May. 01, 2012 7:52 PM
"The mystery that was never solved..."
Hello people! It's me, XwailingX, writer of Empire of Dissonance and Bladers of Legend. (If anyone ever read the latter) I am presenting to you my newest story!
Reach Out for the Truth
Hope people support this because this will be my "Flagship Novel" and I have also posted chapters on Penpad. So, here we go.
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Prologue
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Chapter 1
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Hello people! It's me, XwailingX, writer of Empire of Dissonance and Bladers of Legend. (If anyone ever read the latter) I am presenting to you my newest story!
Reach Out for the Truth
Hope people support this because this will be my "Flagship Novel" and I have also posted chapters on Penpad. So, here we go.
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Prologue
Spoiler (Click to View)
It happened quick enough. I was still a kid when I witnessed it. This was the first time I also felt blood. My blood. The blood he used to write letters on the walls. I couldn't make out his face so all my memory serves me is a black silhouette and furious red eyes. He was gripping a hot red knife which was apparently burned using our own fireplace to brutally decapitate through both of my parent's flesh as if it were hot butter. I was crying that time but I mustered enough courage to fight back, only to almost allow him to take away my life as well if it weren't for the sound of police sirens coming. The neighbors have called the police to my relief. Like I said before, I could not make anything from his face except that large bleeding scar I left him running through his left eye.
It had happened when I was 9, now I'm 17. I'm not scared anymore to find the murderer. The murderer who left a mystery...
It had happened when I was 9, now I'm 17. I'm not scared anymore to find the murderer. The murderer who left a mystery...
Chapter 1
Spoiler (Click to View)
Another group of criminals attack and steal jewelry store, burning it unto the ground and killing most of the employees. The store is revealed to have lost $579,000 in the attack. It reads on Yahoo! News. I'm keeping track of the news here so I can find the criminal that killed my parents. I just want to avenge them.
"Well that's just unfortunate for them." I say, pushing the desk sending me sliding through the floor. I bump into my bed so I slide from the chair onto the bed. Just so you know, my room's not the best in the apartment I'm living on. You know why? Because I live there.
Several newspapers clutter up under my pillow. This renders me unable to sleep well at night. I yawn slowly and pick up a book I just bought using the poor excuse my boss calls, a salary. Hah, I have heard good reviews for this book. It reads on front, "I am Number Four" and there's some kind of gold tribal design. I have read until Chapter 7 of this book and I am quite liking it.
I look at the clock. It's exactly 9:00 in the evening. I should sleep because I have work tomorrow. You might think why a 17 year old kid needs to go to work? Well, I stopped my education when I was 15 and I need to work for my tuition on college. You might think that I'm a hard worker, but actually I'm lazier than you think.
My eyes slowly open up and adjust to the sunlight that is sitting on my face. I wonder what time it is because I should be up by 5:00 so I could have time to prepare to go to work. I look at my clock... my ALARM clock. Damn, I've forgotten to set the alarm clock. See? I told you I'm lazy. I quickly stand up and wet myself using the shower a little. Then I run to get my work clothes and wear my shoes. All in 6 minutes. Oh, I've forgotten to tell you what time it was, well it's 9:05 now and I'm so late. I hurry to the bus station and see the bus about to leave. According to my calculations, there's a great chance of not catching it. I run faster, trying reach the door as the last person climbs the small stairs and the doors slam shut. I'm still fifty meters away when the bus' door shuts and the bus itself leaves. Well, all of my stamina used up in vain. I start to walk up to the bus stop instead.
Minutes later, the bus finally arrives so I go to my job. Now, for details on my job, well I'm a video game tester. Awesome right? Not really. First off your salary's really low, second you'll get fired if you're late for too many times. That's good for me then because I've been late for about four times now and this will be the fifth. When will I get my break?
I reach the office and I enter. I look at the time and see that it's 9:46 now so I hurry upstairs. As I'm running up the stairs I hear the receptionist girl on the front desk say something but all I can make out is a measly "you." I'm hoping that she said either "I love you" or "I like you" because she's pretty hot.
I reach my station among various other stations. They're filled with people already playing games and stuff. I sit down and pick up the controller and start to play the game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2."
"Xavier, what took you so long?" Calvin, my best friend who was sitting right beside me with also the same job, asks me.
"I have no idea." I say sarcastically. He snickers and gets back to his game. I also get back on my game but I feel tense. I don't want to be kicked from my job. I'm so tense that every time a person walks past I let go of the controller.
I hear footsteps again. Man, I think I'm the only guy here not wearing headphones. I look up and see that the man who was making the footsteps is my boss, Evan. I can't run now, so I"ll just go look for another job.
"Xavier Klaus! Come to my room!" I hear Evan's voice. I sigh, hear we go. Calvin pats me on the back as I leave. I enter his room and I see him sitting on his chair.
