SWAN Interview 7882

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## Interview Metadata

* **OFFICIAL DESIGNATION: 848 INTERVIEW #7882**
* **NICKNAME: 848'S BACKSTORY**
* **DATE: JANUARY 8TH, 339M**
* **INITIAL TIME: 1350**
* **FINAL TIME: 1423** *(33 min)*
* **ASSIGNED AGENT: ZECHARIAH ADOSSAI OF THE U.N. SWANS**
* **LOCATION: CLASSIFIED**
* **ENTITIES PRESENT/MENTIONED:**
	+ (P) *Entity-848*

## Prologue

I'm real excited to interview Jair, he's arguably the coolest friggin' entity I've heard about. I mean have you seen his tattoos? I've been a big fan of his ever since I heard of his first attack. Don't get me wrong I ain't no terrorist and I'm for sure not "inspired" by him but damn is he cool! Anyways, I got a couple questions to ask him and maybe I'll ask for his signature. (I'm kidding)

## Transcript

**1350**

*ADOSSAI opens the door and enters the room with 848. As soon as ADOSSAI sees him, he rushes toward 848 to shake his hand with both hands*

[ADOSSAI] Hi! How are ya?

*848 looks gloomy and confused*

[848] I'm good..?

[ADOSSAI] I'm a big fan of yours! I'm here to ask you some questions, but before I do that can I just get to know a little bit about you. This isn't what I was asked to do in the first place but I just gotta know about the coolest entity y'know?

[848] Thank you? I don't think I could be considered cool--

[ADOSSAI] Are you kiddin'? 'Course you are!

*ADOSSAI checks his watch and gasps*

[ADOSSAI] Oh! That's right! I gotta get to interviewin' you.

*ADOSSAI clears his throat*

[ADOSSAI] 'Scuse me. First of all, I need some background info 'bout you.

[848] Yes. My name is Jair Caleb Kinwou. I'm 39 years old, and I live in Jethro, Ailos. I live by myself and no one bothers me. Do I need to tell you where I work?

[ADOSSAI] Nope. That's good enough for background info. Now I gotta get to know about your family, yeah?

[848] Oh, well... that might be a little hard for me.

[ADOSSAI] If it's too much trouble for ya I don't need you to tell me.

[848] No it's fine, just give me a second.

[ADOSSAI] Yeah, go ahead.

*848 takes a minute to compose himself, he appears to be bothered by something and saddened*

[848] I had a son: Jorah. When I had him I was like anyone else, if anything I was happier. My boy meant a lot to me. I would do anything to keep him safe.

[ADOSSAI] I'm sorry, whaddya mean "like anyone else"?

[848] I was.. normal. I practiced magic like anyone else, I never thought of it as anything more than just a tool to make things easier. I never practiced magic religiously or dedicated myself to learning anything about it. When I was a kid it was kinda cool to me but it wasn't anything special; I feel it was because I knew that anyone could do it, it wasn't special. Looking back now I remember when my boy would practice magic. He loved using *Lux* to make spectacular light shows and he always amazed people with his magic. I remember asking him to show something when I was feeling down. And boy was it spectacular. It was the most beautiful thing. When his mother died I was sitting in my bedroom, crying, and I asked him to show me a light show. And he showed me my wife. My beautiful wife. She looked fantastic with all the lights around her, and she told me to stop crying because she will always be with me. Oh, how dazzling it was!

*848 is sobbing gently while ADOSSAI is blowing his nose violently. ADOSSAI then composes himself and clears his throat*

[ADOSSAI] That's a real beauty of a story.

[848] (Smiling) Thank you.

[ADOSSAI] So, what happened to Jorah?

*848 quickly frowns and looks down*

[848] What did happen to Jorah? What did he do that he must've been taken from me?

[ADOSSAI] I-I'm not sure I'm getting at what your saying--

[848] He was kidnapped.

*The room goes quiet*

[848] When I picked him up from his high school, I was talking to him. I'll never forget how happy I was talking to my angel, naive of what would happen.

