Chapter 1
βHurry the hell up Gwen!β I yelled through the ear piece, I raced through the snow running away from multiple giant corruptions, 10 foot taller than me, Gray bodies, Sharp teeth, battered skin, they dashed after me swinging their arms, shaking the ground and shrieking at me.
I rolled over dodging one that tried to grab me as I led them across a field full of snow and ice, Snow continued to fall from the sky gently grazing our skin. Its cold, freezing and Iβm so irritated. βGwen!β I yelled again, sliding under a fallen tree heading into the forest side.
βPatienceβ Gwen yelled back at me, βI donβt have time for thatβ I yelled out in frustration, My cheeks were read, Iβm losing my breath, hopping over logs and dodging branches sliding under fallen trees. Iβm at my limit now, just a little more adrenanline and Iβll go into a frenzy, And Iβll get caught and possibly tested on-
I canβt let that happen. I canβt let anyone find out the secret my mother always forbade me to speak about. Gwens not speaking and Iβm about to lose my mind.
Fuck it.
I jumped up and stopped myself from running, my feet slid across the ground, I pulled out my guns and started loading them, βGenesis what the hell are you doing!?β I heard Gwen shout,
βPlaying a their game cat and mouseβ I said my eyes roaming all the corruptions that were running and scrambling up to get close to me, each one mouth waterings and blood thirsty pushing and trampling each other to get to me.
βTheir almost a hundred times your size donβt-β before she could finish, I shot a flaming blue bullet to see where they were, the forest became dark and eerie, and the blue light fell into the darkness. They know I am here to kill them but they also know they can easily kill me, this isnβt my first game of cat and mouse. Will the mouse live, or get torn apart by the bloodthirsty feral cat?
βGemma glowβ I said to my gun as the forest grew silent, I tapped the button on my ear-set causing it to release a shade infront of my right eye, I searched my surroundings the screen on my eye didnβt detect anything over on the left, I looked slowly around me the screen searched, my ear twitch as a sound vibrated my drum coming from behind me, I whipped my head around and twirled my gun in my hand and released dozens of blue flaming bullets which flew into the eye and chest of one of the tall corruptions.
Another peeped from infront of me. Running on all fours like a dog with its mouth wide open, I quickly pressed a button my gun turned into a staff, I tugged my arm back and threw it into the corruptions neck, the corruptions head jerked backwards and caused itβs head to be torn from its body, I used my other gun to shoot the two corruptions running towards me from the left, their bodies were shot but they continued to run with a golden yellow liguid flowing out of them onto the snow, I threw my gun up, βExtendβ I yelled and it came back down as a large bazooka like weapon, I got on one nee and blew a giant crimson flame out of it. Their bodies bubbled then exploded their yellow blood getting everywhere and pieces of them rained from the sky.
I ran, lifting my hand up to use a magnetic pull for my staff to come back to me.I jumped onto a corruption and stabbed it in the forehead, I used my weight to swing off the staff and throw popping blue darts at another corruption, blowing its face off and making another fall on its feet, Its neeβs broke off causing it to tumble and I shot it in itβs already gold dripping metling face, I tried to run again but then my left boots heel slipped and clacked and clashed with the right causing me to fall flat on my back.
How did I- Shit the Ice, I forgot about the damn ice!, fuck, Fuck, FUCK I thought as some of the tall corruptions surrounded me but a larger one started to bash their heads and rip their bodies, I closed my eyes trying to focus on moving my back, I felt a liquid on my face, it was cold and sticky. I opened my eyes to see the large corrution over me, The blood of the others oozing out of its mouth. Its hand scrapped the ice as it picked me up and held me. It looked at me with itβs big soulless eyes, I wiggled and tried to get my weapons but it clutched me tighter so I couldnβt move, I saw other corruptions walk from behind it, they all stared from afar as if they werenβt allowed to come closer.
βFR-β The words were loud and it was trying to say something, the voice was deep and distorted
I tilted my head at the misunderstood monster, βFiβ it said, βPoor thing, your anger and sadness really got to you huhβ I said quietly, shit no Iβm feeling empathy for them, Mother always said not to feel for them, that their poor ruined souls and the organization would be quick to kill me or get suspicious if I started caring for the creatures that destroyed the world.
