"A Villain is just a victim, 
Whose story has never been told."

Orpheus Pov  

I can hear her. Feel her..... Smell her fear....she's terrified and fear is what I love in my prey....

I heard Ichi say in my head. "They still do fear us huh..... I'm not a bit surprised." I remarked quietly as I trudged along the dark alley.  

Yesssss...... they are terrified..... scared and worried that we are back....

Chuckling a bit I said "They won't even know what hit them. And before they do.... they will be the first ones to go."

I can't wait to devour their souls....

He said while slighty cackling. I quietly shook my head and wondered how did I even get in this mess in the first place. Twelve years.... twelve years ago I became this monster.

I was a small, naive five year old kid who only wanted to make friends. I had all that a five year old could ask for; a nice family, many good friends and a lovely house. Then disaster hit and no one could have stopped it. Maybe it was just my fate.... mom had an accident and sadly she didn't make it. My dad was broken and ended up drinking to drown his pain. He became an alcoholic.....

Shivering a bit I re-adjusted my hoodie and traced my hand on my mouthguard where he ended up giving me this scar. My friends started hating me and blamed me for my mothers death. They called me 'bad luck'. No one talked with me in school, I was bullied, my father wouldn't listen to me and just beat me up even more. At first I stayed silent but slowly and slowly anger, hatred and the thirst for revenge grew in me. Then I met him.

~FLASHBACK START~

Quietly making my way across the alleyway I tried hidding the bottle. I found it in a dustbin just minutes ago and felt a strange pull towards it. There was some sort of yellow light in it which flickered every now and then. Curiously I held it in my hand and planned to open it when I reach home.

.....

Quietly opening the door I tip toed my way to my room. Dad was sleeping on the couch with my glasses shattered here and there while he still had a glass bottle in his hand. Not bothering to wake him up I made my way to my room and quietly entered it. Locking the door from in I jumped on my bed and held the bottle.

The light in it began flickering even more brighter and then I felt something click inside my head. I heard a voice say;

Hellooooo..... Little one.....   

"Who are you?" I asked quietly while looking around for the speaker. Chuckling a bit it said:

Don't look around...... I'm in the bottle....

My eyes widened as I looked at the bottle in both surprise and shock.

I feel you little one..... I feel your fear.... your pain.... and your hatred....and so I will make a deal with you....

Tilting my head curiously I asked "What kind of deal......?" It chuckled a bit more darkly this time and replied 

I will help you get your revenge.... I will grant you everything you always wanted..... freedom.... a friend for life.... and a new life.....  

My eyes immediately brightened up on hearing that. I will get a new friend for forever and even a new life....! But what do I have to do??? As if reading my thoughts it said,

All you have to is open the bottle....

Not caring about any further consequences I immediately opened the top of the bottle. The light flickered and a yellow started coming out of it. Soon the smoke started taking shape. It went long and long and soon a Dragon head formed on it. Another two heads too popped out and joined with it.

I stared at it in both fear and wonder. A voice in my head spoke but this time, it felt like three different voices speaking at the same time.   

Young one you have us free..... and now it's our turn to help you..

As soon as it said those words I felt a throbbing pain I'm my head. Screaming I clutched my head though the mouthguard prevented most of my screams from escaping but to no avail as it kept getting worse. It felt like something was going in my brain and I screamed for it to stop but it was all useless. Soon the pain faded into nothing. It felt like I wasn't in pain in the first place. Looking around for the Dragon I nearly jumped on hearing the same voice say in my head,

Look in the mirror.... 

"Why?" I asked weakly but the voice repeated the same thing so I gave up and went for the mirror. I gasped on seeing myself. My light brown hair was dark brown and my pale brown eyes were now sharp blue. "What have you done to me!" I screamed holding my head.

We kept our deal. You helped us out of that bottle and we gave you a new life. A New life with a new look.

I screamed and screamed and screamed for them to stop but all I heard was their evil cackling.

~FLASHBACK END~

Sighing a bit I returned my attention back to my path home only to be stopped by five shadows. Five men, clearly drunk were standing on my way with smirks on their faces.

"Hey kid....*hic* where do you *hic* t-think you are *hic* going?" The first one said while stammering and hiccing a bit in the middle. I said nothing but fixed my narrow gaze at the other four men who were beginning to come towards me. The largest and biggest man among them, probably the leader growled a bit and said "Do you know that this is our territory.....? Boys! Take care of this little brat!" He said while signalling to this four comrades who charged towards me. The word 'brat' brought back some unpleasant memories which of course didn't make my present condition any better. 

How about I feast on their souls....? 

Ichi offered but I just shook my head and took out my Kusarigama. Been a long time since I last used it. Spinning the weapon in my weapon in my left hand while holding its chain in my right hand I focused on the man who was nearest to me.    

Letting go of my weapon I spun it in a 360 degree angle and slashed the man's head clean off. His friends stopped right on their tracks on seeing their friend being beheaded. Looking at each other and their boss in doubt they started backing away. Taking a threatening step forward, they all ran away the other way leaving just me and the leader alone.

Screaming in rage he charged forward at me while I stood still watching and waiting in silence for the right moment.

3......

2......

1......
  

NOW....!!!

Dodging his incoming punch I slipped my way right bright between his legs, cutting one in the process. The man screamed in both pain and rage and fell Down on his face while holding his stump of a leg. Making my way towards him I knelt down beside him and said in a quiet and almost inaudible tone "Painful isn't it.... just how about i free you from this pain......" and saying so brought down the blade on the mans head. 

Standing up I re adjusted my hoodie and placed my weapon securely on my waist belt. Leaving the two corpses in the alleyway I let out a weary and shaky sigh.

You have changeddddd.....

Ichi murmered in my head though I still heard it. "I know..... " I replied back and hung my head in shame of what I have become.

You aren't a monsterrrrr..... you are what the world created and shapeddd..... We just gave you our power but it was you who changed.....

"Sometimes you really do become a little soft." I said chuckling a bit but he didn't reply. Shaking my head I continued on my way to our base.