(CHAPTER 21) THE HIDDEN IDENTITY EMERGES

<p>Now. It was time for Neon to find out who had been trying to kill him, although he did have a good idea on who it could be but now he could finally find out if his hunches were right. The terrifying punch which Neon had successfully executed carried a lot of force with it causing all the dust in the room to disperse in all directions making it hard to see. But he could still hear their cries because of the pain they were feeling, so he just followed the sound of their voice cautiously while putting both arms up to his face to prevent the dust from going into his eyes. A little while later, the dust started to settle a little and Neon now had a better view but still couldn't see properly ; when he concentrated, he could see a slight figure which was slowly taking a shape of a human as he approached it. The dust had now settled and Neon could see clearly on who was lying on the floor. "So you were the one who was after me this whole time.....Karla...."<br/><br/>It took a few seconds for her to process the words as she was still a little dazzled. When her sight was no longer blurry and the pain in her stomach died down, she sat up slowly and looked up at Neon with her torn up clothes and battered body and of course, with those bloodshot eyes which only expressed hatred. "Yes it was me, I was the one who was trying to kill you. I know you might think I'm messed up but trust me, I had a good reason you demon. "So now you know, what are you going to do? Are you gonna kill me?" She said taunting him. "After all, your kind are nothing but pure evil." Karla added still locking eyes with his and waiting for his response. "No, I'm not going to kill you." He said gently as he looked at her with no hatred. However, she just got frustrated as she didn't believe him. All she knew was that all demons were evil, so nothing Neon was going to say was going to change her mind. "Stop lying to yourself and stop lying to me you piece of crap! I know you hate me, I mean who wouldnt after what I did." She screamed. "Just kill me already! I know you want to you DEMON! Or Is it because I'm just a girl. You must think your so noble huh" She Shouted. Hearing the words that were coming out of her mouth, Neon couldn't take any more of it, he grabbed her by the shoulders and crouching down so that they were at eye level. "NO YOUR WRONG!" He snapped grabbing her attention. "I don't know why your hatred for demons is so great but can you just give them a chance." "No, that's impossible. I'll never trust them after what happened!!" She said disgusted by what Neon proposed but then she suddenly felt a warm sensation overflowing and spreading throughout her whole body comforting her and calming her down. It felt so gentle making her feel full of tranquility, it was like a mother comforting her child with a soft hug. Neon had rapped his arms around her peacefully. She didn't retaliate but embraced it but with utter confusion. It shocked her to the core, the fact that Neon was trying to ease her suffering despite what she did made her speechless...<br/><br/>"You've suffered a lot have you Karla." He said. After hearing that, she could no longer lock up the sadness she felt and bursted into tears. "Please, let me help you and believe me when I say that. I decided I wasn't going to kill you from the start. Its just not how I do things, and besides, I cant blame you for doing what you did. I mean, almost anyone can be driven to do things they wouldn't normally do just because of their hatred for demons. And I know you suffered in the past because of demons, so I can see why you tried to kill me. But that doesn't give me any right to do any harm to you. But to be honest, I didn't want to in the first place, I mean in my eyes your just a victim so If anything, I would like to help you." Neon said still embracing her a hug of peacefulness. "But...I don't understand..." She said crying and sniffling. "How can you be so affectionate to me, a person who was trying to kill you just because you were a demon. I didn't even consider who you were as a person. You should be full of rage right now, so why...."Its because I would've done the exact same thing as you did and I wanna show that just because someone's a demon, doesn't mean their evil. I know your confused, but its because you've been brainwashed to think that all demons are just sinful beings but some are not Karla."<br/><br/>"But still, how do you not feel any hatred for me." She said still confused. "Well, maybe it's because this isn't the first time something like this has happened. When I was just a baby. I was almost killed by my own parents because of the same reason. Because I was a demon. But instead of holding a grudge. I accepted the fact that maybe everyone in this world will come to despise me for who I am. If I hold a grudge against them and don't accept who I am. I wouldn't stand a chance in this world and the hatred would just grow inside me and just swallow me up. But I was just like how you are now when I found out they tried to kill me. I was just a mindless fragile baby, no one could've predicted what I would grow to be like but just because I was a demon, they instantly thought I was just pure evil. But for what they did I am pretty angry, but I just feel sorry for them too, I mean, they were easily manipulated and controlled by their hatred for demons so much that they tried to kill their own child. So If anything I feel sorry. That's why I'm not gonna hold anything against you." Neon said pulling himself back to look at her but to see tears still flowing from her eyes looking so ashamed. "I'm...I'm so sorry Neon..." "Hey, you don't need to apologise, you were blinded and controlled by your emotions. "Still, it doesn't give me the right not to apologise and it doesn't change the fact that I tried to kill you. I was being so ignorant and stupid." She said looking to the floor. <br/><br/>A few minutes went by and silence filled the room. Neon had to break the silence and sadness that was filling the room but didn't know how. A few more minutes went by and Karla was starting to feel more depressed making Neons tolerance to fly out the window. "Hey would you stop looking so gloomy." He said but she didn't seem to be listening. He then grabbed her by the hand taking her near the entrance of the restricted room. "Hey what are you doing Neon." She said wiping the tears of her face. "I couldnt take it any more, the way you were just sitting there. Hey, let's go eat, I mean it's almost lunch time. Maybe that'll take your mind of this." Said Neon hoping she would conform. "Hey, you don't need to make me feel better." She said hesitating to recieve help as she didn't believe it was genuine but forced. "Karla, I make my own decisions and right now, I wanna help you so that's what I'm going to do, so don't think that I'm just forcing myself okay. So, from now on, we're friends, if that's okay with you haha." He said smiling at Karla who was now happy, in fact, this moment may have been the most happiest moments of her life. She was just so content and felt so lucky that she was cared for so much by someone who she had just met. "Thank you Neon" She said under her breath....</p>