1 Makings of Valad Katsure

The man who was to become Valad Katsure lead a life far different than one expected. He had a younger sister, a whole family who stood behind him. However as he grew up, he began to experience the changes in which life brought. The world itself was never to be fair, but it was always going to give a good laugh.

Valad and his sister always shared their friends since they were little. They were almost inseparable, never violent, never rude and mutually friendly. They shared everything siblings could possibly share in their own right. Morals were never a problem. Priorities were always set.

He was the book worm, the science fiction nerd. She was the social butterfly who brought everyone in for a good show. Innocence was a brilliant thing, ignorance was bliss. However this mutual, unsaid hierarchy was never to remain the same.

At the ripe age of twelve years old, Valad summoned his sister's best friend behind the school. The stereotypical spot to ask out your lifelong crush. Of course, when we say lifelong crush, we mean middle school crush.

His sister's best friend was a young girl name Maddie Wilkson, she had short brown hair with adorable layers and often wore a pink tropical flower on the right side of her head. Her skin was that of light almond flesh, she had big brown chocolate kiss eyes that turned heads to tails. Her slender frame made her easily underestimated in the gymnasium as she was fragile and faster than anyone else. She was the track star, a young marathon runner.

Sadly she wasn't the only one present. While she was polite, what came after was not her fault. Around the corner, his own sister overheard the confession and sequential denial, but an offer of friends with benefits was given in return.

Mind you, his sister didn't know what this meant. She thought it was akin to something of being his best friend. In a sense, her mind registered her brother as an enemy, someone who was trying to steal her best friend for himself. The only thing that set her off, was the fact that he without hesitation accepted the offer.

What sent her even further off the deep end was the fact that whenever she wasn't home, or when Valad was home alone, she'd come over without ever telling her. They'd hang out after school, they'd go out on dates, they'd go to the community fair together.

Even though she had denied his confession, Valad and Maddie had easily become a match. Come high school two years later, his sister caught him and her best friend late at night in the shower. She was having a sleep over with her best friend when she disappeared in the middle of the night. The last thing she expected was to wake up to moans and rhythmic slapping of two mosaic figures under the cover of steam.

This was when his life officially turned upside down. His sister woke up their parents and reported her findings. Maddie was no longer allowed to stay overnight, no longer allowed to visit the house when only Valad was home. Not only that, it seemed no girl was allowed to stay over anymore due to this incident.

His sister spread insidious rumors. He became bullied at the school they all went to. Even by close friends who once supported his love for little Miss Wilkson, he was made fun of. Speculations were made, though they were all proven false by Maddie herself.

Maddie had been faithful and honest, she walked to school with him every day. Though every time she was sick or couldn't go to school, he'd end up being physically abused outside the school walls or on the bus. While many of the boys felt jealous of him, they joined in with their female peers. He was called a leacher, a pervert. Many of the students used words that they've never even heard of or fit the context all together. Outrageous rumors continued to grow to the point that Valad was called to the Guidance Counselor after the rumors finally reached the teachers.

Given twisted stories and several different false claims by female students to cast him out, Valad found himself expelled from the school. Maddie and her family were forced to move and he was left entirely alone. His parents set him up for an internet based school and pretty much locked him away. He was to be grounded 'for life' until he got his working papers and found a job.

Sadly on his first interview for a job, he came across a burglary at the convenience store. He wasn't even given time to react when there was a sudden pop sound. His body felt heavy, cold and hard to move. The very shock killed him before he even had the chance to bleed out on his own.

Life was relatively short, he had no regrets, but he did have vindictive thoughts there were never cured. His soul, or spirit, clung to his rotting corpse. Even as it was in the grave, he sat upon his name. He watched as those who either cursed or prayed for him.

Besides his parents, Maddie was the only one who came. His sister refused to come to the funeral due to the fact that thought he was pathetic to have died from the shock of the event rather than the actual bullet, and hence believed he had no will to live.

When this was voiced by his sister, Maddie almost turned into a ravenous beast filled with pure rage. Even his parents couldn't separate the two girls as they battered one another. Tough it was mostly one sided, Maddie being on the winning side.

During these events a mysterious man seemed to appear. He was wearing an Italian suit made of a glossy, soft, fabric and a pair of dress shoes. His smile was bright and dazzling, and his electric blue eyes stared through him. No one else seemed to give him mind. Even as he walked between the parents and the fighting teens.

Valad stared at the humanoid, for some reason he could very much tell he wasn't a normal man.

"Vlad Markus, it is a pleasure to finally meet you. I see you have found yourself in quite the predicament." His voice sounded like a Romanian mobster rather than an Italian man, which was sort of misleading.

Valad only blinked a few times, not knowing if he should bother talking to the stranger. He was having a bit more fun watching his beloved Maddie beat the tar out of his sister who had intentionally ruined is life.

"If you don't greet me child, I will leave you here forever. You'll never pass on."

Immediately Valad's eyes flickered over towards the man in the suit as he gave an ultimatum. "Ello," he gave a upright cheery British accented welcome to the man without much hesitation. "What can I do for you? Would you like some tea? I'll set up the kettle in a jiff."

"… That won't be necessary," The man couldn't help but snicker at this child's sarcastic demeanor. Even though he could see the vindictive thoughts writhing about inside of him, eating him up from the inside out. "I shall send you into another realm where your soul may rest in a new vessel."

Seeing the crooked smile on the stranger's face made the boy feel uneasy, if he had a stomach he'd probably feel nauseous right about now.

"This realm is of science fiction, of fantasy. With Stars and with Wars. I will give you three wishes with certain demands. The first wish will be a single change, the second will be an unique skill and the third is a forever passive element. What say you? Child."