Arman, unsure of what to do, heads back to the pod room, but cannot remember the password. He calls for Lamarin, as he was told. He waits, but nothing happens. Unsure of what to do, he calls again. Then, he feels a knife, pressing into the small of his back.
"Prove you are someone who should be allowed into the sleeping chamber of the Pure."
The voice was female, but carried a tone of authority. Arman knew that his attacker may be a girl, but she would not be someone he wished to mess with.
"I will ask you once more, are you one of them?"
"Aravos... sent... me." Arman struggles to get the words out, because the guard had pulled out a second knife, and put it at his throat.
"How do I know you do not lie? Anyone who knows my name can say that. Are. You. A. Pure?"
"Lamarin! Let him go!"
One of the other Pure walks up to them. He wears a sea-green robe, and Arman recognizes him from when he first arrived.
"Just doing my job, Jacaris."
Arman notices a change in Lamarin's demeanor. She seems more relaxed, more open when not trying to kill him.
"Well, I can attest to his claim. He is a Pure, and from what I hear, a very powerful one as well."
Arman doesn't know how to feel about this. He can't tell whether Jacaris is angry, happy, or envious.
"So this is the new arrival. I wondered when the last one would show up. Anyways, go on in then."
Lamarin opens the doors using a hidden panel in the wall. The doors slowly open, and Arman and Jacaris walk in. As Arman passes, Lamarin winks at him.
"See you later, newbie." Then the doors shut, and Jacaris turns to him.
"So, how was testing?" Jacaris looks sincere, unlike Arman thought he would.
"They are incomplete. The tester quit."
Jacaris shakes his head. "It is always sad to see a tester go. Do you know why he quit?"
Arman, slightly embarrassed, tells Jacaris of his testing. After explaining the situation, Jacaris merely shrugs.
"Most of the testers can't stand one Pure. I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did. Go to your pod. I'm sure a new tester will be there in the morning."
He waves to Arman, and goes to a pod decorated with pictures of the sea. He closes the pod, and a light flashes through the crack between the lid and the pod. Arman goes to an unmarked pod towards the centre of the room, and shuts the pod, drifting into deep sleep.
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Battle of the Pure
FantasyThis follows the tale of a man named Arman. Born in the small village of Hampton, Arman follows a man to the woods, and finds a secret world. And that world is at war. As Arman tries to unravel the great power he has found within himself, he finds t...
