BOOK 1 - Destiny (Shonen Anime Style)

Chapter 14: Broken Girl

The next morning, the 5-year old Leah woke up and did her normal routine. Her mother, Amanda Holliday, took her to kindergarten. Her brother was already at primary school, and her father was a guardian. He wasn't of the elite, but he was at least strong enough to be called a professional.

Time passed, and Leah entered primary school as well. She made a lot of friends with whom she spent her happy days as a kid. In addition, those friends knew about her father being a guardian and always asked her about it with eagerness.

But just as there were good people and comrades, there were also bullies. Sometimes, Leah was annoyed and bothered by these, a bit older, children: they used to steal her lunch, insult her, or talk bad about her family. But every time, her brother would come to the rescue. He just couldn't bear to see her little sister sad. As time passed, their bond grew a lot. John became Leah's best friend and he was always around to play with her and protect her.

However, when John turned 15 years old, he entered the guardian academy. He also began spending more time studying and training than with his own family. But it was that same passion what molded him into one of the finest trainees the academy ever had. He grew a lot in experience, knowledge and power; and he was even considered to be a prodigy at what he did.

At this point, Leah was still a little sad given that she couldn't spend as much time with her brother as she used to anymore, but she also understood that there was no other choice. However, it was then that she had an idea: she was gonna be a guardian as well.

That's right, the young girl studied hard and trained a lot in order to fulfill her dream of entering the academy. What is more, guardians were known for usually forming teams and doing missions and other kinds of requests in group. So she had high hopes of being able to join her brother as his comrade...

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But those same hopes crumbled some time later...

When John passed his first year, he was allowed to explore other planets and try more difficult requests. Nonetheless, something along the way changed inside of him. During one of his many interplanetary journeys, he happened to find something that triggered a new idea in him, a feeling that the trainee had never experienced before in his entire life... or at least not with that much strength.

He wasn't satisfied anymore with what he had, he wanted more: more power, more recognition, more of everything. And he also started to believe that the Vanguard's mission was absurd and that it had no future for humanity whatsoever. He wanted to be better... better than a guardian, and it didn't took much longer for both of his parents to notice this sudden change in him. They tried to talk some reason into his son. But, it seemed to be too late. The kind-hearted and cheerful John Polgaze was gone.

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The day finally came. It was the beginning of September of the year 4051, and Leah was 15 years old. Next year she would turn 16, but she was already old enough to apply to the academy as a brand new generation trainee. By that time, Cybel had already chosen the young girl as her guardian and they became really good friends, just as any guardian and its faithful ghost should be.

In any case, Leah took the knowledge exam and got a 90+ score in every subject, except for the ones involving science. But she still passed them with ease. Then, she took on the practical exam which ended up being a challenge, but thanks to her  persistence and motivation, she was among the ones who approved it.

Later, when her exam results finally came out, she was crazy happy to know she was now an official guardian trainee. And that same day, she got out of the tower and ran as fast as she could in order to give the amazing news to her family.