Topic: A Change of Heart...

Atreyeth

Date: 2011-10-06 14:47 EST
12 years after his revival, Atreyeth was living with no one, but was very much respected by all the adults in town. However, in school, he was the outcast. He didn't understand why; he was always nice, he was smart, respectful, quiet, and never caused any trouble. All he wanted was a friend. But no one would even come close to him, because he didn't fit into any cliques. He wasn't dark enough to be goth, he wasn't bright enough to be preppy, he wasn't annoying enough or ugly enough to be a nerd, and he wasn't badass enough to be a jock. So he literally was by himself.

It didn't help that his name was different than the social norm of everyone else. Ancient Xenon was rebuilt, but the culture changed quickly. There were those with names like 'John', or 'Zach'. Atreyeth was one of an elden time, and was ridiculed by the local children. Deemed an outcast, Atreyeth was constantly made fun of, had no friends, and was constantly the victim of bullying.

One day, one of the children pushed Atreyeth over his limit. He began to ridicule Gnosis and Midorico, Atreyeth's parents, who were the only reason he was alive that day. Angered, Atreyeth struck the child with pretty amazing force, his fist dislocating the other's jaw. Though he was struck down, the kid upped and threw a hard kick to Atreyeth's stomach. Atreyeth fell in pain, and clenched his abdomen in suffering. The child mounted and began to pound on Atreyeth. Atreyeth, with blood running down his face, reembered his mother's face when she died for him, and remembered every last picture of his father he had. The rage built, and his fists turned white while he was being beaten.

Suddenly, there was a bright flash, which caused the child to fall over onto his back, blinded. Atreyeth then started to change; his skin turned red, black, and brown. He grew spikes from his spine and arms, and proceeded to light on fire. His shirt and shorts ripped as his eyes turned from white/blue to black/red, and his body mutated to 3 times it's normal size. The other child began to back away, crying in fear, crawling through the dirt. Atreyeth then began to walk toward the child, and the earth beneath his feet turned to fire and molten rock.

The child's parents suddenly came out, brandishing swords and bows. They began to fight off Atreyeth, not knowing what or where the beast came from. Atreyeth quickly retreated in this form, bringing with him a mob of citizens and warriors. He was scared, and he was angry, but he certainly didn't want anyone truly hurt, so he left the town completely.

Resting outside of town, he was sought after by one brave warrior, an elder swordsmaster by the name of Xendreth. Atreyeth was struck from behind, but his skin was barely cut. The warrior then stabbed at Atreyeth, which was effective, but Atreyeth was then on to him. He backed off, wailing in pain before any real damage could be done. Finally, provoked beyond the point of safety, Atreyeth's skin then turned grey, as his teeth grew sharp like daggers. His arms from the forearm down turned to blades, and his spikes retracted. He charged Xendreth, kicking him over and pinning him with his foot, holding him arm to Xendreth's throat.

"You are finished, foolish warrior." Atreyeth said. Xendreth's eyes grew wide; he knew that voice!

"Atreyeth....is that you? Atreyeth then backed off, and rapidly calming down, turned into the young boy he was before. Xendreth held Atreyeth, even though the aura of demon and shadow were still eminating off of him strongly. The townsfolk finally came after Xendreth, thinkiing he was dead; they found him with an unconcious boy in his arms. The young boy from earlier noticed Atreyeth.

"Him...! He's the demon we ran off!! Xendreth glared at the child with unimaginable rage and annoyance.

"SILENCE, CHILD! Your violence and pestilence has caused this boy to go mad....You're lucky the town didn't know at the time that you were beating him into submission. Insulting his honor by defacing his parents, and using your age a physical abilty as a human against him, to keep from being punished accordingly....and him telling one of us would have gotten him beaten more. Enough of your hatred and childishness! The next time, I'll save the town by killing you myself."

The child ran into his mom's arms, crying his eyes out. There was a mild confrontation with mild blows from the child's father and Xendreth. Atreyeth, who had been layed down to sleep, awoke at Xendreth's pain upon being struck in the spine, and immediately turned to the shadowdemon beast from before, now knocking over the child's father.

The rest of the town, out of sheer terror, began to try to save the man by striking Atreyeth, shooting him, and casting spells upon him. Atreyeth fell over off of the man, who ran and claimed himself a spear. Atreyeth stomped the ground, causing all around him to tumble and fall, before launching explosive blasts towards his assailants. After most were dead or had retreated, Atreyeth focused on the child's father. The man stood his ground, and when Atreyeth charged, he readied his spear. Not thinking, Atreyeth charged right into him — and his spear — and was impaled through and through. Blood spurted from his abs and back, and Atreyeth stay still. The man believed Atreyeth to be dead, and released his grip on the spear.

Suddenly, Atreyeth formed out from the spear, in a form that looked like a shadow rolling over it, his wound healed. The man, unarmed, was now terrified. Atreyeth walked over to him, kicking him through a few barrels, and jumped on his chest, crushing his ribs and chest on landing. The man heaved blood from his lungs, grinning slightly.

"You'd have been a....*cough* ....really good addition to the team..."

Atreyeth quickly sliced his throat, decapitating him, and stabbing him through more than 32 times. He let out a screech that was heard for over 50 miles in every direction, and turned back to human. He walked almost 30 feet away from the corpse before passing out under the water tower.

The next day in school, everyone feared him. He was the talk of the town, and nobody wanted to mess with him. He met up with the one kid, who broke down crying in apology for his actions. Atreyeth, unamused, held fire in his hand, his eyes changed.

"Why should I forgive you? You did nothing but hurt me!" Atreyeth said. "I should just kill you."

"No! Please....I beg mercy of you! I'll do anything you want!" Atreyeth was finally done listening, and lit the boy's hair on fire, informing him that if he didnt find water, he'd burn to death. Atreyeth just walked out of the school, out of the town, and away from everyone. He wouldn't return for 4 years, and wouldn't speak for 9.