It looked at me bringing its face closer to my tiny, fragile, body, The word βFrIeNdβ Tore from its mouth, showing all of itβs sharp, deadly teeth, as a red dripple of golden blood fell from itβs distorted jaw. It craddled me to its cold gray chest, suffocating me unintentionally in the process, I controlled my breathing, βI am not yer friendβ I say but it was all muffled, It pulled me away from its deadly cold hard skin as if it heard me. Tears started to well in my eyes, This poor thing if only I couldβ¦.save it, restore its life. It knows my secret and it thinks Iβm its friend, I couldnβt stop the warm, salty, guilty tears from running down my cheek. βIβm not your friendβ I say louder.
βFriend!β It shrieked, Squeezing my body in its large hands, βNoβ I yelled in a tiny voice taht wasnβt going to be heard. I have a mission to do, I donβt have time for empathy I chose a side and I have no choice but to stick to it.
The corruption started screaming hysterically, it flung me out of its hands as if I were the most disgusting thing it had ever held, I flew back my back slammed into a tree, I slid down the tree back onto the cold icy ground. Shit, I can sway my arms up but my back is possibly fractured, It hurts so much to inhale. I try to not focus on the pain by closing my eyes I opened them when I heard the sound of scattering hungry beasts behind me.
Oh for fucks sake.
They started running towards me, I slowly gained strength in my torso and it was enough to flip myself off my back. My locs all draped over my face. I groaned in pain, I slid my body across the ice, crawling towards my weapon, Looked back to see one almost near my feet, I reached my hand out to activate the magnetic attraction of my weapon to my glove, My weapon flew towards me and the corruption was on top of my leg but I used all the strength I had in my arms to break my weapon through the corruptions skull causing it to free out a loud bellow and it tried to get closer to me, I didnβt want to but I pushed my weapon deeper into its head and shot inside of it causing its head to explode into a million tiny pieces the gold and the force of the explosion pushed me back up, I let the air carry me as I caught my balance and had both guns in my hand, The other corruptions started crawling towards me and I was prepared and finally painfully back on my feet, Right when I was about to start possibly fighting for my life purple glared from above me. Bullets. And they came raining down, killing the corruptions, their bodies being obliterated and lasered, they cried out as their skin was burned from their bones. A latter finally came down and sheilded me from the bullets that almost grazed my skin.
βTime to go tough guyβ I heard Gwen say sarcastically through my ear piece, βItβs about damn timeβ I replied holding the ear piece, while climbing the ladder, she dangerously moved the helicopter as I climbed it as a joke, while the bullets fell. I huffed and could feel all the pain coming to me as I climbed inside. I probably did break my damn back, I thought rubbing it. I saw the back of gwens head peeping from the driver seat of the helicopter, I quietly walked up behind her, ignoring my bosses glares and smacked the back of her head, βYou play too muchβ I said scolded, she only laughed and shook her head, βWell maybe hide next time instead of fightingβ
I heard someone clear their throat, i finally turned my attention to my Boss but There was another woman sitting beside her with a tea in her hand. She had a follower next to her, holding a napkin for her. I quickly recognized her pale, icy look from anywhere, Madam Aquilo. Leader of the Frost dragon branch, The world has changed alot since the apocolypse, It splint into five and the seasons are year long in different places. In this place crystal valley, Its only ever winter the ice never melts and it snows everyday.
There are 3 branches, they are the new form of government, their weapons are elemental and based off your blood type and which branch you join, of course there are people not apart of any branch and just defend against corruption attacks. By the way my boss is staring at me I can tell that Iβm introuble, I was only ment to retrive not attack.
The branch leader looked me up and down as her follower stood at her side, I raised and eyebrow and walked over to grab my jacket.
βWhat?β I ask, Not understanding why a branch leader was here and why sheβs stressing out. The boss shook her head.
βShow some respect!β she yelled at me, I rolled my eyes and sat down un-zipping my suit, exposing my shoulders and the bruises and scratches I had gotten from the attack, βCanβt you see Iβm bruised you should show me some respectβ I say mocking her.
βStop joking around!β She yelled, βGive me peaceβ I turned around, my back facing them, My undershirt tightly hugged my body but felt loose. I pulled my pink badazzled medicine bottle out and poured three pills in my hand, and tossed them down my throat. Then I felt a pair of cold hands on my back, freezing hands. My spine became more relax and the pain seemed to have dissapeared I turned around and quickly faced Madam Aquilo, Her follower was still standing by her seat.
