Another severed tie, and the feeling of pain shooting me like I was the person receiving the punishment. That must have been Father, but who would be disloyal enough to take him out of play? Maybe it was that man he was helping after he got out of prison, David Carswell.

While I was still at the mercy of Father and his many torturous plots he had spoken to another official. Was something to the effect of that someone will be expecting this man soon and we need every child to be top order. Anyone who cannot be fixed were to be removed.

So close to the house and still waiting for the opportunity to seek my entry and now I have. They left the front door open and a body lying on the front lawn. This is it.

I darted quickly to the door before someone realized it was open and shut me out. Before I turned to go inside the fortress I faced the man laying on the lawn, and it made my blood run cold. Father had been killed.

Just soon the realization that the man I wanted to kill was already taken care of it began a blazing sensation inside. Now I have an uncontrollable rage in my mind and I wanted to kill Father’s killer. Not for his benefit but because Father was mine to kill, and someone already did the dirty work. I had never tried to read the final thoughts of a dead person before but I tried and got only one image. A woman that smacked him so hard I also felt the impact of the blow.

I shut the door and started to face the new Father. Hopefully I can pose like the brainwashed people that are also amassed here. Then as I walk in there he is.

He held himself like he owned the place, and was speaking to us like he had trained us all. He was giving a speech as I came and I hid just as his eyes glanced over to where I was. Silently I contacted his head as he was speaking to learn what he was speaking about.

“Today your previous Father was decommissioned. As his replacement I expect the same respect and admiration that you gave him. I know this comes as a shock to many of you but I am here to let you know I plan to keep up the same work as Father had before me.

"Before I continue I want to demand a tournament so I can see who can be in the ranks behind me. For the next week we will enter you all into a tournament of your skills. This will help me decide who among you deserve the right to stand beside me as he plan the largest mission to date."

Then he lasted a few more minutes in his rant and once he dismissed everyone I decided now is the time to insert myself into the thrall. All at once I took everyone in the room and wiped out me getting caught by the police and Mich getting caught. All at once the thought left me and I assume that it worked. Then in my best saunter I walked up to David and started to talk to him.

"Hi sir, I am Mellain. Under Father I was first class in mental capabilities. Does my standings still stand sir?"

He gives me a once over like he was skeptical, then says, "No Mellain. You have to reenter yourself in the competition and reearn your standing as first class. Do I make myself clear?"

"Sir yes, sir." How dare he! If only I could implode his brain right now. However I refrained myself and allowed myself a quick swivel away from David before he started to ask why I wasn't in the debriefing zone.