ANOMALY (The Elements)

cooking and sports, though that's only a small portion of what my brain forces me to enjoy. My dislikes..

t all,

'am, I'

the next name on the list...

to her new peers was fiddling casually with her light teal hair, which came down as far as her shoulders; though it was more merciful in front, her bangs only extending to her bro

right ring finger. With her slender figure and provocative get-up, she was already attracting a

r her shoulder as she sat down in her front-row seat. Chris was a somewhat heavily-built boy around her age with short

and gave her friend a sarcastic smirk,

s easy

rupted him quickly, disqualifying the

from behind his sm

nothing

rge, it's impossible to know everyone. I mean, this is THE CIU: Colonia Imperial University.

his attention back toward the female teacher sitting up on the stage, finally with her list of students' names back in her

ante, are y

after student, until her gaze finally settled on the girl whom responded to the teacher's call and stood

learly wasn't that tall. Her outfit consisted of a red denim miniskirt, black leggings, and a corset-esque top that tied up from top to bottom in t

d Amy whispered into her ear from her left, "she's only

looked at her bespectacled friend. Amy was quite slim and wearing a pink t-shirt, not dresse

to Chris and you I am, but this girl scares me. I had h

the stage, wondering if she should even worry about this so-called genius girl. The chances of her ever interacting with someone so clearly differen

erent this Sophie girl was f

ow?" Lee

is course," Amy told her, before stopping and

did there," Ch

r tone was of disinterest, "I'm sixteen and probably mentally ten years older than some people in here. I don't dislike c

leaned on the armrest of her seat, gazing up at the girl whom seemed moot to all the reactions she was getting. She

self exclaiming in alarm after their instructor made a few

student was given a copy of. Right next to her name was clearly written: Soph

on the paper, hoping reality would somehow shift and pair her with someone else. U

ena. Leena looked up at the instructor standing before them on the stage, agreeing

r Owen Wilson, usually they don't. Acting isn't about getting together with your chums and goofing off, it's about experiencing new realities with new people

tructor's almost fanatical

take this

r her head and a tight white t-shirt with an insignia of a yellow crescent moon displayed upon it. Along with Chris and Amy, she and Leena had decide

ings..." Leena muttered spitefull

vely and plastering a fake smile on her face, "see? I'm going to

ate

nding up and grabbing her binder off the floor, "good

behind her, "but I'll see you at work

ng and chattering group of students to the other end of the row, where Sophie was still sitting proper

na finally tried

; Sophie wasn't going to consider her an equal at all. Sophie must've been taking this class seriously and real

g down next to her new partne

ine in your hands.

o come up with a three-minute skit and perform it in tomorrow's class. Three minutes was

her, "I want to do well in this class, so we're goi

say that while smirkin

? Oh, I didn't

her eyebrow as she studied her junior more, "t

similar to Sophie, though there was an air of mysteriousness about her that the younger girl lacked. Her hair was straight and white, coming down to her shoulders. She had

she closed her eyes and seemed to focus even more intensely

er, apparently her partner, "what are yo

ointing her finger down the row, "k

self, "Geez... why do I get paired up with the blind girl with an at

to herself, sounding as if she were becoming excited, "..

ped down over her shoulders, just reaching her breasts, as she toyed with one of the curly strands that hung from either side of her head. Her clothi

every step she took, giving out a sharp impact noise each time. Her name was Alexis-Lynn Carlyle and she always had

ded like 80's rock music. She kept walking and methodically fi

ng whomever was calling her kn

you are on ag

tainted a bit as she narrowed her eye

row, seriously?

well as I do. I am on with you so don't worry...

speaking to a superior numeral like that was asking for punis

. Meet at the

ocket. She shook her head as she crossed her arms in front of her, pressing h

The thought of how dreadful this was going to be wasn't escaping her mind, making her nervous to be working on this pro

ing out at her with her brown eyes before fully un

project papers laid out in the middle of the floor. Leena figured that was their workspace, so she set her backpack

sked, eyeing the X-Box 360 on S

's my DVD

stared

'm ser

y a FIVE-HUNDRED

oor. Leena slanted her eyes and gave up on that conversation, sitting down across from Sophie an

ke skirts

es like

you didn't like si

clean. End of

! She wasn't even being rude, she was just being... so nonchalant about everything she said.

