Valkyrie: Life of a Warrior

#16

The place felt hot all of a sudden. I started wiping the sweat dripping from my forehead. All the knots in my tummy tightened. That's also the same time my bladder started calling, I wanted to pee.

They all stared at me. But I couldn't find my voice.

"What happened? . How did you touch the orb." The woman elder questioned.

"Um.... Uh.."
I cleared my throat, to speak clearer. " Okay, I, uh... Yes, Urh"
"Oh my God, why am I so stupid, why couldn't I just speak," I mentally faced palmed. Clearing my throat once again, I finally spoke or rather stammered.

"I - I- I don't really know. I mean, I th- think you got the wrong person."

I swear I think I heard a snicker coming from where the headmaster stood. And Jody actually laughed out.

The lanky elder literally faced palmed, while woman elder sighed.

They just turned back to Meg asking her for more details.

It was always sharp eyes Elder that asked the questions, they all paid attention to his questions and answered him accordingly.

To be honest his questions were pretty stupid, but who was I to say anything.
Like when he asked if I was scared, on seeing them.

Like, duh! , I literally fainted.

And also when he asked and I quote 'Is the human really a girl?'.

I felt the urge to go to him, and give him a very good knock on the head.

But every other person took his questions serious and even thought to double check, by blatantly checking out my not so obvious curves. What insolence! .

To be honest, after that shame, I faced, I stopped listening, whatever they were saying was like a breeze passing through my ear and leaving through the other.

Until I saw all the psycho's kneel on the floor. What's happening?.

"Captain Megryan. You know the rules, this is an act that cannot go unpunished. She has done something that will either make or break us.

" Yes Elder Ares." She replied the Huge elder.
"But it's my fault for getting her involved. I only ask, that she and the others punishment be transferred to me instead. I alone is to be blamed.

I became confused, what nonsense was she sprouting out. Was she mad?, how was it all her fault.
Then it happened again, this time around it was different. It did not start slow, like it usually did. No, my whole hands caught fire. Someone was in danger. I don't know how I knew it, but I had a conviction in me, that it was Meg.

"You know that the punishment is a death penalty right? ." It was sharp eye elder that spoke.

"Yes, I do Elder Artem"

By now it had spread to my arms, I was about crying. What is she doing.

The next thing that happened, happened as if in slow motion.

Everything became dead silent. I heard the loud, fast heartbeat of Meg, and I heard that of the sharp eye elder.

I saw his hands go down under the table. I could hear the sound of the scrap of a knife. And the next thing I knew. It was flying towards Meg. But I was also flying towards her. My legs controlled it's self, my arms moved on its own.

And just inches away from her head. I caught the knife. I had never been so relieved in my life. I threw the knife far away from her and hugged her as tight as I could.

I can't believe he tried to kill her. Oh my God, what type of people are they, they could just kill one of theirs without even a second thought. I was furious. I saw red, my blood boiled. I turned around ready to give those elders a piece of my mind.

"What they hell is wrong with you people, I screamed, don't you have respect for people's lives. How can you decide to kill her just because I touched some dumb object. I was so angry that I started to cry. I was sobbing so hard, She risked her life for you guys and now you want to kill her?.

Taking a deep breath, I rubbed my eyes dry. I was about to speak when I noticed the expressions on their faces. And just like that all the adrenaline I felt a minute ago, evaporated, leaving me bare.

They all had smiles on their faces. What! . I turned around to the girls to see that they all portrayed my expression of shock. Even the headmaster looked shocked.

Woah! , I gulped.
I started looking around for an escape route. Seeing the very large window, if they decided to kill me here, I will jump from it. Just as that thought entered my mind it left just as fast, I couldn't do that.

Thinking back, if I was given an opportunity to change the past, I will definitely go back and have fun with my life, and I will most definitely not pick psychology as a course in college. I didn't even like it.
And maybe I would have chosen a Dad to adopt me instead of a Mom.

I couldn't help but wonder. If I died today, who would miss me?. My mom wouldn't even realize I was missing till maybe a year later.
What of my real parents,
Is there a connection between parents and children, that when one dies, they other feel it?.

My friends, they would miss me, But will move on in maybe one or two weeks at most.

Even if people don't miss me, they would surely miss my sense of humor.
I surely had regrets in my life, I had lived a very boring life.

I stared as all the Elders bowed their heads and remained silent. For a few minutes no one spoke or even raised their head. This was just getting weirder and weirder.
Turning around, all they psycho's where looking nervous.
Minutes passed before they all raised their head.

"We have come to a conclusion"Woman Elder announced.

With heart pounding, I listened.
" The human is not at fault for everything but it doesn't mean she did no wrong." She would have to prove herself worthy, and Captain Megryan would be punished in her place".

I was relieved and then scared all together again.
Captain Megryan would be stripped off, her title as captain",
There were gasps from the two other psycho's.

" But she will be given an opportunity to retain it.
In the upcoming tournament, a warrior will be chosen to compete against the human, she would be trained by anyone Captain Megryan choose as her trainer. If she comes out victorious, then everything will be forgiven but if otherwise..... "
She left it at that.

I hope the human she is talking about, isn't me.

They all turned towards me with either pity or sadness on their faces. But what kept ringing in my mind was.

I wasn't going back home.

What do you all think about the Elders' decision?, and if you were in JJ shoes what will you do?
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