1 Noah Jones

"Noah! Please tell me you didn't betray me!"

"I DID BETRAY YOU!"

"It was always you Thomas! You only cared about yourself! You didn't even notice me after you gained your powers and new friends! Do you think I wanted this to happen!"

A Youth who seemed like 16 years with great facial features with blue hair was seen thrusting his sword towards another youth who had white hair and seemed to be the same age as them.

A group of people can be seen standing beside the youth who has the sword in a field that was burning furiously.

"Thomas stayed your best friend! Always he called you and asked you how you were doing but you never even cared to reply to him! All you did was get jealous." said a girl who had green hair who was a beauty.

"Jennifer, you had no idea how people would feel when a friend who had been with you for years suddenly leaves him alone! Do you think I chose to be a villain? All I asked him was to trust me but he lied all along! You guys might reason yourself by saying " We did it to keep you away from these dangers" but you bastards made my life hell from the moment Tommy showed me he is a bird!"

The youth spat blood from his mouth. He kept laughing even he was spatting blood.

"I can't believe you would think of me this way!" said the youth with the blue hair.

" I can't believe you would make me the bad guy by saying you guys cared about me. Do I even know the guys who are standing beside you? They seemed pretty close to you even though it has been only 6 months since you entered the Wings academy. I truly adore the trust you had for me Thomas" said the white-haired youth while smiling sarcastically.

Another guy who was standing beside the blue-haired youth was a handsome guy with black hair. He kneeled down in front of the blue-haired and asked

"Can I kill this insolent creature, My lord?"

"No, let him rot in this hell," said the girl named Jennifer. She took the sword from the blue-haired youth and thrust it more into the white-haired youth. She grabbed the hand of the blue-haired youth and walked away while the others followed including the one who knelt down.

The white-haired youth muttered " If there was another chance for me, I would just mind my life and live peacefully. I just wanted to help him but nobody paid attention. Hahaha, It's a fitting end for a guy who was the best friend of the hero who saved Walcus. Ah... the fire is very pretty"

I woke up from the hellish nightmare that I have been having for years. I didn't even remember what nightmare I was having but I just know it was a hellish dream. I looked around and realized I was still in my room. I sighed, got out of the bed, and made my way to the bathroom.

I opened the washbasin and splashed water on my face. I looked at the mirror which was placed in front of me, my face was average no matter how much time I looked at my mirror.

I held my hair which was white and my chin and started to mutter...

"Teens who are at the age of 15 must be looking handsome but look at my face"

I washed my face with my towel, made my way out of the bathroom, and closed the door. Sun Rays started to infiltrate my room's windows as I looked at my watch. It was morning at 6.34 am and I was unhappy because I started to sleep at only 4.00 am.

"This Insomnia of mine is killing me"

I placed myself on my bed again to at least sleep for 30 min. It was a bad idea as many teenagers like me will wake up late if we decide to sleep within a time limit.

But for me, I'm different from those idiotic boys who are lazy enough to make up at the desired time. I closed my eyes to make my way into my chaotic dreams.

After 30 min[ According to Noah]

'Mm, what is the time?'

I got up from my bed with my right hand on my forehead as I suddenly got a headache out of nowhere. I saw the time on the clock and it was still 6.05.

'Wait, I remember seeing 6.35 on my watch'

I looked at my watch instead of my clock and found that it was 9:05 am.

"Holy mother of God!"

I ran to my phone on the table and saw my phone. There were so many messages from my best friend whose name is Thomas.

Tommy: Where are you, Noah? I'm at the C gate of our school. Come soon! I can only wait for more than 10 min.[ Received at 9.00am].

"Shit! This is the worst part of having a friend who goes to school early every time!"

I opened my wardrobe, picked up a blue shirt and matching black jeans, and wore it. I picked up my bag, skateboard, and my wallet.

I ran downstairs and greeted my Father. My father nearly dropped the glass vase he was cleaning.

"Noah, you didn't go to school?" My father asked me.

"I overslept dad! Lend me your bike keys" I requested my father while packing some sandwiches which were leftover from yesterday's night.

