As we walked to wherever she was taking me, I realized that I had a great deal of questions that needed answers.

"Meg," I called out, causing her to glance in my direction.

" Can I ask you a question? ." She gave up walking and sighed as if expecting it, then turned fully to me.

"So, first of all, why are your eyes brown? , they were purple when we first met."

"You remember we told you about our energy life force cut to a quarter."

"Yeah."

"When a Valkyrie dies, our whole eyes turn to an ugly shade of dark blue. And since we were surviving with little life force, you could say, we were half dead. Only on returning back to Valhalla, was our energy equally restored."

Oh, that made sense.
" Alright, I have another question." I told her

"The Orb. You made mention that I touched it, when I don't even remember seeing it. What is this orb really? , and why is it an offense to touch it?"

" I can't answer your question in full, but all you should know is that, the orb is very important to us. Like we told you, it's the only thing that we believe can save Valhalla from the demons.

But it's not something that anyone can touch, and to be honest, you shouldn't have been able to touch it."
" Then how did I touch it?"

"That is a question I also  want  an answer to. "Saying that she started walking again, but I wasn't done yet, limping hurriedly, I asked again.

" So, this Tournament, what is it about, the Elders said I will participate in it, how exactly does it work."
She slowed her steps, but kept walking.

"You do know that this is a school for warriors right?"

'Oh boy', I could tell that it wasn't your regular college, but just hearing about it being a warrior school was frightening.

"Yeah," I answered with a gulp.

" The tournament is where students of the academy, prove themselves worthy of being in this school.

You know, not just any Valkyrie gets the chance to enter into this academy." She spoke  with  pride about the  academy. But I could  sense a deep sadness in her voice which  she tried to hide.
"So it is a test for the strength of each student." She finished.

Woah!! Ok, this is interesting.

"So, why exactly am I fighting again?"

" When it comes close to the time of the tournament. The student's are divided into eight troops, all headed by a captain. The captains are the best of the school.

But it's also a time  where every  of the captain's position is challenged and defended by, said captains.
But as a punishment to you and me, I won't be defending my position, instead you will do that in my place."

"My god! That is just too much, how can I defend your position. What if I lose?"

" Well, that is what the training is for right? So you  don't  lose." She said coming to a stop in front of a double door.

Pushing it open, I was met with a very beautiful garden. I could  see  the  sunlight chasing  the crab shadows of the apple trees across the streaming grass. A black  bird flew onto  a nearby  branch and  launch  into a solo song.

The flowers were  arranged accordingly in different colors. I was never  really  a garden person, but I could tell. The  owner  of  this  garden, poured out  his or her soul in growing it.

I sighed as we wended our way pass the rows and  rows of  flowers and trees until we came to a place that was empty of those pretty flowers.

But instead, was with long, tall grasses, whoa!  How did the place change like this. It was a big bush, with thorns and angry looking plants. There was an empty space in front, as if it was intentionally cleared.

Turning to Meg, I asked.
"So what am I doing here exactly?" She didn't answer, she only nodded her head to my back.

Turning around, I was met with the  headmaster, sitting on a chair, it looked like a beach bench, with a back rest.

"No no no no, please don't tell me that he is my trainer, please I beg you, you can train me yourself, I promise I will be good, just don't let him  be my trainer" I begged.

" You might not like him JJ, but the truth is, he is your only chance of surviving that tournament. There is no other person that can get you close to being ready in three weeks. He is your last and only chance to actually live."

I simply stood, mouth open wide."Three weeks! "

I watched as the man himself stood up, walking towards us.
He nodded at Meg then turned towards me and said.

"Jay girl."

I had never imagined that my name which was adored back on earth, could be called with such insult and disgust. Well, apparently it meant nothing here.

" Mr Spock, " I replied imitating his tone of insult. Which he responded with a small glance  thrown my direction.

" It is Unfortunate, that I will be your trainer for the next three weeks," he said.

But It's is not yet time for your first training. But  it's rather lunch time, so go eat and be back here in thirty minutes. And do not  be late under any circumstance.

I almost leaped up with excitement when he made mention  of food. In my lifetime. I will never ever wake up late and miss breakfast again.
He turned around and went back to his seat.

Meg took me back to the cafeteria, and without even a word or sign of bye, she turned and left.

Entering inside, it looked like a separate world all together, when I was first brought here by Blue, my guide.

I didn't notice how large the place was, it's as if, it was made to house hundreds.  And every table in the hall was occupied. Wow, I stared in amazement.

I was heading  to where  food was served  when my dear sixth sense reminded me of  its  presence.

"Now what! " I cried out.

Looking around  for  any sign of  trouble. I didn't  notice anything unusual.

So I continued my journey to  get my food.  But the  tingles became insistent and almost  immediately my gaze was drawn to  a girl on the  other  side of the hall.

How I was able to see her that far was a mystery. But she had a very  monstrous look on her face.

She wasn't coming towards  my direction. She was
focused on someone else.

Following her gaze. I realized she was heading towards Blue, my guide. And she possessed no idea  of the  danger coming towards  her.

Oh, please  can I just mind my business and go eat food. I was so hungry. But my sixth sense  replied by increasing its itch.

Groaning, I abandoned my journey to get food, and  headed towards Blue.

Even  as I hurried as fast as I could, the girl reached  before me. But whatever she planned to do, came to  a halt as I knocked into her, making her trip and  hit a tray on the  table, sending it tumbling to the  ground.

" Oh my god! I'm  so sorry," I said, bending down to pick the tray and plate that fell.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." I explained with  fake guilt.

" Oh, shut it, you filthy human!"
The girl screamed, silencing the whole hall. She was wearing same tracksuit jumpsuit as me, but with yellow stripes instead.

"You did this on purpose you stupid bitch, how dare you?"
"What the hell!!"

She had a long blonde straight hair, I would have considered her pretty if she wasn't raining down on me.

She was just overly dramatic. Everyone was staring at us in silence.

"I said am sorry, it wasn't intentional," I replied again.

" Oh, shut up! You don't speak unless I tell you to, bitch. You think you can come here and cause us unnecessary trouble?  huh! Oh you have got it wrong, we are all ready for you, you slimy thing."

"I knew I should have minded my business."

"What!  Like what the hell?" I shouted. I was badly hungry, and this over dramatic girl was just spitting out nonsense.

"I don't have time for this," I said, brushing pass her towards where food was served.

I was almost there when I felt my hair being yanked back hard making me cry out in pain.

Before I could even recover from that, I felt a sharp pain on my right chick. My whole head jerked towards the left and I stumbled, falling to the floor. My ears were ringing, I had never been slapped in my life. I felt my face go numb.

"What the hell!" I said as I stood up with tears pouring out of my eyes. What did I even do, I just wanted to eat. Looking up, I was met with the face of the stupid blonde girl with a stupid smirk on her face, I looked around noticing that many looked satisfied at what just happened, some looked down in shame and some were just blatantly staring. No one came to help me. Of course, why would they?

That angered me more, I had never been bullied in my life, and it wasn't going to start now. My blood boiled, I could feel my heart beating fast, I saw red.

Picking up a plate of food on the table close to me, I didn't even care what it was. I slapped  the food on the stupid, blonde's face, making sure it covered her entire face.

Then I ran.

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