I awoke to a room full of smoke. Kodyack’s bed was unmade and he was nowhere to be seen. I shot an orb of light into the air as the smoke dissipated and saw broken glass all over the floor. Beside me on my uncle’s nightstand was a piece of parchment. This is what it said:“Skylar Ridian Crop, I have taken the Warrior Master. When you fight me in 4 days , you better come prepared otherwise you will not get him back.”I dropped my jaw.It looks so much like my dad’s handwriting. But if it is my dad, why would he do this? Things just don’t match up here. My dragon looked at me. “I don’t think it was your dad because I saw who did it.They were in a black cloak and were wearing a red mask.” “So how did the captor get the handwriting to look like my dad’s?” “He was using an AI pen that was able to copy other people’s handwriting.” “Plus, it said I will fight them in four days which gave it away that it was the same person who kidnapped my sister, Crystal.”Jaren looked at me. “Why wou
Kaiser looked out into the crowd. “We have had two more kidnappings. I know many of you have heard that Crystal was kidnapped recently. But I have even worse news. Kodyack Blues got kidnapped along with Headmaster Jerricus but only a few minutes apart. According to the camera footage, the first captor who took Kodyack, was a person in a red mask and guardian armor. So that confirms that we have a traitor in our midst...I rolled my eyes as everyone else murmured in the background. Kaiser pounded his fist on the pulpit. “I know this is shocking to you all but I have to discuss the Headmaster’s kidnapping too, so please let me talk!” The crowd went silent. “Thank you. Now, the captor who took our Headmaster, is a mystery because all that was seen in camera footage was a figure with a red mask with black spots on it in a red cloak with a black hood. This means I’m sorry but we have to put all students under the eye students that our own Fader Jacobs will appoint to watch over all of
Janice dragged me to the castle doors by the collar of my shirt. My shirt ripped as I resisted and got up from the ground. She opened the doors and I saw a girl with flowing red hair and hazel blue eyes with a light brown sweater and dark blue jeans. She glared at me. “Wait, my partner is the hunted criminal Skylar Ridian Crop?” “Criminal?” “Yes. Your face is all over the news. The strikers are literally searching every house in the Village of Siraka for you right now!”“What about Jaren? Why isn’t his face all over the news too? I mean he is the victim in this incident.” “Algoona Middle school won’t disclose Jaren’s name or face. But the saddest part is that the two people who destroyed Siraka aren’t having their faces plastered all over the news and yet you are.” “I agree. It’s a total disgrace.But back to the point, why did the Sayis Council pick you and not a student to be my partner?” “It’s like Janice said. They want you to have the best chance possible in beating the capt
My uncle Kodyack told me that story. I always asked him who Shirak was although he never told me. He always said that I was too young to know. He is kind of right. I was only 6 after all. My alarm went off at 6am. “Skylar Ridian Crop, get down here or you’ll be late for school!” I jumped out of bed and got into my uniform. I grabbed my backpack and raced outside as I raced downstairs. He looked at me . “Go get in the truck, I’m taking you to school today.” I ran outside and got in the truck. He walked outside as walked up to the truck and got in.. He started it as he looked at me. “Please don’t tell anyone about your dad.” “Uncle Kody, what do you mean?” “I mean, don’t tell them that he’s the famous singer, Alex Crop.” “Why?” “Just don’t.” “Why?” “Don’t argue. You’ll already enough of a freak because of your height.” “I’m not that tall.” “I’m not arguing with you.” We pulled up onto the highway as Kodyack turned on the radio. “Bloodbringer Brian Henderson started his s
When my uncle picked me up that day, I glared at him. “Don’t look at me that way!” “What way?” “Like I’m guilty of something.” “Oh but you are. You never told me that I would one day gain magical powers or that I’m going to go through six years of power malfunctions that can decide whether or not I’ll grow power rings when I’m 12. Plus I have to wear purple shirts to school every day that dye my armor malfunctions to the color of my skin. So yes I’m unhappy okay!” “Skylar, I understand your frustration. But, I never told because I didn’t think you would understand.” “Understand? Understand what? That I’m a freak?” “You’re not a freak.” “Then how come I had to be in a separate room when you were enrolling me?” “Sky, you don’t understand your disorder do you?” “So what if I’m autistic? I’m different, so what? Normal is overrated!” “Because of your disability the rules are different for you everywhere. You wouldn't believe how many hoops your father had to jump through
The next day I overslept. I basically slept past my alarm. My uncle also slept his alarm. My alarm was set for 6am. When I woke up though, it was 10 in the morning. I woke up to him being super mad at himself because he would be late for his college classes and I was way past the time school would start. My school starts at 8pm So I would be over two hours late depending on the traffic. My uncle was swearing all over the place. He walked into my room. He glared at me. “The head mistress called me.” “What did she say?” “She has to enroll you for your cithian power class. So you have 15 mins to get ready. I also need to get ready.” “Meet you downstairs then?” “Yes, Sky.” I got dressed in my purple shirt and blue jeans. I headed downstairs. Just like I thought, my uncle was not waiting for me and walked up the stairs and over to Uncle’s bedroom . I knocked on his door. “Unkie, are you comin’? We’re gonna be late!” “Go wait in the living room for me. I’ll be down in a minut
The next day was a weird one. I woke up in fear because of a nightmare. I’ve always had nightmares but this was a frightful one. I even woke up screaming. My uncle Kodyack was right there beside me when I woke up. “What did you see?” “I dreamt that I was in a field and a spacecraft appeared above me. A beam shot down from the ship and I saw an alien with big black eyes and he opened his mouth to speak to me and...” “So what did the alien say?” “I don’t know. I woke up before he could spat out the words.” “Well, you need to get ready for school.” “More like history about cithians academy!” “Stop mocking the school and just get ready!” “Fine! I will!” I got ready and headed downstairs with my backpack and we got my uncle’s truck. When I got to school I sat down as Miss Meghan stood at the blackboard. “Today our lesson will be on what made the Sayis Council wipe the Hiton’s memory of us. But before we do, let me welcome the fifth graders.” The fifth graders sat down.
I will say that I didn’t expect what happened surrounding meeting my childhood nemesis. It was definitely not a normal day. When I got to school that day, I heard this on the radio: “Bloodbringer Gunderson has become even more crazy. He is now predicting that in 2050 the cithians will definitely invade Siraka and start the next war against them. Some people say he’s going beyond crazy. The war of 2024 was what started this whole thing some experts say because that was the last time Cithians were talked about and eventually outlawed. Ever since then it's like our minds have been erased of memory of all cithians and terror that surround them.” “Uncle, how come Bloodbringer Gunderson still remembers our people?” “It is said that he is not truly a hiton so the rule does not apply to him.” “What do you mean? Is there something you aren’t telling me?” “It is said that after the hitons' minds were erased, The human embodiment of Shirak made Bloodbringer Gunderson touch the Maroon He