I slam the door behind me. Luckily this room is mine. Meghan built it after I fought in the war. Good times. Unlike this. I let out shakily breaths. Tears grip my eyes. I feel my mouth. I can hear her calls. I let out a breath. I can barely think. This is quite honestly one of the worst moments where I feel fear. 

You and I will have a proper reunion. Soon enough Robin. What the heck am I supposed to do? What can I do? Clearly imprisoning her in that hole did not work. How did she manage to escape? I grip my head. I feel the wet saltiness of the tears sliding down my face. I wipe my face. I can't remember the last time I cried. I rip my shirt off. I grip my stomach. I can still feel the claw.

I move my hand, and the mirror turns around to me. I stare at myself. Am I really a monster like her? Am I really a beast with no soul. I feel the scar straight through my stomach. It actually never fully healed. Its about eighty-five percent healed. I cough up saliva and throw up. My nerves were erupting harder like a damn volcano. I've actually stared down a volcano when it erupted but I don't think that helped the situation that I am in now.

Horrible memories of a long-forgotten childhood rip through my head. Screams of olden stories she told me. Olden victims I saw die and laughed with glee. I thought it was some sort of a joke. I grab a bottle from the cabinet, and I chug it.

"Puck!" I hear the door kick open.

I jump. I bonk my head on the mirrors edge. The bottle breaks.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! Geez Nyx!" I hiss.

"Puck, no more lying turn around." Nyx and Ash both come in.

I let out a breath. I see Meghan peeking from behind us. I wipe my face.

"Geez puck you look awful." Ash says.

"Ice boy, you have no idea." I turn around.

Their eyes widen. Meghan puts his hands over her mouth. I just realize this is the first time they've seen me half naked. If I had my humor charm, I would totally make a joke about this... but I feel no laugh in me tonight.

"Whoa... Puck." Ash says.

"What? I look as handsome as ever." I force a smile.

"I...Puck... that scar?! Where'd you get it? Why haven't you mentioned it?" Ash asks.

"I've never seen you have a scar like that before." Meghan comments.

Nyx steps forward.

"It was from the monster, wasn't it?" Nyx asks.

I sit down on the bed.

"I don't call her monster." I say.

"What do you call her? I dare ask." Nyx asks.

I look up at her.

"I... I... I call her mother." I say.