"A city that never slept," That was the description I gave Aries City. It never slept. The city was always filled with rowdy partygoers, street salesmen, and the like.
My house was located on the outer regions of the city, a place where the light never shone, the trees never grew and the Sun was just a legend. I had the typical Aries City family, a dad always looking for a job, a mom trying to keep our rotting house "clean", and an ever rebellious sister. Our life in Aries was nothing short of horrible, we constantly defended ourselves from the threat of the HIARCHS (machines possesed by spirits), hid from the soldiers that the government keeps sending to eliminate our little settlement, and, on a daily basis, had to steal food just to feed our hungry stomachs.
I am Louis Walters, sixteen years old, short, dark hair, brown eyes and dangerous. But something happened to me one day, it changed my life forever.
It was about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and, as usual, my parent were trying to find something to eat. It was dark outside(not the usual kind of dark we often see) and I was bored, so I decided to go out and get some air. I was walking alone on an old patch of dried up grass when i heard a noise. I immediately pulled out my handgun and began inspecting the area. I walked up to an odd rock formation and began inspecting it. I was stunned to find a large, gaping hole behind it. I decided to take a closer look at the hole when I slipped on something and fell into the hole. I passed out. When I regained my conciousness I found myself in weird cavern. I began inspecting the area. I didn't realize it but I was walking on metal. As I walked further into the cavern, I found something that horrified me, an army of HIARCHS being put together by a man in a government uniform.
I ran as fast as I could. The sound of me ruuning awoke the guards and they caught me."What are you going to do to me?" I screamed. "Were taking you to the Rifter(a machine that could destroy a person's body and extract the spirit)". I closed my eyes and waited for the inevitable. Then I heard gunshots. I opened my eyes and saw a man in a weird black suit walking towards me.
"Who are you?" I asked nervously.
"I am Jeff Daniels."
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Drifters
Science FictionLouis Walters, a sixteen year old boy, has to constantly defend his family from the HIARCHS, the government, and the forces of nature. But his life would be forever changed when he meets up with a mysterious man named Jeff Daniels, a man working to...
