The Boy Who Helped Destroy Humanity

Remember Me

My family descends from the strongest people. The Shapers. We protect everyone, and with that responsibility, we protect (or protected) the royal family. We were here before the royal family. So why aren't we royal? Well... we are. We ruled behind the scenes, the royal family you know is our façade. As I grew up I learned many lessons from my parents. They were diplomats. There were times when my brothers and I would go without seeing our parents. During those times we were taught the necessary fighting and shape shifting skills we would need if we followed in their footsteps. That's what I wanted to do. Make the parents that I didn't see for most of my childhood, proud. Make them notice me. But how could I do that if there was another wannabe? How could I do that if there was a boy named Nicolas? A boy who was taken into our family by a promise my mother made long ago. He was jealous. Of something. When Nicolas came to our family, I knew what had happened. His mother was very sickly and she was my mother's closest friend. When Nicolas' mother knew that she was pregnant, she wanted a back up in case she couldn't take care of Nicolas anymore. That plan was my mother. She made my mother promise to take care of him if she died. Well, she obviously died and we got stuck with Nicolas. In the beginning, I desperately wanted an older sibling. I wanted someone who would be there for me when my parents weren't. But I was wrong. He was two faced. In front of my parents he was careful. Without them he was a bully. He was jealous of my family as he did not have any Shapers blood in him. He excelled in the studies Historia was in. The regular subjects, arithmetic, English, history, science, etc. That was how I met Historia. And we clicked. She didn't see her parents very much. She was to stay only in certain places, and only go out with a cruel maid. We were polar opposites. Perhaps that's why we became best friends. In the evening when no one was around, we would go into the castle garden and imagine if there were more people beyond the walls. I dreamed of flying away. Since I could. Historia didn't understand. But she wanted to all the same. "If you say you can fly, why don't you?" she said. "I have my family." That's all I said of the matter, as that night, a great disturbance took hold of the castle. Historia and I were still in the garden when I heard the breaking of glass. "Get the Princess but keep her alive! Kill all the Shapers!" Without thinking, I grab Historia's hand and run into the maze. Looking up at the hedges I jump with her in my arms up to the tops. "Lay down and stay down! I'll come get you soon. I promise." I leap down and head to my quarters to go find my brothers. I saw them running out towards me and I felt a blow to my head, as I collapsed I saw my brothers grabbed by my father's arms, and I heard my mother scream, "Remember me!".