*Skullaxes is the name of the country where Might comes from.*
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"How unlucky. You got the number 44 which corresponds with the 5th side of the dice." Light replied
"What the fuck is 44?" I asked Light
"Executioner." Rio grinned
"Fuck." I replied
"Not to worry. There's a helicopter nearby to whisk you away to a hospital if needed. You'll also get your compensation of Rf 1,000,000."
"Make that Rf 20,000,000 since it's my ass." I suggested
"No way! I'll give you Rf 6,000,000 for your ass and your full compliance." Rio replied
"Fuck off! Make it Rf 14,000,000 or I'm not gonna comply." I told him
"I will shred your precious notes in the blender if you don't finish this game." Rio snapped
"Rf 10,000,000 then. Are you really that broke? Aren't you meant to be elite and rich?" I mocked him
"Shut up. I'll give you Rf 14,000,000 and that's final." He mumbled
"Haha, now we're talking. Request something sensible ok." I told him
"You know, I've always wanted the opportunity to suspend a guy in midair but not just any ordinary guy. He's gotta be strong and proud, just like me. He's gotta be a real man! To test his strength and courage by shooting his behind with an arrow. Quite comical isn't it? I've heard that the pain after being shot is agonising and there's a risk of bleeding to death. You'll die an epic death. However, the Emperor won't be pleased with us if we let people die. Especially you. He's probably looking for a way to kill you himself." He confessed, licking his lips
"You're a creep." I told him
"Tut tut tut. Remember what I said about complying?" Rio replied
"Get on with it then." I told him
I could feel another headache coming which made me think, 'Oh now's not the time for headaches.' but the headache persisted.
'What is wrong with him? We've tried everything! Everything!'
'When are we going to stop hearing about something crazy he's done or said?'
'Mum. I'm sorry but I did the right thing.'
'You jabbed a craft knife into your shoulder in front of your class!'
'Because she wouldn't let me show blood anymore in my drawings and took away my red pencil so I used my real blood instead. I didn't do anything wrong!'
'Why are you even drawing those awful drawings in the first place?'
'I just wanted to! Anyway people get hurt all the time. That's the reality of this world. Why are we even hiding from the world's pain? It'll still affect us even if we pretend it's not there so what's wrong with showing it?'
'Nonsense, son. You just revel in the pain and suffering of others, you wicked child!'
'That's not true! Why would you say that to me? I don't want anyone to suffer.'
I couldn't believe she would say that to me so I marched away from her room, slamming the door and then my limbs shook as the tears fell out.
Why was I remembering that? I used to be an angry and hateful child even though I was protected throughout my childhood. The problem was that I was overprotected and sheltered away from anything potentially harmful. That is what probably drew me to all the violence out there. If only I was allowed to go out and explore more often. Ever since I was a child, I could see what others couldn't. Maybe they could see the reality but were shutting it out due to their fear. As a sensitive kid, I could see into the true nature of most things and couldn't help but remain alert. This entire country, Skullaxes is bubble-wrapped with foolishness and positivity.
"Did you hear me? I said that I'll suspend you now. I've checked the harnesses and ropes for you. They're secure." Rio told me as he put a bit gag to muffle any loud noises from me
I nodded and then I was suspended in mid air. The position was uncomfortable since my ass was poking out and it looked like I was doing a downward dog pose or something.
All of a sudden, I saw Z walk into the room.
"You summoned me." Z bowed politely to Macaron, making Rio grin
If only I didn't have the gag around my mouth!
I couldn't speak to him so I glared at him instead.
"What an interesting predicament. Never did I expect a guy like you to be all tied up and vulnerable like this." Z spoke, reaching out to touch me.
"Get your hands off right now! He's playing a game with me, not you!" Rio demanded
"What're you waiting for? Shoot!" Macaron ordered him
"I am trying to hit him in a non-critical area ok?" Rio said feeling annoyed at being pressured
"Have patience Mac." Light spoke
Rio did a countdown from 10 and then he shot me after saying 1 which I didn't expect. At least a 'Go!' from him would've been nice. The pain that I was in was excruciating! I had to do everything in my power to stop myself from throwing up because of it. To make things worse, my enemy was watching me.
Rio and Macaron untied me and brought me down to stand but as soon as they let go of me, I wobbled about so they held onto me again.
"Light. Bring him the crutches." Rio said
I held onto the crutches and walked around with them.
However, they were forgetting something. I was still gagged.
"What?" Macaron shrugged her shoulders after I glared at her
"You forgot something. He's still gagged." Lucky said
I nodded, feeling glad that there was an intelligent person in this room.
"Fucking finally." I breathed out
"I think you should've left him like that." Z chuckled
I didn't have the energy to respond to him so I just shook my head.
"Would you like me to hold onto your prize? I'll send it to you at any location you wish." Rio asked
"Yeah, do that. I'm gonna have some more drinks. Grapefruit free of course." I replied
Light followed me out of the room.
