"Hey.."

"Hey."

"Heyyy!!!"

"Uuhh...huh?"

Trimur slowly stood up. His surroundings were blurry but he could see that it was day. He rubbed his eyes while trying to grab onto something.

"Grab my hand."

He couldn't see who was holding out his hand but he still grabbed it. When he stood up his sight gradually got better and he saw that everything around him was white. It wasn't day nor was he in the world he knew about.

"Whe- Where am I?"

He started looking around trying to figure out where he was.

"We're in your consciousness."

Trimur looked around and shrieked back.

"Wh- Who are you?"

In front of him a tall man was standing. He was leaning on a walking stick with his massive hands. The robe he had on was pitch black just like his face. He looked like he got dipped into motor oil. The skin of his face was almost melting down. It looked like he had been burnt all over.

"Me? I'm the prince of Darkness. Hdrees the Fallen. I know you must be shocked about my appearance but don't worry, I won't do anything to you."

He slowly started walking towards Trimur.

"I've taken a look at your life and it seems like the world hates you. Everybody treats you like you're a nobody even though you haven't done anything wrong. People think that you're a nuisance."

He was standing directly in front of Trimur. Looking deep into his eyes he said: "But that's everybody else. I see an ambitious young man who is a little lost but he'll find his way eventually."

His hand was on his shoulder meanwhile.

"Do you want to get everything back that they stole from you?"

"What? Stole what from me?"

The guy in the robe pointed towards a screen that didn't seem to be there a moment ago.

"Look at your memories."

On the screen Trimur was in his room crying. That was when he was just eight years old. He had failed in an exam for the first time and got shouted at by his father.

Suddenly the screen flicked and a new scene appeared. It was from a while ago when Trimur tried to help a girl on his first day in the academy. He got beaten up by a mob and inn the end got kicked in the air. He could remember it vividly. The humiliation he faced when the girl who he wanted to help out, betrayed him and joined the bullies.

Another screen showed the latest memory where he got beaten to a pulp after a girl falsely claimed that he had groped her.

In the last screen he was sitting in a room where his father was walking up and down. Then he told him that he is worthless and left.

Tears began to swell up in his eyes.

"Don't cry. These people don't deserve your tears."

Hdrees pulled him over and gave him a hug. He didn't try to resist.

"How long has it been since somebody has hugged you?"

He looked at him with a warm smile.

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'Why is he hugging me? He doesn't even know who I am.'

"I know who you are. You're Trimur Bornbusch. I can hear you when you think about something. We're still in your consciousness. Now do you want everything to go the way you want it? Do you want them to experience what you went through? They don't care about you. I do. Tell me and I will make your wish come true."

"I... I don't know. What will you do?"

"Nothing. I won't do nothing. It will be you who is going to decide his own destiny. Here take this."

He gave him a little crystal which was white like their surroundings.

"This is an Aether crystal. It contains a new system for you. Since you already have a system it will be difficult to get another awakening. This is why you have to take this and use it on another person."

He gave him an item which looked like a more prestige syringe.

"You will wake up in a moment. There will be a couple of people. They are acting like they care about you but in reality they despise you. Knock them out and take their blood. Then I will show you how to use it."

Trimur was hesitative. He didn't know what to do. It felt wrong to take out people's blood.

"Trimur, on the way to the top there will be sacrifices to be made. This is just the beginning. You know these normal humans are nothing in front of you anyways. They will bow down to you in just a matter of time."

"... I... Will they die?"

"Trimur, don't worry about it. I will never make you do something you're not ready for."

Trimur looked up to him with a little bit of trust. He was the first person to ever tell him that he mattered.

"I see. Thanks."

"Good. Now go."

"Wait, how am I go-"

...

Reece and friends were lying on the ground of the training facility. Blood was smeared on their faces. Their training suits were ripped apart and the gym equipment was broken.

On one of the benches Johan was sitting and healing himself.

'What just happened? It felt like I lost all control over my body.'

IT WAS THE PRINCE. HE TOOK OVER PARTIALLY. IT WAS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT USE YOUR ABILITIES PROPERLY YET.

'I see... What now?'

He looked at the guys who he beat up on the ground.

THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. IF ANYTHING THE FIRST THING THEY WILL TRY TO DO IS SHUT YOU UP. JUST TRY NOT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THEM ANYMORE.

'Well, what other option do I even have?'

FAMILY TIES. NOT RECOMMENDED THOUGH. SO JUST SHUT UP.

'Get the bath ready, Videl. I'll be back soon.'

'Yes, Lord Johan. It'll be ready soon.'

He left the facility after healing the guys a little so they would wake up soon. If somebody saw the blood and broken equipment he would get in trouble for sure.

...

"Waaah!"

Laika was surprised when the man leaning against the tree suddenly stood up. His eyes weren't purple anymore.

"You... are awake. What happened? Why were you lying here?"

"Wait! Let him come to his senses. How are you doing?"

He looked around for a moment and then leaped up.

"Sorry, but I have tod o this."

He kicked the guy closest to him in the in the head. Then he punched Laika and the other girl in the stomach. Finishing off the last guy, he took out the syringe the tall man gave him and stabbed it into the guys arm. After a moment the syringe was one fourth full. He did it with the others as well. Looking at them a last time he left. Hours passing by the ones young people now looked like beef jerky. Their skin was dried out and life couldn't be detected from them.

...

"Is the water warm enough, my Lord?"

"Yeah, this is perfect. Bring me something to drink and give me a massage as well. Your Lord is exhausted."

"As you you wish."

Johan was in deep thought. He couldn't fathom what had just happened. His upperclassmen had almost beaten him to death. Then he landed in some extremely dark room which then led him to meeting a guy called 'Aal.' He gave him a better comprehension of his Light skill to help him beat Reece and his goons. This was the first time he had ever really tried to lead his attribute towards his core. It felt like his entire body was regenerating.

'Now that I look at my skin it does look like it's refreshed. Perhaps the Light ability refreshes the whole body with its power. I'll have to try it out later.'

...

Thimaeuss von Parseval had sent invitations to all of his family members. He needed to hold a family reunion to get some things straight. Everything that had happened the past few days was only going to get worse. So he thought to himself why not tackle the problem head on. He would ask everybody fair and square who they wanted to be family leader. If it was him then that would be okay just like the opposite as well.

Continuing to act like everything was alright would only lead to their demise hence an internal battle could lead to an external party taking over their family. It had happened before and it would happen again.

He picked up his phone and dialled in a number.

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"Hello , who's there?"

"It's me, Thimauess. How's it going?"

"Thim- Grandpa, it's Thimauess!!"

"Hahahaa, no need to disturb him. I'll be visiting soon anyways."

He was talking to a disciple of his master. He had known him for forever. Now it was time to talk to him again. He needed advice for the upcoming meeting.

...