[848] (Narrating)

I was waiting for him in the car, and I saw him coming out. I opened the door for him and said,

[848] Hey! My little boy!

I open the car door for him.

[JORAH] (laughing, embarrassed) Dad! I'm in highschool now. (Looking around) If anyone hears you say that I'm gonna blow.

He then makes a little bomb gesture with his hand. We both laugh about it.

[848] You'll be fine. Besides, your little light magic can prevent that from happening right?

[JORAH] I told you dad, *Lux* doesn't do that. It only makes people see things.

[848] (chuckling) Oh yeah, my bad.

I start the car, and I leave the school. As I'm driving, I'm talking with him.

[848] So uh, any new girlfriends?

[JORAH] (chuckling, embarrassed) No dad. But I *am* still dating Niamora.

[848] Oh? I haven't seen her as much. I thought she left you.

[JORAH] Well you haven't seen me as much, so I thought you'd know already.

[848] Know what?

He looks at me with an eyebrow raised up. I take a little bit to process what he said.

[848] Are you gonna move in with her?

Jorah spits out his drink.

[JORAH] Are you crazy? We're not there yet!

[848] Well at your age, me and your mother were already moved in and paying rent.

[JORAH] (laughing) That is so not what mom told me!

[848] (confused) What did she do, change history?

[JORAH] She told me that you guys moved in *after* highschool.

[848] Did we? I can barely remember anymore. Ha! Maybe *she's* wrong.

[JORAH] (doubtingly) I dunno dad, you do this a lot.

[848] (jokingly) Tch! Maybe you'll inherit it.

All of the sudden, something hit the driver side of the car. I felt dizzy and I think I passed out for a little bit. After a while I woke up and the car was upside down. I looked at where Jorah was in the car and I didn't see him, I looked outside my window and I saw two men walking, one with what looked like a body. My head was racing, I thought I was screaming but they weren't turning around. I kept trying to feel the seat where my son was sitting, hoping that he was still there but he wasn't. I started crying but I couldn't move. I was helpless. I saw the men walk up to the damaged car which I could only assume was the same car that hit me. And the man with my son moved his hands at their car and it was fixed. I couldn't believe it. It was like nothing happened. Like I drove off the side of the road and my car fell because I didn't do anything to stop it. Too many thoughts were running in my head and I passed out.

*ADOSSAI appears dumbfounded*

[ADOSSAI] Uhm.. after this was when you went to the hospital, right?

[848] Yes. I was in the hospital recovering from a bunch of injuries. I couldn't walk or move my legs, and my arms were no better. After a couple of months I was fully healed. But during that time I tried to call my son but there was never an answer. I asked the doctors for him but they said they could not find him.

[ADOSSAI] And when did ya learn that--

[848] My son was kidnapped? I asked one of the nurses there if she knew about my son and where he might be. She turned to me, crying, as she closed her newspaper. She handed me the paper and I saw on the headlines, "Terrorist kidnappings, 140 missing".

That's when I figured out, the Demon's Covenant took my son. On that day I swore that I would find him no matter what. A couple of days after being discharged from the hospital, I found Melana, a high-ranking Demon's Covenant member. I tried to grab her and confront her. But she threw me aside with magic without even looking behind. Then from the shadows came two men, I couldn't tell if they were the same men that took my son or not. I then tried to punch one but the other came and punched me hard from behind. I fell on the floor and was being kicked and beaten by the two men as the woman was telling me how pitiful I was. After a while, the men left with her and she said, "If you really want to do something, get stronger". And that's when I took her advice to heart. For 8 years I dedicated my life to magic; I stole books about magic, I kidnapped some kids who were going to magic academies and made them teach me some of the things they learned--

[ADOSSAI] I'm sorry, er, what happened to those kids?

[848] Oh I let them go, I thanked them for their help and gave them compensation. I wasn't planning on keeping them.

[ADOSSAI] While those 8 years, did ya get those tattoos?

