Some Ideas and Characters Borrowed. Storeyline is Mine - DON'T COPY!
Prologue – On the Run
Running… Running… All I ever do is run. Never stopping in one place for too long. Can't let them find me. They will never have me. I will not go back. Not without a fight.
Chapter One – Enigma
My name is Max Gueverra, and no, I am not a boy. I am 20 years old today. Nothing much to celebrate. No-one to celebrate with, anyway. I am 5"11, have long, jet black hair and black eyes; not dark brown, but pure black to match my hair. Pale, creamy skin makes my eyes stand out even more. I guess you could call me attractive, but I really don't know - or care.
All I want to do is stay unnoticed - not too flashy or too dim. Just non-descript, someone you wouldn't look twice at. I try to go around without calling too much attention to myself. If there is one thing I am good at, it is being invisible.
However, I do have hobbies. I love anything on a board! Snowboarding, surfboarding, skateboarding - you name it and I can do it. It's like a talent; I can do anything I set my mind to and do it well.
Oh, and another thing I totally love are motorbikes – the faster, the better! My favourite thing in the world right now is my lightweight, custom built, black modified racing bike. It can go really fast and has gotten me out of some tight spots lately.
It is my only friend; the only friend I can depend on; the only friend who doesn't let me down; the only friend I need.
I am also extremely good at martial arts and basic fighting. If you are on the run, you have to know how to defend yourself. I would say I specialise in karate and kenpo, as well as various other defensive and offensive styles. I am also trained to use different types of swords, various other weapons and although I have an excellent aim with guns, I refuse to use them. Not after what they did to my mother…
As I said before, I have a talent for anything challenging. The harder and more challenging the better.
As far as I know I was born somewhere around Tokyo, Japan. I learned to speak Japanese at the same time as English as I grew up so I'm not really sure what my first language is. Does it matter? Funny thing is that when I'm really stressed out or scared I start talking in rapid Japanese. I hope people can understand me… Not!
My mother was American/Canadian and I guess you could say I look like her. I think she was on the run from someone/something that happened in America but I'm not sure, as I never got the chance to find out.
One day when I came home from school, I found her. Shot in the heart. Murdered. Dead. Gone. Probably the people looking for us… I was nine years old that day. I never even got to say goodbye. Great present.
I packed the important things I owned and I ran; I have been running ever since.
Luckily, my mother had enrolled me at a dojo in central Tokyo so I went there to get my shell-shocked head together and to make a plan. When I got there, they had been expecting me.
Maybe my mother had foreseen this - what would happen, what I would do and then created a plan to keep me safe. Whatever her motives, I wish she had told me. Something - anything at all!
The Elders there looked after me for a while. They kept me up to date with my training, gave me food shelter and taught me basic Korean and Mandarin Chinese – since China and Korea would be the countries I would be likely to go to first.
One of the people visiting the dojo wanted to come with me to keep me safe and make sure I would be all right. I could see the sense in that - who in the right mind would let a nine year old go around Japan (or anywhere for that matter) alone.
Since the Elders trusted him, I decided I might as well too. After all, they were the people who had taken me in when I was alone and needed help. Who knows - maybe my mother arranged for him to 'visit' the dojo where I was staying. I didn't think it was a coincidence.
His name is Alcide and he is the closest thing to a father I know, as I have known no other. For as long as I can remember it has just been me and my mum. Sorry, was me and my mum. Now it is Alcide and me. I miss her…
Over the years, Alcide and I travelled from country to country, ultimately heading for America. I want to sort the mess of my life out. We stay in one place for around half a year, then move onto another city. Throughout the journey and all the cities that we stayed in, I was put in one of the local schools for a few months before we had to move on again. It got very lonely but I didn't mind. I don't really see the point in friends.
Always cities, you see. Plenty of people to blend in with. I can now truly practice being invisible in plain sight. I make a game of it and I think it is fun.
I also learn the language of every country we go to. It keeps me occupied. Right now, I know Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, German Italian and French. Oh, English as well of course. I can speak each language fluently. It is necessary if I want a chance at blending in.
I am also the only female Furion (well, Furione for me) known to exist. Apparently, there are quite a few male Furions around but only one of me. I like it that way – I am unique.
The Furion/e race is a species of advanced/genetically engineered - whatever - humans with a few extras. For instance, we can control the elements (and other weird powers like that) and fly. Seriously. We have sort of angel wings that fold into our upper backs near our shoulder blades - don't ask me how it works; I can't figure it out myself.
Flying is great - all that freedom and open space. I have to have tailored backless tops so I can fly if I need to without ripping my clothes - you can't imagine how annoying doing that is! You just have to make sure that nobody sees you and that you don't fly into a plane turbine. That couldn't be very nice…The first time I flew, I was totally freaked out!
For all the powers we have, there are certain types depending on how powerful that person is. Some of the main types from weakest to strongest are: Neophyte, Tempestras, Evanidus, Aspiscio, Agito and Exustio.
I am a fire type Exustio Furione. That means I can create and control fire, which is pretty cool. Get it? Cool – Fire? I am also extremely powerful. Exustio's of any power controlled are very rare. How many other things am I the only one of, or one of a minority?
Legend has it that I will be the last Furion and that I signify great changes to come. Bring it on.
Alcide is nice and takes good care of me. He is a water type Agito Furion. It is hard to believe, but I am actually stronger than he is - no matter how old he is or how young I am. He accepts it and so do I. That's life - we can't change impossible things. Alcide also makes sure I get the proper training so I can control my 'super powers' and don't incinerate somebody - accidentally… I also have excessive speed, stamina, agility and superb night vision. It's cool - sneaking up on people in the dark is fun. Especially when you are as quiet as me!
Sorry, I got a little sidetracked there, all that talk about me – I love it! I guess you could call me an Enigma or something… So much about me is unexplained and virtually impossible to believe - even for me! I'm just a mismatch of things squished together to create an unbelievably cool end result. I can practically do anything I want to; which is very useful.
Welcome to my life. I hope you enjoy your trip but make sure you buckle up for a bumpy ride - that's all my life ever has been and ever will be. Here we go.
Thanks for reading amd I hope you enjoyed it. Hopefully there will be more soon and it would be great if you could review it. Tricky.