◃ Backstory #3 ▹

Lee Donghyuck

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Donghyuck's POV

Maybe I'm a little hotheaded sometimes.

Maybe I'm a little ill-tempered.

I know I can be a pain, but it's not my fault... I just can't control my temper or my power... It just explodes and I can't keep myself from saying or doing things I don't mean...

That's the reason I'm like this now: abandoned and alone.

My parents couldn't handle me, or my power, so they put me up for adoption. But I ended up hurting the other kids, so the orphanage put me out.

But it's not that bad. At least I can protect myself. But there's still the issue about my sanity...

I'm always hearing voices in my head. They haunt me, even if I'm sleeping. And my fire only adds on to my temper and anger issues...

I can't control it, and I can't keep the voices in check.

It's no wonder nobody wants me...

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I came across an alleyway one day, and I decided to stay there for the night.

A nice lady gave me some food earlier, so I've already eaten. So I sat down with my back against the wall, my hood over my head and my hands in the pocket of my hoodie.

I started dozing off, until I heard people talking nearby.

"That creepy bastard took our property..."

"That hybrid abomination was ours..."

"He's dead meat if we see him again..."

I looked up and saw these three guys walking by.

I was gonna ignore them and go back to sleep, until one of them saw me.

"Hey now. I think our luck is turning around~"

He spoke, making the others look towards me.

"More roadkill~"

"Only best to claim it while it's still fresh~"

They started coming closer, so I got up and started backing away.

Unfortunately, I backed up into the end of the alley pretty quickly.

Two of them pinned me to the wall, and the other pulled my hood off my head.

"Oh~. We got ourselves a pretty one~"

"Agreed~"

"We really lucked out~"

They started touching me underneath my clothes, making me feel weird.

I tried squirming out of their grips, but they were too strong.

I'm scared... I'm only six years old... They're older and stronger then me... I-I can't do this...

"W-Wet me g-go...!"

I started crying as they started stripping me.

Every time I struggled, they hit me in the face, getting harder each time. I was feeling weak and helpless. I was so vulnerable, and I absolutely hated it. But out of all the things they were doing to me, there was one thing that set me off.

One of them licked my cheek.

In that moment, I felt my body start to heat up, and they finally let me go when I got hot enough.

"What the hell??"

In my rage, I just closed my eyes and started punching and kicking them without thinking, not only with my fists and feet, but with my flames as well.

When I opened my eyes, they were all scattered and yelling in pain from their burns.

I really am a monster aren't I...?

I put my clothes back on, and started running away, but they started chasing after me. I took a turn out of the alleyway, and after a few more seconds of running, I bumped into this tall man that was wearing a black cloak and a mask.

I was scared, but he reassured me that he wasn't going to hurt me. He knelt down and pulled me into a hug with one of his arms. He used the other hand to cause a very deep fog to surround and swirl around the guys that were following me.

"Wanna send off an attack to them?"

He asked me, and I nodded.

I concentrated all of my heat to both of my hands, and send off a huge fire blast, one that was bigger and hotter than any blast I've created before!

My fire mixed with his swirling fog created an entire whirlwind of flames and mist that kept them trapped in place.

"Don't worry, my friend will take care of them when he gets here. But, why were you out here all alone? Don't you have a family that should be out here with you?"

I shook my head.

"Did you get abandoned too??"

Too?

Was he abandoned like me?

Either way, I nodded.

"I see... If you want, I can take you home with me. I'll give you a home and a family~"

I looked at him confused.

Nobody's ever said that to me before.

"No won want me..."

I looked down sadly.

If he's just trying to mess with me, it's not funny. I've been defective my whole life. Everywhere I've been, I've gotten kicked out. Nobody really wants me...

I started crying and tried wiping my tears away, but they just kept coming. The man suddenly picked me up and held me in his arms. He walked off with me in the direction I was running in.

"Maybe no one else wants you, but I do. No one even bothered to give you a chance. It must be hard to live with such a powerful ability, right?"

I nodded.

"Right. So now, I'll be the one to raise you, and give you a chance, ok?"

I wiped away my tears and nodded again.

"Good~. Until we get there, you can take a quick nap if you want. When you wake up, you'll have two new brothers who will be happy to meet you~"

I wrapped my arms around his neck, and he softly rubbed my back. I slowly started to fall asleep, and he continued to carry me to my new home.

Maybe I'm not so defective after all~.