My breathing hardened as I exited the void, out in the mountains. The trees were tall and solemn, covering the earth and all its creatures, including me. I walked along paths that had never been crossed by human, only to be alone with my thoughts.
These are the places where I hid for decades. When the shadows of the forest were my only companion. I stayed in solitude and silence. I spoke to no one and fed at a bare minimum. That is how I learned control. That is how I contained myself. Through pure will and discipline.
And now here I was again. Needing that containment. Needing this space to go back to what I needed to be.
Kira broke my will and made me renounce my discipline. I had been reckless. But never again. Her powers outgrow mine every day. I have to keep a steady mind. She may
