Hagen

CHILDHOOD (0-10 years)

Hagen was born into a wealthy but deceased family.

The father, a lawyer, was always away at work. He'd come home late, kiss his mother on the cheek without emotion, and walk past his son's room without even looking in. He didn't hit or yell. He simply didn't notice.

His mother was a beautiful, tired woman. She probably loved Hagen. But her love was like water through her fingers—she didn't know how to show it. She rarely hugged him, and praised him even less often. She lay on the couch with migraines, taking pills and staring at the ceiling.

Three-year-old Hagen sat in his room with his toys. No one came to him at night. No one read him stories. He learned to fall asleep to the sound of the television coming from the living room.

At the age of 3 he saw death for the first time.

Father... (I hope you understand). In the garage. The door was open. Little Hagen went in, thinking it was his dad. He saw. He realized his dad wasn't breathing. He stood and watched for five minutes.

Then he went to the kitchen to his mother and said:

"Mom, Dad isn't moving. And his face has a strange color."

His mother screamed. For the first time in his life, Hagen saw emotion on her face. He remembered it.

At the age of 10, my mother died of cancer. She faded slowly and quietly, just as she had lived.

Before she died, she took his hand and said:

"You're strong. You can do this. I'm sorry... I didn't know how to love."

Hagen didn't cry. He squeezed her hand, kissed her forehead, and went to pack his things for the shelter.

Hagen didn't stay at the shelter for long. He was noticed by Gray Murray, the owner of a large corporation, old, dry, and without a family. Gray was looking for an heir.

He took Hagen when he was 12. Not out of pity. Out of calculation. He needed a clean slate, something he could "write" himself.

Gray was cold. No hugs, no "son." But he gave Hagen what he lacked: structure, discipline, and purpose.

· Daily schedules.
· A school with a focus on economics and law.
Sports. Martial arts. Hagen proved to be talented—flexible, fast, and cool-headed.

Incidents at school:

Hagen was teased. An orphan, a "mama's boy," a "parentless psycho."

A classmate crossed the line—he spat at him in front of everyone. Hagen didn't say a word. He simply grabbed his hand, twisted it at an unnatural angle, and heard a crunch. Then he elbowed him in the nose. Blood, screams, and panicked teachers.

Gray was summoned to school. The principal demanded expulsion.

Gray looked at Hagen—he stood calmly, without anger, without remorse. He looked straight ahead.

Gray said:

"He was defending himself. He's growing up to be a man, not a wimp. If your student can't behave, teach him. My son has nothing to do with this."

They left. In the car, Gray asked:

"What did you feel when you broke his arm?"

Hagen:

"Nothing. He was weak. The weak must remain silent."

Gray smiled for the first time in a long time. Not warmly. With pride.

Gray paid for the best education. Hagen graduated with honors in economics and law. He was a genius—an analytical mind, a photographic memory, and perfect emotional control.

But Gray died. Suddenly. A heart attack. Hagen came to his bedside in the hospital. The old man looked at him with weakening eyes.

Grey: "You have become... what I wanted to raise. Cold. You are ready to rule everything. The Empire is yours. Use it... as you wish."

Hagen nodded. He squeezed Gray's hand. He died an hour later.

Hagen didn't cry at the funeral. He stood in a black coat, looking into the coffin, and thought of one thing:

"You taught me not to feel. Thank you. Now I can do anything."

· Doesn't know how to love. Doesn't know how.
· Doesn't know how to forgive. Doesn't see the point.
· Knows how to kill. Cleanly. Quietly. Elegantly.
· Seeking an equal. Someone who won't break, won't be afraid, won't betray.

And this equal is the main character. A tall, handsome, lying lawyer who wipes blood from his floor and looks him in the eye without fear.

Hagen doesn't know what love is. But he knows that if the main character leaves, he'll destroy the entire world to bring him back.

Or he'll just kill him first. Himself. So that no one else can touch him.