I
THE FAKER
I'm a hunter, and at a younger age than most, but that's because I have no known family to take care of me. I live in an orphanage, except it's more like a school. I tried to avoid those in the past, but this place is different. No, I'm not going to have to learn boring old math, but instead I'm going to learn how to defend myself. I still probably won't take this seriously, but oh well; I still need to make sure I can survive.
"Hey Karn! Stop zoning out already! The headmaster is about to put us in teams of five." "Miss Savory, it is fine. Karn can be clueless, the only side effect is death." Savory hmphs away from me. "Headmaster Piron has a point, and I'd rather see you dead!" I just fake a big smile, "Hey come on, you know everyone loves me!" Then everyone started to laugh at me.
"SILENCE!" The headmaster yells out. I put my head down on my desk, but keep my ears perked up. Sometimes, it's much easier to play the fool. "Now, as I was saying, everyone will be split into groups of five based on their ability levels." Granault, a usually smart lad, raised his hand. "Yes Granault?"
"Sir, why are we going to be in teams of five? Aren't the special forces of hunters grouping up in teams of four?" I think we should grow accustomed to that environment." "Normally I would say yes, but...times have changed..." The headmaster clears his throat before continuing. "Viruses have grown in number and strength, so for now I think it's bst to make sure you have at least some chance of survival. Plus...we're understaffed." I bet the last reason is the true reason for setting us up in groups of five.
They don't have enough people willing to train us who've lost our last names or never had last names to begin with, like me. I have no clue what happened with my parents, or even who they were. "Any other questions?" The headmaster asked everyone, but his attention was focused on Granault. Moments passed, and no one answered, so then he began to assign the teams.
Normally I pay attention, but maybe my acting was finally starting to stick true to me. I looked behind me, and outside the window, but I only focused my eyes on one specific area. Why was I doing this? I heard disgust from Savory, so maybe I was stuck on a team with her. That all was tuned out all at once suddenly when a viral demon had appeared beside a large tree, which was the exact area I had been focused on.
I couldn't look away at her dark gray skin, red eyes, and dark purple hair. Basically I was focusing on her face, first at her smile full of sharp teeth, then at her bright red eyes. Now no matter what, I couldn't seem to avert my attention away from her eyes. Her eyes then flashed a hue that didn't register into my brain and everything suddenly went black.
I was trapped inside of the darkness, then she appeared before me. "What do you want?" I asked. She continued to smile at me. "You can use the hunter's battle chips, so what are you really?" I was here to locate our savior, but instead I just found another one of them...but no, I can still feel you." I fold my arms while I listened to her words, but I knew what to say right away. "I am no savior. Just a bumbling fool hoping to get by in life."
She laughed at my comment. "Everyone is a fool, what else is new? But if you mean your front, then I already know about that. We can not hide from one another." "So you know that I'm acting then..." My voice trailed off in it's true tone. "Now, you play with these humans a little while longer. When my father is ready, we will come for you." She continued to smile at me. "I do not have your demonic features, how am I supposed to believe that I am a virus?"
She then laughed once again, hysterically. I must have really said something she found utterly rediculous. "Who said WE are the viruses? We're not the ones harming the world, and our own kind." With that I instantly was jerked awake.
Lira jumped at my sudden awakening. "Huh? Oh, I'm sorry Lira." I then looked around and noticed that everyone was gone except a few others. Five students, including me. So, my team would be comprised of Savory, Lira, Zelkas, Granault, and myself. Savory and Zelkas were both complaining to the teacher. Zelkas was usually quiet and didn't care about me, why would he start complaining now? Unless...
"Karn, our leader can't be oversleeping!" Lira said and smiled at me, then slowly walked down the stairs back over to the others. Besides the headmaster, there was one other man, and looking at him I could almost laugh. It was Jace, usually the teacher of our defense styled battle chips. He's kind of...well...
I found myself with the rest of my group. "Looks like you've finally woken up." The headmaster said to me. Zelkas was still voicing his concern. "Are you serious!? That aloof kid is our leader? I wish to know why." The headmaster spoke up once again, "He is the only one among you with a D ranked battle chip." "But it's just a stupid supplies support chip!" Zelkas yelled, then an unusually silent Savory began to speak as well. "All Karn does is eat. Of course that chip would berank D already!"
