Hey doods! I wanted to upload this chapter early to celebrate Mark reaching 1,000,000 subs! More on that at the end of the chapter see you guys on the other side!
Only the sound of footsteps filled the long hallway. Felix had just finished serving detention in Ms. Sullivan's room and was headed back to his room. It was about 8:00 pm so he had some time to kill before his initiation. I should use the time to spray my cloths with that fireproof stuff before I forget. Pewds thought as he reached the door to his room. He turned the doorknob and swung open the door. All four of the Minecrafters were playing (shocker) Minecraft on split-screen on the Xbox. Mark, Cry, Ken, Jake, and Yami were all watching and laughing.
"No! Don't do dis!" Deadlox begged, as Bajan was about to hit him off the Sumotori arena.
"Bye dood! HA!" Bajan exclaimed as he made the final push that sent Deadlox flying off of the arena. Ty slammed down the controller as Mitch high-fived Jerome.
"Power moves only biggums!" Jerome yelled and everyone in the room burst out in laughter. Mark noticed Felix standing in the doorway.
"Oh hey Felix." Mark chuckled as Pewds walked to his desk to retrieve the fireproof spray.
"Hey Mitch, I thought that you were gonna stay in the nurses office for the rest of the day." Pewds said.
"Well I was, but I begged her to let me go early. She eventually got really annoyed and released me." Bajan giggled. Felix took the fireproof spray, brought it in his closet, and began to apply it to his cloths. The smell of the spray was sharp with the odor of chemicals and it was beginning to make Pewds dizzy.
"Felix what is that God awful smell? I'm starting to get dizzy." Yami called out to Felix.
"Sorry, it's my fireproof spray. I'm almost done anyway." Felix coughed. He could hear the sound of laughter and shouts coming from outside the closet.
"Owww!" Felix heard Mitch groan. He came out of the closet to find Mitch on the floor writhing in pain. Jerome had a hand on his shoulder.
"I only meant to pat you on the back! I'm so sorry!" Jerome was comforting the hurt Bajan.
"It's ok, you just caught me off guard." Mitch sat up and took the controller from the ground in front of him. He must have accidentally hit him on his burn. Pewds thought as he looked around the room. He finally noticed that the girls were nowhere to be found.
"Hey, where did Marzia and Minx go?" Pewds asked Cry.
"Oh, they went to go hang out since you said you couldn't with Marzia. By the way, why are you here if you said you couldn't hang out after detention?" Cry turned his mask to face Felix, so did everyone else in the room. Oh no! What am I supposed to say? I can't tell them about the meeting! Felix composed a quick excuse, and it wasn't too bad if he did say so himself.
"A couple of people from my new class offered to tutor me later. I came back here because I had some time to kill." Pewds quickly lied.
"Oh, ok." Cry shrugged. Felix let out a quiet sigh of relief and he relaxed. Wait, someone was still missing…where was Saph?
"But where did Saph go?" Pewds asked. Jake turned his head away from the screen.
"I don't know, she's been talking with Ms. Wattman a lot lately. I think they've been working on something, but I don't know what." Jake explained. Felix shrugged the thought away and they all played Minecraft for a couple more hours. Once it was about 11:45 at night, Felix stood up and opened the door to leave.
"Hey Felix, why are these guys tutoring you so late?" Ken wondered out loud.
"I…don't know." Pewds lied as he shut the door behind him. He finally relaxed after being away from all of the questions. He felt guilty about lying to everyone, but he shook his head and continued down the hall. Once again, only the sound of footsteps echoed throughout the hallway as Felix made his way to the back of the school where the North field was located. He swung open the back door that lead to the meeting place.
There was nothing, at least nothing out of the ordinary. The long, green grass flowed smoothly in the gentle breeze and the dew forming on the blades of grass reflected the moonlight perfectly. It was beautiful really, and Felix cherished these moments before a sudden apparition tainted it. A short, small figure wearing a hooded cloak appeared out of thin air before him. Pewds jumped back in surprise, only to have his arm grabbed by the smaller person.
