In a secluded area away from the prying eyes of the masses stood two figures leant upon an edge overlooking the vast shimring expanses of brilliant clouds below, so thick that the abyss appeared endless past the light of the moon. Their hair shared the sa cut of mismatched yellow and orange, and each remained relatively calm, although one clearly seed to be hiding his state of mind. "Father… What is the reason you have brought here?" The shorter won spoke glancing down towards the clouds, not looking in the eyes of the other.
"I'm your father! What more reason do I need to co to greet my favourite son!" He laughed. "Please, all say the sa... simply tell the truth, no need to make wait…" "Hmmm? What is with the grim voice my boy! Is there sothing the matter?" The young man shook his head vigorously.
"Yes, there is father. I have disgraced our family na and brought only sha. I failed to even enter the top students selected, I did not receive any offers. how could I face you after such humiliation? I simply cannot..."
"Disgrace!?" The father seed genuinely stunned. "Heavens no! If anything, I could not be any prouder! You're one of the biggest talks of the tournant! In fact, you've far exceeded my expectations!" He laughed further and patted him aggressively on the back. "You nearly beat the tournant favourite and put on a show unlike any other! I had lost hope and cursed the heavens when the match was announced, but you proved wrong! Good job!"
"R— really father?" Kai muttered. "Really you ask? You saying you don't believe ? Oh lord, what have they done to you in that school!? Why act so formal around all of a sudden as if we never t?"
"Ahh— Yes, it's just been a long ti since we last t, and I learned many things about etiquette during my stay at the school…" He chuckled nervously. "Ah, I see, if that's the case then it's understandable! Just know that in no way did I co to reprimand you, my son! You've delivered great honour in our na! Unlike that disgrace of a "brother" you have…" His tone shifted abruptly sombre, almost hostile.
"Brother? You speak of Regrit?" Kai was taken aback.
"The very sa! Who else would it be?"
"But, he received third place! He faired much better than I!"
"That much might be true. I hate to admit my expectations for him were higher than yours. He was always stronger than you, so I expected more after all that talk about shoving his fist up my mouth and making beg, licking his boots after he proves wrong! , beg!? Proving wrong!? Hahaha! Such preposterous words make laugh to this day! Today proved just that! Kai my dear! Your performance was not only more impressive, but that boy's words and abhorrent senses made him a laughing stock for all the judges! That demon is unruly! He even joined that blissful demon guild without any of my permission! When I get my hands on him I'll—"
"Please, father! Have rcy! It was a simple mistake! I'm—"
"Simple mistake!?" He roared. "What's gotten into you all of a sudden!? You're acting weird! I've never seen you defend him like this! Have you two beco friends or sothing!?"
"N—No! Not at all… It's just…"
"Just what!?"
"Apologies father… I suppose I may have indeed grown too sympathetic, thank you for setting straight again…"
As those words escaped the nervous Kai's mouth, the expression of shock and anger slowly settled in his father's eyes as he sighed his stress away into the cold night air. And from afar, away from any of their senses, there laid another man hiding in the shadows of an alleyway overseeing them. The entire ti, he wore a face of pure malice and disgust, like that of a keen-eyed predator. Had he been any closer, his bottomless hatred would have no doubt been sensed. But only at that mont did he inwardly curse and bite his lip nearly drawing blood.
"Rupert, you fucking idiot… How many tis did I warn you to not defend in any way! That… Monster… will never change…" Regrit muttered belligerently under his breath as he listened to them continue their conversation.
"No need to say sorry, I was at fault for snapping in such a way. I ruined what was ant to be a sincere reunion… Perhaps it was his mother's words of ignorant hope that set off. I'll be sure to teach that wench a lesson…"
"..."
Regrit had thought that his rage and anger had reached their limits, but nothing could "You… How dare you… I swear… If you lay a finger on my mother I'll… I'll… I'll fucking… I'LL FUCKING K—"
prepare for what that monster uttered next…
Sothing within him snapped, like the chains of primal rage that had been sealed off from the depths of his heart had burst open.
He gritted his teeth, his vision beca drenched in red with nothing but his target in sight, his subconscious urging him forward. suppressed aura broke out of its shackles, his eyes turned bright like a wolf and his shaking hands and feet began to glimr in hellish flas as he inched ever closer towards his target. "You… How dare you… I swear… If you lay a finger on my mother I'll… I'll… I'll fucking… I'LL FUCKING K—"
But that was when abruptly, he felt the tender touch of another grasping him from behind, out of sight and out of mind, her words only barely managing to reach him and insight a reaction.
"Please… Stop it…"
"WHA!! WHO'S THERE!? GET OFF !!" He roared, pulling out his twin blades from instinct and slashing madly towards the unknown voice, leading to a piercing cry that almost sounded like a moan, most certainly one that brought a reaction from the two stood far away in the distance.
"Huh!? Who's there!?" Kai's father turned around and asked in the direction of the darkness with furrowed brows while Kai looked wide-eyed as though he could see through the darkness clear as day.
"Oh no! Honey! We've been caught! Let's go sowhere else." A female voice cried with embarrassnt. "SHUT YOUR MOUTH!! I'll… I'll fuck you up! Just you wait and see!" Another voice escaped shrieking like an unknown beast, and sweat began to appear upon the face of the father. "Damn creepy teens… I always knew soone would try to have sex in this virtual reality, just not so close to … This is embarrassing... Kai, my dear son, what say you we find sowhere more… uhhh… Private…"
"Mhm… Yes, father..." Kai nodded as they quickly disappeared from place and relocated to another.
"He's getting away!! Bitch! LET GO OF OR I'LL— GRRRRRR!!" He gritted his teeth shielding his foam and saliva, sharply roaring like a ravenous beast, yet through all his effort, he could not shake off and escape.
"Please… Calm yourself…" The girl once again spoke in that sa tender yet monotone voice with a grasp not too aggressive, almost motherly even… A feeling all too familiar... It was to the point that her words began to quell the redness of his eyes and soothe the beast within back to slumber until he saw red no longer…
"I am not sure of your full intentions, but you will certainly ruin any chances and make things worse for both you and the one you want to protect most…"
All of a sudden, Regrit fell on his knees with a blank expression, slowly shaking his head and rubbing his blurry eyes with an expression all too blank before he truly regained vision and sense of himself.
And as he looked up, he began to recognize the soft facial features and exotic crimson hair of the woman who abruptly stopped him, and his blank face could not help but broaden at soone he never expected to see at such a ti.
"You… I rember you… You're that girl from earlier… You're…"
"Yes…" She calmly interrupted. "I am Abbey Reid… A fellow fire-ability user… It's nice to properly et you…" She bent down and smiled, offering her hand.
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