"I'm here." I say. My boss swivels around on his chair with a devious grin pasted on his face. He motions me to come closer, still a smile on his bearded face. He doesn't have a very good build. He has an almost fat but not fat build if you know what I mean. I walk closer to his desk and he gives me an envelope. It's just a plain, white envelope.
"What's this?" I ask, scratching my head.
"Your final pay. You're out." He says. Calmly. This triggers the guards to push me to the door and then literally kick me out of the door.
I land hard on my shoulder. It's raining and I'm out here lying down as if I'm trying to swim in it. I stand up, trying to wipe water off, to no avail. I look like a fool. I start to walk back home and I suddenly remember the money my boss gave to me. I try to feel around my body to see if I brought it, with no luck. Yes I didn't bring it. I turn around to see if I can still get it, but I see that it's completely sunken in a small puddle. Tough luck, I know.
I sigh louder this time. Looks like this is not my lucky day. I turn around and continue to walk back home. A few steps later, I see something that makes this day not non-lucky
"Well that's just unfortunate for them." I say, pushing the desk sending me sliding through the floor. I bump into my bed so I slide from the chair onto the bed. Just so you know, my room's not the best in the apartment I'm living on. You know why? Because I live there.
Several newspapers clutter up under my pillow. This renders me unable to sleep well at night. I yawn slowly and pick up a book I just bought using the poor excuse my boss calls, a salary. Hah, I have heard good reviews for this book. It reads on front, "I am Number Four" and there's some kind of gold tribal design. I have read until Chapter 7 of this book and I am quite liking it.
I look at the clock. It's exactly 9:00 in the evening. I should sleep because I have work tomorrow. You might think why a 17 year old kid needs to go to work? Well, I stopped my education when I was 15 and I need to work for my tuition on college. You might think that I'm a hard worker, but actually I'm lazier than you think.
My eyes slowly open up and adjust to the sunlight that is sitting on my face. I wonder what time it is because I should be up by 5:00 so I could have time to prepare to go to work. I look at my clock... my ALARM clock. Damn, I've forgotten to set the alarm clock. See? I told you I'm lazy. I quickly stand up and wet myself using the shower a little. Then I run to get my work clothes and wear my shoes. All in 6 minutes. Oh, I've forgotten to tell you what time it was, well it's 9:05 now and I'm so late. I hurry to the bus station and see the bus about to leave. According to my calculations, there's a great chance of not catching it. I run faster, trying reach the door as the last person climbs the small stairs and the doors slam shut. I'm still fifty meters away when the bus' door shuts and the bus itself leaves. Well, all of my stamina used up in vain. I start to walk up to the bus stop instead.
Minutes later, the bus finally arrives so I go to my job. Now, for details on my job, well I'm a video game tester. Awesome right? Not really. First off your salary's really low, second you'll get fired if you're late for too many times. That's good for me then because I've been late for about four times now and this will be the fifth. When will I get my break?
I reach the office and I enter. I look at the time and see that it's 9:46 now so I hurry upstairs. As I'm running up the stairs I hear the receptionist girl on the front desk say something but all I can make out is a measly "you." I'm hoping that she said either "I love you" or "I like you" because she's pretty hot.
I reach my station among various other stations. They're filled with people already playing games and stuff. I sit down and pick up the controller and start to play the game, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2."
"Xavier, what took you so long?" Calvin, my best friend who was sitting right beside me with also the same job, asks me.
"I have no idea." I say sarcastically. He snickers and gets back to his game. I also get back on my game but I feel tense. I don't want to be kicked from my job. I'm so tense that every time a person walks past I let go of the controller.
I hear footsteps again. Man, I think I'm the only guy here not wearing headphones. I look up and see that the man who was making the footsteps is my boss, Evan. I can't run now, so I"ll just go look for another job.
"Xavier Klaus! Come to my room!" I hear Evan's voice. I sigh, hear we go. Calvin pats me on the back as I leave. I enter his room and I see him sitting on his chair.
"I'm here." I say. My boss swivels around on his chair with a devious grin pasted on his face. He motions me to come closer, still a smile on his bearded face. He doesn't have a very good build. He has an almost fat but not fat build if you know what I mean. I walk closer to his desk and he gives me an envelope. It's just a plain, white envelope.
"What's this?" I ask, scratching my head.
"Your final pay. You're out." He says. Calmly. This triggers the guards to push me to the door and then literally kick me out of the door.
I land hard on my shoulder. It's raining and I'm out here lying down as if I'm trying to swim in it. I stand up, trying to wipe water off, to no avail. I look like a fool. I start to walk back home and I suddenly remember the money my boss gave to me. I try to feel around my body to see if I brought it, with no luck. Yes I didn't bring it. I turn around to see if I can still get it, but I see that it's completely sunken in a small puddle. Tough luck, I know.
I sigh louder this time. Looks like this is not my lucky day. I turn around and continue to walk back home. A few steps later, I see something that makes this day not non-lucky