So yea, I was scrolling through some of my things and I stumbled across this story and I felt like I should finally re-write this story and finish it for real. So here it goes.
The clang of metal, the warmth of burning torches, the yells of pain and triumph, and the smell of disinfectant. That is how I woke up this morning, that is how I wake up every morning. No alarm clocks, no warnings, no nothing. Just years of waking up with the sun bred into me. I put on my cool crisp black uniform before climbing out my window. Today's the day. I effortlessly scale up the 12 stories of the institute's walls, paying no attention to my task. One important thought keeps bouncing around my head. Today's the day. I crawl through the headmaster's window and begin my morning meditation as I wait for him. I begin lying prone on the rough carpet and slowly raise my lower body off the ground until I am in a full handstand. Today's the day.
Expectedly the headmaster enters and starts shooting arrows, throwing stars and knives at me, grazing my chest and arms. Begging me to fall. I do not move, I barely breathe. After about five minutes he shoots 2 arrows at my heart I grab them with no hesitation without breaking the handstand and without blinking. Today's the day, none of this matters. He sits and I roll out of the handstand into a kneeling position in front of his desk, I wait. His ice-cold voice cuts through the silence with three words. Today's the day "Are you ready." This isn't a question, it is an unnecessary formality for my entire life has led me to this one moment. "Yes Master" he stares at me hard. "Do not disappoint me." He says firmly before dismissing me. As I climb back out the window I quiver with anticipation. I can do this, this is my only purpose in life. If anyone were to look up from the street they would see something impossible, they would see a boy crawling headfirst down a nearly smooth black 12 story building with the biggest smile on his face. Today is the day.
I climb back into my room and change into the only pair of civilian clothes that I own, the rough material feels strange compared to the usual smooth texture of my uniform. Taking off my mask last I lift it up until I am staring at it and my reflection side by side. My excitement almost overwhelms me as I secretly whisper out loud "Today is the day!" I slide down the banister and into my seat at the breakfast table. My mother and brother are seated while father is already at work. She looks at me with a slightly worried look in her eye. She sighs tiredly and looks at me in a deeply serious way, "Remember who you are and where you come from son. Those people have a way of getting to you, no matter how prepared you think you are." I nod my head and mumble "Yes ma'am" around the flavorless food I've grown accustomed to, I was born ready mom you will see. My little brother looks at me in barely hidden awe as I stand up and leave the house to finally achieve the only thing I have ever wanted in life. My father and my master's respect, and today I shall gain them because today's the day. When I get about a block from the institution I turn back around and stare at the only home I've ever known, though it looks no different from the surrounding buildings. I am one of the few people in the world who knows the secret of the building. That large black seemingly indistinguishable building is the Huntsclan Headquarters. I am Jaime Bennett and I am on a mission to kill and skin my first dragon, the American Dragon. Today's the day.