Written In Our Code [On Hiatus]

An Acidic Personality

Jack and Mark had gone back to sleep, but I had gone outside to practice my fighting in Mark's backyard.

Roundhouse, back up, run forward, jump kick, drop to the ground and sweep leg in circle to trip enemies. Stand up, flip backwards, land on hand and spin aroun-

"Ah!" I hissed, crashing to the ground. I quickly checked my right arm, feeling a intense burn coming from it.

"I thought you couldn't make an appearance, dickhead. Go back to sleep, nobody needs you here." I muttered, holding my arm tightly.

Oh, really? I'm just here to warn you that you're being reckless.

"How so? I'm just being here with my friends. I don't see how I'm-"

People are hunting you. You've already had two encounters with one. There's no way you could handle Anti, Dark, and Die alongside an small group of abnormal people. You may think all you're able to do is summon the Underworld's eternal fire and create portals, but trust me, you're much more powerful than you think. I can show you, if you'd like. I can sense your curiosity.

"I'm not letting you take over and kill my friends."

Not like that, no. I can visit you in your dreams and teach you. Your father had kept this from you. I can show you the way.

"Yeah, no thanks. I don't need you corrupting me. I know full well what happens when you 'teach me'. Took me about a full three years to recover from those holes in my body that your blasted acid created. I had to wear sleeves during the summer. Not fun. And did you just quote a dead meme?"

Wh- no. No, I did not. And that won't happen. That was just an accident. Do you want Glitched teaching you?

HEY, I'M RIGHT HERE!

Oh, right. I didn't see you there.

YOU LITTLE SHIT–– I'M LITERALLY THE ONLY OTHER ENTITY IN THIS PLACE!

"Can you fucks stop yelling, my ears are bleeding." I spat, slapping my forehead.

I wasn't even yelling, the idiot over there was.

I AM N-

Glitched, you are literally yelling this very moment.

Ugh, I can teach her too, ya know! C'mon SpaWn!

Yes, and you would murder everyone doing so. Meanwhile, I wouldn't kill people unless absolutely necessary. I would teach her in her dreams, whilst you would randomly take her over and start using her for her hidden abilities to rob banks or kill people fire absolutely no reason.

I'm not always a rampaging murderer ya know..

"Aw, did Glitch's wittle fweelings get hurt?" I snorted, and I think SpaWn did too. I could feel her anger but she didn't do anything. SpaWn was the strongest alternate personality. But if she could get me to be stronger so I could protect my friends..

Yes, I can do that. I'll let you think it over. Let me know when your decision is made. I'm courteous, unlike someone else.

Fine. Do whatever SpaWn. Just letting you know, I would do it better.

"Can y'all stop arguing so I can go back to sleep?" I yawned, hand covering my mouth as I practically unhinged my jaw so I could yawn properly.

Fine.

Alright.

"Shukrān." I thanked them before returning back to the house. Only to find Mark frantically looking through the it. Then he saw me and dashed over and nearly crushed me with his hug.

"Where were you! I went to check on you, but you were gone!"

"I went to train a bit. You're- you're physically crushing me." I wheezed out and he let me go.

"You're strong for.. never mind." I almost said 'short guy', and that would've resulted in a possible middle finger and a shout of 'fuck you'. But he knew what I was gonna say before I stopped, so, in turn, he did his little middle finger dance. I stopped him with a kiss to the forehead and a goodnight. 

It's still weird, after all these years.

I'm taller than him by about three feet.