I was chained up in a different room, looking... Different. Hope had warned me about it, but she now goes by Null and He/Him. I'm gonna respect that. I've been thinking about changing my name too, but I'm struggling to think of one.

"Kid..." Oh, right, the man calls me 'kid' now. I still don't even know his name! "I hope you know what's next!" Now what!? I've been kicked, scratched, thrown, and beaten up so bad, I'm surprised I haven't broken any bones yet!

"What are you doing to me now, huh?" I scoffed. The chains are removed from me and I charge to punch him but he knocks me over and laughs.

"WEAK!!" He called out. I growled after. Suddenly the door violently swings open with a shadowy figure in the doorway.

"Null..." I weakly called out.

"Alan!" He yelled in concern. He sounded a little older than a few years back, and that's normal with age. I looked scared. Null had caught the man off guard and punched him, throwing him into the wall with the punch.

"T- Thanks..." I weakly said.

"You're welcome." Null said as he carried me out of the room. I noticed that he had the same eyes as the man and I hid my face the best I could. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I know I have his eyes, but I'm not like him. I'll never be like him." I decided to trust him because we already know each other and he is kind to me unlike the man is.

"Have you found out what the man's name is yet?"

No, not yet." Well, I have to wait longer...

"Ok..." I sighed.