βWhat did that corruption say to youβ she asked, her voice was soft, quiet but stern. I I lokked her in her eyes, though I wasnβt completely unphased by her closeness, Being close to her puts me at rick of being discovered. I heard her that she can freeze your heart with one tap of her finger, one jolt and that it can freeze your insides. People describe her as terrifying and with an icy, serene vibe. Sheβs lives up to her title. I slowly distance myself from her hands, and from her body as a whole.
βI couldnβt understand itβ I lied, making intense eye contact, βYou seemed to be having a conversation with though, are you sure you couldnβt understand it?β she asked me again with more curiosity in her voice. The helicopter grew silent, the boss didnβt mutter a word as I stared into Madam Aquiloβs eyes and she gazed back into mine with her crystal white eyes.
βI couldnβt understand itβ I say again, she stared into my eyes for a little while longer before nodding, βYour very impressiveβ She walked back over to where she was sitting, she held out her hand and her follower placed two white gloves with the symbol of a white dragon on it. βWell Genesis is one of our S class defenders, sheβs more suited for missions though so I-β
βSo you sent a defender that could possibly die from corruptions into a level Ace missionβ Madam Aquilo said as if she figured it all out on her own, βI knew she wouldnβt die I-β¦she was only suppose to retrieve something she wasnβt supposed to-β
βNo you didnβt know if sheβd die or not you took a risk, a dumb risk you should have given us the mission and let us handle itβ Aquilo said cutting her off.
My boss dropped her head, βMy apolo-β I interrupted by loudly sighing, βHow annoyingβ I muttered pulling my jacket over my arms and zipping my jacket back up. The madam looked over at me, her lips pulled into a little smile. βAnnoying?β She asked with a little smirk on her face. her follower seemed to be disturbed by the smile, a little fear wavered in her eyes. βYes, Annoyingβ¦Iβm not dead Iβm fine and Iβm capable of taking care of myself when Iβm in dangerβ I said sitting down across from her, I crossed one leg over the other and took my pony tail out. All my locs fell down my back and layed along the seat with me. I pulled two pieces from the sides of my face to tie them together so they could hold my locs out my face. She smiled and started laughing a little. Her eyes were fixated on my body, βYour a good oneβ She said reverting back to her icy, vibe.
I could feel Gwen tense up, looking at me through her top mirror as she flew the plane. Her hand clutched hard onto the control stick, I was sure sheβs gripping it so tight it was going to leave dents. I glanced away from Gwen back at my boss. My boss looked nervous and scared, I sighed before I spoke again.
βForgive my rudeness, Iβm just irritated and in painβ I said in a more appropriate way of speaking to an higher up. She looked at my boss and nodded her head. βI think sheβll fit just fine, Iβll let you know tomorrowβ She said, I scrunched my eyebrows. What are they talking about?
βWell thats a reliefβ my boss said timidly with a weary smile on her face. The helicopter was about to land, I looked out the door. The giant 890 foot wall wasnβt welcoming at all the gloomy way all the dead corrution bodies and Human bodies were meld together, brought back throbbing memories of the apocolypse. I close my eyes as we land on the wall, Gwen cuts off the helicopters engine everything goes quiet, only thing that can be heard is Madamβs pearly rose white heels clacking on the floorboard, exiting the helicopter and her follower trailing behind her. Gwen got up and picked up her bag, she hopped out and leaned against the helicopter waiting for me, I got up straightening my back out and rubbing my sore sides, but before I could walk out the boss grabbed my arm. I winced in pain, and snatched my arm away from her. βWhat the hellβ I say turning to her and rubbing my arm. βLook, I know your respect for me is lowβ She starts, βIts nonexistantβ I corrected her.
βGenesis, Listenβ She says in a concerned voice, I concentrate on the wavelegnth of her body and she feels really worried. I inhale deeply and exhale softly. βIβm listeningβ I say softening my voice.
