Ern's Past

Erns past was not at all the brightest, if someone were to describe it, they would say he had one of the most pitiful pasts.

Being brought up by his only mother, Ern was a diligent boy who would go to school and come back home to do his homework like any other child. He played, he got told off, he cried, he had his first crush, it was everything a young boy would experience sooner or later in his lifetime. Unfortunately, it never stayed that way for him.

The mother that he cared for and gave him all the love he could get had come across her old ex-husband, who was Erns biological father. But he would never, as in NEVER, recognize this man as his father. This man had been beating his mother, cheating on her, calling her names, for as long as he knew him.

So the moment he saw them two meet up coincidentally, Erns face was filled with rage and started charging at the man who kept putting on a fake smile towards his only mum. Reacting violently, he pulled his mother away from the man.

"Never come near us again, if I see you even try to lay a hand on her I will regardless of anything, find a way to return the pain you've given us!"

"I'm just having a talk with your mother Ern, don't misunderstand." The man said calmly while staring behind his figure.

Hearing his words, Ern went to look at his mother's face to see if what he had said was indeed true. But as reality hit, he saw her shivering and getting cold sweat across her body with eyes portraying fear nonstop as she glared at the man. Understanding it was all false words coming out, he brought his mother away from the man hoping to lose him. "Don't. Even. Try."

Few days had passed whence the event had occurred. Ern was enjoying his calm life with his mother at home as they both focused on either school work or house cleaning. Seeing his mother like this made Ern always remember a fact that he would always do what he could to protect her from the men or women who come to displease her or use her against her own good.

"How are you doing mother?"

"I'm doing lovely dear, something wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. I'm just happy to see you enjoying yourself right now."

"You sound like an old man, be less mature, and try to act like my baby for once." Signaling for Ern to come into her embrace, until he had ended up being squeezed by his mother's arms.

Life was not merciful, it was not a safe thing either. The only idea you can regard as true in life would be the fact that you yourself are able to make a difference or change it. It was never a wait and see rule, life would not give you good things, only hard work and diligence will.

This was what Ern had understood as he began learning about the situations that happen in reality. There were obviously many great parts, but there will always be bad parts, and that's what he prepared for. His mother wasn't the type of lady who would be able to say no or report harassment to the police or anyone, she was the type of lady who kept to herself. It's already too late for her to change that, so he would take the role to be watching over his mother.

The time was now 9:35PM, the moon was out with the noise of crickets in the background that could be heard. Ern had been sitting down in his desk as he looked at a school book studying for a test. It was all about Linear Equations and Geometry that Ern personally was not good at. Just as he was studying, in a loud noise came resounding across the house had gone off.

BANG!

It was a gunshot!

Realizing what that sound was, Ern had jumped off his desk dashing towards the room his mother went to sleep in. As he was about to make a turn at the door to his mother's room, he noticed dark and wet foot imprints that didn't fit anyone who stayed here intercepting the door on the ground.

Becoming even more worried, he sped up his steps as he entered the room witnessing a horrid scene. His mother that took care of him since birth and gave him the love anyone could want, was currently bleeding from her head on the ground. Horrid eyes came upon Erns face as he started stuttering the moment he got closer. In the distance of the room, a man in dark clothes that was familiar in style to the man days before was standing quietly as he watched the woman lay down breathless.

"You-! You monster!" Screaming at the top of his lungs, he had taken a random object from a table next to him bringing it towards the man in black.

"You worthless child, did you ever think I was going to let you two mugrats stay here in peace and quiet? No way. Now die!" Pointing the gun at Ern, he shot two bullets.

BANG!BANG!

Two obvious holes could be seen on Erns chest, as they began to loose out blood in a rapid pace making him fall to the ground. Coughing blood as he tried to bring himself up again to exact revenge on the man in front of him for his mother, even if it took away his life! He would accept anything to bring him down!

'Bring me to hell for all I care! Take my soul and torture it for amusement if you wish! Bring me despair as long you grant me the power to take this man to even deeper depths than anyone could!'

Eyes of fire began to burn in this young boy, as he offered everything he could to save his mother.

"For you have offered your life to despair, we shall grant you your wish human boy!"

As if someone had heard his plights, a green light had fallen from a crack in the sky that was beyond the modern understanding, descending at a pace that could not be traced by the eye which now had subjected itself into Ern, The moment he and the green light collided together, a bright flash had blasted across the room blinding the man in front of him.

"ARGH!"

Unable to see, the man started rubbing his eyes furiously as he wanted to figure out what was going on to the worthless child next to him.

As a few moments went by, the light had already dimmed down and the figure could see again. But the moment he did, his eyes were grasped with fear as he could see the boy that was bleeding just a while ago, standing up with green energy flaring around his body giving him an indomitable aura.

Raging with despair, Ern charged at him throwing a wild punch!

BOOM

The exact moment he landed his hit, a big bang had slammed onto the figure as the man fell limp no longer being in possession of a head, or rather upper body. But that was not the end of it, he would give this man despair, so it only reasoned to him that he would get rid of this body.

After landing that punch, he pulled back and slammed his fist at the body once more, continuing this cycle as long as he could breathe.

A kilometer away, a middle-aged man could sense an energy being used in a big extent nearby. Wondering what it was, he made his way towards the house that Ern was now residing in with red eyes...

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