“PILOT”

I woke up to find myself lying in a small house, it was half destroyed, broken windows, spider webs etc. So yeah, let me clear your doubt, this is my house. You must think that the bad condition of the house is the thing that I feel is worst but you are wrong the worst thing is that I live in house alone with no one by my side to help me and I am just 14 years old.

It all happened 10 years ago, the 3rdworld war took away everything from me…

My mother was an architect and during the preparations for the war she was assigned to design an army base, she was killed when she went on the site visit. I lost her when I was just four years old, my father on the other hand was just a drunkard bastard. When the war started he was forced to join the army because my country had lost many soldiers, they left me because I was a kid and that's how my father too was taken away from me. After 3 years I received a letter notifying me that my father had passed away, well to be honest I didn't give a rat's ass if he was dead or alive. I hated him real bad. The effect of the nuclear war so worse that countries literally split in parts and that's how I ended up here. I don't have a clue about how my family was not that I care or anything.

Countries were renamed, many countries sunk down in the ocean, powerful countries like US and Russia were no more, when the war ended more than 60% of the population was wiped out maximum of them were men and teenage boys. Of course the loss was not limited to that of humans many species of animals were killed, forests were destroyed.

So by now you must've known that I live a pretty bad life, I don't have any goals. I am so shallow that sometimes I think what is the reason that I should live for? At least I used to think like that but I stopped about 3 years ago. 3 years ago schools were built, we had to build everything from nothing, the infrastructural conditions are still bad but people adjust and accept, so it's time for me to go to school.

(Puts on his school uniform, prepares breakfast and eats it, puts on his bag and opens the door.)

So like I said I'll be heading to school and it's my first day.

On the school entrance-

"Hey there! You are pretty late, run to the class or you'll be late." said the guard

"Yeah, I'll be on my way."

I rushed to the class and when I entered I bumped into a girl, she and I both lost our balance and we both fell down.

"Ouch! That really hurt, you should watch where you are going." she said

"I am really sorry, it's just that I was late for the class and entered real fast."

"Never mind, I have never seen you here before."

"It's my first day in this school."

"Oh? I must introduce myself, I am Alexis Perry."

"I am Chase, Chase Stinson."

"It's almost time, we should take our seats."

"Well if you don't mind can I sit next to you? I don't know anyone here."

"Sure why not."

The teacher then entered and the class started, the first period was 'English'. The class was pretty boring and after a few classes it was finally break time, both me and Alexis were hanging out in the cafeteria. "Say Lexi, you are good at Math right?" I said this and resumed walking but she still stood there with no answer. "Hey! You alright?" I asked.

"Hmm… yeah I am fine. It's just that name that you called me."

"What name? Do you mean Lexi? I just figured that your name is pretty long that's why I thought that you wouldn't mind me calling you that. If you mind then I'll just call you Alexis."

"No it's fine. It's just that my parents used to call me that."

"So did they…?"

"Yeah, the 3rd war took everything from me."

"Well if that's the case then we both at least have one thing in common."

"Don't tell me that…"

"Yeah it happened when I was 4 years old, I don't have a clue what my family was like."

"Guess we are travelers in the same boat."

"Yeah, I guess you could say that. Well back to my question, could you please help me in math?"

"Sure why not. This is my address you can come over whenever you want and please call me before doing that."

"OK fine."

We were just two normal kids who were talking about different things, we were both aware of the evils in the world but we had moved past that. Who knew that a normal school day would soon be the turning point in our lives.

Finally it was time to go home, I proposed to walk home together and she agreed. We both were talking about the economics of our city, New Cross City. Even though I didn't like economics I was still listening to her explanation and blabber, she was just going to say something about the finances of the country, we were stopped by a group of people dressed up in black clothes, when I looked at their clothes I knew who they were. "Lexi please get back and don't try to run and do not panic."

"Do you know these guys Chase? They really are giving me the creeps."

One of them suddenly spoke "You kids look fit and you must be 14 or more so we'll just take you!"

"Take us? Just who are you guys?" Lexi asked angrily

"My my… the girl has quite the temper doesn't she. I guess that's it we'll take the girl, you boy can go now." said a girl who was in the group.

"Oh hell no! I know who you all are… assassins!"

"Wow you know us. Well that doesn't change anything step back boy or we will have to kill you."

