Genesis Reality

Chapter IX - A Leader's Demise

Vincent woke up the next morning to Nagan in his face.

"Nagan?!" Vincent yelled.

Everybody else woke up and was surprised to see him as well.

"Good morning everyone! Eat your breakfast, we have a lot of training to do today,"

...Training?" Rin asked as she yawned and rubbed her eyes.

"The Butterfly Spirit asked me to specifically to help train you guys! Go, team!" Nagan shouted enthusiastically.

"It's too early for this..." Mizore complained.

"Are we at least going to eat anything?" Taurus asked, yawning and rubbing his eyes.

"Breakfast is at your leisure in the breakfast nook," Nagan explained as Axel proceeded out of the theater.

Rin and Taurus stopped at the doorway trying to decide who would exit first.

"After you," Rin said as she stepped back and avoided eye contact with Taurus.

"...I-"

"I said after you," Rin said with a straight face.

Taurus quickly walked out of the theater and was shortly followed by Mizore.

"I'm sorry I didn't call you, it was overwhelming," Vincent explained to Nagan as they were the only two left in the room.

"It's okay... I'll be here now," Nagan said with a smile as he gently placed his right hand on Vincent's left shoulder, "I'm going to be your coach... Which reminds me..."

Vincent looked up at Nagan and bent his eyebrows, seeming curious as to what Nagan had to say.

"I went through the secret room and found weaponry that I think belongs to our father," Nagan explained as he lowered his voice.

Vincent's heart began beating faster and he felt the need to sit down immediately.

"Don't freak out... Vincent, it's important that you keep calm during our training because that's where you'll receive it," Nagan explained.

"What about the others?" Vincent asked, curious as to how Nagan would explain it to his siblings.

"...I'm not sure yet... I'll have to make something up on the spot depending on their reaction," Nagan said as he sighed and looked down to his feet.

"They're expecting us for breakfast, we better go," Nagan said as he began heading out the door.

"It's like... It's like we're wolves in sheep's clothing here," Vincent quietly said to himself before following Nagan.

The conscript ate breakfast and freshened up as Nagan was going to take them to Mt. Hitori once again.

A large, black SUV was parked just outside the doors to the palace which fit everyone perfectly.

"So today we'll be going to Mt. Hitori," Nagan explained as he put the keys into the ignition.

"Are you sure?" Mizore began to ask, hesitating to continue speaking.

"I'm positive," Nagan said as he glanced at her through the rear-view mirror.

The car started and was on its way to Mt. Hitori. The car drove out of the City's back gates into this rundown, almost abandoned town.

"...Where are we exactly...?" Rin asked.

"This is Belkin, correct?" Axel asked.

"Yes, this is the small district called Belkin. Believe it or not, people actually live down here. It's the part of Crescent City that was lost in the war of the last generation's prophecy." Nagan explained from the driver's seat.