Wings of Liberty - Part 1

 

Like another episode in an anime, life is on a run once the sun rises from behind the mountain. It was a wonderful sunny afternoon in the suburbs of Mt. Umariru. The crowd was hustling to catch the beautiful tan over their skin. Laughter and cheers echoed from even 5 kilometres away from the town of Uusso, which had a population of not more than 5000 people situated within a radius of 10 km. Each face recognised the other. In that compact place, knowing everyone wasn't a wondrous feat. The townsmen had shops of various items ranging from colourful hats to stylish shoes, traditional clothes to fancy jewelleries. The steep paths leading to several small wooden houses account for a warm and stuffed ambience. The Southwest side of the valley was a spectacle since the peak of Mt. Umariru was seen bathing in the light orange tint of the sun mixed with yellow, twice every day. On asking, most people of town Uusso would tell you that they share a common profession that is, either cattle rearing or agriculture. As the mountain people are generally the kind hearted ones, the people of Uusso aren't any exception.

Around the time of noon, as I finished my chores, I started walking towards my office. Last night was a hasty one, as I stayed up late to fix the electricity and the internet connection of my office. This is one major drawback of the lives of people like us who live in the mountains. We are troubled by electricity more than money. Oh! I completely forgot to tell you, my name is Toselin. There are four people in my office which is situated around the river bank. We look after the Power Plant Station, near the Southwest valley. It was an intentional move of choosing that particular location for our power plant, so that we could savour the serenity of Mt. Umariru and the river bank while working. The four members at our office are Amsilia, Krutonzed, Diquent, and myself Toselin.

Diquent is a man of dignity. Having a muscular body with massive chest and broad shoulders, he is a dream for most of the girls of Uusso. His hairs are long and so straight that the individual strands could be counted. His eyes are like an ocean of mysteries. Yet, he is the most organized one among us. In case of any trouble regarding our work, we undoubtedly approach him to seek his help and his advices work like magic.

Krutonzed, on the other hand, has a completely different personality than Diquent. He's the master of his own will. With a kinky personality, he's less serious about life and subsequently about his work too. His eyes are like an open book, one can read his mind by only watching his eyes. His hairs are short and blonde but has a curvy touch to them. He's always a mess but has a potential leader in him, which he always ignores by mockingly saying that even Diquent is more worthy than him.

Amsilia is an average 5'5" girl with brown hairs, who wears gothic clothes. She has a different taste in tattoos, and her kind of music is orchestral. She a bit heavy on the upper side and has an athletic body on the lower half. She has piercing on her right earlobe. She wears bangles on the right hand and a vampire bracelet on the left wrist. She is fair and have good facial features. Her eyes are of light blue colour which reminds you of crystal clear water. Her colour and choices are miles apart. Though if your tastes match, she's absolutely a busty babe.

And lastly myself, Toselin. Well, I'm an average looking, sarcastic, faithful, next door go-to guy. Though I'm not convinced, but they say I've nice facial features. Haha! I've dark reddish brown short hairs. I love to help people, and working together as a team is my forte. Oh! And I love reading books, fiction is absolutely my genre. 

The four of us work in the Power Plant Station from 12 in the noon to as late as 8 in the night. I look after the sensors, basically the software part. Krutonzed and Diquent works on the machinery part and Amsilia ensures the safety of the plant. For maintaining the public relation, anyone of us handle the request according to our availability at that particular time of the complain. The whole process and the work atmosphere is quite smooth. No issues in machinery, availability of goods, handling of the various intricacies of the plant, and most importantly our relations with each other.

Fast forwarding to 10 p.m. around.

Amsilia is running on the narrow streets. She's being chased by a man hidden in the shadows. The night is dark, only the moon is at the peak. There's an utter silence except for the silent hickering of bats and owl. Due to Amsilia's athletic build, she's running fast, fast enough to not leave behind a trail. She has now reached to one of the spare rooms of the plant, she opens the door and quickly closes it. The cold breeze is surrounding her, while she tries to catch a breath. She desperately searches for a chair to sit in and stable herself as she's going out of breath due to her fast running. To the moment of horror, she brings a bottle to quench her thirst of water. Unaware of this due to her momentary fear, she drinks the water and after five seconds she's back to her senses to look aside and what she saw was the mask fan was laughing like a joker. She was terrified and got up from the chair. But suddenly she heard a sound. She wondered. Was it the creaking of the chair, or has someone opened the door of the room of the plant? She tip-toed in front of the door from where she entered. She hold her breath for a minute, and advanced her hand in a random direction due to the extreme darkness. What she saw there is beyond her comprehension!

Stay tuned to know what happened next.