The CoDas: Reboot [By Hex]

Chapter 13 : Faker

"Nathan, we're done for the day. Let's go!" Zack called as he entered the white room, I lifted my head a little.

"Is that so? Okay then."

"Yeah, get your clothes, we'll be heading out to a cozy place for you to rest."

"Hmm? Are we not gonna go towards your house?"

"We could, I own the room so there wouldn't be any problems but I wanted to go to a place closer to your house instead."

I didn't know why he would want to be closer to my house but I decided to abide with what he said and just follow him. Raising my torso from the floor, I got up from where I sat and began to put on my clothes. Zack waited for me to finish before we headed off and out of this 'hidden' base.

As we walked through the corridors and climbed up the stairs, I asked Zack, "So...What no-" Zack interrupted me and pulled me to the side of the wall as a few CoDas ran past us as if they were in a hurry.

"Now, for a few weeks or so, I will be teaching you more about the Colorless species, legends, myths and history of the CoDas. I will also teach you more about our ranking system, the types of CoDas, Squads, Lenses, the seven organizations, the Laws of CoDas, Chroma Ki-"

"Okay, okay, I got it, there's A LOT to learn. Say no more."

Zack exhaled and rubbed the back of his head, "yeah, it's a lot."

Solitude fell between us as we continued to walk after about a minute has passed, Zack hesitantly spoke out, "N-Nathan, I...I suggest you say goodbye soon."

I look over to him, lost by what he meant, "goodbye? Why? To whom?"

Zack stayed hesitant until we reached the main room from where I entered when I spoke a certain chant. He replied as he looks towards me, eyes fixated and grave, "to your ordinary life..."

I gulped a little, inhaled and tried to speak but Zack interrupted, "-that includes your uncle."

My eyelids stretched out, I swallowed my words. Zack glanced away then clutched onto my left hand, speaking the following chant.

"Gudomliga kungar CoDas, och utanför, Hämta mig tillbaka till realitet."

(Divine King CoDas and beyond, bring me back to reality)

I looked down at the back of both Zack's and my own hand, our symbols began to glow as everything around me blurred out. Things began to spin around me, all I could now see was a bunch of colors shifting and moving as I figured I was going back to the real world, Matter Lens.

My head began to ache a little from the amount of colors and blurs going around me, the colors slowed down and I was then brought back into the open grass field within a forest, still raining lightly.

He let go of my hand as I looked at him again, pondering, 'saying goodbye to my uncle'. I mean I knew that something like this would happen judging by how the CoDas need to be isolated from their family to do their job but...I still do not how I will say it.

"Zack, what will happen of my uncle once I have said goodbye?"

I could tell that Zack was struggling to find the words to explain about this so I gave him his time. Eventually, he looked at me in the eyes as he replied, "Uhm...Nathan here's the thing, you haven't fully turned into a CoDa yet. You've only been chosen."

"I haven't fully turned?"

"Yeah, and to put it bluntly, once you have turned, you will be replaced by a fake."