My father threw me his bike keys while I was wearing my shoes. I got up and opened the door while saying "See you, evening dad!"

"Be careful of the police! You don't have a license yet!" shouted my dad to remind me to look out for the cops.

"Got it," I said and made my way to the veranda where my dad's bike was parked. My dad's bike name was 1950 Norton Manx which can be considered pretty old.

I started the bike and made my way out of the veranda and eventually out of the house and to the street. I got out of my neighborhood and started to increase my speed.

The town where my dad and I live is called Ruclins which is situated in North Alaska. I study at Ruclins High which is quite far from my home.

I saw the police cars standing at a random house not quite far from the main roads. I decided not to take a look as time is running out for me as my watch just moved from 9.06 to 9.08 am.

'Seems like a homicide, mm... I should probably call dad to be careful while going out even if it is in the morning...If he spots the murderer, he will kill him ruthlessly.'

I sped up even more going at the speed of 100mph making all the passerby's look at me. Some cars even stopped to avoid accidents.

I made my way to the location where Gate C was located. I saw my friend Thomas standing there waving at me. I made my fingers grab the brakes which led to producing a lot of smoke. I saw senior's of mine whistling and clapping to appreciate the crazy stunt I have just done.

I got out of the bike and ran towards Thomas who was a boy with blue hair who was wearing a hoodie and tracks.

"Thomas! Am I late?" I asked my best friend Thomas.

"No, you are just on time Noah," said Thomas with a smile.

Thomas is a guy who you would say is "Average" but in reality, he is a fricking bird. No, I mean literally a bird. Don't think that he is a bird who will fly to heaven to reach his dreams.

Think I am crazy? Let's make time to go back to 2 days ago.

2 days ago...[At Noah's bedroom] at 9.00 pm

I was carrying my basket full of clothes to put them on the rope which is tied on the balcony to dry them up. What I, however, didn't notice was my bathroom cleaning stick which I have thrown angrily while I was having severe constipation was lying near the glass door which was to be opened if I have to go to the balcony.

Guess what? I tripped like a girl who would fall magically on her prince's arm! But I fell on the 10-year-old house's floor. The last thing I saw was the tip of the bathroom which I usually use when my toilet is clogged...

' Life sucks!' I thought before my mind jumped into eternal darkness because of the fall.

I opened my eyes to find myself standing in a room which was painted full of white, even the ceiling. I noticed there was a book that was placed on a stand that looked like a tech test where musicians would keep their music notes.

I walked towards it like a tortoise. Hey, don't blame me. I'm a cautious guy, cautious enough to triple-check if I closed all the doors and windows in our house properly.

I reached the book after checking every nook and cranny of the room. I took the heavy book which at least contained 3000 pages. It was heavy, it was at least 2kg. I placed the book on the floor due to my skinny physique. I started reading the title of the book.

"The Bird Teen? Seems like a title of a novel. Well, let's give it a read!"

I started turning the pages and started to read the sentences line by line without leaving any words out of my eagle eyes.

"A teen was seen running through the hallway of the Ruclins high school..."

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"Noah? Noah!"

I woke up on the same floor where I have fallen with my father tightly holding my hands while tears started to flow out from his eyes. I squinted my eyes to see my surrounding clearly. I looked at my dad and gave him a hug which lasted for 2 minutes.

But my dad became like instant cold water to hot water. He started scolding me furiously for not being careful. I listened to it as every teenager does. My father cooled down after some time and placed his hand's on my head.

"Please be careful Noah, you are my only hope which made me live through the darkest days of my life."

"Sorry dad, I will be careful next time," I said with a gentle voice.

"Be careful like there won't be the next time" said my father.

"Roger that Sir!" I said making a salute.

"Take rest. You can stay at home tomorrow, I will call your teacher to inform you about the situation."

"But-"

"No buts! This is the final conversation we are having today about you going to school tomorrow."

"Ok, dad. Sorry."

My dad left the room and I picked up the fallen clothes and the bathroom cleaning stick and placed them at their respective places.

I raised up and made my way to the bed and slept down. Suddenly, immeasurable pain started to invade my body as my head started to hurt like someone is shooting me continuously with a gun.

