Chapter 5

Ariella and Kim said their farewells to the rest of their family as both of them enter the car at the back seat and the godfather of Ariella, named Alfredo, drives away. It takes at least three hours from Rosales to Manaoag, plus the traffic on their way and the heat waves of the sun made it more unbearable, but thank goodness Alfredo's car has an air conditioner and music to listen to. After three hours of driving and just watching the scenes passing by with people doing their own businesses outside of their houses.

They've finally arrived at their destination, Ariella's grandfather, Tonio, grandmother, Teresita, and her godmother, Grace, have met them up at the entrance of their house with a welcoming arm and smiles at their faces.

"You must be Kim." – Teresita said looking at Kim straight at his eye which makes him straighten his back unconsciously.

"Yes, nice to meet you, I'm Kim and I'll be in your care for a while thank you." – he said stiffly and nervously but he didn't make it noticeable which Ariella giggles in amusement.

"Don't be so stiff, we're family, if you need anything just ask. Our house is right over there, at your left side and at the back of our house you'll see another house that belongs to Ariella's uncle, Danny, and the last house at the very back of it is a bungalow house of Ariella's another uncle, Wilson, his living with the rest of his family." – explains Tonio pointing the direction of each house inside of their family compound.

"That's a huge property, Sir." – comment Kim

"Oh please, don't call me sir…just call me papang like everyone else and for Teresita here…call her mamang." – mentioned Tonio laughing heartedly

While Kim is getting chummy with the rest of Ariella's family on her father's side, she helps her godfather carrying out their luggage then letting it down to their respected rooms. Ariella's room is located at the left-wing in the right hallway then at the left side, there will be a white door. As for Kim, his room is also located on the left-wing across from Ariella's room. There's a lot of guest room as Ariella's family house is quite huge as both of her mother and father use their own bank money that they've been saving for. So, as a result, Alfredo architected the whole house according to their taste even the front garden and back garden.

"By the way, Ninong Alfredo, are you and Ninang Grace will stay for the night then go home for tomorrow?" – ask Ariella.

"Yes, but for tomorrow we need to buy you two school supplies and food supplies for next month, so we will go grocery to CSI supermarket after we buy everything that you and Kim needs for school." – replies Alfredo

"Oh, I see, how about our books and uniform? Also, where should I put these?" – asks Kim, who just walk inside of the house carrying two bags of their things.

"Don't worry about it we will do everything tomorrow; we got your books when we enrolled you two last week and Grace has already put a plastic cover in all of your books last week too. As for the uniforms, we will buy them at the exclusive school store across from your school, that'll be the first thing will do." – answers Alfredo.

"Brother, put those bags inside of my room, it's in the left-wing and go to the right hallway then you'll see a door at your left side, and across from it is your room too." – said Ariella

"Thanks, Arie."

Grace and Teresita go into the kitchen to prepare for their lunch together with the kids while Tonio sat on a couch watching tv news with Alfredo, as for the kids, they've locked themselves in their own room fixing and organizing their clothes and some things they've packed earlier.

~Inside of Ariella's room~

Ariella is already done unpacking her clothes and everything she packed, and now, she pulled out an outdated phone which transforms into a high-tech flat screen. She slides two fingers up then all the files on the screen floated in front of her as she eyed them. These files are about how to make Exist, step by step, and tips in how intricate and gentle fingers works while creating such weapons because they are alive, living weapons that have a mind on their own.

While she is reading her two hands are moving on top of a hologram-like keyboard shining blue with an outline of white. As her eyes focus on the file in front of her, her hands are having a conversation with someone else on the computer, arranging a broadcast video of soldiers and sentinel warriors training on the regime she has given them this month. Ariella's room is soundproof made by the power of her scythe, Harmony form, its golden color with a black mixture in it, and an intricate design of pinkish flower and gems. The scythe is standing in the middle of her room making a barrier. The sound of men training, panting, gasping for air can be heard, and screams of pain from those men echo through the room that made her watch them and see what's going on.

"Argh…"

"LET'S GO MEN!"

"Ha…ha…ha…ha~" – numerous breathless soldiers and warriors are trying to catch their breath after trying to run 100km without a break, then meditate for whole one hour using their mental strength at calling their inner energy inside creating an enlarging airball at the very center of their abdominal chest.

"Is that everything all of you can do?! Pathetic! Again!" – reprimanded Ariella showing a hologram of her using Harmony form.

"I'm here right now, to inform all of you that starting tonight I will not be coming here from now, but I'll be watching all of you as I create the Exist weapons." – announce Ariella making all of these men to stop their training and straighten up their posture.

