"Keep fighting, you useless piece of trash..."

"How can someone be such a weakling..."

"I think it was my unluckiest day when I found you..."

"And you are supposed to be the one who should bring me fame and success..."

The voices.

They will never stop.

Why can't I just accept the fact that I was a toy only made for his wishes, his uses?

Why can't I just accept the comfort this place gives me and not yearn for more?

And why did I had to have a stupid soulmate and feel his happy and fun-filled emotions every time?

Maybe it's because of them I'm suffering.

That he gets happy emotions and I feel them, and then I sense what happiness is on it's fullest.

And it surely is not the crap Theodore gives me.

Just stop!

I can't handle this anymore.

I try my hardest not to break down.

My life was emotionless. Just training, training and training.

How can someone be so happy as my soulmate?

What is real life?

The woman screamed, clutching the small bundle inside the blankets in her arms. She have to protect her little baby, no matter what. Another explosion, this time the baby started crying too. The helpless mother wanted to save him so bad, but she was trapped between this fight. All the citizens living in this village was starving because of famine, and one cunning young man in the village decided to steal in order to fill his villagers' bellies. But turns out, the police spotted him, and right now, burning this village down which was created without any authority from the higher people.

Boom!

The explosion caught her off guard, and she accidently slipped, her baby falling a few feet away from her. She was about to get up and carry him back to her arms, but-

I woke up, sweating and panting like I just ran miles without any break. Did I went to my soulmate's mind again? But I have never felt so much about him. Only aches in the heart indicating his pain and fear. I've never read his thoughts before, or whatever I just witnessed.

Now I know his life, the beginning of his life, and that small part was horrible. And now I'm certain than before that he is with Theodore, which he confessed quite directly. And about the first words...

Keep fighting, you useless piece of trash..."

"How can someone be such a weakling..."

"I think it was my unluckiest day when I found you..."

"And you are supposed to be the one who should bring me fame and success..."

What kind of words are those?

Now I can't help but wonder what that life he's been living be like.

It's sounds so abusive.

And I knew I couldn't sleep thinking of it.

So I went out for fresh air.

Much better...

I heard a noise behind me. I turned around to see...no one.

That creeped me out a little bit, maybe it's one of Theodore's men? I decided to head inside the house. 

As I walked back with a quick pace, someone grabbed me from behind. I kicked them on the stomach and started to run. The person's quick and heavy footsteps followed me. And for some odd reason, the rhythm of the sound was familiar. The person quickly slided under me and grabbed my legs, making me trip. Then he pinned me under him and trapped my hands and legs.

"Are you running away from me, Shu?"

My eyes widened.

I could recognise that voice anywhere.

"V-Valt?"

TBC