Chapter 10

I didn't sleep that night, spending my time staring out the window, looking out over the snowy landscape, the powdery white substance making the night look almost like day, as it reflects the light from the streetlamps, and the moon itself. I watch, as regular civilians live their lives like normal, and I remind myself of my insignificance. I may be more powerful, more influential, and more wealthy than most, but the world does not revolve around me, my death would be one of many, downgraded to a mear statistic in the grand scheme of things, even if I had the ability to change the world as I wished, it would not end due to my death, time would continue on like it had for eons before, this idea did not sadden me, or dampen my ambitions, but it helped stem the tide of my arrogance, and remind me that I was special, but I was not a protagonist.

The world did not bend to my will, nor did luck favor me to the point that any unfavorable situation would lean in my favor, things did not simply go the way I wanted them to out of convenience, no, I would have to work for everything I wanted, and survive all the challenges thrown my way.

Like this, I spent my night, watching as the sun began to slowly peak over the horizon, when I heard the door crack open, as a nurse walks in, obviously surprised that I was awake, he quickly greats me, tells me where I was, how they found me, and how injured I was, the common debriefing given to newly awoken patients, before ducking out of the room to call my family.

Within 30 minutes the door opened again, and I watched as nier walked in, her hair was an oily mess, and her clothes were dirty, her eyes sunken and dark, my heart dropped as I saw her, seeing her sorry condition, and watching as tears filled her eyes when she saw me, as she lunged forward, crashing into my chest, sobbing, her tears soaking the thin medical garments I had been dressed in.

My blood began to boil with rage, as the fire of self loathing within me surged with strength, as the sight of her reminds me of how close I had come to leaving her alone. The sight of her crying leaving a bad taste in my mouth, as I realized how much I hated seeing her sad, and once again vowed to myself that I would never make the same mistake again, as well as that I would do everything in my power to never have to see her sad again.

We spent the next hour like this, her crying into my chest, as she slowly calmed herself down, as I slowly stroked her hair, trying my best to soothe her, until she eventually fell asleep in my arms, the relief of seeing me awake finally allowing her to sleep well again after 4 nights of worry, and I simply lay there, watching her, as I continued to stroke her hair, repeating my vow within my mind over and over again, as if not even my perfect memory was enough, and I desired to ingrain it onto my very ego.

*A few hours later*

Again the door opens, and in walk both my parents, I can see the mischievous glint in their eyes when they see Nier peacefully resting in my arms, but it disappears in place of seriousness a moment later. I was no idiot, even if it was obviously in self defense, I had killed a man, and while I was unaware if there was any surviving footage of the incident, im sure it wouldnt take to much investigation to connect my injuries with the disappearance of a certain criminal, although I was unsure if the criminal had committed any crimes prior, I did remember hearing rumors of murders within the city, commonly targeting beautiful young women or handsome men, likely out of lust for said women, and jealousy towards the men, a not so unlikely scenario considering the criminal had been quite short and ugly.

My suspicions were confirmed when my parents told me that I was supposed to appear in court soon after I wake up to stand trial, and although my parents were confident the evidence and my status as a minor would let me off with a relatively light sentence, it seemed that some of the jury were biased against those with powerful quirks, and were trying to argue that the fact I had lost control of my powers, even if due to extreme stress, proved that I was a danger to society, and should be locked up.

Although it seemed I was in luck, as a certain influential individual had caught wind of the case, and had offered to defend me under some conditions, which had intrigued me, although when I heard the details I had briefly considered whether it would be easier to simply abandon this personality in its entirety, and simply live the rest of my life solely as the hair to Mycelium, or create a new personality entirely, but looking down at Nier I quickly abandoned that train of thought, not wishing to put her through any more stress, as well as understanding that such an action would be incredibly tedious, so I had asked my parents to call the individual making the offer to make negotiations.

And that is how, just an hour later, I watched as the door opened once again, and a small white paw poked through the gap, eventually welcoming in the presence of a small mouse/rat/dog/bear chimera like creature with a scar over their right eye, an annoyingly positive attitude, a love for tea, and a penchant towards manipulating people into becoming Heroes, with an offer to absolve me of any criminal charges, in exchange for me joining UA.

(an, sorry for not updating yesterday, I was tired, and just really lazy, so I got nothing done, well anyways I hope you guys enjoyed todays chapter, It's a bit short mainly because its kinda a transition chapter, and I didn't really know how to continue it in a way that doesn't seem like it should just be a separate chapter, so anyway. hope you guys enjoyed.)