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Prelude
This is a tale of love, that's not meant to be.
A tale of tragedy that pulls at the heart strings.
Can you truly trust people you just met, even if they are family?
Everyone keeps secrets.
When we are told lies, are they to keep us from knowing the truth or to keep us safe?
What a brother and sister do to stay alive.
What they do to stay together.
What would you do for the one you love?
Would you lie?
Would you cheat?
Would you steal?
Could you kill?
Would you die?
All questions will be answered if you can look beyond black and white, and see the world for what it truly is….
A revoltingly, beautiful place.
Le monde a, est et sera toujours couvert en sang et par la mort, meme dans la présence de la lumière. La vie est Enfer. L à mou est Enfer. Enfer est le Ciel. Permettez-moi de vous accompagner au paradis et vous soulager du purgatoire. Ceux qui héritent le nom "Noir" sont toujours confis à servir ceux avec une cause juste. Condamnez ceux qui tuent qui n'ont pas de raison. Et pour protéger les faibles et les jeunes du mal. Le Noir Soldat.
Le Noir Soldat 1747
"What do you think is wrong with him?" asked a psychologist.
"I don't know. That's why I'm here." replied my aunt.
He looks down at me.
"Son, can you tell me about your mother?"
I can't talk. All I can do is cry. I think of a response, but all I can do is cry. The words just aren't coming out.
"Well if you can't tell me about your mother then how about your father. What can you tell me about him?"
A few moments pass before I am able to form a sentence. "No. I can't."
"Why is that?" he asks as he leans forward in his chair.
I look up at him. "They're both dead. They died before I knew them."
"And how does that make you feel?"
I swear at that moment I wanted to jump up and strangle him but I was only 5. My hands couldn't fit around his neck. So I replied "Angry."
We go on and on about why I feel angry but my answer never changes. "I don't know why." but after a while the session is over and my aunt and I go home.
After that session the months and years go by quickly and before I knew it I was 12 going on 13. The past few years have been full of so much trauma and turmoil that I can hardly remember my teachers in the correct order, if at all. I have grown up and gotten a lot smarter. I've grown muscles and yet that's not the biggest change in me. I have lost my emotions. Ever since the day that I cried at the psychologist's office, I haven't cried. No tears. No joy. No nothing. I was just an empty shell. Until one day that changed my life forever.
It was a dark clear night and only the full moon was visible. I was walking towards the train station downtown, when I all of a sudden, noticed that I was being followed. A group of guys, most likely gang members, were following me about a block behind me. So I decided to turn into an alley. No sooner than I turned the corner, they were right there with me. I didn't notice how many there were. But I knew, at first glance, that there were more than I could handle. They decided to surround me. And just as I think that I am going to die, a woman, no more than 18 steps out of the shadows.
Who is that? I thought to myself.
"Who are you lady?" one of the guys yells.
"You don't need to know who I am. But you will let him go. He is with me."
"Yeah right."
"I said let him go."
"Man, get this bitch, so she can shut up." the guy says.
Two of the guys rush at her, but she doesn't flinch. She doesn't even break a sweat. Instead she takes both the guys out so fast that I can hardly believe it.
"Now like I said before. Let him go."
They are all stunned. Shocked and in aw. But after a few moments what happened sinks in and they run the other way. Me. I'm still sitting there on my knees. Looking at this beautiful woman who just saved my life. She walked towards me and hugged me close and said "You are mine now." As soon as I heard those words, I knew what she meant. And as she held me I said "I am yours."
We held each other for about 5 minutes before she said "Don't you think the moon is beautiful?
"Yes. It is."
"It continues to watch over this planet and keeps it in check."
I didn't understand what she meant by "it continues to watch over the planet and keeps it in check", but I didn't care. All I knew was she was someone special.
"We need to go."
"Go where?" I asked looking up to her.
"To my house." she said with a smile on her face.
