A/N: Chapter 1 of Freezing: The Lightning Girl. Enjoy!
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Chapter 1: A wrong start already?
Introduction...
Beings from another dimension– They suddenly invaded Earth, becoming a menace that threatened all mankind. In response, a group of young women called "Pandoras" risked their lives to fight them off. Eva Frye was transferred and was immediately enrolled in the Academy for Extra dimensional Affairs, Genetics, to support the Pandoras in their cause. The story continues...
West Genetics...
"This is West Genetics?" Eva looked at the building, squinting against the harsh sunlight. The carriage ride took 2 days so she was sore from head to toe.
"That's right. Here are your belongings." The driver placed her luggage by her feet. "Will you be okay from now on?"
"Yup, no problem." Eva spoke, tugging at her scarf a bit and adjusted the black leather case on her back. "I'll be fine, thanks for driving me here."
"Now you be okay and watch yourself. Some of these Pandoras can be a little...irritating. Be good now!" The driver tipped his hat and cracked the reins. His carriage rumbled down the road and disappeared out of sight.
I better get myself acquainted. Eva sighed and picked up her things. No sooner had she stepped through the front gates when she noticed bloodied, mutilated bodies of girls strewn across the lawn. They weren't as old as she was, around 17-19 years of age (A/N: Eva is 16 years old, sorry for not mentioning that in the earlier chapter). Not only were there bodies, some kind of weapons covered with their blood laid next to the rightful owner.
"TODAY IS THE DAY!" A loud crude voice reached her ears and she saw two girls poised dangerously, their clothes ripped and bloodied. One wielded what looks like a single-edged sword with the blade running past the length of the guard. The other one had six chained flails attached to her back which she can manipulate its movements and extend its length. Both looked so intense that just looking at them made Eva's legs turn rigid.
"YOU HEARD RIGHT SATELLIZER EL BRIDGET!" The girl with the chains declared confidently, her mouth widened in a grin. "YOU WILL LOSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY!"
"Unlike you second-years, there's still have much to learn about fights." The one named Satellizer el Bridget stated, keeping her facial features stoic and emotionless. "Watch carefully Ganessa Roland. This is why my name me the Untouchable Queen!"
"Bring it on!" Ganessa howled with enthusiasm, her eyes widened to that of a ferocious tiger.
"Back me up Kazuya Aoi." Satellizer instructed the boy behind her. He had fair black hair and he wore a yellow blazer jacket and a blue necktie. He also had casual pants and shiny leather shoes.
"I'm on it!" His eyes shone with determination, "You can count on me Satellizer-sempai!"
"Oh ho bringing in your limiter huh? I will do that as well. Arthur!" Ganessa looked at her limiter, Arthur Crypton.
"At your services Roland-sama!" He smirked back. He had fair blonde hair, a yellow blazer jacket, blue casual pants and leather shoes. "I'll support you the best I can!"
"ENOUGH YOU TWO!" A loud clear voice washed over the combatants and this girl strode up, her face scrunched with disappointment as well as concern for the others. She had short light-brown hair, a few strands were wrapped in a white ribbon. She looked at her surrounding, sighing at the demolished yard and the litter of bodies.
"Jeez, what to do?" She scratched her cheek with embarrassment. " I have to report back to Sister Margaret."
"Come on Prez! I was in the middle of kicking Satellizer's ass here!" Ganessa complained but the other girl wouldn't take no for an answer.
"I believe you have something to do right, Ganessa-san?!" The glare she received was nerve-wracking and she quickly excused herself, Arthur following after her.
"Now what to do with you Satellizer-san?" The girl gave the blonde a look. Satellizer bowed her head slightly, Kazuya followed suit, even though his bow was lower than his partner's.
"Well, I'll overlook this once. We have a newcomer." Eva closed her opened mouth and quickly calmed down her emotions of seeing a wicked fight. Satellizer and Kazuya excused themselves and the girl with short brown hair approached her and gave her a sweet smile.
"My name is Chiffon Fairchild, the student body president at this school. I shall give you a brief tour today. Just for your information, you won't start class till tomorrow."
"T-thank you very much Fairchild-sama." Eva blushed slightly of being approached by a wonderful person as Chiffon. Back in slavery, she was never approached by someone so noble.
"The ones who just left was Satellizer El Bridget and her limiter Kazuya Aoi. A word of advice, you SHOULDN'T touch Satellizer in any way, shape or form. She transferred from East Genetics and caused an uproar here. Kazuya Aoi had an older sister named Kazuha Aoi and she was a Pandora here at West Genetics. She died a few years back." Chiffon blabbered on and on and on as Eva followed her around the school. She met a lot of new people who welcomed her to the school, mainly first and second years. The upper class men ignored her which she truly appreciate but with Chiffon with her, they had to introduce themselves.
"And that's the tour!" Chiffon smiled as Eva sat down, puffing from all the walking. The day was hot and she removed her coat to lessen the burden.
