The Sadist and The Shadow- Understanding
It's only a game, I'm forced to remind myself, and I watch them line up before me.
It is necessary to insure Tetsuya's cooperation, I convince myself. Yet still…I am…dissatisfied with the thought of him touching, being touched by others. They will pay of course for their cooperation in the game of course, I'm not at all a very forgiving person.
Some call me a sadist, a sociopath at best.
True of course as it all goes, but what fun would it be, if I were anything but cruel. An emperor must keep his subjects in line. The king must always have control of his pawns, there must be no room for treachery, and everyone must do what they are told, in order for success. And I have ensured that my rule, my word is absolute.
They all are good little pawns, and do not obey me, they all have fallen into their roles for the game, all except Tetsuya. Tetsuya is the only one who feels the need to disobey. To defy me.
What he gets from it is beyond me, yet it is…interesting. It is interesting that out of all the pieces it is the shadow that should disobey. Not the Knights, nor bishops, but the shadow. The mere shadow, normally overlooked, small and fragile, is the only pawn with enough vigor- enough strength and spirit to defy the absolute emperor.
That is why he is perfect. That is why he is my second half, the only one fit, to stand by my side. He is not afraid to stand beside me. Both of us fragile in appearance could take down a team of giants by ourselves, could take down the entire world if we should see fit, because we have the intellect, the courage, and sear amount of will to do so. We are not confined to the pathetic walls that normal people are. We are above them, and I will teach him that.
Though he now sees himself as unworthy, in time he will understand that he is more than worthy of the position I am offering. He will understand that he is the only one capable, willing, and worthy to hold my heart, to stand beside me as more than an equal, but as a piece of myself.
Tetsuya belongs to me.
He has and will only belong to me.
And after this game, he will understand that no one else owns him.
He will understand that I am the only one who can own him. Not Daiki, nor any of the others. He will understand that they are merely pawns for our disposal. He will understand that he is mine.
