'Who are you!?' the man asked in surprise as he felt an emotionless voice echo through his mind.
[I will tell you who I am in a moment. Before that, let me explain to you who those people are!]
The voice said, confusing the man, but still the man complied, as the voice was the only one who could talk to him.
[First, the woman is your mother!]
"Mother?" the man asked; he didn't know what the term meant, but he knew he quite liked her.
[Yes, mother. She is the one who gave birth to you!]
The emotionless voice answered, making the man want to question what birth meant, but then suddenly, a surge of images flashed in his mind with thousands of women giving birth.
'So that was birth!' the man exclaimed in understanding; it was like a new world to him as he slowly understood things. His heart thumped against his chest in amazement as he understood what birth is.
[Yes! The man kneeling over there is your father!]
"Father?"
[Yes, just like your mother, he is also the reason that you were born!]
"Oh! Then why is he kneeling like that?" The man said, feeling a little conflicted; he didn't know why, but he was on guard as his eyes turned to his father.
[That's because of your presence!]
"My presence?" the man asked in confusion as he didn't understand what the emotionless voice was saying.
[Yes, their bodies and minds want to kneel whenever they are in your presence!]
The voice said, but this time it wasn't as emotionless, as it had a hint of pride and arrogance laced in it.
"Why?" the man asked again; he didn't know anything and wanted to learn more.
[Because you were the greatest and the most powerful in the entire creation!]
The voice answered; this time it was etched with pride, regret, and hatred as it answered.
"Were?" the man asked, noticing the past tense used by the voice.
[Yes! You were backstabbed by the people important to you! You don't need to know about it yet, as it will harm you more than it will help you!]
"....Okay," the man replied hesitantly; he trusted the voice as it only said the truth until now, 'i will trust him just like I did with.....Mother!'
[Good! You will know about it in the future when the time comes!]
"What will happen if I know about it now?" the man asked curiously while he glanced toward his mother. She was still panicking while shaking their shoulders, but no matter what she did, they didn't move a single inch.
[If you know about it now, you will die!]
"What is dying?"
[It means ceasing to exist!]
"???" The man didn't reply but had question marks all over his face.
The voice, as if understanding his situation, further explained.
[It means you cannot see your mother anymore!]
"Then no! I don't want to know about it!" the man yelled suddenly, not being able to see his mother, no way! He was really attached to her like a duckling would be to its mother duck.
[But you will have to know about it when the time comes; otherwise, your enemies will come to kill you, as they have already detected your presence!]
"How?"
[Just like they are kneeling in front of you, your enemies are kneeling in this direction. I would say that you have 1,000 years before they arrive here!]
"Then.....okay! I will die those people!" the man said, his voice was filled with an unknown killing intent that was filled with hatred as he uttered those words.
[Kill!]
"Huh?"
[It's kill, not die!]
"B-But you said—"
[Die is the act of ceasing to exist; kill is the act of making someone cease to exist!]
"Oh! Then I will kill those people!"
[Good! Then you should start by stopping making your presence known! That will make your father able to stand again!]
The man hesitated; he didn't like the idea of that, but his eyes glanced over to his mother, who was jumping around his father and two women beside him like a madwoman; he agreed.
SIGH
"...Okay, how should I do that?" the man asked while he sighed in defeat.
[Just think of it! And I will do the rest!]
"Okay..." the man said as he thought about not making his presence known; he didn't fully understand what it meant, but 'Stop making my presence known!' he mumbled inwardly while the image of his mother's tears falling on the ground as she desperately tried to free his father and the women flashed in his mind.
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A few minutes had gone by, and the world felt like it was alive again. The netizens of the world were able to stand again.
Ara tightly hugged her husband while crying; her sobs pierced the man's heart as he knew that he was the cause of it.
'I am sorry,' the man said while he watched his mother. He was constantly talking to the voice and learning many basic things.
[You don't need to apologize for that!]
The voice said, making the man squint his eyes, "But weren't you the one who said that I should apologize when I feel sorry and that sorry is the one you say to your loved ones whenever they feel sad because of you."
[Yes, but you haven't done it intentionally. You didn't know you were doing it!]
"But Mother would still be sad if I didn't say sorry, right?"
[Yes! She would still be sad!]
"Then I am sorry!" the man exclaimed; this time, his voice was firm, clearly stating his decision.
[Alright, I won't argue with you!]
The man wanted to smile in victory but couldn't since, apart from his eyes, he could not control a single part of his body.
[You are still a newborn baby; it will take some time for you to gain control of your body!]
The voice explained, enlightening the man. The man wanted to ask more, but his mother's voice took his attention.
"Husband, meet your son, William!"
The man's eye turned toward the person behind his mother. He had short silver hair and golden-colored eyes. With a chiseled jawline, he would have looked like a Greek god if not for the weariness and tiredness taking root on his face due to the pressure and the kneeling.
"I don't like him," the man blurted out without hesitation. There was an unknown feeling in his heart that wanted this man's disappearance.
[He is your father; if he disappeared, then your mother would be sad, really sad. She would cry almost every day!]
The voice said in a hurry as if his father would really disappear.
[Although you have your powers locked, it still might leak out sometimes, so be careful what you wish for!]
"My powers are sealed?" The man asked, ignoring the later part of the voice's advise.
[Yes, I will tell you about it when I introduce myself!]
The voice explained, getting an "Oh!" from the man.
"Why not now?" the man asked; he didn't know why he was postponing his introduction, saying he would do it
[Because it will take time to explain to you clearly, and I don't want to take your time when you are just born. You have to bond with your family after all!]
The man squinted his eyes at the voice's answer but did not say anything.
"He has your eyes," the man's father said while he turned toward his wife, grabbing the attention of the man.
"I have her eyes?" the man asked curiously.
[Yes, you have the same shining jewel-like amethyst eyes as your mother, while having the same color as your father!]
"Oh!" the man exclaimed; he ignored the part where the voice said that he had the same color as his father and solely focused on the part about having the same eyes as his mother.
The man's father tried to play with him for a brief moment before the man found it annoying. "How can I stop this?" the man asked the voice; he didn't know why, but he quickly got irritated in the man's presence.
[That's simple! Cry!]
"Will that work?" the man asked; he learned what crying was from the discussion he had earlier with the voice.
[Yes! It is the most effective way to temporarily get rid of him! Cry whenever you see him!]
The voice advised, making the man's eyes shine with resolution, "Then, here I go!"
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WAAH WAAAH WAAH
Loud cries of a baby resounded through the room as the man cried loudly. His body flailed its arms in reaction, adding more drama to the man's actions.
"What the.....? Why is he crying?" the man's father asked, bewildered.
CHUCKLE
The three women behind the man chuckled as they watched his expression while the man's mother said, "Maybe he doesn't like you!"
She walked over to him and took her son from her husband. "You don't like your father, do you?" she said, while nudging her nose against his like earlier.
The man immediately stopped crying as she noticed he was back in his mother's arms. Making his mother smirk in victory while she turned toward her husband.
"....Fine, you win! I will leave for now, take a rest." The man's father said while he turned toward two other women. "Let's go!" he ordered, emptying the room. The maids had left long ago, making the trio the last ones to leave the room.
[Now that we are all alone, except for your mother! Let's start!]
The voice echoed in the man's mind, grabbing his attention. He put all his focus on it, as the man was curious about the voice's origin.
[Let me introduce myself first!]
[I am You!]