If someone had told my parents way back where I'd be one day they wouldn't have believed it I am sure. From the day I was born I caused my family a lot of sleepless nights and days full of worrying, not so much because of my behavior but because of my predisposition for maladies and accidents.
It all started during my birth when my umbilical cord wrapped itself around my neck and almost strangled me to death and over the following years I added a lot of other things to my medical record. I'm going to spare you any details but there were times when I spent more time in hospital than at home and more than once I was closer to death than life. Due to that my whole family became highly protective towards me, everyone treated me with kid gloves and whatever I wished for I got as soon as possible regardless if it was a new book, a trip to a local museum or an expensive microscope.
As a child I didn't notice that my five siblings often had to take a backseat whilst everyone made sure that I was a happy little boy. Later however, when I grew older and became more conscious about what was going on in our family, I realized that something went wrong and I began to feel ashamed and sorry.
After a few days of thinking about how to word it I called all my beloved ones together in our huge but comfortable living room. There I told them about what I've noticed, that I was thankful for their support and love for sure but that I wanted our family life to be more balanced than it had been until now. For my siblings I asked for more attention on behalf of my parents and for me I wished for more freedom and independence. At first everyone was shocked and even my sisters and brothers assured me that they never had any issues with standing in the background if only it was for my sake but I maintained my ground until my family promised me that things would change from now on.
It might sound a little heartless in a way but from this day on I think my life really began. I spent more time outside alone, I found friends and some time later I also seriously started to think about my future and my life as an adult. It took me several months of research because I didn't want to rush into things but once I felt certain that this was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life I began to steadily follow my career goal. The university I chose for my studies was far away from my hometown and later I even spent two semesters abroad but by taking this route I managed to free myself from the last bonds that still held me in the cradle of my sheltered childhood - I finally was independent and nothing filled me with more pride than that.
I am not gonna lie, it wasn't always easy and there were moments where I just wanted to go back home but I managed to pull through and for that I was rewarded. Today I can say that I am exactly where I had planned to be. I am working as an anthropologist and I am known as being an expert for mummies, embalming and the history of medicine. Some people might say now that this was a strange choice for a person like me but working with mummies not only is a fascinating experience in my opinion, it also positively influenced my approach to life and death. For my job I have to travel a lot what not only helps me with my studies but also allows me to meet many interesting people from countries all over the world. If this rather busy way of life will strike back at my health one day in the future - who knows? But even if someone could definitely tell me that my profession will shorten my life span I wouldn't trade it in for any other job as I'd rather want to die happy after a short life that I enjoyed than I'd want to turn one-hundred as a miserable creature that never risked anything for the sake of safety~
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Poem: "Invictus", written by W. E. Henley
April 7th, 2011: Changed name from some random abomination to Invictus
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Invictus has a minion!
Heartbeat the Kaspian
Heartbeat the Kaspian
Invictus
Legacy Name: Invictus
The Steamwork Endeavor
Owner: Pirate
Age: 17 years, 5 months, 6 days
Born: November 12th, 2006
Adopted: 13 years, 1 week, 4 days ago
Adopted: April 6th, 2011
Statistics
- Level: 46
- Strength: 106
- Defense: 106
- Speed: 106
- Health: 106
- HP: 106/106
- Intelligence: 194
- Books Read: 193
- Food Eaten: 0
- Job: Housekeeping Manager
Pet Treasure
Effluvia Stained Book of Embalmers
Saherimos Salt Diapir Scouting Gear
Preserved Primitive Subetan
Medicinal Leeches
Black PC
Black Flashlight
DSLR Camera
Desecrated Tomb
Black Webcam
Mummy Miniature
Mummified Offering
Clockwork Heart
Junior Archaeologist Tool Kit
Chest Bursting Love
Potion of the Robot
Restless Specter Urn
Pile of Treasured Tomes
Table Top Field Scale Beanbag
Authentic Feline Mummy Bindings
Dehydrated Claw
Mummified Gerbil
Jerkied Bilge Rat
Giselle Thrift Rat Scarab Shoe Charm
Old Family History Book
Preserved Skull in a Jar
Tiny Virus
Gold Sarcophagus
Computer Projector
Rat Skull
Mummy Mask
Mummyphug
None Too Clean Scalpel