So it's pretty much what you must be thinking right now, I didn't step back or run I stood right there in front of them. I was not that confident but I thought that I'd at least give them some fight but what happened was completely opposite. One of them went passed me and I didn't even have the time to react, I was on the ground in a matter of seconds. "I told you kid, if you would've been a good boy and would've went home I wouldn't have stepped in to knock you down. Don't worry you won't die."

The girl KO'd Lexi in no time, she picked her up and started walking away. I was struggling to get up, I had lost so much that the thought of losing a friend was killing me inside. As I saw her figure starting to disappear I snapped, I didn't know what happened but in an instant I stood right in front of the group who held Lexi captive. I don't know why but the wind started blowing real fast and soon after I realized that we were surrounded by a typhoon. I didn't know what was happening but I only had one thing in my mind at that time, to protect Lexi at any cost. 5 of the assassin were pulled into the typhoon and died. "You give her back right now!"

My confidence level increase real fast but it didn't last long and one of them cut right through the typhoon. "You are not an ordinary boy are you? You have got a pretty good 'Yengkosu' but mine is better."

I didn't know why but I fainted after hearing the girl say those words. When I woke up I was in a house, the house was big and clean so I knew that it wasn't my house, I got up and looked around the house. When I entered the living room I saw a beautiful girl sitting on a couch, when she looked at me she suddenly got up and walked towards me, "So you are finally awake." I had heard that voice before but a lot had happened so my memory was still blurred. "Oh come on, don't you recognize me?" she then put her mask on, then I remembered that she was that assassin girl from before. I stepped back and got into fighting position "Where is my friend? What did you do to her?"

"Oh about that you needn't worry she is just unconscious nothing more."

"What do you want? Just let us go already!" I started to walk towards the door.

"Wait right there! One more step and I'll kill you. I am here to talk so please listen."

"Do you know anything about what happened earlier?"

"Do you mean the typhoon? No I don't know anything but I remember you mentioning it has my 'yeng or something'."

"The typhoon that happened earlier it was not natural, you created it."

"What do you mean 'I created it'? Do you think I am stupid or something?"

"The thing that you did is known as 'Yengkosu' in the language of assassins, you might think that I am joking but it is true you did it. We don't know anything about how these powers came to be but many of the scientists think that this was because of the nuclear reactions. Only a few like us possess powers like these."

"This is all a joke right? I mean it can't be true, me a loser possessing power like this."

"It's the truth and because of that I have an offer for you."

"What offer?"

"I want you to become an assassin, your power will be of a great use to us and don't say that you are just a kid and all that shit. As you can see I am the same age as you, so that trick won't work. Besides we are paid highly for our work and missions."

"Money, huh? Well if you put it like that I am in need of money, besides I have always thought that the stories of 'Yengkosu' were just myths. So, I'll accept your offer and one more thing promise me that no assassin will lay a finger on Lexi again."

"Wake up kid! This is not an anime or something this is real life, think before accepting the offer. The assassins are planning to defy the king of this entire world and the current UN members."

"The UN members? But why? the UN believes in peace and I won't let anyone destroy the finally attained peace after all this struggle and about the 'King', he ended the war single handedly. You think you can defeat him that easily? Grow up!"

"Do you seriously think that the current UN believes in peace, even if they did don't you think that they would've stopped the war? The war was so bad that countries are what we call cities now. Each and every representative of the UN is corrupted, they are enjoying all the luxury as people like you and I suffer, both your parents died right? About defeating the king, we know that we don't stand a chance against him, that's why we need people like you."

"You know about my parents? Well that explanation of yours was convincing, now that I think about it the UN really is corrupt. So yeah I'll accept your offer."

"I am in the same class as you are. I skipped school today because I was on a scouting mission. I'll meet you tomorrow at the school library, I'll explain everything there and one more thing you have to keep this a secret from Alexis or else I would have no choice but to kill her. I have made her forget about the incident that happened and she must be resting in her bed right now."

"Fine I'll see you tomorrow."

So I left her house and headed towards my house. I entered the house and removed my clothes and went to bed thinking about tomorrow.

Oh yeah, one more thing, did I forget to mention? This is the story of me an ordinary boy who grew up to become an 'Assassin'.

TO BE CONTINUED