Chapter 50 - CH 35: TRUE TRAINING (5)

"Open the gate."

The moment he said that, he felt like he was sucked somewhere. When he finally reopened his eyes, he was sitting in the room Madness called The throne.

As always, this room was magnificent.

When he looked at the one seated in front of him, he could feel that Madness changed a little. In the past, even though they had basically the same face, there were many little things that differentiated them. Now though, he felt like the differences weren't that great.

The present madness seemed more mischievous. He wore a white t-shirt with a black hooded pull over. But this wasn't all. In his hand, a pair of scissors was twirling gently. For a moment Kuroha wondered if he become even more crazy and created a new personality

"???????????????? ?????????????????????????"

This question was asked with a calm smile. So calm it was infuriating. Ah, this feeling of wanting to punch someone. No doubt. It was truly Madness.

"Let's talk."

Kuroha closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He always wondered how he could breath in his own mind. Then perhaps he wasn't really breathing here. Anyway he calmed himself. Finally, he opened his eyes and asked

"What happened this morning?"

Madness didn't answer immediately. He twirled the scissors around his finger as he looked lifelessly at Kuroha. Finally he opened his mouth

"????????????. ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????? ????????'???? ???????????????????????? ???????? ???????? ???????????????????????? ???????? ?????????????????????"

Kuroha paused. He knew this style. This is the style he acquired from Nighteye. The one asked a question plays mysterious by asking another one that has a relationship with the first question. This gives you the time to prepare yourself and answer the first question later.

"Don't do this. You know it won't work on me."

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Kuroha nodded

"Okay. There's no way that being unable to sleep for years and still be fine would be normal."

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"Sleep is necessary both for the mind and the body. Normally staying awake too long would be extremely tiring and detrimental and might make someone go crazy in the long run. Well, generally, when one reaches his/her limit, the body will automatically shut down."

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"Personality that were created by my subconscious ."

Madness let out a mocking laugh,

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"What do you mean?"

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Kuroha was speechless. How could this be possible?

"????????????????...???? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????????????. T???????????? ???????????? ???????? ???????????? ????????????. ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ????????????????s ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????? ????????????????. ???????????????? ????????, d???? ???????????? ???????????????????? ????????'???? ???????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????? ????????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ????????????'???????? ???? ???????????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????????????. ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????????????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????? ????????. ???????????? ????????????????'????. ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????'???? ????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????????????."

Madness let out a sneer,

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"????????????"

Madness grumbled as he was stopped from speaking. He was clearly the only one who heard this judging by Kuroha's, no, Hope's expression.

He sighed internally, Ruler had too much power in the throne. Frankly, if they weren't all one and the same, he would worry that Ruler was a traitorous snake who wanted to erase all of them and take control of the body. Pretty cliche but hey, cliche works for a reason.

Kuroha wanted to ask what Madness was on the verge of saying. Ruler? So another personality existed? Still he didn't. He didn't like asking question that will clearly get no answer.

"You didn't explain why I can stay awake for so long, and what the vision of this morning was."

Madness looked at Kuroha before shaking his head and answering

"L???????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ????????????????. ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????? ???????? ???????? ????????????????. ???????????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????'???????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????. ???????? ???????????? ???????????????????????? ????????????????????????."

Kuroha looked strangely at Madness. What kind of logic was thzr?

"???????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????? ????????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????. ???????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????? ???????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????, ???????? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ????????????????. ???? ???????????????? ????????????, ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????? ????????????????????????????????. ???????????? ???????????????? ???????? ????????????????????, ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????????????"

Madness grinned at those words. He was born from the desires of destruction. He could generally control himself but it became harder as time passed.

Soon, soon, they will be strong enough to f.u.c.k.i.n.g destroy them all. Still, he didn't show his smug appearance to Kuroha. He had his dignity to preserve,

"????????????????????????????, ???????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ????????????. ????????????... ???????????? ???????????????????? ???????????? ????????????????'???? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????????????. ???????????? ???? ???????????????????????????? ????????????. ????????????'???? ???????????????? ???????? [???????????????????????? ????????????????????]"

Kuroha couldn't stay silent anymore,

"What?..."

But before he could even finish his sentence, he found himself back in his room.

Kuroha stared blankly at the ceiling. He felt his blood boiling and he had to control his urges to not scream. Madness seemed like he answered his questions, but in reality he said nothing of importance apart from confirming his suspicions.

The more he thought about it the more he felt something was weird. Then he remembered one of the things Madness said

"???????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????????????????? ????????????. ???????? ????????????????, ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????? ???????? ????????????????????????'???? ????????????????????????."

He understood something. It wasn't that Madness didn't want to tell him but rather that he himself didn't want to choose?

For a short moment Kuroha was confused. Should he ask for his memories? But what's the use apart from causing himself more pain?

Unable to think clearly, he teleported to the beach were Izuku trained and stayed there, looking at the sea without speaking nor moving for the rest of the night. His back seemed awfully sad and lonely.