Engraved words - Sek's P.O.V

My movement felt slow and weary but this excitement welled up in my chest as I squatted and dug out a shiny stone from beneath the snow, "Woah!! Papa Papa, take a look at this!!"

My vision wasn't clear at all. I only saw a man's hands, they looked hard and strong and I oddly loved it. Enthused, I placed the stone on his palm.

"Mmm, Good job son.", he patted my head. "You just found an ice stone."

I had no idea what that was back then but I was happy. Very happy that at least I had the chance to be alone with that special person. My eyesight was too blurry making it impossible to see but even through that, I could still see the love shining brightly between us.

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"SON!!!"

"P-Papa!! Papa, I'm scared!!", I hugged my father tightly, coughing from all the smoke and thick blood that found their way deep into my lungs.

"Listen to me!! You are a blue wolf, the only thing a wolf with such moon power such as yourself can do to survive is to fight on your own!!", the only thing I heard next was more explosions.

"How does love shine when you're alone?"

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"... Dead... Papa is dead.", the next thing I knew, I was kneeling before my father's dead body, my eyes dead cold, and my heart instantly froze along with my emotions.

"Papa died after fighting alone... Papa said we'd become powerful if we fought alone.", my nails started to dig into his heart.

"Papa was wrong... Papa is heartless... I can prove it.", my hands dug into his chest and pulled out his heart.

" ... Papa had a heart... then why? why did Papa lie to me? No, Papa is not dead... he isn't.", I slowly devoured his heart, covering my face with blood.

"Papa... will stay with me forever... we are now one... I hate you, Papa. I hate... I hate love."

"Love makes me go mad."

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"You hate to love?", a soft feminine voice called out to me through the blizzard.

But I didn't respond, I didn't care and I'd rip her heart out if she dared to come closer. I continued repeating the words, "Love... I hate love."

"Love shines... when two people are sharing it, right?", warmth melted my heart after her soft body completely covered my little 5-year-old body.

I was taken by her surprise hug.

"Yes... love shines when two people are together...", a tear which began to flow down my left cheek froze.

"I love you... Seksulfur."

...

"I love you."

The words faded as I returned to reality.

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My eyes slowly opened, the first thing I saw were my hands and then the medical room within the town's main center where we were taken to, "It was a dream... the same dream I can't escape no matter how many times I try.", I held my chest and then looked over to my side.

Shyza, still with her lifeless eyes laid down on the bed completely.

"I must have fallen asleep while watching her.", I got up from the bed and did a light stretch, then looked down, "... There is no love for a beast, no matter how many times I push my identity away. I'm not human but I'm not giving up."

The lights blinded my eyes a bit after I looked up. I stood there for a while until a monstrous sound growled in my stomach," I'm hungry." I looked back at Shyza and fixed her red hair," I'll go get us some food.", I smiled and walked out of the room. I was met with a pretty large and extensive hallway on both sides, connected to other smaller hallways each leading into a room. "This place isn't what I expected at all."

"You really are useless huh!?"

"I... I'm sorry, I'll try harder next time."

"Oh please! You can't do a single thing!"

"You should've died in the desert!!"

"I... you... instead."

"Haah!? What was that?"

"This bitch wants to mess with us!"

Several female voices argued in the hallway to my left, the next thing I heard where kicks and punches which pushed me to check it out.

"What's going on here?", I rushed over, stopping the two bullies.

"Huh!?", a black-haired female walked closer to me, "Mind your own business outsider!"

I walked past her and towards the girl in the black cloak who was beaten, "You expect me to simply pass by after seeing you two beat up a defenseless person?"

"Hah!? You're getting cocky huh!", the black-haired female cracked her knuckles.

"Hmm... Maybe later, not in the mood to play with a tomboy.", a blank expression appeared on my face.

"You-"

"Drameena.", her blue-haired accomplice pulled her back, "Let's go, there's no way we're gonna end up in a fight with an outsider. Remember what chief did the last time you got into one?"

Drameena's face completely changed, displaying terror," F-Fine Aquacia, let's go.", the two girls ran into the small hallway on the left.

My attention returned to the beaten up girl after they left and right thereafter looking down at her, an aromatic scent grabbed my nose. The girl raised her head, her dark pink messy long hair hiding most of her face except her right teary hazel eye.

She gasped and looked away, "Don't look at me!"

Surprised, I helped her on her feet, "Well that was a bit rude, especially after you just got help from a total stranger.", I chuckled.

"I'm... I'm so sorry.", she sniffed and wiped her tears.

"How am I supposed to talk to a person who's facing away from me?", I started with a blank expression still drawn on my face.

"I don't... want to scare you.", she turned her head slightly.

"What do you mean by that?", I walked closer.

She flinched, "Do you really... want to see this useless monster?"

"I don't care how you look, but I won't stand here all day just to find out how you look.", I moved back ready to leave.

"No wait!", she finally turned around. Revealing what was hidden beneath her hair which covered part of her face. It was completely black and had scars, her left eye had a blood-red pupil with red cracks around it. That eye was completely different from her hazel eye, "Please, don't leave me alone", she looked down, "I'm scared."

I smiled a bit and walked closer, offering my hand, "Then help me get to the food station."

A bright glitter shone in her eyes as she also exchanged a smile, "O-Okay."

"Seksulfur, my name. age 19... you can just call me Sek.", I grabbed her hand.

"U-Umm... My name's fraisia, also... 19.", she looked away, a bit flushed.

I chuckled and took one last look at the really short girl standing before me. There was a slight pause.

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"Wait, you're WHAT?"