• I was surrounded by darkness and silence. I was swallowed up whole by darkness, becouse of the pain and suffering I felt. I closed my eyes, or did I? There was no way of telling. I couldn't even feel my own body. I was in the heart of darkness, feeling the pain, the void. I started crying, or did I? But, I could feel the tears roll down my cheeks, how was that possible?! Suddenly, I slowly became aware of my own body. "Wake up!" I heard my father's voice say. I opened my eyes and I saw him. He had short black hair, black stone eyes, and peach skin. He was dressed in black royal robes and garments. " Stand" he told me. I found invisible solid ground and stood. "What are you doing here?" he asked me. "I...I...couldn't do it" I said. He smiled "It's okay, you don't need to cry." he said. I realized I had tears flowing out of my eyes. I tried to stop, but I couldn't. They just kept coming. The ruler of darkness, my adopted father went towards me and held me. After a while, he let go. "Now, I didn't raise a weak child. Stop crying!" he said, sternly. I nodded, wiped away the tears, and smiled. "Now, you need to wake up and tame the darkness you let loose." he told me. "But, I-" I stuttered, helpless. " Iknow you can do it. I raised you to be able to. Now, tell me your name, your real name. " he said. "M-m-my name i-is..."

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