BENEATH THE MARK The deepest scars are the ones we inherit. ⸻ People like to believe that good and evil are simple. That heroes are born brave. That villains are born cruel. That the choices we make belong entirely to us. But every child enters the world carrying stories that were written long before they were born. Some inherit love. Some inherit fear. Some inherit expectations so heavy they mistake them for destiny. This is not a story about a hero and a villain. It is not a story about redemption. It is not a story about fate. It is a story about two children who were taught different versions of the same lie. And what happened when they finally began to question it. - Akura