Forgive Me for Being Weak
When he arrived home, he found his mother and sisters sitting in silence. The house had two bedrooms and a living room. His mother and sisters occupied the bedrooms, and he slept in the living room.
— Have you gone outside yet? — he asked, trying to ease the mood.
No one answered.
— It's terrible chaos out there. The streets are completely jammed. The store was vandalized.
Upon hearing about the store, his mother lifted her head and looked at him with apprehension.
— Practically the whole city was vandalized. The Divine Domain frightened many people. Just imagine — we disappeared and came back already shaken. Think about those who watched others vanish without a trace.
They nodded in agreement.
After seeing the oppressive atmosphere, Danilo decided to address the elephant in the room.
— I imagine you're judging me for what I did to that group.
He looked at them, but they remained silent. Then, he started laughing. A bitter laugh, and soon tears followed. They looked at him with broken hearts.
— Do you realize the situation we were in? Or rather, the same situation we still find ourselves in?
— The world has changed — he continued. — You may think you understand that fact, but clearly, you haven't grasped the gravity of it. The world has always been shit. But now, it will truly be monstrous for the weak. What do you think that group would have done once they got closer to us — to you? Do you think they would have just thrown a few filthy words and then walked away laughing? Do you think their threat to dismember me and force me to watch them violate you was empty? — he said through tears.
— WAKE UP! From today onward, you must realize that nothing will ever be the same again. There will be no police to intervene, no feminist movements to protect you. The only advantage the government had was military power, but now the people will have it too — and the powerful do not like being controlled. They will also want, and will do, whatever they please.
— And one thing every powerful man wants is beautiful women. From today, the protective aura around women has vanished. With the advent of the Divine Domain, any woman who is weak or has no powerful protector will be nothing more than a toy or a bargaining chip.
All of them were horrified to hear this.
— And do you know what I hate the most? — he said, sitting with his head lowered, his voice heavy with despair. — It's that I am weak, and I don't have the power to protect you. I feel that sooner or later, someone powerful will hurt you, and I won't have the strength to stop it.
He spoke through tears:
— Forgive me for being weak, for not having the strength to protect you.
Then he began to cry, and seeing his despair, they all started crying as well.