I kept my hand in my forehead for a few minutes as the pain kept getting stronger. I tried not to scream as it would definitely make my father come into my room with a belt to whoop my ass up. Just kidding, I don't want him to worry about me.

This lasted for 30 minutes until a rush of knowledge made my mind go haywire. I got nauseous, my mind made me feel like I was riding a Teacup ride in the amusement park at maximum speed for at least 1 hour.

I vomited at least 3 times and my saliva was dripping down my mouth like a waterfall. I passed out again.

I opened my eyes to see find myself standing in a green field full of pretty flowers and trees. It felt like I was really standing there. I moved forward to make myself familiar with the surroundings.

It felt refreshing, felt good to the point where I thought about moving to this place. Wait, where Am I? Am I on private property? Because there is no way this is Ruclins!.

I saw a shadowy figure in the distance sitting under a tall tree while I was thinking about where the actual hell Am I now. I waved at him to make him notice my figure but he/she didn't seem to move their head towards me.

I made my way to the tall tree which seemed miles from me. Each time I moved, it seemed like it was moving far away. I started which resulted in making the tree far away.

I walked patiently in the direction of the tree to see if it would make a difference. The tree did not move this time. I got happy but decided to walk patiently as the celebration can wait until later.

--------[ After an unknown amount of time]

My legs felt like I was running a thousand-mile marathon. I wanted to give up and sleep on the green fields but I had a feeling that if I didn't see that tree, my life would change greatly.

I finally reached the tree...it seemed like an old oak tree which was magnificently standing its own ground.

The figure paid attention to me as I went to pluck a leaf. It grabbed my hand and I made eye contact with it. It was a young man to be in his high school days...WAIT A MINUTE!

"Why the hell do you look like me!" I shouted at the figure.

Yes, the figure has the same hair color, same blue eyes that looked like an ocean... guess what! It looked like me exactly.

"Seems like you came. Honestly, I did not expect my past self to come to this much distance. It was 1 in a million possibility. Well, since you are here, let me give you some advice.

"What the hell are you talking about? Are you my consciousness?"

"No," said my look alike.

"I'm the guy who appears in your nightmares"

"I don't even remember my nightmares," I said.

"That's because I have stopped the images to flow inside your mind. A dream can be a possibility of the choices you make in the future. It is only one of the possibilities you are dreaming right now"

"Let me make you remember," said my look-alike as it placed its index finger on my forehead.

Images started to appear in my mind. I was baffled by this as it included Thomas wielding his glowing sword against me. I was staying calm by keeping my hand on the oak tree.

Suddenly the oak tree glowed as light rays started to come out of it. I saw my look alike and he had a surprised expression on his face.

"You, you can touch it?"

"Touch what?" I asked.

"The oak tree"

"Yeah, do you want me to touch it again?" I asked.

"Yeah, do it," said my look-alike with a serious expression.

I touched it again but this time, Numerous words and memories started to flow in my mind. I thought it would hurt but my body was feeling like I saw in a Japanese hot spring.

It took a moment for me to process this knowledge. I looked at my look-alike and he was fading away.

"I am one of the many possibilities of the choices you are going to choose in the future. Choose wisely and intelligently. You have your future memories and this world's entire foundation inside your mind. Be careful what you wish for Noah, if you see me again that's the worst possibility you have chosen" said my look-alike before fading away into tiny little particles.

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I woke up from the dream or whatever I just experienced right now. I had strange memories inside my head which is not explainable by the laws of science.

I was still drenched in my vomit and saliva from my horrible headache. I got up, went inside my bathroom, and removed my dress. I got the mop from the corner of the room and started cleaning the floor as if my father see this, he would definitely kill me.

I changed the bedsheet of my bed and placed the drenched ones in the laundry. I made my way to the bathroom, cleaned the mob, and started to bathe.

I turned on the shower and started to think about the memories of the novel and memories of my future.

' I am the best friend of the novel's protagonist Thomas Brown who will save the world from the fallen angels.'

'I, Noah Brown will betray him for the power of the variants by leaking out his ally, power's and abilities, and finally his location at the middle of the novel.'

"Why the fuck have I landed on this fate!" I shouted.

