"P-please s-st-stop," Sobbed a 5 year old girl

The girl had black hair with most of it dyed white. She had a dark enough skin that you could tell she was Spanish and African. Her clothes were ripped enough you could see past bruises and cuts.

"This is why you don't come home late," said a man as he grabbed her hair and threw her to the side

Then her big brother came home and ran to her. He put her head on his chest while she cried.

"Shh.... It's okay," He whispered over and over

Eventually she fell asleep and her big brother carried her to his room and fell asleep cuddling his little sister.

Then next morning when they woke up her brother and her talked.

"Ailkia, we can leave," He said

Ailkia perked up at this, "But, Chris, where will we go?"

"We're going to Alana's house," Chris said, "Her mom said we can live with her."

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Ailkia was 15. She was sitting on the couch when her phone rang. She looked at the number and recognized it as the hospital number.

She answered it, "Hello"

"Hello is this Ailkia Mantenza"

"Yes"

"Your brother was in a car accident. He make it, but.... he is in a coma"

"W-What"

"I'm sorry"

"Am I aloud to see him"

"Of course Miss. Mantenza"

Ailkia grabbed her skateboard and road down the street. She kicked her board up and walked in.

"Hello, how can I help you," Said the lady at the front desk said

"I'm looking for Chris Mantenza"

"Room 198"

"Thank you"

She ran to the room and saw her brother laying on the bed. He was pale, breathing slowly, not moving. She sat by his bed holding his hand crying.

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Ailkia remembered that day as clear as day, even 3 years later. Everything changes that day. She had changed that day. She had become more rebellious. Her arms and back were covered in tattoos, she shaved the left side of her hair, she had a piercing in her lip, she smoked. Ailkia always wore a beanie that said 'Devil's Child', she wore ripped pants, combat boots, a jacket with a dragon on the back. When ever she wasn't at school, she was either at work, at the park sparring with Urea, at the range shooting, at home with her band practicing, or with her girlfriend. She had found out she could control hate, insanity, shadows, death, and can shape shift, so she had learned to control her powers.

She was in working at a tattoo place that her friend, May, owned called 'Riptide'. A girl with blonde hair and yellow eyes walked in.

"Hey, i'm here to pick up designs for Vicky," She said

"So you must be Samantha Clark," Ailkia said as she looked for the files

"Yea"

"Well here you go. And tell your brother I would be happy to hire him if he wanted," May said as she handed Samantha the file

"Will do"