Amnesia

After hearing the gunshots, suddenly, the housemaids went running inside the mansion. When I asked them what is happening outside, it turned out that the mafia family who was in conflict with us last night decided to raid this base. Maybe it was to seek retribution for their injured comrades because of what I have done.

Since I wouldn't be able to eat anything because of all this commotion, I'll just head back to my room and wait for the match with Mushashi, which will be held this evening. However, before I even left the kitchen. I noticed that the housemaid who tended to my wounds was frightened by the situation. She hid below the dining table, crying and covering her ears because of the gunshots.

I felt sympathetic towards her, so I tried to comfort her.

"Hey, what are you doing under the table?" She looked me in the eye and held my hands. As she holds on to my hands, I can sense her trembling in fear.

"Please, help me. I still wanna live," Because of this woman's swollen eyes, I couldn't help but console her.

"We both know that you won't be safe staying here. Why dont you head to my room and hide there? Hide under the bed or something. Stop crying because everything will be okay," The thing that I hate the most is seeing a girl cry right in front of me.

"How about you? Won't you also hide with me?" She gripped my hands and looked at me with teary eyes.

I removed her strong grip from my hand and told her one thing.

"Just take cover or hole up in my room. I think it's about time to end this annoying uproar," After instructing what to do, someone suddenly barges right in front of the entrance, which resulted in scaring the housemaid away.

"Leave!" I yelled then the housemaid went running upstairs.

There wasn't anyone available at the moment, which resulted in me stepping up. However, when I took a fighting stance, my head ached for the third time. The man who barged right in front of the entrance shot me with a gun right at my leg. When I saw the blood dripping from my legs, my body went numb again, and then a sudden adrenaline burst happened in my body.

'Xavier, your finally awake after six years. What happened to you?'

(Who the hell are you? Why are you in my head?)

'Have you already forgotten about me? It's me, your alternate personality.'

(Dont know, dont care. Just get out of my head. I dont have time for your nonsense)

'Even after all this time, you still haven't changed. Still hot-headed, but it's refreshing.'

"Hey, what the hell are you spacing out there, punk! Who the hell do you think you are!" The one who shot me suddenly yelled.

(Now, can you see the situation I'm in? Come to think of it, whenever I felt my head ached. I suddenly lose consciousness, and after I regain it. In front of me is the result of my actions. Was it you? Were you the one who did all of those things?)

'What the hell are you blaming me for? You've only regained consciousness today, and you think that I've been using your body without your permission.'

(Today? What do you mean? What day do you think today is?)

'Bro, are you nuts? It's July 29, your birthday.'

(You've been gone for three months already. Today is November 2, 2023. If you only reappeared again after three months, then it wasn't your doing.)

Because of my alternate's appearance, it made a lot of things complicated. While I was spaced out because of the conversation with my alt. The man who shot me at my leg began to grow tired and fired another bullet right in the shoulders. The pain is unbearable, and somehow it made me feel that I'll soon be unconscious.

However, not even a minute had passed when suddenly after seeing the blood dripping from my wounds. All the pain vanished as if it were bubbles in the sea. Frightened because of the unexpected, I used it to my advantage and started to get rid of this man. When I stood up, he fell to the ground while repeating a phrase all over again.

"Please forgive me. I promise I'll change. Please dont kill me."

Although I didn't know what happened after I stood up. I just found myself pummelling someone outside. Whenever this thing happens, I won't be able to rely on Shayna's appearance. Because whenever Shayna appears, she refrains me from losing myself. When the effect of the adrenaline wears off, I fell unconscious. The last thing I saw was everyone who was near me before I collapsed. All had their face smashed or passed out.

In my sleep, my alternate appeared.

'I saw what happened earlier. And I think I know what happened. Have you perhaps met someone or something while being unconscious in the past?'

(Dont even know if I should trust you, but because you're inside of my head, then you're probably something I created. Three months ago, I fell into a coma that lasted for three months. Throughout my coma, I was sent back to the past, and there I met Shayna.)

(Suddenly, I was unconscious and woke up tied in a chair surrounded by nothing. There was no light, yet a voice can be heard. An unknown entity claimed that it was a part of my unconscious state of mind. The embodiment of my hidden desires, my Inner Demon.)

'I knew it! Because of your thirst for vengeance, your inner demon starts to swallow you whole, taking control over your body. You cannot force yourself to take charge of your body eventhough you are the original personality. The reason being is that after you have created me, picture it like this, you are something whole that was cut in half. This means that because I appeared, you're not complete.'

(The hell are you saying! You're not making any sense!)

'Think about it. After you met that Inner Demon of some sort, you suddenly experienced things that you can't even explain why. And when I appeared, somehow you can witness your own body do dreadful things. Because if we are both present, then there is a high possibility that you can manage to refrain from losing yourself.'

(So, what do you think could be the solution to this problem?)

'You should uncover that to your own because this is your body. Whenever you feel suffocated, then remember the one in your dreams. Wake up already. A lot of your friends are waiting for you.'

Our conversation unlocked a revelation of the cause of my rage. Controlling it wouldn't be easy. But I may have an idea on how to put an end to this mess.

Suddenly, I felt someone touching my hands which woke me up. When I opened my eyes, I was dazzled by the sun because of the morning light. There I saw Augustine along with Ms. Stacey, Dr. Gizelle, and Emmanuel.

"Why the hell are you here! How did you even know about this place!" It was the first thing that came to my mind.

"How could we leave you alone after hearing what happened to you? You almost died because of your carelessness!" This Augustine really acts as if he's my mother or something.

"You shouldn't be rude to your guest, Nicholas. I was the one who invited them to the house. I did a background check on you because of your unknown appearance, along with that. I have encountered these people who claimed to be your friends," Within that short amount of time, this old man already gathered that much information about my personal life.

"Alright, now I know the reason. So would everyone please leave already!" I remembered being shot in the leg last night, but it doesn't seem to hurt eventhough it was twice.

"Uhm, may I ask a question, though? Who might this Ojiisan be, Xavier?" Augustine asked.

"That's none of your business, just get lost and leave the house," When I looked at the face of Ms. Stacey, there was this upset expression on her face.

"Nicholas, again, you dont have to be impolite to your friends. Forgive me for my late introduction, but the name is Salvatore Lombardo. Judging from my appearance, I may look like a simple old man, but I am the boss of this family. You may have heard of the term mafia, right? Because this family is one of the greatest mafias in Japan. And Nicholas, your friend, is what you can consider as the next heir of this family," Judging from everyone's reaction, they were clearly stunned about the sudden news.

"What! So you're telling us that Xavier, I meant Nicholas, will possibly lead this organization with hundreds of subordinates!" Augustine's rant was so loud that some of the men rushed to my room.

"Shut up! You're too loud! Let's cut the crap! What happened to the raid last night?" Everyone in the room was terrified because of me.

"Have you no recollection of what happened? Our men had a hard time because we're at a disadvantage because of numbers. Only at least fifty men were available last night to defend the mansion. However, we didn't suffer any casualties. Since you fought more than half of the adversary using only your bare hands," Thankfully, eventhough I was shot in the legs twice. I was able to lessen the number of people scathed.

All of a sudden someone came running towards us and was looking for the old man.

"Sir! We have an emergency!"