As I slowly fell asleep, I slipped into what I thought was a dream but really it was a nightmare from my former life.

I was still in my old school living, day to day as a nightmare.

This was right after mid terms. I had just placed in the top 3 and I was very happy then that's when she showed up: Maria the school idol, beautiful, brown haired, lovely smile, nice to everyone, she was loved equally by both boys and girls.

She was in my homeroom class and she walked straight up to me.

"Hey, Are you Kaito? You placed high on the midterms... Do you think you could help me?"

"... Sss-uuu-rr-e."

"Okay, thanks!"

Over the next 4 months, I helped her by doing her homework her, class work, I did everything and I was her puppet but the bullying still happened but I didn't care.

Because someone was finally nice to me, I was blissful until I was walking through a corridor and heard Maria's voice.

"So Maria, I heard you've been hanging out with that gross shorty Kaito. What's going on?"

"Don't worry, I am just using him for my grades. Trust me: if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't even go near him."

"Hahahahahahaha"

I was crying, I felt the tears trickling down my face... Why did I have to hear that?

Why did I have to cry? FUCK... Why am I so pathetic?

I ran away, away from that place, from her and from my problems as fast as I could but I knew I could not keep running forever.

I had to stop running, I have to face my problems.

I got back to class I sat down and I waited for her to ask something of me and I would say no. I would stand up for once.

And the time came at lunch, she came over with that smile I now knew that was fake and that made me hate her even more.

"Hey Kaito, get my homework."

"Yes... Here."(I pass her homework to her)

"Thanks you're a lifesaver! Now, don't forget to do those English questions I gave you."

"No, I refuse to do anything for you anymore... You lied to me and used me only for my skills in homework, you never wanted to be my friend so just leave..."

I could feel the words leave my mouth but they didn't feel like my own they felt like they belong to a person who has not been seen for years: A strong and confident Kaito, someone died along time ago but was now back and hopefully for good.

"What? You can't mean that Kaito I would ne-"

"Don't lie to me! I heard you and your friends in the hallway so don't lie to me..."

"Okay, I said those things but only to fit in with my friends... Trust me, I will explain everything in more detail after school in the gym storage room so please come okay."

"Fine... I will come."

I don't know why I said yes but I did. I was going to meet her after school.

Damn... Why did I say yes? I know she is lying to me but I still said yes... Why am I so weak?

After school, I went to the gym storage room it was dark but the stupidly naive me walked in anyway.

"Well, well, look who showed up

..."

I turn around and it's Maria but not the usual Maria, this one had a cold emotionless face that just made me scared deep down.

"Maria, you said you wanted to talk!"

"HaHaHaHaHa! You're so pathetic and sa, Kaito. Maybe if you weren't so fucking weak and ugly, people wouldn't hate you so much. I know... That's why I hate you."

Every word was filled with such so much hate like she was talking to someone who was dirt a slug not even worthy of looking at her.

"But why Maria? Why do this? What did I ever do to you? All I ever did was get bullied and study, so why?"

"Why... Why you ask? Because you got better then me on the midterms! I should have gotten your place!! I am a fucking idol!!! I am smart and pretty and I deserve that place but then there was this disgusting, short, ugly, gross, snively, worm getting above me... WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?"

I couldn't reply all… All I could do is just stand there at loss. She did all this just because I did slightly better than her on the midterms...

"And now Kaito, you will pay me back. Akio, mind coming in, baby?"

Akio was Takashi's little brother. Just as mean, just as rich but he liked to smoke more and was dating Maria.

He walked in with 5 more guys and gave Maria a long tongue kiss.

"So you want me to deal with this runt, baby?"

"Yes please, I will leave you teach him a lesson. I will leave this to you. This is just to sad for me to watch..."

And with that she left with a smile on her face then came the next 2 hours of my life:

First, they beat me then they ripped off my clothes and Akio tortured me by putting out his cigarettes on me one by one on my skin. I still have 3 scars on my chest.

From that day onward, every time I saw Maria, I would avoid her at all cost.

The strong Kaito that came back for that short moment that day died in me, never to show his face until I reached a new world with endless possibilities but I will never forgive or forget those fucking bastards…

I hope they all die and then burn for what they did to me...

BURN BURN BURN BURN! They all deserve death and it's what I will give them!!!

Suddenly, the nightmare was gone and I was now floating in a endless white space.

'Is it their deaths what you really want?'

The red burning words appear again just like when I first arrived. What is going on?

'Is it their deaths what you really want?'

The same question but there will always be the same answer: Yes, I really want them dead, no matter the cost and no matter what stands in my way...

'Then first, you must undergo pain are you ready.' Yes, whatever the price is.

Suddenly a pain shoots through my chest. It feels like someone is tearing me apart from the inside out.

