Sunlight
When was the last time the rays of the sun hit their skin or their eyes, fresh blood and filth run down their fingers as the stench of the sewer they escaped from was the only thing to welcome their nose, the lush green grass and trees as far as the eye can see catching their attention the most "You were right, It's so....green." Two male voices different yet similar like a reverb echo said, the forest's natural music pleasant on their ears.
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Going way back to before that turning point, A birth is taking place, wooden walls with copper like metal on the edges connecting to make the room, medical equipment beeping and pumping fluids into a woman "AAAAAAHHHH!" A woman sweating and crying screamed while pushing to give birth to her child "Shara just push my love." A man holding the hand of the mother of his child said until loud beeping brought his attention to the monitor next to his wife "HER HEART IS FAILING!" A nurse yelled sending the Delivery room into chaos as nurses and doctors rushed around the scared and confused man as he saw the love of his life fall limp.
Watching his love getting pale by the second while one of nurses ushered the frozen man out of the room as the beeping became more rapid, seconds to minutes to hours the man waited until a doctor covered in blood "We." A long pause interrupted the medical professional's sentence as the pit in the man's stomach got and deeper and colder the longer the silence.
"Your wife and your children have pas-." The sentence couldn't be finished as a nurse screamed a ran out the room the fear plastered on her face worrying the two males, one nurse was slowing backing himself into the wall as sheer disgust and horror showing itself in his expression "What, what the fuck is that thing?" He said when both husband and doctor entered the room.
The man for the first and last time was relieved that his wife didn't make it, she didn't have to see that 'Thing'. A baby with hair colored that of the feathers of a raven, what the man could describe the best of his abilities of what his wife gave birth to was "atrocity." The words left his lips as the visage of his 'child' greeted his eyes as Four pale skin arms were reaching out for something while it cried for its parents, the cries of two infants in one body echoed through the room while it layed there when the nurse brought into this world left it on the cooling corpse of its mother.
"I-it's a monster." A quiet whisper the nurse accidentally let escaped as the baby's face horrified the trained medic, it's lips and facial cheeks were gone letting the world see its jagged teeth were skin replaced the gums, while continuing to cry the infant showed the second set of teeth as the inside of it's mouth hid it. The second mouth moved on its own time to time while the Spector's who were supposed to nurture and calm the newly born child didn't move an inch.
Against himself and his anger the new father realized in this 'thing's' case he can plead to the family services for disability, with much reluctance and hesitation the father walked to the crying mishap of life he picked it up, disregarding the blood the father held the baby like it was gonna blow up and saw that it was boy, the man's breath hitched in his throat when the infant opens their eyes for the first time.
The infant's right eye held a singular iris but it was his left eye that reaffirmed the father's belief that this thing called his sons and wife, it held 3 iris all of them separate but close enough to make a triangle "You fucking abomination, your gonna make my life easier with the money but you'll never see a glimmer of it." Curious eyes of a new life gazed upon the man when he finished his sentence.
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The years went by but the man's anger never did, it only grew even when he got disability benefits from his 'thing'. Drinking became the man's favorite hobby always coming home drunk, hurling insults at the confused and scared child, The now 5 child was huddling in a damp wet corner an empty bowl in front of him, the sound of whimpers coming from two voices could be heard "YOU WASTE OF SPERM!" The drunk slur of the man's voice gave away his activities and the child whimper harder and begin to shake in fear and pain.
"There you are." Getting his hair pulled the young boy let out a cry making the drunk father pull harder "Shhhut up." He said dragging his paycheck up the stairs making sure the 'Thing' trips multiple times.
"My Chime you were right, it's hideous." A woman said with aristocratic tone and the smugness along with it making the ears of the boy feel like something was grinding against them "But, those arms could be use for labor!" A male voice the same tone and smugness but had heft to it said giddy while clapping his fat chubby hands "Yes indeed, would three gold suffice?"
