Professor James unbuttoned the top two buttons of the shirt. “Let me show you.” He then pulled the pigeon out of the cage, covered with black cloth. The Dove flaps its wings when the light shines on it. The pigeon looked panicked, perhaps stressed because it was locked in the dark. Professor James then began to look at the pigeon until the pigeon slowly acted calmer than before. And the poor pigeon really stopped like a mannequin. Professor James opened the cage and pulled the pigeon out like a toy. The pigeon froze like a lifeless object even as Prof James placed it on a table without brackets.“I ordered this dove to be silent like a statue,” said The Professor. “He obeyed my orders as he should have. Just like Theodore did yesterday. Which one of you can make it move again?”Professor James looked at the students one by one. Waiting for one of them to raise his hand to answer, but nothing at all.“Theodore, can you try one more time?”Theodore swallowed hard before moving forward.
“Is that true? Can you explain?”Theodore sighed and leaned back against the tree trunk. “I don’t think you need to know.”“Why? You’re no fun, man!”“Look...” Theodore shifted his body to Jared. “Have the professors ever talked about the outside world before?” Then Jared shook his head. “Didn’t they do it for a reason?”“They’re just unpleasant.” Jared folded his arms in front of his chest.“Well, I’ll tell you a little.”This story began three thousand years ago. When the world is going well when, in fact, it is the beginning of the end. Major disasters that come without prior warning. One of the giant meteorites shot to Earth and exploded until it split into several small meteor pieces. The meteor pieces were not enough to scorch the Earth, but the energy from the meteor had turned some people into different creatures. A monster–“Wait! I’ve heard that part.” Jared interrupts.“Do you want me to continue or not?”“All right... Please continue.”The Meteor energy that radiated has t
“Lift up your left wing,” Theodore commanded, and at once, the Little Owl lifted up its left wing.“Man! That’s so cool! How did you do that?” Jared shouted in amazement.“You just have to talk heart to heart.” Theodore put the owl on Jared’s Palm. “Show him your gentle side, and he will do as you wish.”“But from what I read in the book, we have to–” Jared dwelt, thinking aloud. “Maybe I should try it.”“The right decision, Jared. You can do it!”Theodore gave Jared room to concentrate. The blonde took a few deep breaths, reassuring himself. Then in the same soft voice as Theodore before, Jared spoke.“Look at me, little owl.”The owl practically turned to Jared with his eyes wide open. Inversely proportional to what previously happened. The owl seemed to understand Jared’s words because he really didn’t let go of his gaze. Jared again took a deep breath before beginning to manipulate the Little Owl. Jared ordered the owl to flap its wings, but it did not fly, and the bird did. Jared
The hallway is in the dimness of the light. Now, all the students were in their respective rooms; therefore, most rooms became quieter and darker than usual. Theodore felt like he was in another world. He turned to his right and looked at Jared’s room to the right of his room. This time, he didn’t want to involve Jared in his problems. Crossing the aisle during curfew is off-limits, and that could put both of them under penalty. If anyone should receive punishment, it would only be him. Theo went down the long hallway. He crossed room by room. Theo was surprised to find several Middle guards patrolling from room to room. They brought flashlights to highlight each side of the building. Theo immediately hid in the first place he saw. He kept hiding until the guard moved away, but it wasn’t just one guard. There were still more guards Theo had to get past. If he can’t, then he will be caught. The choice is in his hands now. He would either continue or turn around and stay in his room.Ho
Things have changed since the great cataclysm three thousand years ago that destroyed almost all humans on Earth. Food and water are drastically reduced to support the destruction of humans. People are forced back to ancient times when they had to hunt to survive. Having limited animals and land to survive on makes survival much more challenging than they think. Imagine being at the peak of knowledge, where technology developed rapidly until humans became the most intelligent creatures in that century. Then, they were forced to become ancient humans because all technology was destroyed. They call it the century of destruction. The religious call it the era of penance. Whatever they call it, it’s the end of the world. People began to force the government to improve things with protests in different corners of the city. There were so many coup acts. There have been so many protests of dissatisfaction about how the government works. Because of the enormous pressure from the public, the g
All humans are the same. They don’t want to be guilty and instead push others to be guilty. That’s human nature. No one wants to be blamed. In this case, they put Theodore at fault for the change in the academy system. It was further aggravated thanks to Theodore being the Chosen One. Theodore’s eye color differs from the other Odd Eye Circles in it. The students started whispering to each other. They looked at Theodore with a cynical look. Their attitude is the opposite of what they did in the first meeting. They are no different from the bullies who tortured Theodore in the last orphanage.“Attention everyone!” Madam Liz took her place in front of the room with the microphone turned on. “The announcement of the punishment will be carried out. Hope you guys don’t talk to each other.”Suddenly, the room became quiet.Madam Liz continued her speech. “The ranking system in our Academy also applies to the distribution of punishments. As long as we know the A Rank is occupied by Theodore,
“You have every right to be upset, Eric.”“How can you stay healthy after serving that sentence?” asks Eric between meals. “Is it because of your eyes? You have different eyes.”“I don’t know.”“Or because you’ve lived in the outside world?”“You can think of it that way. You’re pretty chatty for someone I just met.”“You are quite quiet, Theodore. I’ve seen you talk to Jared a lot.” Eric was talking very loudly.“Well, that’s because he was the first to befriend me.”“Now you have another friend,” said Eric. “If you don’t mind being friends with someone of rank F.”“Absolutely not.”Eric smiled broadly. His yellow eyes make him look like a cat. It was funny if Theodore needed to know Eric’s current position. The boy had just finished his sentence, and his body was not in good condition. Eric closed his mouth several times while chewing with a shrivelled expression. It looks like the boy is having digestive problems."You don’t have to eat all that,” said Theodore, who saw Eric carryi
Theodore couldn’t go back to sleep. He tried to return to his dream to discover reality but closed his eyes. Theo then decided to write down whatever he remembered about the dream. Even if it’s just a tiny detail, he hopes to find the truth after putting together many puzzles. He realized this was the first time he had seen the man more clearly. Especially about the clothes and the colour of the man’s eyes. The same eye colour as hers. The man is his father.‘Dad? Are you trying to communicate with me?’Nothing interested Theodore more than learning about dreams. He believes that everything created must have a use, including a dream. In addition to the mouth-to-talk, dreams can be an intermediary through which people can communicate with each other.The howling wind indicates that the night is still too long to pass. Theodore is left alone in the middle of the night while constantly thinking about his destiny. Everything must have meaning. And it still feels itchy under his necklace.