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  We started driving again.

  “Dad, how is he?” I said.

  My dad gripped the wheel hard. “The doctors say his temperature is above normal.” he said.

  “I didn’t mean to do it.” I said.

  “I know. I saw the footage from the safe room.”

  “Dad, do you think I’m a freak?”

  My dad pulled over.

  “Skyrid, I’m a cithian too.” he said

  “Why didn’t you tell me this before?”

  “I wanted to wait until you had your malfunction so that you’d understand.”

  My dad drove back onto the road. I looked behind us. I saw a black S.U.V with a siren on top of it. A man in a white uniform was the driver.

  “Oh shoot, it’s the Strikers!” I said. I tapped my feet nervously.

  My dad better think of something. I do not want to go back to the Striker Prison camp.

  The Striker held a megaphone up to his mouth. .

  “Pull over, Cithians!” he said.

  “Quick,Skyrid, press the red button!” My dad said.

  I pressed the red button. A green orb came down around us. I beat my fists against the orb. A white portal appeared in front of us.

  We were pulled into it- the car shook from side to side as we were pulled in and the orb drained a lot of our energy into it.

  We appeared in front of a white building with an Orange Needle on it. The green orb disappeared. We landed on the asphalt and got our energy back.

  My dad drove us into the parking lot. It was crowded. Almost every parking spot was filled. Thoughts ran through my mind. We better find a parking spot. I want to see Jaren again before he dies.

  My dad parked his mustang. My dad handed me a black survival bracelet.

  “What is it?” I said.

  “It’s a device that’ll cloak your true identity.”

  “How?”

  “Here, it’s a special mirror. It’ll show you what you like to other Hitons.”

  I looked like a officer with a white uniform on. A medal badge was on my chest along with a nametag that said: General Clayton, Co-Head Striker. Two yellow ropes were hanging down from my right shoulder. Handcuffs were buckled onto my belt. My eyes were turned into a light brown.My hair disappeared. My face turned milky white. A green ball cap appeared on my head that had three silver stars on it.

  “Why did you choose the Co-head Striker as my disguise instead of someone less important?”II said.

  “I chose him because he’s the only other Striker that has an appointment to see Jaren.

  I was a striker. If I’m right, everyone will see me as the Co-Head Striker.

  They say this Striker is one of the most powerful Strikers.He was once a Cithian, but he gave up his light powers to be gifted the dark powers.

  It was said that Furliceo Woolsley gave him his powers. Furliceo is the Master Striker. He’s feared by all. He’s our greatest enemy.

  He blames the Cithians for causing his pain. His pain is really a warrior power possession. He was possessed by his powers and turned evil by them.

  ***

  We all got out of the mustang.Flowers were at each side of the entrance to the hospital. Lilies and roses were on both sides of the double doors. My dad opened the left door and I followed him inside.

  A black lady was sitting at the front of the desk. Her green eyes glowed. I backed up for a minute. Her black hair swung back and forth in the air of the fan. She was wearing a black suit and a red dress shirt.

  The room was burning hot.

  “Hello, Sir. How can I help you?” she said.

  “I’m here to investigate the latest Cithian attack.” I said.

  “You must mean Jaren James. Right this

  way.” She said.

  “Thank you. What’s your name?” I said.

  The lady raised her eyebrows.

  “Ashton Lawrence.” she said. Ashton lead us to some red doors. Above them were these numbers: “287”. Ashton pressed some numbers on the keypad. The doors slid open.

  “So, how’s Jaren?” I asked.

  “Bad. The doctors have tried everything; even skin replacement. But, it just made the burn worse.”Ashton said.

  A man in white came down the hall. Green eyes lay behind his broken glasses that were held together by duct tape. His hair was gray.

  He entered the room right beside us. We followed him. Room 1 was painted sky blue. A nightstand was by the the hospital bed. The room smelt like charcoal.

