"... What?" They all stared in confusion :"You... don't know?" And their confusion grew as the young boy frowned :"No, I-I can't recall anything... My mind, it's-it's blank." Causing Vi to frown as well :"Nothing? Your name, family? Anything?"
There were, of course, reasons for him faking having lost his memories. One, he didn't have any past in this place. So it would be very weird if he suddenly popped out of nowhere. Although the people in this place really wouldn't give a damn, he still liked to be careful.
He was crazy, not stupid.
Two, he needed a new name. He really didn't think his original name was suitable for this place. As much as he knew, this world was a mix of fantasy and sci-fi. (He had never played League of Legends.) And Ali's soul pieces had decided that if they go to a fantasy world, the name Ali wouldn't be suitable. So instead, they had made a new name.
"Name? My name... Ugh!" The groan was genuine. It was caused by trying to check up on some of his soul pieces in fantasy worlds to see if they had chosen that name or if there was a new addition to the names. The fantasy names were mostly chosen by the soul pieces that went to fantasy worlds, after all.
"You alright?" Vi asked, growing a bit hopeful when he seemed to realize something :"So? Did you remember anything?" And he nodded after rubbing his head :"Y-yeah, I guess. Slathilia. My name is Slathilia. I think. That's the only name that popped up in my head."
"Slathilia... Never heard that name before." She murmured, shaking her head before turning to her siblings :"You guys ever heard of that name? Does that seem any familiar."
Mylo :"Never heard of it."
Claggor :"No, never."
Powder :"Me neither."
"Hmm, this is a problem..." She frowned, the boy catching her attention as he skipped towards them. But his expression was as nonchalant as ever :"So you don't have any ideas about who I am either?"
"No. Sorry, kid." Vi apologized as he shrugged :"Eh, it's alright. Can't do anything about it, I guess." Causing her to raise an eyebrow :"You really don't seem bothered about your situation at all. Aren't you worried at all?"
"What am I supposed to do? Cry and bawl over it?" He shrugged, smirking :"All I can do is be careful, I guess. Not like there is much I can do about it anyway." Causing them all to look at him with a bit of shock. Considering how he was a kid, they really did think he was just gonna cry and sob over it. Which would be understandable. Losing all your memories would be nightmarish. They didn't think he'd be so cool headed.
Or probably just crazy enough to not give a damn.
They turned silent after that. No words were exchanged for a few seconds as an awkward silence took over when a thoughtful expression appeared on Vi's face. Frowning continuously, she finally shook her head and scratched her head, groaning before sighing :"Do you... wanna come with us?"
"Vi?" Powder looked at her, slightly startled by her question. Just like their brothers. But she wasn't against it though. Just like her sister, she did want to help the poor boy. Mylo, being an annoyance just like usual, frowned at his sister :"You wanna take this kid with us? Seriously?"
"What, you expect me to leave a kid who had no memories alone here?" She frowned, turning to Slathilia again :"Hey, do you even know where you are?" But all she received was a shake of his head, causing her to sigh :"Figured. See? He doesn't even know in what kind of a shit hole he is. If we leave him alone, he'll get eaten alive by the weird bastards around."
Rolling his eyes, he turned away as Vi looked at the others, only receiving a shrug from Claggor while Powder nodded with a smile. As she turned to Slathilia, she questioned :"So, do you wanna hang out with us? Believe me, this place is way too dangerous for a clueless kid like you."
"Hm, well... sure, why not?!" He asked, smiling excitedly in a nonchalant manner :"Well, my name is Slathilia! I think, at least. And well, that's all that I know right now. I'll let you know more if I remember anything though!"
"Mhm, my name is Violet, but everybody calls me Vi." Vi introduced with a smile :"This big guy is Claggor." She pointed at the biggest guy who smiled :"This annoying guy is Mylo." She pointed at the skinny guy, who had a confused and offended face before he simply rolled her eyes, just giving an upward nod as a greeting :"They're both my and my sister's adoptive brothers. And this is my sister, Powder." And she finally pointed at the girl who waved excitedly :"Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meetcha too." He smiled before tilting his head, causing the two girls to unintentionally stare at his cuteness while Mylo scoffed in jealousy :"So what are we gonna do now?"
"Huh?" Vi asked in a daze, before shaking her head to control herself :"Oh, ahem! Well, why don't we go back home and see Vander? He may be able to help out or something."
