Fallen Moon

Chapter 34: Jayden's Tale

"This is it," Jayden stood in the shower. The cool water dripped down his face as he washed the soap out of his silver hair. He shut off the water and grabbed a towel off the rack beside his shower. He took a step out of the shower drying his hair. He ran the towel down his arms, his chiseled chest and abs. He wrapped the towel around his waist and began brushing his teeth.

Next to his toothbrush holder was his cell phone. The alarm was going off ringing in his ears like a loud bell. The reminder read Scythe's final test. Today Scythe was going to test his growth and finally give him a spot in the collection. Blaire's mark is the sword, Fate's mark is the shield, Lord Alexander's mark is the crown. He couldn't wait to see what his mark was going to be. Maybe a knife, or a ninja throwing star, or what if he represented a royal scepter or something. I mean, he wasn't about to stop trying to be Blaire's boyfriend. So maybe, his symbol could be something that marked him as the rightful Prince. He'd make a better Prince than Angel, that's for sure.

Jayden slipped on a pair of black boxer briefs and walked over to his closet. The bath towel around his waist dropped to his ankles as he searched through his clothes for something to wear for his final test. He grabbed a gray tank and some distressed faded jeans. He moved his clothes aside revealing a target board behind them. He reached into his sock and took out a single throwing knife. He threw it at the target, hitting a perfect bullseye. The wall split open, opening a secret room. The room lit up revealing all of Jayden's weapons. He snapped his fingers, by controlling the metal in the weapons. He gathered them all and began browsing through them as if it were some sort of touch screen.

"Let's see what we got here," Jayden swiped through his weapons. He had a bag placed beside him. "Definitely going with these babies. He grabbed some throwing darts that were laced in holy water, stuffing a couple dozen in his bag. What else," He kept scrolling through his weapons. "Know what, it's been awhile since I used these and who doesn't like a few surprises." He grabbed a metal ball that was covered in spikes which could be fired off the ball in every direction. "I got just enough room in my bag for one more." He kept scrolling through his weapons. "Sorry crossbow, arrows don't really work on Scythe. So, I'm going with-." He rubbed his chin. "This baby." He grabbed some rolled up wire sticking it in his bag. He'd use that to tie Scythe up and restrict his movement.

"And of course," Jayden scrolled to his daggers and his enforcer tactical gauntlet. "You know, I can't go anywhere without you guys." He slipped on the gauntlet. He tightened his hand to fist and a hidden blade came out. "Perfect," He tightened his fist again and the blade retreated back. "Get ready Scythe," He grabbed a black jacket wearing it to hide his gauntlet. "Because you're going down." He called his belt to him and controlled it. He made the belt wrap around his waist and fasten itself. The belt was decorated with removable ninja death stars. He hooked his bag to his belt and sheathed his daggers. He snapped his fingers, the excess weapons flew into the secret room and the two walls merged hiding his tools once more.

At long last Jayden was finally going to get the respect he deserved. He was tired of being overlooked. This was it, after this test. He knew he'd no longer be viewed as the weakest link. He rushed out of his room to find Scythe, popping a sun repellent pill in his mouth. Target sighted, he rushed over to Scythe. His master was in the hallway talking with Fate, The two of them were walking together.

 "I don't know Fate," Scythe spoke. "You know how I feel about my students fighting each other?" He scolded. "Besides, what if it's too much for him?" He shrugged his shoulders. "We don't want to discourage him."

"Scythe, Scythe, Scythe." Jayden rushed over to him. "I'm ready for my test."

"I'm sorry Jayden, I'm a little busy at the moment." Scythe patted him on the head.