Protect who? 2

Miyun clutched into his mother tightly still in a daze as to what was happening. His mother finally stopped and pulled out a mask that covered half of his face, this mask also allowed him to see but his vision wasn't that clear. As soon as Miyun's mother placed the mask on her son's face she recited some words and Miyun fell down clutching his face as he writhed in pain. Yulia held him while sobbing uncontrollably. " I'm sorry, I'm sorry, she kept in muttering whilst holding Miyun whose little body twitched with pain. Yulia again scooped him up and placed him behind a tree. " Minyun, I'll be back, please don't move and just stay here." Minyun could barely make out what his mother was saying as his face was on fire. He kept scratching at the mask but it wouldn't come off. " Mom, please take it off, it hurts please," Minyun sobbed. He felt so uncomfortable, it was like the mask wanted to enter his face. Though he sobbed and pleaded Yulia had left. Out of nowhere strong arms grabbed him. " Mama said to wait who are you?, let me go please!" Minyun sobbed weakly. " Your mother won't come back so keep quiet" the person said. Minyun was too weak to fight. All he could mutter was," she said to wait, my mother will come for me, she said to wait" his tears were stinging his face that felt so itchy and hot. The man who helped him tapped his back softly three times and he lost consciousness.

Minyun woke up to noise all around him, it made his head pound. " You finally woke up" a voice said. Minyun recognized it immediately as his captor. " Sir, please take me back, my mother will come for me" Minyun pleaded. " Listen, forget you had a family or anyone precious, here those things don't matter. Just focus on getting stronger, that's the only way you can go back to your family unscathed. You are quiet young, but you should have realised your special powers right?" the voice asked. Minyun shrank back and shook his head. " Please sir, I possess no special power, I'm a regular human so let me go, it's the truth sir." as soon as Minyun finished talking the person burst into fits of laughter. " Oh youngie, have you ever heard the saying the best is reserved for the last, you may be incapable now but how old are you, ten?", there's more room for improvement." the man said

" Your grace period is over, you can use your senses right?, bathe, eat and come out, just do as I say and we might go look for your mother". Hearing this Minyun shot up from bed using his senses to locate everything. The man in the chair just stared at him somewhat awed at how he went about everything smoothly like he could see. " Young one, I'll leave you to freshen up"

Minyun passed his hand on the walls and the furniture, he realized this place was not bad, but how could he be okay when his mother was probably in danger. The new mask his mother put on him too was highly uncomfortable, unlike the ones he used to wear, worst of all the damned mask wouldn't come off his face. He did as told and left his room. He was guided by someone to a room full of chatter. He couldn't bear the noise and held his hands tightly over his ear.

A voice suddenly spoke, " welcome to the unit of the special powers scint." Everybody grew quiet. " You are here to be trained to serve the capables of course since you are fall under the regular scint, you'll be trained in combat and other fierce matches to be able to serve and protect the ones you are assigned to. It won't be an easy task, I'm Master Jiu, I'll be your supervisor"

Minyun immediately shot his hand up. The master looked over at him and grimaced when he saw what was in his face. " Master, I don't get, why should we be trained to protect and serve the special scint, they are obviously stronger and powerful than us"

" When I said protect, I didn't mean shield them from harm, I meant to offer your body to them. They'll also train and be under someone but they will be treated differently, you have to take punishment in their place and also....satisfy them" he finished.

Minyun couldn't grasp what he meant by satisfy them, but what could he do. Unlike him everyone was excited he wondered what was so special about the special apart from their powers...it's not like they were entirely powerless, it was just too low or perhaps not there at all like him

Training started immediately, Minyun tried his best to adjust, he noticed no one actually spoke to him and worst he was treated like their servants. Ever since the particular mask he wore was placed on his face, he felt weak all the time. He was always bullied and at night some of the scint members would try to pry his mask off, making his face hurt all over again. He was nicknamed ' the cursed mask' .

After one such tedious training, Minyun took his food and glanced around looking for a place to sit, the place was not full but the gazes sent his way was not inviting. As he turned to leave someone called him and not by his nickname, bu his name. " Come and sit here" the person called out. Minyun walked over to the voice it was a female. " Minyun right, I'm Chai Dara," she introduced. Minyun nodded and dug into his food. They both ate in silence.

Later that night Minyun felt nauseous and decided to step out the dormitory. As soon as he came out, someone hit with a stick, he fell clutching his neck. He wondered what he had done now. " Stay away from Chai Dara" he heard the person say.

What nonsense, Minyun thought, he was still just a kid what could he possibly do to Chai Dara who sounded older than he was. He wondered what at all they were driving at.

He gathered his senses and grabbed the collar of one the boys and pushed him the impact sending him spiraling towards some bricks. He turned around to handle the rest but his weakness suddenly set in. He clenched his fist in a scary way to frighten off the rest because he knew he wouldn't be able to do what he did with the other boy. The rest left he decided then and there, he was better off being a loner.

Fast forward five years later....