"Rio will definitely keep his promise." Light told me
"I sure hope so." I replied
After that, whatever happened next was all a blur.
Apparently I kept drinking and drinking. I ate three apple pies and threw away my crutches. I felt my strength coming back and I was stumbling around the room and attempting to dance which ended up turning my surroundings into the spitting image of a home that has been hit by a hurricane! There was a woman with short black hair with a charming smile who was feeding me fruits. Next thing I know, she gives me a clean uppercut to my jaw after I hug her. Then I saw a fat rat on her shoulder so I batted it away with my hands before it could bite her neck. I accidentally knocked her out trying to get the rat off of her. When I realised that I knocked her down and was about to apologise, she slammed a chair against my back not once but twice! Light told me later on that the rat was just a hallucination. Well how was I supposed to know? She forgave me later after I explained everything to her.
Something incredibly strange happened to me next which Light was able to witness from afar.
There was a very special guest who came here.
Light told me later that this guest was actually the Emperor disguised in order to keep an eye on things at this party. People didn't seem to notice and just treated him like any other rich guy. Because I was too far gone, I couldn't even see him. Instead of our beloved Emperor, I saw Blondie instead.
"What are you doing here?" I asked
"What?" He replied in confusion
"Don't worry. I'll keep you safe, Blondie." I said
"What?!" He repeated
"Blonde? I have blonde hair. So what?" He added
"Come here. Don't be afraid now." I cooed
The Emperor shivered, feeling uncomfortable and creeped out by me. His face had started to turn paler.
"Y-You..." He mumbled out, too shocked to communicate fully
I grabbed hold of his arm and then he pulled out a taser and shocked me.
"No hard feelings. Creep." He told me which were the last words I heard from him
The next wave of headache triggered by the taser caused me to collapse. When I woke up, I wasn't at the party.
That sensation! It was a sensation so similar to being in the realm of X. It was like I've taken X again. Was I spiked? Was it the apple pies? A symptom of the drinks? Why was I inside a hospital room?
It couldn't be! I was standing there, watching the young me on the bed. This was a memory that I have unlocked. My parents were there with me. This happened after the accident. My dad and I were out hiking and that's when the landslide happened. I fell off a steep cliff and fell on several trees which must've protected me somehow. Apparently, I was lucky to survive. When I woke up from the coma, I couldn't remember anything anymore. Whatever happened to my perfect memory? It vanished. Now I must write down all of my important things. So now you know why I am always writing things down.
Suddenly, that image faded away.
However, this time, I was in Stoneface school. Now on the outside, Stoneface was an excellent public school. The reality however was different. Stoneface is the 3rd best public school in Skullaxes. I was in middle school again and I was new. This time, I couldn't control my words and actions since I was inside the body of my past self. This felt extremely familiar to being under the control of the Borrower5000 machine in the realm of X and I didn't like it one bit.
I was told to introduce myself and so I did.
I was only shown a few main aspects of my time here. Soon, I discovered the reality of this school. Stoneface has a bullying epidemic. The bullying here is so severe that it has pushed a lot of the bullied people into harming themselves or worse. Back then, the bullies held a lot of power over everyone. I didn't like this. Something had to change! Then, I had a plan to solve this problem once and for all without the help of the useless adults in the school.
A bunch of students were looking at the poster on the board in the corridor. It was a poster for a new club that I made. Club Infinity. I kept the real intentions of this club a secret but mentioned that Club Infinity was for anyone who desired a change and needed some help.
The first student to join me was a boy I'll call Bluebird. When I told him about the true nature of this club, he was so surprised but he decided to trust me. When I solved his problem, a bunch of other students joined. Most of them had a bullying problem. They were being bullied. Then I decided to do several things. First I would stalk and beat up their bullies outside school premises because that was the only place that I was able to get away with violence. In exchange, they would pay me money. Eventually, the bullies stopped bullying them. Or so I thought. It turns out that the bullies would wait for when I was ill, absent or away from their targets to continue bullying them.
When I found that out, I decided to train and re-educate my club members to stand up for themselves by choosing and embracing violence only when it was necessary. One bully in particular deserved all the violence that he could get. We'll call him Plaintoast. Now our villain Plaintoast was the main cause of 3 attempted suicides and 6 'zombies'. Now what did I mean by using the word zombie? These victims have become helpless and no longer care that they are being bullied and what's more? They are severely depressed, have nothing to dream for, have nothing to strive for. It's so tragic. I am unable to help them but the one thing I can do is bring them justice and then maybe, they will open their eyes again!
And so, my group of the former-bullied and I gathered together as one and concocted a devious plan for him. Plaintoast was going down. He will be stepping down from his throne no matter what! At first, we stalked and ambushed him in the dark and took turns beating him up. We wore masks to disguise ourselves of course. However, the boy wasn't as terrified as I expected him to be. Was he so used to violence? Were we not hitting him hard enough? Many questions popped up into our heads. What was the result of carrying out this action?
Plaintoast took a few days off school.
