The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1)

The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1)

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By:  L.M.NokesOngoing
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As a child, an innocent, our imaginations run wild. We pretend to be knights or princess', magicians or mythical creatures. Then as we age our imagination is tamed by the laws of science and everything we are taught to believe as truth. We as a race of humans can not fly or wield a wand. Dragons and mermaids don't exist. Fire burns, ice freezes, what goes up must come down. These are but a few of the truths that exist in our world, but like so many others they are false. My world was turned upside down on my 21st birthday, everything that was a truth turned out to be a lie. The world we live in, isn't what we believed it to be. My name is Alexi Drovnic, and this is my story.

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Music sounded through the car’s speakers as I yawned, it was way too early to be awake, Kate sat in the passenger seat, swaying happily and singing off key, her hair swung loose around her shoulders and the smile on her face was infectious as she laughed at Andrews grimace.

It was well known in our small town that Kate Daniels couldn’t carry a tune to save her life, but no one would ever tell her to stop, not once they realised just how happy it made her. She was the kind of woman that sang in the shower, loud enough that the neighbours could hear it, and it truly was an awful noise, but it roused happy memories of my childhood.

Kate’s singing had been one of the few things that made me smile after my parents passed away and I wound up in the foster system. I gazed out of the window, as the thought dragged me into memories of a darker time in my life.

Flames and heat, a scream of pain and someone yelling. An old man on his knees looking me in the eye, “Never tell Alexi, never tell a soul where you came from.” The confused expression of the police officer as I handed him the sealed envelope. The compassion of the elderly lady at the group home. The nightmares that plagued my every sleep. The fear that kept me from speaking, the laughter of the other children the games in the garden, the teacher who smiled at me and the man who stared.

A shiver wracked my body as the memories flashed through my head with rapid succession. I shook off the fear and fought to calm my racing heart, it’s over now, I focused on my mantra, the words that kept me grounded when I couldn’t keep the memories at bay.

A small sigh of relief escaped my lips as I relaxed back into the seat. The flashbacks were getting easier to control. Shorter in frequency and less consistent, the memories I lived through changed from one flash back to the next, although they were no clear now than they had been five years ago. Any memories I may have had as a young child had faded over the years, the flash backs were just about all I had left, and they weren’t exactly comforting.

It was beyond frustrating, not really knowing who I was or where I came from. I knew that I was different, the things that interested my peers held no interest for me and then of course there was the sickness. I shook off the thoughts, I had been given perfectly logical explanations for both of those things.

No one had ever really known where I had come from. The records of my early years had been lost in transit. So when I wound up at the orphanage, at six years old with nothing but a backpack full of clothes and a simple letter, no one had any idea how I had ended up there. There was no record of my early development, of what school I had attended, or if I had any medical issues. The letter had simply stated that my parents had tragically passed away and that I was in need of a permanent placement for care.

Dozens of people had sat with me, people from the orphanage, therapists, police offices and support workers, but I had never said a word about where I came from or what I had seen, I never talked about it with anyone and over the years the few memories I had, had faded, and been forgotten.

Now, twelve years later, I desperately wanted to know where I came from but the few meagre memories I had made no sense to me, and they didn’t answer a single one of my questions.

My childhood was reduced to a handful of fleeting memories, and the necklace that was permanently around my neck.

I twizzled the pendant between my fingers, a movement that was more subconscious than anything, a nervous habit I had picked up when I was lost in thought.     

“Come on Lexi, back me up.” Kate called, the happiness radiating from her voice as she continued wailing along with the music and I huffed a laugh as I shook off the sad thoughts, no matter how bad things had gotten over the years, no matter how lost I became in myself Kate never failed to bring me back, to get me to focus on the good things in life.

With a smile and a nod at Andrews concerned gaze in the rear-view mirror I started singing along with the latest chart topper, I would be okay. Summer was well under way; the sun was shining and in a little under two hours we would be sitting on a beach with the wind blowing away our worries.

The roads were almost empty as we drove through a small town I didn’t recognise, the sidewalks were sparse with the occasional shop owner opening their business for the day, the leaves blew in the breeze and the birds chirped in their nests, it was peaceful, tranquil even. Until it wasn’t.

