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* 5 years later *

I was chasing down a 6 year old though the hallways. " Come back! You know Daniel is going to be mad if you disrupt the training of the others! " I yelled after the 6 year old.

When I finally caught up with him, Daniel had already beat me to him.
" Do you have any idea, how easy it will be to get rid of you?! I...we don't need a weakling! If it wasn't for..." Daniel said before I cleared my throat to let him know I'm standing right next to him. Daniel immediately let go and looked at me. " Is there something you want to say?? " Daniel asked. I just gave Daniel a glare and he slowly backed away from us. " Just go and start your training...the both of you " Daniel said before walking away to his office.

I'm 8 years old and since I was 3 I've been living in a secret underground assassin academy. But I started training at the age of 5. The baby that I basically raised and now and forever responsible for is now 6 and a pain to keep out of trouble. Although I'm only 8, Daniel knows not to mess with me and not to get on my bad side or else I will hurt him...badly. Daniel also knows not to mess with what's mine.

" Nyx " I hear my name. I turn around and see Kalinth. " Kalinth do you know how lucky I am to have you with me??? " I asked " Since the day you arrived at the academy, like you told me " Kalinth said. I smiled at him. " Come, let's go to training before we get a lecture about being late again " I said as I put my arm around his shoulders.

I watched as Kalinth was training with his mentor. As Kalinth got knocked down, my mentor put his hand on my shoulder signaling me to stay calm and reminding me that's just training and not an actual fight.

Once training was over, Kalinth and I went back to our room...

Kalinth was already in bed and I could sense that he was restless so I got up from my bed. " Kalinth why aren't you asleep yet?? It's the middle of the night " I said " Can you tell me the story again?? " Kalinth asked. I sighed. " Please??? I want to hear the story again. I want to hear the story of mother and father again " Kalinth said. I sighed again. " How could I say no to my kid brother ( kid brother means little brother incase you didn't know ) " I said.

Kalinth moved aside so I could sit next to him.

" Mother and father were the best parents anyone could ask for. They protected us. But sometimes they would leave for days before returning back home to us. Father would always check our rooms before we went to our rooms for bed. Once father finished checking our rooms, mother would put us in bed and sing us a song. One day, mother and father left again and hadn't return for weeks. But once they returned, little did we know... " I said before noticing that Kalinth was sound asleep.

I didn't bother to leave Kalinth's bed so I just fell asleep next to him.

Pain, fear, and emptiness is all I feel...