"NEW ORDER"

"BLOOD AGAINST BLOOD"

Byron

After weeks of training with professionals who are capable in handling necromancy better than me, I became the most powerful youngest necromancer. I won competitions against adult necromancers. Truly, they were hard to fight; their skills are so quick and agile. I got a six out of ten wins which is a great honor for a young necromancer. I was awarded for two medals because of these.

My luck at school is also changing; I did well in my grades; my teachers praise for me because I'd changed. The bullies who bully me, they never came to me and did their dirty work. They were terrified because of what happened to Ted. The most amazing thing that happened is my uncle became part of the Council of Ones; he is known as The One Who Tallies the Internal Revenues.

My life became perfect then; I hope it would last forever. But not all things end with a happy ending

My eleven year old sister, Matilda, joined the New Order on the same day that I'd joined. Matilda was my only sister and best friend; we always bond and talk every day. She trusts me and I trust her that is why we both share secrets together and we learn more about each other than my parents nor my aunt and uncle.

Last year, I and my sister were in the dining room alone and I told her about my secret crush at school…

"You know sis, there is this girl I like…"

Matilda looked at me with and curious face. "So, who is this girl?" she smirked.

"Her name's Wisty, Wisteria Allgood, she's beautiful alright but she hates me."

"You confessed it to her?"

"No. She bullies me."

Matilda sighed "Why would you love someone who bullies you around?"

"That's what I keep on asking myself." I continued with depression "Why would I love someone who is bullying me; a bad girl, who cuts classes or gets detentions every day."

"Very inappropriate for a kind person like you" Matilda said with concern

I smiled "Thanks, Matilda"

But everything had changed ever since when we both joined the New Order. We don't have time to bond nor talk; we are busy for our training and loads of homework. We never eat together because she finishes her food before I arrive from training; dinner time was our time when we usually talk together after school. When I won competitions or medals, she just says "Congrats." and shakes my hand with a simple face. Before the N.O, I was just awarded for "Perfect Attendance" in my Graduation day she shouts "Congrats!" hugs me with a happy face.

Then one day when I come home from the Elimination Team. I see my sister looking at me with a serious face as I enter the house.

"Where have you been?" Matilda asks.

"From training" I say a half lie and then I say the whole truth "Actually, we had just captured five wizards and sent them to jail to face The One."

"Brother, don't do this; it's the wrong thing to do." She holds to my arm.

"What!" I shave her hand away from my arm. I shout "What are you saying Matilda! You know I did this for the glory of the N.O!" I soften my voice "And to avenge our parents."

"No, brother we have been deceived." I widen my eyes "What do you mean deceived!"

"Everything that we knew about our parent's deaths is a lie!" I become more surprised "What aunt said was a lie!"

"No. Wizards killed our parents—"

"Byron, they didn't killed them." she continues "it was the N.O!"

I become more shocked "It can't be!"

"It's the truth!" tears flow from her eyes.

"Who told you that lie?!" I disbelieve

She stays silent for a while and says with a gentle voice "Our father" she continues "Every night in my dreams he tells me that we shouldn't be loyal to the N.O. Even if, I can't see his face, his gentle voice recalls my memory of our father."

I stay silent still and I say disbelieving "It's not him. Someone might have poisoned your mind to make that stupid dream."

"No brother, it is real believe me-"

"Matilda!" I shout. I never shout her before like this.

"Byron, what happened to you!" she cries "You were never like this! You've changed!"

"No, Matilda" I say as I past her "You've changed."

She cries as she puts her hands on his face. I hear her sobs and pity her. I want to comfort her but I still feel angry.

"You leave me no choice, Byron." She says then I turn to her. Her eyes are glowing red and I feel the winds spiraling around her. Her favorite pink pencil from her hand grows into a long golden magical staff.

"What are you doing?" I ask. She has never done this before; she seems so powerful.

"Byron, I am against the N.O. If you choose to stay with them…." she continues "You are my enemy!"

She never said this before because we are never enemies; we are best of friends. I let my mind choose and I decide "I choose to stay loyal to the N.O!"

"Then so be it!" she waves her staff across and fire appears under my body. It is burning my body and I yell out because of pain. I quickly use my magic to extinguish the hot fire

"If you want our relationship to be like this…." I huff from exhaustion "Fine!" I wave my hand and magic blasts out my hand. She leaps and dodges my attack. She quickly throws ice icicles from her staff and I form a force field like I did in training. I kick an attack and blast my magic to my sister"BOOOM!" and she flies backward from the impact "Target hit!"

That couldn't stop my sister; she lifts her staff and rocks float on air. She points it to me and the rocks began to hit me with full force. One shot at my arm, one from my leg. I do parkour to avoid the shooting rocks. I blast magic out my feet while I dive into the air and she's hit. She falls to the ground; accidentally letting go of her staff and it rolls away from her. I stand up on my feet. I throw fists simultaneously; to and fro like a boxer and blasts magic out my hand. "You're not my sister anymore."

I stop attacking and prepare for another attack coming from her. I can't see clearly what happened to Matilda because of the smoke that I'd just made from the explosions. After the smoke left, I see my sister lay unconscious.

Suddenly she turns to air; like someone has just vaporized her. I look behind; it was The One with my aunt and uncle. "I saw your performance. You did great."

I say nothing. I say to myself "That means he saw the whole thing since I came home!"

The One continues "It's a pity to see your sister who fell to the dark side."

"I don't pity her sir, she's not my sister!" I shout with anger

The One smiles "I'm proud to have a great necromancer like you."

I smile with honor "Thank you sir."

My aunt runs and embraces me with tears "I'm also proud of you my son."

"Thank you, mom" I embrace her back.

Later on, The One disappears and the three of us rebuild our house again. I ask my aunt "You never cried for Matilda, didn't you?"

"Why would you cry over a traitor to the New Order?"

She's right. "I shouldn't be crying over a traitor." Suddenly I glance to my sister's grave. I see her favorite pink pen still there, still unbroken.

Flashbacks came to me when I remembered when she used the pink pencil as a gift from our parents when we were young; when, our parents are still alive…

"What have you drew there?" I asked as I sat near her in the dining room.

"Here" In the drawing, there were four stickmen and each has an arrow pointing the names of each stickman. She points "This is Daddy, Mommy, you and me."

I know her drawing is not that beautiful so I said "it's beautiful!"

"Thanks!"

We sat there for a while. Matilda asked me "What will happen to us when we get separated?"

I look at her with a puzzled face but I said "No it will never happen to us. Even if you could turn the world upside down, you will always be my sister; not physically but here." I pointed to my heart. Her tears fell and she embraced me.

I blink my eyes twice and I am back to reality. My sister is dead. I take the pink pencil and hug it like she's here, alive. A tear flow down from my eye.

"I miss my sister."