We get up and go into her car. We were driving for what seemed like forever when we finally arrived at her house.
"Here we are." she said to me as I lay asleep in her lap. "We are home."
We walk in, and I was completely speechless. It was the most beautiful house I have ever seen in my life. I follow her into her room and she tells me "Come here and sit next to me."
I walk over, my heart throbbing in my chest, and sit next to this angel.
"Do you know who I am?" she asks me.
"No I don't."
"I am your master from here on out. Your life is mine and what ever I say you must do without question. Is that understood?"
"Yes. I am your obedient slave."
She walks over and gets a book, and directs me to stand in front of her. She asks me if I care about dying. And I tell her "No." Then she asks me if I like my family. Again my answer is "No." Finally she asks me if I wanted to join her family. But this time my answer changed. I looked right in her blue green eyes and said "Yes."
She took my right hand and cut it straight across and said "Press it against your heart with your pinky and rung finger enclosed. Then repeat after me." She looks deeply into my eyes and says "Le monde a, est et sera toujours couvert en sang et par la mort, meme dans la présence de la lumière. La vie est Enfer. L a mou est Enfer. Enfer est le Ciel. Permettez-moi de vous accompagner au paradis et vous soulager du purgatoire. Ceux qui héritent le nom "Noir" sont toujours confis a servir ceux avec une cause juste. Condamnez ceux qui tuent qui n'ont pas de raison. Et pour protéger les faibles et les jeunes du mal. Now you are part of my family…..Noir."
From that day forward my life meant something. I was living for a reason. To protect the one I loved.
The next week she sent for me. When I arrived she said that I was going to train with her. I thought she meant to work out together, but little did I know she wanted me to fight her and read their books. Every single day for the next year we trained together. Or at least until I could beat her on the daily basis and understand fully, what the books meant. Now I am 14 years old. One day she calls for me and says "Noir. I need you to go and get some money from one of our clients. He's a little late."
"Yes master." was my response to what ever she asked me. And I was walking out the door when she said "If you can't get the money then I want him dead."
Me and a group of three other people got into a car and off we were to the clients' warehouse. When we got there, there were guards waiting to escort us in. they take us to his office where he is sitting in a big chair.
"Hello. Welcome to my humble abode." the client says with a smug grin on his face.
"I am here to collect payment. Apparently you seem to think that it is okay to not pay my master."
"And who are you supposed to be? You are just a kid."
"I am going to ask you again. Where is the money?"
"I have decided not to pay. And what are you going to do about it?"
"I'm afraid that I'll have to kill you. It's my masters' orders." I said as I was walking towards him.
"Ha. You? A mere child. I don't think so." he says as he snapped his fingers.
All of a sudden his guards stared to surround us.
"I am sorry, but this doesn't change the fact that you must die." I say as I drew my gun.
My men created a diversion which gave me just enough time to shoot him in the head and take out 3 of the 5 guards.
"Okay. Now that that's taken care of we need to get out of here. Shoot everyone that gets in out way. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir." they all say.
We go outside, and there are about 20 guards waiting for us. I shoot 7 and let the others take out the rest. When we get back to the house my master was waiting for me.
"So I take it that he didn't want to pay."
"No, he didn't master. So I killed him."
"Good boy. Now come with me. I have a reward for you."
She takes me into her room and closes the door. While we are there she gives me the most incredible sex as a reward. Afterwards she tells me that she has an assignment for me.
"What do you want me to do master?"
"I want you to kill someone."
"Who, where, and when?"
"A nuisance, that's all you need to know about him."
"Sorry. I stepped out of line master."
"That's okay. But he lives in Springfield and I need it done tonight."
"Very well master. How do you want me to kill him?"
"I want you to kill him the way you feel comfortable. I know that you don't really like to use guns so use the knives I bought you. They should suffice."
"Very well." I said as I put on my uniform. "I'll be back soon."