The sick feeling in the pit of my stomach hit me like a ton of bricks as soon as we left the town, the smile left my face and the words to the song died on my lips. It was the feeling you got right before something bad was going to happen, as though your stomach was tied in knots and doing summersaults.

My eyes scanned everything, but this time there was no beauty in the things I saw, only danger. Everything around us was a danger, the telephone pole, the guard rail, the traffic lights at the junction. I barely noticed Kate stop singing and turn to face me at Andrews worried words. I didn’t hear her ask if I was okay, although I was sure she must have. I expected I was white as a sheet and my hands were definitely shaking as fear coursed through me.

I didn’t say anything, how could I expect they would hear me or understand that the feeling that something bad was going to happen was not just a feeling but a foregone conclusion. I knew it with every fibre of my being, but then I had known it before, several times, and they had listened, then they had sent me to see my psychiatrist again.

They meant well but I knew that no amount of well-meaning would make them understand, a person never sees the dangers that they avoid, they only see the ones that happen.

“Lexi, what is it honey? Talk to me sweetie.” The words broke through, but barely. I glanced at her calm expression, catching sight of my own terrified one in the rear-view mirror behind her. I closed my eyes and let the feeling take hold, it was getting worse, stronger and I couldn’t hold it in any longer.

“We need to stop. Somethings going to happen.” I whispered but it was now silent in the car and I knew my words were heard clearly. I watched as Kate glanced at Andrew before turning back to me with a compassionate gaze.

“Lexi sweetie, nothing is going to happen. You need to push through this, remember what Dr Morison said? Breathe, slow and deep, try to slow your heart.” I shook my head, they thought I was having a panic attack.

“No, stop! We need to stop. Now please. Please Andrew stop the car. Please stop the car. Just for a minute. Please.” I begged, tears were now flowing freely at the horrifying thought of something happening to the only people in the world that cared for me.

“We might need to pull over here Andrew.” Kate suggested, sounding concerned and I breathed slightly.

“Please.” I pleaded once more.

“I can’t stop here, I’ll pull into the layby. Give me a second.” He uttered sounding frustrated and I bit my lip and held my breath, praying that a second would be fast enough.

The layby was fast approaching, and I eyed it with such intensity that everything else faded from view, none of us saw it coming, Mum was watching me, Dad was watching the road ahead, no one saw the car speed out from behind the trees to our right and by the time the sound of squealing tires draw our attention it was too late to do anything but brace for an impact.

Everything happed so fast, nothing registered, it was like I was watching it happen through someone else’s eyes. Kate screamed in terror, my name on her lips as she was flung sideways into the car door. Andrew’s grunt of pain was almost inaudible over the ear splitting scream of metal on metal, the car flipped and I raised my hands against the roof to stop myself falling as we turned over and over down the embankment into the field below.

“Oh my god Lexi, Lexi hold on honey.” Kate screamed and the words were like fog in my ears, I couldn’t move, my body reacted automatically as I tried not to be sick, I shifted in the seat towards the middle of the car, fighting gravity with every inch without understanding why I was doing it, but the next rotation of the car had the back passenger window smashing against a boulder that jutted into the car and filled part of the space where I had been sitting.

Shock warred with fear, and disbelief that this was happening, the car tumbled down the hill side for what felt like an eternity as everything suddenly seemed to happen in slow motion, but at the same time it happened too fast to react. It was surreal.

Eventually the car stopped with an almighty bang against the hard ground at the bottom of the embankment, I grunted in pain and was thrown against the broken window frame as the car landed precariously on its side, I stared up at the door, wedged at an uncomfortable angle between the seat and the partially collapsed roof and let myself breath, just for a moment, because we were alive.

“Oh my god Lexi are you okay? Kate asked from the front seat, and I grunted more than answered as I moved to an upright position and scraped my arm on the broken glass. Sitting up I glanced at both of my adoptive parents before nodding. “I’m okay.” I stated looking between their banged-up faces, we were all okay I sighed in relief for just a moment before reality set in. It wasn’t over, the feeling was still there, the sickness in my stomach that set my nerves on edge was still ringing through my body, obscured for a minute by the fear and pain but I knew now that it had never gone away, we were still in danger.