  The patient was Jaren. His face was wrinkled. His mouth had dried out. All he could do was moan. He was also dressed in a white hospital gown. His clothes lay beside his bed. The light had burnt 6-inch holes all over his clothes and he was hooked to a heart monitor.

  ***

  Ritter was standing beside Jaren’s hospital bed on the left side. Two Strikers were standing in front of us at arms length. Ritter pointed at me.

  “He did this! Arrest him!” he said.

  The Strikers looked at me.

  “That’s General Clayton. You need rest!” One said.

  “Yeah. General Clayton would never do something like this.” the Other said.

  The doctor looked at all of us.

  “My name is Dr. Tristan Tyler. Jaren’s case is a difficult one.” he said.

  “How so?” I said.

  “His kidneys are shutting down and his heartbeat is very fast.” Dr.Tyler said.

  “Those aren’t the normal symptoms to Cithian Power Exposure.” I said

  “I know.” Dr Tyler said.

  “Are you saying that you can’t cure him?” I said.

  “Yes.”

  Jaren’s heartbeat dropped.

  “It’s time to say your goodbyes.” Dr. Tyler said.

  “May I touch him?” I asked.

  “Yes, General.” Dr. Tyler said.

  I went up to Jaren. I touched his chest.The wound healed and disappeared Jaren’s heart rate rose.

  A Striker looked at me.

  “You’re not the General! You’re a Cithian!” he said.

  My dad and I ran out of the room. The Strikers chased after us.We ran down the hallway as the Strikers followed behind us.

  A intersection was right in front of us. We went right. The Strikers were still behind us. Another intersection. We went left. The Strikers went left. Doctors chased after us too. A third intersection appeared. We went forward. The Strikers went left. But, the doctors still chased after us.

  “Touch my hand.”My dad said. My dad reached out his left hand. I grabbed hold of it.

  Chapter 5 meeting a Rangrate

  We appeared back in the mustang. We pulled out of the parking lot.

  “New Message.” the Mustang said. My dad pressed a blue button. A mail-reader popped out of the radio.

  “Skyrid,

  I’m coming to get what’s rightfully mine.” My dad read.

  My dad looked at me.

  “This must be from Furliceo Woolsley.” he said

  “What’re you gonna do about it?” I said.

  “I’m sending you to Kodyack’s for your safety.” My dad said.

  “dad, I don’t wanna go. I wanna stay and help you fight him.” I said.

  “You need more training. Kodyack will prepare you for that.” My dad said.

  “Who is this Kodyack?” I said.

  “He’s a family friend.” My dad said.

  “How’s he supposed to protect me?” I said.

  “With his powers. He’s the Warrior Master.” My dad said.

  “I still wanna stay!” I said.

  “You’re going whether you like it or not.” My dad said.

  I saw a man with a blue face.

  “dad, look!” I said.

  My dad stopped the car. My dad looked out my window.

  “I don’t see anything.” he said.

  “He was there.” I said.

  “Who was?” my dad said.

  “A man with a blue face.” I said.

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nbsp; “We gotta go now!” My dad said.

  My dad pressed the red button. We landed in front of our House. My dad drove into the driveway. We both got out of the car. My Mom came out and pulled us inside.

  “I got the message. What should we do?”she said.

  “You’re gonna take Skyrid to Kodyack’s.” My dad said.

  “Right. I’ll get his suitcase.” My mom said.

  My Mom went downstairs and into the garage. She reappeared with a large brown suitcase in her hands. She came up the stairs.

  My Mom went into my room.. I ran into my room crying. My Mom magically folded my clothes with the tips of her fingers.

  “I don’t understand why I have to go!” I said.

  My dad came towards me.

  “Skyrid,”he said “Furliceo is coming for that Helios part around your neck.”

  “What’s my pendant got to do with this?” I said.

  “Furliceo needs the strength in it because, he’s dying.” My dad said.

  Thoughts ran through my mind.

  Furliceo is coming for my pendant. But why? And, how much strength does the pendant really hold? Could it really stop Furliceo from dying?

  “Why can’t you just shoot him?” I said.