"Don't disappoint me, this (a small mechanical rainbow box appears in her right hand) will be the first stage of the Exist without a master or partner, it's called Irregular. The weapons will choose themselves who are worthy to hold them, and then when they have chosen a person the box form will change into a weapon of that person's heart. It will show what kind of weapon a person's will and heart is, and to properly willed it you must know what the true meaning of your weapon is. For example; for me, my weapon is called Manifold Scythe, alias: Death Reaper, my scythe has different forms to suit my situation, I can create a new form whenever I like, and every form has its own unique power. The `meaning` is because I've seen multiple deaths and encounter Oblivions without having a weapon, it made me realize that to survive one must kill no matter what, even if it's underhanded. My sense of revenge and bloodlust for death made my weapon. To know what the meaning is, you must understand and know yourself first." – Ariella declared to them while showing different kinds of the scythe in her arsenal until she stops holding a black-violet scythe in her right hand slashing it in the air creating an opening into a pocket dimension.

"Sir Linch, Sir Nale, and Sir Lucius can you please guide me towards where the materials for creating Exist weapons." – Ariella said curtly to them as they saluted and answered an agreement then walking towards a warehouse full of boxes.

"These are all of it, the whole warehouse, Major General." – proclaims Rio Linch

"Thank you, gentlemen." – she uses her scythe to levitate all the boxes at the same, moving it upwards then sway it to her right towards the opening of the pocket dimension, at those commands, multiple boxes flew to it entering the opening leaving an empty warehouse and flabbergasted Generals.

"Make this a training field for those soldiers that have completed phase 2."

After closing the pocket dimension, Ariella leaves them behind with a salute then disappears like a ghost apparating before them then just gone. Ariella's consciousness has returned to her body, as it was just her astral body that shows up at Fort Militias. She looks at the clock beside her bed on top of her nightstand, indicating it's already 6:13 pm, it's already nighttime which means she accidentally skips her lunch with the rest of her family. Fortunately, she left an illusion of her sleeping peacefully, and so decided to change her clothes and freshen up before leaving her chambers. In the living room, Ariella sees Kim casually laying on the couch with both earbuds plugin, he is wearing light grey baggy pants and a white t-shirt. Kim notices his niece coming down the stairs with daze eyes which worries him, he stands up immediately walking towards Ariella.

"Hey, is something wrong? I'll prepare the dinner so we can eat, papang, mamang, auntie, and uncle already leave when they find you pass out in your bed earlier. Like really, Arie ~sigh~ if you're tired let us know, okay?" – Kim

"I'm sorry for worrying you, I didn't know I'm that tired… hehe" – Ariella

"It's alright, you are my responsibility now this is new to me but I'm still thankful for requesting it to big sis and uncle Luke. I don't even know that I'd do if I was left in Rosales with those `friends` of mine." – Kim

"I'm supposed to be expressing my gratitude to you, big bro, it's lonely here, in this big house. So, as a thank you present, I searched for the requirements you might need to enter the military. It seems you have to work harder from now on big bro, the military regiment change." – Ariella

"What?!" – Kim

He immediately scans his eyes on the papers with gaping and wide eyes as he reads through them. Kim could not help but doubt and hesitation to believe it. All the requirements are too excessive for a normal human to do by working out or exercising daily.

`Will there be a WWIII in this century? ` thought Kim

"The site's name is written on top if you're doubting me… why not take a look, that site name should be familiar with you, Big bro." – taunted Ariella as a sly smirk plastered in her face.

Ariella fixed the site for military recruitment these past two months as she arranged a bundle of paper works, she asked for tech help from other people who are experts in it. It took at least one month and a half at finishing and posting suitable and not unreasonable requirements for recruitment. Ariella and the rest of the military forces don't need sprout newbies especially with the current threat to human populations that will cause them to be near extinct like dinosaurs.

Kim and Ariella ate their dinner with comfortable silence, afterwards, they played "Call of Duty" and "Just Dance" in the living that the time they slept is around one in the morning. For the first of two months, Ariella had a night off from her waiting documents that need to be finished as soon as possible. The Sentinel Guards and other soldiers stand guard over Ariella's house perimeter, some of them will take a long glance over Ariella with a fatherly or brotherly grin as some took a video then posted it to their own forum that is not included Ariella on it. Because the forum only exists for capturing momentum moments of Ariella's life as she grows up. When the times come for Ariella knowing its existence and purpose, they'll receive her hellish wrath.

Ariella wake up in the morning with someone disturbing her dreamless but awaiting slumber, she complained by saying to give her five more minutes multiple times but when she heard her godmother's voice, she groggily stands up. She did her morning ritual before taking a shower for a few minutes, then she wears her casual clothes that consist of high-waisted jeans and a simple white elbow-sleeve crop top that has a flower embroider.

Grace, her godmother, prepare their breakfast as Ariella comes down from upstairs, she sees Kim wearing casual ripped jeans and a plain black t-shirt. Kim wakes up earlier than Ariella as he needs to start doing those absurd recruitment requirements, he begins with his endurance and stamina. Grace and Kim look up greeting Ariella as she takes her seat at the dining table beside Kim. They ate in a comfortable silence like last night, afterwards, Kim, Ariella, Grace, and Alfredo, her godfather and Grace's husband, are in the car and on their way to their errands.