Chapter 0:

Prologue

Gilded Ashes


Aghhh Where am I... 

I Said This Not Knowing What Or Where am I a Shiny Bright Light Was Hitting My Eyes Blinding Me I can't See Voices.. EVERYWHERE.... I can't Tell What They're Saying It's Gibberish, Is This Hell.

Leo...

Leo......

I Hear a Voice.

LEO!!! Wake Up...... 

Uhhh what happened. 

You Were Sleeping During My Lecture That's What Happened. 

Huh.. Miss Samantha??

I Realized I Dozed Off During Class. 

Everyone In Class Started Laughing. 

(Shoji) is a Boy With a Black Hair and Brown Eyes He Was a Little Chubby *Laughing "What Where You Having a Nightmare" he Said in a Mocking Voice. 

But He Was Right That Dream Was More Like a Nightmare Than a Normal Dream, Even Though it's Just a Nightmare i Couldn't Get It Out Of My Head, I Thought I've Heard a Familiar Voice But The More i Think About it The More I Come Out Empty Without a Clue About What I Witnessed. 

After a While The Ring Of The Bell Disturbed My Thoughts, Leaving My Curious Self Ignorant About The Vision I Saw. 

The School Was As Lively As Ever Everyone Start Leaving Class Going To The Cafeteria. 

usually i Eat Alone, i Don't have Friends, And You Might Be Wondering Why Don't i Have any Friends am I Trying To Be the Main Protagonist To a Fictional Story i Imagined Or a Movie i Created in My Head The Mysterious Kid Who Doesn't Have Friends the Kid That is Always Alone And Doesn't Acknowledge Anyone Other Than Him Self. 

No, It's Simply Because i Got Transferred Last Week Into This Facility, This School Is Originally For Rich Families And Famous People, Since Tutoring Here Cost a Lot of Money. 

This School Was Originally a Space Station full Of Hotels And Restaurants That Got Turned Into a School For Rich People And The Aristocrats in This Galaxy. There is a Couple Of Facilities That Looks Like This Through Out The Universe Our School Was Orbiting a Deserted Planet Called Orlo, Some People Live On This Planet But Not a Lot Of People Can Endure The Harsh Climate that This Planet Have.

This Planet Is Full Of Dunes No Water And Plants Don't Grow Because Most Of This Planet Is Desserts As Far As The Eye Can See. 

So Most People Usually Live On a Space Stations Like This One.

Anyways as I Sat Down On The Chair To Have Launch in The Cafeteria a Boy Came To me Asking me if it's okay For Him To Sit Next to Me at The Same Table. 

The Boy Was a Quiet Kid He looked 18 That's Makes Him The Same Age As Me His Hair Was Black And It Was Covering Most Of His Face and His eyes He is From My Class But I've Never learned His Name Nor Anything For That Matters About Him.

Without Hesitation i Said "Yes" 

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Something Feels Wrong...

Time Feels Like It Slowed Down Everything Feels Like It's Moving In a Slow Motion.. 

Is This Real... 

Is This Reality... 

Suddenly I Found Myself Questioning If Any Of This Is Real... 

What Am I Saying Of Course It is Rea-

"Dear Students And Teachers We're Having Some Trouble in This Station You Should Hang On To Something We Might Have a Bumpy Ride" That's What The man Voice In The Speaker Was Saying. 

*a Voice Of Students Panicking!! 

What Does They Mean By a Bumpy Ride We're In Space i said 

The Voices Of Students Panicking Was Getting Louder The Station Was Shaking So Much. 

Okay Something Is Wrong I Thought, i Got Off The Chair. 

I Started Pushing The Students Through The Panic I Was Heading To The Opposite Direction From where The Students were Running To Be Precise I Was Heading Towards The Entrance Of The School. 

When I Got Out I Started Looking Through The Glass Dome That Was Surrounding The Facility. 

Oh My God!! 

What In The World Is Going On. 

The Whole Space Station Was Getting Closer And Closer To Orlo The Planet The Station Was Orbiting in a Fast Pace. 

I Turned Around Running Towards The School Entrance, I Got Inside The School Again, All I Can Hear Is Students Screaming And Panicking, Some Are Crying.

At This Moment I Realized How Helpless I Was Seeing Students Screaming Crying Everywhere I Couldn't Do Anything. 

That's When Suddenly a Podcast Was Starting Through The Speakers it was The Same Man Who Was Reassure Us He Suddenly Started Helping the Students Guiding Us To Evacuate Using The Evacuation Capsules.

