Chapter 6. Ruined City

"Maybe it's a light to celebrate the arrival of The Orb," Lucas joked sarcastically.

Over the years, the four teens had watched the humans celebrate the arrival of The Orb. With each passing moment, what the humans were doing seemed to make no sense. The stone was not a deity, no one even knew what it contained. Yet many believed it to be a sign of salvation. For the children imprisoned in the Academy, this was primitive thinking as well as foolish.

"Come on, let's go," Elijah said.

"Are you sure?"

Josh's voice was defiant. Not mocking, but more like agreement that they should go in the direction of the light. Even he sounded excited. He and Elijah exchanged a look and both chuckled softly.

Lucas snorted. "Seeing people celebrating on top of our suffering?"

"Don't bother, aren't we going to Elijah's birthday? Think of it as a celebration for him." Josh replied.

"But down there is probably a mile or two. You can see for yourself that it seems