't ready to

what's your fa

ie responded

d against the floor. NOW she gave up. Clearly

problem?"

responded, though it was cl

aper so she could look at it, "basically it's going to be about two people shopping in the grocery stor

.." Leena mumbled as she ran

es to pull off some Matrix effects in our skit," Sophie defended he

d at it for a moment, not responding. Sophie raised her eyebrow, thinking

l is out

sked, sounding rather serious about the manner, which made Sophi

uh

hate him for it," Leena told Sophie, glaring up at her from behind the piece of paper. Sophie stared

ould con

other passed away a few years later," Leena told her, her voice sounding shaky with

e intensity of their topic, trying to find the quickest

very sternly, "... he abandoned me too four years ago... left me on my own. I ha

There was more to Leena than she'd initially suspected; she'd had Leena

id that the world would experience its next evolution that he wanted to be part

as clenching her skirt with both of her fi

way she sounds so regretful when talking about it... she sounds really sincere. I can't believe she's

p, smoothing her skirt as she did, "I think it's time we took a

e bewildered by Sophie's su

along after all, Leena Booker. We h

t's

e as ever as she spoke again but finally with a since

r fathers a

. As such, I am now eligible to select another vessel through which I may share the affinity of Magma.

ame night? I feel that giving off our power so frequent

ry element has become unstable and our powers have come to the point w

l beings in the human realm, great chaos could ensue... esp

ing!? Those pathetic beings we left

o be used for war, yo

affinities, our Lady of Magma shall join our Lord of Solid in selecting new vessels. I grant both of you

u, Lord o

ut

eborn humans. This meeting of the Eight Seats of Excalibur is adjourned with no further room

...

corner store that was located at an intersection two blocks down. Sophie checked the time on her cell phone, grumbling as she glanc

ook her brown eyes' gaze away from her cell before moving them down

ut so she could see. Then she returned Sophie's

g out her shirt with her hands instinctively as she st

get righ

to hea

on track and addressed Sophie with a question that she was cu

old her strictly, "that was a freebie because I felt so

ver her chest and glancing away from the shorter gir

ed like a genuine tone but Leena was sure she was being sarcastic. At least, she

is i

, extending out her palm to direct Leena's attention to the store

ly react to thin

. What kind of corner st

ing, "The smart kind. In a city this big, I wouldn't

mming and crashing sounds! Both girls turned, looking at the corner of the intersection diagonally across from the corner store

se, in a very meek and startled tone. Neither of t

her, not to mention much scarier. His attire struck them as quite odd as he was wearing almost all white. White pants, a white jacket over a white shirt, and even white

mongst the destruction, unable to take her eyes off of him due to either fascination or fear; or both.

s run. They c

scared

m really freaked out... we should go... call the cops or somet

ng over at Leena and Sophie whom were standing across the str

t, "... odd. That means they've seen our faces; I didn't think we'd need

"Why do I have to do it? I didn't even

the bank. Leena and Sophie both flinched in reaction to the sight, wondering just what was going on and confirming Leen

agers; you can wipe them out without a second thought, my lovely water maiden. Don't let things like morals cloud

the cement and grasping for breath, she felt very low and pathetic and hated herself right at this moment. Eclipse I pi

na's direction, intimidated by the violent treatment A

rself as if she were a robot, planning to simply carry out this task without any conscience whatsoever. The two frightened g

hand over her eyes as she seemed to simply be absorbing the knowledge of what was going on so far away from her. She was enjoying the light br

re getting a

uck with awe. Alexis stepped forward, placing her right high-heeled shoe on the s

dered of them, cocking her head to the side as she studied th

feeling her body start to tremble as she answ

brow at them, "You t

tions that neither of them could comprehend, "No, we aren't!