It was clear that violence wouldn't work against Plaintoast. It only deterred him from bullying for about a week until he started again! My grades were starting to slip so I decided to cancel the club Infinity meeting on that Thursday. I was inside the room thinking and little did I know that some of the members including Bluebird were spying on me.
"What's he doing in there?"
"Most importantly, why's he crying?"
"Crying? All I can hear are sniffles and a few heavy sighs."
"That means that he's excellent at crying silently."
"For fuck's sake. That's not important. Should we go in and cheer him up?"
"No! He'll get mad at us. Give him space. He's probably crying about his grades."
"I doubt he's crying about his grades. You know Might. You know how he is. He's predicted something terrible for the future so he's crying about that."
"Something terrible? You mean our future plan will fail?"
"No you idiot! It's not about success or failure. It's about right and wrong. Whatever he envisioned is challenging his morals in some way. We'll have to do something messed up to strike fear into Plaintoast's cold heart."
"Oh I see!"
I managed to overhear half of their conversation and I wasn't happy about that.
"No! You don't see! I thought I told you all to give me some space!" I hissed
"W-Wait Might! We're sorry but what did you envision?"
"On Tuesday." I replied
"Tuesday?"
"That's when I'll let you know. I'll need time for this plan to work. Bluebird. I'll tell him the plan first and then one-by-one we'll reveal it to you. If anyone goes against this plan in any way, I'll make you wish you were never born!" I told them before walking away
When it was Tuesday, I told Bluebird about the plan in person and forbade him from revealing the plan to anyone via text because it would be potentially dangerous.
If physical harm couldn't get through to him then we would have to harm him mentally. But how? We needed to get more people wrapped up in this plan eventually if it was going to work. I bribed some students to become my informants and tell me about Plaintoasts potential weaknesses. They kept a close eye on him in school and outside of school and some of the informants were his friends. They were fake friends and were only friends with Plaintoast because of his rich father. It took several days for anyone to discover his weakness.
Plaintoast was terrified of anything he couldn't understand. The unknown! That's what he was afraid of. How strange that people like him exist. The unknown is intriguing to me. Then, a devious plan entered my mind. I kept reminding myself that he deserved this because he was a bully with zero remorse. Still, it was tough to carry this out. We roped everyone including the teachers into this scheme! Everyone had enough of Plaintoasts' behaviour.
We convinced him that he was seeing things, a supernatural entity was seeking revenge and attacking him. We even managed to convince him that he was slowly turning invisible. We even slipped substances into his drink. Actually, his girlfriend was the one spiking his drink and suddenly he was having panic attacks in class and losing a lot of sleep. He had taken a break from bullying anyone since this plan had been carried out. I was thinking about stopping things until Bluebird dragged me by the collar and slammed me into the lockers.
"Are you insane? Why are you feeling sorry for that monster?" Bluebird shouted
"It's too much now! He's learnt his lesson." I shouted back
"Not yet!" Bluebird insisted
"What do you mean?" I sighed
"That guy is a total sadist. I'll never forgive him for what he did to me!" Bluebird hissed
"Tell me. What did he do to you?" I asked
"It's so humiliating but I trust you Might. I trust you. He and two of his friends attacked me in the school toilets and tried to shove something up my-. Actually they managed to shove it halfway up causing me agonising pain but anyway I don't wanna talk about it. So anyway, they stopped and let go of me when they heard other people about to enter the school toilets. Plaintoast is evil! Pure evil! Stop him for good! Please Might! Stop him!" Bluebird spoke softly, his hands trembling against my collar
I patted him on the back and then he let go of me.
"Alright then. I'll do my part in terrifying him for good. I'll interrogate his girlfriend and to confirm things, I'll use my father's drone and tracker. I'll figure out the rest afterwards." I replied
"Thank you. No matter what anyone says, you did the right thing!" Bluebird smiled
I gave him a quick smile before continuing with my plan.
After spying on him, what I saw was too shocking to put into words.
He was kneeling down in a graveyard.
"I'm sorry mother. I'm sorry for everything that I've done. Remember all those times I told you I hated you. That wasn't true at all! Please forgive me! It was all my fault. I got into an argument with you and told you horrible things and that's why you got into that accident and died. Please forgive me! I want you to rest in peace. I must've disturbed you in some way by my actions. I am even turning invisible and there's no cure. Soon, I will disappear and who knows what will happen to me next." He sobbed, crying loudly
He clutched into the fresh bouquet of flowers he bought her.
'Oh no! What have we done? He thinks that the person haunting him is his mother! No no no! This is too terrible? Too terrible. What have we become? This was meant to be an anti-bullying club. Now it's clear that we have become the real bullies. We won but at what cost? Just as I envisioned. Now I must fix this mistake. I am so sorry, Plaintoast.' I thought
I showed the tape to my group, hoping that they would understand but they didn't.
They laughed and rejoiced at the plan and that it was working. They laughed at his display of vulnerability. 'How dare they?' I thought.
"How dare you!"
"What's wrong, Might? Isn't this what you wanted?"
