The Devils We Become

Cruelty

(Y/N)'s Pov
<Ten Years Ago>
It all happened so fast...

~Rinnnnnnnnng~

Why... why did this have to happen....

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Everyone....

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As I looked all around me... everything was burning... I couldn't hear a thing except for this loud ringing noise. I was scared... but I had to be brave... after all the Fire Force will save the day... right?

Wrong...

Wrong..

Wrong.

The orphanage that I grew up in... the orphanage where I met my real family... the orphanage that I grew to love... was now burned down to the ground.

My breathing was rigid... my vision was blurry... and my head was torn... everyone... everyone was gone... burned to the point that each body was unrecognizable from the person they used to be...

(Y/N): A-A-AGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

My screams echoed in the burning remains of the orphanage as my tears started to stream down my cheeks. My mind was scattered... my mind was on the verge of breaking...e-everyone...

(Y/N):... W-why... why didn't the heroes come to save us... why didn't the F-Fire F-Force come to save us...

I said as I sat there motionless... tears still streaming from my eyes... the fire continued to spread all around me. The loud sound of a raging fire could be heard... that was until a monstrous roar sounded out the raging flames as the sound of footsteps came closer... I slowly looked up with blurry vision to see the monster that took everything away from me...

(Y/N): N-.... No more...
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~Current Day~
<Solar Year 198>

My eyes slowly opened ending the current nightmare I was having. Giving a quick look around I saw that I was still on the subway I got on earlier... I must've fallen asleep... oh well not like it matters anyway right. I then heard the conductor say that we were now closing in to our destination. As the subway train came to a complete halt, all of the current occupants started making there way out allowing others to come fill in the space that was just emptied out. I then followed by getting up from my seat and began walking out.

(Y/N): It's been while since I've been here... Obi..

Finishing that sentence, I then began to walk outside of the subway stations. As I got out I began making my way towards the Fire Force building I have become quite familiar with over the past two years. Slowly walking towards my destination I couldn't help but hear the people around me whisper some things...

Civilian 1: H-hey... isn't that...?

Civilian 2: Shhhh quite... or he'll hear us...

Civilian 3: Why would they ever let someone like him walk free...

Ignoring all that was said I continued making my way to my destination... looks like no matter what I do my sins won't go away huh...?

Finally after an hour or so I finally made it to my destination, the Special Fire Cathedral 8. I intended to walk through the front entrance that was until I noticed something going on near one of the alley sides of the building. Making my way there I looked up towards the roof only to see a kid in orange flying... that was until his flames suddenly went out and he began falling towards his doom. That was until a figure walked over to the edge of the roof and waved and just like that before he was about to hit the floor he reactivated his flames and landed gently on the ground in a squatting position.