Chapter 1: A (not so) normal day

!!!Warning: Graphic and suicidal actions!!!

*beep beep beep beep*

That annoying sound again…the one song I hate to every morning. She thought as she threw her hand towards the annoying noise making machine of dread. After a few attempts she was able to beat the snooze button into submission as she threw one of the many pillows back over her head. Just a few more minutes…

*beep bee-*

She grabbed the cord and ripped it out of the wall. The snooze button seemed to not be the right choice at the time. It was a Monday after all. She begrudgingly threw the pillow away and swung her legs over the bed still wrapped up in the blankets that held the warmth of the night before. With a big yawn and a stretch, she abandoned the hard-fought warmth and moved to start her morning routines.

After freshening up and looking somewhat presentable to the outside world, which consisted of a pair of sneakers, sweatpants, and a hoodie with a logo of the college that she was currently attending. Michigan State. She couldn’t get into some of the top schools for zoology, but this was good enough, it wasn’t Cornell but hey, what was a poor girl supposed to do? Fifth in the US and thirty fourth in the world. So, considering where it was at, she couldn’t complain. After all she only had to work the rest of her life to pay off these student depts.

She waved to her non-existent room mate that was never in her dorm room that she shared. She was usually never here, mostly because… well she had many extra physical activities that she enjoyed a bit too much. She thought that maybe her room mate just thought this as a storage place for her extra clothing and accessories. With no response she unlocked the door and entered the busy hallway of the dorm.

“Lets go learn something I guess.” She muttered to herself as she joined the mass of bodies that moved through the hallway nearly in one direction. She thought it was kinda funny that she could think of this as a pulmonary artery as all the other students went to go get their knowledge. Like blood did to get oxygen from the capillaries in the lungs. She gave a small giggle at the thought and continued to go get her oxygen.

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Just kill me already… she thought as she dragged herself to lunch. It was hard enough as she had already went to two mandatory classes regarding whatever politically correct thing that needed to be taught now-a-days. She didn’t care too much for these classes as they just ate at her tuition and grants that she struggled to get in the first place. All she wanted to do was just go to college and attend the classes that she wanted to go to. Learn what she wanted to learn and leave it at that.

“All I want to learn is zoology…” She mumbled as she went up to Holden Dinning Hall and ordered à la carte, and just ordered a simple meal that would supply her body with the bear minimum requirements for her body to sustain itself on her small funds.

The guy behind the counter smiled brightly as she approached. “Hey Elaine!” he beamed as his eyes seemed to light up form seeing her once again. “You doing ok today?” he asked hoping to get more of a response out of her today. He was a decent looking young male, standing roughly six foot and a little over average weight. His brown eyes and dark hair was about as plain as it could be.

“I guess, just classes I don’t like to take.” She responded in the same manner as she always had. Elaine really didn’t care too much for small talk and usually required people to be more aggressive, but in this environment she wouldn’t give anyone a shot. Too much on the line as her grades meant everything to her more than a fling in college as most girls her age did.

The unassuming male just nodded and gave the food that she had requested making sure to add just a bit extra as he normally did. The funny thing was that she didn’t even realize that he had been doing this the whole time and just thought the meals were always the same. She never knew he had ever done this. To her he was just another background character to her life, along with herself.

He gave a inward sigh and thought to himself that this day had to be the day. Something inside told him it was now or ever. “Umm.” He coughed “Can I uh… get your number?” he asked as he reached for his phone ready to put in his crushes number in.

She visibly paused as if stuck in the motion of walking away and slowly turned back to the man that she didn’t even know the name of. Then she noticed that he did indeed have a name badge on. Brent… shit… Now she felt like a dick for not even catching that. Thought that wasn’t even half the problem.

“Umm. Brent right?” she asked clearly looking at his name tag, but Brent didn’t even notice that instead just smiled brightly as she knew his name. “I’m sorry… I uh… umm… I have a bf?” she kinda stated and asked at the same time clearly trying to dodge this whole situation. Mostly because she didn’t even have the budget to buy and pay for a phone. Yeah… she was one of those rare individuals that didn’t have social media and a phone. “I’m really sorry.” She apologized quickly and rushed away and out of sight leaving the man named Brent broken hearted and hurt crossing his eyes.

