"Now...every one, tell your story. I want to know, more about my team...." The room went dead silent before Pierson spoke up," Asahi...Will you....still make me one of you if I tell it to you...my..story...?" "Ofcourse....Don't worry, you can trust me." Pierson took a long breath before started talking,"It's always been as if the God had cursed me....." "Why do you say that?" "I was born as a bastard child....uh...My mother died during birth and I still don't know who my dad is till this day. So a majority of my childhood was spent in an orphanage where I was named...."
" 9 YEARS AGO"
"Pierson! You'll never catch up to me if you run like that", A little boy with lime green hair ran around whiles staring at a young Pierson who was chasing him around. "Ronnie!! Don't-run so fast--!" Pierson trip and fell face flat. He got up and held his knee which had scraped the floor as tears began to well up in his eyes. He soon started wailing loudly and screaming."Pierson!! Mama, Papa! Pierson is hurt!!" The Boy ran and found the two caretakers, Stephen and Charlotte Rodgers. They took care of all the kids with love and care and they treated Pierson's wound without a hesitation. Everything in the orphanage was great, until one day, a few kids in the orphanage went missing. A search team was organized but for 6 weeks there had been no discovery. Security was tightened around the orphanage and yet the kids numbers were steadily reducing. The Rodgers had no clue, and the kids began to panic. "Ronnie....what if I am the next person...to disappear...?" "Don't worry, Pierson! You'll never disappear! Wherever you are I'll come and find you!" The boys laughed in the moment they shared, fearing nothing, but that day, in the dark of night...."
As the kids were sleeping, Pierson heard a soft growl coming from the Rodgers's room. Taking a small flashlight, he walked slowly to the room whiles rubbing his weary eyes. "Mama...Papa...are you--okay?.....-" He opened the door and froze in pure terror. Blood has was splattered across the room, and Charlotte's body was torn apart with the organs gouged out and limbs missing, the was a Giant bear like beast towering over her body, but his eyes were trembling. His feet began to give in and he fell down. Mixed in within the blood were short strands of Lime green hair. Then he noticed it, the body of a small kid pierced by the fangs of this beast. "▪︎▪︎▪︎R- Ro- Ronnie-?▪︎▪︎▪︎" The beast began to charge at him and but he was still frozen. When the beast rushed and was now inches from his face, he shut his eyes and then suddenly, The growls of the beast had stopped. Pierson opened his eyes and saw the beast lifeless on the ground. It slowly shrunk and turned into...."Papa....??" The Boy noticed it, the sword laying next to him, dyed red in blood. His breathing had become erratic and he almost threw up, then he saw the rest of the kids behind him, who were so scared it seemed their bodies had melted in place. "P- Pierson? You...killed Mama and Papa--" "N- no! I didn't do--!!" But the kids only saw the scene before them. They began to scream and shout, crying and wailing loudly...
" PRESENT DAY. "
Leo covered his mouth and held onto the wall. Kenji shook his head and cursed underneath his tongue whiles Asahi held onto Pierson whose eyes were already streaming tears. " In a few hours...I was sent here forcibly and I've been here for 9 years. They found out my power and labeled it as "Chariots". Asahi....Was It wrong...for me to..." "No...Pierson....You never did anything wrong. The man that killed your friend...He was an Awakened...but he was unable to be led the right path. The blade by which you killed him....That's what signifies you as my Red Horseman. Sorry Pierson...I'm sorry your life turned out like this....But we are here. We can change this world.....Don't bear the guilt by yourself anymore." They all held onto him and he broke down in tears.