LIAM'S POV
I can't believe what I'm about to tell Fabian, but I trust him. I do.
"I've always had a rough time in school. I was always considered a gifted kid, and I skipped a few grades. Like now, I'm fourteen and a senior. But other kids didn't see that as all that special. The older kids would call me names and beat me up. They'd shove me into lockers and dunk my head in the toilet. It was humiliating.
"I guess one day, I got tired of it and decided inadvertently to fight back. By inadvertently, I mean I didn't even realize I was doing it until it was too late. I'd throw myself at the bullies, shove them against the ground. I'd repeatedly bang their heads against the floor until I heard a crack and blood spurted out. I'd punch them with all the strength I could muster. Once I was satisfied, my senses clicked into alignment and I regained focus. See, when I pounded them, a part of me felt… excited. Happy. Like every part of the real me disappeared to make room for this… this… this violent murderer. The first two schools I attended, well those kids ended up in the hospital for months. Then the third one…" I cry at the memory of what I've done. The guilt pains me more than the action.
"Liam," Fabian consoles. "C'mon, it's ok."
"I- The last guy… I… I k-k…"
"Liam…"
"I killed him!" I shout, then cup my hand over my mouth.
Fabian stares at me in disbelief and I see him slide away from me slowly. "What?"
I sob. "A group of guys pissed me off and something surged inside of me. Something boiled and rose to the surface within me and I exploded. I knocked the kid against the floor and wrapped my fingers around his throat. I shook his head up and down, each time making sure I heard the thud of it hitting the floor. I can't believe… I couldn't… he's… OH!" I lurch forwards and cry into my knees. The pang of guilt floods back to me. I am surprised Fabian hasn't run away yet. Everyone is afraid of me, my powers. I'm surprised I was even accepted here at Anubis. This tragedy stains my record like the blood stains my hands… eternally.
"L-Liam," Fabian begins shakily. "It sounds like you've got the same powers Eddie does. I don't understand how that makes any sense, but I just witnessed it. I think… I think you weren't ready, your powers weren't developed, and… well, I think they just took over you. I- I don't blame what you did."
Hearing that alters my perspective. Could I really have just been 'taken over?' But what about a minute ago? I meant to hurt her… didn't I? I mean, there's no way I'd've let Madame Kahn injure… or kill… Eddie or any of my friends.
"I'm sorry," is all I manage to say.
"What you did back there was amazing. You saved Eddie's life! Maybe you've had a rough past, but I can overlook it. You really are a good person, Liam." Fabian smiles - he really smiles. I can't help but smile myself. Though, there's nothing to smile about. I may have injured the body of Madame Kahn, but I bet the god inside of her is just getting angrier.