Syn looked at Mina for a moment and smirked.<br/>"Not a fan of happy stories are you?"<br/>He said as he was hinting that his upbringing wasn't a nice one.  Leaning back he looked at Cynthia and smiled as he kissed her cheek.<br/>"Mind getting me a fresh glass of Whiskey?"<br/>Shaking her head Cynthia stood up and took his empty glass, heading to the bar to grab a new glass.  While she was gone Syn rubbed his forehead.<br/>"I was born about forty miles from this house, in a cave just outside of the western half of the city.  The city was a lot smaller back then and this territory was ruled by a Fire demon named Xavier.  He ruled with an iron fist and killed anyone who even whispered about what a tyrant he was.  He had a personal beef with any and all Shadow demons simply because one of the rebel leaders who was trying to oppose him was a Shadow demon and my clan suffered for it."<br/><br/>When Cynthia came back he let her sit in his lap as he rest his hand around her waist while she rest her head against his chest.  Sipping on his drink he looked at his cup for a long moment.<br/>"Both of my parents and about ninety percent of my clan were killed by death squads.  Loyal extremist soldiers who killed for Xavier.  Those of us who weren't killed were sent into the Onyx mines and worked there till we were old enough to work elsewhere...if we survived.  I was sent to the caves with about fifty-six other children varying in age.  Twenty years later I came out of the caves with seven other adults.  The kids who had gone in with us died from fighting, exhaustion or they went insane and ventured deeper into the mines and were never seen again.  I spent about three days getting washed, fed and cleaned up before I was sent to the whore house to work as a slave for anyone who wanted me and was willing to pay."<br/><br/>Terra shivered in disgust as she knew what that life was like and could only imagine what it was like for a male who wasn't an Incubus.<br/>"After about a decade or so of working there I'd been beaten pretty good by a male who wasn't satisfied with me and left to bleed in the streets where the Shadow demon rebel leader found me and took me in.  From there, I trained to be one of his fighters and after I was confident in my skills, well.  I systematically worked through everyone who had wronged me, everyone who took my clan from me, and eventually...after loosing a lot of friends and loved ones...the rebel leader included...I managed to kill and consume Xavier...and here I am."