My ride takes me to his house. I tell my driver to come back in 15 minutes. I walk up to the gate and looked around. I say no cameras. So I jumped the gate. After I was in I picked the lock and walked into the house. I looked around but I saw no indication that anyone knew that I was there. So I proceeded onward to his bedroom.
There he was. Lying there next to his wife. I walked over to his side of the bed and slit his throat in his sleep. After my job was finished I left the house and there was my ride waiting for me. As I was getting into the car he said that we got a call from HQ to take his body. Since my master only told me to kill him. I had no part in getting his body.
When we got back, I went to talk to my master about why we needed to get his body.
"We need his body so we can perform plastic surgery on one of our own. So in this way, nobody will know what happened to him."
"Plastic surgery?" I replied.
"Yes this is how we deal with assassinations." she looks at me with those beautiful eyes. "Is that a problem?"
"No master. No problem at all."
After that I started to go on more assassination missions.
Meanwhile, in my normal life back at home, I started to go to high school. And while I was starting my first months there, I met the most amazing woman who resembled my master so much that I couldn't speak to her when I first meet her. But that little moment of happiness didn't last long because I ended up getting into it with a gang banger in the lunch room.
"I like your watch." the gang banger said to me as he grabs my arm. "Let me see it."
"No." is my reply. Now, need less to say that he didn't like my response. So he had on of his boys come over and try to get it off me. I was about to kill him with my pen my master gave me as a gift, but then I remembered that I'm not supposed to kill civilians unless it was in self-defense. And my life had to be in danger. So instead of killing him I decided to let the police handle it.
Not long after that incident I got into it with on of my teachers. She said something that no one should ever say in their life. She said something about my mother. The rules state that if anyone disgraces the Soldat clans' family name, then they are supposed to die. But since it was her first offense I decided to warn her to never again say that in her life.
No more than 2 months later she said the most degrading thing ever about my mother. She said "Your mother is a prostitute." and that sent me over the edge. I got up, picked up her desk and threw it at her. I can't remember how I was able to pick up her desk, but I remembered something that my master was teaching me. She said that when there is something that you really want to do, and you believe that it needs to be done, then you can call upon strength, mental and physical, at will, and accomplish any task. I thought she was only kidding when she said that. But now I know that she wasn't kidding. After I threw the desk I proceeded to walk in her direction and I swear I was going to kill her in that very instances. But my friends grabbed me before I could land my blow. When they had me, the teacher came in my face and started to provoke me. And just as I was going to take her head off, my beautiful, and influential master look alike came in and asked me to stop.
After looking into her eyes, I could see they were filled with concern. So I had no choice but to comply with her demand.
After that incident I had no problems with that teacher from there on out. Nor from the students. They all seem to have thought I was crazy. But it didn't bother me what other people thought. As long as my master loved me and I loved her nothing else mattered in my life.
I still continued to do what ever my master wanted during school.
In no time at all school was over and it was summer. I had to get a job, to hide how I made money. Because now I was getting paid for my services by the organization my master ran. I told her that I didn't need money. I was content with being with her.
She said, "This is a gift for you. So you will be able to buy your weapons when they get dull."
So I took the money. What else could I do?
In about mid summer my master called me in to talk.
"How may I serve you master?"
"Come sit next to me."
I walk over and take the seat on the bed next to her.
"Put your head here." she says as she pats her lap. "Do you know the oath you pledged to me over a year ago?"
"Yes I do."
"Can you say it for me?"
"Yes master. Le monde a, est et sera toujours couvert en sang et par la mort, meme dans la présence de la lumière. La vie est Enfer. L a mou est Enfer. Enfer est le Ciel. Permettez-moi de vous accompagner au paradis et vous soulager du purgatoire. Ceux qui héritent le nom "Noir" sont toujours confis a servir ceux avec une cause juste. Condamnez ceux qui tuent qui n'ont pas de raison. Et pour protéger les faibles et les jeunes du mal. Le Noir Soldat."