βThe Branches want you to start something with them, Iβm not quietβ¦um..sure what But i know anything dealing with them isβ¦.dangerousβ She exclaims, as if sheβs finding out the best way to tell me that life is about to get a whole lot harder. βAnd-β
βMichelle, Iβm going to be fine donβt worry about me okayβ I say stepping toward the doorway, βWorry about your other agents, but not meβ I stepped out the helicopter. Gwen banged her hand on the helicopter pushing herself off of it. I took out my telepad and started scrolling through my feed and news as i began walking down the stairs. βBet your ready for a cold showerβ Gwen said moving my locs from over my shoulder.
βAnd my bedβ I said, wincing with every step I took down and gravity was practically begging me to lie down or fall out. Gwen grabbed my arm and shifted my weight onto her to make it easier for me to walk. βThanksβ I said smiling a little.
When we got to the bottom the gaurds were standing around playing chest and drinking. I stepped off Gwens side and cleared my throat. They all looked at us and started scrambling to hide their ciggerettes and vodka. I shook my head, with a sarcastic smile on my face.
βYou owe me nothingβ slips out of my mouth and they all look at me. The leader walks over and stands infront of me. βYou got a problem?β He asks trying to intimidate me with a feral look in his eye.
Gwen, Steps infront of me trying to protect me because of my injuries, But I lift my arm and push her to the side. βIβm out there bussing my ass, and your all here drinkingβ¦and smoking?β I say in a louder voice. βWhat does it matter, we didnβt ask you toβ One of the gaurds say.
The Leader, lifts his hand up at the guy behind him to shut him up. βYes we areβ He says with a chuckle, an annoying chuckle and it pisses me off. All the anger I have built up in me is about to cause me to do something Iβm going to regret. Before I can think on it even a little more, My arm is moving on its own and Iβm punching the leader in the face, with a force behind it so strong it knockes him back and onto the ground. Gwen grabs my arms and pushes me away fro m the now angry gaurds.
βHow dare you!β One of them yells and I stopped letting Gwen push me, I turn around and face all of them. βIf something gets in, One slip up, One crack on that wall..β I say pointing at the wall, they all followed my finger and then looked back at me. βWeβre all dead and youβll be the first ones to goβ I said leaning on Gwen. βTheir lives arnβt in just my hands, Their in your hands. So tighten up and do your fucking job!β I yelled. They all just walked away shaking their head, But they threw their ciggerettes down, they wasted their vodka and whiskey in the grass allowing it to soak it all up and be poisioned by human pleasure.
I roll my eyes and shake my head before turning to Gwen.
βIβm fine, Iβm fineβ I said patting her shoulder lightly and she looked at me and smiled a little. βSorry I was acting like a bitch, Iβm just stressed and-β ,
βIrritated because of the pain, I knowβ She says pulling me closer to her. We walked through into the town, looking around. People glanced but none of them dared stare or speak to us. I wish people werenβt so scared of us. I can only hope in furture, were able to free people of the fear of whats beyond the wall.
The car, With its white fumes lightly visible and its engine quietly rumbling. The ground beneath it slightly vibrated, and the wheels gripped the ground as it was parked to the side of a store, out of the way of people walking, doing chores outside and children playing. We walked up to the vehicle, Gwen opened the door for me and helped me sit down. I let out a loud grunt when I sat in the soft seat, The other door closed as Gwen sat beside me and buckled her seat belt on. She looked me as the car started moving forward.
βWhat?β I asked looking back at her, βPut your seatbelt onβ She replied shaking her head.
βNo, if something happens I donβt want to be stuck in my seatβ I say and she looked me with a sad smile on her face, She didnβt speak for a bit and turned over to look out the window. βYour always with you gaurd upβ¦..alwaysβ She said quietly closing her eyes to take a short nap.
***
There was a knock on my door, it after being hit once my door was hit again. It left a eerie quiet vibe floating around in my home. I sighed getting up from my digitalbook, the floor was warm and my living room was dimly lit. I looked through my peek hole and saw a stressed out gwen and peter standing outside my door. Gwens face was red, her eyebrows were scrunched up and her forehead all wrinkled I could tell something was wrong. Peters arms were crossed and I could feel him taking deep breaths out there. The lock clicked when I twisted it, I turned my knob opening the door.
βYall okay?β I asked, Peter dashed in my house and immediantly walked into my kitchen. I followed his movements in my kitchen, Gwen, unlike peter, walked in slowly and looked as if she was taking everything in. She turned me and looked like she was trying to relax.