He Said "Get To The Evaluation Capsules They Are Open For Use Outside The School Near The Entrance To The Whole Station Ask The Teachers For Help"

I Said Now You're Helping Us, Took You Long Enough. 

And The Students Started Asking The Teachers, they Also Helped The Students Evacuate And Tried To Calm Them Down. 

But No One Knows What Happened Why Is The Station Suddenly Changed It Course There's No Possible Way This Is Natural, Since Every Thing Orbiting a Planet Or a Star Wether It's a Moon Or A Space Station or a Planet in Case It's Orbiting a Star It'll Orbit Around it Without Changing it Course Suddenly. 

The Students Started Rushing Towards The Evaluation Capsules. 

The Problem With The Evacuation Capsules Was That When You Get Inside Of Them You Can't Control Where Your Heading, But No One Cared About The Details, They Were All Running Just To Stay Alive, When Humans Are Desperate To Live They'll Do Anything And I Mean Anything To Survive. 

When I Was Going With Them Towards The Evaluation Capsules The Wall To My Right Suddenly Collapsed And That's Due To The Speed Of The Station, Because Of That Speed The Whole Place Was Shaking So Hard, But Thankfully No One Was Hurt By It. 

As I Continued Heading Towards The Capsules The Building Was Starting To Collapse. 

Every Thing Is Collapsing Damn it i Said. 

Finally i Made It To The Capsules i Said

I've Seen Countless Others Entring The Capsules The Number Of Capsules Was Limited Too So I Was Hoping That It Would Fit All Of The Students, i Didn't Really Think Of My Self, I Was More Concerned About The Other Students. 

As I Was Going to Enter The Capsule.

Haa, I've Felt Someone Pain Aghhh.. 

I Started Screaming Because Of That Pain My Neck Was Killing Me. 

The Pain Was Unbearable It Felt Like My Soul Was Leaving My Body The Pain Surged through My Body, i Was Screaming Like I'm Being Tortured, the Pain, The Pain Is Unbearable. 

"What's Wrong" a Student Asked Me While I Was at The Entrance Of The Capsule. 

I Said While Trying To Catch My Breath From The Pain I Felt "Someone Is In Danger" .

"What? What Do You Mean There's No Time for That" he said 

"Wait Just a Little" bit i Said 

"Where Are You Going" He Said

"I Can't Leave While Someone Is In Danger" I Said. 

He Was Looking At Me Like I'm a Nut Job Who Suddenly Started Screaming Then Went Running Somewhere Else, But I Get Why He Was Confused, Since I Was a Kid I Was Able To Sense Others Pain From Afar And Experience This Pain Two Folds Their Pain. 

I Went Rushing Inside The School Again Looking For That Person I Sensed Based On My Pain I Can Tell Where They Got Hurt And It Seems Their Leg Was Probably Broken So They Can't Walk, That's Because I Feel It In My Leg, But I Was Wondering What Was That's Massive Surge Of Pain Just Now. 

Let's Not Think About It Now. 

I Need To Help, I Don't Want To Be a Hero Like a Fictional Character Or Any Of That Sort But I Can't Bear it When People Get Hurt I Can't Bear The Pain And Suffering That Other People Get. 

I've Found Them. 

It Was a Girl She Is From My Class Too Just Like The Boy Before, But Unlike Him I Knew Her She's a Girl Named "Thea" I Know Her name Because She Is The Most Popular Girl In My Class No The Whole School, She Had a Goldish Hair Color With a Little Red She had Blue Shiny Eyes She Was Easily The Prettiest And The Smartest Girl in The School, It Looked Like The Rubble Was Crushing Her Legs And She Was Stuck Like This.

I'll Get You Out Don't Worry I Said Trying To Lift The Rubble From Above Her Legs. 

What's Wrong *She Was Crying And Sobbing. 

She Said "Suzuki Help Her"

Suzuki?? 

She Said "She Is My Best Friend" 

I Said "Okay Where Is She" 

She Said "She Tried To Help Me But The Rubble Fell Down On Her She Is Behind Me"

I Looked Behind Her... 

She Was Unaware Of What Was Behind Her. 

So That's What I Sensed Before!!

"No Way" I Was So Shocked From The Sight That I Witnessed. 

Thea Said "What" While Crying, Not Knowing Anything Because She Can't Turn Around. 

I Stood Frozen Without Replying From The Sight I Saw, I Saw (Suzuki) a Purpel Haired Girl Thea's Best Friend Dead!! In The Most Brutal Way Possible a Piece Of Wood Was Penetrating Her Neck It Was a Blood Bath She Looked Like She Was In a Lot Of Pain Before Her Death Her Eyes As Well As Her Mouth Was Wide Open The Piece Of Wood Was Inside Of Her Neck it Was So Deep And Because Of That It Came Out From The Other Side Of Her Neck, Body Parts Was Everywhere. 

