Resentment

"Such a useless child!" A book was flung at Sion's head as the corner made his head bleed a bit. Sion's mother had left him in the hands of his Aunty while she went looking for work. His father was busy with his own job as a porter, so they had his Aunty provide education to Sion.

With his head down Sion looked at the calculations of pie and other formulas for angles and area and the one that he'd gotten wrong. Only one wrong out of mathematic equations that high schoolers were using and he was only 7 years old. But this to his Aunty was unacceptable as her and his mother were both strict on Sion and expected more.

"How weak are you to start bleeding from a book!?" 'No, don't feel sympathy for a kid you hit with a book that is now bleeding. But rather blame and blame for not reaching your expectations'

"Oh my, you only have a few years left, what if you don't have a 'Second gender'." Her malicious gaze looked down on Sion with glee, "well that would just be embarrassing! Would it not? A human child born to a highborn and a lowborn" (highborns were referring to those given a gender at birth while low borns were those who developed one over time long past the age of 10. These names mainly came about in the more rich people slang and diversity).

'I. Hate. You. I hate you, I hate you,'

I

Hate

You.

*glitch*

- Are these the memories that torment your soul -

A shadow under young Sion seemed to morph into the shape of a feral dogs head, it's fangs out for blood and it's grin spread wide as it's eyes looked menacing.

- You seem to have a lot of resentment for people that have surrounded you -

*glitch* *glitch*

- Even those people -

As if the world had been turn on it's head, a event that turned tables had Sion as a 14 year old being gripped by the neck by some bullies from his old school.

"Look at this wimp! He's so weak!" The others behind the one holding Sion laughed as their faces became disfigured and distorted as their laughs seemed almost haunting to the ears.

"Look at this" a punch to his stomach had Sion launch forward in agony, "he can't even handle that!"

'What did you expect from me!? You had it all! A family! Friends! Power! Even a 'Second gender', you bullied me because I was weak! You didn't earn anything from that! I even thought you were my friend! You lied to me to get me to trust you!'

- You seem lost young one, did you want something more -

The shift had Sion now standing in front of someone he once loved, "uh, I just wanted to say to you- "

"That you loved me right?" Sion's body teased as the figure in front of him laughed. "Did you think I loved you cause I was nice and treated you like a brother to me? No you moron, I took pity on you! Also I'm a guy, you blind as well fucker!? Ahah, are you gay? How hilarious!" His words cut deep as Sion simply stood there, the laughing never stopped as it seemed to follow him and those around him seemed to turn into darkness before they consumed his figure.

'I wasn't gay, I just loved you.'

*glitch*

- Do you really seek revenge? Or acceptance-

Young Sion seemed to sit by himself in a white room with no windows or doors as he watched his torment on repeat in front of his very eyes. A never ending loop.

The shadow from before seemed to pour in from the walls and ceiling moulding itself in a huge looming black form on the other side of the room.

- You wanted strength and I gave it to you but you need closure before you to fully leave the past behind -

It's voice hissed as Sions' young self melted away to which took the shadow by surprise. Sion now turned around to look what he called 'death' in the face.

"Who are you and why are you in my head, what does showing me any of this do?"

- I'm surprised you were able to know how to fight your fears -

"It's my mind. Not yours. So I'll ask you again." As if the room heard Sion's anger, it shook and groaned as if the floor was going to give way from pressure. "Who. Are. You and what are you"

- you are not ready to know that -

was the shadows reply as the dripping sound of a water droplet to a lake could be heard and Sion's eyes widened as he was pushed out again and everything faded as light seemed to break away the darkness.

"Ah your awake?" Blinking once and then twice, Sion saw Herald with a drinking mug full of water in his hold. "Seemed like you were having a nightmare, I was going to wake you up but ya beat me to it" his voice held some nervousness that Sion picked up but didn't speak out on. After all, whatever had happened in his mind just now had made his whole body tense on the bed that he'd somehow gotten on.

"You came here to practice earlier and fell asleep after, I don't blame you, I don't give you any chances to have a break" his heartily laugh and ego boost had Sion smile almost as he sat up.

>> Host your heart rate and breathing is elevated but there is no presence of danger <<

He knew this but his head was almost spinning like he had vertigo and couldn't stop it, had he unknowingly taken damage?

'Use one of my daily heals' Sion thought to 02, until he knew what that other voice associated as, it was better safe than sorry at this point. It seems trying to fight it was out of the question as his body was very drained.

>> Daily heal being used <<

As if on queue, Sion felt his body cool and like a fresh breeze through him his wounds and much more seemed to heal and disappear. Herald had been leaving the room so he had not seen the green light associated with Sion's healing ability. Sion wanted to keep most of his abilities under wraps, having more than one ability was already considered rare.