When Cithians Attack

  Chaser glared at me.

  “I know. But, I’m not crazy. It really did happen.” he said.

  “I believe you.” I said.

  “I think we all need to go to bed.” Chaser said.

  “No. I want to go explore the Castle.” I said.

  “Me too.” Parser said.

  “I agree, let’s do it.” William said.

  I got up. I touched the red orb. We all turned into gray orbs. Our vision was tunneled. We all were sucked into it.

  Chapter 10 the Forbidden Cemetery

  We materialized in front of two gravestones. Two skeletons hung over each stone. Mold covered both gravestones. A large crack ran down the center of the left one. I wondered how it even held together.

  The skeletons had jeweled necklaces with purple rubies around their necks.I saw a newspaper between them. I picked it up.

  “‘‘Sade has betrayed us!’ Sade disappeared on Tuesday, December 13th, 2024. The Sayis Council says they don’t know what to do about it. They say our perception about Sade might be wrong. Kodyack Blues says that he regrets turning Sade into Darkomega.” I read.

  “These are lies! Kodyack would never do something like that!”I said.

  I heard the pitter patter of footsteps. We all hid behind the gravestones. The footsteps came towards me.

  “I know there’s someone here.” the voice said.

  "Kodyack turned Sade into Darkomega?" Nester said, reading over my shoulder.

  “I don't know, Nester. But, we shouldn't trust a piece of paper."

  "Skyrid's right. We can't just jump to conclusions. Kodyack probably didn't even do it willingly." Chaser said.

  “Right. It could all be lies.”I said.

  "Kodyack is a good guy. So why would someone write lies about him?" Nester said

  "I don't know." I said,shrugging.

  “Slyer, think about it: Whoever wants to write lies about someone must hate them.”

  “People spread rumors about my dad all the time. And just the fact that he’s famous keeps them interested.” I said, my voice raising.

  “Skyrid, there’s no reason to fight with him about it. All famous people get rumors spread about them.”

  “But Kodyack isn't famous! Why would someone make up lies about him?”

  “He is the Warrior Master and all Ganters think we don’t exist. Maybe someone was trying to make all Cithians hated even more.”

  “But who'd...”I said

  “I don’t care who it is. They shouldn’t be lying about us like this. They’re making it seem like Cithians are complete jerks.”Nester said, stomping his feet.

  “Yeah, they’re saying we're bad people! "Chaser said, yelling.

  “Wait! I hear footsteps.” I said.

  We all hid behind different gravestones. I hid behind one with a crack down the center. I peered over my gravestone.

  A man in blue overalls, a straw hat, with a white beard and brown eyes appeared.

  ”I know you’re out there! So, leave now!” The man said.

  Sweat ran down my arms. Would he find us? He threw a green power beam at my gravestone.

  “What’re you doing here? This place is forbidden!” The man said.

  I stood up.

  “W-We came here by accident, Sir.” I said.

  “No, you didn’t. I saw you come here through a black portal.” The man said.

  “I swear to you that we were sucked into it and thrown here!” I said.

  “Lies! You’re here to destroy more Cithians.” The man said.

  “But, we are Cithians! How would Strikers get here in the first place?” I said.

  “Through a portal generator.” The man said.

  “We came here through Teleportation. We aren’t Strikers.” I said.

  “Prove it! Fight me!” The man said.

  “We can’t! We’re only Cithians-in-training.” I said.

  “If you don’t, I’ll feed y’all to my winged dragon!” The man said.

  “I’ll do it, Gravekeeper!” Karrithea said, stepping forward.

  “Karrithea, are you stupid?” I said.

  “Shut up, Skyrid. I have to save us from this man.” Karrithea said.

  "Let the battle begin."The Gravekeeper said, throwing a blue beam of light into the air. Two dragon-like heads appeared on each shoulder and attach themselves to his neck as bright red armor appeared on his body and his regular head turned into a dragon’s head. Karrithea shot a beam of fire at him. He flew across the graveyard. He turned into a red orb. Lasers shot out of it towards her.

  She dodged them. He materialized back into himself.

