The Search

RESPECT THY ELDERS

Voices. Annoying voices were conversation over my semi-conscious body. I can't completely understand what their saying, I can't even decipher how many people are talking. It's all static to me. I remain motionless, keeping my breathing deep and my heart rate slow.

"She has awaken." someone says, speaking clearly over the others.

Damn.

I slowly open my eyes, trying to keep my body relaxed, preparing to defend myself.

I look around with caution and see...sand? Everything looks like it's made out of sand.

"Ugh," I groan, when I get up. My back was experiencing some serious pain from hitting the floor so hard. I lean my head skyward and try to pop my back, sighing in relief when I feel my muscles stretch and my spine re-Aline.

I take a moment to savor the feeling before looking for the source of the voices. Standing in front of me are four cloaked figures, their heads bent towards the floor.

"what do you want?" I demand, cutting straight to the point. "And where is Raidon?" I add, seeing he is no where in sight.

"It is time," the voice says. I am momentarily confused. I know the voice is coming from one of the figures, but it is impossible to tell which one.

"Time? If you mean time for my friend and me to go home, then I couldn't agree more."

"It is time you determined your fate," the voice continues. "Young Raidon will accompany you on your journey, if you ever want to go home, you must complete these trials."

"Excuse me? Trials?"

"You may prepare." They say, just as a room I never noticed before opens up, revealing Raidon in a tight black shirt with a leather jacket, jeans and combat boots.

"Come on, I'll explain everything inside," He urges.

I look over at the figures, while slowly making my way over to the room. Edging past Raidon I slip into the room. I was shocked at what I saw, It's like a spy's wonderland in here. There are weapons,gadgets, costumes, and more, so much more. As I make my way around the room, I spot a computermonitor in a corner with my parents moving faces on it.

"Mom! Dad!" I yell, rushing over to the computer.

"Hello, sweetheart. We don't have much time, but we need you to remember everything we have taught you, chose your weapons wisely, and listen to the Elders. They are there to guide, not harm." Mother quickly explained.

"Hey kiddo, don't forget we love you with all our hearts, and we believe in you." Father adds. "everything will be explained in time, until then stay strong and alert."

"You both knew." I accuse, putting their weird behavior from my party and this situation together, but before I could dwell any further, the screen went black. I fell a tug on my heart. sad I wasn't able to tell them I loved them too. Gather my focus, I turn to Raidon, raising my brow in a questioning matter.

"Shower and get ready, we are leaving in 20 minutes," He commands before exiting the room, closing the door tight behind him.

I roll my eyes in irritation making my way to the far side of the room where I saw another door. It's a bathroom like I thought, but it was a lot nicer than I expected. It's very clean, with only a large foreignegg looking shower, a toilet, and a crystal sink. I quickly strip and go into the shower, grateful to see it's not as hard to operate as it look, and is even stocked with expensive body washes and hair products. I smell and taste every product I use before I actually do so. My parents may say theirharmless, but they have also trained me to trust no one. 

I walk out into the weapons room in only a towel after I'm done, going straight to the costume section. I sort through all the drawers and cabinets deciding to dress light and sturdy. I locate some underwear and quickly slip on the black lacy boy shorts and matching bra before I drop the towel. I pull out a long sleeved black shirt, and pair it with skin tight leather pants and thigh high black combat boots. I walk to the weapons wall next, grabbing a backpack and a duffel bag from the section next to it, and putting them on the metal table situated in the center of the room. I indulge myself in the numerous amounts and variety of weapons ranging from rocket launchers to tweezers. I haven't the slightest clue what I will come up against on these 'trials', so I decide to go with a little bit of everything. I grab a shoulder holster, and fill them with two hand-held guns, filled with silver and iron bullets. I grab three more boxes of ammunition and even grab the diamond bullets they have, taking as much of those as possible, knowing how rare and dangerous they were, and throw them into my duffel. I take two butterfly knifes and slip them into the compartment in my boots. Two more semi-automatics loaded with diamonds are placed into my backpack, along with a few more choice weapons and gadgets. I move on and take two top grade lock picking set, four first-aid kits and put one of each onto my backpack and the rest into the duffel. I grab and extra set of clothes, a thin bullet proof vest, some crank powered flashlights, a harness and rope, leather gloves and a ski mask. Double checking to everything, I see my clutch on the metal table. I walk over and pull out my wallet. I look through my various I.d.'s and credit cards for every country, each with my different names andlife's, and toss them into my backpack along with my chap stick, brush, mirror, and music player. I zip and secure everything, and put on my backpack, buckling together the chest strap, so the bag won't bump against me. I grab the remaining bag and leave the room. I see the figures, or Elders, andRaidon talking in hushed tones. I walk over, not even bothering to hide. Something tells me I wouldn't be able to hide from the Elders, even if I was invisible.

"Kyler Belle Ace," The Elders spoke as I reached the group. "Listen and listen well, a man of many faces is who you seek, when found your trials shall begin. You can find him in the place where sin thrives, in the building of the god."

"OK," I say, dragging out 'K' pulling for a little more information.

"May the fates be on your side." was the last thing I heard before everything went black, and I was knocked unconscious...again.