Why do I even bother with this kind of job, in a quiet corridor only the frequent shuash!!! could be heard in a to and fro rhythm judging from the movement of the mop attacking the cold ground. Being a part time janitor in such a big school isn't all bad but not to good if I may say.
My name is Mike, I'm 25 this is my job when I'm not at home during the afternoon at griffin hills college. You might be wandering why not get a better job or study right? Well I'm a failed awakener.
And in such a cruel misgiving world if you don't have strength, your powerless to decide. Fate doesn't give choices to the weak. Only the strong have the ability to speak. Crimson star changed over the years after a huge earthquake occurred around all parts of the world. According to scientist the ground split releasing white mist named reactant.
Causing all life forms to gain a strange virtual entity called system ushering all things into a crazy evolution frenzy. People gained powers that were once fantasy, strength to turn over the seas and move mountains. Controlling the elements of nature to create natural disasters. Wild life also evolved. Some creatures also gained extraordinary strength.
This creatures where classified into categories and levels according to their corresponding strength. This creatures became 'Beast'. The natural food chained was disturbed due this abrupt evolution. Some beast gained intelligence not inferior to humans, led other beast to form beast tides and rebelled against mankind. Attacking towns and cities. Many nation leaders predicted such a crisis and had already measures put in place to resolve them when they arise.
Awakened were trained to fight and level up. They became weapons in the eyes of the government to fight against beasts. In the eyes of the ordinary people awakened were a higher form of life to be admired and treated like heroes.
Cities and towns became battlefields, corpses littered everyone becoming testament of hard battles fought to save and protect lives. Hot weapons gradually lost their effectiveness so beast core and corpses were used to refine cold weapons.
Awakened battling on frontlines wielded these weapons securing victories through their sacrifices and strength. The beast also had their fair share of victories due to beast kings and generals emerging among them. Some even had humanoid forms. War raged on for countless years, mankind was finally able to repel the beast and secure victory ushering in a new era of hope and strength. Small scale battles still occur from time to time with less severe casualties.
Guilds were formed to clean up beast lurking around human bases and in the wilderness to prevent possible beast tides. Over the years scientist developed a way to help ordinary people awaken. To strengthen the human race all persons from 16 to 18years can be enlisted to get use the orb of awakening to awaken.
If awakening fails in this life then one is destined to become weak forever. With no power to decide fate a failed awakened can only wait for death in the face of deadly beast or possible beast tides. All future prospects have been cut off when one has failed to awaken. I failed to awaken at the age of 17 big deal!!!. I'm not gonna sulk over it, just have to move on and pray lady luck always locates me in other to avoid beast and other dangerous things out there.
Won't lie, life hasn't been easy. Had to move out of my parents house due to them branding me as a failure. All my so called friends withdrew themselves from me like I was a contagious illness. Those were dark moments in my life.
So now I work odd jobs to survive. People still give me those weird looks when they find out about me failing to awaken. I have grown immune to all those looks over the years, learnt to cherish my normal life as I keep reminding myself everyday, I have to survive. In 2hours, I packed up my things since I was done, got paid and slowly made my way home.
In the quiet part of the city, buildings that looked like they have aged over the years where scattered all around. But people could be seen inhabiting them, some a family of three of four, gangsters, weirdos, young and elderly all lived here.
This community was close to the city walls. Frequent roars of beast reverted through the night causing untold fear to the people of this community. Most people found here have no where to go. Society does not welcome these people. So with no other choice they chose to settle closer to the city walls.
At leats it's far better than outside the walls but they have to always vigilant to be able to escape from danger when the need arises. The patrol team stationed near the city walls don't really care about what happens to these people, their only job is to kill any beast which breaches the walls through gaps and fix those gaps.
Members of the patrol team clad in armour with their swords could be seen from afar. Even most few of them stood on top of the walls to monitor situations on the other side. A young man of average height and facials and black hair walked alone.
With the city wall coming into view, he made his way into the quiet community made a few turns and came to an old apartment building. Mike felt peeping glances on him as he got home but it didn't bother him much any ways, after all this was a normal occurrence. Everyone here is always vigilant in other to spot danger in advance.
The feeling of coming back from work to a welcoming hearty family meal was just fantasy. Opening the door to my apartment, what welcomed me was an orderly room with just few standard furniture and basic needs. Leaving alone has thought me to keep my things in order if I want them to last long. After having some leftovers I left in the kitchen, sleep assaulted me. So my next destination was naturally my bed. Feeling of comfort like no other, laying on the bed as I slowly slipped into dream land without having to think about the stressfulness of life and its uncertainties that would want to drown me at every given moment. Thoughts became more cloudy and the feeling of sleep became heavy.