The Marshalls is an establishment were children of ages twelve to twenty three are taken to be trained skillful sword swingers and arm handlers before taking to the military if found worthy. It is the shortest route and the window to the Claudia Military popularly known as the KS MILITARY, CLAUDIA. When we arrived, mum gave us a hug and took us to the counter after putting down her information in a paper provided, she left.
For the first time in my life, I felt, alone. Walking into the reception hall, I looked up and I saw the picture of the president of Claudia and the next picture beside it had a blur face with no name tag but an abbreviation, KS. There is a giant writing of the name MARSHALL on the wall and on the three legs of the letter M was an anchor on each of them facing the west hand side. An anchor? Is this a fucking pirate school? I asked myself. I rubbed my eyes and exhaled not wanting to think about it that much or read unnecessary meaning into it so I looked away and my eyes landed on the Claudia flag and beside it is a kind of Latino writings that I could not comprehend. The writings looked very old like it was not touched upon the renovation of the Military. My head was spinning like I was having a hang over and I felt somehow like my skin was crawling, but I held myself and felt it's just a change of environment reaction."Hi, miss move over to the next que for further screening"A lady soldier instructed. We went to the other que and received our first uniform, it was a thick white T-shirt and 2 pairs of turquoise green trousers, a boot and white socks with a white beret. We went to the notice board to look for our names and luckily, we were assigned the same room, our surname came first. So after Helion came Yuvonne according to the first letters of our name.It was room 101."Okay, this is way better than the warehouse and am loving it!"Yuvonne said as she was admiring the room. I smiled because it had been a while I saw my sister in that mood. The room was spacious and has its own toilet and bathroom built together. A wardrobe by the wall and a nightstand by the side of the bunk. Then a mirror facing the bunk." Let's change into this and join the others" I told Yuvonne already out of my home wear.We wore our beret and the uniform and came out to join the rest of us at the hall.I found out there were different colors of berets, but the white berets seemed to be us the new intakes and we dominated the hall. They called us the NULLS. There were the red berets, blue, green, black and yellow.The silence was deafening as we waited for the commander. I guess it is there training that had such impact on the decorum. Few minutes laterWe noticed the oldies standing up at attention and we followed suit as a clique entered the hall. Then a lady in her early thirties took the stage.Yuvonne looked at me and whispered;" It is a she""Seems like" I replied in whispers.We stood up for the National anthem and the Military anthem which was still new to us.
The woman in her full soldier regalia started to give her welcome speech as she picked the microphone;"As you were Marshalls"We all sat down and she continued;"Good evening all, I am Commander Gal Mayer. I am happy to welcome our newest members today, the Nulls who will join us in taking Claudia Military to another level.Untill my regime as the commander in chief of the armed forces, the oldies can testify that Claudia Military has never had this population in her history. Before, it was six Marshalls to one dormitory but now, it is two Marshalls to a spacious room. It use to be three bath houses for the female Marshalls and three bath houses for the male Marshalls, but now your bath house and restroom is installed in your various rooms and your privacy at it's peak. My mission is to make KS Military and the Marshalls your second home, a home away from home and I won't stop in my work until we are invincible and undefeated.To my newest babies in the house, feel free to meet with the head of the BULLS, Julius Arms who will introduce himself when I'm out. Your orientation starts tomorrow. Welcome on board Comrades."She dropped the microphone as we stood up at attention, she saluted and we all did as she left the stage with her clique. We sat down and waited for further instructions as the oldies left the hall for the refectory.Yuvonne drew close to me and whispered;" I hope there food is good, you know I don't play with my meals and I'm beginning to starve.""Well, pray it is nutritious atleast" I replied.Then a very huge six feet one guy on green beret took the stage as we all stood up at attention.Yuvonne got a bit tense and whispered to me again;" I hope this is not Julius Arms"" Be quiet Vonne, you will put us in trouble" I told her."At ease Nulls," He said as we all sat down. His voice was very silky and deep, he doesn't need no microphone. He was looking so godly with his well trimmed mustache as he continued;
I am Bull, Julius Arms. "Oh no" I heard Yuvonne muttering to herself as she felt disappointed. Julius continued; " I am in charge of all the berets and tomorrow the other excos will introduce themselves.You all are expected to be at the refectory now so, bon appetite and welcome again."" Thank you sir!" We all said as we stood up at attention. He left the stage and we left for the refectory." How do we meet that guy if we have a problem. He doesn't look like one who will entertain problems" Yuvonne said"Keep it low Vonne you don't refer to him as *guy. You should be mindful of your language, you don't want to get into trouble. It is his job, his looks doesn't define his personality"
At the refectory:
The refectory is a very long hall and has a white wall paintings which I found absurd because who paints the dinning white?
The tables all had a leather sit installation and it was enough for us all.
We all sat down as they served us porridge yam.The food was nutritious as I hoped but not so delicious. Yuvonne was not enjoying it but we had to eat it. A blue beret girl took the stage and rang a bell to die down the noise. When she got the audience she took the microphone and addressed us;" Good evening everyone and welcome on board newest comrades. I am Lord, George Sky and beside me is my deputy, Alpha, Curry Linda. We are incharge of the refectory and we hope you enjoy your meal."
" Not even close" Yuvonne muttered as I tapped her laps to be calm. "Have a good night all." Then the deputy took the microphone and started;
"Good evening all and welcome Nulls. Please do well to wash off your plates when you are done. The sink is by that corner. Good night" After eating and washing our plates, we went to our room afterwards and lay down on our beds.
