Shadow Slave: Prince of Darkness

Unknown(pov)

5th August, 2024

8:30pm

It was night time, some people were returning to their house after a long day of work, while other were wearing fancy clothes must be going for a party.

In one of the tall building we could see a young man who looks to be 17 or 18 years old was gazing at the dark sky. He has has an emotionless look as he stare at the dark sky.

He then look down and saw a some guys wearing school uniform one of them were pointing in direction, then they started running towards the building.

"sigh....."

Seeing this a soft sigh left his mouth which was trailed away in the air.

An immense amount of fatigue appeared in the kid eyes, which wasn't normal for any kid of his age.

Taking out a mobile phone from his pocket, the screen of the phone was cracked. The child looked at his reflection on the screen.

He has long black hair that were reaching his neck, dull black eyes devoted of any emotion and a rather above average face.

Their was also a small scar running down from his left eye.

His name is Caspian.

He slowly climbed up the railing. Standing in the railing he thought .

'Maybe i should just end it all here-'

SLAM!!

Caspian thought were interrupt by the sound of a door slam, turning around he saw a same guys wearing school uniform, some of them were holding baseball bat and iron rod. They had a angry look on their faces as they look at Caspian.

"Stop right their, Caspian!" said one of the guys, he has short blond hair, red eyes and a rather attractive face.

He was slowly making his way towards Caspian. He was trying to say something but Caspian didn't listen to his nonsense rumbling.

'.....As if i would listen to you basted.'

After that Caspian jumped of the balcony. The wind hit his face harshly as his body fell head first.

THUD!

The blond tried to catch him only to see as it was too late.

"Tch"

The blonde clicked his tongue as he look at the Caspian at dead body.

"Alex, what should we do now ?" said a big guy, he has a bulky physique.

The others were also looking at Alex, waiting for his instructions.

The blond whose name is Alex look at the big guy then he glanced at the dead body of Caspian.

'Well whatever, i was planning on killing him anyways, how dare he throw that trash cane at me'

Thought Alex angrily, he wanted Caspian dead, but it seems like fate was on his side as one he wanted to kill, actually kill himself.

He then turned around and said.

"Well lets get out of here, before the anyone come."

The big guy nodded at him, he then signals other guys to get out of here.

Just as Alex was about to open the door.

BAAM!!

The door open on it's own and he saw atleast 12 police officer standing there with their weapons out.

"HAND UP!!"

"YOU ALL ARE UNDER ARESST" said the police officer who signals his men's to moved forwards.

The students were shocked and scared as the police started putting hand cuffs in their hands, while Alex was confused as he look at the officer.

'What the hell !!, the fuck is police doing here?'

Thought Alex confused as to how did the police come here even if someone call the police it would have taken them atleast 1 to 2 hours, since they were in a abandon building, and the police station was atleast 80 km from here.

'Unless.....'

Suddenly his eyes widden in realization as he turned back to see where Caspian was standing.

"....This basted" mumbled Alex slowly as he let the police hand cuff him.

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Meanwhile Caspian, who was already on his last breath. He saw how the people were taking his photo and making a video, only a few were even trying to call the ambulance.

Keyword: trying

'Chuckled'

Seeing this Caspian chuckled mentally.

'Well it seems like i am gonna go viral tomorrow.'

Caspian could already see the head lines of the news.

A young boy jumped off the building.

'Well i only have one regret that i will not be able to see Alex face'

Caspian know that Alex might have figured out how the police got their so quickly.

And the expression he would he making, will be a sight to see.

"Sigh"

A sigh escape his mouth as his whole life flashed in front of his eyes.

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Caspian parents had died in his childhood, when he was four years old.

After the death of his parents he was adopted by his relatives. They looked at him with disgusted look, to them he was only a burden they have to carry.

He was still four year old then so he didn't know about the thoughts of his relatives.

His parents relatives didn't really like him and barely took care of his needs, they only feed him the leftover food.

As days passed by when he was in his first grade, he had turned 6 year old a few months ago his height short for kid of his age and his body frame was thin, since he was not getting any nutrients.

Caspian had already adapted to his current situation in these two year. A lot of things have changed in this time, He even started calling the relatives of his parents as 'uncle' and 'aunty'

Though they don't take care of him much and ignore him, he was grateful for them for taking him in.

He even had a brother and a sister but of course they are not related by blood as both of them were his uncle and aunts children.

They weren't rich nor were they poor, it was a high middle class family so they had no problem taking care of 3 children.

His sister, Luna was 10 year and his brother, Ron was 11 year old. They also didn't like Caspian the same as their mother and father. His uncle and aunt neglect him, his brother and sister also pretend as if he doesn't exist.

It went on like this until he started middle school, he had become a 10 year old. Being in solitude for 6 year had made him learn a lot of things. He started to study hard, so that he could leave the house of his uncle and aunt.

Caspian also tried to make friends at school but being in solitude for 6 year had made his communication skills garbage as he would always stutter while talking to someone. He did practice in front of mirror and by talking to his neighbors or people in the park.