I couldn't believe it. I noticed that it was Plaintoasts' girlfriend who said that to me.
"You guys are letting your emotions cloud you! You're no longer focused on making things right! All of you disgust me!" I told them
"Hey! Get off your high horse! We should be celebrating right now. Bluebird, you're good with technology. Send that Plaintoast tape to everyone." His girlfriend said
"Why you heartless bitch? Aren't you supposed to be his girlfriend? Why are you doing this to him? What if he kills himself due to our actions? His mother died!"
"Shut up Might! I hate being his girlfriend. He looks like a potato and he's a terrible kisser. The only thing going for him is his athleticism and confidence." She replied
It was clear that this argument was going nowhere so I just rolled my eyes and kept my mouth shut. It was also clear that I could no longer control this group, who had gotten way too over-confident for people who've been bullied before. You know what they say. A slave becomes much crueler than his master when the roles are reversed.
Plaintoast's confidence dropped lower than his mother's grave. His girlfriend dumped him and told him that she didn't want to date someone who was half-invisible. She also told him that he was a terrible kisser. After school, I was walking towards the bus stop to go home but then someone tapped my shoulder.
I was surprised to see Plaintoast. He had tapped my shoulder.
"Please help me Might." He whispered
I noticed his dark circles around his eyes. He was barely getting any sleep and was shivering, unable to look me in the eye.
'Why does everyone think I do everything?' I thought
"My house is haunted. My girlfriend dumped me so I can't go to her place. Please let me stay over at yours."
"Fine." I sighed
"Oh yes! Thank you so much!" He replied
"Just don't let my sister see you. My mum is probably out having fun and barely staying in her own house. My dad is probably too busy to spend time with me. My sister's probably inside her room singing and painting and crying. Whatever. I'll get you my sleeping bag."
So he stayed over at my place and now I had to give him some therapy and most importantly, make sure that he was sleeping and eating. Luckily, I had research materials and my intelligent mind to help me out.
Back then, I was only an amateur at helping people but I have gotten better at it over the years. I cannot share my techniques as fully as you want me to. I may have some unorthodox techniques but they work most of the time. Whatever. You're probably wondering what happened to that boy. Plaintoast gave up bullying for good. He lightened up and began making people laugh and telling them funny jokes. Perhaps he'll decide to become a comedian one day. I haven't heard from him in a decade but even if he's not a comedian, I hope that he's doing well. Plaintoast was taught a lesson that he'd never forget and although I caused all this to happen to him, he looked up to me as his saviour which honestly just made me feel sick to my stomach with guilt. He would kneel down in front of me and offer me his snacks in the lunch hall despite me telling him many times to stop. He was so grateful that he would spoil me with presents and even stuff a bunch of cash in the tray under my desk. I had to accept his gifts even though I just wanted to be treated normally. I had managed to climb up to the top of the school's hierarchy and take Plaintoasts' place in the throne. I told myself that at least I managed to make things right unlike the other Infinity members. I didn't abandon the group just yet. You know me. I despise having to abandon my tasks, plans and duties. Whatever I decide to carry out, I carry it out through to the end no matter what!
Suddenly, I woke up in a hospital bed. It became clear to me that I wasn't at the party anymore.
Light was just outside, asleep in one of the chairs. Lucky was also with him but he was awake.
"Light. Wake up!" Lucky told him, shaking him awake
Light gasped and mumbled 'what?' in a state of confusion and slapped Lucky's hands away.
They told me that later after seeing me.
"Oh Might! You're finally awake!" Light cheered, giving me a quick hug
"I see that they've finally taken the arrow out of your ass." Lucky chuckled
He tapped my upper thigh and grinned, causing me to wince in pain despite being drugged up and numbed by these witchcraft medicines.
"You bastard. Do you think this is funny? I am going to be in agonising pain once the drugs wear off." I told him
"You're incredibly brave for playing Executioner. I've played that game before during the war. Let me know if you get suicidal over this. I'll support you because you seem like a good guy." Lucky said
"Trust me I am anything but suicidal! I am angry! I am thinking about revenge but how do I even get close to a man like that again? Maybe I'll request a rematch and make sure I win." I replied
"It's too dangerous." Lucky and Light warned me simultaneously
"What do you mean?"
"You lost too much blood. You're lucky to be alive. It got worse after the Emperor tased you. You were whisked away by the helicopter that Rio told you about." Light told me
"That was the Emperor? How did I hallucinate so much that I saw someone else instead?"
"I think it's part of the symptoms of consuming grapefruit ingredients as an X-user." Light said
I think it's time to speed up this story a little bit.
So, Light and I ended up seeing each other more often.
I wanted to help him out for being such a good friend. Is it too early, my fellow readers? Is it too early to consider Light my friend? Although he's naturally secretive, I doubt that he'll betray me. At least, I hope he won't.
This problem was of a more personal nature. He contacted and met up with me again after being discharged from the hospital and that's when he told me.
