Chapter 4: Blackwater and Bullies (1/2)

Chapter 4: Blackwater and Bullies

Blackwater Academy was located on the east coast of the United States, its coed out by an A-Class Variant twenty years ago The acadeot its name from the blackened waters in the crater Remnants of the monster's blood and corpse that had sunk deep down to the ocean floor below

The crater itself for out to the Atlantic Ocean, and a s thein and out of Blackwater

All in all, Blackwater was quite isolated Al to Blackwater consisted of a two hour long drive followed by a one hour long helicopter flight over vast swathes of overgrown forests infested with Variants

Forests like these were co as Variants spawned consistently throughout the world, with certain areas spawning the cities in was too difficult to maintain

"You try to run from Blackwater, and Variants will eat your powerless asses before you can count to ten," said officer Fletcher fro the obvious observation that ran through everyone's heads that ht Aldrich This place was definitely more a prison than an acade in Blackwater, Aldrich and the three Duds that coiven uniforms, led to their dorm roo Grounds by three in the afternoon or suffer severe consequences

Notably, the dorated in their own little, rundown barracks infested with enor It was obvious this was a building meant to be demolished that had been repurposed for the Frame Initiative students

Wouldn't do to have Duds with those with real powers, after all

As if to reht of them, the actual student barracks was visible fro with a sleek, ly advanced considering the fact that Blackwatch was supposed to be a set a place to ourselves!" said Adaroup of four Frame students roamed around the hallways of the tiny barracks Ada down cockroaches here and there with a stick when he could

"The heating's broken, and it's nearly winter," said Jake, another Fra to freeze to death before we graduate at this rate"

"It's all good I brought extra blankets," said Adaether, we'll h this"

"How do you stay so optiirl that was part of the powerless group

"I don't know," said Adam "But what I do know is if I wasn't optio Or maybe I am insane, and I don't know it, heh"

Aldrich remained mostly silent as did Frank, the last of the Frahly evident fro, Aldrich's quiet was more observant Calm

Footsteps fro to any of the Frame students, made everyone stand on alert

"Huh, so this is where the Duds live," said a tall, built guy with slicked back black hair and sharp, predatory grey eyes A student, it seemed, from the black uniform distinct from the officer's uniforms in that they lacked any stripes beneath the white wave crest on the uniform's breast

Behind him, three ain, a duuy as he strolled forwards with a cocky shed at his comment behind him

These were students with powers

Adaroup with confidence that Aldrich just shook his head at Aldrich knew fro up to bullies like this only et He wondered how Ada confident like this

"You guys lost? These aren't your dorht up to Adam, their faces just a few inches apart, and stared down Ada sound of i at his face to steroaned in pain He had been struck by an attack was too fast for the human eye to perceive

"None of you Duds seem to understand," said the leader of the student bullies "All of you are here to fill up a little diversity quota so that the acade Overall, you're still just as worthless as you are in society Those of us with powers, proper powers, n you guys