As they continue to walk the hall of silence. They finally arrived at their destination; the door seemed to be advanced and needed a passcode to open. As Axel's team stares at the metal door, analyzing what could be, they encounter. The door opened after a second of typing the passcode.
It flashed before their eyes: people in the room, and there were beds everywhere. As they stepped in the room of people, they became silent; they seemed to be a recruit just like them. As the numerous people are gazing at them, Axel's team clears their throats, while looking back at the people. On the left, there are people with enormous bodies; on the right, there are people who are holding their knives. Their eyes seem to be full of intent to kill.
But they didn't mind them, as the second had passed; the guard that was guiding Axel's team took a word.
*Attention! This is the new recruit; they will be undergoing training with you. Treat them like your own brother. because that should be it. 000!(Atlas Blackwood) They will be under your supervision.*
The room filled with tension; Axel's team was looking at the same person who was the guard pointing to. The person looks at them from head to toe, with the look of a person who lost something and doesn't have a purpose to live.
The moment passed by, the long gaze finally ended, and the guard was stepping outside. Axel's team is walking to the man named 000. The people are staring at them right and left; eyes are everywhere. They walk with no words in their mouths and end up in front of 000.
"Yo…" with a wave of Kaid's hands.
000 took a prolonged stare at Kaid, and eventually 000 spoke up.
"You won't last long in this place, kid. You'll end up dead," he said, with a gloomy expression.
Kaid was left speechless, but Axel responded to 000 quickly after.
"We don't need your opinion. It's not my thing to die here, Axel spoke.
From a serious look on 000's face, he gave a faint smile. "I like you, kid…" "I'm Atlas Blackwood; just call me Atlas. As you see, we are named by our number, and that's the law of this place. From a gloomy face, Atlas became friendly towards them.
"I see… We are Team Alpha," Kaid replied to Atlas.
"Team Alpha, huh? What's your name? "
Kaid directly respond including also his subordinates, "I'm Kaid,"
"Eli" Eli slightly lowered his voice
"I'm Ava just call me darling if you want" Ava chuckle while saying her words.
"it's embarrassing but I'm Lila" Lila said with a face full of shyness.
And finally it was Axel's turn.
"I'm Axel," Axel spoke up, with solemn expression.
"Seem to be you been tough lately… i see it on your eyes" Atlas took a word while looking at Axel, he knows the pain of his eyes. But before Axel could react Atlas continued.
"Well.. you will occupie this bed" Atlas pointed to the bunk beds. "As you can see it's a bit rusty but you can still use it" he said.
As the team look the bed,where one bed is stacked on top of another, with a ladder connecting the two. It's full of dust and rust but it's stil usable. They don't hesitate to get already on the bed and settle down there bodies.
As the many recruite still looking at them, atlas gaze at them.
"The hell you guys looking at!?, go back to your beds or else!" Atlas said his words with a bit or irritated by their action.
A moment have past by when all of the team where settle down, Kaid was in the top of Axel, and Lila was on the top of Ava, Eli was in the top of Atlas, Eli don't have a choice, because there are no available slots.
"What would gonna happened to us now?" Ava said lowering her voice, with a bit calm expression.
"How the hell did us supposed to know!?" Eli annoyed to respond.
"This is the route we choose, we will face it even if it cost are lives" Kaid respond to them both.
Then a sudden silence….
"No one will dead, i vow to my self… I'll never gonna let that happen" Axel respond, causing them to be silent.
They both laugh while hearing Axel's words.
"HAHAHA, challenging the fate huh?, Ava chuckled softly. "Alright, alright time to sleep" Ava conclude.
As the silence field the entire room the air was thick, Axel's team slowly lowered there eyes, the scene shift towards to Atlas, he was smiling,hearing Axel's word,for the second time he finally felt what was feeling that he doesn't remembered, and slowly lowering there eyes.
The night continue, everyone was in a deep sleep,cozy air, that Ava covered her body because of the cold. Meanwhile in the mind of Axel there was something bothering, he had a dream.
In his vivid eyes he saw his younger appearance, looking down at his small hands back to the top, he saw a girl crying, as axel approach the small girl, he finally understand that she was in pain.
"Hello?... Are you ok?.."
As the words run across to the little girls ear's she look at him while her eyes is full of tears.
"Why are crying?.." Axel follow up a question.
But the young girl didn't seem to respond him, she was still looking at the eyes of Axel.
He took of his jacket and slowly cover the body of the girl.
"It's so cold out here, you should get back to your room already" Axel took a word.
Axel gives her a wide smile resembling his kindness towards her. The scene changed; now he was on Mara's side playing with her. They were inside Mara's room; the place looked messy; it seemed like it hadn't been cleaned for some weeks.
As Mara was happy while looking at Axel, Axel had many questions in his mind, and he asked.
"Hey Mara, why are you alone in this place?Where are your parents?
A sudden stop of what Mara's doing, and she responds.
"I don't know; my father is the one who takes care of me, and he said he will be gone for a while…but he promised that he will return home," Mara responds, full of hope in her eyes.
"I see." Axel lowered his voice.
Then again the scene changes, and this will be the last time they cherish each other. Axel was lying on the lap of Mara, and Mara is slowly running her hands through his hair.
"Mara, you said before that your father promised to come back home… where could he possibly be now?" Axel asked while looking at Mara.
Then Mara stops to wipe Axel's hair.
"I don't know where he is he … but… I know maybe happy by now somewhere…" Mara replied and smiled at him; Hero's face was sparkling in Axel's eyes…
"Mara… I promised I would protect you…" Axel replied.
He was looking at the scene, knowing he failed to protect her, his mind full of racing thoughts, "Why is she the one to be chosen? Why!! " he shouted while punching the ground.
But before he could make any move, he woke up. He looks at his hands, ready to make a punch, but he chooses to stop.
"I must find her… she is the only family i have.." his tears slowly pouring down to his cheeks,while his arms covering his eyes.
Then a silence…