I Started Moving The Rubble From Thea's Legs, Acting Like I've Never Seen Anything. 

She Said "Hey What About Suzuki" 

I Ignored Her And Didn't Say Anything. 

(At The Meantime) The Capsules Where Almost Full Of Students And Teachers. 

Most Capsules Departed, Until One Remained It Was The Capsule That I Almost Entered, The Kid That I Talked To Was Holding Them Down Waiting For Me. 

Hey Thomas What Are You Doing Let's Go This Place is Going To Crash. 

Thomas (a Brown Haird Boy He Is The Kid That I Talked To) "No There's Still People Inside Of School"

One Student Said "Yes There Is, But They're All Dead" 

Thomas Said "Just Wait a Little More" 

The Boy That Sat Next To Me In The Cafeteria Was There Too The Look On His Face Was a Mix Of Nervousness, Anger, And Fear He Was Making a Disgusting Face He Also Was Sweating A Lot His Mouth Was Full Of Saliva, if You Look At Him You would've Puked This Is How Disgusting Of a Sight His Face is. 

He Was Repeating The Word "I Don't Wanna Die" While Thomas Was Arguing With The Other Students In The Back Trying To Buy Time For Me. 

I Don't Wanna Die

I Don't Wanna Die

I Don't Wanna Die

I Don't Wanna Die

I DON'T WANNA DIE

He Suddenly Rushed Like An Idiot Moving Like a Dunking Old Man While Sweating Bullets He Then Pressed The Button To Close The Door And To Launch The Capsule. 

"What Did You Do" Thomas Said While Holding Him By His Collar, "I'm Not Gonna Die Because Of Them" He Said.

(Back To Me) 

I Managed To Free Thea's Legs But She Couldn't Walk So I Had To Hold Her, Suddenly She Turned Back To Look At Her Friend Shredded Body That I Tried So Hard To Hide The Body From Her, She Was Shocked, I Tried To Cover Her Eyes But i Was Too Late, She Was In a Shock, Then She Started Crying, and She Was Pushing Me, But I Dragged Away From The Body Before The Whole Classroom Collapsed. 

I Said It's Not The Right Time For This I Grabbed Her And Helped Her So She Can Walk, We Went Through The Hallways Of The School Every part Of This School We Went to Started To Collapse. 

Aghhh I Kept Feeling Pain Again And Again "People Dying Everywhere" I Said In a Whispering Voice While Trying To Catch My Breath. 

In The End I Managed To Get Out Of The Building Into The Open With Her, She Was Still Crying And Panicking, The Pain Is Getting Worse Too.

We Where Getting Close To The Evacuation Capsules, "Almost There"I Said. 

Don't Worry I'll Get Us Out Of Here I Said. 

But To My Surprise The Capsules Was No Where To Be Found. 

Where Did They Go I Said

No Way They Left Us.. 

What Do I Do Now Think..... 

"It's No Use We're Going To Die You Should've Left Without Me" She Said While Crying But She Calmed Down a Little. 

"I Wouldn't Have Made It to The Capsules Anyway You Were In My Way So I Helped You That's All", I Lied To Her In Actuality I had Made It To The Capsules But I Decided To Go Back To Help Her. 

I Was Still Trying To Figure Out a Way To Survive This Along With Her I even Considered The Possibility For Her To Survive Alone, Since I Didn't Really Cared About My Life That Much.

After a Lot Of Thinking i Found One Way, The Possibility Of Survival Is So Low It's Even Lower For Me Than Hers But I'll Take My Chances. 

Hold On To me I Said To Her. 

"Pervert" She Said. 

What do You Mean I'm Not a Pervert i Said. 

"Then Why Do You Want To Hold Me We're Going To Die Anyway I Hate Men They're All Animals Bunch Of Monsters That Try To Take Advantage Of Women Always Even If They're On The Brink Of Death* She Said

"I Didn't Say I Want To Hold You Never Mind" I Held Her Forcefully. 

"Hey Don't Touch Me Perv" She Said *Blush She Tried Pushing

"What Is Wrong With You? I Have An Idea" I Said While Still Holding To Her. 

We Kept Going At It Back And Forth..... 

After a While The International Space Stations Organization Lost One Of It's Facilities After Crashing Into The Deserted Planet Orlo.......... 

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