19Nov2315
"She is not suitable to be one of us."
"Hylda, she is the new leader of Blackjets OX0270. She has no choice. The prophet has proclaimed it."
"This has nothing to do with the future of the Blackjets OX0270 or what the prophet has said. It has everything to do with the fact that she is your sister! It is clear that your family has a heavy weight on your decision making."
"How dare you! The fact that Sky is my sister has nothing to do with the way I treat her. The prophet sought to that I make sure that she is the person she needs to be when the moon is at its peek. The end."
This ongoing argument was actually a trial. They wanted to know if I was capable of becoming a member. They wanted to know if I had control over being who I was. The group was asking the same questions that I had been asking for years. Was I stable enough to be trusted outside of a cell door? Was I strong enough to fight the burning feeling in my throat when the time came? Was I just another Blackjet who had no respect for life? Was I like everyone else?
I started to focus back on the trial. It was clear that it could go on forever (seeing how anyone in the house ever sleeps apart from me) so they decided to put it to a vote. In total there were fifteen of them, meaning that only seven would have to vote yes to keep me in. I knew that Ty wanted me. Same with Daemon, he would want me. He didn't look like he was enjoying that idea that I could be away from the G.M. He was attached for some reason.
It was the others that concerned about. They only had seen me around following Ty and Daemon. Some had just got back from a division mission and didn't know that I was here.
The one who had me most worried was the blondie, Hylda. She seemed to have a problem with me and I didn't even know her. I had only seen her once or twice as she walked down the hallway with Levi. She looked over at me one of those times with a mean look that meant, "Get the Hell out of here. This is mine." She had built an entire case against me in two hours.
"In the case of Sky Drews, how do you vote," Ty said, "Levi?"
Levi stepped forward and then said, "Sky Drews has problems," he took a pause, "but as I all recall we all had one when we first came here. We have ways of breaking her. I vote," Another pause, "Yes."
"Carmello?"
I was nervous because this Carmello had just come back from a campaign. He was mid height and seemed to at times vary in weight. As for now he was a lightweight. The blond mane that he maintained flowed all the way down his back. He wore a mask that had a message inscribed on it,
"The face of beauty is destroyed by all."
"Bring her to me."
They took caution to bringing me to Carmello because I had special chains. They were updated from the first time, due to the fact they knew how well I could fight. It was explained that if I had dared to move an inch, I would be put to sleep and few minutes later be woken up by a burning sensation until the monitor showed that my mind was in submission. Levi and Daemon had attached a sensor to chains and connected a wire to the monitor. As soon as I was allowed to move, I walked over to Carmello as Levi and Daemon went over to the others.
Carmello then said, "Please don't hesitate, Sky." I nodded as he gripped me. For a moment, he looked at the others and they quickly exited the room. He repeated himself, "Please don't hesitate, Sky. They make it seem a lot worst than it actually is."
He sighed as he slowly took off his mask. I understood why everyone left the room. I was unable to look away from him. Carmello was so beautiful. His features were like a god's. His smooth pale skin brought out the endless sincerity of his blue eyes. His hair sparkled as he began to speak.
"The face of beauty is destroyed by all. I command you, Sky Drews number 1300387 of the Blackjets OX0270, to confess the truth."
"The face of beauty is destroyed by all. I am Sky Drews. Freedom the Guardian of the Gate told me that I was the chosen one."
"The face of beauty is destroyed by all. I command you to confess the truth."
"The face of beauty… I am Sky Drews. Freedom the Guardian of the Gate told me I was the chosen one to lead the Blackjets OX0270. "
While staring at the beauty of Carmello, I noticed that over time the face seemed to glow. The features were glowing. His eyes disappeared into the back of his head and his golden hair turned gray. His grip got weaker and weaker.
Carmello began to glow. The perfect face grew red. He screamed as the horns pushed though his skin to the top of his head. His skin turned red as he said once more, "The face of beauty is destroyed by all". He let go of me as he started to levitate. He stated that he accepted the truth then exploded into ash.
The rest of the group came back in. All eyes were on the pile of ash at the center of the room. After they were done staring at Carmello's remains, they turned to me. Some looked shocked like the twins Jamie and Scott, some looked angry like Hylda, and others had a tight grin on their face like Ty and Daemon.
My brother approached me and took a step back. He signaled Daemon over to me. "Senorita, look at me." I forced my head down to the ground waiting to be punished. "It is ok, Sky. The rightful heir turns the Divider into ash and he is said to rise in fire in ten minutes."
We all waited to see if he would return in flames or if I killed the beauty that was once Carmello. One minute passed. Another and another. We all stared at the clock and the remains. We only had fifteen more seconds and the clock seemed to play on the intense emotions as it seemed to dance back and forth between seconds. Five…Four…Three…Two…ONE…
A lighting bolt came though the roof. It fell upon the ash. We all backed away as the fire erupted from the ash. The fire was intense as the last moments I had spent with Carmello. The ground began to shake as he emerged from the flames. I noticed only then how I stood alone. Carmello looked at the crowd and then turned to me. He kneeled in front of me and said, "Sky Drews, leader of the Blackjets OX0270, I appoint this," He pulled a necklace out of his pocket. "to secure your legacy."
