I Was the Hero, But She Turned Me Into the Villain

I left the office silently.

Every step I took echoed in the empty corridors of the mansion.

I had no clear destination.

I just walked, as if I could leave behind the burden that had been imposed on me with the simple touch of my feet against the marble.

I had heard that word many times before: «Awakening.»

In books, in dreams, in that other life I left behind.

But only now did I understand how much pain it must bring.

"Forge a core.

Master the flow.

Surpass human limits.

And survive..."

I stopped in front of one of the windows in the east wing. The glass was cold to the touch, but I didn’t take my hand away.