THE WORLD BETWEEN SWORDSChapter 1 — The Day Everything ChangedThe first thing Kian noticed was that his mother had forgotten to buy milk.Again.He stared into the refrigerator with the seriousness of someone investigating a national crime."Mom."From the kitchen came an irritated voice."What?""We're out of milk.""I'll buy it tomorrow.""You said that yesterday.""And you're still alive, aren't you?"Kian sighed."I can't believe I have to live like this."His mother laughed."You'll survive."Kian closed the refrigerator.He was sixteen years old, reasonably average in almost every way, and had absolutely no idea that his life was about to become anything but average.He grabbed his school bag