"I heard that you transferred from a slave prison, what was it like?" Chiffon asked her, handing her a drink.
"Thanks." Eva smiled as she held the cool refresher. "A slave prison wasn't bad, nor was it scary. It's almost like– "
"Is this the bitch who originally was a slave?!" Both girls looked up as this girl sauntered up, a few of her friends snickered behind her, their limiters followed their masters' example.
"This is West Genetics, not a Prison! Don't you even think about comparing this place to the likes of your shit." The leader stated, arms folded.
"I know." Eva replied coolly, ignoring the girl and was preparing to have a sip of her drink, but it was smacked out of her hands faster than a blink of an eye. The liquid spilled all over the ground.
" You bitch..." She picked Eva by the front of her shirt. "Stop acting like a smart-ass and address your superiors like you are suppose too!"
"Let go of my shirt." was Eva's response. Both girls stared each other down until one of the limiters noticed the oddly shaped black leather case. He went to inspect it and came back with a grin on his face.
"Hey McMillan-san look what I found! There must be something valuable in here!"
"Oooohh great job Morrison!" Eva fell to the ground as her tormentor snatched the item out of her limiter's hand.
"What's in here? Some stick?" She taunted the younger girl as she unzipped the case.
"Don't Touch That!" Eva pleaded suddenly, her eyes widening as her precious instrument gleamed in the sunlight, the case dropped lifeless on the ground. Passing students stopped to take a glimpse of the magnificent item.
"What's so important about this? You think it's too delicate to be touched by me, Arnett McMillan? Third-year student from Switzerland?" Arnett waggled the instrument in Eva's face. "I'll show you what happens when you tick me off." She tossed the instrument in the air, summoned what looked like a giant scythe and leaped into the air.
"NO DON'T!" Eva's voice screamed after her while her friends whooped and hollered.
Let's see what is going to happen next. Chiffon watched silently from the shadows. While Eva was being picked on, she silently slunk into the shadow to see what would happen next, in a way she was going to evaluate Eva's battle skills. If she is the one Sister Margaret foresaw...
"THIS IS THE STRENGTH OF THE SLASHING TRICKSTER!" Arnett started bashing and chopping in different angles and directions, slicing and dicing the instrument into tiny pieces.
"Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhh..." Eva stared with glassy eyes as her precious item crashed to the ground, all broken up and tattered, the strings were no longer playable.
"Ha that'll teach you to bad-mouth me!" Arnett sneered as her friends laughed and jeered. Eva didn't speak at all as she reached out tentatively to her broken object. The lifeless structure laid limp in the palm of her hand. She clutched it close to her heart and felt the tiny beat of her heart. It was a delicate sound but soon she felt the radiance of something more, something more pure, something more like...a frozen shell inclosing her whole body. This chill stopped her breath but yet, underneath all that cold, she felt the jolting of tiny lightning charges, running along the strings of her beaten up instrument. They still had energy and spark left within them.
"I'm sorry." She whispered. The group stopped laughing and Arnett walked up.
"What was that? Can you speak up or did you lose your voice like a pussy?"
"Things won't go according to your rules." Eva rose up slowly, her dark bangs covered her eyes.
"Say that louder bitch! I dare you!" Arnett gripped her weapon tightly.
" The time couldn't be at a better moment," Eva looked at Arnett, who stepped back with fright. Her friends cringed slightly as well. In front of them wasn't the timid and silent girl they originally planned to pick on, instead they picked on a monster. Eva's burgundy eyes were sharp, bright and the flames of anger blossomed within the depths, silver tears ran down her cheeks. Her emo black hair thrashed around wildly as this dark aura surrounded her. The once cleared day turned dark and stormy as other students quickly ran into the dorms, confused looks on their faces at the sudden weather change. Arnett and her friends tried to run but their legs wouldn't work. Eva swept her gaze across all of her tormentors, her burgundy eyes narrowed dangerously.
"Now it is my turn...TO SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DESTROY MY PRECIOUS ITEM!"
A/N: Foreshadow anyone? I'm gonna stop here for today, I hoped you like it so far! Please R&R and let me know what you all think!
I am not sure if I lost any of you guys with this chapter but here, I'll list some of the main points of what this chapter contained of if they'll help.
- Eva arrived at West Genetics to encounter first-hand Satellizer and Ganessa's battle (her first Pandora vs Pandora fight)
- She meets Student President Chiffon and is taken on a tour.
- She gets picked on by Arnett and her friends
- Guitar get's smashed and it was a very precious item to Eva (I'll do a flash back later in the story but that is still in the thinking process)
- Eva is unleashing her inner rage, this is not a very common personality of hers. When someone destroys something precious to her, she just unleashes hell all over and won't stop until that person or thing is killed.
Watch for the next exciting chapter for a more in depth analysis of Eva's monstrous inner strength.
