Not a cult, but a cult

After what happened I had no other option but to accept the embrace of the woman, she told me that her name was Ambrose Kicks, Ambrose introduced me to my own room, the room was relatively big and more than enough for two people, having such a room for myself feels crazy

"This will be your room for as long as you want, I hope you stay safe, oh and if you hear banging from your window at night just ignore it, I'm telling you this for your own good"

Ambrose told me with a sweet smile as she closed the door, after telling me that I feel a bit bothered but I'm sure I can make it, I mean how hard can it be to live here, if the banging isn't a big deal then I will simply close my ears and sleep and that's what I did, thankfully I didn't hear any banging at night

20/8/1989

When I woke up I walked up to the entrance and to my surprise, all of the church-like seats were full, with random people, everyone was listening to Ambrose talking, she was talking about something spiritual, her words resembled those of a priest but they didn't talk about any god or deity, the only talked about self-improving and the bases of what it means to be a human and how we can exceed this limit that nature has put on us, I wasn't in a hurry so I stayed and heard what Ambrose had to say

"...You see we humans have a limit but thankfully to the Illuminati and this strange another world they created we can break our limits and ascend to a much higher being, a being that can not be defined by the norms of our community, I don't want anyone to be judged if they refuse to update theirselves but I strongly suggest you give this update a try, I gathered all of you here so I can save you from your unchangeable fate but I don't want to come out as your savior so please consider me as a friend of yours, and as a friend, I recommend you give it a try so you can help not only me but yourselves, liberate yourselves and rise up from a thrown away trash of the community to a reasonable member of our little community here in London"

Ambrose talked in a way mysterious yet righteous, I can understand why people may admire her

"Impressive isn't it? She has all those people under her influence with no restriction or critique from anyone"

Nicolas told me as he was laying on the wall behind my seat

"Well I would be a fool to say no, Ambrose has everyone hooked on her words, she really looks like an idol here..."

"...Or a cult leader if ask me"

Nicolas's words made me feel uncomfortable

"Aren't you two working together? How can you simply call her a cult leader like that?"

I asked confused

"Well, you see Ambrose's power is to manipulate people and what's a better way to manipulate others? You make them think they are special! By doing that Ambrose creates a false hope of power in the minds of those that hear her"

Nicolas said as he finally sat beside me

"Then are you telling that this whole place is a cult's meeting place? If yes then what are we doing here?"

"Yes but not quite, you see this place is one of our little bases and its leader is Ambrose, with her powers the OWF uses her in order to make new soldiers that will be willing to sacrifice their life for the foundation, but for us, this place is nothing but a hang-out spot"

Nicolas said as he took out a cigarette

"So they are all the same as you, I mean they are all death-row candidates, if yes then what makes you different?"

"It's really simple, I'm not brainwashed"

Nicolas said as he lit up his cigarette

"Could you please blow it off? Nobody is allowed to smoke here Nicolas, if you feel like you really need it then can you please head to the garden?"

Ambrose told Nicolas, it was surprising that she noticed us from this far, everyone inside this room had their looks directed at us, their look was some kind of threatening, Nicolas then stood up and left

"Oh right! I forgot to introduce you to you all our new member! He is in the same division as Nicolas but he is way too new so he is still learning the basics around here so please treat him nice if you bump up into him"

Ambrose told to everyone, they seemed confused but they were welcoming nonetheless after this weird meeting ended everyone walked to a huge lunch area, and in there we were served food, the food was made out of eggs and some tea, and we all sat down to those big tables and ate the food before I could pick a table the launch lady told me to head to the special division tables, I didn't know what this special division was but when I went the way she pointed I saw Nicolas and Ambrose eat in a single table, there was no other member around

"Are we going to eat alone here?"

I asked confused

"We are the only special division here so it makes sense doesn't it?"

