Resting his head on his right fist Navi sat wondering if the content of file infront of him was true.
On the table a file with grey cover was laying ofcourse it was not written and binded by Andrew he had only updated it digitally . Navi had ordered the digital information to be printed and presented to him in a file on its first page a image of a young lad with a hint of grey hairs was pasted , the file read as
Name:Ray Grayson
Height: 6 feet
Age: 17
Contractor: Ascended Andrew
Even after seeing the contractor name again and again Navi was not convinced as he personally knew this ascended, both of them had spent their awakened days surviving the perils of the Dream realm together and became masters together as well that's why Navi was the person who knew Andrew best maybe even better than Andrew himself.
'Maybe that lad was not lying at all and I went overboard '
Their was a bit of regret that could be seen in his colourless eyes
A soldier hurriedly came in panting
*Sir it's the lion*
******
In a dark room Ray motionlessly sat on a chair handcuffed to it . If anyone could see in dark they would see a devastated face with no hope left in eyes.
After the light thrashing from Navi he was handcuffed to his chair and the dim light which lit the room was also extinguished leaving him in utter darkness all alone
While initially Ray had a little hope but eventually his pessimistic nature snuffed it out
After reviewing their threat response repeatedly and how he had never heard of a prison for awakened Ray concluded that the final outcome for people like him was death which he previously escaped by a stroke of luck.
As the time passed various thoughts came to Ray
' Why that bastard didn't believe me'
' Man Andrew where the hell are you '
' Am i still in the nightmare '
'So they will kill me again for no reason whatsoever'
'What will mother father and Noor with do without me '
Not being able to hold his thoughts any longer Ray shouted as loud as he could
"This is so unfair, someone save me"
Ray kept shouting until the door opened , blinded by the light he could not see who had opened the door but he was happy. nonetheless , assuming he was going be rescued Ray was as happy just like a kindergartener seeing their parents coming early to pick them from school.
But the person who came in was not someone Ray knew but instead he was the awakened who Ray had pushed back earlier.
Without any warning the person came closer and bashed Ray with a baton multiple times.
After a while the Awakened seemed to be content after thrashing Ray. The awakened returned after saying
" Make a noise again and I will kill you"
Once again bleeding , Ray was left all alone in darkness to contemplate
'So no one is coming huh '
' I was in darkness , chained to a door and had to outwit a awakened Devil in my first nightmare due to my crappy aspect after I came back reactions of my loved ones shattered me yet i rushed forward and now I'm being treated like this because I approached someone's sleeping chamber '
' I've had enough of everyone and everything fucking me over and over again'
' Fuck you, Fuck you Navi, Fuck you no name bastard who messed up my handsome face, Fuck you world '
'I started chained in darkness and will end while handcuffed in darkness , poetic isn't it'
'Man I hadn't even figured out my ability if I had i could have retaliated when that shithead beat me'
As the time passed Ray's despair had turned into wrath , wrath for everyone who hurt him and currently to him the world was hurting him
After experiencing all of this Ray had concluded one thing
' If I survive i must get stronger, strong enough so that shit like this doesn't happen again'
Just as Ray was about to think about the atrocities he was about to inflict upon the awakened, the door opened and five people came in , one of them was his target.
They hurriedly came in unlocked his handcuffs to separate him from the chair and then took him out of the room.
Once again handcuffed Ray was surrounded by numerous awakened and was being taken somewhere.
'Are they gonna execute me?'
As they moved through different corridors another awakened joined them he was carrying Ray's bagpack stuffed with clothes.
'Those bastard better not have messed my clothes it took a while to iron and fold them'
On the way not a single word was spoken between the awakened as if they were preparing themselves to face something very grave and dangerous soon
' What are those large gates are these bastards going to make me a food for a monster'
********
Standing infront of the opened gates Ray was the center of attention of all the sleepers present in the hall. Ray got many curious gazes to say the least , experiencing such a situation for first time he was dumbfounded being not sure what to do.
Apparently the Awakened were not taking Ray to his execution but to his induction ceremony as it turned out after hearing what happened to his nephew Master Andrew had stormed the Academy to free him
After escorting him to induction hall the Awakened left as if they were never there to begin with .
'They let me go'
Looking at his hands Ray said
"But forgot to free me , bastards till the end"
Realising it was a good opportunity to test his strengthening ability Ray tried to pull apart the handcuffs.
Ray had expected to struggle a bit but to his suprise he easily snapped the chain linking his handcuffs.
Looking around Ray saw all the fellow sleepers scrutinizing him ,trying to associate him with someone . He even heard some murmurs
" It's him "
Noticing astonished expression of many sleepers one of them who was funnily enough in a business suit made Ray a bit nervous so he put on his straight face
Suddenly someone from the crowd shouted
"Are you..."
This question was left unfinished as all of them heard sound of footsteps coming from behind them.Looking back they saw a gaint like tall man in dark blue uniform walking on stage.
Looking at the man would lead one to wonder if he was a result of unholy reunion of a human and a bear like nightmare creature.
After having a good look at all the sleepers the man said in a deep reverberating tone
"Welcome to the academy, sleepers. I am
Awakened Rock "
All the buzz in the hall was gone all of them looked at the awakened with utmost focus so he continued
" You have less than four.....