The time had come.
After his rigorous training, he was summoned to court for the final test. He was a justice star, supporter and defendant of truth, he reminded himself, only truth was significant.
But one glimpse at the old, battered man before him, pleading innocent to the theft, crushed his mental conscience. The man's 2-year old granddaughter gazed into his soul with her wide caramel eyes glittering with hope. It flooded his heart with a burning rush of empathy that made him uncomfortable.
He plunged deep into the suspect's mind, diving past the flamboyant love for his child and tumbled into a black pit amidst the excellence.
Guilt.
Maintaining a composed composure on the exterior, he knew what he had to do. The man's face twisted with anger directed at him, as the guards dragged him into prison. The face haunted him, while the world rejoiced as a new Star rose to power at a young age of 18. And, internally he wept as he had committed the forbidden. The Star felt emotion, as guilt swallowed him whole.
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Romance"Your sapphire eyes", she whispered, "Betray who you truly are." Cold and Ruthless. That's how they described legendary Justice Star Daniel. He could soar deep into minds and explore labyrinths of thoughts and memories. People were intimidated by hi...