Once out of sight she vowed to find another place to eat… but this was one of the few places that provided food at a good cost that gave good portions. Sighing she sat outside and started to eat her food, she thought of what her next class was. It was the one that she wanted to be at the most. Animal biology and Zoology, she wanted to study how things where and why they were, how things ticked and worked in the world. The human body was pretty much figured out, but with some new species and animals being brought back with modern science and the such her field would be highly sought after.

Then she can start making bank…

Then she can start paying student depts and being broke!

Now she slumped… she hatted being broke. Some of her old friends from high school had told her she should work on the web a little to make money, but that to her it seemed too weird. What if one of those weridos came and tried to find her like you hear on the web happening sometimes. She knew she could make the money that way but that was just too much. She would rather be broke with no phone.

With a thought she stood up and tossed the appropriate items in their respective trash bins. She hated to waste and cause waste. She wasn’t to the point where she would dig through the bins and separate them herself, but she liked to think that what she did alone seemed to help some. With a nod to no one in particular she started her way to her next class.

She couldn’t help herself as she smiled and walked to her next class. She didn’t even pay too much mind to the sound that phones make when their was a state emergency alert. She knew what the sound was but chocked it up to some test or amber alert or something of the sort.

She didn’t even realize that everyone had stopped moving pretty much as they stared blankly at their phones and other devices. She had been in her own world looking forward to the lecture on muscle structure of a mantis shrimp. The thought of learning about their biophysics of the specialized muscle structure that allowed them to explode in both speed and power.

She was in her own world as people started talking loud and some quickly getting on their phones and calling relatives and family and friends. Some laughing thinking it was a hoax, but most rushed in random directions as a chime sounded across the area signaling the start of the next class. So obviously the nearly oblivious female known as Elaine didn’t even know that people were rushing for another reason other than going to class. She made it to her next class and looked around seeing absolutely no one. Not even the professor.

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Well… the chime did happen so she sat down waiting. Waiting for something to happen as she pulled out some paper from under the lecture desks and got ready to take notes and the such.

*ding ding* “This message is to inform everyone that classes has been suspended for the remainder of th---- Umm… is this thing on?” a voice came over the automated notice. “Test… test… ok I can hear it elsewhere.” It was a smooth males voice she never heard coming across the speakers. “Hello Elaine Willow.” The voice said as her mind started to race. She started to look around and then realized that outside the window people where starting to act crazy. People where running around, some started violent acts against others and even a few where doing things that she couldn’t even comprehend doing even at the worst thoughts.

Did that guy just kill that other one and slammed that woman! She thought as her eyes went wide and stood up from her seat quickly stepping away from the desks and moving back to a corner hoping not to be seen by the football player looking man with blond hair as his hand pulled back again blood splattering the window with it.

Briefly her mind thought about the mantis shrimp… if he had that strength he wouldn’t have to hit so many times. She snapped out of that thought as she turned and released the contents of her stomach into the trash bin near the back of the room.

“Elaine. You don’t have much time and I would like to you to make your way up to the roof of the building that you are in if you want to escape.” The voice over the speaker commented with slight emotion in his voice as if he had seen the same thing. “hurry you don’t have much time.”

She didn’t even think. She knew something inside that if she stayed at the base floor of this building what was happening outside would soon spill into the inside. That’s when the football player looking man looked up and towards the inside… her fears where awakened and she ran, the sound of breaking glass chasing her through the room as she rushed outwards and into the chaotic hall.

She shoved and pushed and moved towards the stairs and upwards. The sound of wet sounding thuds behind her and everywhere as she witnessed something falling… someone falling… that was a person! Someone literally just jumped down between the stair case! She didn’t even bother looking as she moved quickly up passing others that saw the same thing and thinking that what the other had done seemed to be the right choice.

She made it to the top as the door was already knocked down at some point. She paused quickly in mid step, her dark brown hair swishing in the wind as her emerald green eyes looked across the landscape that she could only believe was hell. She took a few unsteady steps as she looked out at the large plumbs of smoke and fire could be seen in any direction. She was thankful that she wasn’t near the edge as some were giving others a helping hand over the railings. Grim looks on everyone’s faces.

