The Orb

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The Orb

Controlled. Your world is decided. Before your freedom is presented, your life, and job has been decided. This world is controlled by the Orb. The Orb is a living object that contains over a billion volts of energy that powers the world. One government. One police force. The police force have total control of the world. The government, has full control of the police force. The Orb? Controls all. Anyone who hasn’t scored below average on their pre 18 tests are guaranteed a good life. Gifted ones are presented with the police force. The not so lucky ones are thrown to fend for themselves. Left to die. The percentage of average students is 57%. The grunts are a 30% of the population. The gifted ones? A total of 13% made it. Each person in the world has been given an id card. If your id card goes black. The police force, will find you. Creating a crime, depressed thoughts, and even witnessing a death can black out your card. I Natsu Okazaki have been blessed enough to have been chosen for the police force. He doesn’t believe people’s lives should be chosen. But, he’s one man. Each officer of the police are given a gun. The gun is permitted only to the verified user. It has two modes. Stun, and Eradicate. Depending on the person the Cardin X22 is pointed at, it will depend on how blacked out the id is, to not shoot, stun, or Eradicate the target. Your even chosen as a blossom for being the most respected, and a weed for the least. Your test scores don’t matter. This, is the world of 2578. This, is the world we live in.

19, 5”8, black hair, brown eyes, and a weed. That’s me. I may be short. But I scored a 1691254/1691255. Out of 2014 18 year olds. I have scored the second highest. The first was claimed by Tatsuki Yuki. The...

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...I make that face sometimes too. Well, you probably wondering, ‘what? IS HE IN THE GIRLS DORM?’ Well, you guessed right. Because I was sent flying by a magic spell.
“Why are you here? Peeking? Pervert?” I look behind me to see another wonderful looking girl. But a strong one at that. She sent me flying. Me. Flying. Before she could ask my name she came around the corner all flustered and stuff. “W-w-what are you doing here?!!!” It was Tatsuki. I bolted out of there not even looking behind me if I was being followed. I rush to my room and lock my doors behind me. What’s going to happen tomorrow? I ponder on the thought before realizing what spell that women shot at me. It was a paralyzing spell. I couldn’t do anymore things for the rest of the night! Well not like I had anything planned, so I just drifted into sleep dreaming about the next day and what might happen.

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