Brave New World

Chapter 5.5: Secrets

The night didn't go very quickly for Steven. He couldn't sleep very well, not because of what he did the day before, but because he couldn't get over the voice that was in his head, and what it said. That and he was still in disbelief how everyone was so ready to forgive him despite barely knowing him at all. It was certainly a lot to process, especially what the voice said.

"You think you came into this world randomly, but I assure you, it was not random."? What the hell is that supposed to mean? He was brought into this world? Well, that certainly would explain a lot of it, but it doesn't explain why.

"You are mine, and you will bow to my every whim, or you will suffer the consequences..."?! What, now he's someone's pawn?! Steven hated to be manipulated, and as a result, was very hard to have been taken advantage of back home. The worst part, however, is that he may be forced to do whatever this person's bidding is in the future, or something may happen. Steven may not have anything left to lose anymore, but he can't let anything happen to anyone because of something that is his issue, or something out of their control. It just wasn't right.

Steven soon put two and two together, and realized something. Someone, something brought him here to do whatever they wanted him to do. He doesn't know if it's good or evil, but considering what happened afterwards, he inferred the latter. But perhaps the most confusing of the aspects of this is why him? What made Steven Paxton, an average teenager from rural Massachusetts, who showed average talents, and only came into this world mere weeks ago, so special, so important? Steven didn't very much like any of the answers he liked, so he tried to focus his mind elsewhere.

One of the many side effects of his ADHD, was that his mind was always going, it never stopped. He didn't mind it, as he grew up with it, but it allowed hundreds of ideas into his mind every day, and he relished in that. Not only that, but his mind was always racing, often bringing him from one subject to another, eventually getting to something entirely different, often making him wonder how the hell he got to where he was in his mind to begin with. Additionally, when he goes to bed, he doesn't stop thinking. He cannot simply calm his mind to sleep like any normal individual, he just randomly falls asleep mid-thought, often not realizing it until he has a dream or wakes up the next morning. This was both a blessing and a curse, as many times, as a result of his rapid though process, he often thought worst-case scenarios, and thought through how to deal with them if applicable, but if it was something he couldn't think through, he'd either stay on it, unable to think of something else, or his mind would bring him to something else entirely, letting him relax a little, however the former was more likely. Sometimes, however, Steven is able to realize what is happening, and the process he's taking, and is able to stop himself from continuing, and changing the subject.

The mind truly is an amazing thing, a space within our brains that allows us to create infinite ideas, whether they be innovations, activities, tactics, or anything else under the sun, it's what makes humans and any other similar species unique, Faunus included. And the best part about it? It's infinite, never ending, forever there, and it's what dictates our every move whether we realize it or not. Such a small area in your head, yet it's infinite. It's a little uncanny, don't you think? Yet for some, the mind is both a treasure and a curse. For some, their mind is turned against them, others, they are trapped in a small piece of it, unable to reach their potential from the many events they've had to endure in their lives, often making them lose hope. While those who have the better minds go on to do amazing things, whether it's recognized by the world or not, those people always change the world. They often become our leaders, our celebrated innovators, our cherished artists, and our greatest teachers. However, along with what is debatably our greatest ally, our greatest tool, can often be our worst enemy, as the ideas of many clash often, leading to conflict, a concept Steven's world was all too familiar with, and likely would be experiencing for as long as the human race existed on Earth.