Part 1 - The Rise ( 3- "Prisoner")

-I know you won't be able to do much- Min says -You are not stronger enough.
-What can I do to be better Min?- I ask her. I'm desperate to know, I want her approval so much. I don't want to disappoint her.
-Nothing. You are worthless. Everybody knows your face now. We'll be better off if you just disappear.- she walks away.
I'm alone on the forest, just outside the wall. How careless of us staying calm here just outside the wall. I hide under the trees, hope no one saw us. I look for Min, but I don't see her anymore. She should have been inside the wall already. I love her so much I can't just disappear. There must be a way. If I could just take my face away. There are acids soldiers use to torture us. It is said if the acid touches our skin it's painful as if one billion needles were shot at us at the same time. You never forget the pain but it changes the skin. If I could get some of that acid and pour it on my face then she'll accept me again.
-Will you do that for just a girl?-Jae asks.
-She's not just any girl!-I yell at him.
-You should be thinking on how to defeat the Ruler and forget about Min! Wasn't that what Sam taught you?
-You know nothing!-I really hate this guy.
Jae starts laughing again. His face distorts into something inhuman. I back up. There are wings coming out of his spine, golden wings. I look for something to defend me. A weapon, maybe a stone. I find a sword next to a tree. I take it.
-Will you kill me?-he asks.
-Yes!-I say, but somehow I can't move.
-Do so, then. If it's your desire. But I can promise you, if you try and fail, I'll take Min's heart and feed it to the mutants. You have to learn to be polite.
-I won't fail!-
I run towards him. I'm furious and frustrated. My movements are slow, like running in water. His face distorts into a monster. I target him, I know I can't fail. He flies away, disappearing on the insides of the wall.
-Min!- I yell.
Then I realize the sword. I look at my hands and they are blackened. The forest disappears and I can hear the soldiers coming my way. This is just a dream. I'm dreaming. Nothing here is real. I laugh. And then I hear a piercing scream. My heart stops. It's Min. Her screams and my screams combined turn my world upside down and I feel like dying.

I wake up sweating. I'm still screaming and shaking. I stand up.
-It was just a dream- I say to my self to calm down.
Inhale. Exhale. Just as Sam taught me to do when I was nervous. I need to calm down. The doors open. I don't want to turn back to see who's coming. I'm not ready to see Jae face.
-It was just a dream.-a soft voice says.
I turn around. There's a girl on the door. Her eyes are just like Jae, her skin is similar. She is short with dark hair. Unlike Jae, she seems friendly.
-Are you fine?-she asks.
-Yes... yes.
-My name is Hye. You should be hungry Kim. Please, follow me.- she starts walking away.
I follow her. Finally I'm outside the white room. All I can see is a long hallway with more rooms with closed doors. The walls are made of dark metal. There's nothing more but doors. It seems like a dormitory, but I'm not sure. There are not picture frames, no decoration on the hallway. Everything is just metal and darkness. We walk in silence for some minutes when we finally reach some stairs.
-Upstairs you will find the bathrooms. There are clean clothes for you already there. After you are done please join us downstairs at the hall. I will be waiting for you.- she says and goes downstairs.
I feel awkward being here. I know I should take the opportunity and clean my self and then go downstairs to get some breakfast. Or dinner. Whatever time it is. Sam would have taken the opportunity to know more about this people. I go upstairs. This reminds me of school bathrooms. I saw a movie once with other kids about some aliens chasing some students who hide in a school bathrooms. I gave up a smile. I almost never smile, but somehow I feel safe. It's been a while since I last showered with warm water. I took the robe I'm wearing and put it aside. I get inside on one of the cubicles and feel stupid. I don't know how this works. There are buttons on the right wall. One blue, one red. I don't like red, since it reminds me of Jae eyes. I push the blue one.
-Holy crap!- I yell.
Cold water run down my spine and makes me shiver. I push the red button and relax. Warm water. I close my eyes and let the water run on me. There's soap and a bottle with some liquid I've never seen before. It smells nice, like strawberries. I finish showering and go out the shower cubicle.
-Feeling better my friend?-I froze.
-I'm here. Hello!- some one says.
I'm scared now. The voice is close enough to me to touch but I can't see who it belongs to.
-Hooo, right. Sometimes I forget I'm invisible to human eyes.- the voice says.
I wear the clothes Hye had said were meant for me and hurry downstairs. I don't even want to know who that voice belongs to.
-I'll see you downstairs buddy!-it says.