  “A bullet isn’t powerful enough to kill a Cithian.” My dad said.

  “Why not?” I said

  “Too much light in their bodies. It acts as a shield against all bullets.” My dad said.

  My dad sat on my bed beside me.

  “You have to go.” he said. “It’s too much of a risk to keep you here.”

  “What about Crystal? Where will she stay?”

  “She will stay.”

  “She’s staying here? Why?”

  Crystal came into my room. Her golden blonde hair shimmered with specs of white in it. Her jeans sparkled off the reflection of the eastern sun. Her red shirt glimmered in the light of the sun too. Her green eyes glowed in the darkness of my room.

  I got off my bed. I flipped the light switch. Light filled the room. I saw my dad more clearly. My big sister, Crystal came up to me.

  “I already have all the necessary training I need to fight Furliceo.” she said.

  “How?” I said.

  “I went to Gailems. A school that shows Cithians how to control their powers.” Crystal said.

  “Is that where I’ll get my training Kodyack is preparing me for?” I said.

  “Yes.”My dad said.

  My mom finished packing my suitcase. She zipped it up. She touched my hands. A green portal appeared. My mom and I walked into it.

  We appeared in front of a small blue house. It had white stairs leading up to it. A door with a golden handle was on the front of the house. One blue glass window was on each side of the house. The roof was black like charcoal.

  There was no chimney. Just a air conditioner hanging out the left front window.A man came out the door. His gray shirt was loose and showing his bulky white chest. His jeans were loose too.

  Kodyack stood in front of us.

  “It’s time to go to Gailems.”

  Kodyack led us up the staircase. A room was in front of us. It had a blue teleportation beam inside it.

  We all walked inside it

  “This is cool! Where’d you get it?” I said.

  “It was a birthday present from my dad.” Kodyack said

  “Happy birthday.” I said

  “Thanks. Teleporter,take us to Gailems.” Kodyack said

  Chapter 6 the Sayis Symbol

  We appeared in front of a castle.There was two towers on each side.They were painted silver. The front of it was guarded by two guards. The First guard came up to us.

  “Hey Kodyack,” she said.

  She looked at me. She wore a green hooded cloak. Her face was pasty white. Her eyes were green. A spear was in her right hand.

  “Who’s the boy?”she said, looking at Kodyack.

  “ His name is Skyrid Crop. He’s a new student.”

  “Who are you?”I said.

  “My name is Nancy.”The guard said.

  Nancy led us to the front of the castle. On each side of the doors were guardians dressed in blue cloaks. On the front of the doors was The Sayis Symbol. Which was a circle with all the Sayis’ Symbols.

  ***

  Two S’s chain-linked together for Sedro Sayis. A Gator claw for Gator Sayis. A capital L and S with a puzzle piece in the middle for Light Sayis. And, two axes in the shape of a x with a diamond in the middle for Minotaur Sayis.

  There are two sides to the Sayis’. This particular set of Sayis’ are called The Servants of Light. These Sayis’ are representatives for the good-sided Cithians and they help to right any wrongs done during these Cithians’ malfunctions.

  Then, we have The Warriors of Darkness. Which has: an orb of darkness for Darkness Sayis, Three dragon heads for Hydra Sayis, a doggy paw print for Cerberus Sayis, and two staffs with bolts of lightning on top of them in the shape of an x for Qysterio Sayis.

  This group of Sayis’ is in charge of dealing with Cithian Power Possessions and keeping the possession under control instead of letting it fly off the handle and turn the cithian into an evil person. Which is what exactly happened during Furliceo’s malfunction.

  ***

  He was almost killed by the possession of his powers and it turned him evil. Before that moment, Furliceo was a Bloodshed member. So, he was already evil and the possession gave him a darker personality than he originally had.

  ***

  Nancy led us inside the palace. A man walked up to us. He was wearing a black nightgown.His face was pasty white with bright green eyes that laid behind crooked glasses.

  “Kodyack, who is that?” he said.