"Do you know what the first statement says?"
"No. I don't. I'm sorry."
"You don't need to apologize my little Elf. I never told you what you were pledging. Would you like to know?"
"Yes. I would."
"It says 'The world has, is and will forever be covered in blood and by darkness. Even in the presence of light.' Do you agree?"
"Yes. This world has always been covered in blood spilled by man and beast alike. Despite there being good humans."
"Yes. As long as humans inhabit the earth there will always be blood being spilled and lives being taken. The second passage says 'Life is Hell. Love is Hell. Hell is Heaven.' What do you think about that?"
"I don't know."
"It means living is ongoing agony. And to love is, also, ongoing agony. But to experience great agony is the only way to attain true bliss. Do you agree?"
"Yes. I do."
"Well the second part of that passage says 'Allow me to be your escort to paradise and relive you from this purgatory.' What does that mean to you?"
"To me I think it means that is it my duty to kill them so they may experience true happiness."
"You know, in my family, we are said to be black cats."
"Why?"
"Because we are cursed to have nothing but bad luck. Or at least that's what humans call what we do. They seem to feel sorry for us. So on Friday the 13th, we all either wear black or white, depending on our names and remember what it is that we must do. Hence the name Black cat." She looks down at me. "Noir. How do you feel about being cursed to kill people? How do you feel knowing that you murder people with your hands, and will continue to do it for the rest of your life?"
"I don't know. I guess I don't feel anything when I kill. Why? Is it wrong? Should I feel when I kill?"
"To tell you the truth, all humans feel the emotion called remorse. That's when you feel sorry for what you have done and regret it later. But for us, we don't have that emotion, or any others for that matter. Mostly in part to the psychology and philosophy we have been taught in this family. Emotions just get in the way of what needs to be done, and when it comes to killing people, it's something that you can not have. The world is a cruel place and the humans which inhabit the world are no better. They lie, they cheat, they steal, and they kill. All of this for no reason. That is why my family was created almost 350 years ago. We are here to keep humanity in check. Every major facet of human history, good and bad, have most likely had a black shadow behind it. Now I shouldn't say that we don't have any emotions, because for the siblings of the Soldat clan, there has to be a bond that wont ever be broken no matter what they go through. For us, I would die for you if your life was in danger. And if you were to die, I would have to take the position of Noir and continue where you left off. This is why we can't have a religion. Everything that we do is frowned upon in everyone of them. Tell me." she pats my head. "Tell me Noir. What do you think of the human race?"
"Well, I think that humans are a pathetic race. The world is dying, because of their pollution, and most of them wont do anything about it. It sickens me. Not to mention that humans can't control their emotions. They are so quick to fight each other over the most trivial things imaginable. Wars are being waged over things such as money, land, religion, and environmental resources, but they don't seem to realize that the more they fight, the more they are going to be resisted. I understand that with out chaos there would be no order, because without chaos, how would we know what order is. They all wish for peace, but what they don't understand is that even if there is a time where the land is calm and the blood has ceased to flow, as long as someone either feels oppressed, or think they can change the world, there will be conflict, blood will be spilled and the darkness will return to the plains of humanity. Humans are at the top of the food chain, but I envy the animals. They say that the only thing that separates them from the animals is logic, and common sense. It's funny. They say that what separates them is logic, but where is the logic in killing people who don't want your help and yet you are persistent and wont let them choose their own way of life. It angers me. Animals don't fight each other, because they want to. Animals fight, because that's the only way they can survive. Even so, animals only kill when they have to eat, or they feel threatened. But it seems that humans, with their logic and reasoning, can't seem to stop killing each other for nothing. It saddens me. Because someone has something that the other envies, they choose to steal it in stead of buying it. The reason as to why they do these things is mind boggling, but I think I know why. It's because they seem to think that the only way they can be happy is if they have objects that they perceive to have some sort of value. I believe the bible says do onto others as you will have done onto you. Then why do they steal and kill for no reason. I know I'm not one to talk. I kill and soon I might even be killed for the sins I've committed. But what I do is something that I choose to do, because I love you. So, if what I do will sentence me to an eternity of torment, then I am content with being condemned. Besides, being a black cat isn't all that bad. I get to have someone like you as my master. And as for the bad luck, it doesn't bother me. I always had it."
