Chapter 1 A New Beginning

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So, this one is going to be a little jumpy. Do not worry I have a plan, and timeskips, but mostly a plan.
Without further ado, let get this ball rolling...

*The Next Day, Early Morning*

Waking up I started to look around, forgetting where I was. Attempting to sit up I noticed a weight on my shoulder.

Akeno, still fast asleep.

Smiling I brushed a strand of hair out of her face, causing her to snuggle into me further.

Trying to pull away I realized I wasn't going to get out of this easily. Looking around I spotted and grabbed a small stuffed animal. In one swift movement I turned my body to smoke and pushed the small toy to where I was sleeping. Reforming myself beside the bed I let out a grin before walking away...

Only to drop to the floor.

Landing with a slight thud I noticed just how little feeling I had in my legs. My whole body feeling numb. Picking myself up I leaned against the wall for support. Now staggering my way into the living room I started to hear a happy humming coming from the kitchen.

"Ohh Alex, I wasn't expecting you to be up this early." Akeno's mother greeted me. About to greet her back I let go of the wall I was using to hold myself up, dropping to one knee once again.

Rushing to my side once again Akeno's mother assisted me in taking a seat at the kitchen table. "Are you alright?" She asked concerned. "I'm fine, really, just sore is all, and hungry." I said as my stomach growled. Smiling she then handed me a small plate of toast she was eating from. "I was just about to start breakfast, have this to tide you over." She told me, her smile never fading. "Would you like some tea?" She asked returning to the counter. "Yes please." I said enjoying the toast.

After about fifteen minutes later Akeno's mother placed another plate in front of me, this one stacked high with eggs, ham, and fruits.

Going bug eyed at the amount of food I was given I looked towards Ms. Himejima as if asking for permission. "Well? Are you going to dig in?" She said grinning while making her own plate. Getting the green light I began to wolf down the meal. By the time Ms. Himejima sat down I had already polished off the plate.

"Somebody really was hungry." She mused sitting down. "Thank you for the meal." I said gratefully.

Truly that was my first proper meal, not those nutrient slurries they fed me once in a blue moon at Order... or another living being for that matter.

"I take it now would be as good a time as any to have that talk you mentioned." I said sipping from my tea cup.

"I think now would be better." She said putting down her own cup. "Where do you want me to start?" I asked, unsure of where to begin. "From the beginning if you don't mind. Nobody, especially a child would ever have that many scars or be capable of fighting off ten fully grown men. I can hardly believe it, but with how Akeno speaks of you and the clear signs on your body... I need to know."

This is going to be a long one.... sighing, I began my story.

"Knowing Akeno, everything she told you in true. The details however are far worse however." I explained while twiddling my thumbs.

"The people that took your daughter, The Order of Crimson, raised me. My 'parents' abandoned me shortly after I was born. They used me to sever their ties with the Order. 'By blood do you join, by blood do you leave.' After being given away a doctor in their service attempted to administer several 'boosters' to accelerate and enhance my growth like every other initiate, however doing so he found out how compatible I was with an experiment of his...."

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