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Chapter 84: Breakdown
Atticus’s Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground

The next day, Aurora stuck to her hellish routine, and at the end of the day, she was, as usual, using the camp building as support and heading back to her room at night.

Yesterday, when she got to her room after the conversation with Atticus, she regretted what she had said.

'It's not his fault,' she thought. She knew yesterday she was just looking for someone to pour her frustrations on.

She knew deep down that Atticus had nothing to do with the way she's being treated. 'He'll probably not talk to me again,' she thought sadly as she kept struggling to walk.

Just as she got to the same corner she had that interaction with Atticus yesterday, she heard a voice, a voice she was all too familiar with already, "Do you want to keep doing this?"

Her eyes widened. 'He didn't leave,' she thought. She quickly turned and saw Atticus standing there, his piercing blue eyes still maintaining that emotionless gaze.

She clenched her fist and replied, "I don't need your pity. You should mind your business." And just like yesterday, she turned and started walking away.

Atticus again did nothing to stop her and just watched her leave. After she left, he turned and started heading towards his room.

The next day, Aurora made sure to leave very late in order to avoid a certain blue-eyed boy, in case he decided to come again.

But despite her caution, as if on replay, she still heard the same emotionless voice as she was passing by the corner, "Do you want to keep doing this?"

'Shit,' she thought. But this time she didn't even turn to face him. She didn't say anything. She just kept struggling to walk forward, trying to get to her room.

And as usual, Atticus did nothing to stop her.

And this was how Aurora's nights went every day. After the hellish training, heading to her room, she would unfailingly meet Atticus with his usual cold eyes and hear the same question over and over again, "Do you want to keep doing this?"

This went on for about a week. And during this week, she had come to like the interaction.

After Aurora's mother died, she had her father for support. Although devastated by her mother's death, her father provided warmth for her. But after arriving at camp, all that warmth vanished, leaving her devoid of any love in her life.

She didn't have any friends in camp. With her spending practically all day training, it wasn't possible to socialize.

And although she wouldn't want to admit it, during the weeks when Atticus had always come out unfailingly to meet her, despite his emotionless gaze, it made her feel cared for, something she desperately needed.

Although her days were still filled with hellish training, it still made her feel a little happy to always see him there every night, like a little light bringing up an area in an unending dark tunnel.

She smiled a little as she once again ignored Atticus's question, struggling to walk to her room.

The next day, Aurora was, as usual, struggling to walk to her room, already anticipating the cold, emotionless voice as she got to the usual corner. But to her surprise, she got there and she didn't hear anything.

She quickly turned and looked around, trying to find Atticus, but she didn't see anyone. "Maybe he had something to do today?" She muttered.

Then, with slight hesitation, she continued walking to her room.

The next day, heading back to her room after her hellish training, the same thing repeated itself. She looked around but couldn't find Atticus anywhere.

"Today too?" She muttered, trying to convince herself that he had something to do today too. After a few seconds, she unwillingly turned her gaze from the corner and went to her room.

This scene repeated itself for a few days, with Aurora anticipating that voice and getting disappointed when he didn't show.

Not getting her usual respite every night was starting to get to her.

Initially, it was fine because there was no expectation, and she wasn't excited about anything, but getting used to the little happiness every night after her hellish day, it was painful that it just stopped like that.

'He left,' she thought, saddened, while walking towards her room after not seeing him at the corner again.

After that, anytime she was going back to her room, despite realizing that he wasn't coming again, she couldn't help but look around, anticipating his voice anytime she got to the usual corner. But the same thing repeated itself, and she unwillingly left to her room.

And then the days passed. She was walking back to her dorm room, having already accepted that he wasn't coming back, and no amount of anticipation could change this.

As she got to the usual corner, she heard a voice that she had been anticipating for a while, "Do you want to keep doing this?"

Aurora froze. His voice made her feel warm, very warm, despite it being cold.

She quickly turned and saw the usual emotionless gaze he always had.

Seeing him, she didn't know how or why, but tears started streaming out of her eyes like a flood.

Aurora broke down, her legs losing all their strength as she fell, wailing and crying loudly, while wiping her tears with her sleeve, muttering within sobs, "No, I don't want to do this," sniffling her nose,

"I… it hur…t so bad."

***

Hi everyone,

I apologize if things have been a bit slow or uneventful lately. I wanted to give Aurora some depth because she will be an important character in the future. I tried to keep it as shorrt as possible, so please have mercy on this humble author ????.

On a brighter note, the moment you've been eagerly awaiting, yes, that one ??, is right around the corner. So, stay tuned and anticipate!

Thank you so much for reading. I need golden tickets ??.

