Hero of Darkness

anted my parent ’s attention and approval.
That they were proud of me as their daughter.

And I worked very hard to surpass others and live up to their reputation, my family name who are the descendants of the first sage.

Even in the magic academy, I was always avoided by others because of my heritage.

Other than my cousins who grew up with me I never had any other friends or anyone I was familiar with outside of the main family. ” spoke Kassandra in a hoarse voice.

”Instead of wanting to play house or spending time with other kids I sacrificed my freedom to learn magic as soon as I could think on my own.

But even after I did everything, surpassed all of my peers, and excelled in magic by putting in a lot of effort there was no one who praised me or said that it was because of my own hard work.

From childhood till now I have only lived in the shadows of her parent ’s glory and their prestige. ” said Kassandra with a jittery tone as her hands trembled.

Ever her face had a constricted expression as she slowly started to express her mind.

”I even unlocked an Ancient Rank job with sheer will and hard work but then, my family told me not to reveal it to anyone.

The Emperor ’s Chosen competition was going to be my chance to prove myself to everyone.

And after I lost to you no one even reprimanded me as if they never expected me to win in the first place. ” she said with the eyes of a person who at least wanted to be scolded for her failures.

But she didn ’t even get that.

”Rather Everyone in my family focused on you and your rule as the Sovereign of this fiefdom.

And in a way

You became the biggest target I wanted to surpass. ” spoke Kassandra as she brushed off a teardrop on her right cheek.

”But when I met you that day along with the other heirs

I knew that I couldn ’t even touch your shadow at this rate.

But I still persevered and hoped to achieve my goal one day.
But now ” she said and suddenly stopped speaking.

Her head fell down and she clasped her palms.

”I could ’ve managed to accept it that they offered me to you after I lost my powers.
In this world only powerful rule over others anyway.

But if they planned to do so even without me still being as powerful as I was then what does that mean? ” asked Kassandra as she looked at Kahn with an expectant gaze.

”That I was not worthy in their eyes even with all of my strength and achievements? ”

She asked and soon, had another meltdown.

As she kept sobbing

Kahn was reminded of himself back when he lived as Elric.

His story while growing up wasn ’t much different than hers.

Just that, he chose to seclude himself from others while Kassandra was an outcast because of her family ’s background.

And no matter the efforts and achievements there were still higher levels of expectations.

Both of them were the victims of

Failed Parenting.

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