Everything goes pitch black for a second except for the faint glow of the dust I used as a shield. Then, slowly, and with barely a sound, the spider turns to dust. The wind picks it up and scatters it throughout the world. When it's finished I'm found there, with a freed leg and magical shield covering me.
i don't know how long it took for the spider to fully disintegrate but when it does I stand up slowly and calm my racing heart beat. That was something, when did a bookstore owner become a giant spider killer?
"Juliet!" A voice calls and I turn around. My body feels like it's about to break everywhere. Yet I wave and smile.
"I'm here!" I call and meet the eyes of a beaten up team, even so they all come down and help me get out of the web. I sheath my sword and we walk away from the smushed trees and over to Nathan's dead body.
Nobody says a word. Not one. Why did he have to die? It doesn't make sense? I wasn't even there, I couldn't help him. I wonder if it could have been different some how. Maybe if we had tried harder or if I had believed in his plan more.
"We should get moving." Ceira suggested quietly.
"My name is Ethan by the way." Ethan said sorrowfully and before anyof us could move our bodies were twisted in and out againmy teleprinter back to the Cliff edge.
Miraculously I'm still standing when we come out on the other side. I look around and see my team scattered throughout the line. Sage catches my eye and smiles. I smile back somehow feeling we did well.
"Hey back there-" Sage starts to whisper but before he can finish professor Junus starts speaking.
"I'm happy to say everyone standing here succeeded in initiation. Although we had some unpleasant losses nobody said this was a safe journey to tread on. And people will die. Sadly we can't do more then mourn them and hope they are reborn into a more favorable life." Professor Junus says looking at Sage, Ethan, Taz, Ceira, and me.
I bow my head at that, and notice a few people confused. Nobody else knows, even though that's no way to honor a memory. Professor Junus sighs and tries to lift up our spirits again. Nice going professor, way to bring up the mood.
"Tonight however, we I'll have a feast in honor of you clearing your initiation." He says and everyone cheers. I try but my limbs are still kinda shattered from a giant spider nearly crushing me. I brush my hand against the cuts and slowly forming bruises.
After we were back at the academy I took a hot shower and slipped on fresh clothes again. Apparently Nathan was going yo have a funeral with his family, Im releived he want just left out there.
There were a lot of places to visit around the school but not much time to do so. We spent the day out there...I yawn slowly as I sit down at an empty table at the end of the room. Already on the tables there were juicy and delicious looking foodd,but a magical barrier stopped anyone from getting any.
"Hey you shouldn't sit alone! You made your partner all confused and all." Sage says from behind me and I smile as he sits down.
"I didn't know here else to sit" I say and look around at everyone. There wasn't one person here who didn't have an amulet. it seemed to be a school tradition thing I guess.
"There you two are." Taz says and he and Ceira sit down on the Orr side of the table.
"This is really cool huh?" Ceira says and fingers her amulet. I look around, I guess most people hang out with their partners huh? But what about...Ethan.
"Has anyone seen Ethan?" I ask but before I get uh nam out he sits down on the other side of me.
"You have, now." He says and I smile.
"Hey maybe we should-" Sage starts to say but is interrupted, once again, by professor Junus coming to the mic and speaking. Sage rolls his eyes but listens.
He goes on win a speech about the initiation, and for people coming back and how the years should go and all. He ends with and announcement about...teams.
"Each team will also have a team leader, I will call up each team leader now." One by one he calls up people and suddenly, unexpectedly my name is called.
"Juliet Finch!" He calls and I hop up from my seat and dash up to the stage with everyone else. Back at the table they look surprised but not unhappy. How did this, me...a team leader!? I'm the least qualified here to do that! I owned a bookstore before this! I'm a secret Faunus that none of them know about, would it be different if they did?
After all of the team leaders went up they brought out teams for each. Each team was either four or six, and then my team was called up. I fact we are the last ones to be announced, even people who were call up after me went before me. I suppose I was so nervous I didn't notice.
"Juliet Finch, Sage Crimson, Taz Boze, Ceira Taylor, and Ethan Jonas Form team JSTCE!" He called and we got cheered for like everyone else. Except when he said our team name he said it like the closest word it's spelled like. He said we are team justice. And I am the leader. I see a few people listening, and with my exceptional hearing I almost thought I could undee stand what they're saying.
But, not so much I guess because I can't recall what they said.
Ah so imma try this out for a few chapters. My friend suggested I do shorter chapters more often so with all of my fanfictions I'm going to start trying that! Anyway hope you like the end of this first introduction.