The boy couldn't see the woman who was talking as the blinding light from the upstairs were still stinging his eyes "Make it four and this creature from the wither world would be yours." The father said his breath rancid making the child's nose cringe, noticing this slight against him the father gut punched the child's stomach sending the unsuspecting child to his knees coughing "Now now, he he, let's not damage the goods Mr Leo." The woman's laughter in-between her words gave the notion she didn't care in the slightest.
"We have a deal Mr Leo, four gold for this...thing." The woman motion her hand to the still hurting child making a guard clad in bronze armor with a cog adorning the middle of the helmet grab the child with force making him groan in pain "Shut your trap freak." The guard hissed at him his face full of animosity, the bruises old and new prevented the boy from being quiet "I said SHUT IT!" The guard hit the back of the head sending the hurting child into unconsciousness.
When his body slumped like a puppet cut from its strings the people in the room began to talk in detail of the deal with his life, was his existence that expendable, that abhorrent, that.... worthless?
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Noise, so much noise blaring in his ears as the waking world slowly unravel itself before his eyes, loud shouting muffler bet yet still loud echoed through out the circular room along with chatter inside the room, the chatter died down the boy could tell but yet not knowing why.
"The fuck is that?"
"How can the chime let that thing be born?"
"More food for the animals HA!"
The boy didn't understand these words with his vocabulary being very limited but heard that familiar word 'Thing'. The chatter returned but the subjects changed, gearing more towards the 'abomination' being the new arrival.
Vision finally returning the four armed boy saw metal bars getting closer and closer until the men holding him stopped "Open the cell." One of the said motioning his head to another guard who was standing by to open the cell, the sound of keys clashing with one another echoed as the guard opened the cell door.
Dirt and stone welcome the face of the boy as he was thrown on the floor, stones digging into his skin making the bruises hurt more "Ha, welcome to your new life.. fucking freak." The last part was whisper but the boy heard the guard nonetheless "Another male, wonderful." The tiredness and fed up tone in the voice was palpable "wait." The mysterious stranger started to whistle scaring and confusing the boy who sat up when he first heard the voice "By the code.....you're just a child." The strong feminine voice said as she stepped into the dim light.
Tan skin layered in scars underneath rags the loosely resembles clothes, snow white hair shaggy and unkempt, her eyes was covered in scarred skin giving her an uncanny appearance, noticing he wasn't alone he crawled away into a corner like an animal in fear, when he wasn't alone bad things always happened and he didn't like bad things "Hey hey, it's okay.... it's okay I'm not going to harm you." The lady said slowly walking towards the boy who began to shake more aggressively the closer she got, she whistled again scaring the boy even more, her face morphed into an expression the boy doesn't recognize "By the code." She whispered.
Slowly sitting in front of the cornered boy the woman put on a soft smile to try comforting the frighten child, Seconds past as the woman just sat there doing nothing much to the boy's confusion "It's okay little one." Her soft voice felt nice on his ears even tho he doesn't know what she saying "What's your name?" The silence was deafening, the woman whistled again but this time short and lower to not scare the boy even more, "why does it sound like there's two of him in front of me?" The woman pondered hearing two heart beats, against her kind heart the woman let out a sharp and long whistle knowing the noise seem to frighten the young child.
Then she gasped, her version of echo lactation showed the full form of the boy. The four arms, the abnormal height for a boy his age, the lipless visage bearing his teeth, the second maw inside his mouth and finally the ear overlapping another. Recognizing the up coming events, the harsh noises with the scary look and finally the isolation, the boy prepared himself for the worst and closed his eyes huddling himself.
Warmth
Something warm was holding him, the new sensation made his eyes rip open for him to see tan skin and scars "Shhh, it's okay little one." The woman's voice was nice it didn't feel harsh and the boy liked the noise, not paying any attention to himself the boy didn't realize he was balling his eyes out and holding the stranger like she was his life line.
Her smile not reaching his eyes.