"Oh, alright." He nodded :"But who's Vander? I don't know him." Causing Vi to chuckle as she turned around and started walking, beckoning for Slathilia and everyone to follow :"He's our adoptive dad. Good guy. He's the unspoken leader of this place. Maybe he can help you out."
"Oh, I see." He nodded while following, looking around everywhere curiously :"But what's with this place though? There's this gas everywhere."
Vi :"Oh, uh, this is just how this place is. Don't ask why, I don't know either. But... you seem to be fine. Don't seem to have any trouble breathing here."
Slathilia :"Should I have any troubles?"
Powder, wanting to join the conversation, also spoke with a smile :"The air here is poisonous. I've heard it can kill someone in a few minutes if they're not used to it!"
Slathilia :"Whoa, that's... concerning, but cool."
Vi :"As I said, you don't seem bothered by it."
Slathilia :"Apparently."
Claggor :"That's weird, you know? That just means that you've been living in the Undercity. And not just in the Undercity, but in the Lanes. I mean, even Topside folks and enforcers need gas masks."
Slathilia :"Topside? Enforcers?"
Mylo :"Just assholes who do whatever they want because they're from Piltover. Look, there's a bunch of them right there."
Turning to look where he nodded towards subtly, he saw two guys in uniforms and wearing gas masks while wearing a helmet, covering their entire body. "Seem like real bastards. What's Piltover?" He asked afterwards.
For the rest of the way, they kept chatting around as Ali, now known as Slathilia, continued asking questions about where he currently was. Along the way, his red eyes caught onto the objects swaying around gently on Powder's waist :"Bombs?"
"You know what those are?" Mylo asked, surprised by him actually realizing they're bombs. Because, well, they really didn't seem like bombs. Powder on the other hand, immediately grew excited :"You know about bombs?!"
After all, nobody around her really knew anything about bombs and explosives, neither did they pay attention to them. Vi at least listened so she wouldn't feel lonely. Along with Vander who always reminded her to be careful.
"Huh? Well, I... don't? I just kinda... knew what they were?" He scratched his head in confusion as Vi looked down at him :"Maybe you used to work with bombs and explosives before you lost your memories?"
"Maybe?" He shrugged :'But well, no, I don't think it's that. It's probably my Symbiotic Abilities. My Symbiote side is mainly copied from Scorn, the unique machine/Symbiote hybrid with some extra abilities, after all. So I guess I instinctively knew what they were. I mean, sure, I knew she carried bombs around. But I subconsciously knew exactly what they were. Or were supposed to be anyway.'
(A/N: Abilities' explanations at the end of the chapter. They took up a lot of words, so I didn't want to fill half of the actual chapter with those.)
"Oh..." Hearing his answer, and realizing once again that he had lost his memories, Powder's mood dropped. She thought that she had finally found someone with the same hobbies and passions to spend time with. But no, how could she be so lucky?
Seeing her little sister's mood, Vi immediately caught up and felt bad. She turned to Slathilia and smiled, somewhat sheepishly :"Well, since we got a clue about you, why don't you try and spend time with Powder and her bombs? Who knows, maybe you will get some of your memories back. Powder can also teach you some things she knows about bombs. What do you say?"
"Hm?" As he glanced at Powder to see her puppy dog eyes, he couldn't help but chuckle :"Sure, I don't see why not. Who knows, maybe we'll even be able to make some great bombs that can cause huge explosions!"
"Heh, even the current small ones working would already be awesome." But Mylo, being a dick, had to butt and ruin the mood. While Powder pouted angrily at him, Vi full on glared :"Mylo!"
"Just saying." He held up his hands in surrender. Not a shred of apology on his face. In the end, Powder sighed sadly :"Yeah, my own bombs don't work. What you're saying is kinda farfetched..."
"Hahaha!" Slathilia suddenly laughed. Not in mockery or ridicule, but seeming to be having fun as he smiled mischievously at the blue-haired girl :"Then we'll just have to make them work. And when they do, we'll blow up Mylo first!"
"The heck...?" Eyebrow boy frowned, but the two sisters, along with Claggor laughed as Powder nodded in excitement :"Yeah, we'll definitely do that! But I should think of some names for those bombs then."
"Yeah, then we'll blow up Mylo's ass!" The red eyed boy nodded in confirmation, causing everybody but Mylo, who rolled his eyes, to laugh as they finally arrived at the bar their father owned.
