The Academy

Chapter 1

"Kill it! Burn it! Don't let it go"

"Please you don't know what you're doing. Dawson! Use your wings! Please!"

*gasp*I sighed from relief that it was a dream. That's the fifth time this week. Why did it keep coming back? Who is Dawson and why does he have wings?

It has been five years. Exactly in 3 minutes until midnight. Since the war started causing millions of people to die. People feared that another war would start. So the "government" decided that in order to be prepared certain children including me will be taken to a remote land and grow up in the academy. Where we will learn everything we need to know to protect our home. From the beast that our enemy let loose on our land as a weapon. I've never seen one but anyone who is a level 8 is taken far from the school to see them to study them only for a day. My professors told us that they are ruthless killers and must be eliminated.

I laid in bed thinking about it unable to sleep. What my professor once told me"you are very lucky to be alive and you are very special." I don't remember which one though exactly. They also said that we should be honored to be here in the academy and that they don't just let anyone in you have to be a certain breed. Once you become a level 5 you are taken out to recruit some children given to you on a list. You at least have to it 3 times that level. I heard it's pretty sad to take children sometimes because you're taking them away from everything they know but I don't know exactly. I'm not at that level.

I've lived in the academy since I was 4 now I'm 15. I'm at the top of my classes along with 4 others competing to be number one. I catch on pretty quick but I don't care as much as they do. When ever I can I go to this meadow that no one knows about and stay there as long as I can. I sit in a tree just in case those beast come or someone stumbling apon it.

Sometimes I think about if I have any brothers or sisters, nieces or nephews. You were never told once in the academy. Even your caretakers couldn't tell. We don't have parents well I guess they are but you can't call them that. They're not your biological parents. Anyways I don't remember my caretakers I just remembered the girl who brought me here she was very nice. She told me this when we were in the car "We are here to help you. And you are here to learn how to protect people. As long as you listen to us everything will be easy." They're not supposed to talk to us but she knew I was nervous. So that really calmed me down.

I was up thinking about everything so much I didn't realize that it was 6:00 a.m.. I got up and looked around my room it had a bathroom, a desk, and a balcony. There was an odd number of girls so I got my own room lucky me I guess. Every room was like this but do to the lack of a roommate it was soo much roomier.

Every once in awhile we were given day offs to do whatever we want. As long as we don't break the rules. I didn't really have friends because I was almost a level 5 and people were intimidated by my high status. Also I'm really shy around people but I love animals. And my secret get away has many animals there so today I'm off to my tree in the meadow away from this place.