  “You are Cithians! Ones who don’t know how to turn into their warrior forms yet though.” The Gravekeeper said.

  “So, uh, why is this place forbidden?” I said.

  "This is the Cemetery for Dead Sayis' and Warrior Council members. And, the Sayis Members aren't suppose expose themselves to Ganters. Strange creatures also roam the grounds. They’ll feast on anything, including Cithians.” The Gravekeeper said.

  “Why are they here, then?” I said.

  “To protect the Cemetarian Forest.” The Gravekeeper said.

  A figure in a crimson cape with a blue hood appeared. His tattoo of a red sun on his left cheek glimmered.Short eyebrows raised as green eyes glistened in the sunlight. Brown hair and had a red t-shirt and jeans were on him . He was running down the cemetery and a winged dragon was chasing him. “My dragon!” The gravekeeper said, running after them.

  “Let’s follow them!” Nester said, smiling.

  “Why? To get expelled?! We can’t fight a dragon.” A boy in tattered clothes said, tweaking his glasses nervously.

  “Who are you to tell us what to do?”

  “I’m Zane Hicks. I’ve been going here as a Class 1 Warrior.”

  “How long have you been here?”Raze asked.

  “Since last night.”Zane said.

  “Well, you have no sense of adventure.” Nester said. He rolled his eyes.

  “Stop it, Nester. We're going to follow them anyway.”I said.

  “The figure is my dad, Skyrid.” Jaren said

  “I don’t think so, Jaren .”I said.

  We followed the dragon. A forest appeared in front of us.

  The figure walked into it and we followed behind him. As we came to a clearing, we saw a silver safe door in the ground. The hooded figure got down on his knees and opened it by turning a wheel to the right five times. The door opened and we followed him in. A bronze sword stood in the middle of the room. The Sword had these words carved into it: 'The Sayis Council.'.

  It had eight gems of different colors embedded in its silver handle and a diamond on top of it and was sitting inside a glass case. Eight golden thrones with a different Sayis symbol embedded into each one were in front of us. The hooded person turned around and looked at me.

  “You will not ruin my plans this time, Kazaka.” He said, smirking . He ran at me with a butcher knife. I threw an orb of yellow light at him. He fell. I ran over to him and picked him up by his shirt.

  “Who are you? And what do you want with me?” I said,gripping his shirt tightly.

  “I will never reveal my name, but I will say that I am here to plot my revenge against you, “he said, laughing.

  "What do you mean?" I said, shaking him.

  “You burned my son!”

  "Y-You're J-Jaren's Father?" I said, my eyes widened. I let go of his shirt.

  "Yes."He said, standing up and wiping his upper lip. Jaren looked at me.

  "Skyrid, he abused me! I wore bruises to school every day because of him! He's not a dad, he's an abusive jerk."

  "Son, how can you say that?"Jaren’s dad said.

  “Stay away from me!”Jaren said. He stepped back.

  "Jaren, we don't need any confrontations right now!" I said, pulling Jaren away from his dad.

  "Skyrid, he abused me all the time. So you can't just let him go!" Jaren said whining.

  "I do
n’t have time for this.”Jaren’s Father said

  “:You’re not going anywhere!”I said.

  “As if you can stop me, child.”the stranger said. He tackled me. I threw him off of me. The Stranger went out the safe door and it closed behind him instantly.

  “Now, you’ll know what it’s like to be trapped, Kazaka.”Jaren’s Father said.

  We all screamed as we heard we heard footsteps going away from the door. The winged dragon that the figure left behind came closer towards us and blew lighting at us. Dodging it, I went for the sword. But as soon as I touched the glass case, metal bars formed around me and all the rest of us. The floor beneath us disappeared.

  We fell into a cell with a bunch of other people in it.

  Chapter 11 Powerless Prisoners

  They had bruises all over their bodies. Their orange jumpsuits had rips and tears at the arms.They all had cuts on their wrists. So, they had no power rings in their wrists. These prisoners had absolutely no powers.

  “Who took your powers?” I said. One of the prisoners stood up. He had a pasty white face. He also had baby blue eyes.

