Devils Of The Sun

TWENTY TWO

"But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem."
― Anne Frank

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North's P.O.V 

I sat breathless on the floor of the giant room with the creepy old man towering over me with a strange smirk on his face. I panted as I ran over the images I saw in my mind over and over again, trying to decipher their meaning. Questions then began to flood my mind, the faces and names, they were so familiar to me. 

"Noah" 

"Xavier" 

The name 'Noah' triggered something in my brain like I had been called that before and responded to it, but with 'Xavier' I've been called that many times before, but it never rang too many alarms with me, at least not before now. The name rang in my head along with the lady from the first image's cries. 

"I understand it's a lot to take in my boy, but you'll put the pieces together in due time" the old man spoke with a chuckle and smiled down at me. My eyes then drifted from the floor to stare up at him, how can he be so calm while I'm over here having a panic attack!? 

The man then smiled and clapped his hands together, "Well, I'll leave you to your thoughts, stay here as long as you need Xavier" he spoke, I flinched at the name he called me. He then began to walk away and paused, "Oh, by the way, there will be someone outside to take you to your room" He spoke not even bothering to turn back to me. 

I didn't speak or even bother to look at him as he left me alone, in truth the silence was more than welcoming to me. The non-existent sound of silence was calming to me, I took a deep breath and sat forward, but I refused to get up. 

It felt as if all my strength had disappeared from my body and faded into nothing, I was left with nothing. "North..?" I heard Rhys finally talk, but for some reason I wanted him gone, his voice brought no comfort to me. I didn't want to hear him or even Jack, I wanted my mind to be clear with all the confusion in my head. 

"Please say something...." Even Jack began to beg to me, but what could I say? What did they want me to say? 

I ignored them and began to think back to what I saw in my mind, those images happened inside my head, which means that my mind made them up? Or were they memories? That idea scared me, after all this time of questioning who I am, I finally get an answer made of cracks and shards that are almost impossible to fix together. 

I think I felt better not knowing my past and creating a new future for myself, it felt easier not knowing who I was before, but now that's all gone. I know my past but don't at the same time, what I do know now is simple yet complicated. 

I was adopted, I know that now, it seemed that I was taken away from my birth mother at some point, the image showed a woman with brown hair and hazel eyes crying over a small child wrapped in a blanket, and her name was Nadia. I found great comfort thinking about her, she appeared to be my birth mother after all. 

But I was taken from her and given to another family who gave me another name. My birth name must have been Xavier, but later I was named Noah by my adoptive family. But why was I taken from my mother? Why wasn't I safe with her and my father? Judging by the screaming that followed after the vision, it was against her will to take me away. 

Then another man whose voice I do not recognize spoke, telling her I was not safe, then the same voice spoke again in the next vision, telling me he promised my parents to keep me safe from harm, that I would be just like everyone else. What did that mean? Was I not normal to begin with? 

Thousands of words and questioned filled my mind, I felt so overwhelmed that I started breathing faster. I just want to go home to my family, I just want to see Conny again and hug her tightly, I wanted to see Miah and thank her for everything. I wanted to see Klaus and hug him and thank him for saving my life. 

I wanted to see Nymeria and thank her up and down for being there for me and being my personal therapist. I even wanted to see Connor a little bit, I just wanted to go home and sleep, sleep sounds so nice. "North, stop...!" I heard Jack call out to me, "Stop panicking..!" he begged again. 

I was panicking? I then focused my mind back to the real world and my body, my heart was racing and I breathing heavily. My mind was running around like a toy train on plastic tracks, it was all going too fast for me to handle, it was too much. My eyes then felt heavy and weighted, so I then went back to the comforting idea of sleep. 

And I just let it happen. 

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Unknown's P.O.V 

I have him in my sights, he be loyal to that damned pack now, but I have my ways, I'll change his mind. All the boy needs is a little push and he'll be my slave, my weapon against the world and its damned sinners. I'll make this world better, under my rule, the world will be happier and never question me again. 

Especially with the boy at my side, with my living firearm, I will be the most powerful person in the world! Yes, it will take time and much effort on my part, but it will all be worth it in the end, Xavier may resist now, but he WILL join me, willingly or by force, he will become my weapon against the world. 

No one will dare cast me out again because of a simple mistake, they'll see things my way now, I will succeed in my plan, I must. I cannot afford to stop now, I've already gone so far to make this happen. 

I refuse to let my plan die. 

I'd rather kill even living being in the universe then let that happen.