บท 269: "... Commiserated By Seiõr..."

"For persecution is far worse than killing. And they will not stop fighting you until they turn you away from your faith-if they can. And whoever among you renounces their own faith and dies a disbeliever, their deeds will become void in this life and in the Hereafter. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever." -Al-Baqarah 2:216

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Surrounded by darkness, Zeke appears to be unconscious within a void of nothingness.

His own voice, from his childhood echoes all around him.

Each voice progressively gets a little deeper, signifying his growth as a young boy without a father figure.

7 Y.O. Zeke's Voice: "What's a Daddy?"

8 Y.O. Zeke's Voice: "Do I have a Daddy too?"

9 Y.O. Zeke's Voice: *crying* "I want my Daddy!!"

10 Y.O. Zeke's Voice: "I don't know my Dad.

I never have..."

11 Y.O. Zeke: "Maybe if I become a famous fighter, my Dad will want to see me too?"