Inside the massive, echoing halls of the large D'Amore Mansion, Leo stood before the sink. The mirror above it reflected more than just the bruises that painted his swollen face.
Spark.
Spark.
Each flashback hit like a second blow. Jae Taejin's fist, wild and relentless, blood dripping down from Leo's broken nose. The concrete taste of humiliation.
Leo twisted the golden lion necked tap, splashing water on his face again and again, trying to drown the memory. But it wouldn't leave.
Leo dried his face with a towel and went and sat in his room watching a live stream on his huge monitor.
"WWW" he kept spamming in the chat, others in the chat suggesting suggestions to the streamer Jestaro1, "go do a 1vs100 in a prison" "yeah a prison would be sick" "you know how much those stinkers have to endure there it would be funny", that was where Leo got a thought a very dangerous thought.
A grin cracked across his swollen lips. He leaned back in his chair, the glow of the monitor reflecting in his eyes.
"That transfer bastard…"
His voice oozed hatred.
He paced his room, mind spinning, thoughts darkening.
Inside was a dusty black leather book—one of many left behind by his father. Pages of names, favours, IOUs from politicians, a few indebted lawyers.
Leo flipped through the pages, scanning.
Kim Min Jae, A criminal defense lawyer, once saved by Francesco D'Amore's influence. She owed the D'Amore name.
Leo dialed the number.
Ring.
Ring.
Ring.
"Tch... but that fucker would be in juvie" Leo muttered to himself
"But its good enough for a fucker like him."
"Hopefully he would get beaten to a miserable pulp there."
The moment with Soojin played over Leo's head like a bad nightmare,"I would never get with a guy like you" those words echoed all around him as he tried shutting it out.
"Yes", Leo thought this was what he had to do he grinned gritting his teeth.
Just 2 weeks before the stupid new transfer Jae Taejin came in back when the whole school was at his mercy.
"King Leo! King Leo!" a gang of kids screamed their voices echoing, that was a daily phrase Leo had been hearing since his arrival in Korea.
2 years ago he had arrived to Korea with his Father. He had come to Korea for one reason of course it was apart of the huge triangle of the Central Capital of the World. Almost every hero places their main base in one of the 3 countries in the triangle.
Leo had been enrolled to Geumryong High as a quick choice. the moment he entered the school his eyes had fallen on what Leo thought was an angel living on earth- her beauty had captivated him her sweet honey brown eyes her black hair flowing like ink on paper and her porcelain skin shimmering like the moon Leo's pupils dilated "is this what love feels like?" he thought later on during his first few days he found out that her name was Soojin Kim, he remembered back in Italy, the way to get all the girls flocking towards you was to be the strongest.
Leo knew for him that would be an easy task here, just by his first week he had almost all of the schools so called strongest begging at his feet. When Leo had first arrived to the school he was built like a rock his muscles bulging. The old strongest people from this school would have gotten annihilated back in Italy, his aspect Fury Surge which allowed him to coat his fists and other lethal parts of his body in a red surge was strengthened whenever he got more and more angry his aspect far cleared even the best of those so called "strongest" he wiped them all out with ease and since then no one could ever touch him months and months went by and Leo's frame was getting wider and bigger yet even then he was still the King of Geumryong High he would always stomp on those weaker then him always hoping Soojin would find his strength attractive and fall in love with him.
"I would never get with a guy like you" Leo's face surged with anger.
[Couple Hours later]
"Jae Taejin you are under arrest for suspicion of Aggravated assault over a member of our Society"
"You have the right to an attorney if you wish..."
[A few Hours before]
"Jae Taejin" Said a Elderly female voice
"Yes Mother Minjoo" Taejin replied calmly
"You mustn't get into these messes really suspended how will we explain this to the government officials when they come to inspect this orphanage you only have a year left as well my dear boy."
Jae Taejin grumbled "yes mother, I apologise." the words Mother came out of his mouth easily in truth Taejin had never even seen his true mother his whole conscience life.
Taejin heard some sort of commotion downstairs in the orphanage while he was cleaning his bed in his shared dorm when a group of men burst in clad in black uniform.
"Jae Taejin you are under arrest for suspicion of Aggravated assault over a member of our Society"
"You have the right to an attorney if you wish to have one if not the case the court will provide you with a befitting attorney now please come with us peacefully and without a fuss" Said the large officer Taejin complied as the officers put their brass handcuffs on him "dont try activate your aspect as well that will further increase your already loading sentence."
Jae Taejin saw the look in Mother Minjoo's face the look of disappointment and it hit him it felt like a real look from what he would have incurred a real mother would have given. Taejin got into the van as its doors shut off he saw the little ones those he considered his little brothers and sisters they looked confused and scared he felt ashamed with himself for letting them view such a scene, the Jeuryongi Orphanage was disappearing behind him.
Taejin looked at the metallic doors of the van his reflection hitting hard back at him -his scrawny figure and his unruly dishevelled black hair poking everywhere his lifeless eyes staring hard back at him.