Andrew was an Onyx Officer.

It was all he had ever known; he had been involved in the organisation from his birth. That was the way of the Onyx League, and that was what happened when your parents were high-ranking officials.

For the past week, Andrew had been filled with nothing but excitement.

His first mission! And such an important one!

Psionic Academy was a key part of the Onyx League's plan. And this mission would be of utmost vitality.

How? Well... he wasn't exactly sure.

His parents couldn't tell him - information regarding the inner motives of the League were strictly confidential.

That's how a lot of things were.

Andrew didn't mind.

No, no - he didn't mind at all.

Because he had faith. He had faith in the Onyx League.

Everything they did, they did with clinical precision and supreme ardour. Everything they did had a cause, a purpose.

And what a great purpose it was.

Andrew clutched the gun tighter. The cold metal bit into his palm; it kept him grounded, pulled him into the earth.

His gun was an Ares Shrike 5.56.

It was a glorious weapon; it gleamed with lethal execution and deadly precision. He was glad that he had it at this moment.

Because, even though it was exciting, this mission also made him scared. He would never admit it though.

"Hey," a voice hissed suddenly.

It was Team Leader. Andrew snapped to attention.

"Focus. We need to keep our eyes open."

Andrew nodded.

"Right," he said, "constant vigilance leads to a heightened intelligence and sharper mind."

"Mhm. Never miss anything."

Andrew scanned the grounds of the school.

The place was deserted. Classrooms were empty; sentences half-written on white boards, papers scattered on desks.

It was as if time had been frozen, and all the people had been stolen away. As if Death had made an error.

As if he had ascended to Earth, and taken both the ethereal souls and corporeal bodies of this school's inhabitants to the afterlife.

The thought was haunting.

For a second, a stab of guilt flickered through his mind.

It was saddening.

Saddening, that the Onyx League had done this.

But he banished that idea. It was traitorous, and frankly - not true. The Onyx League was doing this for the greater good.

The Onyx League would fix everything, once they were done.

Humanity would be good again.

The world would be good again.

People just had to deal with the side-effects of fixing the world, of improving civilisation.

It would all be over soon.

And then... and then, they would be grateful!

His thoughts were interrupted by the sizzle of static, and muffled voices. Team Leader reached down and pulled her radio transceiver from her pocket.

"Ssh," Team Leader held a finger to their lips, "the Battalion Leader is trying saying something."

She held up the radio.

" - police taking action. Our technicians have discovered a SCPD hover-ship, on a direct path towards the mission location. There is likely a full contingency of officers inside. We must be prepared to evacuate the school, get our agents out of there. So be on - "

A cold rush of fear surged through Andrew's body.

It was going to be OK.

Everything was going to be fine.

This mission was going perfectly, flawlessly.

After all, the Onyx League wanted the police to arrive. Everything was going according to plan.

Oh, and what an ingenious plan it was!

Sylver here! I decided to write a chapter from the view point of a completely different character, to inject something new into the mix. This chapter's also longer than usual, so I hope you guys liked that. I'm not sure if I will do many chapters with Andrew as my view point, but I will certainly expand into writing chapters through the eyes of various characters. I also hope liked this change - while Andrew is technically the enemy of the protagonists, you can probably see that he isn't just an antagonist either.

What do you think the Onyx League's plan is, and what will happen next? Please make sure to leave your thoughts on it in the comments - and stay tuned for more upcoming chapters of Psionic Academy! If you've enjoyed reading this story, don't forget to vote, comment and add it to your reading lists. If you have any tips for how I can improve my writing, or what I did well this time, please feel free to tell me. Thanks for reading!