"What the fu-" He was cut off before he could finish his sentence. His entire body was beginning to vibrate and the world around him became shaky. The beauty of the field was eradicated and Felix closed his eyes. Then, the vibrating stopped and he opened his eyes so see a huge, dark arena surrounding him. The small man was gone and Pewds stood before none other than Sebastian (with his cloak on, but the hood off). To the left of Sebastian was the small man that teleported him here and to his right was… the man from his dream! He had long, black hair, a strong jaw, and large muscles. His gray eyes revealed no emotion. On either side of Felix stood a large number of people wearing cloaks, and each pair of eyes was focused on him.
"Comrades! We have brought here today a new member to join our ranks! He has shown much potential in his short time spent here at WIPI!" Sebastian's voice boomed around the arena. "But, as all new recruits have before him, he has to prove that he deserves to be here!" Someone behind him knocked Felix to his knees and Sebastian walked until he was standing directly over Felix. Pewds peered up at the large man above him with a look of confusion. Sebastian suddenly grabbed Felix by the hair and held his head slightly backwards and kept him there. OW! What the hell is he doing? Felix thought. Sebastian stepped aside and the man from Pewd's dream replaced him.
"I am The Dreamwalker, and I will be testing you" was all he said as the man before Felix transformed into a black cloud. As he took a gasp of surprise, the cloud entered his mouth. He could feel it churn and swirl inside of him and when Felix blinked, he was standing on a dark, gray cloud. A torrent of thunderclouds swirled around him and the constant lightning almost blinded him. Then, a loud, booming voice spoke to him.
"Felix, this is a dream, and this is where you will be tested." A test? This had to be one of the most demonic, fucked up tests he ever took!
"Well how do I pass?" Felix called out to the voice, but there was only silence. Before he could repeat the question, a spiral of black cloud hurtled itself at him. Horrible, excruciating pain filled him as the cloud pass through his body and knocked him to the ground (of the cloud). It felt as if Pewd's insides were being crushed and he screamed in agony. The pain feels so real…but this is only a dream! Felix tried to stand back up, but was soon was knocked down by another cloud and he fell back to the ground, writhing in pain. Every time he tried to get back up, a cloud knocked him back to the ground and the pain was beginning to become unbearable. A final cloud made him crumble back down and he didn't try to get back up.
"Do you surrender?" The voice returned. Wait a minute, if this is a dream wouldn't I be able to control it? Felix wondered. Well it's all I got…I have to try something!
"Never!" Pewds yelled and used the remains of his strength to push himself up. He saw the cloud coming, and focused all his mental strength into one thought. A wall, something I can block him with. A wall, a wall, a wall! Felix chanted in his head. A huge wall suddenly erupted from the cloud beneath him and caught the impact from the spiral cloud. The being let out a shrill cry and returned back to the clouds around Pewds. Yes! It worked! He laughed at his accomplishment, but was quieted by the appearance of The Dreamwalker across the cloud. He said not a word as he ran at Felix. Oh fuck! I need something to defend myself! A sword! He focused on the word 'sword' and a large, medieval sword appeared in his hand. The Dreamwalker was within punching distance when Felix swung at him.
It was like cutting through melted butter, it was such a smooth slice that almost no momentum was lost in the process. Pewds was surprised to see the arm of The Dreamwalker lying on the ground in front of him, but there was no blood. The much larger man had stopped inches from his face. A thin and barely noticeable grin had formed on the man's lips and he nodded his approval. Oh my God! I did it! I passed! Pewds congratulated himself as a wide smile crept across his face. Felix blinked, and he was back in the real world, lying on the floor of the arena. Everyone stared at him with ecstatic looks in their eyes as he returned to his feet before Sebastian. His insides still hurt immensely, but he worked through to pain to hear what Sebastian was about to say.
"Comrades! It seems as though this new member has passed the test!" Sebastian raised both of his arms into the air, signaling to the crowd that they could cheer. A roar of approval shook the arena for a couple of seconds, until Sebastian quieted it.
"Now, Felix step forward." Pewds did what he was asked and walked until he was standing right in front of the leader of The Order.
"Kneel" Sebastian spoke this one word, but Felix hesitated. What was he getting himself into? Was it all really worth it? Of course it is! Pewds sharply answered his own question. I'm here to become stronger and better than everyone else so that I can impress them all. I'm here to show them that I'm not just some big goofball. Felix shook the thought away and quickly knelt before Sebastian.
