Alítheia's First Hero

Chapter 5..........Rules....

The tall man stared down at us, "Well don't just sit there! Stand up soldiers!" we all rushed to our feet.I was still trying to wrap my mind around it all, Alexi is the son of the greatest power in history.. But Alexi snapped his fingers and I realized the man was staring at me. We didn't know who he was but he was quite intimidating. He stepped up to me, my throat went dry. My legs turned to jelly, He isn't a god Allison, be confident! I thought, but seeing his emotionless face cowering over me made me feel as weak and hopeless as the bug I squashed with my shoe last week. He laid a finger under my chin, and examined me. I had never felt more vulnerable, his skin was ice cold, and his hands were larger than a cantaloupe. He finally cracked a smile, he crossed his arms and paced around the room saying. " I heard some of you put up quite a fight! Hope you found our methods to bring you here ' welcoming '.. Since you are rookie guards you are allowed to not smile, for now..". He laughed, " Mhm, very welcoming.." a girl whispered. A guard came up behind her and tazed her down, and she was dragged away through the iron door across the room." Now you know what happens when you mimick me, or talk when I'm talking, or make a rude remark." A boy stepped up to him and yelled, "Who do you think you are?" he looked confident but in his eyes you could see he was terrified. The man stopped smiled and for a terrifying moment put his hand on his g*n holster.

He squatted down to the boy's height then said, " My name is Arnold Kratos, the academy director.. and the most powerful being in this city." the boy trembled in fear. With the snap of Alexi's fingers the boy was tazed and dragged through the iron door. The room fell silent, That is Alexi's father! I hadn't mentioned but they had the same serious eyes. Not that it fit Alexi's character. Like at all.. The first time I had seen Alexi I thought he was a worker at the make-up store Michelle and I would pass by before school. The room remained quiet for a few moments, then Sir Kratos clapped his hands together. The sound was like thunder on a stormy night, but as the noise faded into the iron room it sounded more like metal clashing against metal. "I'm bored, and I have plenty more to do. My son will walk you around, and I'd you make any other unwanted comments he will cease you like he did the others." And with that he walked across the big room and slid through the door, followed close behind by two huge guards. The Omega Guards.. I thought, a few people whispered and once again the crackle of the tazer sent 6 into a daze. Alexi didn't move, he just stared at us with a toothy grin and his legs crossed with his black nails placed neatly on his knees. " As you can tell I'm disobeying my father, but you all can walk down to the armory, and training will begin. Now excuse me my date is waiting!" He fixed his hair and his heels clicked on the floor all the way to the iron door. We were all led down a corridor, whispers spiraled in my head. " Alexi sounds kinda-" " Hey! That's ALLISON, the one who-" on the way down a pretty woman explained the duty of a guard, and If anybody interrupted they would be tazed and dragged away. " There's magic in Alíthean blood, and this is kept from our history books. A powerful girl once had full control of these unknown powers, at first it was a miracle. But it became a great curse, the powers would slowly eat away at everything good in you, until you were nothing but a hostile heartless beast...Her name was Annabelle Fascinatus.." She paused after this, fear stirred in her eyes. She slowly turned and faced us, " The duty of a guard is to control population, prevent all source of magic, and to end anyone who at the least stands against our government." The room fell dead silent.. Well, that got dark quickly.. A peculiar girl raised her hand, she had dark black hair,and dreamy hazel eyes. Her daisy earrings dangled, and she was beautiful. It was all out of sorts, but I could tell she wasn't wearing any make-up. She blushed when she met my gaze, I guess I was red because she stifled back laughter. The woman just ignored her, and continued the tour. She showed us an arena, at least 50 guards were training with long sticks sparking each time they hit the body. Their technique was precise, just as I had seen in my studies. " You start this type of training tomorrow, as soon as you take the test of GARE.." The thought suddenly came to me, it was a specific test you needed to pass to walk society as a guard. God bless, I studied... I thought with relief. Just then a scream echoed in my ears, and the sound of g*n shots filled the air...