Ambrose said as she made space for me to sit, I then sat down and started eating, and after some minutes Ambrose asked me something

"What are you going to do now? The papers say that you have disappeared so we can't have you walking around London freely so you have to cut all of this hair of yours"

Ambrose said as she touched my hair

"I can take care of that so you shouldn't worry"

Nicolas told her

"Oh, that's amazing! Thank you for always taking up the hardest jobs"

Ambrose told him with a smile

"Hard? I will simply shave his head and make him wear fancy clothes and everything about him will change"

Nicolas said as he looked at me with his evil smile

"No way I'm letting him cut my hair! I have been growing it for a long time now and I refuse to let it go to waste like that"

"We are not playing here kid! The authorities say that you are nowhere to be found, you are like the people you probably saw in the news, but thankfully for you, you are not dead"

Ambrose told me as she sliced her egg in half

"Fine but If this happens I want it to happen now because there is something I want to do"

both of them seemed bothered to hear me say that

"I don't know what do you think this is kid, but you can't go around doing anything you want, we are not your friend or your family so you have to take this seriously, I don't like repeating myself but I will tell you this one last time, we can kill you anytime we want so don't act like you a free because, in reality, you are in handcuffs made out of unbreakable steel"

Nicolas said as he stood up, he had finished his food

"Get up kid and follow me, I will give you a quick haircut"

He told me as he started leaving, I haven't finished my food yet but I didn't have any choice, Nicolas and I went to his room and after sitting in a chair inside his bathroom he came in with a shaving machine

"If you are planning to make me look rich I suggest you only have my sides, and as for the middle of my hair I can tie it back, I don't know about you but this sounds like a rich haircut"

I told Nicolas as a last resort to save my hair, and surprisingly he agreed to do that

"I didn't know you had a fashion sense kid! I guess nowadays even boys care about their looks"

Nicolas said as he started shaving my hair

After some minutes my haircut was done and when I tied my hair back I looked amazing, it was truly a rich haircut, not even I could recognize myself

"Your done, now got to Ambrose to report your doings and she will send someone to keep an eye on you, in case you are about to do something that you are not supposed to do"

Nicolas said as he dismissed me from his room, my back was a bit itchy from the hair that got inside my shirt but it wasn't bothersome enough to make me want to change

"Are you sure you are Johan? Because you really look like a brand new person"

Ambrose told me as soon as she saw me, somehow we meet each other in the halls of the building

"Thank you! So the reason I wanted to talk to you was..."

before I finished Ambrose already knew what I was about to say

"Here is your suit, wear that and you will really become a new person, also don't forget about the person that is going to look after you"

You probably won't see him but he will be there so keep that in mind

"O-Okay thank you for everything"

I said as I left but before I left Ambrose asked me one final thing

"Did someone bang at your window yesterday?"

this question sent chills down my spine

"No nobody did why would they?"

I asked without turning around to face her, after this weird talk was over I went to a bathroom and changed into my suit, the suit was a full-on black suit with a black coat, and with the black coat they also got a hat for me but it was a bit too big for me to wear so I will pass on that, but every other aspect is amazing, my shoes my pants my shirt and my jacket were all amazing, but this style I had really reminded me of Nicolas outfit, I guess this is the foundation's outside "uniform"

After all this preparation I was finally able to go outside and "alone" this time, my first thought was about my parents, they both agreed to sell me over as an experiment to this foundation, and with all that money I wonder if they left, so I took the long road to my house, I wanted to walk a bit more so I could enjoy my time here, I don't know why but I have a feeling that I will miss London, well I'm not really clear, because by London I don't mean the city but the peace I had before all this monster bullshit

Before I realized it I was outside my apartment building, this bad smell of the building finally felt good for the first time, my father used to say that this scent was his favorite since it told him that he was back home, I wonder if he lied when he said that, probably yes, nobody can smell at that and think good thoughts... Oh I'm in front of my house's door, I felt weird but I still knocked, surprisingly a young couple opened the door

"Are you one of our neighbors?"

They asked me, who the hell are those people?

"No not really I was simply visiting here to see an old friend, but it seems like I came to the wrong house, but I was pretty sure he said 105"

I said intentionally just so I can rob any form of information out of them

"Well you probably came to the right house because we are new here, the previous owners moved out of here just some days ago and sold this house for an incredibly low price, so we took our chances and bought it"

the man said

"Oh I see, I was unaware of this! Thank you for your valuable time sir and madam, have a good day"

I said as I took slightly bowed, I'm pretty sure that's how the rich kids act, they then closed the door, and I then got outside only to see Nicolas waiting for me as he smoked a cigarette

"Get ready kid! We are going to Wales"

he told me with a smile

Wait what?