"Yes. That's exactly what it means. And I'm glad that you understand what it means to be a Soldat. But I wont let you suffer alone. If you are condemned, then so am I, and thanks for the complement. I'll be the best master you'll ever have"
"Thank you. And your already the best master. I wouldn't want to be anyone else's pet besides yours."
"Well let me tell you the final part. It says 'The one who inherits the name Noir, shall be trusted to serve those with a just cause. Condemn those who kill for no reason. And to protect the weak and young from harm.' That is your job, my little Elf." she says this while looking down at me with tears in her eyes.
"Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"
"No. It's just that I love you so much. I don't want to see anything happen to you."
"You don't have to worry master. As long as you are alive I will continue to live on."
After I say that, she embraces me hard and starts to sing.
"Hey. Elf? Do you remember the night we met?"
"Yes."
"This is going to be our song okay?"
"Sur….."
I was cut off by her singing.
"In the moonlight I felt your heart. Quiver like a bowstrings pulse. In the moons pure light, you looked at me. Nobody knows your heart. When the sun is gone I see you. Beautiful and haunting but cold. Like the blade of a knife, so sharp so sweet. Nobody knows your heart. All of your sorrow grief and pain. Locked away in the forest of the night. Your secret heart belongs to the world. Of the things that sigh in the night. Oh the things that cry in the night."
"Master?"
"I love you so much."
"I love you too master."
We fell asleep together in her bed. She, still holding me tight. And I still holding onto her.
About a week later I was told to go on an extermination mission. Meaning that I was going to kill everyone in the facility. I get into the compound and right away I feel something was off. There were guards everywhere. So I took cover behind a wall and waited for them to run out of ammo. When I heard nothing but clicks, I knew I should go now. So I ran out an took out two of the guy around the corner and proceeded to go after the others. They seemed to have retreated back into the inner structure. So I follow right in after them, knowing if I give them enough time they will come at me with full force. So I go in with my throwing knives in one hand and a 9mm in the other. I shoot every thing insight. I finally get to the main target and I stabbed him in his chest. As he died I told him that I would be waiting on the other side to take his soul.
I got back to my masters house, and there she was waiting for me in a white kimono. She says "It's a celebration my dear Elf. You are ready to become Le Noir Soldat. Tonight is the ceremony, the night of the Harvest Moon. Are you ready?"
"Yes. I am master."
"You can call me by my name if you like."
"Very well…. Maya."
Sooner than I thought the time I was to become Le Noir Soldat was here. We walked down into the basement where her father and mother were waiting.
"Kneel Noir." her father said in a deep voice.
"Do you know why you of all people were picked to become Noir in the first place?" her mother said to me.
"No." I reply.
"It's because you, from the moment you were born, you were unique. We've been watching you ever since you were born. You are a laboratory baby. Tell me. What is your earliest memory?"
"People in white coats surrounding me."
"That is because you were born in a lab. And why you never went towards the light, but you were drawn into the darkness. You were the kindest and cutest baby there. Right from the start we knew we had to have you. You were remarkably smart and you learned and excelled at everything at an extraordinary pace. But in order for us to get you, you had to experience extreme hardships in your life. And you have. Your family beat you when you were young. Everyone resented you because of what you had. And the devastation of knowing that your parents were dead. Which is why when Maya found you, you were not afraid to die. And why your eyes are such a dark brown they looked black. You had no emotions when she found you. You were perfect to become Noir."
"It all makes since." I say under my breath.
"Matt." Maya whispered to herself.
"Are you ready to become Le Noir Soldat?"