"Welcome to The Last Drop." Vi welcomed as she opened the door and walked in, the others following right behind her. Looking around, Slathilia noticed how many people there were. With all sorts of appearances as well. Most of them, of course, looking like thugs or gangsters. Most of them, at least. There were normal looking ones as well. But strangely, there was no fighting in this place.
'Guess this place is like a safe zone, huh?' He hummed to himself as they joked around some more. Standing behind the island in the bar, Vander immediately noticed the laughter of his adoptive children. Causing a small smile to form on his face as he turned to look at them.
But among them, he noticed an unfamiliar face. Which looked a bit misplaced with the mostly rough and unclean of the children with how delicate it looked. How could he know what insanity was hiding behind that same delicate face?
"Well, you all seem to be in great moods." As they walked up to him, he smiled at them nonetheless. Even if he was unfamiliar, the fact that he was with his children meant he wasn't a bad kid.
"Hey, Vander." Vi and the others greeted as the pink-haired girl introduced his father :"Slathilia, this is Vander. Our dad, and the owner of this bar. Vander, this is Slathilia. His situation is kinda... complicated."
"Hm?" He grew confused :"Well, then how about you stay and explain? The others can go and play, let Slathilia look around the place." And Vi nodded before Powder excitedly grabbed the red eyed boy's arm and pulled him away :"Come on, Thilia! Let's go and see my bombs!"
"Thilia? You already giving me nicknames?" He chuckled in amusement as she pouted and mumbled :"It's a long name." Causing him to shake his head in amusement before waving at Vander :"Nice to meet you, Vander!" And the old man nodded with a smile :"Nice to meet you too, Slathilia."
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(Scorn's/Slathilia's Technological Abilities)
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Crashing: With Scorn's abilities to fuse with technology and being technology, in general, it is possible for her to negate any sort of powers and usage that involves technological aspects, cause power drainage of technology, EMP, system errors or computer virus infections, etc.
Cyberlingualism: Scorn can communicate either telepathically, by speaking verbally, or by touching it physically, with all forms of technology, including machinery, computers and other electronics. The user can hack into cyber systems, restore information and break computer codes.
Data Manipulation: Scorn can create, shape and manipulate data/digital information from systems and networks to do a multitude of things.
Efficacy Manipulation: Scorn can take any type of machinery or technology and make it work better and more efficiently.
Mechanical Intuition: Scorn intuitively understands the operation of any mechanical device and subconsciously/effortlessly creates a schematic in her mind. Able to make complex devices or weapons out of mere scrap and "garbage".
Mechanical Morphing: Probably the most iconic of her abilities, Scorn can morph, change and/or shapeshift any sort of machinery into herself when she holds or touches an object that is mechanical or technology based. The change in mechanical structure can also give new enhancements or powers to the machines.
Programming: Scorn can program a certain function in others to change their pattern of behavior or take control of them. This includes almost all technology.
Scanning: Scorn can scan anything and analyze the data and information that is gathered, including not just technological and digital subjects, but also subjects that are biological, chemical, etc.
Technological Possession: Scorn can transcend the physical form and exist within technology (such as computers and robots).
Technoformation: The Scorn Symbiote lets its wearer create, shape and manipulate technology and mechanical constructs. I.E. computers, robots, hardware, electronics and other devices that can be termed as "technology." Manifested as a special form of tactile electrical/telekinetic manipulation, a special form of "morphing" which allows physical interaction with engineering, or even a psychic ability that allows mental interface with computer data. The user can control the flow of intricate machinery, and assemble or disengage their programming at will and operate most technology at distance.
Matter Absorption: Chaos can absorb any material, and completely understand everything about them, how to create them, how to improve them, how to destroy them. Afterwards, he can use his Matter Creation ability to create them as much as he wants through changing his biomass into that material. Essentially, he can create an infinite amount of anything as long as he has enough biomass.
Matter Creation: by absorbing any material, organic, inorganic, magical, mythical, etc, Chaos saved the information about that matter and methods of its creation in his mind, which he can use to create an infinite amount of said matter or object by turning his biomass into that material through the equations and formulas. Essentially, he can create an infinite amount of anything as long as he has enough biomass. These methods, equations and formulas are stored like save files in his mind, and he can just load them into a part of his body, or his entire body, to change his biomass completely into that material.
Matter Fusion: Chaos can fuse matter and material to create an even stronger material which can also have the special features of the fused materials that he chose.