Books of Instincts; Book One; Discovering Them.

Chapter Eleven

Kamryn's P.o.V
Ow...my head hurts. Scratch that, everything hurts. It's like I fell down a massive hole and crash to the ground. I wouldn't be surprised if all my bones have been broken.

Oh, suck it up, princess.

Who said that?

Me.

And who are you?

You.

What? But I'm me.

And I'm you.

You're not making any sense.

Or is it you who cannot see it?

Ugh. Just- Nevermind. Can I see you?

No.

Do you have a name?

Give me a name.

How about...hmm. Oh! I know. Reed.

Yes. I like that. Reed, it suits me well.

Well, Reed, can you tell me where I am?

It would be helpful if you open your eyes.

Oh, sorry. The first thing I see is...black. Just complete black. I realise I am lying on a bed, so I sit up and look around. Again, all I can see is black. I start to freak out a little.

It's alright. Calm down. All you need to do is not to see with your eyes, but something inside you called your Tinntisc.

My what!?

Imagine a glowing ball of light in the centre of your heart. That's what it is, in a simplified explaination.

O-ok. I listen to what Reed said, an imagine a little ball glowing in my heart. I suddenly felt a warm glow in the left side of my chest, right where my heart is. Once I had done that I could see everything clearly.

Good job. Now, take a look.

I'm in a room, Reed. I'm on a bed, and there is a bedside table with a few drawers, and a cupboard in the corner. There is also a door and a window.

What does the window look out on?

I stand up and walk to the window. What is this place? I look out to see big, beautiful, ice capped mointains with forests surrounding it. It- it seems too good to be true. What do you think Reed.

Well, it certainly is magnificent, but you are right; it isn't real. It is simply an image. You can change it if you want. Just think of something.

I imagined a sunset on the beach, and the same image appeared outside my window, only 10x better. Woah! Look at this stuff! I never knew there was such technology as this. And I'm not even hooked up to a machine or anything like that. How is this possible?

To be honest, I'm not completely sure myself. What's outside the door?

Opening the door revealed a big area with chairs, tables, couches and even a fireplace. There was someone sitting on a couch, next to the fire. "Will?" The boy turned around at the sound of Kamryn's voice.

"Kamryn, aren't I glad to see you. What is this place? Where are the others? Do you have like this voice in your head?" He is either very excited or very nervous, I cannot tell.

"I really don't know where we are, or where the others are, but at least we both have a voice thing. I've named mine Reed. What about you?"

"A name? I haven't thought about that," Will paused for a second, "We have decided on Guryon."

That name means "as strong as a God."

How do you know?

It's my job to know.

"I think the next step is to walk out that door an try to find everyone else." I commented, pointing towards a door on the opposite wall of the door Kamryn had just walked through.

"Agreed." With that, we slowly opened the door, mentally and physically preparing ourselves for the worst. But outside that door was a big, circular room with 8 chairs in a horseshoe shape, and 3 more at the top on a platform.

"Kamryn!" It was Vivian, she and Darren were already sitting down on their own chair.

"Vivian, what's going on?" I came and took a seat next to her, and Will went to Darren.

"I'm just as clueless as you, but I suggest listening to the sign." It was only then that I noticed a huge banner reading "ALL NEW STUDENTS ARE TO SIT ON A CHAIR AND WAIT UNTIL EVERYONE HAS ARRIVED. TALKING MUST BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM."

"New students? Is this a school?" Vivian was about to reply, but she was interrupted by the sound of the door opening and Laura and Sammy walking through.

"Are you guys alright?"

"We're fine."

"What are we doing here?"

"Read the sign."

"Scarlette!"

"Hey guys, isn't this cool? But also a bit scary. Who knows where we are?! I mean-"

"Scarlette, read the sign."

"Oh."

Everyone had arrived, and all were sitting in silence. Suddenly, Darren spoke. "I demand to speak to the person keeping us here against our will." Tension filled the air.

Reed, are we to sit here for all eternity?

No, they are coming now.

Wh-

"A big welcome to all a new students. You can call me Master Feax."

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Let's see how far my imagination can stretch, shall we?

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