Chapter 299: The Ugly World
"When I woke up, I found myself in a tallic cell sowhere, tied up in a chair. And, by the ti it took to regain full consciousness and use of my body, I found there to be a man on the other side of the table."
"I rember this exact scene almost like it was yesterday... It was a middle-aged blonde-haired man with a deep gaze that could damn well kill if he wanted to… He sat with a pile of papers in front of him, his hands clasped on the table with a serious expression. From his clothing, I could imdiately tell he was a captain, which he revealed himself to be soon after anyways."
"He was captain Conwell. By the ti I woke up, he and his team had already done analysis on my body and investigated all there was at the orphanage and its destruction."
"Looking at him at the ti, I was filled with dread unlike any other, and deep down In my heart I knew it was over… I was gonna die… That was when Yami once again ca to my rescue and lashed out at the man without him even speaking a word. Yet, despite her efforts, she was not able to move out of the chair no matter how hard she struggled and raged it was all useless as the man stayed completely calm, looking at us without speaking a word."
"Eventually, even Yami's mana had to run dry and she had to calm down, which was when the captain introduced himself and dropped the bombshell on us. Apparently, the military found to be quite peculiar and interesting due to my power... They had deed the destruction of the orphanage justified and they were willing to keep it all a secret and sweep it under the rug. And, in return, I would be kept safe and a secret in their labs and training camps."
"I was in no position to deny their request. There was never really an option, so I accepted."
"There, Yami and I withstood harsh training day in and day out, honing my abilities and skills to the limit. Other than those though, almost robotic instructors, Yami was all I had…"
"My ti training in the military labs was not too bad if I'm being honest. I was properly fed, had so free ti to play with my sister and didn't get tortured every day by children who looked at like a poop stain on the road, unless extre training counted as torture."
"There, for four years straight I had not spoken a single full sentence to anyone other than Yami that did not consist of simple answers like "Yes sir," and "Right away,". Being locked up from the outside world made the ti go quickly as every day felt almost the sa other than my ti with my sister. It made wonder about the mystery of the outside world… What school was like… And what is was to be a 'normal child'."
"That was when one day, as I was training, I t a new face for the first ti in seemingly forever. And, this ti… It was soone around my own age."
"It was a small, red-haired girl and her family, looking at from the glass of the lab like I was so sort of wild animal locked up in a cage."
"But, the girl bore a different look to that of her parents, one that was filled with great interest."
"She talked to them from the other side of the glass , saying things I could not hear. And, before I knew it, there she was in the sa room as , looking at with a smile."
"Naturally, I was hesitant to talk to her… I never really had the best experience with kids my age, or anyone for a matter of fact. But, after seeing the deadly glint in my instructor's eyes, I gave in and talked to her."
"At the ti, I felt like it was the best decision of my life… She was so kind and accepting. It completely shattered my expectations of what people were actually like, other than Yami of course. I had made an actual friend."
"She introduced herself as Emilia, and she would co to visit every week from that day on. I introduced her to Yami and we played so many gas together. At first, they were not really on good terms, but after a little love and friendship from , I managed to get them to get along."
"Monday, the day she would co to visit suddenly beca the best day of the week. She gave faith that humanity was not so bad after all. It made think that my past experiences had been simply a flook due to only knowing demon children."
"Those four years were by far the best years of my life, and with turning sixteen and finding out I would go to the exact sa military school as my best friend, I felt like it was only going to get better."
"I was so excited to et new people, explore the outside world for the first ti in my life and see all that I had missed out by being locked up in my prison."
"However, I was then later inford that I was too unstable to be left around other kids, and I would be kept a secret and taken in by the general of the military school and his special staff…"
"I was devastated… No, beyond devastated and Emilia was not there for to talk to. But, after Yami cheered up, I was more motivated than ever to see my dream through!"
"As I was being escorted to school, I managed to fool the soldier escorting with a light puppet in my figure and snuck into school…"
"The sky was so blue, the clouds dancing were so beautiful, the way the people around talked and had fun was fascinating. I went around and t everyone I saw and shook their hand. And no one mocked or anything, all they did was smile and look at cheerfully. It filled up with so much joy. But, now I realize they probably only acted like that because of the number on my watch. Even still, my fun didn't last for long and I was imdiately escorted away and scolded by General Ryker himself."
"From then on, my life pretty much went back to normal, my training was even harder and I was isolated from everyone else. Although, this ti I was allowed to go out every now and again to get so fresh air."
"However, sotis, I did sneak out and manage to trick my instructors to go hang out with Emilia. It was still so fun and I would have done anything for her at that ti."
"She then invited to join her gang and I was introduced to so many cool and nice people like Nagsy, Jassy and so much more. But, that was when Yami really started to doubt and feel suspicious of Emilia, which at the ti I thought she was jealous or sothing. But, now I know all too well how she was right… I was just ignorant of so many things being locked up for so long..."
"One day, I was called by her to capture her own sister or capture you and bring you to her while she was stuck at a party… And, to keep our friendship, I of course accepted with a smile on my face and chose to have fun while I was at it. That was around the ti when we first t… And you know the rest… I captured your friend and that eventually led to the death of your other friend… All due to my selfish and brainless desire to appease and satisfy soone, my best, childhood friend who I now found out was the enemy… And, soone who couldn't really care less for all along..."
"I'm so sorry... I don't know if I can ever make it up to you for that... But, that doesn't an I can't try my best..."
"I was being used… I may have been the puppet user, but I was the puppet who was being used and manipulated for my power all along…"
"You... You and Yami are the only people in the world left for … I can't trust anyone else... I-if I found out that you were using too and had been lying to my face… I-I-I-I-I-I wouldn't know if I would ever be able to trust anyone ever again…"
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