Growing up, Lucien Mitsuki Ashbourne was under the sweet illusion that his family was the ideal next-door neighbors' kind until a friend from Junior High bombshell hit him square in the face: "Is your family part of the mafia?"
Reality swiftly slapped him with a non-negotiable wake-up call – they were about as far from normal as it gets.
One day, Lucien's father, Cassiel Ashbourne, took him along for his usual gig, settling scores with another group.
As he stood there, holding a flashlight while Cassiel was busy chopping up an enemy corpse, he barked, "Hold that damn light straight, Lucien! This was supposed to be a simple job, how could you fail at this? You're an embarrassment for this family! Get that damned light straight, damn it!"
"I'm sorry, Dad, I'm sorry..."
So, like any "regular" kid, Lucien shed tears. Not because of the gruesome scene or the blood everywhere, but because his blood-covered dad was scolding him.