He told me that he wanted me to cure him in one aspect of himself that every therapist had failed to solve. His sex aversion. I told him the truth that I wasn't a licensed therapist or mental health professional of any kind and that he shouldn't hope for the best working with me. However, Light insisted so I agreed to help him in exchange for a small fee for my time and possible resources. I would begin writing up a file on him that would be kept hidden and secure.
The longer that I got to know him, one thing was clear. His imaginative skills were absolutely superb! He sat down on a comfortable chair and I asked him to visualise his girlfriend Penelope and to use his imagination to its fullest potential throughout the different visualisation exercises that I gave him. He was doing well at first. Luckily for me, he's a calm type meaning that he kept himself cool and level-headed where most people in his situation and circumstances wouldn't. However, I noticed that when he began to visualise how their first time in bed would be like, his face had gone noticeably paler and he was trembling ever so slightly.
"Hold that visual ok? What are you feeling?"
"I-I dunno. My mind's gone blank." Light replied
"Light. A feeling isn't something you have to think about. Now come back to that visual."
"I can't." Light replied
"Yes you can! I believe in you. Now you have to believe in yourself! Describe your visual then if that's easier."
"Please Might wait! I'm stuck!" Light told him
Light took another sip of his ice cold water before he tried again.
"Wait, I've got it but don't want to describe my visuals. It's a little awkward." Light explained, lightly caressing his sleeves.
"Light. I am sorry but I do require some information from you to actually help you." I explained
Light sighed and then he told me that he would try harder.
During the next session, Light managed to make some improvements and had done all of his tasks. We realised what we needed to combat. The root of his abnormal aversion was fear and that fear originated from his past, particularly one event which involved his own grandfather. Now all I needed to do was to explore this event and empower Light to face and conquer it this time without increasing his trauma. I could already tell that this was going to be difficult.
When he was ready to take it to the next level, I sat him down on one of my special chairs.
I strapped his wrists and ankles to the sides of the chair and so far, he wasn't that fazed. I got him to look at a special visual that would help to relax him and he drank a herbal tea followed by a mug of his favourite hot chocolate.
He closed his eyes and told me what he was visualising when he revisited his past event.
"Light. Where are you?" I asked softly as not to startle him back to reality
"I am on a stage. I am watching myself surrounded by an eccentric audience wearing elegant eye masks." Light replied so softly that it could be counted as a whisper
I gave him time to speak without my prompts.
"I look so confused. I was only a child so I had no idea what was in store for me. I am scared. I don't want to do this anymore." He continued
"Carry on. You're doing so well. You're doing so well, Light. You've come so far now so you must continue!" I encouraged him
Light attempted to relax again.
"I'm in control now. Nothing will hurt me." He repeated to himself softly up to 3 times before continuing with the visual
"Well done. What's happening now?" I replied
"The weird crowd is getting rowdy now. My grandfather is gathering his long hair up into a ponytail. A masked figure makes me drink a red coloured beverage. I wake up to the masked figure and my grandfather in front of me whilst I am suspended and tied up. My clothes have mysteriously disappeared."
"Then what?" I asked him
Light became silent for more than four minutes and his eyelids were twitching and fluttering continuously and his breathing was getting a little heavier.
I was calling his name and then eventually, he opened his eyes, breathing as if he'd been holding his breath and had just let it go. Tears fell out of his eyes which made me worried.
"Hey, you alright? I hope I didn't push you too far. Whatever happened is ancient history alright." I told him
"He's the devil. If the devil really exists, he is an angel compared to my crazy grandfather! The memory has always been hazy but now you've allowed me to see things more clearly! Might, I'll never forget what you did for me! Thanks." He grimaced
"No problem! I'm happy to help. Whenever you are ready to discuss that visual in more detail, let me know." I said
"Ok." Light nodded
When he told me the details in the next session, what I heard from him was absolutely tragic and shocking! The only way to convey this correctly is to write from Light's perspective.
Rio! Rio Eldest! If you can hear me, please help me. You see, there's something evil here. I can feel it. I'm trapped and helpless. No brother no! You weren't supposed to laugh at me. Please stop him! I am begging you! No wait! If there really is a God out there, please help me out!
My thoughts were racing and frantic but soon enough, it became clear that no one was going to help me out. I'm now at his complete mercy! Grandfather Cloud. He was wearing a white tutu skirt. It was the shortest skirt that I've ever seen. It was complete with stockings and champagne red boots. The audience didn't care. They wanted to see me suffer. I was nude but that wasn't the issue since I've been taught that it was no big deal. Even now, I have no problem being naked in front of other people. However, what grandfather had in store for me was certainly unexpected! He was carrying a bowl of red liquid which was smelly. Apparently it was sheep's blood. He cracked his neck from side to side and told me that he wanted to give me a shower.
My struggles were futile.
Soon, I was covered in sheep's blood. Then he looked at me, licked his lips and licked me up and down so frantically like I was a popsicle. The more I cried and begged for help, the more excited he became.
