Omen?

"RISE AND SHINE ROOKIES!„

A loud raspy voice echoes throughout the halls waking everyone up

"Ngh...!!!Geez does he have to be so loud...?„Laura says whilst rubbing her eyes "Hey Rice wake up„she smacks Ryker awake

"Ow...stop it...!I'm awake...!!!„He sweats her hand away and gets out of bed

"We have to go to the washrooms before they get crowded!„Laura picks up Ryker and halls him over her shoulders charging towards the men and woman washrooms

She throws him into the men's washroom and tosses him washing essentials

"There now go wash or else we'll be late for training!„Laura exclaims

Ryker washes and heads to the males changing room and puts on his training uniform

"I gotta hurry people are starting to group up„Ryker thinks to himself

He rushes to the training grounds

"I see that everyone is here,good„he circles around the group of rookies observing each of the trainees

"You boy come here„he motions at Ryker

Ryker steps forward following the commanders instructions

"Aren't you abit too young to be having tattoos?how old even are you son?„He observes Rykers hand observing his tattoo a strange symbol of sorts

"I'm 15 sir and I don't know how this tattoo appeared on my arm sir„Ryker says trying to avoid eye contact

"You expect me to believe that?„the commander chuckles

"Um...„Ryker begins to sweat

"Give me 100 push ups for lying to me maybe that'll teach you a lesson„the commander exclaims,his tone stern

"Wait what?!that's not fair!„Ryker pleads for the commander to believe him

"Oh you're complaining?! 200 push ups plus 100 sit ups and 10 km run,the rest of you get to patrolling the town!„He exclaims while patting Rykers back

The other rookies head out to the town for their daily patrol

Hours pass and Ryker is at the training grounds serving his unfair punishment

"Stupid commander...!stupid tattoo...!stupid clothes...!„

A scrawny fellow rookie enters the training grounds with food and goes over to Ryker with it

"Hm?„Ryker glances at the making it's way towards him

"Salutations my fellow rook„The guy says,adjusting his glasses

"Did you just call a rook?...-never mind um who are you exactly?„

"I'm Loki a tech prodigy and I bought you some food„Loki hands the food to Ryker

"Oh thanks I appreciate it but why?„Ryker takes the food out the bag

"Because I know you got unfairly punished„Loki says staring at Rykers tattoo

"Wait you do?finally someones on my side!„Ryker exclaims with relief

"Your tattoo isn't a tattoo it's an omen actually„Loki shows Ryker a page

"An omen?„Rykers voice now filled with confusion and curiosity

Loki exclaims"An omen is like a mark from the gods,noone knows how to get one it's random to be honest even I don't know much about it but all that is known is that when a person receives an omen they get a strange mark on a part of their body to represent that they are ordained by the gods each persons omen is different so you just have to find out what abilities you get but it's rare of people with omens to live for long since they're hunted„

"What the fu-wait that was alot of info to take in all at once so you're telling me for some reason I was chosen by some gods?!„Ryker paces back and force in confusion

"Basically so„Loki shrugs

"But why me?of all people?„

"I don't know really,gods work in weird ways„Loki says while folding the paper and putting it in his pocket

"And that part about me being hunted why would they hunt me?„Ryker asks

"Some people believe that consuming the flesh of an ordained one as they call your people gives them spiritual powers of their own„Loki says

Rykers face contorts into one of disgust abit shaken by the statement of that people want to eat him

"That's just...gross...„

"Yeah...but what can we do?„Loki fixes his glasses

"Are you and omen person too?„Ryker asks

"Oh me?no I'm just a person who does research and has an obsession with cool robot weapons„Loki begins to walk out of the training ground to his dorm

"Ah I see„Ryker looks at his arms

"Also one more thing don't let the commander get in your head„

Ryker gives Loki a thumbs up

Ryker eats his food looks at the sky "What would the gods possibly want from me...?„he reaches his hand up to the sky as if trying to reach for something

"Oi boy get to your dorm it's past your curfew!„A cheif enforcer yells out

Ryker heads to his dorm and collapses on his bed

"Tough day?„Laura sneers

"Not now I'm too tired to deal with whatever you're up to„Rykers voice now filled with exhaustion and fatigue

A loud crash shocks both of them awake

"BOOM!„

A large dragon perched ontop of the towns church

ALL ENFORCE REPORT TO THE TOWN CHURCH

A voice echoes from the intercom

Enforcer drive out towards the church all equipped with guns and others with staffs and melee artilery

They reach their destination and bare witness to the foe as it desimates parts of the town

"Take your positions!„A commander shouts

All the enforcers take their positions and the gunmen and mages aim at the dragon from a distance and the rest attack head on

The dragon swings it's tail at the enforcers knocking them away,Ryker attempts to pierce the dragons scales but gets knocked into a burning building and a falling log pierces straight through his chest

"Gah!!!„Ryker vomits out a blood

The dragon takes out enforcer after enforcer leaving some dead and most critically injured

"I can't die like this...no...i can't...please...no...„Ryker attempts to pry the log out his chest to no success

"ROOAAAARRR!!!„the dragon voice echoes throughout the town

"If I die now I can't honor my kingdom...my family...„Ryker forcefully rips the log out his chest causing his fingers to bleed in the process

"IM GONNA KILL YOU!!!„a memory of the day his family was taken from him replays in his head driving him to madness with anger

He charges towards the dragon a black and gold lightning aura

He exchanges blows with the dragon each giving it their all as the other troops watch from afar

"Who is that kid?„the commander asks staring in awe as a Ryker uses his hands to pummel the dragon

"JUST STAY DOWN!!!„Ryker unleashes a shockwave from his fist that tears through the dragons body killing it but also badly injuring his own arm in the process

"FINNAAAALLLLYYY!!!„he screams out in triumph taking in his victory over impossible odds

Ryker plops to the ground like a sack of potatoes I raises his fist in the air as a celebration

"H-hell yeah...„i tear of blood drips down his cheek