Suddenly Feeling Fear For The First Time Since Childhood, Is Ashe's Karma Finally Catching Up To Him?!
Back At The Hellish Village Suffering From Poverty, Ashe Stands With His Legs And Arms Shaking With Sweat Racing Down His Face…
Ashe(Confused): What Is This Feeling?!
Asura(Stern): Something You Haven't Felt In A Long Time, Ashe…
Asura(Serious): Fear!
Ashe(Grunting): NONSENSE!!!
Ashe(Angry): To Feel Fear Is To Be Weak In The Presence Of Those Who Have Been Deemed By Fate As, Strong!!!
Ashe(Angry): Ever Since This Hellish Night, I Have Never Felt Fear. I AM STRONG!!!
Asura Sights As He Looks At Ashe With A Cold Demeanor…
Asura(Serious): How Long Will It Take Until You Wake Up From You're Childish Dream And Realize. That You're Weak.
Asura(Serious): You Think Just Because You've Thrown Away Everything In Order To Gain Power, That Makes You Strong?!!
Ashe(Shouting): IN THIS WORLD, THAT IS THE ONLY WAY!!!
Ashe(Shouting): YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES WHAT CHANGED ME INTO THE MAN I AM TODAY, WHAT GIVES ANYONE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE ME WHEN THIS CURSED WORLD IS WHAT MADE ME WHO AND WHAT I AM?!!
Asura Closes His Eyes Momentarily, Before Re-Opening Them…
Asura(Calmly): I'm Gonna Tell You What An Old Monk Once Told Me…
Ashe's Breathing Steady's, As He Listens To Asura's Words.
Asura(Calmly): Fear Can Be Used As A Tool. You View It As A Nuisance And As Making Someone Weak…
Asura(Calmly): Deep Down In The Back Of You're Heart. I Can Clearly Sense That Fear That You've Been Blocking Out For Years.
Suddenly, Ashe Looks Over To His Right To See His Mother Standing Up And Walking Over To The Next Room Slowly…
Mallory(Grim/Cold): This World Is Too Cruel For Us. It's Better This Way.
Ashe(Petrified): Momma No. please, Don't Leave!
Mallory(Grim/Sobbing): I'm Sorry Ashe.
My Mother Then Kicked The Stool Away As Moments Passed And She Was…
Past Ashe(Petrified/Crying/Voice Cracking): Nooo, Momma! Please Come Back!
Current Ashe(Teary Eyed): ENOUGH OF THIS!!!
Then, Lee Enters The Room And See's The Horrific Sight…
Lee(Disbelief/Voice Cracking): N- No!
Past Ashe(Breaking Down/Crying): Da-
Lee(Furious): This Is All You're Fault! You Little Bastard!!!
Suddenly Lee Lunges At The Current Ashe Who Is Transformed Into His Past Self…
Asura(Stern): This Is The Truth You Have Been Running From, Ashe. Your Past, Your Fears, And Your Pain—They've Shaped Who You Are Today…
Asura(Stern): And They Still Haunt You.
Ashe(Shaking/Voice Trembling): No… This Isn't Real. I've Buried It All…
Asura(Resolute): It's Real. And It's Part Of Who You Are. If You Continue To Run, You'll Never Truly Be Strong.
Ashe Transformed Into His Younger Self, Continues To Exchange Fist's With His Father As Lee's Punches Grow More Ferocious With Each Swing…
Lee(Angrily): Stop Hiding Behind Walls! Face What You've Done! Face The Truth Of What This World Has Done To You!!!
Ashe(Voice Cracking/Angrily): YOU'RE ALSO TO BLAME FATHER. YOU JUST SAT THERE WHILE MOTHER WAS VIOLATED RIGHT IN FRONT OF BOTH OF US!!!
Ashe(Voice Cracking/Saddened): YOU DIDN'T EVEN STRUGGLE A LITTLE BIT TO TRY AND SAVE YOU'RE GODDAMNED WIFE, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO CRITICIZE ME FOR HIDING?!!
Ashe Now Angered, Begins To Lunge At Lee, And Throws Him Through The Wall…
He Begins Pounding Into Him Like A Feral Beast. Blood Splattering Everywhere And Even Onto Ashe's Face…
Asura Watches With A Calm Demeanor, And As He Analyzes Ashe's Expression…
He Senses Sadness, Rage And Fear.
And…
Ashe(Shouting): YOU STUPID COWARD!!!
Ashe Continues Pounding Into Lee's Chest, As Suddenly He Stops And Wipes Some Of The Blood From His Eyes…
Asura(Serious): You're Father Attacked You, Out Of Rage And Sorrow After Witnessing His Wife Committing Suicide, So He Directed His Anger Toward His Kid…
Asura(Serious): He Took His Cowardice And-
Ashe(Angry): Shut You're Goddamned Mouth You Worthless Excuse Of A Sorcerer!
Ashe(Angry): You And Those Naive Kids Out There Continue To Blind Yourselves To The True Horrors Of The World By Thinking That The Power Of Friendship Will Help You All Put Down All Threats That Remain In The World!
Ashe(Angry): Take Yourself And That Woman Out There For Example. You've Both Experienced Even Worse Than Me During Your Childhood's And Yet You Criticize Me For Becoming A Product Of What This World Had Created!
Asura, Unfazed By Ashe's Outburst, Narrows His Eyes As He See's Through The Bravado.
As The Scene Shift's One Final Time With The Area Around Them Completely Darkening, Even Asura Stands In The Shadows Where Ashe Can't Even See Him…
Ashe Returns To His Current State As He Hears Small Footsteps Of Someone Approaching Him…
His Eyes Widen As He Look's Down To See His Younger Self Looking Right Back At Him, Directly In The Eyes…
The Past, Confronts The Present…
To Be Continued In Chapter 55…