New beginnings. I don't remember much of my past, my name, or my parents. It's all a blank. I recognized that the first of my kind were heartless. They put all the young through rigorous physical, emotional and intellectual tests. They failed me on the intellectual test. Memorizing 5 different languages at the age of two ain't easy. After I failed they sent me into the dark place with the other failures. I resented those people; my people. I only had one friend. When we met I was five and he was ten. How we met was interesting. I was walking with a huge load of coal and he ran right into me. "Hey, watch where you're going." The boy yelled. "I, I'm sorry, I didn't see you behind this huge pile of coal!" I yelled back. "That's it your going down you mutt!" he said as he lunged at me. "Well at least I'm not a weak little human." I said dodging his fist. "Weak WEAK! I'll show you weak!" he said as he attacked again. This time his fist connected with my jaw. "Wow nice punch. To bad it won't do the job!" I yelled back. "Yeah right look you're bleeding." He taunted. He was right I was but that didn't stop me. We fought and fought in the dirt and dust and rocks. Soon enough we were panting on the ground unable to move. It was almost time to be sent to the barracks where we sleep. "Hey kid before we get dragged out of here I'd like you to know that was a good fight." He panted. I looked at him and said, "you weren't to bad yourself!" "Thanks" he said. Chest heaving "Wow I haven't fought like that in a long time whew." "Here they come." I said. "Yup. See ya round' my friend." He said as he got up and walked away. I also got up and walked to my barrack. This was a new beginning for my life.

Five years later As I woke up I knew this day was different there was death in the air. The first bit of the day was normal we entered the mines as usual. A man named jiliko was actin kinda edgy. I saw my friend was following him extra close like he expected him to snap. That he did he snapped like a twig. He started hacking at a support. My friend tried to help him but it was too late. They were buried along with twenty others. I don't know how I got out, but sometimes I wished I died with him. The guards rushed the living out of the mines. As I exited my eyes burned. I couldn't see. I must have been running around pretty idiotically because someone knocked me out cold. **A few hours later** I awoke with a shudder. Where was I? My eyes still hadn't adjusted. I felt around the ground. In a blind shock what I felt wasn't earth it was flesh. I smelt the air and what I smelt was death. Rotting flesh. My eyes adjusted just to reveal the horrific scene. The first one I saw was my best friend. He was lying limply over another corpse. I crawled over to him with tears streaming down my face. His chest moved. "Uhhh..."he groaned. "Oh god hey hey are you ok? Talk to me please!?!" I begged. "hey kid.. uhh.. please do me a favor, don't let me die here." "I...I won't let you die down here." I said as I looked at the sky. "lets go now my friend." I grabbed my friend and started to climb out of the hole. I noticed the open gate and I ran for it. Soon we will be free I thought as I ran. I ran so far into the surrounding forest. Until I couldn't run anymore. "ok were safe now." I panted. I looked down him "hey wake up were out! Hey...no! no you can't be..."I started to cry. (a/n: sniffle) Knowing he had passed I started to dig a grave under a tree. As I laid him in I told him "I am sorry my friend I...tried." After I buried him I lied on the grave and wept as day was breaking. The next morning I would set off on my journey. (a/n:I hope you like. it until next time this is niaome sayin t.t.f.n. see ya's)there is more!