"Once trash always trash!" A voice erupted throughout the halls of "Ms. Phantoms Home For Orphans' .
If anyone were too look towards the noise, they'd see a familiar site; a frail bloody boy on the floor being ridiculed, beaten, and insulted by the orphanage's worst bullies the "Tremble Twins"
"Shtawp!" The boy on the ground pleaded through busted teeth. "Shutup cripple, this is what you deserve." The taller of the twins screamed as he stomped on the boy's stomach "Fae the cripple, that's all you'll ever be."
That was life for Fae, in a world of Mythics; humans gifted special powers and abilities from the mythical beings they descend from, a normal human like Fae didn't stand a chance.
"Joseph and Jaren Tremble, stop this immediately!" An elegant but authoritative voice exploded behind the boys. Their assault quickly came to a halt as they turned around to face the voice.
Tessa Phantom "The Queen of Shadows" and daughter of Ms. Phantom, the owner of the orphanage.
"Tessa, when are you going to stop protecting this trash!" Joseph screamed out as a purple mist slowly crept up his body, restricting his movements. "Who's really trash, the weak? or the strong that choose to bully them?" Tessa spoke as the shadows completely engulfed the twins, freezing them in place.
"Th- thank you so much!" Fae whispered as he slowly lost consciousness "Stop being such a burden Fae, if you aren't strong enough to protect yourself than stay out of the way." The words shocked Fae as they left Tessa's mouth, and Fae finally lost consciousness.
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"I am so sick of that kid!" Joseph Tremble screamed out as the twins were finally released from Tessa's shadow restraints. "Why is Tessa wasting her time on that weakling? It's pointless!" Jaren spoke through clenched teeth. "If only it weren't for Tessa, I'd have killed that trash!"
"What were you saying about my daughter?" A voice behind the boys called. "We're so sorry Ms. Phantom we were out of line please forgive us!" The twins got on their knees and pleaded. "Relax boys, on your feet; now tell me more about your plans for the boy."
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Fae opened his eyes to a familiar sight, the orphanage's nurse office. He felt that his wounds had been healed just well enough for him to move.
'Why am I so weak? What kind of twisted game are the fates playing on me?' Fae wondered as he clenched his fists and stared at the ceiling.
"Third time this week Fae, we need to stop meeting like this." Mrs. Diane, the head nurse said as she sat by Fae's hospital bed. "Sorry for always giving you so much work." Fae said with an awkward smile as he looked at the nurse "Never apologize for making a nurse do her job." The nurse said with a pained look as she walked out of the room a barely audible "I'm so sorry Fae, I can only wish you better luck in the next life." escaping her lips, if only Fae had heard
Fae sat in silence for 10 minutes, waiting for the nurse to come back and give him permission to leave. He was brought back to his senses by the sound of the door opening. "Hey Mrs. Diane can I lea-" Fae's words were cut short as he realized who was at the door.
"Oh don't worry Fae, you'll be leaving real soon." The tremble twins called in unison. "What're you guys doing here?" Fae asked as he sat up. "Cleaning up the trash." Joseph stepped up and called out as he reached his arms towards Fae.
Pieces of the walls proceeded to break off and fly at Fae. "What the hell!" Fae called out as he dived out of the bed; that was quickly destroyed by the shrapnel "Since when have you guys had to use powers to beat me, and while I'm in the nurse's office? Come on guys." Fae pleaded as he tried to dodge the onslaught of debris and shrapnel being flung at him.
"We don't just want to beat you Fae, we want to KILL you!" The twins called out as the attacks stopped and the twins went in for close combat.
Fae tried his best to fight back but he didn't stand a chance, even the weakest of Mythics was stronger than any human. "Stop!" Fae screamed as he blocked a roundhouse kick aimed at his face; the force still sent him flying backwards straight towards Joseph who was waiting with his hands out. *CRACK* the sound of a snap sounded throughout the room as Joseph slammed his fist against Fae's spine. *GAH* Fae screamed as he coughed blood from his mouth and fell to the ground.
"You wont get away with this, someone will come soon." Fae said as he looked up at the twins. "See that's the best part Fae, even Ms. Phantom wants you dead; she even set up a shadow barrier around the room so no one can hear your screams.
What, Why?" Fae asked through teary eyes, he refused to believe it, it couldn't be true. "Tessa is always so busy protecting you she's slowing down her training, Ms. Phantom doesn't think a trash like you has the right to slow her daughter down."
"Tessa would never let this happen, she's my friend why would you do this!" Fae screamed in the hopes that someone would hear him. "Tessa never has to know, and her mom promised to marry her off to us. She'll never have to waste time on trash like you again." Joseph said as he stepped on Fae's chest. "Now let's have some fun!"
If anyone were to hear what happened in that room, they'd have enough nightmare fuel for a lifetime. For hours the room was filled with Fae's screams and cries for help; eventually the room fell silent and the twins finally left. All that was left of Fae was a bloody heap with teeth, bones, and even organs missing and mangled.
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