For as long as Abyss has been in the school, he was feared by many students. Anyone that dared to look at his left eye made them flee with terror or right out insult him for being cursed with an Evil Eye; a curse that prevents anyone from using magic within his gaze. He knows the downs of it and knew that no one would accept him for who he became. Of course, that didn't stop Abel from doing the opposite, taking Abyss in under his wing to use him as a tool and make a new purpose in his life. Even if it sounds harsh to others, it was genuinely a new path for him to follow that felt so...normal and filled with acceptance.

And so, he had only believed that Abel and his group were the only ones that accepted for what he has and stayed close to him to get as many gold coins as they can. Untill, well, you came in.