Parallel - A Virtual Reality.

V2. Chapter 4. First Death, Unforgiving Time. (Part 1)

Mar Derral was an orphan child, born in a village whose name was forgotten, he was ostracized by the people, but the mayor was always with him.

"Grandpa, am I different than the others?" asks Mar whose body is shrouded in an aura of darkness that gave off an eerie and almost ominous sensation.

"No, Mar, you aren't different than anyone" Says Grandpa with a smile on his face.

The mayor had been the child's guardian ever since he was a newborn. The boy was ostracized by the people because even at a young age, his aura was something that others could not forgive. However, as a result of the mayor's intervention, the boy had found a family and is able to live to this day.

"Then you are like me Grandpa?" asks the child

"Of course, I am human and so are you" the mayor answers staring at Mar.

"Hehe, Grandpa I am going to play!" says the child while dispersing his aura.

"Okay, but don't go too far" says the old man to the child who's running off.

Years passed by and the child grew. So much so that he had become fifteen years of age. His daily life consisted of helping around the village and unbeknownst to him, these daily tasks acted as training for his abilities, and helping to augment his capabilities.

It seemed as though others were not aware, not even the boy, but the person who was closest to him, the mayor, had noticed something: the child was restraining himself. One day he had killed an animal that came to him by absorbing its life.

After the animal was killed, the child panicked and ran for the elder. That was the first true display of his powers. Since that day, however, it was not seen again.

Mar enjoyed fighting, but there was already no one his age who could stand against him; as his power grew, so too did his physical capabilities. One day he had injured one of the children that were bothering him, and the villagers began to remember their fear toward him.

"Did I do something wrong?" asks Mar

"You shouldn't resort to violence in these cases. They are children just like you Mar—fragile" says the Mayor

"Okay..." answers Mar with a downcast face, his gaze peering at the watching that once again have started to harbor fear towards him.

One day a patrol came looking for the young Mar and stated that he should be executed. If the village did not comply then the village would be branded as an entity that had committed treason and would be attacked.

It was obvious someone had blabbed about the boy's power, but he could not worry about the criminal, but instead stalled for time by giving excuses.

He went fast towards Mar, but it was too late, the boy had been surrounded by the citizens of the village and, as a result, been injured. He did not resort to using his powers to fight back

The young boy saw the elder and his eyes were asking for help.

The elder could see fear in the boy's eyes and shouts

"Escape!"

It seemed as if he had pushed a trigger in Mar's conscience and he starts rampaging.

Even during the chaos, he is still not giving any lethal injuries to the people. From his actions, the elder could see that his intent was to run, to escape the mass who, just moments ago, were in the midst physically devouring him.

Unfortunately, it's not going well, the citizens surrounded him, and the patrol arrives just in time to help injure Mar by stabbing him—creating an extremely deep and deadly wound. The youth's body gives out and darkness suddenly starts to envelop him, becoming darker, more solid until, suddenly, it explodes—propelling everyone away from him.