He let out a loud growl from the deepest depths of his diaphragm and posed as a wild beast. He really is a force of evil!
"You better get ready. Here I come!" He proclaimed and cackled loudly, dancing around me in his bloodstained skirt making half of the crowd gasp in shock and the other half clap loudly
I heard my brother Rio laugh out the loudest, pointing at me and calling me a loser. I have never felt so heartbroken at that.
The straw that broke the camel's back for me was seeing my grandfather go off the rails and grab another sacrifice who looked young. Their face was hidden with a ski mask and I couldn't tell the gender of this androgynous looking figure. He took a jewel piece with a pointed edge and pierced them on the shoulder, making his sacrifice cry out! Then, he tackled his sacrifice and bit them with his sharp teeth set, smearing their blood all over his face, making feral noises and unintelligible sounds. Only when he had sex with his sacrifice could I tell that this was a young girl. After that, my thoughts and vision faded away into the darkness. Next time I woke up, I was safe and sound in my bed but when I moved, something felt odd. There was something. A small object inside my ass. I winced in pain as I took it out. I washed the peculiar object in water and saw what was carved on it. 'Sir Cloud'. I saw an envelope that was placed beside my bed. It was from grandfather thanking me for corporating. Screw him! I never want to become dirty like him. I never want to do what he did!
"Woah that's something. I'm sorry about what happened to you." I reacted
"Yeah, it wasn't your fault. He's always been dangerously perverted." Light replied
"I know it's too soon but do you feel better now that you've talked about it?" I asked him
"Yeah but only a little. It felt good that I was able to talk about this without being blamed or dismissed. Now I am sure that I will be able to tackle my problem, become normal and make Penelope even happier. There's no pressure from her, I am glad but I am thinking about it rather than being afraid and refusing to think about it."
"Well that's good. To be honest, it's your own intuition and imagination that will save you. I only nudged and pointed you towards this path. It is you who will make it through to the end. Believe in yourself! About Penelope. She seems peaceful and moderate. This is better for you. At this stage, you're not yet ready for a difficult and exciting person."
"Penelope isn't boring though." Light told me
"Well as long as you're happy with her, who cares what I think? Ok, looks like your session is over. In three weeks' time, I want a follow-up with you. Scratch that. Make that session after you've done the deed." I grinned
What? I couldn't help it.
"Ok. I promise. Thanks for everything Might." He smiled, waved then left
Light is probably the type of person who hates goodbyes.
***
Light was at his girlfriends' house and she was home alone. She was making a new dish that she learned and was currently chopping up potatoes into small slices. Light was standing nearby and couldn't help but keep his eye on the kitchen knife.
"Hey Light. What's the matter?" She asked him
Light sighed
"It's nothing. It's just that I am thinking about grandfather and how he'd try to chase us with a knife every time after we'd greet." He chuckled
"That's weird. Why would he do that?" Penelope asked him
"I-I think it has something to do with the enjoyment that comes with making people jump. Lately he has been invading my mind and my dreams. It's as if every time I try to stop thinking about him, I end up thinking about him." Light replied
"I-I feel like..just let your thoughts be! Just like whatever!" She advised him
"Yeah you're right. I'll try." Light replied
She smiled at him then stood closer to him.
"Permission to hug?" She asked him
"Granted." Light replied
She wrapped her arms around him and slowly but surely did he wrap his arms around her. His heart was beating faster but he didn't move away from her.
"How does this feel?" She asked him
"It feels right." Light replied then gulped
Moments later his mind made him visualise someone else entirely!
"R-Rio." He spoke with a shaky breath
"Rio? Your older brother?" She asked, feeling confused as to why he mentioned his name
Light began to shiver but he wasn't pulling away from her. It was as if he was frozen in place!
Penelope decided to pull away.
"What happened to me?" Light asked her
"You froze and then called out for your brother. What's going on? I thought you were getting better."
"I am but it's not that easy for me. It's not your fault at all. I'm so sorry. Maybe I should just leave you alone."
"Wait! You're not giving up on us, right? Me and you. We're good for each other. We're not just a normal couple."
"Might told me that my intuition will help me with my issues. That I will find a way to solve this abnormality. No matter what, I won't give up on us so don't worry!" He promised her
The next day, Light envisioned a way to solve his problem which he told his girlfriend. The method that he came up with was unorthodox but I am glad that such a thing managed to originate from his own mind and used his intuition like I had suggested.
Light decided to continue his erotic visualisation exercises and to build up his sexual vitality, he prevented himself from self gratification until he could no longer bear it. He also placed a blanket on his bedroom floor to sleep on instead of sleeping in his bed and he even ate plain and healthy foods only. To him, doing these things was as if he was fasting and to him, that felt right. This ordeal lasted for three days because he couldn't handle it anymore.
He called his girlfriend over and told her that he was ready. He was so eager for pleasure that he got hard as soon as he saw her walk in through the front door.
She looked down and it was the first thing she noticed but she gave him a cheeky smile, choosing not to say anything about it.