[848] Yeah, I did. I actually learned about it from one of the kids. They showed me it in one of their textbooks. She showed me the only one she had, which was on on her arm. I asked her how much you could have on your body, and she said you can have as much as you can fit. So I took her word for it. When she put all those imprints on me I felt a ton more powerful. It was amazing, even she was surprised because she never seen someone imprint their whole body.

[ADOSSAI] Who is this girl?

[848] Her name was Herivah, she went to some prestigious magic school; I don't remember the name.

[ADOSSAI] Predator?

[848] No. That's a high school. She was in middle school.

[ADOSSAI] Middle school? Why didn't ya get a highschooler? Don't they know more?

[848] I did. I was targeting her brother, Iminorus, who was walking with her. I was desperate; I felt like I needed him and so I tried to get him. But the little girl caught me off-guard. She sort-of interrogated me, and I felt embarrassed that I was being lectured by a 12 year old.

[ADOSSAI] What did she tell ya?

[848] She was asking me why I tried to kidnap her brother. I tried to tell her it was none of her business, but she kept going. She was basically giving me an intervention, and some things she said really struck me. She said things like: how awful I am for kidnapping kids, and stuff like that. But what really made me broke was when she asked me, "How would you feel if someone took your kid?". Then I stopped feeling annoyed and thought about it. At that moment I discovered that I became just like the Demon's Covenant. I started to tear up and cry. She was still lecturing me, mocking my crying. But Iminorus asked me if I was OK, and I said, "No, I'm not! I'm just like them!". Then they asked me what happened, and I told them everything.

[ADOSSAI] What happened after?

[848] They sympathized with me. I asked if they could teach me magic and they agreed on three conditions: that I free everyone else I kidnapped, that I was to stop kidnapping people, and that they live with me. I agreed. Soon they started teaching me. And I learned things I never even knew about before. They taught me how to properly fight with magic and how to use it practically. Before, I fought with magic like I saw in the movies -- which was very ineffective. I learned so much from those kids I couldn't even say it all if I wanted to. We all became friends very quickly and they reciprocated those feelings back to me. We often shared stories about each others' lives. They told me about their mother and father who were killed in the military, it was a heartbreaking story; but what really surprised me was that right after telling me about their parents, they told me that I was like a father to them. When I heard that my heart skipped a beat. But I smiled and said that I could never replace their parents, and I had my own son -- also irreplaceable.

*ADOSSAI continues sobbing after 848 finishes*

[848] Are you okay?

[ADOSSAI] (still sobbing) Yeah, I'm okay. P-please continue.

[848] Alright, yeah they continued to mentor me and I grew with them. After a few years, they showed me those "elemental imprints", or whatever their called. I was really interested in them and I asked if Herivah, the girl who was showing me, had any. She said yes and showed me the *Aquae* imprint on her hand. She also told me that Iminorus didn't have any. I asked why and she told me that it can be cumbersome to people; some people don't want to tattoo their bodies, or some just don't like how it looks. He didn't get any because he doesn't like how it looks. I asked if there was a limit, how much could I put on my body, and she said, "As much as you can fit." So I took her up on her offer. She was unsure about the process because she's never seen anyone with all elements imprinted. But I begged them to do it, and they did. They imprinted all 14 elements, excluding *Anti* (which I didn't even know existed at the time)*.* I felt really tired after they were done and I passed out. Around 2 days later I woke up and felt way more powerful. Both of them were waiting for me outside to train and they wanted to see what I could do. So I trained with them and they were shocked at how powerful I became. We were all excited and amazed. The only downside to the whole thing was that I nearly hurt Iminorus, which I never do. I found it really hard to contain my power because of how latent it was, and they both recognized this. I was happy, but a bit worried. We didn't really think of it too much, and they both went to school like they usually did. Later, I noticed they were running a bit late coming home, they usually came home around 20 minutes after they left school. I tried calling them but none of them answered, so I pinged them with magic and learned they were in some sort of van. I was panicking and I left quickly to chase after the van, but when I finished following it, they stopped by some sort of abandoned factory. I snuck inside and tried to hear what they were telling the kids. They were asking them if they were terrorists and they asked them if the kids knew what they did. After asking the two, the person asking them turned his attention toward me (even though I was hiding). He was saying how he felt a really powerful presence nearby. He tried to attack me but I fought back, but my power was unstable, and I ended up creating more destruction then I needed too. He kept trying to catch me and I kept fighting back violently. I started to get exhausted pretty quickly because I was using more power than I could hold. The man knew that I was getting tired and took advantage of it, so he tried to fully cancel my magic. But he collapsed in front of me because my kaph was more than he could take. So me and the kids took him to the house.

