I twisted my arm and jerked it away from his grip. "Everyone on this planet means me harm," I muttered as I gritted my teeth.

He slowly moved his gaze from my eyes to the rest of my body, stopping on my arm. "I see you got bitten by the spider."

"That is none of your concern!" I shouted as I plunged the knife into him. He stopped my arm again and flipped me around so that my back was pressed against the wall. The sharp pain in my back caused me to scream.

He slightly released me and brought his mouth near my ear and spoke, "I'm sorry for doing this, but you need to understand that I won't harm you. I'm just trying to help."

I loosened the grip on the knife and sharply said, "Fine, at least let me see your face properly."

Titan freed my hands and I turned to face him only to see him walking away. "Hey! Where are you going?"

"It isn't safe here. The guards know that you're on this street. Only a matter of time before they find us, so we're going somewhere safer," I heard him say.

He had a muscular built and seemed a few years older than me. The darkness didn't allow me to see his face clearly so I followed him out from another exit. His figure glided gracefully and reminded me of the Mayas.

He wrapped his large hands around my wrist and guided me through the busy streets.

I had to dodge a couple of figures before I saw a restaurant ahead in sight. The ceiling was low but the room sprawled out. There were mostly Mayas in the room but how could that be possible?

My face was probably covered in blood, clothes ripped and most of my body bandaged. I stuck out like a sore thumb between these magnificent people.

We strolled to a table at the corner of the room and sat down. I could finally see his face. He was definitely a Maya. His lips were a perfect pink and when he smiled, it stretched out to his golden eyes. Titan's slim nose was slightly hooked at the end and his messy bronze hair covered a part of his forehead.

"What are you doing on this planet?" I asked.

He smiled mesmerizingly, "I could ask you the same thing."

I was good at stuff like this. "Well, I asked first."

"Some of the Mayas were captured during the war so I've been living here ever since. Now your turn."

I frowned. "Well I don't exactly know but I'm going to figure it out when the time comes. Right now, I'm in a lot of trouble because I'm apparently 'wanted'. I don't exactly know what for but I think it's because I broke into this planet-"

He leaned in close to me and when our faces were only inches away, he spoke, "Is that why you really think they want you?"

I nodded so he replied, "Oh, you foolish girl, they want you because you're a threat to society. A threat to the universe. You're a deadly weapon, a deadly poison. Every planet, even yours, is secretly hunting for people like you because they know that you're more powerful than anyone."

I stared at him blankly. Why would I be a threat to anybody? I couldn't think straight so I looked at him.

Titan observed me for a few seconds and spoke again, "Only very few- certain- people are like you. Touched by the gods, I mean."

"What the hell are you saying?!" I slammed my hands on the table. A few heads turned out way so I buried my head into my hands and looked at him. "What the hell am I?"

"You're an Apex." He whispered the last word and glanced around nervously to make sure that nobody heard it.

"I'm a what? What in the world is that?"

"It means that you're pure. While the universe was getting corrupted with cruelty, egoism, enviousness, timidity and deceitfulness, even more, each day, the Apex remain the same since the dawn of time," he paused for a brief moment.

"People like you try changing the universe for the good but 'they' can't handle rebellion so they try cutting you off. You have special powers."

"What kind of special powers-"

He stood up instantly and grabbed my arm. "We have to go, it isn't safe for you here."