"You useless little bitch!" my mom screamed at me loudly.
A wire wrapped around my small neck, my hands tied with rope. It was hard to breathe... it hurt...
"Why did I even give birth to someone worthless, fucking bitch like you?" she screamed again, kicking my stomach.
I coughed hard, my black hair covering my pale face, my hands filled with scars.
She raised a belt and started hitting me rapidly.
I couldn't scream or cry. If I did, they would hit me harder...
"Hey, chill or she will die," my dad spoke from the side.
My mom looked behind and said,
"Fuck, who cares."
I slowly raised my head, my eyes cold... emotionless...
Then in a small voice, I said,
"Just... kill me already..."
Suddenly, my eyes widened and snapped open. I was breathing heavily. I looked in front and saw I was inside my school bus, which was going on a school trip. The whole bus was silent, everyone doing their own thing.
Some were playing games, some reading books, some sleeping.
I slowly laid my head back on my seat, then looked at my side where my face was reflected in the window.
Black hair... cold black eyes... dark circles under my eyes. I was holding a small flower pot wrapped around my hand. In that flower pot was a beautiful white flower with a pure green stem. I looked at it and gave a small smile.
Then suddenly, someone behind me kicked my seat and screamed—
"What are you doing, Lemi, you bitch?! Who told you that you can lay your head on that damn seat! I was sleeping peacefully, but because of you, I'm awake!"
The kick shook my seat and the flower pot fell from my hand onto the ground. I quickly bowed down, picked it up, and started looking at it to see if it was damaged.
The girl behind me kept kicking my seat and said,
"Are you ignoring me, you little shit?!"
I hugged the pot and in a small voice I said,
"I... I'm very sorry."
The girl screamed and said,
"What? I didn't hear it. Say it loudly!"
The teacher at the front of the bus raised his head and said,
"Kaya, you don't have to scream that loudly. There are other people on the bus too."
As he said that, she stopped kicking my seat, rolled her eyes, and said,
"Tch, whatever."
After that, the bus went silent again.
I slowly took out the pot and saw there was a small crack on it, but the flower was fine.
I smiled, then slowly raised my sleeve and took out one bandage from my injury. I put that bandage on the crack and placed my hand on it.
Inside my mind, I said—
(This world is cruel... unfair... everyone is scary...)
I hugged the pot and continued to talk to myself—
(I wish I was strong... strong enough to defeat anyone... I wish I wouldn't feel this pain anymore... I wish someone would love me too... like I love you...)
I looked at the flower—
(You are so pretty... so beautiful... I wish I was like you... I hate humans... all they do is scare me and harm me, but you... you give me peace... since the day I started raising you... you are like my child and I love yo—)
But before I could complete saying it...
BOOMMMM
A huge bright light from the sky hit the bus and filled it with brightness. Everyone in the bus screamed in panic.
My eyes widened in surprise. I didn't know what was going on, and soon the light blinded my vision.
Everything went silent for a moment, then slowly the light faded away. When I opened my eyes, I saw I was standing in a huge dark room with giant pillars and a very big statue of a female wearing some kind of queen dress.
I still had the flower pot with me, still holding it. I looked around and saw other classmates also standing there, looking confused and panicked.
"Where is this!" one screamed.
"Where am I!!!" another one screamed.
(What is going on... what happened...) I said in my mind.
Then suddenly, the huge black wooden door in the corner slowly opened. Everyone turned their heads toward the door.
Then from there, a woman with a beautiful body, blonde hair, and blue eyes, wearing a white dress like a goddess, entered the room slowly. Behind her, some people wearing black coats like magicians followed her.
"Everyone, welcome! To another world. My name is Aliza and I'm a goddess who summoned you here," she said loudly.
As everyone heard that, the room went silent for a moment. But then, everyone started panicking and screaming—
"Another world?? Are you kidding me?"
"There is no way this can be true!"
"This must be a sick joke!"
They started saying things like that.
The teacher was standing there silently. Then he tried to speak and said,
"Everyone... listen to me... cool down..." His voice was filled with confusion.
Then the goddess slowly looked at the teacher and slowly walked towards him, reaching in front of him and said,
"I only want young candidates. There is no use for an old man like you."
"Huh?" the teacher gasped in shock.
She raised her hand and pointed at him. The teacher watched her in confusion. Then in the next moment, a bright light flashed from her hand and...
The teacher's half body exploded on the spot—his blood, organs, and bones scattered everywhere in the room.
As everyone saw that, they started screaming in horror. Some even vomited after seeing it.
I fell on my back, completely shocked and scared. I was trembling.
Aliza slowly turned back, her face covered in blood but a smile on her face. She spoke in a soft voice and said,
"Don't worry, you all won't get killed like him, so you can calm down."
Everyone went silent—not because they were calm, but because they were terrified of her.
She clapped her hands and her body started glowing. She was suddenly cleaned. Then she raised her voice and said,
"As I already said, you all have been summoned by me in this world, and you must accept it. There is no going back to your house."
She slowly started floating in the air and continued speaking.
"You all are hero candidates who will defeat the demon lord and any kind of threat to humanity."
Everyone looked at her in shock. Then she spoke again—
"Now, I will use my awakening magic to awaken your hidden magic talent. So get ready."
After she said that, she raised her hand in the air and started chanting some words I couldn't understand.
Then suddenly, people started glowing one by one. They were confused about what was happening to them.
Soon, others also started glowing, but... I didn't glow...
I looked around and saw others glowing one by one, but still, I wasn't glowing.
Then Aliza slowly landed on the ground and said,
"If you are glowing, then you have the ability to use magic. And for those who didn't glow..." she started looking around and said,
"You four people."
As she said that, suddenly an invisible force dragged me and threw me behind her.
I gasped in pain, then slowly raised my head and saw three other people who weren't glowing like me.
They were Sanaki, Dakou, and Jakai.
Dakou stood up in rage and screamed,
"What is the meaning of this?!"
Sanaki sat there, her face filled with fear.
The goddess slowly turned around, looked at us, and said,
"You four don't have any magic abilities, so you are useless."
"What?!" Dakou gasped in shock.
She replied,
"In the world where magic is everything, someone who can't use magic is useless."
I looked at her in shock. All three of them were also shocked.
Aliza spoke again and said,
"As a goddess, I want strong people to protect my world, not some failures like you all."
Jakai stepped forward from the side. He raised his voice and said,
"But! You brought us here without our permission, and now you're saying you don't need us?!"
The goddess made an annoyed face and said,
"If I knew there were failures like you four, then I would've never summoned you here."
As she said that, all four of us looked at her in shock. Then slowly, she raised her hand and said,
"Now then... time to say goodbye."
(No... no... no...) I screamed in my mind.
(No... I don't want to die... I don't want to die... someone please help me...)
I looked in front, but everyone was looking away—and some were even smiling like they were enjoying this.
Her hand started glowing bright. The three of them panicked and tried to run.
(Please, please, please—I don't want to die!) I begged in my mind.
I grabbed the pot tightly and closed my eyes and...
BOOMMMM