[ADOSSAI] Sorry, but by any chance was the guy you kidnapped a White Mirror?

[848] Looking back, I'm pretty sure he was. He knew a lot about *Anti*.

[ADOSSAI] Okay, cool. Please continue.

[848] We took him to our house and put him in Anti-chains. We interrogated him. (narrating)

[848] So what did you try doing to me? I heard you say, "Anti Deleo!" and you just passed out. What did you do?

[?] Of whose authority do you have to question me? I am a high ranking officer in the White--

*Herivah splashes water into his face violently with Aquae*

[?] (coughing, trying to get water out of his nose and mouth) Ugh! Fine, I'll talk just don't splash water in my fucking face!

[HERIVAH] Talk and I won't.

[?] (scoffs) I tried to take your magic from you, sinful one. But the demons within you were too much for me! Hence why I collapsed before you, and am now in the cursed position!

*848 starts laughing and quickly realizes that no one else is laughing. He looks around the room at HERIVAH and IMINORUS*

[848] (awkwardly chuckling) Take my magic? What do you mean? You can't do that.. right?

[?] You're naive. How have you not heard of the element of God?

[848] Element of God? What's that?

[?] (snickers) It is the most powerful element there is! *Anti!* If I were more prepared you would have stood no chance against me!

[848] (scratching head) Anti? I've never heard of that.

*848 looks at HERIVAH*

[HERIVAH] Jair, Anti is the one element we were never taught in school. I thought I didn't need to teach you it because it only leads to disaster. Take this guy for example, look what he did! He was gonna take your magic! That's why I didn't want to teach you it because I thought you would go looking for trouble.

[848] Oh..

[?] Anti? Trouble? The real trouble is you mages! Your demon powers were obsolete in the past and we did fine without it! Magic only causes more problems than it solves. Anti was gifted by God so that we can stand a chance against your satanic prowess! It was made to keep the demons at bay! Anti limits magic!

[848] Anti *limits* magic, you say?

[?] Yes! It prevents it from creating problems like yours did!

*848 scratches his chin. He turns aside and debates to himself*

[HERIVAH] What are you thinking about Jair? You better not being thinking about learning Anti! It will only destroy you!

[848] I need to. If I don't I'm never going to be able to control my magic. How am I gonna avenge Jorah? How am I gonna protect you guys? If I don't learn it I could accidentally kill you guys; I don't want to lose another kid!

*HERIVAH looks at 848 speechless. After a short bit she sighs*

[HERIVAH] Okay. Do what you think is right.

[848] (nodding) Okay then.

[?] What are you doing?

[848] I want you to teach me Anti.

*The room goes silent for a moment, then the White Mirror laughs very hard*

[?] (laughing) You-you... You want me to teach you Anti?! Don't be ridiculous!

*848 then grabs the White Mirror and holds him tightly by his shirt. The White Mirror is startled*

[848] (threatening) I'm not asking you. I need this.

[?] (shocked) O-Okay..

