208: Unforgettable

"You mean Raphael and Lia?" Azekiel looked past the barrier, noticing Raphael and Lia attempting to pass through the Barrier. 

 "They aren't my friends. They are my Familiars who are only with me because of this Tower. It's also because they don't know my true history. If they know what I truly am, even they will start hating me."

The old man shook his head. "Isn't that why you don't tell them the truth? The old you wouldn't have concerned himself about such things, including what others think about you."

"You know as well as I do... The only reason you don't tell them the truth is because you're scared... You are scared that you'll be hated by them. You are scared that you'll go back to being lonely all alone, surrounded by the darkness that you spent your entire life in!"

"You don't want to lose them. So why not take them and leave? Why risk everything for your goals?" he further asked.