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    ProfanePastor
    ProfanePastor
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    I understand that people want a character deemed cold hearted to remain cold hearted. But please keep in mind that thru all this Aurora is a 10 year old experiencing abuse. Just cause you only care for yours doesn't mean you can't have empathy for an innocent suffering.

    So cut Atticus some slack for butting in.
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    captainplanet
    captainplanet
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    I wanted to give Aurora some depth because she will be an important character in the future. I tried to keep it as short as possible
    No depth was added to her, maybe it was be cause he made it short. Instead of depth this just forced a scenario by breaking both MC and the girl's character
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    EvilEmperor
    EvilEmperor
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    I really don't like it when characters deviate from their characters. Where does this contrived kindness and care for a girl he doesn’t even really know come from? A whole mountain of problems will now come along with this girl.
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      Papayalover
      Papayalover
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      So, are you still the same person from 10 years ago!? No wait that's too long. What about a week ago!?

      I know I don't know you but bruh even one conversation or an event can change someone, don't tell me ya a robot that has a fixed algorithm!? Even AI can change nowadays.
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        EvilEmperor
        EvilEmperor
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        A person's personality does not change so easily. In fact, after 25+, many people already have a certain set of principles and rules by which they live, look at the world, judge others. Changes as you gain more life experience will definitely happen, but there is, so to speak, a "backbone" of sorts, a foundation inside you, it is very difficult to change. Basically, for this you need to experience something incredible, something that will change your outlook on life.
        For example, an introvert who loves solitude and silence will find it difficult to become an extrovert, a lover of being in a large group of people.

        I will tell you from my own example, for example, I am extremely indifferent to other people, I do not care whether people live well or badly, except for those whom I recognize as friends / family, the lives of others do not cause waves in my heart. I also have little sympathy for other people and even animals. So, I had such views on the lives of others when I was a teenager, about 15 years old, and many years have passed since then, I grew up, rethought a lot, learned a lot and look at many things differently. Even I would not recognize myself in many things if I met myself at the age of 15. However, the main features of my personality have remained unchanged.

        I understand what you are talking about, but such things happen in insignificant things, or you need to experience something too incredible and change your views on life.

        Here, the main character literally begins to collapse the very BASIS of his personality, the most important thing is that there is no such weighty reason for this.
        The only explanation for this would be that from the very beginning he was not such a selfish and cold person as he considered himself, and he was simply deceiving himself.
        But such things should be made known in the first chapters, because many are simply disappointed when they come to read one plot with a certain main character, to understand that there will be something different there.

        And honestly (I will now express only my opinion), but I do not come to read books with such a plot, for such a "strong" character development. Usually in such books the development of the character will be minimal, and mainly his strength, experience will change. Even if there are changes, they will not deviate from the main character of the character.

        If I want to read a book where I will see a cool character development, where he changes his personality 2-3 times or more, during the entire plot, then I will definitely go read a book with an emphasis on this moment. I came here to read a talented guy who will break everyone's face, a little about intrigue, and a rich second generation.

        P.S. By the way, this book as it develops becomes just terribly boring and killed. I don't remember the chapter but once the academy arc starts this book is going to be total trash so you better get ready))
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        EvilEmperor
        EvilEmperor
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        I wrote so much in one breath that you might even be too lazy to read.
        I just wanted to convey the idea that values ​​and beliefs are not easy to change, and most importantly, you either need time for life experiences to fulfill this function, or to experience something that will make you change your views on life. Here, the main character has not done this yet.
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          Papayalover
          Papayalover
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          I do understand where you're coming from but, in this life he's only 10 and the previous one he died at 17 or was it 15. I do like your opinion and all but I like to make my one too. If it gets boring later then Iam to just let it go or just keep reading to past time for now until I have more chapters Stoked for my other novel's win-winsituatie.

          If you can recommend some that you're reading right now I will appreciate it.
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    MoonshineOmega
    MoonshineOmega
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    Well it's clearly not an issue with his Will if he is repeating it this much. It just feels like a bit of a letdown that the author broke MCs consistency just for the sake of this character who he clearly wanted to be in the spotlight.

    It would've been nice if MC chose to get closer to her in order to get his revenge on Rowan and then maybe during the process started to see her as family and thus remain consistent, but this approach ain't it imo.
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      Zalgo-dono
      Zalgo-dono
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      Por como Atticus siguió repitiendo la misma pregunta por una semana entera luego se ausento unos días y apareció justo en el momento en que Aurora mas necesitaba me suena a que el MC esta manipulando psicológicamente a la pequeña pobre niña de 10 años cuya psique ya esta muy al límite de la cordura.
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