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Chapter 2 - Prologue 1: Family Ties (Darius' monologue)

Family is meaningless.

I don't remember the exact day I came to that conclusion. All I know is that my family gave me every reason to.

I can barely remember faces or places from when I was younger. Most of my childhood feels buried beneath something I can't explain.

My father always claimed he was protecting us, but the more I listened to him, the more I realized he was hiding something.

He gave me an obsession: to uncover whatever he buried.

I have no recollection of my mother, yet somehow her absence feels responsible for the tension in our family.

It's strange.

Despite my claims, I feel attached to someone I barely know.

Maybe nobody can truly claim complete emotional detachment.

Regardless, I stand by what I say.

Family is meaningless.

Sometimes I wonder…

Will I still believe that, after the rest of them disappear?

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