A/N okay, so I didn't upload yesterday, but on the description it says updates irregularly. I had some stuff happen yesterday, so I couldn't write anything. I wanted to let readers know that I will not be posting friday, but hopefully Thursday, which is tommorow as of today, Wednesday. The reason for that is because the new season of voltron legendary defender is coming out on Netflix, (you should check it out!) and I wanna binge the whole season. Thank you for your understanding, -Ace.
Warnings: okay so I really am warning yall. It isn't too descriptive bc its still rated t but abuse I guess but not physical, murder, starvation ink , but don't worry, its still an important chapter, so I wanted to make sure that it wasnt too bad.
A girl sat hunched over dryly sobbing in the small dark room. She was thin, frail, and only about the age of 7. Footsteps she could barely hear over the high pitched ring in her ears approached her. The jumble of the rusty metal doorknob could be heard, and suddenly light from outside her closet was screaming into her eyes. She ceased sobbing at once and stood up, feeling waves of dizziness wash over her and make her feel heavy. She leaned against the door frame for support only to be yanked by her hand out into the full light of the was mid-day, and judging how long the girl had been there, she stayed overnight. The other person, a tall woman with mid-length black hair and wearing a costume, was this child mother. Her mother was the first to speak. " Tori, go find something to eat. We're going out." said the woman in a husky, careless voice. The girl scrambled off quickly to the kitchen, going through the rat filled, run down apartment. When she got to the kitchen, which didn't take long because of the small size of the apartment and the girls speed, she checked every cabinet until finding a loaf of bread and eating four slices of stale plain white bread. When she finished eating, she left the bread in the cabinet exactly how she found it, and then went to put her night clothes on. She wore all black turtle neck, all black leggings, all black socks and shoes, all black fingerless gloves , and an all black bandanna on her face to cover her nose and mouth. After dressing herself, she tip toed around the apartment, ( not like this could be called any kind of home) and went to find her mother.
Her mother was on the couch, and as soon as she saw her daughter Tori, she stood up and opened the door. Tori quickly sped through the door after her mother, closing it behind her. She knew exactly where they were going. The winding alleyways and trashy deserted streets were quickly passing by as she followed her mother. They walked for quite a while, eventually arriving at a building that looked like a cockroach was living there. Basically, it was disgusting and they still went inside, and the girl still followed without hesitation. There wasn't any source of lighting except for the moonlight outside, (the sun had set as they were walking) and the air was stale. The girl moved quietly to stand beside her mother, and almost immediately she noticed a presence. It was something she could do that her mother could not. She tapped the back of her mothers hand to warn her. Her mother knew what that meant but she still stayed in the same spot. Her mother took her here to see this person. Tori calmed down but still stayed on guard. She was always on guard. Her mother had taught her that long ago. The person stepped out of the shadows and stared back at Tori's mother with a look of certainty. "Why did you ask me to come here?" it was a young woman. Probably around age thirteen. Two scars under her right eye, and wearing basic Grey sweatpants and a blue tee shirt. Carries no notable weapons. Tori was taught to document things about people she meets almost immediately. Her mother stepped toward the other woman and spoke her name, " ah, im glad you're here, Rei." her mother seemed at ease. " Tori, come meet your sister." Tori was surprised, to say the least. It hadn't come across her mind that she had siblings. "I called you both here to tell you a story" her mother spoke, and the both sat down. Her 'sister' stared at Tori, but tori couldn't bring herself to return the look. Her eyes were not white. Her eyes were brown. Her mother began her story.
" when I was younger, all I wanted was to have a good quirk, so my wishes were granted. And I obtained this ability. I can take all of the energy from someone, killing them with a flick of the wrist, and no one would know it to be me.. As soon as I turned eighteen, I killed my parents and left my home, and began the search for men with quirks that would help mine. My quirk stops me from feeling emotions. I can only feel others emotions through their emotions can't feel my own pain as well. So of course I can do painful things, without feeling pain, but its so hollow. Im so hollow. I cannot feel at all. So I set out to find a quirk that could control emotions. Eventually, I did. There were alot to choose from, so I had my pick. After a bit, my eldest child was born. It was a boy, but it was soon found out he was quirkless. In my anger, I killed his father. I didn't want baggage of a child that was less than what was expected, so I put him in an orphanage." out of the corner of Tori's eye, it was slight, but tori noticed, Rei tensed up. " after that mess, I obviously tried again. The next time, it was a girl, and she got her fathers quirk. I did the same. Killed the father, pit the child in an orphanage. The next time, it was you who was born, Rei. You have a mixture of mine and your fathers quirks, but not the right one. I killed your father for the better. The ones I killed could have said something about me. And, your father was the only one to see my eyes. I couldn't let that get out could I? I kept you for two years longer than I should have, keeping you a secret from all. Even as I found a new man and gave birth to you, Tori, I kept Rei around. Soon I had to get rid of her otherwise we could run the risk of you remembering her. I put her in an orphanage, and when you got your quirk, the perfect blend, the ultimate power, I raised you to be the perfect soldier for me. I raised you to surpass me, and be the ruler of this world! You hold my power, but you, you're better than me.. I will make you into the perfect assassin. " this was too much for tori to understand. Even so, she still never forgot it. Even after she left her mother.
Her mother understood mercy, and gratitude , and she understood most emotions. She could not feel them. Her mother was like a broken doll, or a empty shell. Something should be there.
Two years later was when she finally understood what her mother told her. After thinking long and hard about it,during a time where she was locked in her closet for three days straight, she came to the conclusion that she was only alive to be a weapon, and only existed to do her mothers bidding.
When she was ten, and had seen her sister a few times after that, she realized her mother was a criminal.
At age twelve she left her mother. The authorities were catching up to her mother, and her mother knew this. She was told to pack her bag and leave no sign she existed. After that- her mother... -
At age twelve she left her mother and lived on the streets until an orphanage took her in. It was then that she learned about UA, and her dream to be a hero began.
Living in foster homes sometimes wasnt bad. Tori knew they only wanted money or publicity in their neighborhood, but living with others for one month helped her social skills a lot. At first, she was robotic and wouldn't speak. But soon she began to learn how people act. Like, she learned about music, and school, and what had happened in the world. The majority of people knew about white eyes and the murders her mother committed, so Tori saved up and bought brown contacts. She never found out about her other two siblings, but she hoped to meet them someday. After leaving her mother, she hadn't seen her sister again. She was slowly learning to be human . She planned on attending UA, because she wanted anything but to be a villain, and with the skills she gained training with her mother, she wanted to fight for good. When she got into UA, she felt atop the world, but she really didn't know the future ahead. She didn't feel the world start to crumble, she wouldn't realize until it was too late.
