(Diego's POV)I dart through the shifting corridors of the maze, my heart pounding in my chest as I try not to lose sight of the others. The disorienting twists and turns of this twisted landscape make it difficult to keep my bearings.And I'm finding it harder and harder to keep on going.As I watch my classmates struggle to cross the swaying platforms, a seed of doubt begins to take root in my mind. Something about this whole scenario doesn't feel right. The way the walls shift and the floors move - it's almost as if it's an illusion, a trick of the mind.I take a step back, studying the maze around us more closely. The patterns on the walls seem to shimmer and distort, and the very air feels charged with an unnatural energy. Narrowing my eyes, I focus my senses, trying to pierce through the deception.Suddenly, a flicker of movement catches my eye, and I whirl around to see a shimmering figure in the distance. It's the teacher, I'm sure of it. A wild surge of anger rises within me
I could hardly believe my eyes at first, but that was the honest truth apparently, and just like that, we had finally escaped the school, but freedom felt like a distant memory as we trudged through the arid landscape. Where we would go from here, that was the next question. Amid the celebration and excitement from my classmates I looked around, something didn't feel right, not in the slightest, but what was it? Suddenly, it occurred to me to look ahead as if I surveyed the land. "Does anyone have a binocular?" I asked. "A binoculars? I think I got one while we were escaping, it was amongst the staff gadgets," someone said. At once it struck me. Why exactly would they need such in the first place? The more I puzzled about this uneasy feeling the more restless I felt. The girl handed over the device with a bothered look on her face. I grabbed hold of the device and peered through. Scanning- Scanning- The coast looked clear, crystal clear however, what was this cloud of dus
"We're not your enemies. We're students, too. We escaped the school just like you." I hesitated, my grip loosening. "Prove it," I demanded. "How do we know you're telling the truth?" At last they took off the mask from their faces, they looked nothing older than eighteen at most, but I wasn't going to be fooled, definitely not by their appearance especially. We pointed the guns at them, cold sweat dripped all over my face but that wasn't enough to make me tremble, at least I wouldn't allow myself to fall victim to such trickery. “No problem, no problem, I'll prove it, I'll show you that we mean no harm I swear,” the female of the group yelled. “Please, just back off with the gun a bit, that thing's dangerous and I doubt you even know how to hold them properly which makes it more dangerous.” Was she mocking us or what? I couldn't make due with it. I took a quick look at her and her colleagues behind us. They didn't seem to have any sort of weapon on them and they didn't retali
Earth 2175….Mankind defined civilization as having power and attaining whatever one desired.That definition came into existence the day 'They' arrived.No one knew who or what they were. The only thing they knew was that an uninvited guest had suddenly arrived upon earth.'They' desired us!They were, the Destitutes…… Mankind's mortal enemy.They viewed humans as livestock!The government fought back, but it was useless. In the end, the earth was split in half; bearing the Destitutes on one side and Humans on another.However, it wasn't in man's nature to give up, as Project 101 embarked.The government's solution to gaining their beloved world back again was, to raise younger generations to be the defenders of our world. And so, the people were filtered as they separated the useful from the useless, placing humans on a hierarchy worse than financial status.Every human who had gone through the special training was weighed to determine who would protect, and those who would be pr
“You have thirty minutes to answer the questions, the person with the highest marks quality for entry. Good luck!”It's dead silent save the sound of an enormous ticking clock in the room.I'm not sure why it's there but it sure does help increase the tension. It always catches my eyes whenever I raise my head. The first page is a name page with clear instructions. Rule 1; We see you.Rule 2; We hear you. It's a clear threat just in case it crossed my mind to turn my neck. With deep breaths I brace myself and head for the next page, and then–“How was it,” mum asks the moment I slam the door shut. I sigh, murmuring under my breath, “I– don't want to talk about it, please not now.”Racing straight to my room I crash on the bed, and take a few moments to recount just how stupid I was.I want to forget it but I just can't.‘There's absolutely no way I'm getting in.’ *****Knock!Knock!!“Good morning Tad, what is it?” Mother curiously asks, pretty surprised to see our neighbor at o
As I walked down the path laid out before my eyes, along with several other students, I grinned ever so brightly.I had only dreamt of this day, but I never thought I would actually be accepted.‘The best chance to turn everything around… the best institute for learning that can guarantee me a better life…'“Tch! To think nobody like you got in as well.”Zane walks out from behind me, and I have to admit, I'm pretty impressed, I didn't think he had anything in that head of his. I chuckle, tapping him lightly on the shoulder, “I’m surprised they now admit failures, this is a real shocker don't you think.”“Hey!”His eyes are glaring at me with death threats, his fist tightly clenched, but all his actions were nothing if he couldn't do them. We were being watched, there was no way he'd be glad to return back to that hell.“You should be careful Zane, you're in Division one, who knows, they might get fed up with you and send you back.”That said I proceed inside the building, allowing
"Alright, so first off is…" Something's off. I'm not sure if the others noticed what it is yet but I could smell a fish cooking. For the past three days after the announcement, it was fair enough to say we lived an abnormally normal life. Having breakfast, going to class. Having lunch, going to class. Having dinner and then bed time. The schedule went on over and over again. Our questions were shunned with a plain response of… 'wait till the weekend,' Which wouldn't be a problem except– We've been in a room without windows for days, and it was hard to tell night from day, not forgetting that there wasn't a clock in any room. The only time we were let out was during classes, just like now, that's how we monitor our time. "Master Zane, your partner will be Master Ande." Dammit, that's one bad idea. It just had to be that guy. I wore my fencing headgear, and swung my sabre to the left and right to massage my joints. Zane guy was emitting a competitive aura even with
"Yes."She answered very frankly. We paused. She's got to be kidding."Every Elite will have to choose a stick, the one who has the longest is the seeker, and the rest will have to hide. If you all succeed in hiding so well that the seeker will be unable to find anyone within five minutes, everyone will be safe and the seeker shall be disqualified from this academy.If you're caught, you go on to hiding, it'll go on until the end of the round, then, the seeker with the littlest catch will be disqualified.I hope you all have a nice time hiding.Yes."Without turning our heads, all eyes turned towards a fellow student, except, it was the other gender. "Then how about the real game ma'am?"She asked. "Ah yes."There was this smile Mrs Baker had that once again irked me like the smile on the headmaster did. I saw a terrifying delightful smirk reeking of pleasure as her lips widened upwards. Ekk! Creapy. "Students, please make your way to the game wheel over there, and when you're