Mark's Pov
I woke up with a massive headache and a high pitch ring in my ears. I looked around the room to see Cassie and Jack sitting next to me. Cassie looked tired but Jack looked exhausted. I tried sitting up but I burst of pain shot through my chest. I groaned and lay back down.

Jack had immediately gotten up but had to stop himself from racing over. Cassie came to my side with the look of concern on her face. She held her hands over my chest and they began to glow a bright white. I felt the pain leave my body and I let out a steady breath. Satisfied she sat back down.

"What... what happened?" I asked as I sat up, this time without any pain.

"You don't remember?" Jack asked even more concern on his face. I shock my head.

"All I remember is being hit by the RingLady then my vision kept flashing back into this classroom from when I was younger." Jack's face grew pale, we'll more paler than usual. "Do you know of it?" Cassie looked at him.

"He deserves to know," she said softly. Jack sighed and nodded as Cassie left the room. "I'll give you guys some privacy." When she was gone I let all my attention turn to Jack. He was looking at the ground and not me.

"What do I deserve to know?" I asked cautiously.  He sighed again, still not looking up.

"It was a memory. A memory you were supposed to forget," he said sadly. I looked at him confused.

"Why was I supposed to forget it?"

"Because... it contained a memory of you using mind reading. You used to have more powers but... I.... I stole them," he said. I could hear the regret in his voice. My mind was spinning. I didn't know what to do. What do I say?

"Why... why did you steal them?" I managed to ask slowly, lowering my gaze to my lap.

"It was my mission. I was meant to steal everyone's powers. But when I came to you... I just couldn't. You put up such a big fight, telling me how I didn't need to do it. I was afraid though... afraid of what might happen if I disobeyed my orders. So I stole a few of your powers but left some behind, the ones I already had. I altered your memory so you wouldn't remember you had them and erased my existence.  But when I returned to my fa- master... He got angry for what I did. He had been spying on me and knew I didn't take all your powers. He... He punished me for it," he said shakily.

He stood up and took off his shirt, turning around and showing me a giant scars across his back. I gasped at how big they were and how many there was. They covered his back, some spreading from his shoulder blade to his hips. Most of them were from a whip but I could tell some were from knives. He quickly put his shirt back on and sat down, still avoiding my now sympathetic gaze.

"What happened? How did you escape?" My voice was shaking slightly at how shocked I was.

"Cassie saved me. She saw our fight and followed me. She was able to get me out of the villains castle. I was barely conscious and bleeding to death. She brought me to my mother who healed me. Neither of them left my side after that. They helped me become a better person. A hero, not a villain. It was all good for a few years but then I got cursed... nothing was the same after that. I was out of control. I wanted to learn how to control my powers so I wouldn't hurt anyone again. So I altered everyone's memory of me and made it seem like I had been at the school the whole time, just quiet and sitting in the shadows. I was able to sit there alone for two years learning how to control myself. But then that stupid teacher had to call me out again. It was the same one from that day in class," he let out a slight laugh. "Gotta thank him though. If he hadn't called me out then I wouldn't have been able to meet you properly... but then again  you might not have been dragged in on all this..."

He finally looked up at me. The electrical blue in his eyes shining brighter than ever in the light. He smiled slightly but it seemed forced. I got up and hugged him. He hesitated at first before hugging back.

"You know what's funny?" I asked, he hummed in response. "I'm touching you right now and nothing is happening... I guess I'm immune to curses too." He laughed at my comment but pulled away. A sad smile on his pale face.

"I guess you want to know what other powers you had don't you? " he said softly. I nodded in agreement and he smiled more. "Well I should really say power, because that one power allowed you to have all of them." I looked at him confused and then shocked as I realized what he said.

"W-wait... what?" I was completely shocked. He laughed at my reaction.

"You couldn't steal powers like me, just simply harness them like Cassie can," he confirmed. I blinked as I took in all the information.

"But then if you stole it and already had powers close to that ability then what would happen to it?" I asked. He shook his head.

"I didn't steal it. Just erased your memory of it. I guess I kinda made you forget how to use it really," he said rubbing the back of his neck nervously. I stared at him wide eyed with my mouth hanging open. He laughed again and nearly fell off the chair he was in.

"I can WHAT!?" I shouted. It made him laugh even more. Cassie walked in smiling.

"I can teach you how to do it again if you'd like?" She said as Jack continued to laugh on the ground. I nodded my head frantically like a desperate child and she ended up joining in on Jack's laughing fit.

Well, that happened. No turning back now. Also, I'll be back at school in less than two weeks so I'm trying to focus on updating in the evenings so I'm more used to it.