βYeah, yeah, weβre goodβ She said sighing out. βSoβ¦.what happened?β I asked turning around and facing them. Peter was gathering ingridents to do what he always does when heβs stressed, Cook. and Gwen shut my door for me. I crossed my arms and death stared Gwen as she turned her back to me and walked to sit down on my couch. βI can feel your eyes on meβ She said moving the scooting the pillow over.
βYall are stressin and its irritating me because your not telling me whyβ I looked at her and got closer to her, whispering βYou know I can physically feel your emotions and its pinching my skinβ, gwen let out a breath. βTheir pairing you up someone!β Peter yelled before gwen could open her mouth again. Really. Theyβre stressing over this, Iβm not much of a team player but I donβt mind working with someone.
βSo..?β I inquire, βYour gonna be going on Ace missons from now on and she has to tag alongβ¦..Sheβs still in trainingβ Gwen whined, her voice with every drop of this is a bad idea leaking through it. She has all sorts of worry in her voice. I get it, I understand. They want me to work with a trainee and go on Ace missions for the branches. Gwen got closer to me whispering, βSheβs gonna be working closely with you, She could be spying on you, you saw the way the branch leader was looking at you-β
βIβll be fine, Calm downβ I say pinching her cheek. Gwen jerked back and rubbed the cheek that I pinched. βWell youβre still going to have some time to spend with her, And sheβs gonna be there everytime we go out there, So you better not fuck it upβ Gwen replied pointing at me. βWhy are you worried about this though pete?β I asked Peter, he stood in the kitchen still cooking. βAnd what are you cooking?β Gwen turned around to face him.
βIβm cooking chicken Alfredoβ He replied as the grease on the pan popped and cooked the kitchen. βAnd the girl your gonna be training with is little cousinβ
Me and Gwen looked at each other. Peter doesnβt talk about his family much, so this new. I always thought they were all murdered like the rest of us. Lost to monsters who couldnβt even understand their own blood lust. I got up and walked into the kitchen cleaning up the dishes he used. βIf your cousin is anything like you then weβll have no problemsβ I smiled at him. Peter is kind, empathetic but when he is on battlefeild, heβs a ruthless, cold hearted killing machine. Something corrupts hate fear probably more than me.
βSheβs a foolβ He says with a sad smile on his face.
βWhat?β I ask confused, βYouβll seeβ He waves the spatula at me, the grease makes the chicken pop more violently and sizzle when he adds more. I smiled at him. βWell as long as sheβs with me, Sheβll be fineβ I say walking back into the living room. Gwen layed on the couch, dead asleep, her nose twitching slightly. I grab the blanket that is folded neatly on the armchair and placed it under her head, smoothing her hair out of her face before I sat down next to her. Peter walks over carrying two plates of food in his hand. He places one plate on the coffee table and sits down.
βEatβ He commanded. βI know that youβre starving, I can practically smell your hungerβ I smiled at him.
βFat assβ I say as I pick up a fork, He looks down at his body and then laughs at me. βWhere?β He asks sarcastically and I roll my eyes.
βGood mission today?β He asks, twisting his fork in the plate of noodles pulling them all together noddle by noodle. I shake my head as I chew, trying to clear my mouth out before I speak. βIt was okayβ I mummble not really wanting to talk about the corruptions. He gives me a curious look, and takes another bite before saying, βThey werenβt very pleasantβ¦the ones we took care of last weekβ¦.they almost killed meβ He sighed.
βWhat did you expect Pete, To play a game of hide and seek?β I ask, He shakes his head. βNo but havenβt you noticedβ¦Their being more aggressive than usual.. and the attacks are getting larger and more concerningβ He has a point. The corruptions today, they wouldnβt have really bothered me, Had they not seen me.
Itβs not like them to chase when they canβt keep up, but they did for some reason today. Forest corruptions are very lenient in their territory they donβt usually hunt humans of they smell them but they will attack you if they spot you. Itβs like the more free they are the less violent they are.
They have become lazy in their ways, but if youβre not careful you could accidentally step into their territory.
They were more aggressive than they usually were, and they had increased the number of kills they had made recently. βHey, Are you listening?β Peter snaps at me snapping me out of my thoughts. βyeah sorryβ I reply looking down at my empty plate.