"Yes. I am."
"Open your shirt. Maya come and hold his arms down."
Maya walks over and grabs both my arms and says "No matter what, don't move."
"Okay."
Her father walks over to me with a heated katana and cuts me across my heart. The wound doesn't bleed, but that doesn't mean it didn't hurt. I'm trying to rub the wound, but Maya is holding onto my arms.
"Please Matt. It will all be over soon. Just wait." she says with tears in her eyes.
I finally accept the pain.
"You are now Le Noir Soldat." her father says.
"I'm so happy for you Matt….I mean Noir Soldat." Maya says as she hugs me. "Now let's go to my room and celebrate."
"Yes mast…. I mean Maya."
We go up to her room and she tells me to come and sit on the bed next to her.
"You know your job my dear Noir. But do you know what the mark on your chest is for and what my job is?"
"No."
"Well, first off, the name Noir is typically given to the first born and the name Blanc is given to the second. But you were a special case. Because I didn't really want to become Noir, they decided to wait 6 years to see if they could find a better candidate for Noir. If they couldn't, then I would be Noir, but they found you and like they said you were special. I don't know what they saw in you then, but I see something in you now."
"What do you see in me?"
"I see a person I would do anything for. A person whose veins, even though we aren't related, flow with the Soldat clans blood."
"Thank you Maya. That means a lot coming from you."
"Well, it's true."
"Well, you still haven't told me what the mark symbolizes and you haven't told me what your role is."
"Right. I'm sorry. The mark on your chest is to symbolize the scars that Noir carries. Les cicatrices qui peuplent portent guériront le temps fini. Mais pour Noir, les cicatrices ne guériront jamais, mais soyez passé dessus au prochain. It says that the scars that men carry will heal over time. But as for Noir, the scars will never heal, but instead, be passed on to the next. That scar is a symbol for all the sins that the previous Noirs have made."
"So that I won't forget what must be done?"
"Also, my job, as Blanc, is to always protect you with my life."
"What? Why?"
"Because that's just the way things are. We need a person like you to look after the human race. There is a reason why I taught you about psychology, sociology, philosophy, and the history of mankind. It's so that you will always know what humans are capable of. So you can make logical choices when it comes to your duty. Not to mention that what you must do is going to be dangerous. That is why I'm here."
"But I don't want you to die for me." I say as I clutch her hand.
"But I'll do it if it is for you."
"Well, if it's your duty. But I will be sure to become even stronger so that day will never come."
"Very well. Do as you wish."
"You know Maya, that felt sort of nice."
"My, my little Elf. It sounds like you are developing some form of masochisms."
"Thanks to you Maya. I love it when you bite my ears. It drives me crazy."
"I know. I hear you moaning when I so much as touch them while I'm rubbing your head."
"Well, I'll try to hold it in from now on."
"No. Don't stop moaning. I love it."
A week later, everything was going as usual. Until something, or should I say someone, came back from my past. Someone who was supposed to be dead. He walks in on me while I'm still in the bed.
"Hi again kid. You said that you would be waiting on the other side for me. Well, it seems to be me who sends you to the other side." and with that he stabs me in my chest. I think he was aiming for my heart, but he missed my heart and ended up stabbing me in the same place where I was crowned Le Noir Soldat. I laid motionless on the bed for a moment, until he left the house. After he was gone I got on my cell phone and called up the organization to send someone over to get me.
When I got there, Maya was there waiting with tears in her eyes.
"Maya, its alri…." That's all I could get out before she slapped me. "Maya?"
She storms off in the other direction. I have never seen her look at me that way before. Meanwhile the doctor tells me that the stab was nothing serious. It should heal all on its own. So after getting that good news, I decided to go see Maya.
"Maya."
"You idiot. You could have been killed."
"But I'm not dead Maya. I'm right here."
