(Grey)
"How much time left?" My big sister asked.
Taking a look at the runes which were only visible to me, i said:
"We have about an hour." I pused for a moment. "Why do you want to come with me anyway?"
She looked at me, a soft smile appeared on her face.
"I know that what happened with mom and dad still affects you to this day, so i just wanted you to know that i am here with you."
My mood got some how worst, because i knew she was right. After i turned fourteen my parents told me they wanted to have a serious conversation with me, they told me that my mother was pregnent with twins, at first i was happy, but then they told me that i'll have to go live with my sister because the can't provide for three children.
I didn't hate my sister, in fact i loved her as much as a brother can love his sister, but it still hurt, and to be honest, i hate them for it and i don't think I'll ever forgive them.
"Don't bring them up." i said, irritated.
"You know, they called and said they want to come, that shows that they at least still care."
I stared at her.
"Don't worry i turned them down."
Heading to the door i said:
"Any way, let's go."
***
I was sitting beside my sister in a car, while she was driving, the journy was mostly silent with alittle of dry conversations here and there.
I was focused on the trees and the singing birds, when my sister interpreted.
"So...can you promise me something?"
"What?"
"Can you buy me a huge house when you come back?" she said with a smirk.
"If i return." i answered.
"Don't be like that. I for one think that my little brother will return with amazing powers, i mean you might be traumatized, but all will be good."
She managed to make me crack a smile, and i found it stupid. How can someone smile knowing that he is about to die.
"Sure, i promise."
Ofcource, it was an empty one.
***
After an forty-five minute drive, i was finally standing in the crowded hall of the Rift academy, the place where the Rifts of the first trial open. Ofcource any Chosen can just not come but their Rift whould open and pull them to the Rift realm eitherway.
"Grey! you made it!" a voice called out from the crowd
It was Nico, a successful seventeen year old actor, and my best friend.
"What brings you here?" i asked.
He smiled and rubbed the back of his head.
"Didn't i tell you, i got Chosen yesterday."
"I know that, but didn't you have like a fancy private room for Rifts in your house."
His smile somehow grew brighter.
"I decided to be teleported from here, so you and i could team up."
"Who told you i would team up with you?" i asked
He stared for a second, then two, then five.
"Fine, i'll team up with you."
He opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by a loud speaker.
"Hello, this is professor Stark, I'm to tell you all the things you need to know about the Mass teleportation. Unlike what most of you believe the Mass teleportation is not a Trial, The difference is that in a Trial you are transported to a past event that already happened, and all the people that you see are not really. The Mass teleportation, however, happens in the present, all people you meet are real people from this world. So, how do you return to the real world? Simple, you find a human citadel and enter it's gate. Once you enter you will be anchored to it, which means that every time you enter the Rift realm you will be teleported there."
Whit that he told us to team up and go to an armored room.
***
In a white, armored room, i was sitting while Nico was pacing around.
"I still don't understand why you wouldn't let any one come with us, we can merge up to six Rifts." he said, irritated.
"Look Nico, most of them were fan girls who wanted to come with us because you, none of them would be useful."
Looking at the runes, i noticed it started a count down.
[5]
[4]
[3]
[2]
"It's starting." i said, getting up.
Two Rifts tore through the fabric of reality, one near me one near Nico. Both were black with no end. They stayed motionless for a second, then started getting closer to each other, then closer and closer until they were nearly touching, they started spinning around each other, and shined with brilliant light, i covered my eyes and closed them.
Once i opened them, i saw a Rift double the size of the other two, other than that they looked the same.
"I'm being pulled in!" Nico said.
"No shit sherlock. We should be teleported close to each other so when you get there, start making noise."
With that, we were pulled in.
***
I was standing, darkness all around me. Except for a sphere that was floating above me.
The sphere had a smooth, polished surface, seemed to be made of glass, and had kind of a metallic backing.
'A mirror?' i thought.
My thoughts were interrupted, however, by a male robotic voice.
[Chosen! Prepare for your journey into the Rift realm.]