I'm on the hallway with the doors again. I start walking away from the stairs when some one takes my arm.
-I've been waiting for you- Hye says.
-There's someone upstairs. I.. I..-I babble.
-It's just Syn, he wanted to clean himself for a moment before dinning.- I stare at her, - he's friendly - she adds.
Holding on my arm she takes me downstairs. The stairs seems longer than the ones for going upstairs. Or maybe it is because I feel uneasy being with these people I don't know. She lets go of my arm and walks in front of me.
-There are few of us here, but mostly is just people like you. We can say we are on the same side, with differences, but fighting for the same cause. You can relax now and feel free to explore our home.- She said before stopping. -One more thing. If you ever touch Jae again, I'll annihilate you.-Hye finally said with the sweetest smile she could manage while opening the door. -Welcome to the great Hall.

There's a lot of noise. People busy talking and laughing seems not to notice me. I step inside the huge room. It's shaped like a star and on every spike on the ceiling there is a incandescent light. There are column of tables on the middle with a lot of people eating. I follow her closely since I don't want them to notice me. But somehow it doesn't work. Everyone turns around. Hye seems to enjoy being observed and she seemed comfortable. She looked friendly before, now I'm scared of her.
-Kim!-Jae calls me, - come over here!
Everyone's sight is on me. I walk slowly towards Jae. He is seated on the corner of the closest table. There are tow girls to his right side and a huge armored statue double the size of a really tall human to his left.
-Buddy!- the armored statue says and I froze one more time. Jae laughs.
-Syn! don't scare our guest!-Jae says looking at me with that annoying smile. -Hope you are feeling better Kim! let me introduce my teammates!- he stands up, obviously loving being the center of attention of the entire room.
-Everyone! This is Kim, a fighter just like us!- everyone stays silence. -Kim, say hi. -he encourages me with a look that says if I don't do so I'll be in trouble. I remember my dream. You have to learn to be polite.
-My name is Kim. I'm from the 3rd kingdom who surrendered to the Ruler's will. Thank you for saving my life.
Applause. Everyone is greeting me now. Some even stand from their table to shake my hand. I can see the majority are elders. You almost never get to see an elder, most of the people die young because of sickness. I'm amazed to see children. There are ten children laughing and pointing at me. Having fun of me. It makes me feel happy. Whatever these people motives are, are way better than ours. Hye takes my arm once more and takes me to the table, next to Jae, and the talking armor named Syn.
-Sorry I scared you buddy! I'm not used to new people.- Syn said.
-What are you? you scared me on the bathrooms, you said you were invisible and I...
-I'm sorry,- he says one more time -I'm not used to new people.
-Haha! Syn is shy! don't ask him a lot of questions or he will run away! Here Kim, eat this.
I eat. There's chicken soup and vegetables. There's bread and something like cheese. I try to eat slowly but I'm starving. I eat till my stomach is about to explode.
-Thank you- I say when I finished my last pea. Jae stares at me with a surprised expression.
-You are very welcome, I knew you could manage to be polite Kim- Jae says with a smile.
- I told you before Jae, you should let the newcomers to me. You always leave a bad first impression. -Hye says. Syn laughs.
-It's true. Real. I almost killed you when I first met you.- Syn says.
-The reason is because you talk too much- one of the two woman, at Jae side, the one with big eyebrows, says.
-You should take the advise and talk less - the other woman with normal eyebrows says. Both of them are alike.
-It's my charisma! Don't listen to them Kim, I'm pretty sure you adored me the first time you met me. It's our destiny after all!
-Destiny? - I'm curious.
-To fight together! You know how hard it was for us to find you! And now that you have finally join us... I won't let you go.