Shadows of a Life

Flashback: Discord

     I rolled over on my bed my upper body hanging over the edge upside-down. "Discord!" I voice screamed from down the hallway. I recognized the voice immediatly and jumped off my bed hiding underneath it. Bane kicked my door open his face not showing any expression. Although I was at least two years older then him, he was two times stronger then me. His cloak covered his body and a hood made it hard to see the wisps of short silver hair. A ring of heavy black metal with many sharp pieces floated behind him. He looked around trying to find me. I backed up further underneath my bed so I was in the corner. I could only see the trim of Bane's cloak from here. My body shook uncrontrollably. "Discord..." Bane paced around my room. Voiced screamed in my head, "Run away!" "Kill him," "Slit his throat," I tried to ignore them and focus on hiding. Bane moved closer to where i was. A whimper escaped my lips and I quickly covered my mouth. Bane stopped moving. I shut my eyes and tried to make myself believe that he was going to leave me alone and walk away. I felt a hand grab my hair and drag me out from my hiding place. Bane lifted me off the ground by my hair. I whimpered in pain pulling my knees towards my chest. I waited for him to drop me and just leave me alone scared to death that something was going to kill me. I opened one of my eyes and found myself staring into his cold red ones. 

I was less then half his size since I didn't seem to ever grow. He tugged my hair again which he was using to keep me from escaping. I let my feet drop in hope that maybe they would reach the floor which of course they didn't. I whimpered again looking in to Bane's eyes with a pained look hoping he wouldn't beat me bloody. Bane let go of my hair and I fell to the floor like a crumpled ragdoll. I scrambled underneath the bed again so I wouldn't have to see my brothers face. "I have one question for you Discord and then I promise I will leave you to whatever you want to be scared of today," His voice was stern but at the same time somewhat mocking. He knew very well that just about everything would scare me into curling up and whimpering like a child. "Do something you pathetic excuse of a shadow!" A voice inside my head screamed at me. Bane maniplulated a tendril of shadow energy which coiled itself around me, pulling my body out of my hiding place yet again. I clawed at the stone floor trying to stop it from movng me but instead i just tore the skin off my fingers causing them to bleed. Bane paid no attention to my shaking or whimpering.

"I know you were the one who killed a Divine for their soul," I stared at Bane. How did he figure that out?...I thought....no....maybe..but why....he shouldn't care...no...yes? "I figured it was you because theres only one idiot that would be stupid enough to do something like that. But why, what would make you want to do something like that? Are you pathetic enough to actually eat the souls of the divines to gain power? But you know what, I don't care. You can do what you want. I'm not going to kill you like a good brother would do and put you out of your misery. You're a useful piece of entertainment. I will find it funny once your body becomes currupted with chaos energy and you become a useless puppet of an elements will." The shadow energy let me go and I scrambled beneath the bed again curling up in a ball shaking as tears streamed down my face. Bane walked out of my room as though nothing had happened. Bane's mad....no...he doesn't care....but...maybe...the divines are mad....no....maybe? but what if they are....will they...nah....maybe? 

     I heard the door click as it opened again. I stared at the persons shoes who had just walked in. They were heeled boots, black and shiny. I stayed underneath my bed watching carefully. The person walked arond looking for me most likely, without saying a word. The person sighed before leaving. I stared blankly at the door for a minute before crawling out from where I was. I sat on my bed still staring at the door. Maybe Bane was warning me? Would he care enough? no...he hates me....why would he try to save me...he thinks im worthless...so why not kill me....maybe....i am important...but...he probably has......no....yes? If I was strong enough....I could fight....but....scary...everything is....If I eat souls....will....it work? Bane thinks not.....but....I will prove......myself.....Maybe then...Bane might....love me? or Cataclysm? maybe.....father might....be proud of me...for once? Maybe I...can....help...Havok? No.....no one.....loves me...not....even my sister....even....if...i could...do something....but no....maybe? never. No one..... Ever.