Challenge of the Warrior (#wattys2019)(ON HOLD FOR ABOUT A MONTH)

Warriors of Justice

        Somewhere In the universe, there is a fierce warrior, unseen by anyone but her comrades and her enemies. She struck fear into her enemies' hearts and filled her comrades with hope. Her name is Anastasia Grace. Beware, villains, for she will be after every single one of you. Sleep well every day, Heroes, knowing that she will be there with you when you fulfill your destinies.

Her destiny was set even before she was born, to rid the world of the villains, to bring justice to the universe. Her name is Anastasia Julia Grace. Now known across the universe as the Great Warrior.

It all started when she met Akin.

Before all this frenzy, she was a normal student at a school called ISNS, living her everyday life as a normal girl. What she did every day was eat, go to school, do homework, eat, sleep and she repeated the process all over again each and every day, there wasn't a real purpose in her life. Teachers would tell her that studying is for when she grows up, she could get a decent job, but what's the purpose of getting a job? Sitting in an office all day long, just to come back home with something called "money", Eat, Sleep then go to the office again? Yes, she could get some other job that involves actually making something for the world, but how could that help others all across the universe? Perhaps she could help some poor orphaned kids, but then again there's the big universe.

She sighed, prodding her meal. She didn't have much of an appetite, so she just simply gobbled down some rice and left the dining room. She wanted to go outdoors and just walk around, go breathe some fresh air but remembered that she had an essay due 7 pm for her literature class. She didn't really care about due dates, but whatever, she sighed and walked over to her worktable.

She sat down in front of her laptop and started another one of those useless essays that were due soon, about fictional books. When she was almost finished, a dark black and huge text bubble popped up on her computer screen without warning: "Close your eyes, right now." Even though it was just a text message, Anastasia felt if she was commanded to do what the text bubble said. She didn't fight against it, as she didn't need to. What's the harm?

"Don't do it!" every sane part of her brain screamed out loud, but she did so anyway. What could happen? She found out soon enough. A bright flash of light flashed in front of her, so bright that she was momentarily blinded even though her eyes were shut tight. Dazed by the light, she opened her eyes and found that she wasn't at home anymore. Hell, she wasn't even anywhere on Earth anymore, judging by her surroundings.

The apparent, planet she was on emitted an eerie orange glow, and instead of oxygen in the atmosphere, there was a kind of purple-ish liquid that she found that she could breathe in. Ironic, the periodic table of elements could use a new element. H5CO4? Probably. The light of the planet was bright enough to light the whole part of the universe up. The "ground" of the planet might be Fe2Ti3Mg or something like that. The planet itself was the size of a hundred football fields combined, not really big for a planet, but definitely big in earthern standards. Was she kidnapped? Why was she here? A hundred questions coursed through her brain. Her fear was increasing second by second, and the liquid atmosphere wasn't helping either.

"Nice to meet you, Anastasia," A voice greeted. A young man stepped into view, his pure black cloak billowing in the orange and purple-ness of the planet. Taking in Anastasia's expression, he sighed a little, putting his hands up to his temples and rubbed them. "You need not fear me, Anastasia, I am Akin, warrior of justice," he said, his expression making Anastasia warm and comfortable.

"Why am I here, I think you've got the wrong person?" Anastasia asked, blurting out first thing that came to her mind. Since it was obvious that Akin was not here to harm her, she wasn't really afraid at the time. "You dream to become a great warrior, do you not?" Akin asked, with a slight smile. "Yes, but that doesn't answer my question," Anastasia said. "You have the guts, I'll give you that," Akin seemed amused, "I had thought that your reaction would be even more dramatic."