  “The Sayis’.” The prisoner said.

  “Why?” I said.

  “For our crimes.” The prisoner said.

  “What crimes?” I said.

  “My name is Kevin Ladmir. I’m in here for Aligning myself with Furliceo Woolsley.” The prisoner said.

  “You were in an alliance with Furliceo Woolsley?” I said.

  “Yeah.” Kevin said.

  “Why?” I said.

  “Because I was on a mission to learn why Furliceo became a Striker.” Kevin said.

  “Really?” I said.

  “Yes.” Kevin said.

  “We all know why. He did it because his power possession turned him evil.” I said.

  I looked at Kevin.

  “So, do you still keep in contact with him?” I said.

  “Yep. I just got some news from him.” Kevin said

  “Can you give it to me?” I said.

  “What’s in it for me?” Kevin said.

  “Your escape from this prison.” I said.

  “How might I do that?” Kevin said.

  “See that pedestal behind you?” I said.

  Kevin turned around. I saw a silver pedestal with a black orb carved into it.

  “I do.” Kevin said.

  “That’s your ticket out of here.”I said. I looked at Nester.

  “Would you do the honors?” I said.

  “Sure.” Nester said.

  Nester touched the orb. A blue portal appeared. Kevin and the rest of us walked into it. We all appeared in a hall with 4 doors on each side. Each one had a different sayis symbol on it.

  The first one on the left had the Sedro Sayis Symbol on it. The first door on the other side had the Darkness Sayis’ Symbol on it.The next door on the left side had the Gator Sayis symbol on it. The second door on the right had the Hydra Sayis symbol on it.

  Both of the next two doors had the symbol of Light Sayis on one door and the symbol of Cerberus Sayis. The last two had the symbol of Minotaur Sayis on one of them and the symbol of Qysterio Sayis on the other.

  Legend says these doors were to the rooms of Sayis’. Plus, they can only be opened by future Sayis’. I opened the Gator Sayis door. Everyone else stood there speechless. Michael looked at me.

  “Talk about the next Gator Sayis!” he said.

  “Shut up! You're gonna get us caught.” I said.

  Alarms blared.

  “Kevin, now would be a good time for that news.” I said.

  “Alright, alright. Your sister, Crystal was kidnapped.”

  A group of guards dressed in blue cloaks came towards us. Pedro stood in front of us.

  “Naughty students, aren’t you!?” he said. I stood there silent. Pedro glared at me.

  “You’re the one the who gave them the idea, right?”

  “Yes.” I said.

  “Guards, half of you can escort the students back to their dorm and the other half can take Kevin back to his cell.”

  The guards gather around us as a grey portal appeared. I stood in front of Pedro.

  “Wait! Before we go, I have to know if it’s true.” I said.

  “If what is?” Pedro said.

  “Was Crystal really kidnapped?”

  “Come with me.” Pedro said, sighing. The guards pushed the other students into the portal. It disappeared. Pedro led me to his office.

  “So is it true?” I said.

  “Sadly, yes. We’ll talk about it in my office.” Pedro said. Pedro led me inside his office. I sat down in the chair in front of his desk. Pedro sat down behind it. Pedro looked at me.

  “I have some bad news. Yes, Crystal was kidnapped.”

  “Then, I have to go save her.” I said.

  “No. That’s just what the villain wants! You can’t save her if you get captured now, can you?”

  “You’re right.”

  “One more thing. The captor left this.” Pedro said, handing me a piece of paper.

  “I’ve kidnapped your sister. To get her back you must fight me in the Warrior Power battle competition. Not only that, you must win the competition. The fight is in five days. See you then. “ I read.

  Thoughts ran through my mind. Who is this madman? What is he doing with my sister?

  “So, let me get this straight. You want me to fight against this man on National television?”

  “Y-Yes.”

  “Why can’t I just do it now!?” I said. I stood up. I punched Pedro’s desk.

  “Calm down!” Pedro said. Pedro stared at me.

  “It’s not safe. Let the authorities handle it. So, you distract the captor until the day you fight him.”

