Out to destroy or win your hearts [Kiya]

[latisha]

JAXON-BLACKMORE

Name- Jaxon Blackmore
Age- 24
Gender- Male
Position- Leader
Faction- Dauntless (born in Amity)

Everyone around me felt like strangers today. Their faces that was pierced, their skin that swirled with black ink and the dark fitted clothes they wear. Every so often my stomach would stab with pain and my heart was heavy with lose, wanting to remember the memories I made with my family and relive my old life. I sometimes missed the squeal of young kids and the singing I would hear throughout the fields in Amity. I missed the hard labor in fields as I dug at the ground in the heat of the sun as we harvest the crops or reaching and scaling the tall trees to pick the ripe fruit. It was so much more relaxed and different. I’m not saying I regret my decision but I sometimes wish I could go back and live that simple happy life. Maybe it was homesick that created all those feelings but as always I told myself that dauntless is my home and has been for several years. Dauntless is the place that I fit in best. I love the atmosphere and the adrenaline that pumps through the compound and the way the children will run around screaming ‘you are it’ and the sore muscles you receive after a hard days at work. It was my wild side that drew me to this faction and it still calls to me and there’s always a small voice in my head daring me.

When I was still an initiate I remember doing some really crazy stunts that most would not attempt to do. I was the person people crowded around to become friends and talk to. I was laid back and outgoing and I guess at times miss that boy I use to be. Not everything about me has changed but I can notice that as years progressed I have become, some people might say, mature. The most dangerous dare I remember doing was a fight between this guy who was twice the size of me and a few years older. Anyone who dared him to fight usually got their asses handed to them. But not me. I can recall the adrenaline that crept through my veins as I stood in front of this huge man with my fists up ready to fight. He had this huge cocky grin on his face that said, you are pathetic and what a dick for challenging me. I gave him my own grin and held my ground.

We circled each other for a few minutes and I could hear the crowds’ encouragement around us, yelling fight, fight, fight. I swung my fist towards the guy’s jaw and he was to slow to dodge my oncoming strike. My fist impacted with his jaw that sent a jolt up my arm but I gritted my teeth and held back the groan of pain. The guy in front of me clutched his jaw and snarled with pain and gave me a cruel look. I allowed myself to smile and then his leg came kicking towards me. I tried to jumped out of the way but his toes nipped me on the knee. I bit the inside of my cheek and went for it. I was lean and smaller but my body was packed with muscles while the guy was huge and slow so I used that to my advantage. I ran forward and dodged the fist that came my way and I then I made my move. I jabbed my fist at his throat and he made a deep gurgling sound which was my queue to bring a sweeping leg across his knees. I was on him in seconds. Fist after fist came slamming down on him as he cowered on the floor and threw is arms up to protect his face. He was down and I had one. I heard the crowd chant my name and I threw my fist in the air and let a shriek of happiness rip from my mouth.

That was one of my fondest memories of my initiation at dauntless. Many people saw me as fearless and everyone respected me which was what I appreciated the most. In the dauntless eyes I wasn’t some coward or weak kid but strong and would and could defeat anyone. My footsteps echoed around me off the stone walls as I walked towards the control where I was to meet Edgar another fearless leader of dauntless. Most people were terrified of him but I wasn’t. I thought he was unusually but was someone worth getting to know. I thought he had bad impulse control and a bit insane at times but I respected him and thought he was a good asset. I felt my heart rate pick up as I heard voices around the corner. Their yells echoed off the walls around me and I held my breath listening intently to the conversation.