She runs to me and squeezes me. "I could have lost you. If that were to happen, what would I do? What would my family do? Because in the event that Noir dies Blanc assumes all actions of Noir. And I don't think I will be able do what needs to be done. That's the reason why I wasn't able to become Noir and was given the title of Blanc."
"Look you don't have to worry about that because as long as you are alive. I will continue to live."
"Oh Matt."
"Maya."
We just held each other for a while before we went to sleep.
The next couple of days I spent healing. Until something of great importance came up. I had to create a group of assassins from some of the choices in the organization.
"Noir. These are going to be your subordinates. They will carry out missions with you or for you. It's a gift so you won't have to work so hard."
"Have any of them killed a person before?"
"No."
"Fine. I guess I'll have to see how they fair."
I take the group out on our first mission, and they were pretty good. When we get back Maya asks me how they faired.
"They did pretty well. Thank you."
"I'm glad." Maya says as she smiles at me.
Meanwhile, school was starting back. Which meant that I was going to see her again. She could never replace Maya in my heart, but she looked so much like her. The first few months went by rather quickly. And I had no problems with anyone until I got into it with a lunchroom worker. I almost got expelled if it wasn't for my teachers loving me so much. Maya said that I have a tendency to make people love me. Instead I was suspended for 10 days.
That was the last incident that I got in at school. Now it's summer again. And I go back to work. While I'm there Maya calls me into her room.
"Elf. I have a present for you."
"What is it?"
"You'll find out. Just close your eyes."
"Okay."
She takes my hand a removes the ring that's on it, and replaces it with a gold wedding band.
"Maya."
"Elf. I love you with all my heart. And as long as you have this you will never forget me."
"How can I ever forget a woman as wonderful as you?"
"I know you have a memory problem. And if you don't remain in constant contact with someone you will forget them." Maya tears up and hugs me. "And I don't want that to happen."
"As long as I have the name of Le Noir Soldat in my heart and on my arm, I will never forget you. Besides, you do own me."
Not long after that I got sent to a psychiatric hospital because I exposed a little bit of Noir in front of the police. But I wasn't there for long. Only the minimum of 2 weeks. Then I was out, because nothing was wrong with me. But when I got out I had to leave the organization and Maya, because everyone at my home was thinking that something was changing me. And they were right. Something was changing me. And I think it was for the better.
As soon as I got home, I went to deliver the news to her myself.
"I knew something was going to happen when the psychiatrist told me that you were in there."
"Don't worry about it Maya. I will always be with you in your heart. And you in mine. After all, I do still belong to you."
"Very well." She says as she just hugs me tightly. "There is nothing I can do about a promise that you made. I here by release you from servitude. I taught you everything that you need to know"
"Maya."
"Now go Le Noir Soldat. That name still belongs to you and your children. And you will never forget the Soldat clan for the marks are on your skin and in your heart. You must never forget what needs to be done."
"Thank you for understanding master. My kids will know of the Soldat clan, and I will carry on the family names and traditions."
I left never to look back. And I never did, even though it hurt me deeply to leave her. But I knew she would understand. Besides I hope to have a daughter just like her. If I do I'm going to name her Haruna.
Now everything I just told you was the truth. Now whether or not you choose to believe it is up to you. Because a lie is a lie no matter what. And the truth will always be the truth. But if a lie is all that is told and the truth never sees the light of day, then doesn't the lie become the truth?
I will leave you to decide if what I said is black and white or are there some shades of gray in the words that are said.
Le monde a, est et sera toujours couvert en sang et par la mort, même dans la présence de la lumière. La vie est Enfer. L a mou est Enfer. Enfer est le Ciel. Permettez-moi de vous accompagner au paradis et vous soulager du purgatoire. Ceux qui héritent le nom "Noir" sont toujours confis a servir ceux avec une cause juste. Condamnez ceux qui tuent qui n'ont pas de raison. Et pour protéger les faibles et les jeunes du mal. Le Noir Soldat.
Le Noir Soldat 2006