A loud buzzing sound pierce the silent peacefullness of the morning atmosphere.It came from a digital alarm clock in the bedside table.A hand emerged and was flailing out of the bed covers in an attempt to quiet down the loud noise,until it has found the source and slam continously on the small cuboid device.Suprisingly it was robust enough to withstand 6 years of slamming every morning.
Marie sits up on her bed,straightening her hair and tucking them behind her ears.The sun was glistening behind the curtains,and she pull them open to let sunlight pour into her room.It seems to illuminate and make the dully decorated room into a much more enlightened place.She stretch herself out,looking out her window and Marie thought to herself as her eyes met the podium,the stage where King Darcian himself,accompanied by
Mayer Dudley,his two Prince which is Prince Gabriel and Prince Harriote and also the surviving initiates from other Division.In front of it is the Arena,well half completed arena,they havent constructed the fences yet,just a 1km square field of vast emptiness where four cages are going to be position along each edge of the field.
"Today's the day,i'll have to face it"with a shudder,she tought of last year's batch of initiates who faced the first trials of The Lunar Trials.They were clumped in the middle of the field,weapons at the ready.Some held bows,some chose the spear and the others went with the classic sword and shield manouvre.A horn was blown by the Keepers,and the four cages were flung open.For a second the whole arena was silent,everyone held their breath and a terryfying roar broke the silent,and four monstrous beast emerged from the cages and the initiates battled for their lives.In the end only 6 of them made it,barely half their numbers before.
Marie tremble and her fingers which held the curtains the curtains tightly shook free.She wrap her arms around her body as if to cover herself from what's coming,lets hope they've run out of beastly creatures at the Leint Division but that would be like hoping for snow in the Akia Division,as they were located at the continent that used to be Asia before the world changed and Democratic world became a world ruled by Royalty and noblemens.
She looks at the mirror in her room and she saw her counterpart in the mirror,hazelnut hair,slender feautures and blue eyed girl with her arms still wrap around herself~a timid figure indeed~
"You are born a warrior,train to fight and never show weakness" she muttered under her breath to convince herself.A sillhoute stood at the doorframe,tall,lanky figure it spoke with a sweet voice
"Yes,you are but were just mere humans Marie.Weakness is a part of us that can either push us down or be used to our advantage to make better of ourselves" the brilliant sunlight fell on the figure,showing the angelic face of her mother Ann.She was dressed in a white dress which made the green of her eyes stunningly beautiful.She shuddered under the thoughts of her dreams last night,'should she tell her mother or should she forget about the dream?' she thoughts to herself,but better to not burden anyone with her problems.
Ann was graceful as she strode across the room towards Marie,she was graceful and agile but not in a ladylike way,more in a catlike way but she'll never beat Aries's agility~that cat has superpowers~ anyway,that was
how all the women in the division carry themselves,always alert and on their toes but some are'nt like that.
"I know mum,but these trials.Were treated like jesters to entertain the king,it strip us of our honour and the survivors will be brought to the Royal City"Marie said in a croaked voice,struggling to let the words out.'Why is this so hard',she tought 'this is what i've been training all my life for'she tries her best to conceal her tears as reality struck her.Ann brought her in and wrap her in an embrace
"Be the warrior your father wants you to be,daunting and fearless but never reckless"Marie clung hard to her mother.They stood there in each others arm neither seem to let go of the other until a full minute pass,Ann pull herself free and said
"Its okay,now go get ready i'll bring the gears they had sent for
you"Ann planted a kiss on her forehead
"you ought to be early,beat Luke there and show him the eager warrior spirit"Ann said as a grin spread across her face,Marie couldnt help but let out a laugh.Luke,its been a while since they met with him always spending time at the school gym training for today.Ann left the room,Marie gathered herself and wipe the tears she never realized from her cheeks
"Be the warrior you are born to be"she said under her breath and grab her towel.
She put on a hefty smile and stomped to the bathroom,being as cheerful she can be and gave Benedict,her older brother a firm punch on the shoulder.He wasnt expecting that but he was used to it anyway.The shock on his face this morning was an astonished expression to find his sister smiling cheerfully
"You maybe the happiest initiate i've ever seen"Ben said with a smirk,Ben had their mother's green eyes,he had a stocky figure and broad shoulders.Out of the training he got.
"Well if im going to face certain death,what better way than welcome it with a smile"she laughed sinisterly,just to shake Ben up a bit
"Besides,you survived the trials so im going to be okay i suppose,Luck is on my side"she added
"True,but luck dont run in our blood" He reply curtly.Marie was suprise to see the endarkened look on her brother's face.It was rare to see his brother acting this way,so agitated.
"I know but fighting runs in out blood,dont worry Ben i'll be alright"she added putting a hand on his shoulders.Ben's face seem to brighten up abit,but still his eyebrows all scrunch up which means he's still unsure.
Those words were forcefully let out from her mouth.How was she suppose to know whats going to happen?Did she say all those lies just to comfort herself or convince herself that everything's going to turn out okay?Ben nodded an approval to her reassurance
"Better watch you back in the Arena later,Fortis Maine Sister"
"Curae Brother"Marie reply,as they brought their right fist to their chest.It was tradition that the eldest living male in the family gave their blessings to any warrior in the family before they went to battle.As their father has left them when Marie was just 4 years old and Ben was only 7.
Only Ben ever knew their father Darius Spire and had memories of him,whereas Marie could only remember a warm smile and majestic blue eyes.Their father mysteriously disappeared one night,leaving only a note that only Mum knew the full content of.
Ann only told them that their father had to go do something important but he'll come back she says.Whats more important than family?and at that time Mum was carrying Cess.It has been 12 years and he still hasnt come back yet.
But theres more to the note that Ann didnt told them.She kept the note in a small wooden box with a combination lock only she knew how to access.Marie could only catch the engraving on the lid of the box,a rose,a sword,a book and a moon which was positioned in the petals of a lotus was etched onto the lid.
Marie didnt realize that she had slip away from reality not until Ben's shouting "Today maybe The First Trials but you're not getting any special treatment from me little sis" snap her back to the real world,Ben slam the bathroom door and laugh to himself in the bathroom.
She laugh by herself and thought "Same old Ben,more annoying but more or less the same"
Cecilia poke her head out of her room"Somebody should stock up on the bananas,Ben's going monkey again" She said with an annoyed look and went back to whatever she was doing in her room.
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The Lunar Trials
AdventureA Hundred years ago,war broke out in Ventrice due to the large number of peoples whom disagree to the way the world is ruled over by a Royal Bloodline which claim their word is the Law.The rebel warriors didnt go unpunished,for consequences of their...
