Clad in a blue t-shirt, the boy's arms were laced with red welts, as if a whip had just laid into his tender skin.
Tear tracks carved through the dust on his pale, youthful face, "Mom, I've got a cold today. Can I skip practice?"
A monstrous figure emerged from beneath the earth, a leather belt clutched in its hand, "Get to training. No slacking off."
The scene shifted, and a forlorn white dog lay nestled in the boy's embrace.
"Please, Mom, don't make me do it. Don't make me kill White. He's my only friend."
"If that dog doesn't die, you will," the monster growled, pulling the boy to his feet and throwing him into a dark basement. Lying on the cold floor, his body shook with chills, his lips cracked and bleeding from dehydration.
"Skyler, what have you done?" A furious roar shredded the gloomy silence.
Geoffrey clutched his ears, crouching down, his handsome face contorted in agony, veins throbbing violently on his forehead. These were the darkest memories from the depths of his soul.
Skyler approached, wrapping his arms around him, "Geoffrey, cut it out. Let's go home, okay? It's Tanya's fault. She hurt you. Otherwise, you could've had a happy childhood."
Geoffrey shoved him away, "I see your hypnotism's gotten better."
He had intended to kill him in the hypnotic state, but instead, Skyler had turned the tables.
Then, a deep voice echoed from outside the fortress, "Geoffrey, we finally meet."
All anomalies vanished.
Geoffrey turned to see Leopold strolling from a distance.Springing to his feet like an enraged lion, he charged, "Perfect timing. I'll be sending you to meet your maker."
He hadn't come alone; he wasn't that foolish. His men, armed to the teeth, were hidden all around the park.
What he didn't know was that Leopold's men had already subdued them.
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