"I went through with the plan." Light told her, grinning
"Are you sure you're ready?"
Light nodded eagerly.
They decided to set the mood with boring slow music and lights.
Light lay down on the sofa and began to remove his clothes but about halfway through, she stopped him because she wanted to remove his clothes for him. Light gave her permission to do so to which she did. Now he wasn't wearing anything and his clothing was tossed over to the other side of his living room. She looked at him and was confused as to why he wasn't feeling shy or awkward about being nude in front of her.
"How do you feel now?" She asked, getting curious
"Well..I feel horny. Sort of like I am unable to think straight, I guess. Let's start with the basics. People usually start with kissing or touching or both." He replied very honestly
"Wait. We're forgetting something. You're undressed but I am still fully clothed. What? So my clothes will magically fall off me?" Penelope asked him
"Yes, they will. Believe it." He giggled
"Light." She rolled her eyes playfully
They made eye contact again and then they felt that spark which caused them to kiss each other immediately. Their kiss was gentle but certainly not without passion. When they parted, Light couldn't help but laugh.
"What's up?" She asked him, wondering why he was laughing after their kiss
"Did you know we just exchanged about 80 million microbes or more from this one kiss?" Light told her
"Mmh, that's so sexy." She joked
"Brain. Take mental notes. Light is sexy now." He giggled, causing her to shake her head
"You're weird. So am I. That's what makes us perfect for each other. Also, you're extremely good looking. I am surprised you don't model."
Light approached her with another kiss this time and gently caressed her back. During the kiss, he unzipped her hoodie and now she only had a vest on and her skirt.
Now things have become more comfortable for both of them as they continued making out. However, the more that Light psyched himself up in order to have sex with her, the more scared he got.
"Hey, Light. We can take a break if you want. You've progressed so much! I am so proud of you." She encouraged him
Light nodded and attempted to squeeze his hands together to control his trembling.
"Shit! Even when I am excited and ready to go, I-I can't do it! I keep being tortured by Rio a-and the Elders. What the fuck is wrong with me?" He trembled, sitting up on the sofa
"Light. I am never going to pressure you-"
"Maybe that's the problem. If you make me even more aroused to the point of where I am unable to refuse, I'll actually be normal for once! If you just fuck me anyways, I promise I won't be mad at you. If that's what it takes to -" He suggested
"No way! Please I can never do that to you. I don't want to force myself onto you. I love you so much. Please don't suggest anything so barbaric ever again. You are mine, and I am yours. That's the way that it'll be. I will never leave you!" She replied, starting to get emotional
"Then we're doomed to never ever have sex for all eternity!" He replied sadly
"Light. We don't have to be normal. We can just do what feels right. Let's forget about sex. I have a better idea first."
"What are we going to do first?" He asked her
"We need to get you to relax as much as possible. It's a Sunday so I have all day. School and part time work means that I am only left with one day to fully relax."
"You know, I'd prefer it if you didn't work. I have lots of money so I can easily provide. If you still want to work then, I guess that's just your choice. I'll still provide." Light told her
"Aww you're such a sweetheart, Light." She replied
One sentimental moment later, She slowly caressed his body as he was on the sofa, lying down with his eyes closed like she told him to.
She started off by touching his shoulders by lightly rubbing that area with her fingers, causing Light to move in a way that followed her touches. This felt so gentle and sweet and felt nothing like the way that he used to be touched.
"Where next?" She asked him
"My hips." He replied
Light shivered as he felt her hands trail down ever so slowly to his hips. Light experienced an involuntary twitch of his body in response to her touch. His heart was hammering in his chest, expecting rough unpleasant hands digging into his skin but sighed out in relief after feeling a delicate touch that was full of love instead.
"M-My arms please." He requested
She placed one hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat and her other hand on his arm.
"Woah, your heart is racing."
"I know. I can tell." Light replied breathily
They looked at each other then burst out laughing.
"Penelope." Light spoke
"Yeah?" She replied
"I want you to take your clothes off. I-In front of me." Light suggested
"Ok." She replied
She began to take her clothes off in front of him.
"Looks like someone's enjoying the show." She giggled, after seeing him gawk up at her
"Yeah great show. Now let's have sex." He replied
She looked at his member and realised something. He was definitely above average and now she was starting to get nervous. Light sat up.
"What is it?" Light asked her
"Nothing much. I am just wondering how it'll fit." She replied honestly
"I know right? I kinda wish it was smaller." Light replied
"Smaller? That's weird. I've never heard of anyone saying such a thing." She said
"Still. Did you know that it's the same height as a Megalodon's tooth?" He asked
"What's a Megalodon?" She asked him
"It's a giant prehistoric shark. The biggest sea creature that's ever existed." He told her
"Megalodons must really be huge then, damn." She replied
Now she was underneath him and they were frantically kissing and touching each other. After that, he put a condom on and lined himself up against her entrance. She wrapped her legs around him and then he managed to put the tip in.
"This is weird." They both said simultaneously
"I-It's fully in right?"
