Chloe rubbed her eyes, everything was all a blur for a moment until she saw a figure right in front of her along with her friends. "What's going on?" she asked. The figure seemed to be a young man with torn apart clothes and bruises on his face along with scars. "Whoa, what happened with you?" Chloe asked, not meaning to be rude. The young man sighed and showed them his arm. "They...they destroyed our village and claimed to be Shields of Hell.." he said as he slid his sleeve back down to his wrist. Ceen placed on that look she always had when she was worried. "Shields of Hell?" David asked. "Who're they?" Benjamin blinked twice. "I'm not sure but all I know is that they wear black cloaks and have a red mark on their foreheads and arms like an affiliation mark, I think it's called." the man explained some more. Chloe clutched onto her wrist. "If we do this, what's in it for us?" Ceen asked. "That's for the academy to decide..." said the young man. "We'll do it..." The young man clapped his hand together. "THANK YOU SO MUCH!" he thanked.

After a few minutes, the four of them left the house leaving the young man all alone and venturing through what is known as the "Cursed Town". Ceen stepped on something that seemed like some sort of spit or goo. "Whoever the Shields of Hell are, they did a pretty good job on wrecking the town..." Benjamin said, sarcastically. "No kidding...." David agreed. "You two better shut up or else we will-"

"Be founded by the Shields of Hell?"

Chloe turned around, hoping it wasn't who she thought it was. "Shields of Hell, I assume?" she said as she hid her fear. "This girl seems to be afraid of the Shields of Hell but she doesn't show it.....how does she do that?" David thought, quivering. One of the members of the Shields of Hell nodded. "Chloe Mackhaito, correct?" they asked. Chloe didn't respond but all she did was nod slowly. "Remember me, Chloe?" asked one of the members. She didn't know what to respond since she didn't know who was talking to her. The member smirked as they slowly took off their black hood. Chloe then had a reaction that left her having the urge to gasp.....

Who was this person that revealed their self to Chloe? Find out in the next chapter!