BUT by the time he was done practicing all of the children in his classroom had already formed groups by then. Looking at them, Caspian was frustrated and depressed. Whenever he tried talking they would try dodging him with a creeped out look in their face.

After a few years, he began his high school but now he had already stopped talking to people unless it isn't necessary. His build was slender type and his height was 5'9 feet. 

Caspian life was like this, waking up in the morning eating the left over breakfast which his uncle and aunt left, then going to school, after school he would go straight to his room which was a store room with a broken bed. 

Their was no fun or excitement going on his life, it was going in the same loop.

It continue for a while until Caspian found the worlds of anime and novels. Caspian was interest to see more and so started searching for more and more, as time passes the novel, manhua and anime had already become his ticket to escape from reality.

Even when he did all this it didn't affect his school grade by much, he always got a good grade and never failed. 

He even started making some novels after getting inspired by some of the novels and manga, and surprisingly some of the novels he wrote were slowly getting popular.

The feeling of his work becoming successful had has blown away all his depression and worries. 

He even started earning some good money out of it. He didn't said that to anyone only to himself and would only spend a less amount to for his daily need, the rest he put all of it on his bank accounts.

But things didn't go as smoothly as it always did.

BANG!!

Someone banged the the table he was sitting.

Lifting his head, Caspian saw there were two people standing in front of his table, with an arrogant face. When their eyes met, they started laughing in front of Caspian.

"Is their something you need?" asked Caspian calmly as he looked at the two people standing in front of him.

"Listen up you smartass, just shut up and follow us" 

That was the moment from when his school life was destroyed. These people would normally be called bullies.

They tried making Caspian do some small errands and make him bring them food with his own money.

When he tried to resist them by saying 'no', it just got worse. They would take his notebook and bag pack.

In his second year of high school things have gotten worse, they would slam him against the wall and and would always beat him up after the school. 

It isn't that hasn't tried fighting back, he has tried so many times but all the time he would always get beaten up, after all he can defeat one or two guys but not a dozen of them together.

There are also a lot of reasons he couldn't do anything to these bullies.

First, he tried to talking to the teachers about bullying but they never really care, he also tried to talk to his uncle and aunt but they too didn't really care about the bullying or more specifically him.

Second, he didn't even has any friends in the first place making him an easy target of bullying.

Third, the leader bully group Alex who is a rich kid, his father is a rich businessman, who own a business of at least 90 billions dollar.

Even the teacher favor him, because of that, after all the school was funded by Alex father.

Alex, He is the main reason Caspian was not able to do anything, and he is the one who instructed his lackey to beat Caspian up.

The feeling of helplessness and depression was slowly making Caspian lose his emotions.

Until one day he had it enough.

After all everyone has limit.

Caspian was standing in the building, he took out his phone. The screen of his phone was cracked.

He dial a number.

"Hello 911 ?"

"I want to report a murder..... i wasn't able to see the killer face....Yes the location is ~~xxxxxxxxxxx~~" 

He then cut the call, then he opened up a folder and send some files and picture in the same number.

After the files were send he put the phone in his pocket and look at the sun that was going down.

In those files were some picture of his school kids beating other kids, their were also some picture that Caspian took of principle when he was harassing some female student.

If these picture were send to public then the School image would turn to dust.

Caspian wanted to ruined Alex image too, but it seems like that snake was very clever. The fact that he made sure to not leave any traces of his bullying.

Caspian also tried to hack into Alex father company main computer, But was unable to because of the strong AI tool they used.

He was only able to get some small fraud or some tax fraud.

He knew that these were going to do nothing against Alex father. Who could just throw some money to solve his problem.

So Caspian made a plan after school he throw the class trash bin at Alex and his gang, making them pissed.

He then lure them to the abandoned building.

After he make sure that they were following him, he the call the police and made it look like that it was Alex and his gang that push him off the roof top.

He know that it is going to rune Alex reputation and it will also affect his father business.

After all since his suicide will be recorded by multiple people, it was sure to be posted in social media and it will make a big issue, and Caspian knows that their are some idiots in social media that will made a lot of idiotic theories.

He could say that some of them were going to be true and more then half of them are going to be false.

As for his suicide well it is because Caspian was tired of living, he was tired to living the lonely life where no one cared for him, no one loved him, a live with no meaning.

He was tired way to tired.

Now in the current time.

Caspian was laying on the hard cold ground, as his flashback ended.

He could feel his body getting colder, even the voices of the people were becoming quieter and quieter.

Caspian could feel his heart beat getting fainter and fainter, he was also losing the feeling of his body.

'Well it is what it is' 

Were the last thought of Caspian as his vision went dark.

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What is death ?

The end of somebody or the start if something new.

Some people says that is a cold and eternal truth of life, after all those who has come to this world are going to leave after some time.

All the achievements men has made are nothing in front of death. 

Death is something that causes fear in many peoples lives. People will typically try to avoid the conversation of death at all cost. The word itself tends to freak people out. The thought of death is far beyond any living person's grasp. 

When people that are living think about the concept of death, their minds go to many different places. Death is a thing that causes pain in peoples lives, but can also be a blessing.

So what is it in Caspian case.

Is it his end. 

Or 

A new beginning.