As Hide tries to remember how he got into the facility he remembers. The facility was a place where children were taken in being used as experiments and weapons.
More to say the least that few manages to survive.
An old memory occurs.
The sound of a baby was heard.
"It's a boy." said the midwife who was holding the baby.
As the baby was crying. It was soon wrap up in some blankets and soon given to the mother. The mother starts to cry and hold onto the baby tightly.
The midwife soon leaves the room and tells the father waiting outside the room the news.
The husband then starts to run inside the room. To see his wife, holding onto the child. Loving the child and humming to it.
The father goes up to the bedside and soon looked at his child.
"Honey, isn't he wonderful." the weary mother asked.
"Of course." the father answers.
"Hide." the mother says holding onto the child.
Years passed by.
Hide seems to be at the age of seven. It seems that Hide lives in a mansion with his parents. He grew up being love by his parents.
But there was one unique thing about him. It was his left eye that possess a strange mark on it. He possess the eyes that is known as the 'God's Eyes'.
These eyes are said to allowed the user the power to become god. Some say it gives them limitless powers. But those are words of legends. Not much know what it holds.
Although some tries to steal the eyes and used it. They cannot used it for stealing the eye would only destroy it in the process.
So taking it from the one who possesses it cannot steal it or used it.
Despite his parents knowing that he possess the eye. They didn't think of such things to led Hide to a miserable life. They loved him and treat him with care.
But to some degree, they know that others will try to steal Hide and used him for power or other things. For those who possess the 'God's Eyes' are highly target and usually sell at huge price.
It wasn't until then, that day when everything came to crumble. At the age of seven, his world changed.
"Mom what's happening. And why are you bleeding." Hide asked as he just woke up from his slumber and being carried by his mom.
Hide soon was put into a hidden room.
"Hide, I need you to listen to me. No matter what you do, stay here. Do you hear me?" the mother asked.
"Yes." Hide replied as he was scared.
"Hold tight onto this and never lose it." Hide's mom give him something. Seems to be a ring of some sorts.
He grabs it.
"Good. I'll be back with your father. I love you."
Hide's mother start to close the door and hide it from plain sight.
Hide hears some noise from above.
"Honey."
"I tried my best to hold them off. But is he safe."
"Yes."
Hide's father sits down on the ground and seems to be bleeding. His mom starts to run towards his father and tend to his wound.
Hide tries to listen closely to hear what was going on. He sees some things through the floorboards small gaps.
The sound of footsteps could be heard. It soon stopped.
"Well, Mr. Nubotomi quite a predicament you are in."
"Heh, I didn't expect that you would send so much to just get the boy."
"I was paid quite heavily."
"I hate to break it for you but I send him off somewhere far away. You will never find him if you kill us both."
A laugh was heard.
"Well, a child with that kind of eyes are easy to find. Besides he's still a child. A defenseless child."
"Very well. Our time is enough. How about we end both of your pathetic life and end your suffering."
Hide looks through the small gap trying to see who these people were. He couldn't see anything. But it wasn't until then he heard two body collapsing onto the floor.
Blood was dripping down from above. And he noticed that both of his parent's head were blown off.
Despite wanting to cry and scream. He didn't and held onto his breath and tears. Trying to not make any noise.
"Find the boy. If the boy isn't in sight. Then burn down the mansion. We leave no trace behind."
"Sir."
Hide sits down in a closed position and tries to not make a noise or be caught. He could hear noises from above. The room was being ransacked.
The night was long. Hide hasn't moved or made a noise. He sat alone in the darkness and looking at the drip of bloods coming from above. Tears was seen falling from his face.
Outside the mansion.
"No sign of the boy."
"I guess we can try to find him in other places. Besides, our job was only to kill the parents. Not find the boy. Finding the boy is just a second job. But we're done.
"Burn the place down."
"Sir."
Soon a figure lights up the mansion into fire.
Smoke could be seen from above. The whole building soon was engulfed in flame. Hide didn't leave the safe room and sat there covering his nose and mouth.
As he tries to stay awake, he was exhausted and knocked out.
Morning rises.
Some noises was heard above.
Hide wakes up from the noise.
"Boss look. A safe room."
"What are you waiting for? Open it."
Hide noticed that the door was being bust open. He tries to hide in the shadows.
It wasn't until then the door burst open and some light was illuminating the room. A hunchback man was seen.
"Boss look. A child." The hunchback man gasped. "It has the God's Eyes!"
A man comes inside the safe room and seems to be looking at Hide.
"Well, well, well, look what we have here. We have found our fortune."
"What you waiting for get him." The man said.
"Right." the figure respond.
The hunchback man goes up to Hide and tries to grab him. In doing so, Hide starts to run. But was grabbed by the arms. He struggles but couldn't escaped from the grasp of the man.
Hide was brought up to the man who seems to be the boss.
"My aren't you a feisty one." as the boss grabs Hide's face and inspects it.
"Boss, he needs some discipline. I'm sure that he'll be a good boy." the hunchback man chuckles.
"Let's head back. Put him with the others."
"Of course."
The hunchback man leads Hide outside the safe room. Hide noticed that his parents were burned to the ground and could see a burned hand.
He struggles and shouts but couldn't do anything.
"Stop your yappering and your useless effort."
The hunchback man starts to put some chains around his neck, feet, and hands. The man pulls the chain. Hide starts to walk while struggling to get out of the chains.