After all this, he started teaching me Anti. He offered to teach Herivah and Iminorus but they both refused. I learned a lot from him too. His name was Kokaras. After learning Anti, I had full control of my power. I noticed that all my imprints had faded but were still present. After I mastered all that he taught me, I asked him if there was an elemental imprint for Anti. And he said there was. But it overlapped both eyes, which were where both *Umbra* and *Lux* were located. I thought this meant I could not imprint it, but Kokaras taught me how to completely hide all of my imprints with Anti. This also made it so that my magic aura was virtually undetectable as long as I used no magic. After a couple of years, I found out that Kokaras was killed during a mission in the White Mirrors -- the same one that had a bunch of other groups involved; and turns out the hanged body was identified to be him. So for a while we grieved him and I gave him thanks for teaching me everything.

[ADOSSAI] Wowzers, that's a lot to take in. Just to make sure I'm on track, this all happened..?

*ADOSSAI gestures 848 to answer*

[848] This all happened over 4 years. Nothing really important happened within the other 4.

*ADOSSAI writes in his clipboard, 848 pauses*

[ADOSSAI] Keep goin'.

[848] Yeah. After all that, the kids grew and no longer needed me. They both gave me gifts to remember them, and I still have them. Iminorus asked to paint a picture of me, since he really liked art, and I let him. We then took a photo together and we said our goodbyes. Every now and then I'll see them and we'll talk when I go around the country.

[ADOSSAI] (smiling) Aww. That's a great story.

*ADOSSAI reads something on his clipboard*

[ADOSSAI] Aw crap! I completely forgot to ask ya about that! Can--

[848] (interrupting) You want me to explain the random attacks right?

[ADOSSAI] Yeah, thanks.

[848] Well after we said our goodbyes and parted ways, I was reminded of Jorah. Living with those kids for so long made me forget what it was that I originally after. Realizing that I passed 8 years, I decided I needed to find more evidence quickly. So I looked through public records, and I found where some Demon's Covenant members lived. So I went to those places and tried to talk to them. At first I tried to be reasonable, and if they wanted to talk, I would talk. But none of them did, so I fought back. I did this multiple times in the span of 3 months, because that's how long it took me to get enough information about my son.

[ADOSSAI] Did any of those fights stand out to ya?

[848] No. None in particular. Well... no nevermind. None of them were really eventful. I got a lot of public attention through them though. I earned the nickname, "Tatted Demon", because of my imprints and my power. One demon I met called me, "How-Much-Tattoos-Do-You-Want", which I'll admit, made me laugh.

[ADOSSAI] (chuckling) Haha. What happened after ya got all your info?

[848] After I got everything, I went to where I thought was my son. But once I got there I found Melana. (narrating)

*848 approaches the building. Out comes MELANA with an umbrella*

[MELANA] Rainy day, huh?

[848] Where is he? Where is my so--

[MELANA] Woah! Relax cowboy, I'll tell you 'bout him in a sec.

[848] It's been more than 8 years, I'm sick of waiting. If you're gonna fight me just do it and get out of my way.

[MELANA] (sighs & pauses, somberly) Why do you keep going?

[848] (frustrated) What do you mean, why? It's my son! The only son I had! I lost my wife, then I lose my kid... I search for power for years, and you have the *audacity* to ask me why? I don't even know if he's ali--

[MELANA] (interrupting, yelling, tearing up) Well he's not! That's what you wanted to know, right? All the kids that got taken, every..single..one; all of them that didn't leave, they're all dead.

*MELANA starts to sob*

[848] (relieved) Then, he must've escaped. (sighing) Oh, thank goodness. Do you know where he went?

*MELANA looks up at 848, still crying*

[MELANA] (fixing herself) No... he didn't.

*848 looks at her in disbelief, he rubs his forehead and shakes his head*

[848] (denying) No... no.. no, no no no, no! No! You're full of lies, I can't stand you!

[MELANA] (yelling) He died 5 years ago! I tried to stop them, but they didn't listen to me! They took me away and I heard him cry out for you!

[848] (screaming) NO! Why would I believe the bitch who took my kid?! Tell me, then! Why?!

[MELANA] (sobbing) I know you're not gonna believe me but, please, you have to!

