Fires of Destiny chapter 1
Written By: Tobias Kingston
Thank you for taking the time to read this story of mine. I've been working on it for many years and I really hope that you"The readers" will enjoy the characters, and the world that I've created. Feedback is always welcomed.
Chapter 1: A new road ahead (Uncut)
"The Universe. Filled with multiple Futures and possibilities. But we aren't the only ones and...We're not the only Dimension that bears life. Even if we seem seperated, we are still connected by The Gates of Destiny."
"Question. What would happen if one were to destroy those Gates?"
"Then our Worlds, Universes, and Dimensions will Collide. Causing the never ending cycle of carnage. Destroying everything. According to legends passed down by the Narukami. The end of this carnage will create new Universes and split them into numerous Dimensions. Bearing new life. But these... are all just stories.
(Present Day)
"What is it that you want to be in the future? Whose your role model in life? Whats your most precious memory since coming here? These questions most be answered by tomorrow along with the other questions posted on the board. Class dismissed." The teacher picks up his bag and walks out the classroom.
I sit up on my chair holding the paper between my thumb and pinky. "What a load of crap" I shove the paper into my back pack and lay my head down for a minute. Some of my classmates are still in the classroom chatting with their friends. Why don't they leave already? "Hey Seifer! Wanna hang out after school?" I lift my hand up to see my class mate approaching me from across the room. I stretch a little and sit up. "Sorry, I got plans today." I tell him.
He stops in place and signs a little. "Well, some other time then." He turns around and walks back to his circle of wanna Be's. I pull out my phone. 3:10 pm. A Text message appears. I open it up. "From Mia, Before coming home, would you mind going to the store and buy some bread, ham, Ice cream and milk. Thanks." I put my phone away while getting my bag off the floor.
"Time for me to go." I start making my way out of the classroom into the hallway. The future...even if I write down what I want to be, theirs a guaranteed chance that I won't be what I want to be. I stop and stare outside the window. "It started raining." I look through my bag to see if I brought a umbrella. "Nope, guess I'll just wait till its over." I walk back into the classroom and sit down in my seat. "Wow! Your parents are in charge of the upcoming concert at the Jackson Gardens. That's so cool." Some random person says across the room to the guy who just asked if I wanted to hang out. More students head towards their circle of Cool kids. Now everyone except me is over there. I reach into my pocket and pull out my pendant, the stone in the middle is emerald. Looking at it reminds me of what little I remember of my parents.
They were Officers in the Military or something. They died long ago when I was young. Curse my bad memory, I can't remember anything else. But I can remember this. They died for nothing. Wars only bring destruction, not creation. I put the necklace back into my pocket and look outside. "It stopped raining outside." After leaving the school and avoiding some annoying obstacles and a few friends, I reach the plaza and start looking around. "That store looks fine." I walk into the store and head to the back.
I grab a ticket and stand nearby the refreshments. Just in case I get thirsty. "I'm number 98. Shouldn't take too long. Maybe I should get some cat food." I quietly say to myself. "Number 27!" Damn it. After waiting in line for more than an hour. I search around the store for the rest of the things on the list. 30 dollars later after leaving the store. I decided to walk around the plaza in search of some cool things to buy for myself. Nothing pleases me, another way of me saying that they're too expensive. I spot a couple of classmates from school. Truth be told, I want to have more friends but not like them. Always gossiping and talking about expensive shoes and clothes. It disgusts me.
I sit on a nearby bench and watch the people passing by. "Not a care in the world." I say as I pull out my wallet. 110 dollars left. I put the wallet back in my pocket and get up to stretch. "Hey, seifer!" I turn around and see John run up to me. John is like a Brother to me, always has my back. You see, John and I go way back, we used to get into all kinds of trouble. One day, Mia came into our lives teaching us how to behaving. Mostly John. By the way, Mia was the outgoing, bossy, tomboy girl who thought that everything went her way till she met us, now she's really nice except on Chore Day. "What are you doing here John?" I ask him.
"Mia told me to buy the cake. So what flavor do you want?" He asks. "Umm, I don't know. Surprise me" I tell him. John says good bye and goes inside the store. I look at the time and realize its getting late. I start making my way home. On the way, i stop to visit mittens. This cute little cat that lives near the local shrine. I want to take him home but Mia hates cats. I reach into the plastic bag and grab the can of cat food, open it up and place it on the ground. After feeding her, i finally make my way home. No more distractions. Straight forward. No stops. I wonder if I'm going to get the new X-Field 36. I'm so excited. John suddenly runs past me, tapping me on the head. "See you at dinner!" He says. I slow down and watch him do parkour on the stairs. He then disappears after taking the corner. Lucky bastard.
Tomorrow marks my 17th birthday. But also the Anniversary of my parents death. After the little party we're going to have, I'm planning to go visit their graves on top of the huge hill near the forest. Doesn't sound like a place graves should be but that's where they wanted to be. Plus they had lots of money, which I for some reason never inherited. I sometimes sit on that hill and look at the city or the stars at night. I have lots of stories to tell them tomorrow, maybe not exciting ones but...at least it's another way of getting stuff off my chest.
As I walk home from the grocery store, I over hear a conversation from the park nearby. Something about the war coming over here in our direction. Man, even after many years, war still exists. Thanks to them, I now have a bad feeling now. I stop and look up at the stars, they look so beautiful tonight. Full moon also. I wonder if I can go up into space someday. Nah, it will never come true.
When I get home, Mia and John greet me like usual. After dinner and taking a quick shower, I go directly into my room, either to play my games or watch T.V. But tonight, I decide to go to bed early. I can hear John downstairs rage quitting in his stupid video game. I swear, he's going to get gray hairs before me. I roll over in my bed and look up at the ceiling then at the clock. 10:29 p.m.