Chapter-1

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This is the back story of the cannon fodder villain which I will probably not talk about again so I advise you read to understand his life better.

The young boy around five was shuffling around in the dumpster trying to find something to eat. He had not eaten anything for three days now and was living off the water that some kind man gave to him taking pity on the sickly boy.

The boy shuffled through the various dumpsters only to be disappointed. There was nothing edible in them. Maybe other children that came before him and took the goods.

Disappointed he started walking through the bustling streets looking for other dumpsters when his eyes landed on the candy shop which held many candies of various shapes and colors. With a new spark in his eyes, he walked towards the window showcasing a pink flamingo-shaped candy. He placed his hand on the window as if he could reach through the glass and take the candy. Suddenly he was pushed away from the window and fell on the pavement. A man started beating him with his cane.

"Bloody beggars....always leaving stains on my glass with their dirty hands." The man was hitting him without looking where his stick landed. The boy who was now rolled in a ball quietly took the beating while trying to shield his vital parts with his hands.

"Dirty Cheaters" The man carried on. No one tried to help as it was a common occurrence in the streets. Due to the commotion, a wealthy-looking couple came out of the candy shop. When the woman laid her eyes on the brown haired boy she suddenly panicked and ran towards the boy while her husband tried to stop her.

"Don't hit my George." The woman sat on the streets not caring about her expensive white dress and hugged the boy affectionately and tightly as if he will disappear if she let go. The man who was hitting the boy abruptly stopped and didn't dare to raise his stick on the noble duchess.

Her husband came to her and tried to pry her away from the streets.

"Chelsea, Let go of the boy. You are ruining your image." The man said.

"Richard look! George! Our George came back. I knew he would come. He could not live without his mommy." The woman kissed the boy's dirt-covered face lovingly.

It was only then that the man named Richard took a good look at the boy and needless to say he was shocked. The kid his wife was holding looked exactly like their deceased son, George. But the man knew that no matter how similar they looked, this boy was not their son. But he also knew that this was the first time his wife looked happy ever since their five-year-old son died a year ago.

Richard loved his wife and would do anything to make her happy so he decided to take the boy and his family with him to live in his estate. He was not worried about anyone's objection since, who would dare object 'Duke Richard Von Hesling'.

"Little kid, what's your name?" Chelsea asked lovingly. She knew that this boy was not her Geroge but she just couldn't let go of a boy who looked so similar to Geroge.

"Alexander" the boy replied meekly still afraid about what was going to happen to him.

"Where are your parents?" Chelsea asked politely.

To this the boy simply shook his head 'NO' and the woman immediately understood that the poor little boy was an orphan.

Chelsea gasped at the fact that a boy this young had to live on his own in these heinous streets. She got up still holding the boy in her embrace.

"Richard, Let's adopt him." She said.

Richard looked at his wife lovingly and just agreed to her request thinking 'If that is what it takes to see you smile like before'.

"Alexander....would you like to come home with us and stay there. Forever." The boy froze. He did not know what was happening but the idea of having a roof over his head and a place to call home did sound tempting. So he nodded his small head and the woman smiled brightly.

They got into an expensive carriage and their journey started. They drove into the high society area where Alex couldn't even dream of coming since it was always guarded by scary looking men. Some people called them soldiers.

They soon stopped in front of a very big mansion. The woman stepped out holding the boy still not willing to let go.

"Welcome to the Hesling estate." This time it was the man who spoke. As soon as they stepped in front of the door some maids came and opened the door for them. Upon the arrival of the couple three small figures ran to the door.

"Mommy, did you bring the candies?" A girl who looked younger than Alex asked.

"Daddy, Can I get more candies than Isla? It would be good if you could give me all of them." Another boy said pointing at the girl. He looked the same age as Alex.

"How many times have I told you to stop fussing around for some candies? Also brother Christoph is at school, you should save some for him." Another boy older than the two spoke. He spoke as if he was very mature but the excitement was clear in his eyes.

"We brought you something much better than candies." The woman said in a sing-song way.

It was then when the kids took note of the small figure in their mother's arms.

"This is Alexander. Your new sibling." Richard taking Alexander from his wife into his arms.

"But, he looks so dirty. He cannot be my brother. I won't allow it." The boy who looked the same age as Alex spoke with disgust.

"Don't say that. Look, he looks like your twin brother Geroge." The woman said. To this the boy became angry.

"You cannot pick up some random beggar from the street and call him my brother. He can never be compared to George." He said angrily and ran away. The other kids also had the same look of disapproval and they all left.

"They will understand after some time. They are just shocked." The woman said to Alex.

The couple showered Alex with love. Everyday the duchess herself would bathe him and dress him up in the most expensive clothes, she would even feed him food with her own hands. She had to make up for the time lost with George. The man took him to different places and played with him in every second he could get.

(This is what I imagine Alexander to look like after Chelsea and Richard took him in and treated his wounds and gave him clothes.)

The couple doted on the young Alexander so much that they were not able to give their other kids a lot of attention. This made the kids hate little Alex more as time went on to the point that they wished he would disappear.

This carried on for one whole year and Alex turned six.

One full moon night Alex was lying on the bed while his new mother hummed a lullaby for him to sleep when three men came in through the window. They were wearing black attire and their faces were covered.

They all charged towards Alexander with swords in their hands. One of them raised the sword in the air ready to kill the child when the woman screamed and hugged Alex tightly protecting him with her body. The knife went through her back and blood started coming out. Knights started pouring in as soon as they heard the commotion and captured the three assassins.

Alexander sat there with the now dead woman's arms around him. His face and body were covered in his mother's blood. His father came into the room and was shocked to see his wife. For the first time, Richard cried. He held his wife's corpse close to his heart and cried his heart out.

The knights found out that the assassins had a picture of Alex indicating that they came here to kill the little boy.

They came to kill him but Chelsea threw her life away just to protect this child. Richard regretted taking the boy in. He regretted calling the boy his son. He regretted ever loving this kid of unknown origin as if he was his own son. He regretted everything.

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I am so sorry about the image quality 😖😖😖😖 I couldn't find a better image.