Legacy? As in I was to achieve something. As in I was going to be remembered for something.
He then turned to the others and said, "She is the one to save us all. But she is not alone in this process. Sky will need our help. All of us must fight behind her. She is the chosen one and we are the army to support this campaign. The Glorious Misfits will accompany and we go down in history for it. But that is not the reason we stand behind her. We stand behind our own. We-"
Hylda stopped Carmello. I knew she would. She seemed to be the most upset at the fact that Carmello had burst into ash and that he was standing in front of us. She looked in dread as Carmello said I was the leader and they had to follow.
"Strike Carmello's testament from the record."
"On what cause, Hylda?" said Levi
"On the cause of that he was just reborn. He has no concept of what is going on. He is like an infant at this stage of his life. Would you let an infant to testify in trial?"
"Very well," said Ty as he turned to Carmello "Is there a reason that you come back to us?"
"Yes. Yes there is. Sky is the chosen one."
"Who told you this, Carmello?"
"I was in touch with the prophet. He reached out to me. He told me that I had to give the message to the Glorious Misfits. The message was that Sky Drews was the chosen one and we had to assist in anyway we could."
"It is the prophet, Hylda. Obey." Said one of the twins.
She said nothing and the vote resumed. The twins voted yes while Lily voted no. In the end it only came down to one vote. It was just my luck that the last to vote was Daemon. It made my scar turn a unique color. He smiled at me when he walked over to hug me. He then turned to the others. "Yes." Needless to say Hylda had a problem with all of this. She went to my room and started a fire which Scott put out by raising the water level of the lake next to us. She was ready for a fight when Daemon came.
"Please, Hylda. I don't want to do this." He began to plead with her. She wasn't so into the smooth slickness in his voice. She crouched ready to attack. He looked at the ground and sighed when she did, then got into the position to counterattack. They stood there for a while, waiting for someone to make a move. They didn't once blink.
Finally, Hylda sprung into play. She threw a combination at him which he easily dodged and sent one her way. The grin on his face was wiped off when she kicked him in the face sending him to the floor. I began to wonder, as the first drop of his blood hit the floor, who had the upper hand in the battle. Hylda had some hard blows, but they rarely came though. As for Daemon, he had slow movements that made it easier to counterattack against him.
Hylda fell and Daemon seemed to have had enough so he grabbed her and held her close. He was whispering something to her. She seemed to stop struggling after the first word. They both were motionless as he proceeded to whisper. When he was finished, he threw her down. The twins took her back to her room. While Daemon grabbed a bottle of Gin downstairs.
"Hey." I said as walked over.
He looked up at me for a second then back down at his drink. Daemon swirled the cup before he drained it. He stared at his tattoo as he traced it with his finger. Then he took another bottle out poured some in his mouth and shook his head.
"I didn't want the job, Sky"
"You didn't?"
Daemon didn't answer. He started to laugh, tracing his tattoo again. He passed the alcohol my way. When I told him I didn't drink he said,
"Because you're a member if the G.M., you will. Why not start now? It's easier the first time with someone you like."
I grabbed a glass and said, "Who said I liked you?"
He put that perfect grin back on his face when he said, "You didn't have to. You make it very clear."
"Oh really? You want to explain how?"
He didn't answer. He just stared then took another shot. Then Daemon began to whisper something. I guessed he just wanted me to leave so I got up. Instead of letting me leave, he grabbed my arm.
"There is something I must tell you, Sky." He moved closer to close the gap. My heart skipped beats in anticipation.
"This thing that we-" My brother stopped him.
"Don't start this again." He warned, "The last one didn't take it that well."
"You only care because she's your sister." Daemon sneered, "I take care of it."
"Don't mess with me. You know what the hell you do and you won't do it to Sky."
"Man, why don't you lay off?" Daemon stood up after he had finished the last of the Gin.
"I will when you leave my little sister alone." Ty took a step forward.
I didn't like where this was going. I didn't want them to fight because the first time I met Daemon he was afraid of Ty. I did want him to regret anything, especially over me.
"Get up, grab your stuff and let's go, Sky." Ty ordered without looking away from Daemon. I did as I was told. It took a minute for Ty to follow. When he did, he said,
"I don't want you hanging out with that guy."
"Why? We were just chilling."
"I said no, damn it." He punched the wall.
"Okay, Okay. I won't hang with him."
We reached my room. He was upset. He carefully watched my face, waiting to see what emotion he could catch. I wore my best poker face and he let me go. I hopped into bed and thought about what just happened. For the first time in a long time, I couldn't sleep. Something told me that it wouldn't be the last.