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2 Sides of the Same Coin

Author: Copudding

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Chapter 1: Tragic Backstory: Unlocked

Humans are greedy creatures.

That's a notion that's been around since the beginning of our existence. We come out of the womb demanding and selfish, screeching to be fed, to be loved, to be sheltered. I was like any other, crying day and night for the things I wanted, but be it through luck or a life gone past made of generosity, I was able to grow up without knowing what the clutches of greed felt like. My parents nurtured me to the best of their ability, there was nothing I could not have and this led to me becoming content with what I had early on in my childhood. Of course, I understand that it was a privilege unmatched to be the only son of a couple that had the entirety of the world in an iron grip. 

But..what I don't understand is how weak they had to be. They took my parents away. They eyed my parents' legacy like it was something to be…to be acquired. They saw the world as a conquest, and my parents an obstacle. They were the ones to succumb to an unnecessary need; cowards that let their greed consume them.

And I was the one left to take the fall. 

Honestly, It's a miracle that the operation that those vulgar vagrants deployed even succeeded. Rallying a force consisting only of heretics and recreant bastards, they stormed in blind, relentlessly upturning all of our homes in sight. Until one of them happened upon a stroke of fortune and found us.

So I denounce humanity, or what it has become, for greed seeps through the cracks and burrows in every crevice. It taints all, turning even trusted protectors, ones that have been shown the utmost respect and sincerity into a horribly vulnerable weakness. As for any higher beings? I can only believe in them, not for salvation, but for how absurd it is that such an unpolished plan devised by half-wits managed to succeed. How would that even happen if not due to divine intervention? There is nothing and nobody that will ever penetrate my defences again, I may have been fooled when I was young but no longer am I ignorant to what plights all of us. 

Humans are greedy creatures, and I am no exception, for the first time since my conception I burn with want. Hungering for revenge against a world turned that I once nourished and cared for deeply. 

They will regret ever crossing me. They will wail at their stupidity from the very depths of the living hell I will unleash upon them. For they were once mine, and I have a responsibility to punish property that steps out of line. 

[Whoaaaa there bugger. Slow down with that generic tragic protagonist backstory. You put even more emphasis on it than the actual protagonist, especially considering what your…designation is.]

'Wha-What?'

[Exactly what I said, slow down, sit down. You definitely wanna sit down for this, it concerns your parents after all. Oh but, sidenote, I thought that the long-winded monologues that appeared in the original work were all just your creator's whim since it seemed so out of character for the concise "villain" type. I certainly wouldn't have guessed that you just…think a lot…and possibly talk to yourself?]

'Shut up parasite, I do no such pathetic thing. I am merely…reciting my reasons for a healthy dose of anger. It makes me productive.'

[First of all, I am NOT a parasite, it's not like I chose to end up in your body. Second of all, that is prime eighth grade syndrome material, which…fits since you are in eighth grade. Holy s***. Third of all, you know you actually responding to me just proves my point? You're literally so lonely that you're conversing with a voice inside your head, all without even considering the option that you might be going crazy! Like, just a heads up, but usually people don't hear weird voices that are incredibly different from their own that criticise their life choices. It's even more unlikely in your case, with that ego the size of Mount Everest you have-]

'I do not have an ego the size of…what even is that? There is no mountain by the name of "Everest'' you ignoramus. Also, rewind, what did you mean by my creator? Original work? What utterly inane things are you going on about?'

[Huh, from your tone of voice–which, how is that even possible, we're literally just thinking?–you're not seeing me as your own voice but a completely separate being. Not gonna lie, I probably should've seen that coming when you called me a parasite, but your complete non-reaction from this morning kinda put me off that theory. You are such a weird kid. Also I so hate that this world has slang that doesn't even make sense with the timeline but not actual real world geographical landmarks.]

'Kid is an utterly demeaning title that I have not given you the right to use. Do not address me so familiarly, and stop going off topic so you can explain yourself.'

[I think, putting aside that I reside in your brain, I'm qualified to address you however I see fit. After all, even without taking into account that I have knowledge on how you'll drive yourself to death, I also happen to know you better than you know yourself. I'm also too tired to care about how respectful I come across as right now.]

'My…death?'

[Oh wait. LOL nahhh, I'm just messing with you, I'm not great at filtering my words, literally so annoying since somebody else can hear it now. Anyways, all of those weird terms you didn't understand? You don't gotta worry about it, just me thinking out loud. Heh, you get it? It's a pun but also not, since I'm actually thinking and not talking yet-okay nevermind.]

'Alright…but, what is the meaning of…LOL? Is that an insult?'

[Uh, no. It just means I found something funny.]

'Well, the only subject you were talking about was me, so it is an insult then? You are finding my situation humorous.'

[Stop being so pessimistic all the time you little s***, I was laughing at myself okay?]

'Hmph.'

[Ohhhh, there it is, the signature "Hmph." Anyways, enough chit-chat, it's time to get on topic.]

'Finally. What is it that you know about my parents?'

[Well, Rikas Von Syna, listen properly to what I'm about to tell you. Your parents, Seele Von Syna and Brun Von Syna, were an undisputed plague to society.]


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Copudding Copudding

Literal fetus author here, just trying out some stuff, so my writing's probably gonna be pretty funky. Oh, and my updating schedule might suck real bad, but if you like this disaster of a first chapter, stick around. Maybe I'll surprise you? :O *confetti, confetti (yea no)

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