POV- Daniel Smith

I was a normal child. Well, at least until I turned 5.

Since then, I have had sort of a calling. In this modern world, where guns and missiles rule, I became obsessed with spears. It was to the level I that I started practicing with iron rods.

At the age of eight, my father helped me join fighting classes for spear wielders, with the promise that I wouldn't neglect my studies. I didn't have to, as the more I learned the spear, the sharper my IQ got. 

Years later, with very little effort I joined FBI as an officer. My performance was excellent, driving me towards CIA. I was the youngest to become a senior agent. 

My life was going pretty well. Well, until the day, darkness hit the world for a few minutes. I was forced to witness, the reveal of an Alien, mechanical structure with an angelic. She talked about ending the world and killing everyone. Competing for some powers.

I took at as a joke until, I looked at my father's expression. He seemed to be looking in the air, with a horrified expression.

After that, we went to Washington, where the President had called me, upon being informed that I saw a mechanical structure instead of a human-like girl.

Rest decisions were made. Campaigns were launched. I was one of the people who had to join the competition. Not because of choice, but because it was necessary for us to go. 

On the day, we were supposed to be taken away, the mechanical doll came into view, once again. I seemingly lost my consciousness after choosing to compete. I couldn't see or feel anything but I seemed to be awake. It almost felt like, time was frozen.

After some time or maybe just the next moment after I lost consciousness. A voice, announced something that wasn't too clear. The gist was that, it just told to move and try not to touch anyone.

This meant that others were here too, I concluded.

The next moment my head jolted. I felt something burst in my head.

Although, I couldn't see or hear anything. I felt some some sort of drawing in my mind. There seemed to to be insects, crawling all around me. To the expanse that it seemed like, there were millions of them.

As I was about to feel, one of the round insects with my palms. A dark aura invaded my heart. It seemed too sinister, but had no harm towards. Through my mind, I could perceive it's direction.

The next moment my head jolted. I felt something burst in my head.

Although, I couldn't see or hear anything. I felt some some sort of drawing in my mind. There seemed to to be insects, crawling all around me. To the expanse that it seemed like, there were millions of them.

As I was about to feel, one of the round insects with my palms. A dark aura invaded my heart. It seemed sinister, but had no harm towards me. Through my mind, I could perceive it's direction.

It was calling me. Felt like an irresistible urge, and before I knew it, my legs were moving towards the source of the dark aura. Gradually, my speed increased. Even though I couldn't see, I knew it was too fast for human to run at this pace. Still, I put it at the back of my mind avoiding the round insect like things around me.

Before I could reach the emission source of the aura, another announcement rang again into my mind.

'Den of Trials? Is it?' I thought.

A while later I felt my body lighten.

I regained my vision in a world full of lava and volcanoes. A towering figure was hovering above the largest volcano. Even the smallest volcanoes, seemed higher than Mount Everest and towering dark figure seemed even bigger with its six arms.

I could see an ocean of people around seemingly hundreds of millions in number. As, I was about to talk to the man beside me.

A loud voice started to talk, as if it was making a joke, out of our lives. 

The huge dark figure was speaking. Some people around me fainted just due to the pressure of the voice. Even, I had to cover my ears to feel resist the mental breakdown.

Seeing that, the figure's voice contained even more disdain as it announced that our lives would most likely end.

It told about a trial and then, the figure vanished. The volcanoes vanished. All that remained was a desolate land with hundreds of millions of people.

I talked to a few people and found out nothing special. The countdown for trial started. Some time later, a chinese man showed up next to me. We talked and got along. His name was Tian and he was pretty convinced about a few things. A war was about to begin and we had to do anything to save as much people as we can. Meanwhile, we have train everyone as we are special. Layla was a person was the same as us , who had mental power and she was going to look after the females.

He told me that he also, saw the people as glowing ball-like instead of humans.

I was had doubts but, I didn't sound them. He also told me, that he too had superior strength here, than on earth. It almost seemed like he'd become superman. I knew where he was coming from as almost every body seemed to have a boost in strength

Until, the countdown reached 10, we kept walking here and there.

Then, he told everyone around about weapons as he produced a golden sword out of nowhere.

I tried the same and found out that I too could procure a golden spear.

We reached the borders and I had a deal with some devil-like slithering voice. After, the deal finished I felt a notable increase in my powers, even though anything wasn't moving.

Then, we fought a war.

A war of super humans and beasts that were way more powerful than anything that could live on earth.

We had four golden expert warriors and billions of humans who had never fought with cold weapons for at least a century.

The losses were huge. More than any war could kill on earth. It was gruesome sight, that almost made me puke.

As the war finished up, we returned to the center to see a guy lying his head in the lap of a graceful lady, who I assumed to be Layla. I was annoyed by the fact that this guy was dozing off while, we were fighting with our lives.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes. I felt like he'd devour me. My weapon, automatically got out of my hands and ran into his.

He returned us the weapons and his aura calmed down. He had already confirmed that he was the person with that slithering voice.

He allowed us to ask and we did, although we were angry at nonchalant attitude, we could do nothing.

As we got towards the reasons for his knowledge, that he gave to Layla and made her inform us. 

The announcing mechanical voice rang out again and I as well as others were surrounded by white light.