requirement for this guy to come out. That command for Ying De to bite me... That was not Eden's command. He's purposely trying to get his snake killed. That fact is also clear the dual personality can take over the main body for a short period of time. When I think about it, Mika is still himself even after his personality changed. But this guy has 2 souls in 1 body.")

Kiyo takes a deep breath before shouting into Eden's ear.

...

"Where am I? Everything is dark around here. And my body..." Eden, look at his own hand that's shrunk from his usual size. At that moment, he realized that he'd been turned into a child. At the same time, a figure opens the door. Her expression shows fear and panic.

"Sister?" The figure hugs Eden and tries to take him to leave the place.

"Sister? Where are we going-" 

"There's no time Eden! We need to run before they catch up to us! Those bastards... Killed Mom and Dad..." But before they even have a chance, the spear has struck the Sister's chest from behind. At this moment, Eden remembered. That this is his past.

"E... Eden..." The owner of the spear pulled back the spear as Eden's Sister fell to the ground. As Eden looked at the lifeless corpse, his eyes changed over to the owner of the spear. 

"Oh, there was one kid here. How lucky. Hey kid, I'm going to give you two choices. Surrender yourself or die like this girl."

"I remember now. I come from the family of a farmer in a small village. Everything was going well until a group of bandits attacked our village. The bandit killed almost everybody except a woman and a child. Including me... The bandit sold me as a slave to the Syndicate. They trained me along with other kids to the death. If one dies from training. That means they're not qualified to be an assassin."

"I barely survived the training and passed the final exam. I was an assassin in a group called Black Fang. Since then, a man, a child, a woman, an old man. Even a pregnant woman. I killed them as my Master instructed me. But, I can never feel at ease from this. Perhaps those who I killed are haunting me. And my mind that I can't sleep at all. But one day..."

A group of ten dressed in black including Eden met up in the middle of a forest. The biggest of them is a leader, who shows a picture of their supposed target.

"His name is Kochigawa Tennisuke. 15 years old. According to the report, He's the mastermind that destroyed Ching Nan Casino. One of Master's big assets. And then, Ching Nan Pharmacy. Then, Ching Nan Restaurant. He's been destroying Master's assets one by one. Now the master is furious and decides to send every Assassin he had to kill this guy. From the information team, this guy currently resides in this village. The whole Assassin team has surrounded the whole village. Covering every possible exit."

While listening to the leader's report, Eden heard somebody's footsteps getting closer to them and realized that their target was already standing in front of them.

"W-who's there?!" Ten, in the black trench coat. With a dagger in his left hand. And a handgun in the right hand. As he's getting closer...

"I already detected your presence. But sending a full troop isn't a good idea. Since it makes you vulnerable. Hmm... I have decided. Ching Nan is going to die this night." The group of assassins including Eden started attacking Ten.

10 minutes later... Eden was on his back while there was a bullet hole in his thigh. While being aimed by Ten's gun on the head. Meanwhile, the other assassins that are with Eden have died. All nine of them.

"You have two choices, follow me quietly or die here alongside your comrade." Being aimed at the gun, Eden slowly reached the gun at Ten, just to let him aim closely at his head.

"Then I choose to die. I have nothing more, nothing else, in this world. So, Just... kill me." Ten pulled back his gun from Eden's head. But he shot Eden in the right upper chest. Eden is confused, about whether he's going to kill him or spare him.

" That's a warning. You have no choice to begin with. You're coming with me." Ten ties Eden with a rope from behind and lifts him up to his shoulder while walking back to the village.

"R-Release me! You have a whole syndicate after your head now!"

"I'm aware of that. But I believe the others are taking care of them."

"Why, tell me why I wasn't allowed to die... Why didn't die like the others? Am my life really that useful that you're taking me with you?" Ten dropped Eden to the ground. Eden feels pain, especially from the gun's wound. Meanwhile, Ten took a cigarette from his pocket.

"Let's say, your relatives hired me to save you."

"Relatives? What are you-" Ten shot Eden in the ear. At that time, Eden knows if he opens his mouth again he's going to shoot him for real.

"Listen here, I value my life. So you should value yours too. I'm giving you a second chance to live. As a new person. And not the assassin. Remember, all of the people you've killed. Do not run from them. Embrace them. Happy memory. Even the saddest you had. Because it's proof of who you are."