“We need to get out of here.” I stated watching as my parents checked each other over for any serious damage.

“She’s right, from the smell of it we cracked open the fuel tank.” Andrew grunted before turning to face me. “Can you climb through there?” He asked pointing to the smashed window of the door above my head.

I nodded and started moving before he had a chance to say anything else, at this point in time the sickness was so strong that it was physically painful, I didn’t need to be told twice.

I used the central armrest of the back seat as a stepping stool and pulled myself out of the window not caring in the slightest that I added more cuts to my collection as I scraped my skin on the jagged edges of the glass, I just needed to get as far away from the car as I could, as fast as humanly possible.

I scrambled over bent and broken metal and dropped down from the car wincing at the pain that shot up my legs, the ground was hard dirt with sporadic rocks and the odd sprig of grass or weed’s, and I looked up at the tilled field that spread out as far as my teary eyes could see, I started walking away from the car, the pain lessening with each step. I vaguely noticed a quad bike in the distance roaring towards us and preyed they would be able to help I stopped moving once the pain and sickness was bearable again and turned to check on Kate and Andrew, but there was no sign of them.

“Mum? Dad?” The words were weak, my voice scratchy and once more I knew what was going to happen before it did, I lifted my foot to take a step closer to the car even knowing it would be in vain, but before I could place my foot down the engine sparked and the car exploded in flames.

A silent scream tore from my throat as I bolted upright in my bed. My heart pounded and tears ran down my cheeks as I struggled to breath. I could still see the flames, feel the heat and smell the rubber burning, like it was happening all over again. The ’freak’ accident that took the lives of my adoptive parents. Not for the first time I wondered what the hell was wrong with me.