βDid you eat my Alfredo?β I ask turning to him. βNo you did and you just kept nawing on the fork just nowβ he says taking my plate from my hands. βHere Iβll leave you the rest of the Alfredo in the panβ I heard him say as he started cleaning the dishes in my sink.
I turn and look at Gwen who still lays, asleep on my couch. I move her hair out of her face before going to my room.
βHey, Pete lock my door when you leaveβ I say as I stretch my arms out in front of me. He nodds and I walk in my room, the door echoing closed behind me. I flop down on my bed, No shower, No changing my clothes just laid right down on my bed. I didnβt even take my shoes off. I just wanted to go to sleep. I pulled my pillow onto my chest and hugged it tightly.
***
My ringtone. I can hear my ringtone trying to wake me and break me away from my sleep. The blackness and darkness of my eyelids is comforting but I donβt mind getting up. I blink open my eyes and when I turn on my belly to look out my window, I can see the night sky full of twinkling stars in the night sky.
There wasnβt much light coming in from my window and the curtains only covered my view so it looked like I was sleeping inside. I sat up when my ringtone stopped and grabbed my telepad from my night stand. βYellowβ I answered. A huff and a puff and I heard Michelles reckless, nervous voice through the speaker. βGenesis, I need you to come down to Headquartersβ She says.
βOh really?β I ask, a yawn escaping my lips as I spoke. βYes, I need you here now and in my officeβ She says.
βWhat forβ¦at this time of nightβ¦at three A.Mβ I smirk. There was silence, it made me snicker a little. Itβs so easy to mess with Michelle, sheβs a good leader, a good boss and overall I have a lot of respect for her. But I love to bother her. I walk through the door and can see Gwen watching Tv on my couch. I squint and scruntch up my eyebrows at her. She seriously didnβt leave?
βShould I prepare myselfβ I try to say without laughing, βFor what?β Michelle asks,
βFor tonight, in your office should I wear something looseβ I giggle even louder now.
βGenesisβ I hear Michelle say, βMichelleβ I say her name coyly.
βStop that and just get hereβ She sighs. I laugh a little and reply, βIf you donβt give me anymore context Iβm gonna think that this is a-β
βThis is not a goddamn booty call, get your ass to Headquarters now!β She yells even louder and Gwen whips her head around at the sound. I laugh so hard I nearly drop my phone, Gwen shakes her head. βAlright alright geezβ I said laughing again. βIβm on my wayβ I say. βThank youβ Michelle replies quietly. I sigh and hang up the call.
Gwen walks out the door with me as I walk up to a company car that was sent to my address.
βYou coming too?β I ask her, she nodded. I opened the door and typed the GPS on the pad of the car. It started off slowly then the car started to pick up the pace. It was smooth ride, no one was on the streets. You could see a couple of lights on but it was mostly dark in the town as we rode. The moon was bright red and the sky cracked. I trailed my finger on the window along the cracks I could see. The apocalypse really ruined the earth. The moon is red the sun is silver. The sky is cracked at night as if it was a peice of glass that had been broken into.
βWhy are you always bothering Michelle like that?β Gwen asked, she was smiling. Her voice pulled me out of my thoughts.
βItβs funβ I shrug, βYour a bitchβ She nudges me. βSo? Michelle needs to get that uptight pole from up her assβ I say looking out the window. The rest of the ride is silent. Itβs not a bad silence its a comfortable silence. We pull up outside of HQ and I jump out the car. I slam the car door shut and start walking towards the building and she follows me. We enter the elevator and press the button for floor 6. I glance at Gwen every now and then. Mainly because I can feel her fear, βGwen stop thatβ I say pinching my nose.
βWhat?β She asks, shifting over to me. βWhat the hell are you afraid ofβ I asked her as the elevator stopped. The door didnβt open, I started her in the eyes. My new formed attitude from her nervous behavior is seeping through. βWhat are you scared of?β I repeat.
She stares at me as I stare back, and then turns around to stare out of the elevator. I roll my eyes and turn to walk out of the elevator. When we walked in the room everyone looked at us, from the seats where they sat.
