Sato Took a deep breath as he closed his eyes, Sato was in the lotus position, trying to calm his mind down.
He was mediating in order to calm his nerves down, his chest rose up and down as he concentrated on nothing but one thing.
'Calm down, You are okay.' He told himself over and over, his nerves started to calm down after he stood in the position for a few minutes.
Mediation is a Technique that helps one have a sense of spirituality, it connects one with their spiritual self, it helps bring the Yin and Yang energies into balance.
Eventually, Sato entered a state of nothingness, he felt calm and silent. He was in a black room, the very same one that he had stayed in for many years, watching Erik's life play out. He was even in his old body, or atleast a spiritual or astral body.
He looked around himself, expecting the projection in which Erik's life played out, but he didn't find it. He saw a kid, crying in the corner.
"Sorry, please forgive me... Don't hit me again, I will not do it again..." He heard the boy cry, the boy looked no older than Eight.
"Hey, kid why are you crying?" Sato went next to the kid and asked. The kid didn't respond, Sato pinched the bridge of his nose before trying again. He put a hand on the boy's back before asking again. This body was Erik, he had gotten familiarised with that body.
"Hey, Why are you crying?" Sato Asked the boy, The boy paused and looked at the older man with a sad look on his face, he had dried up tears and a broken nose.
"Wh-Who are *Gasp* You? *Sniff* *Sniff*" The boy asked Sato. Sato smiled at him and put his hand out.
"I am Sato. Nice to meet you, What is your Name?" Sato kindly asked the boy. The boy looked at Sato with a confused look before slapping the Hand away.
"Y-You are also like Mom, Dad and Uncle... They *Sniff*Sniff*Gasp* all act nice but *Hiccup* they Only cause me pain." Erik said, Sato looked at the boy sadly. It was only natural for the kid to have such thoughts and ideas, His parents died, he is probably too young to understand the concept of death and thought they did it to make him cry and The Uncle situation didn't need to be explained, a kid this young having severe mental trauma and introverted social life doesn't understand such complex situations.
"Hey, Don't say that, Your parents loved you." Sato said to the kid.
"They Didn't, that left me..." Erik said as he continued shedding tears with his head tucked in his arms.
"Your parents Died to save you, Your uncle is the one who you should be angry at." Sato said, he had gotten a little over the top and said the last part very loudly, The boy shivered and braced in fear.
'He is scared of me? Just because I raised my voice?' Sato thought as he Embraced the kid from behind.
"Please don't hit m-" The boy Didn't think that The man was going to hug him, he was bracing for an impact but he got a Hug..?
"Cry all you want, I won't beat you, I am not like Hanzo." Sato whispered to the boy as the boy started to cry loudly.
After a good Fifteen minutes, the boy calmed down and was patient enough to talk to.
"T-Thank you, Mister. Sato. You were right, My parents love me, I remember them telling me to run, telling me to live." Erik said as he thanked Sato.
"No problem, You can rest peacefully now. I will Make you the Strongest, so you never have to cry ever again. I will carry your dreams with me, Erik!" Sato said with a smile as he put out a hand. Erik didn't know what to do but shook Sato's hand with both of his hands.
The kid started crying for the last time as he started to turn into small light particles, illuminating the dark room.
Sato stood there looking around at the changes happening as he started changing, his stature was shortened, his hair turned Blonde and his eyes turned red. He finally got accepted by Erik, He finally gained the Trust of Erik, his mind and body are now one.
"I am Erik..?"