Strain: Rebel's Rise

Who are you?

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Main Characters:

Keyan Ingram (Key, Keke, Hellfrost, Tundra)

Matthew Higgins (ManMan, Manny, REGEN)

Zane Tejada (Zay,Zycthe)

Dustin Tejada (Ten, Saberbeast, Tasmanian)

Ashley Clouds (Ash, Marrow, )

"Life is a double-edged sword. You have to take the dark, with the light. Because once one falls, It just comes back harder. That's what the Cycle of Life is, an unwinnable war." - My Best Friend

1 Who are you?

Debris and sand dance in circles around all the plundered piles of people stacked on top of each other. , all in the same uniform spelling out "B.B.R.O" 3 men stand tall and firm under masks and helmets, in battle stance facing whatever threat is approaching through the blinding smoke.

"No retreat," one of them shouts, the one in the middle. Ice covers his arms and neck, holding a Kusarigama, made completely out of ice. The two on his sides both wearing helmets, one wearing an orange one with a blue visor, and the other wearing a silver one with green streaks going down his cheek. They finish off their brother in arms' sentence, screaming, "No surrender!"

The warriors charged, the one with the silver helmet turning into a mix of an Eagle and a lion, practically making a griffin with armor. The other charges up a beam on the top of his head, from the red stone placed in the middle of his forehead on his suit. When they charged, the figure from behind the smoke revealed to be the one in the middle, just a tad bit older, with glowing purple eyes, and his hair was different. The look on his face was concealed by an entire suit of black. It grabbed the middle one and took off the mask to reveal a boy, struggling to kick the monster before him.

Keyan frighteningly wakes from his slumber, sweating beads down his arms and neck. He sat in shock before the sudden realization that he was back in the real world. He slowly got up and walked to the bathroom to clean himself up. He looked back at his reflection, lengthy dreadlocks, barely passed his mouth. He stared into his brown eyes and then at the scar on his nose.

After cleaning himself up, the alarm went off on his phone. "..Shit." was all he had time to say before he grabbed his Journals and stuffed them in his backpack. He played some upbeat rap music, blasting it on his stereo speaker. In a pinch, he was in his everyday casual clothing. Hoodie, sneakers, jeans. He grabbed his necklace, dangling a wolf's canine, and tucked it into his shirt. He heard a very faint shout coming from outside his bedroom door. "Keyan, are you up? It's time for you to get ready!"

He opened the door and walked down the steps, sitting at the kitchen table watching his mother, Lana (Lawn-a), cook eggs, bacon, and cinnamon rolls. Her real name was Tanya, but everyone called her momma Lana in the neighborhood.

She had a nice glow, not just from the morning sunlight beaming on her melanin cheeks, everyone supported and loved her.

Her cocoa brown skin matched her beautiful half-blond locs and brown eyes. "3rd week of going back to school, and you're still getting up early? I'm surprised." She mocked, teasing him. She took off her mittens and fixed them both a plate.