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41 Chapters
Chapter 1
  Music sounded through the car’s speakers as I yawned, it was way too early to be awake, Kate sat in the passenger seat, swaying happily and singing off key, her hair swung loose around her shoulders and the smile on her face was infectious as she laughed at Andrews grimace.It was well known in our small town that Kate Daniels couldn’t carry a tune to save her life, but no one would ever tell her to stop, not once they realised just how happy it made her. She was the kind of woman that sang in the shower, loud enough that the neighbours could hear it, and it truly was an awful noise, but it roused happy memories of my childhood.Kate’s singing had been one of the few things that made me smile after my parents passed away and I wound up in the foster system. I gazed out of the window, as the thought dragged me into memories of a darker time in my life.Flames and heat, a scream of pain and someone yelling. An old man
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Chapter 2
  It took way too long for me to come back to reality and calm myself down. The knock on my bedroom door had me clearing my throat.“You okay Lexi?” The voice was concerned and for a moment I hated myself for putting her through this, at least it wasn’t every night anymore.“I’m okay Jess. I’m sorry, try and get back to sleep.” I suggested trying to hide the tears in my voice to no avail, she knew me too well. The door creaked open, and the tiny blonde stepped into the room, appraising me before crawling onto the bed beside me and resting her head on my shoulder.“The car?” She asked and I nodded not sure how to voice that yet again I had watched my parents die in a ball of fire.“They don’t seem to be lasting as long as they used to, and they are getting father apart.” She stated, her voice calm and reassuring, and I sighed, she was right, and I had to try a
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Chapter 3
  My Dearest Sweet Alexi,Oh, how I hope you never have to see this letter. I hope we grow as a family and all of this will be explained to you fully someday, but your father tells me that things are getting bad amongst the councils, that there are power plays of the worst kind about to be enacted and with your father on the council there is a possibility that we will be caught in the crossfire. I do hope that he is over-reacting, but I cannot take the chance that you will never know of the things that one day we must tell you.I have arranged for your safety, if the worst should happen, if our family is torn apart by this war then at least I will be able to rest easy knowing that my sweet girl is being taken care of. Peter has my instructions; he is a friend of many years and someone you can trust wholeheartedly.I have been staring at this paper for what feels like hours, wondering where to start, wondering which bits of information c
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Chapter 4
  The wind whipped at my hair, and I brushed the long black strands away from my face as I stared at the old inn across the road. I shivered as the morning sea air brushed against my skin, wishing I had had the foresight to wear a coat I wrapped my arms around my waist as I contemplated the old building before me.It looked perfectly normal if a little run down, with a faded brown sign swinging in the breeze and chipped paint on the wooden window frames, a few green weeds had pushed through the pavement around the edge of the building and the bricks looked like they could use a hose down but considering the contents of my parents letter the normality of the building only served to make me more nervous.It hadn't taken me long to find the inn my parents directed me to, however working up the courage to go inside was another matter entirely. It wasn't so much that I was afraid or even worried of what I would find, I was more concerned that I wou
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Chapter 5
  “Alexi, I have been expecting you for a while. Welcome. Please take a seat.” An elderly gentleman greeted cheerfully as I stepped fully into the room making me jump slightly. I turned to see him stood in the corner leaning over a cabinet I hadn't seen previously either. I dropped onto the sofa, my eyes riveted on his back.He wasn't at all what I had expected, even with his back to me I could tell he was old, but he stood tall, he was lean of build with shoulder length grey hair and dressed in brown trousers and a grey jacket, clothes that may have been from the fifties judging from their condition. His voice was strong, commanding, the kind of voice I expected to belong to a middle-aged businessman not a decrepit old inn keeper.My mind whirled as I took everything in, I felt like I was on an emotional roller coaster, fear anger confusion disapp
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Chapter 6
  I rested my cup on my leg and waited impatiently for Peter to continue with his story.“Several decades later,” he began after setting his own cup aside. “And the human population was starting to grow, we don't have definitive numbers, but we estimate around three hundred humans were living in the area we now know as Wales. As more children were born, the human parents of the children refrained from telling the new-borns about our world, through what we can only guess is spite and anger at having been banished, and as such the new generations had no idea that more than their race existed, eventually the knowledge died with the parents.”“At the same time this was occurring a w
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Chapter 7
  I found an empty table in the back corner of the café and stared at the menu until the waitress came over with her little note pad to take my order. “What can I get you dearie”“A coffee and a ploughman’s please.” I answered placing the menu back on the table and offering a smile to the waitress that I hoped wasn’t obviously fake.“No problem.” She muttered before heading back to the counter.I glanced at the giant book on the table and sighed. I honestly didn’t know what to think at the minute, I was warring with myself, I had always prided myself on being a good judge of character, I just i
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Chapter 8
  Five 'o' clock rolled round faster than I expected with my mind full of what if's and I soon found myself standing outside the sitting room door eager for more answers.“Come in Alexi.” Peter called out before I could knock. Either the guy had really good hearing for an old man or he was psychic.“Hi.” I greeted not sure what to say now that I was in front of the man again. I took a seat on the sofa once again, noticing the tray of sandwiches on the end table and my stomach grumbled, I hadn’t eaten much lunch and had been walking for hours.“Help yourself to food.” Peter suggested, motioning in the direction of
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Chapter 9
  Finally, I settled on a thought and voiced it before thinking twice. “So how did you get to be drafted as my guide? Surely there are better things for you to be doing?” I questioned refusing to call him my guard and avoiding looking at his face. I was curious about how a warrior was assigned to me when our races could make it difficult to keep things professional.“Technically I have been your guide or guard for over a year. The council give out assignments to selective people, that's how we got so many races to work together in building the city in the first place, the citizens of Primogentius must abide by the decisions of the council. One of the council’s jobs is to assign warriors to protect Royals. There are actually quite a few ou
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Chapter 10
  Cole offered me a wide smile as I held onto his hand to climb down, he didn’t seem to be the slightest bit fazed by me which I was finding increasingly annoying, but I pushed it back and offered him a small smile in return before letting go of him as soon as polite to do so and turning to face my family’s homeOver the years I had pictured what my life would have been like if my parents hadn't died, I think all orphans do at one point or another, somewhere in the back of my mind I had created our family home but it was nothing like the house that stood before me. Never had I imagined such an elaborate structure. The sand-coloured stones that made up the house were each carved with a different design although they somehow all connected together, it
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