All three branches leaders, and a girl who stood with her back facing me. She didnβt turn around as the door clicked shut behind us. I crossed my arms at the silence, Gwen and Michelles Nerves were now pinching me all over. Madam Aquoli looked my way, her cold eyes froze all the hairs on my spine.
βAre you gonna say something or am I that mesmerizing to stare atβ I say rolling my eyes. They didnβt say anything, the silence was suffocating, Supisingly enough Madam Aquoli destroyed the silence with her laughter. βCheeky one you areβ She sighed, the other branch leaders looked at her.
I shrug and walk up beside the girl who stood at the table. She had white skin, she has a slim waist and her hips meets her with thick round thighs. She wore ripped jeans with a tight turtleneck. Her short brown hair was put in a low bun. She didnβt say anything just glanced up at me. Michelle clears her throat and we both turn to face her.
βGenesis meet your Trainee, Cinziβ She claps, I glanced down at her as she glances up. I can feel curiosity, from Cinzi but nothing else. Her curiosity soothes down Michelle and Gwens nerves. βYouβll be going on Ace level missions for the Branches nowβ, I could feel Michelleβs voice as it trembled.
βWith a traineeβ I pointed at Cinzi, she stared at my finger. βYes Genesis.β I raise an eyebrow at the tone in her voice. I turned to Michelle. βDidnβt think Iβd get a trainee this soonβ I say sarcastically. Michelle looks down at her feet. βIβve spoken to the other Branch leaders and we think your qualifiedβ Madam Aquoli say, returning to her cold demeanor and freezing voice.
βWe know what were doingβ Polars sun, says. Her deep voice nearly makes me lose my footing. She is just as intimidating as Madam Aquoli, she has brown skin, golden eyes and golden marking down her neck. She wears her lip stick bloody read and her hair curly with two braids complimenting them on the side. She is soβ¦beautiful. I lean on the desk.
βI wonβt risk my life to protect herβ I say coldly, Cinzi looks at me for a little but then quickly turns back around and looks back towards the Branches and Michelle. Her curiousity is just growing within her. Gwen smacks the back of my head, βWhat she means is, Will Cinzi be able to protect her self when the time comesβ, I rubb the back of my head. Cinzi keeps glancing over, her gaze flicking between the two of us. I watch as she crosses and uncrosses her arm before settling it in her lap.
Her curiosity, itβs like a firework show. It was bursting, shooting and exploding all at the same time. She looked like she wanted to talk to me. βyes?β I say turning towards her. She looks a bit surprised but begins to speak.
βYou wonβt have to protect me, Iβm capable of protecting myselfβ She says, βOh and here I thought and was told you were a foolβ I tease. A smirk forms on her lips, βA fool that could whoop your assβ¦andβ¦petersβ She adds. Her eyes are ignited, and she seems excited. It made me smile.
βYour right, Po you must know what your doingβ I sighed with a smile on my face, Polaris sun looked at us a quiet chuckle left her lips. βI like herβ She said turning towards Mother pearl. βShe is quiet the characterβ Mother pearl smiled. βYour first mission is tommorow, Meet infront of headquarters Iβll give you the run downβ Michelle sighed. She has wry smile on her face, sheβs no longer nervous but worried.
βYour dismissedβ Michelle says and the gaurds open the doors to let us all out. Gwen grabs my hand and practically drags me out of the room. The sound of Cinziβs footsteps follow us out.
βWhat the hell was that on thereβ She groans, βAll of the branches in there an your acting like a fucking flirtβ She adds. βGwen I can say what I want and act however I want-β
βI know but what ifβ¦what if they took you behavior s asβ¦.I donβt know unreliableβ She whined. Cinzi, walked up to me, I looked down at her. Sheβs only an inch shorter than me. βYes?β I asked her, being able to feel the questions within her started to really cause my own curiosity to rush off the leash. βAre you as strong as everyone says you areβ She asks me. βI donβt know, are you much of a fool your cousin said you wereβ I reply crossing my arms. Her eyes widen for a split second, but her expression changed. She looked away quickly. βDonβt worry about your cousins opinionβ¦β I shrugged leaning against the wall of the hallway. I felt her stare at me. Her eyes narrowed on me. βIβll gain my own one of youβ I said waving her off and walking away. Gwen trailed behind me.
Cinziβ¦Sheβll make an interesting trainee Iβm sure.