She didn’t know why but she looked up as she could see a multicolored line across the sky. Even though it was passed mid-day, it was clearly the brightest thing in the sky. She took a step back and wondered why there was a rainbow from horizon to horizon stretching across the sky.

“That is a powerful Mana Wave.” A smooth voice said beside her. “It is about to hit this world and destroy everything down to the molecular atom erasing everything that I created.” The figure stated calmly and with certainty.

“Mana… as in magic?” She asked not taking her eyes of the mesmerizing sight, not even bothering to look away. Why look towards the ground where hell was when you can look at something so beautiful, and now knowing destructive. “Doesn’t look like it’s a bad way to go I guess.” She said to no one in particular. Why not have the most beautiful thing she had ever seen be the last? It seemed appropriate.

The figure paused for a moment looking up as well. “Indeed, it is beautiful, but what if I told you that this didn’t have to be Your end?” he asked as he placed a hand on her shoulder.

She tilted her head towards the figure in white. Damn… who wears white robes and how does he keep them so white!? She thought as she gazed upon what she thought may have been the most beautiful person she had ever laid eyes on. He stood at exactly six foot, not a micrometer taller. His hair was the color of the sun brilliant and seemed not to be touched by the light breeze, eyes the color… what the fuck! It was as if she staired into the depths of the universe itself. The more she looked the deeper she feel into them, stars and nebulas, colors that didn’t even have names.

The god knew what had happened and shifted his eyes to a plain brown. She snapped out of it quickly enough. Good He thought as he let go of her shoulder. “Eleine Willow. I have selected you out of the eight billion, two hundred thousand, one hundred and sixty, three hundred and seven and dwindling human beings on this world I have selected you.” He stated as he looked her in the eyes. He hadn’t wanted to tell her that she was latterly randomly selected from everyone. Marious had only the ability to send seven individuals with the powers that he had at his disposal, for god had placed all the magic that was supposed to be in this galaxy into that one being.

Seven was a good number… he thought with a chuckle thinking about how long it took him to create this world itself. Seven was also a good number to send into the universe. He didn’t show it on the outside as he perused the life of this individual. Elaine Willow was someone that had a drive, a drive to succeed and make better the life she had at any cost. It was almost mantic. She would make a good fuck you to those above.

“Umm… sir?” Elaine asked as she looked at the man. She had turned away fully from the doom that was fast approaching and looked at him instead. After all it was another thing of beauty to look at. “Why me?” she asked her hand resting on her hip.

“Oh because your special.” God lied, but not really. She was after all a bit better than some of the people that was selected. He would have to make sure Marious took care of her and gave her a advantageous start. “I chose you because you have a drive to survive at any cost. You who bared the poverty of this world and pushed beyond your expected limits and made yourself above others at your level.” He stated. “we don’t have much time. As he looked up at the sky.”

Elaines head looked back up to where the brilliant man looked. Her mouth dropped open very un-lady like. Was that the moon?

The rainbow mana wave was much larger and almost took up the whole sky. It smashed into the backside of the moon and for a instant it seemed as if the earth quivered as the waves of gravity from the celestial moon cracked and shattered like a Christmas ornament dropping to the floor. Hot magma quickly erupted from the friction of the mana wave pushing it against the upper atmosphere of earth as hot streaks of molten chunks of rock rocketed downwards. Everything that touched the mana wave though just seemed to stop existing. It was truly devastating.

“Elaine!” God commanded the attention of the woman. She turned from certain doom back to the man. “I gave humans the choice of a free will. You must now decide if you want to be saved or not.” He grabbed her again by the shoulders and faced her towards himself.

“I made you, from dust of the universe, and everything you see. Know that this was not caused by me, but by others who deemed your race viral to the universe. You are my only greatest accomplishment. I was born into this galaxy when the first star awoke, and my first thought was to make your species into the greatest thing. And what not best than my own image.” He paused as he mentally shifted all the debris from the crashing moon away from this spot. He couldn’t stop the mana wave but he would give her the most time she could to process a response.

“Will you chose to wreak vengeance for the human race, and all that was created here, against those that deemed your destruction?” he said quietly as the mana wave was destroying the upper atmosphere exposing the world to the forces of the universe.

“Yes” she stated as the last thing she saw was a rainbow colored horizon and then another man with… six wings?