Affinity techniques I've ever seen and these two dumb girls are acting like they've never heard of it. A

holding her fists out in front of herself, pressed

he was holding a long black staff. At the higher end of the staff in her right hand, a huge three-pronged blade appeared, revealing the staff as a very vicious-looking trident. Alexis smirked proudly, slamming the

u two must have very bad luck

ophie gasped, staring wide-eyed at the tri

ophie's arm and dragging her as she started

lexis as they indeed began to make tracks, "people don't just go around k

ing her mind that maybe this was what her brother was talking about. The next step in evolution - she had no idea what he meant before - maybe it

ehind, trying to remain rational, "she can't

coming up to. Sophie, in turn, ran left. Alexis narrowed her eyes as she ra

ght I have to do the chasing...?" she thought to

e gazed at every empty car and unlit store with dismay as she ran

dered of them, cocking her head to the side as she studied th

ame world anymore! It's the only possible explanation sinc

he side of her teal-colored hair, pressing it against her ear. After a second she swore to her

ork either!? Th

nxiously... but then paused and managed to c

't being

second time in a 24-hour span. The girl she was chasing of course had to try an

oo far ahead," Alexis thought as she began to walk forward, "her

reath, resting her hands on her knees. She shook her head rapidly, trying to s

cast aside the part of me that wants to think logically and focus solely on my own survival. I'm

rd, thinking she had lost her pursuer by entering the catacombs beneath the city. She'd never

elp. Hopefully Leena has also figured out some way to escape tha

p crackling noise, something she couldn't identify just by hearing. She stared suspiciously down th

oing c

she saw the girl's figure walking briskly toward her... standing on the water! Sop

s she!? She made that trident appear from thin air and now she's walking on water! There

the water freezing in place under her feet and creating a convenient pathway for her. She wasn't exactly r

rst time she'd

ated? If they aren't Anomalies themselves... then someone m

the street, somehow able to still follow was going on below. The white-haired

going either left or right. She glanced down both ways, focusing hard on using her Vapor

hrough it, doing her best not to think about what was happening to her poor shoes in this gross water; which ran about ankle d

way she'll think I came down here..

eginning to seal itself up. Sophie flinched and fell backward onto her butt as she s

s she rushed forward toward the exit

, no," Alexis said from the other side of the ice wa

t was and that she was completely trapped. She slammed her fist against it again but stopped

girl. It's no

it and pressing her palm against the cold surface as she leaned her head forward and rested it there. This was a nightmare.

isti

d closed her eyes, focusing and searching for the other one. She sensed her above ground still, though she would have to get closer to

would find

lleyway as she'd hoped to stay out of plain sight, "nothing works. There

g nervously. She'd felt like this a few times before, this feeling of complete despair. She clutc

s weird place. I really don't want to die. I really don'

f nowhere. Leena blinked and glanced both ways down the alleyway, she did

ooked around suspiciously, "gr

'm really speaking to you,

d into the wall on the other side of the alley, pressing her hands against it to stop herself from wip

don't ki

girl! You seem to have my intentions a little confuse

, before pressing her body even tighter to the wall in fear and

n't rape m

ally get the picture, "I'm what's called an Elemental God. That strange girl

still distrustful Leena muttere

e human containers to share in some of our wealth of power. Now, not every god is going to bother gi

the power to fight bac

ocked Sophie, whom was still trapped in the wet tunnel, "you've

l can't wrap my brain around these weird voices a

is rea

if you don't give me these powe

t a quick lea

nice guy! In fact, you could consider me th

l very creeped out by this mysterious male voice that wa

erpreting my

was the right path to take. The next step in evolution, this must've been what her brother was talking about. This would bring her

these powers. The only problem she was finding with this whole situation was

motive behind this...

ot handle them anymore. If we don't, we will die... and then the element

t that's the only reason? There won't be any side effects or y

... you're about to undergo a huge change. From this

row, hoping the 'god'

e heck would

responded to her, "your world