CHAPTER 1 UNNAMED
(Brat's pov)
As I awake from my sleep and get up I immediately check my immediate vicinity for any threats luckily no one was around, not a single soul human or otherwise in sight.
Letting out a breath of relief I start walking to the "hub" to earn my days food.
As I arrived at the "hub" I saw a couple of dozen people walking around, I smiled at some and glared at some others, everyone knew him and they either were nice or tried to get rid of him none succeeded of course but it was annoying nonetheless soon I move to the far side of the building to see my "friend" for today's work.
As I walk up to the man he stops hid conversation and stands up to greet me.
"Finally decided to get up and start work huh?"
I started at him silently and answered
"Was exhausted from yesterday is all Ron, you know that better than anyone"
Now named Ron grinned at me and said
"Yes yes, ofcourse how could I forget you did a great job" as he paused to check if anyone is listening and leaned closer to me"hey no one saw you last night right? Because if anyone did that's your job today."
He said seriously.
"No one saw me" I answered back, a lie a blatant one and he seemed to have noticed judging by his narrowed eyes and raised eyebrow.
"Alright whatever you say kiddo, but if you get caught don't say I didint warn you."
As I nodded back at him I asked "So what's the job today?"
And as he opened his mouth to speak
*BOOM* a massive explosion rips through the front door and wall and immediately sirens start blare "THIS IS THE POLICE LAY DOWN YOUR WEAPONS AND GET ON THE GROUND".
Ron snarled and turned towards me only to see me gone.
atleast I thought so wasn't there to see his pitiful face when he realized I set him and his lackeys up with the cops.
As I turned into an alley a sudden hand appeared on my shoulder I stopped dead in my tracks 'SHIT' "dude if you trying to rob me stop I don't want yo hurt you" I was lying through my teeth I knew this was no theif or a Outskirts rat like me, I just had to play it off as if I'm just a normal kid that was at the wrong place at the wrong time
"Kid don't move" as the person pressed me against the wall of the alley "sorry but you will have to answer some questions seeing as you were at the area I hope this isn't a problem".
as I sat in the full metal room in cuffs I just stared blankly at the metal table and could only think 'this fucking metal chair hurts a lot' i chuckled silently and just sat there waiting, I knew someone is gonna come in soon they were just trying make him nervous.
Soon the door started to open and a person walked in 'finally'.
"Hello there I am ascended Jet you can call me Master jet or just jet in this situation" she said as she sat down and started flipping through papers "please state your name, part of the Outskirts you resided in and any relatives"
I just stared at her and slowly answered
"No name no residence and no alive relatives" She stared at me half surprised and half knowing "you had it rough huh kid"
She clasped her fingers and placed her elbows on the table making me get a full view of her chest area not that I stared, it was probably just another tactic to make me talk.
"Alright moving past that matter, please say what were you doing walking next to the 'hub'?" She stared at me and I could almost feel a weight pressed on my shoulders to answer fast and trustfully.
"I slept near that erea so I was just walking past that 'hub' or whatever when half of the building blew up" I said staring into her eyes to hopefully make her think he wasn't lying, which technically wasn't a full lie just not the entire truth.
She hummed " so just wrong place wrong time situation huh ?" She said narrowing her eyes "yeah I guess so, wasn't planning getting smacked into a wall tho" I answered a small smile spreading across my face she scoffed at me "didint even smack u into tht wall, you barely even touched it."She said jokingly "but maybe I should of smacked you into the wall couse your pretty stupid if you think you can lie to a master and not get caught" her eyes narrowed face serious. My breath almost hitched but I stopped myself before she could get anything out of me and slowly answered her while raising my brow"lying ? Why would I lie to a master?" She narrowed her eyes even more before saying something that shook me to the core." You reek of the nightmare spell, did you pass your trial?" My eyes widened and I asked "what..?" She stood up as she realized "judging by your reaction that's a no which means you just got infected. Stay here I'm gonna come back soon" leaving quickly and closing the door after her.
I stared into my hands thinking ' this can't be happening how did this even happen ?!'
(Jet's pov)
As the kid got strapped into (medical table chair thing) with cuffs and metal straps he looked almost dead inside probably Hella sleepy as well. 'He was probably going to die but I hope he doesn't he was far too young' as a sudden question popped into my mind I decided this he should have an answer to "hey kid" as he slowly turned his head towards me I asked "how old are you anyway?" I stared at him trying to see if he would try to lie again slowly he opened his mouth " I'm 14.. and yourself?" I stared at him 'what the fuck how is he even infected at 14?' As the cops and nurses stopped to stare at him and suddenly trying to motivate and encourage him I realized slowly that this kid had to be special,and started to slowly smirk " and don't you know it's rude to ask a woman's age ?"
He just stared at me 'ofcourse he probably doesn't he's alone' as I coughed into my fist and was about to answer only to see him asleep I just stared for a second then grabbed a chair sat and told some random cop to bring her some food 'hopefully he doesn't take ages'
(Brat's pov)
[Aspirant! Welcome to the Nightmare Spell. Prepare for your First Trial]
As I opened my eyes to see the sky that's was moving..backwards..? I saw city's turned to rubble trees to dust and the sky turn various colours I just hoped I was gonna make it and if not atleast not die a painful death.