At A Secluded Area On The Branch Of A Tree Jason Sits Lost In Thought, Torn Between Anger And Sadness As He Slowly Loses His Humanity…
Jason(Sobbing): How Could You Do That Mom?
Suddenly, An Unexpected Guest Shows Up…
Yami(Softly): I'm Surprised…
Jason Quickly Wipes His Tears And Looks Up To See Yami Standing Behind Him…
Jason(Whispering): What Do You Want?!
Yami(Softly): I Never Would've Thought Someone As Strong And Nonchalant As You Could Cry And Lose Their Temper.
Jason(Quietly): …
Yami Sits Next To Jason…
Yami(Whispering): I Understand, She Sold You're Soul In Order To Bring You Back From Death…
Yami(Softly): But She's You're Mother, Of Course She's Gonna Do Anything To Save You're Life-
Jason(Upset): That's Not The Issue Here, Ever Since Malum Was Sealed Inside Of Me…
Jason(Upset): Everyone Always Viewed Me As Nothing More Than A Vessel, A Weapon To Wipe Out All Threats To This World.
Jason(Upset): They Talk As If It's Easy Having A Voice Inside Of You're Head Whispering Dark Things And Waiting For The Opportunity To Possess My Body And Kill More Innocents.
Jason(Upset): All While Dehumanizing Me And Expecting Me To Not Have Human Emotions-
Yami(Reassuring): I Know The Feeling.
Jason's Eyes Widen…
Jason(Curious): Huh?
Yami(Reassuring): I Left The Northern Tribe Last Year Because Of My Tribe's Representative Trying To Use Me As A Weapon.
Yami's Eyes Close As She Recounts Her Time At The Northern Tribe…
Yami(Softly): Everyone Sent Me On Missions Which I Almost Died In…
Yami(Softly): Before I Left The Tribe, My Last Mission Was To Go With A Group Of Sorcerers And Wipe Out The Southern Tribe…
Yami(Softly): You Remember My Void Manifestation Right?
Jason(Nodding): Yeah.
Yami(Softly): I Managed To Perfect The Technique On My First Try…
Yami(Softly): My Tribe Intended On Having Me Use It When We Infiltrated The Southern Tribe To Plunge The World Into Absolute Darkness While I Wiped Out The Entire Tribe.
Yami(Somber): They Were Gonna Take Advantage Of The Darkness So No One Would Know That We Did It…
Yami(Somber): But When The Plan Failed And The Southern Tribe Found Out, They Betrayed Me And Turned Me In As A Prisoner…
Jason(Disgusted): You're Own Tribe?!
Yami(Nodding): And My Parents Even Sold Me Over To Them Without A Second's Thought.
Jason's Head Lowers As He Begins To Understand Why Yami Act's The Way She Does, Her Upbringing Caused Her To Hate War…
During The Two Years Jason Away, The Northern Tribe Planned A Coup D'état On The Southern Tribe Because Of The Fact That Rogue Sorcerer's Originated Within The Southern Tribe…
Rogue Sorcerers Began Infiltrating The Northern Tribe And Brainwashing Sorcerers Into Turning Against Their Own Nation Which Sparked A Conflict Between The Tribes…
During This Time All Of The Tribe's Separated Due To The Grand Elder's Inability To Capture Malum's Vessel And Confirm The Death Of Him After He Escaped, Jason's Body Was Never Found…
Yami(Somber): When I Was Imprisoned At The Southern Tribe, They Beat Me And Even Tortured Me Until I Couldn't Take It Anymore…
Jason(Curious): How Did You Escape?
Yami(Serious): Rin Helped Me Escape, She Was A Sorceress From The Southern Tribe She Killed The Guards That Tortured Me And Broke Me Out While I Was Unconscious.
Yami(Serious): Afterwards We Met Zenaku And Formed Our Trio Which We Aimed To Rid This World Of Evil…
Jason(Curious): Why Are You Telling Me All This?!
Yami(Softly): To Let You Know That Family Is Important…
Yami(Scolding): And To Let You Know That You're An Idiot No Matter How Strong You Are!
Jason(Confused): What?!
Yami(Scolding): You're Mother Was Manipulated Into Killing You, Did You Ever Stop To Think How That Effected Your Mom Mentally?
Jason(Shrugging): I Guess Not.
Yami(Serious): She Said That She Kept Having PTSD Attacks And Panic Attacks During The Time You Were Gone.
Jason(Eyes Widened): What?!
Jason(Eyes Widened): She Didn't Tell Me That?!
Yami Then Walks To Jason's Backside As They Stand Back To Back While The Atmosphere Changes To A Somber Tone…
Yami(Softly): Because You Didn't Care Enough To Listen When She Tried To Tell You!
Jason's Heart Sinks As He Takes In This Realization, Regret Entering His Mind As His Tears Form In His Eyes…
Yami Slowly Walks Off As She Leaves A Couple More Words Before Regrouping With Everyone…
Yami(Softly): Just Apologize To Your Mom, I Know I'm In No Position To Talk Since My Parents Never Really Cared About Me…
Yami(Softly): But You Should Be Grateful For You're Mom, All Of The Things She's Endured Or Went Through Just To Keep You And You're Sister Safe…
Yami(Softly): That's All…
Yami Then Leaves As Jason Sits, Regretting The Heated Argument Between Him And Aaliyah…
Jason Then Stands Up And Wipes Off His Face As He Makes His Way Back To The Outpost…
Meanwhile At The Western Tribe…
Deep Within The Forest We See Many Plants Underneath The Sunlight…
Long Trees And Blossoming Flowers Surrounding A Giant Waterfall With Many Animals Walking Around The Forest…
We See A Beautiful Sorceress Between Who Is At Least In Her Mid Twenties Who Is Barely Nude But Has Plants Covering Her Chest And Crotch While Barefoot And With Flowing Smooth Red Hair And Green Eyes…
She Sits On A Wood Seat As She Sits With Her Legs Crossed As A Messenger Turtle Approaches Her With A Poster Ok It's Back…
Gaia(Curious): What Might This Be?
Gaia(Reading): You've Been Invited To The Tournament Of The Strongest…
Gaia(Reading): Fight Against Various Powerful Opponents To Prove Your Worth…
Gaia(Scoffing): A Childish Game Hosted By That Poser Ashe?!
Gaia's Eyes Then Widen As Something Piques Her Interest…
Gaia(Intrigued): Oh?!
Gaia(Reading): Get A Chance To Witness The Vessel Of Malum Showcase His Power?!
Gaia(Interested): Maybe I'll Go…
To Be Continued In Chapter Thirty…