I grip my chest trying to ease the pain but it doesn't stop. I have to do something…

Suddenly, the words appear again 'If you do not withstand this pain, you will die and everything will be lost.'

No... It can't be like this... I won't let it kill me here. I won't die no matter what.

I continue to suffer the pain but this time, I try using my willpower to stop it. I fail but I won't give up.

I try again and again until I finally push it down slightly.

Yes.. I can do this! I continue until it starts to fade away more and more until the pain is replaced by a warm glow in the center of my chest.

I am left there, panting hard... I am so happy, I didn't die.

'Well, now then… You have passed the test so it's time for your reward...'

Reward? What kind of reward could this text give me?

Suddenly, a black spear come out of the endless white and hits me in the chest but it doesn't go through instead it just sinks into my chest. I feel something moving around under my skin for a few seconds but then my chest becomes covered in dark wind.

It lasts for a few seconds then disappears and left in it's place is a tattoo but this one is different to the one on my hand. This one is in the shape of a tribal dragon on my chest.

'Kaito, this new mark will give you new power and a companion so cherish it and him'

Before I can even guess what any of that means I am sent back to my body.

It takes me a few minutes to adjust my eyes but I can see that I am in my room and it is still early morning with the sun is still rising. Damn... What happened to me last night?

'You gained my soul.'

I heard a voice. The voice sounded ancient and male.

I look around to see if anyone was in my room but no one was so it must have really come from my head. Fine... If I want an answer, then it's best to just ask the source.

"Who are you? And where are you?"

'My name is Drake Markiess Evermoor and I am the one that now shares a souls with you.'

What kind of name? Is that it? It can't be his first name and what does he mean share a soul with me? That's impossible!

"Hey Drake, what do you mean share a soul with me? And where are you?"

'Heh... Humans are so slow on the pick up. Fine, if you don't get it, I will start from the beginning. I am a dragon, one of the first dragons from before the great event. I have great intelligence and power but even I can fall to betrayal and when that happened, I was given an opportunity by a being.

I have never seen the being but he offered me a choice: Since my body was dying, the being would save my soul, give it to a mortal to whom I must help along their path by merging my soul with their soul.

However, he would only bestow me upon a mortal who could withstand my soul and from there, I would help the mortal until they have completed their journey then the being would craft me a new body and I would have payed off my debt so does that explain everything human.'

"Yes, thank you but I still don't know what you can do for me and how you even got inside my body."

'That is simple, I can give you as much of my power as you can handle for now that includes Fire magic and an increase to your physical body. These gift will get better the stronger you become and for how I got inside, you just look at your chest.'

He was right, the same tattoo from my dream was there so it wasn't a dream is was an actual test but if this tattoo has a soul, does that mean the other one has one as well? I have to ask.

"Hey Drake, does the other mark on my body have a soul as well?"

'No, it does not according to my knowledge but then again, I have never seen such ancient magic so it is possible that it has a soul inside but you will have wait and see

For now, all I can tell you is the other mark is quite useful. It can strengthen your body to higher levels at the drawback of extreme exhaustion. I have the same effect but can give you guidance on how to use my power unlike the other mark.

Oh and if you must talk please do it by thought instead of using words, it is so barbaric...'

Great, so besides telling me the things he doesn't he doesn't know, he also told me things I already know. God... I hope he is more useful in the future.

'Fine, I will talk to you like this now. Happy?'

'Yes, it does improve my mood slightly. Now, let us get to work on training you fire magic. First, sit in the lotus position and we will get started...'

Why does it feel like I just got a new master and not a partner. I do as he says and sit in the lotus position on top of my bed.

'Okay, now tap into the mark on you chest.'

I do as he says again and the dragon mark starts to glow a deep red colour as I feel warmth spreading all over my body. It feels nice like wrapping myself up in a nice warm blanket.

'That is my fire magic. By human standards, this is a low level fire magic but even low level can kill even the strongest idiots. Now then, just imagine the fire magic taking any form and it will shape.'

I start to imagine a ball made out of complete fire form in my left hand. I focus more and more until I start to feel the heat in my left hand start to increase and kept increasing until the heat bursts in a fire and formed the same ball of fire.

I was just imagining, it's incredible! A ball is floating just on top of my hand and it's made out of complete fire!

I do a few test with it send it away a few feet up, down, side to side then I shoot it at the wall. It bursts into flames. I quickly put the fire out with a blanket.

Incredible... I now have magic.

'Now, I recommend that you should deactivate your magic because if you use it for too long you with suffer magic exhaust, causing you to faint.'

I turn off the magic by deactivating my connection to the [Dragon Mark] and go and get dressed it since it's almost time that people would be eating breakfast so I should go get some because I didn't eat yesterday.

I place my sword on my back and head down stairs.