Hide soon was taken to a caged cart. The hunchback man starts to open the locked cage. Hide goes inside to see other children in there locked up in chains.
He sits down on the floor. One of the children walks up to him.
"What's your name?" the boy asked.
"Hide." Hide answered.
"Nice to meet you Hide. I'm Kain."
Kain somewhat smiles and tell that he was also captured by them as well.
Some minutes passed and the cart starts to move. The destination was unknown and where the children would be taken.
He don't know the group of men will do the children despite them taking children.
As the cart has been stopped for days. The men also feeds the children on the long journey.
Few more days went by. The cart soon stopped at a mansion. The boss went inside the building first. The hunchback man starts to open the cage and pulls the chain.
One by one, a children comes out in line and follows the hunchback man. They were taken to the underground of the mansions. Each children were put into their own jail cell.
As the children were done being put into their cell. The boss comes down and announces something.
"Seems that we're done. Time to discipline them all."
The hunchback man somewhat smiling and chuckling while moving his palms up and down.
"Where's the unique eye boy?" the boss asked.
"Over here boss."
The hunchback man leads the boss to Hide's cell.
The cell opens and the boss goes up to him. He crouches down.
"Your name, Boy?" the boss asked.
"Hide." Hide answered as he looked away.
The boss laughs and grabs Hide's chin. He inspects Hide.
"So what are you going to do boss?" the hunchback man ask.
"This one will take some time to discipline." the boss answer.
"Shall I handle it?" the hunchback man ask as he seems somewhat excited.
"No, why don't you discipline the other children while I deal with this one."
"Very well."
"How about some water?"
The boss hands Hide some water.
Hide takes it and drinks it in one gulp. It seems that he has been dying from dehydration. The boss starts to pull the chain.
Hide soon was taken to the boss office. He noticed another room was connected to the room. He looks around the room. He sees a naked child in the other room unconscious.
His heart starts to race as something happened to the child that he don't know.
The boss sits down on his chair and looks at Hide.
"You're young Hide, and it seems that your age would make others more interested. Besides from your look, your left eye is worth more. I just can't wait to see how much richness I'll get from you.
"But enough of me talking. You need more discipline. Doing so will make your buyer not have a hard time on you."
The boss laughs and grins.
"What's your name?" Hide ask.
"Balthier Frose." Balthier answer.
"Now then let's get to the fun. No need to worry your friends. They'll forget about you once they're gone and sold."
Hide starts to be dizzy. It seems that the water he drank from was drugged. He starts to lose his balance. Balthier goes up to him and holds onto his neck.
"This will hurt for a bit, but you'll get used to it." Balthier grins.
Hide's clothes soon was taken off. He was naked.
As the room gets dark. A scream was heard that night.
Morning rises.
Balthier was nowhere insight. Hide stood up and realized that he was unconscious when Balthier was having fun with him.
Blood was seen running down from Hide's leg along with a strange fluid. Hide could feel the pain and tried to forget it.
He looked out the window to see some children being taken inside this cart and taken to somewhere else.
He wonders where the other children were taken.
As a seven year old, he doesn't understand much but he knew that something was wrong.
As the years went by Hide starts to loses his sanity and was physically abuse nonstop during those years.
It wasn't until then he was taken into a cart and transported into a strange underground place. He hears something.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to your underground auction. In which we auction off so many things ranging from, women, children, exotic animals, and many more." an auctioneer announced.
Hide was taken into the back room. Balthier was there.
"Hide, you're ready for your next owner."
No response from Hide.
"I can't wait to see how much I will make from selling you. I hate to let you go but my business can't run on this forever. Children are getting hard to get."
As the auctions goes on. It seems that the last moment of the auction started. Hide soon was blindfolded and slowly put behind some closed curtains all tied up by chains and naked.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, for our last grand finale auction. A ten year old boy that is named Hide. The reason why he is our grand finale is because he is a really unique boy."
The curtains starts to open. Lights were shining towards Hide. The crowd somewhat applause.
"Shall we take off these blindfold and see how unique he is?" the auctioneer ask.
The auctioneer removes the blindfold on Hide. Revealing Hide's left eye to the crowd. The crowd gasps.
"Isn't he magnificent?"
Hide looks around the room and at the crowd. The crowd seems to be wearing masks and somewhat intrigued by Hide.
As he tries to look around the room. He was exhausted and starts to lose his consciousness. His eyes started to be heavy and words were slowly being muffled. He could heard the bid going up in the background.
He passes out from exhaustion.
Hide wakes up to realized that he was taken in to a facility known as Edens Garden. A facility that takes in children with unique abilities and powers.
Researching them, using them as weapons, and experimenting on them.
As he was taken into the facility, he saw other children as well.
Two figure was seen above in the second floor looking down at Hide.
"It seems that the boy has arrived."
"Yes, now we can do research about him and what the eye behold."
A man soon makes it to the second floor.
"Sir, subject 01 have arrived."
"Well, let's introduced ourselves to the boy."
The man starts to goes up to the railings and announces.
"Hello there, subject 01 or Hide, we are the Directors of Edens Garden. Where we will be doing research and conducting experimenting on you.
"My name is Director Nagamoto and these two behind me are Doctor Hojo and Doctor Aura. They both are Directors as well."
The directors starts to walk away. Director Hojo stood there and looks at Hide. As he was about to leave.
"I hope you won't disappoint me Hide-Kun."