‎ ‎‏‏‎‏،﹆˚ 𝒂𝖘𝖘𝖆𝖘𝖘𝒊𝖓 ⨾ 𖤐

ㅤㅤheㅤㅤ listenedㅤㅤ.
          	  
          	  ㅤㅤyearsㅤㅤ laterㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤwhenㅤㅤ hisㅤㅤ face ㅤㅤisㅤㅤ printedㅤㅤ onㅤㅤ wanted ㅤㅤposters ㅤㅤaround ㅤㅤparadis ㅤㅤalongsideㅤㅤ elevenㅤㅤ ofㅤㅤ hisㅤㅤ"ㅤㅤbrothersㅤㅤ and ㅤㅤsistersㅤㅤ"ㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤhe ㅤㅤstill ㅤㅤobeys ㅤㅤtheㅤㅤ endlessㅤㅤ ordersㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤthe ㅤㅤblood ㅤㅤof ㅤㅤthe ㅤㅤgarrisonㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤthe ㅤㅤscoutsㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤthe ㅤㅤmilitaryㅤㅤ policeㅤㅤ—ㅤㅤtheyㅤㅤ all ㅤㅤstainㅤㅤ hisㅤㅤ handsㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤyetㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤHE ㅤㅤKNOWS ㅤㅤNOㅤㅤOTHERㅤㅤ WAYㅤㅤ.

ㅤㅤhoweverㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤitㅤㅤ wasㅤㅤ notㅤㅤ a ㅤㅤknife ㅤㅤorㅤㅤ a ㅤㅤgunㅤㅤ that ㅤㅤwasㅤㅤ extendedㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤratherㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤan ㅤㅤofferㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤjustㅤㅤ asㅤㅤ deadlyㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤbut ㅤㅤcoatedㅤㅤ inㅤㅤ sugaryㅤㅤ sweetㅤㅤ liesㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤ❛ㅤㅤCOMEㅤㅤ WITHㅤㅤ MEㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤI'LLㅤㅤ GIVEㅤㅤ YOUㅤㅤ A ㅤㅤFAMILYㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤA ㅤㅤHOMEㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤAㅤㅤ BEDㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤFOODㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤYOU ㅤㅤONLY ㅤㅤHAVE ㅤㅤTO ㅤㅤDOㅤㅤ WHATㅤㅤ I ㅤㅤSAYㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤWHENㅤㅤ Iㅤㅤ SAYㅤㅤ ITㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤ❜ㅤㅤandㅤㅤ withoutㅤㅤ someoneㅤㅤ to ㅤㅤwarnㅤㅤ him ㅤㅤof ㅤㅤtheㅤㅤ dangersㅤㅤ—ㅤㅤheㅤㅤ agreedㅤㅤ.
          	  
          	  ㅤㅤit ㅤㅤwas ㅤㅤthenㅤㅤ theㅤㅤ hands ㅤㅤdugㅤㅤ theirㅤㅤ clawsㅤㅤ inㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤgroomedㅤㅤ into ㅤㅤa ㅤㅤcultㅤㅤ-ㅤㅤlike ㅤㅤsettingㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤbrainwashedㅤㅤ alongsideㅤㅤ children ㅤㅤfromㅤㅤ backgrounds ㅤㅤsame ㅤㅤas ㅤㅤhimㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤazazel ㅤㅤwas ㅤㅤtaught ㅤㅤtheㅤㅤ ways ㅤㅤof ㅤㅤtortureㅤㅤ andㅤㅤ murderㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤwhileㅤㅤ the ㅤㅤsameㅤㅤ speechㅤㅤ wasㅤㅤ drilledㅤㅤ intoㅤㅤ theirㅤㅤ heads ㅤㅤday ㅤㅤafter ㅤㅤdayㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤ❛ㅤㅤTHEㅤㅤ MILITARYㅤㅤ ISㅤㅤ THEㅤㅤ ENEMYㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤTHEY ㅤㅤARE ㅤㅤTHEㅤㅤ ONESㅤㅤ WHO ㅤㅤKEEP ㅤㅤUS ㅤㅤTRAPPEDㅤㅤ HEREㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤSUFFERING ㅤㅤDAY ㅤㅤIN ㅤㅤAND ㅤㅤDAY ㅤㅤOUTㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤIF ㅤㅤYOUㅤㅤ WANTㅤㅤ TO ㅤㅤESCAPEㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤIF ㅤㅤYOU ㅤㅤWANT ㅤㅤTO ㅤㅤSEEㅤㅤ THEㅤㅤ WORLD ㅤㅤOUTSIDE ㅤㅤOFㅤㅤ THESEㅤㅤ WALLSㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤYOU ㅤㅤKILLㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤ❜ㅤㅤand ㅤㅤwhat ㅤㅤmoreㅤㅤ couldㅤㅤ a ㅤㅤchildㅤㅤ doㅤㅤ?

ㅤㅤMURDERㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤSICKNESSㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤTHEFTㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤthatㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤand ㅤㅤsoㅤㅤ muchㅤㅤ more ㅤㅤran ㅤㅤrampantㅤㅤ in ㅤㅤthe ㅤㅤundergroundㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤitㅤㅤ wasn'tㅤㅤ uncommon ㅤㅤtoㅤㅤ loseㅤㅤ lovedㅤㅤ onesㅤㅤ toㅤㅤ suchㅤㅤ harshㅤㅤ conditionsㅤㅤ—ㅤㅤandㅤㅤ azazel ㅤㅤhardly ㅤㅤshedㅤㅤ aㅤㅤ tearㅤㅤ whenㅤㅤ hisㅤㅤ"ㅤㅤmotherㅤㅤ"ㅤㅤtook ㅤㅤa ㅤㅤknifeㅤㅤ toㅤㅤ theㅤㅤ gut ㅤㅤover ㅤㅤaㅤㅤ drunkenㅤㅤ feudㅤㅤ andㅤㅤ left ㅤㅤhim ㅤㅤorphaned ㅤㅤat ㅤㅤonly ㅤㅤsixㅤㅤ.
          	  
          	  ㅤㅤtheft ㅤㅤandㅤㅤ pickpocketing ㅤㅤcome ㅤㅤeasy ㅤㅤwhen ㅤㅤyou'reㅤㅤ a ㅤㅤdesperateㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤhungry ㅤㅤchildㅤㅤ willingㅤㅤ to ㅤㅤdo ㅤㅤanythingㅤㅤ for ㅤㅤa ㅤㅤmealㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤit ㅤㅤwasㅤㅤ escapingㅤㅤ thatㅤㅤ wasㅤㅤ theㅤㅤ hardㅤㅤ partㅤㅤ.ㅤㅤfatigueㅤㅤ left ㅤㅤtheㅤㅤ limbs ㅤㅤsluggishㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤtheㅤ reaction ㅤㅤtime ㅤㅤaㅤㅤ littleㅤㅤ tooㅤㅤ slowㅤㅤ—ㅤㅤand ㅤㅤat ㅤㅤsevenㅤㅤ,ㅤㅤhe'dㅤㅤ finallyㅤㅤ beenㅤㅤ caughtㅤㅤ forㅤㅤ what ㅤㅤseemedㅤㅤ likeㅤㅤ theㅤㅤ final ㅤㅤtimeㅤㅤ.