Existence

Warning: Contains some violence and blood that may be upsetting to some people. Your discretion is advised. There may be scenes with violence or otherworldly creatures that some might find scary
"Our world, our understanding, the way we think it works. Was destroyed December 1st, 2080 when a rift through our universe appeared. Glowing, pulsing with danger. It caused natural disasters worse and worse. Until today, when the rift appeared it sent off a shock wave that knocked down or killed many things. The energy it sent got absorbed by some people giving them powers. To attempt to close it we will send in the strongest of those people, to seal what was opened. They will journey through different realities to find the rift and use their powers to defend themselves. Once they have gone through the realities revealed they will enter the plains. The plains of existence."
Decklan raised an eyebrow as he looked around at the other kids. "We're doomed...."
A girl with blue hair and tan skin looked at him and laughed. She had amber eyes that glowed like a gem.
"Decklan." The man warned staring at him.
"Sorry..."
"Right, once we lower you into the rift, you will have to rely on each other to find the rift in the next reality." He said as he started to hook everyone onto a harness to be lowered.
"What will we do when we enter the plains?" Another girl asked. She had long brown hair that had a pink hue. She had tan skin like the other girl with green eyes.
"We...don't exactly know..." He said walking over to the computer surrounding the rift. "Come over."
Decklan looked uneasy as he walked over. He let out a gasp. Even though he had seen theruftin tv...it was even more beautiful in person. It was about 10 feet long, 5 feet wide. It had a pure white glow with a small haze around it. It pulsated in the ground.
"Yes. The rift is strange."
The girl with blue hair shifted uncomfortably.
The man walked over to a door and opened it.
"Its time. Its time to enter the rift. Close it and return this world to peace."
I snuck a look at the others. Wow....only 13 kids. Against an entire reality.
I looked down into the white scar and with certainty knew someone perhaps even more would die on this journey. I was probably going to be the first to go.
Death was never new to me. Where I lived, it was ground zero. Everyone there...well almost everyone there died in the wake of the rift. They were thrown like rags, torn apart by energy, or just plain fell to ground the dead. From there I waited and looked for about a week trying to find someone...anyone. I was found first...by the government. Since where I lived was disregarded as a home for the former criminals and thieves I was able to escape their claws for a little while but it didn't take very long. That was the last I remembered....I had a year of my memory missing.
A year.
I stood looking over the rift. It pulsed with what sounded like a heartbeat. I knew this was it. I would be lowered in and then boom. That's it. No more communication. Just relying on the energy around us.
"For someone who can hunt things you sure have a lot of anxiety."
I whipped my head around to stare at a boy with black hair put up in a bun. He had pale skin and a few piercings except they weren't for defense like me.
"How-"
"I can read minds, feel your emotions? Pretty weird."
"Yeah...can you not?"
"I try."
Decklan took a deep breath. Maybe it wouldn't be painful....no with his luck it would be the most painful.
The girl with blue hair stopped him from thinking about it. Dang....she was pretty...
"Its beautiful isn't it?"
"It is..." I agreed, I knew what she meant. It was in a weird glowy way?
She smiled. "Amayah. You?"
"Decklan." I grinned.
Amayah grinned back.
"Get a room you too!" The girl with brown hair ran over laughing.
I rolled my eyes.
"Anayah go away." Amayah said shoving her.
"Anayah?"
"Shes my sister..."
"Oh."
Amayah glared at her as Anayah hugged her.
Now that I thought about it...they did look alike.
"So...what's your power?" Anayah asked looking me over.
I looked away as I mumbled "hunting..."
"Hunting? Whats that?"
"It means I can sense heartbeat, heat, track, and I have enhanced speed."
"Woah....all I can do is manipulate energy..."
"That's.....cool."
"I can put up shields and reflect whatever someone does to hit me." Amayah said grinning
"Dang...."
I was about to say something but was interrupted by the machine we had been hooked into above started to move and lower us.
"Gods...."
I gasped not wanting to do this as I was lowered towards the ground. I felt a shiver go through me as passed down through the rift...then everything went dark.
I opened my eyes feeling the cold ground below me.
"What?" He mumbled looking around to see about thirteen kids on the ground.
"Are you ok?" I asked looking at Amayah.
"Fine."
"Where are we?" I mumbled out loud looking around.
It was a dark scene of what looked to be an abandoned city. There were few lights that were still shining or flickering. There was a bright light if you kept looking inland. The entire ground was submerged in shin deep water.
I heard a crack from behind us. I whipped my head around to see a man or what I thought was one. He was about 100 feet away. "Guys!"
Amayah squinted. "How did you see that? No how did you hear that?" She demanded.
I narrowed my eyes. "He's stomping around. I'm suprised you can't."
"Get back!" I yelled running forward taking out a knife.
Anayah scrambled back. "Its...its a spider!?"
I turned around and to see her pointing at the man. "No that's..."
Amayah nodded.
Some of the other kids shrieked. "Its not, its a wasp!"
"Its...its...my dad!?"
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