"A lot has happened today" Yuvonne said going up to her bed through the ladder by the bunk.
" I hope mum will be good" she continued."Mum has always been strong. she will be fine" I assured her."I never knew the Commander is a woman, the last I checked it was Commander Church Lucas." She said"Church retired two years ago and Mayer took over from him because she was his deputy at the time."
"Hmm. You have been reading up lately haven't you?" she teased
I laughed and said;
"What do you know, Vonne"
"Night Hel"She said as she turned off the light.
It has been five years since tranquility and harmony was restored in the three country's affected by the historic prison of stones.My mother came home to us and we nortued her back to a human being because she was looking like a scarecrow after serving some time behind the bars.Just like I imagined, a monument was built in our names and the nine of us, including Anderson, became the government's most valued assets and our accounts specifically was weekly blessed by them. I wished so badly I had a bet on that with Washington.Now, you must want to know who the chosen one became eventually, little Nora opened the spellbound vault because she had the bloods of a Shalonian and a Dogma running in her veins.Owning to the fact that she was fiery and dauntless regardless of her age, she did a magnificent job. Karl Sullivan and Gal Mayer were later convicted and were serving a life sentence in the state prison while Ragnolf Henry committed suicide when he found out that the Capleton's weren
"What do you mean?"I asked Julius who provided me with the first answer with my calmest voice ever."She said something that got Karl angry and he took her away."My chest began to heave up and down.I got infuriated to the point my heart swelled up and in my rage, I roared heavily making everyone in the other cell to stand up and hang onto the cylindrical rods that created a barrier between us.-"Helion?! Please stop! You are hurting yourself."-"Oh my God, this is not good.""Anyone with water?!"Most were trying to help while some just stared blankly. Everyone acting according to their reaction towards panic.My muscles became stiff as if my tendons was growing apart from my bones, the chains got hotter by the minute but I couldn't decipher which was burning up; my hands or the chains? There was a rush of strength in me, I couldn't contain my being.In the next minute, the chains clamping my wrists began to glow. A cobalt-blue rays as though it was being subjected to an oxy-ethylen
An hour en route to Ramoha, we started growing cold about everything.So many ambivalent thoughts began to slip into our heads through the windows we unknowingly created; doubt, fear and anxiety. We couldn't picture a future after Ramoha, it felt like the beginning of the end as Claudia and Shalonian's future where in our hands.But I brought our minds together, made everyone to take a deep breath and exhale as many times as possible our morbid thoughts away with it. Then, we said our war prayers before the last navigation, bringing us up above water.Ready as expected, we marched stealthily into Karl's HQ, but unfortunately, there were uncountable number of armed soldiers scattered around, alert and enthusiastic."This was not the plan guys. Julius promised that they wouldn't be this much."Mercury whispered."There was never a plan. I only speculated.""You what!? speculating in a matter of life and death? Aren't you a joke in a handsome face?"Collins looked like he could have kille
In twenty minutes, we all gathered round the oblong table we dragged earlier in the middle of the coven, Julius was the one to lead us in the plan but the problem is, he said everyone was allowed to opine.He stood up and started while we sat down and watched keenly waiting to interrupt when necessary, of course a bottle was going round already and you know who the waitress is."Guys, this is no child's play and take it from me, Karl is preparedly waiting on the other end for our arrival. Now he probably have over a hundred armed soldiers with him and we are apparently.....""Wait...we are literally sacrificing our lives? As what burnt offerings? for what again, can someone please remind me?"Collins was beginning to freak out, it just dawned on him."Okay how about I look after the boat while you all go and do your....'thing'?""Dude, it's 'our' thing now, it's either you do this with us or you swim back to the Marshalls."Henry was not having it at all.Julius sighed and continued, h
Literally like forever later when I managed to open my drowsy eyes, goodness I was having a very hard head bang as if a drum roll was going on in my head, I actually got up because of a muffled high pitched noise I heard in my subconscious state, but now half awake I observed that the noise was coming from Julius' compass wrist band and he had that hand over my head through the night.Darnit! It was an emergency blaring alarm and Julius was so stoned and was sleeping beautifully like a new born, he didn't even notice. How professional, Janet took the odds though.I frantically wiggled his sleeping butt to wake him up and when he did, he stood up immediately, cursed and rushed to the helm while Henry and Washington followed behind him."We are all gonna die!"Collins whimpered in fear waking up the rest of the crew who were oblivious of what was happening, we all felt the urge to go see what was going on but the helm is not a place to be crowded, also it's the most sensitive part of th
Henry and Daniel headed to the coven while Julius made to trail after them but he needed to tidy up one or two to make sure of our safety, I stood by the door, floating in my head at the thought of the beauty that stood at the helm, I was drawn by his charisma, his aura and personality, I hypnotizingly tiptoed behind him, stood on my toes and hugged him from behind as I caressed his neck with my nose taking in his fresh scent and aftershave, I got tipsy already, he was simply alluring and I felt proud, knowing he somehow belonged to me, alone. My hand made for his nipples as I gently squeezed on each bud, he was giving out short helpless gasps responding to the touch."Not you avoiding my stares earlier and here you are now, going all shameless and naughty, you don't know how much those cute acts of yours arouses me, Hel. I don't mind making love to you here."Hearing that, I needed no wizard to tell me to let go of him, because he doesn't bluff when matters like that came up. As if he