"No. I'm only about a quarter in."
"What?" She coughed in disbelief
It wasn't anybody's fault but shortly after that, he was frozen as another scene that he didn't want to remember popped into his head.
"Penelope?" He called out
Her heart really felt for him and from his voice and everything else, she could tell that he was still terrified.
"Please-" He continued
"What do you want? You can talk to me."
"Permission to cry?" He asked, shakily
"Of course you can. I won't stop you."
Light sighed out in relief and his eyes started watering.
After a teardrop fell from his eyes, she caressed his chin and looked up at him.
"Y-You know what Light? I'm not ready enough to actually do it." She told him, grinning
He looked at her all confused and started grinning too.
He tried to approach her again but she crawled away from him and rolled off the sofa, making him laugh.
He chased her around the room playfully and she kept running away from him and giggling.
"Believe me, you will get this dick!" He declared playfully, pointing at his cock and spinning it around
"Stop." She giggled playfully, walking away from him
"You know you want it." Light spoke in a singsong voice
"I have a cold." She lied
"So do I but that's not gonna stop us. He'll be upset if we don't do it. Be honest. I want you and you want me. Don't be scared of him because I am his boss so he can't do what I don't want him to do."
She stood still, looked at him which caused them to burst out laughing again.
"What's wrong with you?" She asked him, tears in her eyes from laughing so much
"What's wrong with me? Where do I start? I named my dick. I call him TigerShark."
"Wait a minute. TigerShark? Isn't that the beautiful, stealthy and majestic F-20?"
"Wow, you know about the F-20?"
"Yeah, I used to have an aircraft phase at one point in my life. The F-20's so underrated! A light and capable fighter which twists and turns so elegantly and moves at high speeds, like what more can you ask for?" She squealed
It was clear that she was still in this phase.
She ran up towards him and gave him another hug. Then he kissed her again.
"I have a plan to make me go through with it. If I get scared, I'll think about my comfort aircraft. The F-104 Starfighter which has gotten me through my worst days." He grinned
"Wow, I've never felt so turned on in my entire life." She replied sarcastically
Light noticed her sarcasm but just chuckled in response.
Things became much more heated now and Light moved his hand between her thighs. A breathy gasp escaped her to which Light took as a green light to proceed further.
Hmhh." She let out a soft whimper, the more that she felt his fingers inside of her
"N-No. Do what you did before." She requested
Light nodded then repeated the same thing.
"Yeah t-that's it. Thanks." She spoke quietly
Light smiled in amusement because of her politeness. Even during intimacy, her politeness did not cease. He even found it cute.
She tried to help him out by giving him a hand (pun intended) but Light politely declined, wanting to focus on her pleasure. He discovered that he was getting enjoyment out of satisfying her like this and he wanted to get more out of the young woman who was mostly reserved. She was enjoying herself but couldn't make eye contact with him out of shyness. He kissed her on the collarbone in order to make her squirm even more for him.
"Ok, I'm ready now." She said
"Me too." He grinned, for Light was a man who couldn't hide his smile no matter how hard he tried
Light moved inside of her carefully and gently at first so that she could get used to it and that her discomfort would leave her
"If you have any concerns or suggestions, please let me know. After all, I have no idea what I am doing." He whispered close to her ears as they held each other closely
She giggled again at Light's words.
She moaned softly and sighed lovingly as he held her hands and placed many kisses on her body as they moved together. Eventually, he began to pick up the pace and moaned softly along with her. Not as frequently as her but from time to time. He felt safe and comfortable enough to express himself like that even though he was pushing away the negative critical voice in his head that took on the voice of his oldest brother whenever it had come up. Lately, he'd learned via my instructions how to laugh at that voice and re-imagine it in an even more ridiculous voice if such a thing were even possible.
Then, something miraculous occurred in the middle of their lovemaking which surprised him. Light's mind had been pushed far away and his instincts took over. The same instinct that his brothers, his sister and the rest of his family were familiar with. An instinct which frees your mind, body and soul. An instinct which makes you a confident and spontaneous force to be reckoned with. Light was getting intoxicated with the eroticism of it all! Her body, her desires and her passion! He could feel it all! It was as if he would become her and she would become him! What next? He would return to himself and she would return to herself! Her sweet moans were music to his ears, encouraging him further and his moans and efforts were music to her ears!
"I-I wish I could keep this up forever but I am so close! It feels so good!" He beamed
"I am almost-" She said, too shy to finish that sentence
'She's so innocent. If only I was outside of my family, then I would be as innocent as her. As innocent as the rest of the Normals. I would be poor but at least I would be able to remain pure.' He thought to himself, his thoughts starting to return to him
He held himself back a bit, wanting to last even longer but upon hearing and feeling her climax underneath him, he let out a moan mixed in with a groan and jolted. For a moment, he felt like he was floating blissfully in the air and had become an ascended being. Still, Light continued to latch onto her, not quite ready to let go as they both attempted to catch their breaths.
TO BE CONTINUED…