"Felix, do you solemnly swear to uphold the responsibilities, code, and expectations of The Order?"
"I swear."
"Do you, Felix, swear to keep the activities and exercises performed here a secret?"
"I swear." Felix gulped.
"Do you swear to wear the seal of The Order secretly, but proudly?" Once Sebastian finished the last sentence, The Dreamwalker approached Felix with a tool that looked like a branding iron. On the end of it was a metal symbol of an O with a three-toed claw mark in the middle. Wait, what the hell is he going to do with that thing? Felix wondered. Sebastian raised his hand and shot a spout of flame that heated the end until it was red-hot. Panic surged through his veins as The Dreamwalker stepped towards Pewds with the branding iron in hand.
One quick movement and he had pulled up Felix's sleeve and buried the hot branding iron into his skin. Felix screamed as the scorching hot iron ate away at his flesh, and he had finally learned what burning flesh smelled like…awful. Through the excruciating pain Pewds was somehow able to hold still and The Dreamwalker quickly pulled the tool off of his skin. Unconsciousness almost overtook him with his now bruised torso and burning hot shoulder, but he managed to say two more words before the darkness came crashing upon him.
"I swear."
(A few hours later)
Felix opened his eyes to see the dark, starry sky. His mind was blank and it took several moments for him to gain the mental stability to move. He winced in pain when he moved to the side. Ow…still hurts. Pewd's mind was dulled at the moment and he could only form simple words in his head. Better check it out. He lifted up his shirt and gasped at the mass amount of bruises and cuts along his torso. Thankfully, he wasn't bleeding. Then, the thought struck him. The mark! Felix pulled up his left sleeve to reveal a cruel burn mark in the shape of an O and a claw mark in the middle of it. Looks cool. He finally began to feel and look around and deduced that he was lying in the North fields. Pewds closed his eyes for a few more moments to take in the sweet smell of the grass.
Eventually, he gained the strength to heave himself to his feet. He stumbled at first, but as he regained his balance he noticed a piece of clothing that was lying on the ground near him. Felix picked it up and saw that it was a cloak with a note on it. The note read, "Congratulations, here is your cloak to be worn to every meeting. Return here every other night at midnight. Best wishes, Sebastian." Cool! My very own cloak! Pewds looked at his watch. Holy shit! It's 2:00 in the morning! I have to get back to my dorm! He worryingly thought as he hurried back towards the boy's dorms. As he placed his hand on the door handle that led to the dorms, he heard a voice call his name.
"Hey, is that you Felix?" He turned around to see Saph walking towards him. Pewd's heart skipped a beat.
"Oh…hey…um Saph…what are you doing here at this hour?" Felix stuttered.
"I could ask you the same thing." After getting a closer look at Saph, she looked very tired. Her eyes were duller than before and her walk wasn't as smooth as it usually was.
"Um I was studying with a couple of guys from my class."
"At this hour?"
"Yep." Felix lied. His heart pounded in his chest as Saph looked him over. He prayed that she wouldn't notice him slightly wincing in pain from his bruises. Thankfully, she didn't seem to notice due to her exhausted state. She shook her head as if to discard a thought.
"Ok then…" She slowly muttered, still looking at him suspiciously. After a couple more moments, she turned around and walked away.
"See you tomorrow." Pewds called after her.
"Yeah whatever." Saph replied groggily. Well that was weird; I wonder why she was so tired. Felix wondered as he entered the boy's dorms. Whatever, I'm just exhausted. I need to go to bed. Pewds stumbled into his room, which was dark, and heard a low groan.
"Uhhh…Felix…turn the lights off…" Ken groaned. Felix didn't need Ken to tell him twice. He basically flopped on his bed and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Well, there you go! Hope you guys like this chapter! I would like to congratulate Adam for 6 million subs, Jerome on 2 million subs, but mostly Mark for 1 million subs! He is an awesome Youtuber (my favorite actually) and he definitely deserves every subscriber he receives. You can tell that he cares for all of his fans so much. Anyway, that's why I'm uploading so early. I'll see you guys later! Bye! :D