Ares/Novella

< Ares Hoodinie

November 12



Ares – The taboo that gives me suffering.



“You insolent child, you’re following the same path that your sister took!” My mother was screaming at me as always. She blames me for everything that I have caused problems in the family. When my father left my mother when I was seven years old, she has gotten worse. She would end up screaming at me then following by a beating towards her.



I tend to not show emotions that she can sense which may end up with her hurting me more. The more I tried the more pain I suffered, I guess that means I have a broken heart just like a broken doll, and she is responsible for it.



We left Menagerie, in hopes she can find a better work position at Atlas. At first it looked historic with no technology. Mother told me don’t get lost through the crowds or else she would begin beating me and pulling my hair in front of everyone so she can enjoy my suffering which has been a pleasure for her.



Atlas is really big, I continue to hold her hand until she let go of it. I ended up looking for her but she was nowhere to be found. So I stayed in the alleyways in hopes she could find and then she would start her physically abuse as always. My hair was really bright because you know its pink and I have ram horns, a few weeks later mother didn’t found me.



I cried because I know mother left me and I won’t see papa ever again. “Hey, why are you crying?” I looked up to see two kids who were close to my age. “My mom left me because she hates my existence.” The girl with the green hair kneels down besides me. “Hey don’t worry, if a mother can abuse her child then she should be ashamed of herself for committing a crime like that.” Her would was filled of life but it seemed hollow when I noticed her dull blue eyes.



“So I didn’t get your name. I’m Caesar and this is my friend Rune.” He held his hand to shake my hand. “I’m Ares Hoodinie.” I stopped crying for a few minutes so I can look at them. “So Ares, do you want to join us, since there are people who kidnap children who are alone also you might get lost if you don’t know this kingdom very well.” Caesar was very kind to me with his offer of join him and Rune, I accepted their offer so that way I don’t end up being alone.

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<p class="MsoNormal">February 10th

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<p class="MsoNormal">A few months later, I met a boy with blond hair, his name was Eros Gungnir. He was very nice and like my horns since they were from my father’s side of the family to have this kind of horn shape. The following by the four of us getting adopted by Team JOKR, they were very kind to all of us, they were even teachers from Haven which we didn’t know about them besides them being circus performers.

<p class="MsoNormal">My mentor Eria who was a cat Faunus just like me is teaching me how to use my semblance in the form of supporting my glyph weapon Neptune Poseidon since she taught me the basics of forging a weapon. So far Neptune Poseidon is a heavy weapon since it was a battle-axe that can be also used as a tomahawk as well.

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<p class="MsoNormal">She gave me advice and what I need to do, which is train harder. So I started to lift weights everyday until I get tired of it, which will never, happened. The I proceeded to do some pull-ups then the latter will be lifting rocks. I was getting good at it, I guess I’m a titan at heart due to me enormous strength.

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<p class="MsoNormal">At the same time, we were also learning about school education from our mentors, they were strict when it came to that since they were former professors from Haven. Not that I don’t mind being home schooled but we weren’t making any new friends just besides us who were siblings not by blood but our bond that makes us our families.

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<p class="MsoNormal">March 13th

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<p class="MsoNormal">Rune explained to us that it was time to test ourselves against our mentors. I knew this day had to come even if we didn’t prepare for this day to happen. We came looking for our mentors who were just reading books. I sense something between Joker and Rune who flared like lightning at an immense rate, her eyes seemed to be flicking sparks of electricity since she was determine to defeat him.

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<p class="MsoNormal">I looked over at Caesar, who was excited to go up against Chione. Chione was not that surprised to see Caesar being relaxed about this confrontation. Eros was calm about it but he maintained a strict smile towards Norns. Who Norns was laughing like a drunken man on Halloween night. Then I took a glance at Eria who was the sanest out of Team JOKR, she knew what was going to happen since she was the fortuneteller of the Book of Circus.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Before our fight started, Eria told me one thing. “Ares, before we fight, there’s something you should know. Your mother told me that she has official disowned you as her daughter. And if you want to know why I know her, the reason is that she was my sister. Both of us were raised by mother who was a cat Faunus and a father who was human, she felt hatred towards me because I was a hideous creature even though she married your father who was also Faunus.”

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<p class="MsoNormal">I was stunned to hear the truth, that my mentor is my aunt. Something inside of me broke, the glyphs from my weapon activates by converting my aura into water. I wasn’t in control of myself at this time because the pain that my mother caused me to suffered.

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<p class="MsoNormal">Then I blacked out not knowing what happened during our match. I woke up a few days later with the rest of my family; Rune told me that all of us passed our match against Team JOKR. I went to find Eria, who Eros’ told me that Eria is busy shopping.

<p class="MsoNormal">April 6th

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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s our first day at Beacon Academy since we get to study there so far I think Rune was being spoken to the head master of Beacon Academy about something since he was good friends with Rune’s mentor. I went with Eros since me and him always stuck like glue together since the four of us were a rag tag group of orphans that always had our backs as well we learned how to forged our weapon’s together as a family.

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<p class="MsoNormal">''I guess the taboo of my mother has caused me to leave a deep scare in myself that I can’t get rid of as well being the main part that has left a deep hole in my life… ''