Arden: Risen Warrior Volumes 1-3

Rainer stood still inside of an eerie apartment, watching a black sedan pull up to the curb. Two men exited the vehicle, and proceeded to enter through the front door. He quickly put on his dark blue hoodie, and checked to make sure his phone was still inside the pocket of his jeans. The mold on the walls and the floorboards were giving off a musty odor, forcing him to cover his nose with a face mask. Looking out towards the city skyscrapers, he loudly sighed and waited.    It wasn’t long until he heard the sound of footsteps walking down the hall. A knock soon followed, and the clock on the wall signaled that it was already noon. Rainer tiptoed across the room, as if he were avoiding certain areas on the floor. Once he made it to the door, he looked through the peephole to find two men standing there.    One of the men was bald, wearing a black leather jacket, and a dirty red handkerchief that looked to Rainer as if it were f

Rainer lowered his gun and stared at it “I never realized just how heavy this gun was, I’ve always been able to use it so easily” he muttered under his breath.    “Maybe it’s from the weight of all that blood you have shed.” A man’s voice whispered in his ear, Rainer quickly turned and shot another bullet in the direction of the voice, but no one was there. All he could see was an empty room, but that didn’t force his guard down. His breathing was starting to become heavy, and he was starting to feel afraid.    “Who are you?” he asked in a panic, hoping for an answer. Looking cautiously around the room he found no one. The only sound in the room was coming from the television.   “Either I’m going insane or someone is stalking me.” he said to himself without letting his guard down. Rainer moved towards the door with caution, and proceeded down the way he had come. Upon arriving at the exit, he began to h

He was forced to sit down near the pilot side of the ship, the door began to close and Rainer couldn’t help but stare at the ground he would never see again.    “Is this all there is? Is this how it ends for me? Thrown aside like a rat by my own race.” He thought to himself. “Fine, then I hope you all suffer with me.” Anger began to flood his body, he continued thinking about how he wished he could kill the type of people who landed him in this situation.    The small ship began to soar towards the larger one, and in almost no time at all they had landed inside the ship’s hangar. He was escorted to a dark room with metal walls, where they provided him with new clothing to wear. His new clothes were similar to what the guards were wearing without armor. A white short sleeved shirt and white pants to match.    He felt like a prisoner being prepared for an execution, although he tried to kee

The guard sighed at a tired Rainer “Good enough for today, I guess go get some rest. Oh and there will be an announcement tomorrow morning, just follow everyone else to the arena where it will be held.”   “Whatever.” With that, Rainer left the arena and made his way back to his room. His body was aching all over, and the bruises were still stinging. He fell on the bed, barely able to move a muscle to turn over, so he laid there staring at the ceiling. “What am I doing?” he asked himself quietly. “I just… I shouldn’t be here.”   He covered his face with his arm, closed his eyes, and his last day on Earth began to play on his mind. The way everyone’s faces looked happy as he walked away handcuffed, and how the ones he protected turned on him. Rainer gritted his teeth trying to hold back tears. “How little did I actually mean to all of you? Because you all meant so much more to me.” The resentment in his voice made him feel sick. “What do I do

The knocking on the door now turned into heavy banging, like the sound of a fist hitting a wall. Rainer walked to the door and let out a sigh, hoping it wasn’t the guard. Unfortunately, it was, and before he could say a word, Rainer was dragged down the hall by the collar of his shirt.    “You’re twenty minutes late!”   “I. Can’t. Breathe” He muttered, choking on the collar of his shirt. Arthur let go of the collar and watched Rainer gasp for air.    “You don’t keep your elders waiting, that's rude.”   “I just overslept because of your training! My body isn’t used to this kind of intensity. I’m still in pain from two days ago, and the pain from yesterday hasn’t even reached my nervous system yet.”    “Either you willingly follow me and train, or I drag you there and whack you with a stick.”    “Fine.” Rainer grunted as he got up. They made