  “I’m not waiting five days! “ I said, staring at Pedro.

  “Yes, you are! Don’t you get it? If you go out looking for her, the captor will kill you. You can’t save her if you’re dead!”

  I sat back down.

  “What about my powers? I have no control over them.” I said.

  “I’ll train you in between fights. Don’t sweat it! You’ll win.” Pedro said.

  “And, what if I don’t?” I said.

  “You’ll get captured. But, don’t worry. That won’t happen as long as you listen to me.”

  Pedro escorted me to a golden pedestal with a green orb carved into it. A tan portal appeared. I walked into it.

  Chapter 12 out again

  I appeared in my dorm. The other students gathered around me.

  “So, why did Pedro take you to his office?” Jaren asked.

  “My sister, Crystal was kidnapped.” I said.

  “Kidnapped? Who by?” Jaren said.

  “I don’t know. But, the captor wants me to fight him in three days. “

  “Why?” Jaren said.

  “I guess it’s some ransom thing. The captor said in a note that he wouldn’t give Crystal back unless I fight him and win some competition.” I said.

  “Hmm. That’s not good. What’s the competition called?” Jaren said.

  “The Warrior Power Battle competition. But, I don’t stand a chance. ” I said.

  “Oh, come on. If your dad won this Competition, then you can too.” Jaren said.

  “You really think so?” I said.

  “Yeah, I do. Your dad won it when he was 12 just like you will if you keep your spirits up.” Jaren said.

  “What about you, Chase? You think I have a chance?”

  “Heck, yeah I do. If your Father can do it, so can you.” Chaser said.

  “I think you have a chance too.” Michael said.

  “Thanks, bro.” I said.

  “You’re welcome.” Michael said.

  “I think we should go out exploring again.” Mitchell said.

  “Yeah, it was pretty fun. Plus, I would like to see what’s behind those doors with the Sayis Symbols.” Parser said.

  “I agree . I cannot wait until Senior year to find out what’s behind
those doors.” William said.

  “Neither can I.” Nester said.

  Nester got up. He touched the silver orb. A light purple portal appeared. We all walked into it. We appeared back in the hall with eight doors in it.

  I opened the door with the Gator Sayis symbol on it. We all walked into the room it revealed. It had a wooden bed with a light green pillow and blanket on it that was so nicely made it looked like it had never been touched. In front of us, was a big wooden dresser. It had 6 drawers and was painted light blue.

  Beside us was a picture of my Father. On top of his head was dark brown hair. He had baby blue eyes. He was wearing dark gray armor. A silver sword was in his right hand and it was pointed upward. A black pedestal was in front of it.

  I touched it. A purple portal appeared. We all walked into it. We appeared in a room with a yellow dragon caged up next to us. I shot a beam of light at the lock; it burned into ashes as the door opened.

  The dragon crawled out. I approached it. I touched it; scratching its ears. It whimpered in delight. The floor beneath us cracked as it fell apart .

  Plummeting down onto the ground, I discovered that I was in the basement. I looked towards the place a hole in the wall. When I went out into the outside of the Castle, an alarm sounded. I didn’t know what to do at the time, but, then I had this feeling to climb onto the yellow and golden dragon’s back. Climbing onto the back of the dragon, I had made it start flying into the sky. The dragon whimpered.

  “Be calm. I don’t want to hurt you, boy.”

  Flying into the sky, the Dragon started to fly towards the front of the Castle really fast as everyone else followed behind us.”

  I tried to make him stop by yanking his neck that had the same likeness of a snake, but he flapped his wings faster and still tried with all of his might to fly to the front of the Castle. I knew what this event meant; it meant that I was going to be caught again. But on second thought, I think I might be underestimating this dragon. We finally landed in front of the door and the dragon blew fire at the door. The doors then turned to ashes, I jumped off the dragon and, the dragon and I walked gracefully into the Castle.

  At the moment that we got inside the Castle, twenty guards appeared along with Pedro being in front of them.

  You just don’t give up, Slyer. And, I’m not afraid of your pet. ”