Director's Origins

⚔︎Soul Wars⚔︎

As time went by, Conner never broke his promise. Months soon turned to years and the CIA world never once slowed down. Luckily, neither did Conner. Keeping his promise, soon Conner excelled faster than his other peers and got to train alongside Damian. The two of them going one on one, Damian even teaching Conner some new tricks that only he had up his sleeve.

Damian was an acrobat, spending some time with the trapeze artists as a teenager. So he was swift and knew a lot of aerial moves. He showed Conner how to be better at the staff and use it well to his advantage. He even showed him how to spin-off of it to kick the opponent in mid-air.

However, that was a move Conner could never really get right. Usually, he ended up falling flat on his butt. Other than that, Conner grew to be faster, stronger, and much more skilled than ever before.

Like normal his physique changed along with his skillset. Gaining better muscle mass and he grew to have a broader chest and shoulders as he entered further adulthood. Growing larger and well-toned limbs as well as torso. All alongside Damian, who was more physically, to begin with.

Still a little younger, he surpassed his age group and moved to the higher range. Which was a lot faster and much more intense, regardless Conner did everything he could to keep up with the pacing.

He soon learned rather than holding back his anger, he would use it to his advantage. Making him work harder in training as well as out in the field. He would train until he was bloody in the face, exhausted, and every muscle in his body was sore. Yet he kept going to keep up with the others. Even when told to stop, Conner would refuse and keep going.

All of it bit him back in the ass many times as per usual. It was physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. There were days where he lost it and his temper went haywire. There were days where he wanted to quit everything, and there were days he almost walked right out.

Nevertheless, he stayed throughout everything. Not at all wanting to leave Damian all alone in the dark twisted place that was known as the New York CIA Base.

Damian was always someone Conner could always count on. He was there for him his first day and stayed by his side for the following five years after that. The two became fast friends, and before he knew it Conner grew to feel much more than that. It was a feeling that never faded, however, he never once came clean and told Damian the truth.

Honestly thinking that over time he would get over it. But he never did and it stayed as strong as it ever was. There were even times where it was even stronger than before. Even so, Conner kept all of that to himself. Unsure what that would even mean, Damian's safety and well being were far too important to Conner and he never wanted to jeopardize that.

He, of course, didn't mind being just his friends. He was glad to even know the guy, let alone become his best friend and the only person Damian knew he could trust with his everything.

Conner's personality also went through a change. He was much sterner and serious, not so much playful and childish. He grew to be more mature and take things seriously whenever need be. He could still play and joke around, but he knew when to set that aside for work. He was no longer as nervous getting out there on missions.

There wasn't really any time for any of it so he stayed firm and focused a lot more than he used to.
As for his temper, given his situation and lifestyle, it only grew worse. He became on edge more frequently and caught himself irritated a lot easier than ever before.

Luckily, Damian knew how to calm him down to focus, another reason Conner cared for him so much. Never in his life could anyone 'tame the beast' but Damian thought fast and knew just what to do.