[848] (still screaming) Fuck you!

*848 strikes MELANA in the nose, throwing her some distance into a wall. MELANA falls down and coughs out blood; likewise, her nose is also bleeding. 848 walks up to her ready to hit her again, she tries to protect herself with Munitio but fails. 848 pauses before he hits her*

[848] You're lying.

[MELANA] No, I-I'm not... please..

[848] (clutching her neck) Then who killed him?! Who touched my son? Whoever laid their hands on him will see me soon. So tell me! Who did it?!

[MELANA] I don't know! I tried to get him but they didn't let me!

[848] *Who* didn't let you?

[MELANA] I don't know. They all had masks or hoods on, I couldn't tell.

*848 lets go of her. He walks backwards a few steps and takes a deep breath*

[848] (somberly) Then... could you at least tell me where his body is.

[MELANA] It's in here, but it's badly deformed--

[848] (interrupting) I don't care. Give it to me.

*MELANA nods and tries to get up to go get the body. After a while, she gets up and goes inside the building. Shortly after a couple of minutes, she exits the building with a large body bag in her arms. 848 gets up and takes the body from her*

[848] (sobbing) No...

*848 collapses to his knees with the body still in his arms. He refuses to open the bag and see JORAH's face, because he knows that it is heavily deformed*

[848] Thank you.

[MELANA] It's the least I can do for you.

[848] (chuckling) And what about the Covenant? What else can you do for them?

[MELANA] I'm done with 'em. I was helping 'em until they took my girl. When I saw her I tried my hardest to grab her and get the hell outta there. But they knew who I was to her. They beat me and sent me away.

[848] But you didn't try your hardest for my boy, right?

[MELANA] You would've done the same for your kid. If you were there, you would have been looking at all those other kids like you didn't even know them. Just like I did.

[848] No, I wouldn't. Because I actually have a conscience. Look at what I did to get Jorah back. I succeeded, but I didn't completely get him back. Oh, my innocent boy.. why was such an awful thing done to you? (pausing) But look at you. You had your girl right in your grasps.. no, you had all those kids right at your fingertips, and you didn't do a thing. If I had the power I have now, none of you would have even gone near him. You had all the power, but you let all of them die.

*MELANA gestures to say something, but decides not to. 848 takes the body with him and walks back to his house. MELANA collapses to her knees and looks at her hands, and cries.*

[ADOSSAI] Wow. That was real intense.

[848] All of this I remember in my heart because it shaped me to be who I am.

[ADOSSAI] I can tell!

*ADOSSAI looks at his clipboard and looks back up*

[ADOSSAI] Well, I mean that's pretty much all I really need from ya. Anything else ya want to add?

[848] Uhm.. after that intervention I went to my home and buried Jorah there. I gave him a proper burial and gave him thanks for all the years I spent with him. Then I wandered around aimlessly, grieving for him, for about 4 years. During that time I helped some people and met some really cool guys; but aside from that, I finished my story.

[ADOSSAI] Okay. Well then, Mr. How-Many-Tattoos-Do-You-Want.

[848] (chuckling) How *much* Tattoos.

[ADOSSAI] (smiling) Mr. How-Much-Tattoos-Do-You-Want, we are done for today. It was very nice talking to ya, and I hope you may have a safe journey.

[848] Thank you, very much. And thanks for listening.

[ADOSSAI] Absolutely! Oh, and the cafeteria is just around the corner if you want something to eat. I'll be there munchin' on some sandwiches.

[848] (laughing) I'll definitely check it out.

[ADOSSAI] (standing up) Okay then, just stay here for a couple minutes so we can sort everything out. After that, you're a free man.

[848] Sure thing, see you then.

[ADOSSAI] Have a good one!

*ADOSSAI collects his clipboard and leaves through the door, leaving 848 by himself. The clock reads 14:23*

## Summary

Well, I didn't get his signature. But I did get his very detailed story. Overall, it was very emotional and awesome.

All in all, Jair's pretty cool!