"Today will be the final test, those who fail this rift will be expelled". The voice of the vice president of the school stated on the podium. Then a pause and a sigh, As she began walking off the stage, I noticed her brief glance directly at me and a faint grin, Sinister? or not it was a warning.
After the stage cleared the auditorium fell in silence as the details of this final test slowly began to sink in. Once seemingly sane students of high tolerance have now fallen to their knees and cried and shivered in despair and others in a fit of blind rage demanded answers to questions that would never be answered. Out of the two hundred only ten held their composure and I was one of them.
Shortly after everyone inside was forced out by the military in riot gear and loaded into the buses. All were headed to our new home, rift Overkill, one of the hardest rifts recently discovered at the center of tokyo. Now as the top students in our entire region we were tasked to clear this rift, Knowing that nobody has ever left without being on the brink of death.
We had arrived at the facility containing the rift we put into rooms and set into teams and given a band. Presumably trackers, but What is there to track but soon to be dead corpses.
We were given one hour to prepare, considering what we could possibly encounter in this rift. It was not enough time to make every countermeasure. This mission is basically a suicide mission. Now that the government is in full control of all the rifts, life as a rift breacher is more or less a one way ticket to an early grave.
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But now the only way to survive for being at the bottom of the system is through this rift in hopes for a chance at a new life.
As we waited for the clock to tick down to zero an announcement was made
“All Breachers of block A please proceed to Gate 06” Then a loud Blaring noise sounded throughout the corridors and then the doors opened. Red directional lights flashed to a one way hall straight to Gate 06 or otherwise known as Rift Overkill.
As we lay in wait, the final students have settled in and stand before the foot of Rift Overkill. Then Warning lights have started flashing and the massive Blast doors have started to open, revealing a red colored rift and powerful pull now filling the room. As the giant doors set themselves still. Fear quickly frosted us in place.
“This wont be our last so let’s survive this one ok,” I bravely commented. While taking the first steps towards the rift stood within arms length of the gate. That's when I heard a voice.
“Our God Welcomes you” in a distorted voice spoke. Out of the portal hands stretched out. Suddenly a strong energy had pulled and caused me to enter.
That the moment I broke through the rift was when my life as a Rift Breacher had begun.