It had been seven days since SECA threw garbage bombs. Cloud still didn't have a leader because the requirements... The requirements included : being upperclass which meant that Nathaniel had recruited you himself, never gotten [seriously] injured at all while on field duty, forseenful of field commands, knew the general rules (even though Nathaniel had assigned everyone different rules), knew how to talk to people, knew how to fight, and was intelligent. Everyone at some point had gotten seriously hurt except for "Riddle" who never went out to the field and me who was new.
"Riddle" had all the requirements. He was experienced at fighting and could calm a crowd and talk out of anything, could forsee the mistakes people (meaning SECA) were about to make on the field, was upperclass, and was intelligent enough to know when to back out and listen to other people. Yet he thought I would be a better leader of Cloud.
"Why?" I asked. "It makes no sense. They're angry too about you giving it up."
"They can be as angry as they want to be. You are able to isolate yourself from others in such a way that makes you able to focus. I fear for everyone and worry about them too. Sure, I have the requirements but if I was in a situation that I would have to kill someone, I couldn't. Not even for love. You are abled, because you have nothing to lose," he said. Before I could argue the latter, Nathaniel walked in and pulled me out of the room. So much for leadership. Everyone was murmuring still until Nathaniel glared at them. It sent a wave of silence across the room that would have killed.
"Everyone? Riddle has decided to step down and since no one else fit the requirements, that means it's unanimous. Rainbow wins," he announced. Some people disagreed with this, I among them. Others cheered, I pitied them.
"Everyone I have to say that Nathaniel's nickname is no longer needed. I shall never answer to Riddle again. My true name is Oblivion. Oblivion Shamentine," said Oblivion. Everyone was silent as they processed what just happened. I knew what happened as soon as he said it. He made a promise that he would say his real name if I became the leader of Cloud. I looked at Oblivion who was staring straight out into the crowd, just watching. The first time I had saw him he was nameless in a dark corner with that same expression...no he was happy that what he wanted finally was made possible. I would have to lead this nonorganized organization? How lovely was this? I smiled and thought "Holy moly, oh shit, oh shit, how did I even get involved with these people?" I still had to earn their trust when I knew I wasn't going to give them mine.
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