Luke's Story
The boy watched the sunset, he smiled at it as the sun went down to rest, he'd always sit down at the balcony and watched the sunset.
"Thanks," He heard his older brother say, he'd just come back from the city with his father.
The boy rushed inside to his room and picked up his book, pretending that he was studying. His brother had always hit him whenever he'd get lazy or even reluctant to study.
He heard footsteps on his doorway.
"can I come in?" His older brother asked behind the door.
"Yes, big brother," Luke said, with his heart pounding.
"He didn't see me," He whispered to himself.
"Did you say something?" His brother asked, closing the door behind him.
They both had short brown hair and blue eyes. They had similar facial features if you looked closely.
"Just a way of me remembering this fire release technique," Luke lied. He was getting nervous and nervous. His brother had always caught him when he lied.
"Of course you are little brother," He smiled at him.
"How are you feeling," Luke asked, hoping to change the subject.
"I'm fine," He said, then smiled, as if remembering something. "I'm actually very glad,"
"Do you have good news?" Luke asked.
"I have been recommended as a student at Winston, it's a true honor," Luke's brother, Skylar said proudly.
"That's great news, and one day, I'll follow in your footsteps," Luke looked up to his older brother, he wished to be just like him.
"Of course, but you know, when I was your age, I never slacked off," Skylar sighed. "I never wasted precious time looking at the sunset, I never snuck out of the house trying to play with creatures below us,"
He got closer and closer, scanning the room.
"You're becoming lazy Luke," Skylar shook his head. "I don't like lazy people and certainly father doesn't like them. He'll do worse when you get older, right now, you're in my hands. My job is to make you as perfect as you can be, so when the time comes, you'll be just like me or even better."
"Are you going to hit me?" Luke cried out.
"This hurts me more than it hurts you," Skylar said, with no expression whatsoever on his face, he walked at a steady pace.
He slapped Luke on his right cheek when he got near him. He had enhanced his hands with his Orizambi. Skylar's palm was covered in blue.
He slapped Luke on the same spot once again, and then the last time.
Luke didn't cry. He held his tears in him.
"Lazy people should get punished," Luke said.
"Correct," Skylar said. "The entire world is beneath us, we stand on top alongside the paladin. The Mantriel nobility is the closest thing to the paladin."
"We are the top of the summit," Luke said, breathing heavily.
"Correct," Skylar smiled. "You've said some good things to make me really happy today,"
He reached for something in his pocket. It was a necklace, that had an "M" logo on it.
"Your one and only goal should be the summit," He said, putting the necklace on his younger brother's neck.
"My goal is to become Paladin," Luke declared.
Skylar smiled as if he had achieved his mission.
"Now you know what's next," Skylar said. Luke knew exactly what he was talking about.
Whenever Luke displeased Skylar, he'd send him to the white room. A room was no windows, cold or hot depending on what Skylar decided.
Luke entered the blank white room without expression.
"Let's go with cold today since you didn't even attempt to read those books I told you to," Skylar said. "And no Orizambi to try to keep yourself warm, alright,"
"Yes, brother," Luke said in a dim tone. As if he was programmed to do so.
"Good. I'm doing this because I love you, okay,"
"Yes, I know, And I love you too," Luke said as Skylar closed the door.
"You don't love me," He screamed at himself. "All you care is a pleasing dad, and whoever those men are,"
He punched the wall. Blood trailed on it.
"Screw you brother, screw you father, and screw you mother. Screw the world and everything. I am all alone, alone, alone, alone...the world rejects me?... Luke Mantriel? I'm the best, I'm not lazy, I'll become Paladin. I'll change the world into my image and likeness." He laughed hysterically. "Yes, I am perfect, I will kill them all!!!"
Luke felt his body stop. His vision became blurry.
"Wrath, come to me," He mumbled without knowing what he said.
The katana appeared in his hands.
He smiled coldly. "I shall become Paladin,"