  “Pedro, this is Skyrid. He’s a new cithian.” Kodyack said

  “So, he just had his malfunction recently?” Pedro said

  “Yes.” Kodyack said.

  “Then, I need both of you to follow me.” Pedro said.

  “What about me?” Natasha said.

  “You can stay behind and protect the castle.” Pedro said.

  Pedro led us down a long hallway. On each side of the hall were pedestals that had orbs carved into them. Pedro opened a door that was at the end of the hallway. We followed him inside.

  Chapter 7 the healer’s diamond

  In front of us were three boys. One was dressed in a black cowboy hat, a red dress shirt and he had a pasty face and diamond blue eyes with messy blonde hair. The next one was dressed in a blue jumpsuit with the same face and eyes as me. In fact, they all had the same features as me expect their clothes were different. The third one was dressed in a black suit and a multi-colored tie. Plus, each of them had the same pendant as me hanging down from their necks.

  Pedro stood in front of us too.

  “Skyrid, these are your quadruplet Brothers.” Pedro said. “The one in the blue jumpsuit is Mitchell.The boy in cowboy clothes is Michael, and one dressed in nice clothes is Thomas.”

  I ran to them. We all hugged. Pedro looked at me.

  “Come with me and I’ll show all of you to your room for the night.” he said.

  Pedro led us to a room with the symbol for Qysterio on the door. He opened the door and we all walked inside as Kodyack and Pedro left us by ourselves. I looked at Mitchell.

  “What made you get caught by the Strikers?”

  “I was born into it. When I was separated from my birth mother, I was taken by the strikers. They knew the prophecy of the Healer’s diamond. That just one part alone could cure any disease brought on by battle but together, the parts could heal physical or mental disease. Even death could be defeated by the Healer’s diamond. They released me so I could be raised by the Master Striker, Furliceo Woolsley.” Mitchell said.

  “I understand. But, what made you get taken from him?”

  “They discovered that I was a Cithian.”

  “How?”

  “I was ten years old when it happened. The strikers had come to my house t
o search for Furliceo because of his betrayal against them. At first, the Strikers’ mission was to kill all Cithians. But then, Furliceo showed them how kind they could be without their powers. Now, their mission was to take every Cithians’s powers and rehabilitate them back into society.

  But, they got tired of not killing the Cithians. So tired that they wanted to take Furliceo and kill him. But that’s when my malfunction happened.” Mitchell said.” Orbs of light shot out of my hands and hit the Strikers; killing them. Then, the backup came.

  They cuffed me and dragged me into an indigo beam.”

  “Orbs? Cool!”

  “Thanks.”

  “And, what exactly does the Healer’s diamond look like?”

  “It’s basically a diamond made up of five upside down triangles.” Mitchell said. “Four for the outside and one for the center. “

  “I wonder if our pendants are the parts of the Healer’s diamond.” I said.

  “You mean, the Helios, right?” Michael said.

  “Yes.” I said.

  We all held out our pendants. A purple line shot out of each of them and connected in the shape of an diamond. A diamond emerged out of them. It was light purple and was missing a piece. The centerpiece was gone. We all put our pendants down.

  The diamond disappeared. The light flickered on and off as it stormed outside. Raindrops hit against the window. Thunder raged and lightning appeared. The lights went out. The darkness surrounded us.

  The Emergency lights came on outside our room.We all stepped outside our room. Students crowded the halls. Pedro stood in the center.

  “Don’t panic! It’s just a little bit of darkness. So, all of you go back to bed!” he said.

  The students went back to bed and so did we.

  Chapter 8 the battle exams

  We all sat down on the floor. I looked at Michael.

  “How’d you all meet?” I said.

  “I’ll go first.” Mitchell said. He stood up.

  ““A week ago, Pedro came to my prison cell first. And then he convinced the prison guard to let me out for a year. As we walked down the street, we stumbled upon a mansion. Now this Mansion was huge. The sidewalk was massively decorated with wilted flowers, because snow was falling onto the ground that day.