Cage of the Shattered

Chapter 8

Raijin made his way back towards the homeless shelter. With the nuke having to go off, it destroyed a large part of the central city. Luckily Raijin and the others were outside of the radius. Raijin slowly made his way down the streets. Police and fire trucks were everywhere. People were being cleaned off the streets. Raijin made his way to the shelter. He had a reunion with his family. He explained everything that had gone on. He explained how he was changed in the lab and his new abilities. He also explained the possible reason the nuke had gone off. His mother had fallen into shock but reawakened a bit later. Raijin explained to his sister. It was odd how his sister stayed quiet like she understood or already expected such events to unfold. After a few days of living in the shelter, Raijin's mother went to the bank and rented out a hotel. With the money Deion left the family in the banks and such, they were able to supply themself with food and a place to live. They were able to get some furniture and devices from storage. Schools were closed down for a little bit and were reopened. Schools continued as normal as they were outside the radius as well. The government began to recover the damaged city. Radiation in the main area was reduced to half. All the fires were stopped. Pipes were fixed. Most of the power throughout the city was restored. "Raijin honey, you know you have to go school. Regardless of what you are, education is important," the mature woman said as she was washing dishes in the sink. "Yeah i know. I'm afraid I'll get caught," Raijin said as he moved his fork across his eggs on the plate. "If they think you are dead then they won't be searching for you. Your fine. I would hate to have to switch you to private school or homeschooling," the woman says as she looks back. "Yeah, i guess school has started again huh," Raijin whispers.

The next morning, Raijin made his way to school. He returned to his usual home room. Raijin passed through the doorway and sat in his chair. All the students who entered the classroom gasped. Raijin glanced over. "What happened to you," one of the girls said at the entrance of the school. "There tattoo's i guess," Raijin said nervously. The class was looking at the black stripes on Raijins cheeks and neck. Raijin forgot that his dna was altered to the point where he had odd markings on his body. "Hey man, how you feeling," A familiar person notes as he sits down next to Raijin. It was his friend Abel. The same person who previously took Raijin to his basement and surgically analyzed him. "I'm doing okay, though I've been feeling very hungry. I eat everyday yet I'm still hungry. I'm not gaining weight. This food I'm eating has to go somewhere and I'm not starving. I feel as if I have almost no energy to do anything," Raijin says with a sigh. "The energy you may be getting to fuel your abilities may be normal fuel. Your organs ain't the same anymore. You may have to take in special kinds of minerals and such now," Abel says as he takes out a binder and places his homework papers onto his desk. "Have you tried eating what you ate before?" Abel asks as he glances over. The question caught Raijin's attention as he came to a realization. "Your right. When I was trapped for a while, I only ate on that animal and never tried anything else. Maybe that would work but i don't think i can access it again," Raijin explained as he looked at the entrance to the classroom. The homeroom teacher walked in and placed a pile of papers next to the computer on their desk. The man with black hair and suit then wrote on the chalkboard. Class was beginning. He turned around. All the students in class sat in their seats. Class began. The first period was social studies. Raijin listened in. His stomach was growling more than ever. His eyes slowly were closing due to being so tired. Raijin was thinking of the past days along with thinking about the people he had killed in his recent battle. He was also scared of being found out and such. The audio of the classroom finally kicked in. three people opened up the classroom door. Raijin glanced over. A mature woman who was the principal introduced two new students. Raijin nearly fell out of his chair in a panic. One of the new students was a girl with pale skin, and was wearing a light blue shirt and black pants. She was average height with long black messy hair that reached the floor. Her eyes were darkened with a tired and near emotionless expression. The boy next to her looked exactly like gluttony. He was wearing a typical black T-shirt and pants. His bandages were missing along with no blind fold. His white hair was standing out from the rest of him. His creepy smile was not there and was straightforward like a normal person. Both the students glanced over at Raijin in the back of the classroom. "My name is Garry," the boy said with a smile and waving his hands. "My name is Iris," The girl said in a deepened tone. The two found empty seats and began to sit. The two were silent and focused on the teacher as if everything was normal. After a while Raijin held his hand into the air. "Can i go to the restroom," Raijin said nervously. "Yeah go ahead, but it is the end of the period, so be ready for your next class," the teacher responded. Raijin stood up and made his way to the bottom floor bathroom.