It's the year 2075. And here we stay in Chicago.. in the city. We should be considered lucky that we are able to live in the city. They say the war that took place outside was terrible. They said it destroyed the the rest of the world.. but I didn't believe it.

And so the only way they could think about is to built a wall and keep us inside. Where it's save from the outside, some say that monsters lurk beyond the horizon of the wall.

Our founders didn't want the war to take place again, so they divided us into 5 groups.

Firstly there are the Erudite. They are those that value knowledge, to them knowledge, fact and understanding is power and would always solve the problem. They tend are the brains in the city, and tend to know everything.. yea I said it... EVERYTHING.

Secondly, the Amity. They take cares of the farm outside the wall, they are a bunch of happy people. Like they are always happy and having fun, why? Because they are all about kindness, harmony and always happy.

Thirdly we have Candor. Candor value honesty and order. They are pretty much lawyers in a way. They have a gift of the gab, they talk a lot, and they tell the truth... even though you wish they wouldn't. They are people who you shouldn't be telling secrets to.

Fourth we have Abnegation. They are the most selfless people you will ever meet, they are all about helping others and they feed the factionless. They are the one who runs the government that controls the city. People call them stiffs, seeing how they were not really liked by the people.

Factionless are people who had been kicked out of their factions, and no place to return to. These poor people savage the dustbin for clothes, food and whatever they need to survive. At times I heard that they would kill one another for what they have, and why they couldn't return to their factions would be the fact of one stupid rule. You can't go back to where you want to once you made a decision to change faction. Most of these factionless are from the Dauntless.

Lastly Dauntless. They are out protector, our soldiers and our police. Yes I said it. Even though they are the police they have strict rule in their factions. If you can't make it you won't be able to stay in the factions. Unless you are an exception. They are the bravest, daring, confident and lastly... they are the most free people in the city.

My name is Hamish Haddock and I am a Dauntless. I know.. I may not seem like it but I am a Dauntless.. for now. My mother Valka is an Abnegation who decided to be with my father. Stoick the Vast.. at least that is what the Dauntless calls him but all of them respects him because of his work. He is a Dauntless.. my mum had changed her faction to Dauntless when she was Sixteen. And then they had me, I was a pre born baby. They were expecting to have me in March but I had to come early due to my mother. I was born on February 29, and I was born with a poor immune system. Because of my poor health and how skinny and small I am.. my dad calls me Hiccup. It means the little runt of a family.

But because of how frail she got, my mother as given the exception to rest. She had barely made It during her training to be a Dauntless, it was a good thing at that time the rules were more... lenient. No one was thrown out or left to die on the streets, mum had always told me that traditions change over time... and she was right.

And then tragedy happened. When I was four, my mum went missing. No one knew how it happened, she just disappear on a patrolling duty. Every Dauntless member went out in the city looking for her but she was just gone. By then... it was only my father and me. I started training as a Dauntless when I was 14, that is went my health had gotten better but I was still sick. I wasn't put into any test because i'm not 16 yet, either way I wouldn't want to be here in Dauntless. But as a Dauntless born you are given the privilege to be train early. There was no score to keep track for or anything, it was just you and training. My dad, Stoick the Vast are one of the five leaders of Dauntless, he earned that place. And because of that I was given the privilege to be treated ' Specially'. All the other kids didn't like me but I was fine, I had been alone for a long time anyway. The other kids despise me, since i'm the scrawniest among them all. They were beefy and big and that applies to girls too. I never made any friends since I was constantly sick, and I was considered unhealthy to do most of the Dauntless activities. Well... I learn about the climbing and train jumping. It was tradition.

I'm not whatever my father wanted me to be, and i'm totally fine with it.. I think. He hardly spends time with me since he have his duties to perform, he runs the patrol teams ensuring the duties are carried out and the city is safe, most of the time. While he is away I spend my time reading and designing things, I draw too at times. That is how my life had been for 16 years, and finally I'm going to change all that. When you are 16 you are given the chance to change your factions, you will have to go through a series of test. Well one test actually and that is called the amplitude test. In this test we will be given a faction that is recommended for us based on our personalities. Then afterwards the following day would be the choosing ceremony where you will choose the faction you want to go to. And this is what they always say...

Faction before blood

and this is when my life will change..