"Fuck, the water is cold!"

I got out of my 'not so nice bath of my life and sat on the chair near my desk.

First, let's not assume that my memories are real. I can't be the crazy guy who prepares for a crazy apocalypse that was created by my mind.

'Let's wait for now. According to the story, Thomas shows he was this suddenly appeared wings to Noah, his best friend who is introduced in Chapter 3.'

It was morning 7.45 am and I washed my face again seeing the mirror, I mumbled the same thing I have been doing for the past few months.

I made my way downstairs and saw my dad sitting down on the sofa in the living room. I broke into a cold sweat as, without the knowledge of the novel, I wouldn't have known that the man sitting in front of me is a prodigy, a man who has fought the army of generals singlehandedly.

I acted casually as nothing happened and opened the fridge in the kitchen. I took out the bread and placed it on the toaster.

"Good morning Dad!" I said to lift up the awkward silence.

"Morning Son, do you feel better?" asked my dad gently.

"Yes dad, now keep the plates on the table. I will make sandwiches for you"

My dad did as I said and sat on a chair and started to read the newspaper. After a few minutes. the bread popped up and I made the sandwich with the veggies with some pepper and salt.

I sat in front of him after placing the bread on his plate and mine and started to eat. My dad asked me if I wanted to go to the hospital but I denied him as I said I passed out due to the fall.

While we were eating, I had this urge to ask him something. I gathered my courage and took a deep breath.

" Dad, do you love me?" I asked with a serious expression.

" Yes son, I love you the most in the world. What happened? Why are you acting weird?"

"You always asked me what I want as a birthday present but I never told you anything right?"

"Yeah, you need something, Noah? I can get you anything if it's anything within my abilities."

"The question I am about to ask you must be answered with honesty and truth. Do you get that?"

The atmosphere become cold all of a sudden but my dad maintained his smile and asked...

"Ask anything, my son," said my dad.

"I cannot tell you how I gained this knowledge but you are a captain of the 1st vulture team, right? You are a higher being who married the leader of the 10 councils, my mother who is still alive and I have a sister. You divorced her because you were suspicious of her cheating on you but you never knew if she really was and she gained the custody of my sister Ella while you gained mine. You are living here hiding from our mother as you are afraid that she will take me away from you."

"AM

I

RIGHT?"

I did not fail to notice the change of expression in my dad with each of my sentences. Suprised, disgusted, sad, and fear.

"Yes. You are right. I don't know how you gained this knowledge but let me guess, did your mother's servants or herself find some way to contact you?"

"I swear on my life that I did not get any information from my mother. It is just complicated to explain to you how I gained this information. I know my capabilities as a teenager. and I trust you because you are my dad"

To be frank, it was a gamble of whether I was going to be taken to the mental hospital or getting a reply. My whole life changed upside down with his reply. I held little hope that all this was inside my head but now, it has been officially confirmed.

My dad got up from the chair and made his way to the dish cleaner. I saw his hand trembling and I figured he had something to ask.

"Son, do you still love me? I took you away from your mother and sister." asked my dad with a sad expression.

I got up and hugged him. I told my father this crucial information because I need someone to rely on. I cannot do this alone as I'm just 15 and need adult help to survive. Yes, many might think this is a bad idea from their perspective but I trust my father. If I get into any trouble, I can rely on him.

In fact, it is truly a coincidence to find a prodigy who has unlocked Vulture powers near me. Vultures are the most feared being even the other bird captains feared my dad back those days. So, what is wrong if I tell him all this? I'm not a teenager out of TV shows to solo the whole evil beings.

Our hug got broken and my dad wiped his tears. He patted me on the shoulders and began to wash the dishes.

"Dad, let's not make things awkward between us. We will continue our normal life until a situation strikes up. Ok?"

"Ok Noah, now go back to your room and study or rest. I will talk about my past when the timing is right."

Now, he knows the fact that I know about the existence of the supernatural being. Now, I can work out my future survival plan without the fear of my dad knowing.

I sat down and tore a paper. I started to write my 1st plan of Survival.

1. Save Scott Heslington from going into depression and eventually into suicide.