章 25: His past
[Warning: This chapter contains sensitive content such as violence, self-harm, abuse, and child abuse. Read at your own discretion. ]
When Seven turned six, they had visitors coming to see the progress of their training. This includes the boss and other executives with high positions. Children were made to showcase their talents in front of these people. He felt disgusted and terrified by their stares. They were young men whose eyes were filled with no remorse as they sexually look at little girls and boys.
Seven who was the most good-looking got most of the attention, one of them was a rich man who has a huge share in the black market. Eyeing him was a young man who look 15-18 at most with gorgeous looks, he could get any girl with his face alone, he had his hair dyed silver and his eyes were green. He didn't particularly like children but he couldn't stop looking at Seven.
The visit lasted for a week and Seven felt danger coming his way in those 7 days. He stayed alert that he couldn't even sleep properly.
On the last day, they were called back to report. Both boys and girls alike shiver. Seven then realized what was going to happen next. Some girls had tears in their eyes as they were forced to walk inside the rooms.
He was assigned to a room on the top floor. With trembling hands, he reluctantly open the door, there he saw the man who had been observing him, Calyx. Seven's face was very similar to his appearance in his second life, except for his platinum blonde hair everything remains the same.
Calyx called for him to sit down and Seven felt that every step he takes was being pierced with a sword, they were painful. The distance between them can be measured by his small hands. He held out his chin and stared at his face, more specifically his eyes.
Calyx's hand trace the contours of his eyes "your eyes are indeed special little Seven, I just want to grab them and put them on display, but if I do that, it would ruin your face" he stiffened upon hearing his thoughts. His reaction made Calyx happy, he laughed sweetly.
"I'm only joking with you... Say would you like me to take you out in this place" he whispered in his ears making Seven shiver, he immediately pushes the man and move away. Of course, he wants to get out of this hell, but knowing these people it wouldn't be that easy, he didn't want to owe a man like Calyx, he might be a child but they have been exposed to the dirty side of the world and has become aware that nothing in this world is free.
"oh a little feisty, too bad you're still so small, I'm not really interested in children so you don't have to worry, waiting for a few more years doesn't sound bad" he pulled him back on his side.
"or I could raise you myself, that way I can train you on my own....ohhhh just imagining it gives me goosebumps" he declared happily making Seven shrinks in fear. He doesn't want any of that.
He struggled in his arms but Calyx's hold just tightened. "you don't like that...." Seven didn't answer him, his head looking down, he wasn't interested in looking at his face. Calyx's eyes darken. He put his arms around Seven shoulders and exclaimed.
"I wonder what voice you'll make if I force myself on you" Seven immediately shouted his disagreement. He felt cold as he felt the large hands on his shoulder.
"no, please... Don't" he plead. He smiled once again and ruffled his hair, even admiring how soft they were.
"OK, I won't... As expected, your voice even sounds good... So would you want to be with me" he asked once again. Seven felt the familiar danger again, if he wasn't wrong, this man should be the one whose been secretly observing him in the past few days.
" I... I... I want to stay here... I don't want to leave my friends" he answered, in reality, he didn't want to stay nor did he have any friends but he also didn't want to stay with this man.
"is that so...hmmm OK I understand, friends at your age are important" he smile at him sweetly however it all brought fright in his mind, he then continue and grab his neck, his hold wasn't tight but he felt suffocated "but little Seven shouldn't be overly close to them or who knows what will happen to them" he warned him indirectly and he could only nod.
"Remember who owned you starting today Seven, I don't like sharing what's mine, do you understand" he ushered in his ears. Calyx was a crazy man, highly possessive and easily jealous.
"I understand" he answered, the grip on his neck loosened even more until he finally let go.
"let's eat, I heard you guys don't eat much here, don't worry I'll send you food every day so you don't have to worry" Seven didn't want to eat but he was left with no choice when Calyx grabbed a spoonful and placed it near his mouth. Despite the smile Calyx had, what lies behind it was pure evilness. He ate all the food Calyx feed him. By the time it was over, Calyx personally send him back to his room. Before he left, he kissed the top of his head and whispered "grow up quickly little Seven, ill wait for you" Seven also wants to grow up, not for Calyx but for him to escape this place, right now he still doesn't have the power, but when his old enough he'll make sure to punish them all.
Calyx visited him from time to time and would feed him sweets, some children even thought he was lucky but they don't know how miserable he felt. Some curse him, especially those kids who were sexually abused by those men.
They didn't receive any benefits from the nightmare they had experienced but Seven did, he hadn't even experienced the suffering they went through. He was confused about how people found out about it. It didn't take long before he found out the truth.
It turns out that a rumor spread about him not being 'touched' and is protected by that man. The rumor was orchestrated by Calyx so he wouldn't have any friends left. He wanted to keep Seven to himself.
He didn't care much about what they said and just continued practicing. He needs strength more than anything but he can't be too good in this area or else they will push him to become an assassin.
He had talked to Ares about helping him become a musician, this path was more promising than other careers they had learned and he can also make Ares's dreams come true. If you wonder why Calyx never target the friendship he and Ares had considering how possessive he was, then it was thanks to Eros. The two seemed to be good friends and they didn't mind being together. Seven and Ares had even thought of a stage name that would fit Seven, and they finally decided on Eleven. He did complain about it at first since it reminded him of a convenience store name.
Too bad the old boss died before they could assign their jobs. He was then forced to battle a wolf, on a booth, Calyx was looking at him intently. His eyes filled with delight, Calyx wanted to see the feisty look Seven had when he first met him and of course, he wanted to make Seven owe him something. He had planned to stop the match if ever Seven couldn't defeat the monster. Unfortunately, Seven already knew of his thoughts and went against his plan.
After his match he was thrown in the reflection room, Calyx was probably angry that his plan got ruined and might have told Eros to punish him but didn't want to hurt him physically so they opted for mental torture.
When he got out, Calyx visited him and even blame Seven, if only he wasn't so disobedient then he wouldn't have suffered this much. Seven at that time was still immersed in the hallucinogens that he beg Calyx to just kill him, he couldn't take it anymore, and the cries of the children and women still echoes in his mind. Calyx used this time to inject him with the antidote, this left Seven no choice but to owe him. Calyx told him that he will use this debt when the time comes. Fortunately, he didn't do anything and just help him clean his wounds.
Calyx's visits stop when he had problems with one of his businesses and had to fly overseas to fix them. They didn't contact each other after that, however when he turned 17, Calyx came back, he called to remind him about his debt that needed paying. Thankfully he was on a mission at that time and it lasted 6 months, and used this reason to not see him.
At that time Ares was already dead and so he wasn't planning on going back, he had spent this time preparing all the evidence he could find to crush the organization, this includes Calyx so he could no longer see him. Though he wanted to kill him, he knew he couldn't, he was surrounded by hundreds of bodyguards. Seven might be strong but he wasn't omnipotent, he couldn't kill hundreds of men on his own.
After sending all the evidence, he changed his identity and even dyed his brown hair platinum blonde. He was ready to start over in pursuing the dreams that were taken from Ares and continue them. But what he didn't know was Calyx and Eros didn't get arrested, the two were able to escape since they had already anticipated this outcome even before.
Calyx immediately hired his men to capture Seven, this time he would make sure that he couldn't get away. Unfortunately for him, Seven was swallowed by the black hole and has been reborn into this world.
In this world, people admired him for being a genius, but they didn't know want he went through just to reach that level. The talent he had that people were jealous of was not something he learned because of a hobby. He had the title of a genius and an undeniable talent in order to keep his life, to survive, and to someday be free from the chains that stop them from flying.
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