"You see, she is right." Zelkas agreed, as it was no secret. "And my chips are much more advanced in type." He added, and was right for the most part. Besides my hammer attack chip, the other two in my body are standard beginners chips. "I understand, but just think of this as a learning experience." The headmaster just smiled, amused at his comment. Savory and Zelkas sighed in unison. Zelkas then came over to me, "You better not get in the way!" "I guess quiet Zelkas died today." I said as my response. "I will leave you all now to get more aquainted with each other. Staff member Jace will be your instructor. I wish you all the best, goodbye."
The headmaster then ran outside the classroom door in a hurry as if he had just set a bomb that was about to go off. Jace slid his hand across his wrist, then slammed a blade hard into the ground. Everyone jumped, but Zelkas and I. "What the hell!? What's wrong with you!?" Savory shouted at Jace, our instructor. "Alright young men and women! It's time to test your skills! Follow me!"
Jace ignores Savory and rips the blade he had used to break into the floor out and perched in on his left shoulder. He then hummed a strange tune and proceeded to use the exit from the classroom to the outside. "He seems like a nice guy." Lira says and walks behind him. "Why me?" Granault questions, then the rest of us continuously move forward.
Once we were a good ways outside, Jace turned around and slammed his sword into the ground, hilt pointing up to the sky. "Obnoxious much?" Savory said under her breath. Jace then slid his hand over his other wrist and a small goblin-esque demon pops out. "My capture chip has hundreds of these inside." He then pulls out his sword and uses it like a bat to hit a home run. The ball? Try the virus; it was hit far into the sky, never to be seen again.
"I feel sorry for the cutie..." Lira said, and the virus surely was far from cute. "I have many more! So, who will show me their weaponry first!?" He had his hand on his wrist, which harbored his capture chip. "Wait, shouldn't we gear up first?" Granault asked. Jace looked puzzled, not the best facial expression a teacher should have in regards to a valid question. "Why would you waste time with that? I haven't used defensive chips in years!"
"But aren't you the defense chip teacher!?" Granault was thinking too hard, and becoming confused. "Oh fiiiiiiiiine, go ahead and suit up." Everyone, but myself, lightly places one palm on their chests, causing their body to light up and form protective gear. Lira had special medic clothing, but the others wore what I had, the survival vest chip. "Why aren't you going to use your defensive chip Karn?" Lira asked me.
"I want to be like my instructor!" I shouted out, then put my thumbs up in Jace's direction. "Hell yeah! Now we're talking! This kid's going to become a great leader." Zelkas smirked, "Or a short-lived one." "Don't be so stupid Karn!" Savory yelled at me. Then I slid over my left wrist, and a large hammer dropped to my side. I leaned over the handle.
"I'll go first!" I shout out. "Thatta boy!" Jace then releases one of the virus goblins. The hammer felt light to me, but I acted like I was struggling to pick it up. Why do I make a mockery of myself? Good question.
The virus looked angry, probably over the other one who was batted away by Jace. It lunged at me, opening it's mouth and getting ready to bite me. Suddenly a long nail pierced into the virus' head, killing it instantly. I looked behind me to notice that Savory had saved my life. "Hey, thanks Savory. This hammer is really heavy." "Don't make me have to save you again!" Savory shouted in disgust. "If you don't like him, why did you save him?" Zelkas asked. Savory, very firmly, stated her answer. "And you're going to just let people die?" He stayed silent.
Jace interrupted the conversation. "Good job Savory! Teamwork is key to success. Now I want you to be able to protect your fearless leader!" Jace was just about release the rest of the viral goblins, when Lira poked him. "Huh?" "Um, excuse me, but I don't have my own weapon chip yet." Jace looks at her for a moment, then smiles and digs into his pockets. All he wore were pants, which made you wonder how he fought without defense chips. "Here! Try this one!"
Lira holds out her right arm and Jace drops the chip on her wrist. Her wrist lit up as the chip dissapeared into her arm. She then used the chip, and a thin, but long sword came from her wrist out of the chip. "A sword? But I'm a medic; it just seems weird." Jace smiled as if he accomplised something. "Badass, right?"
"Why me?" Granault said amidst it all. Lira tried swinging the sword a couple of times. "At least she uses her blade better than Karn uses his hammer." Zelkas says, then slides his hand over his own wrist, forming a scythe. "I'm ready." Then Granault does the same, and a book comes into his hands. I decide to keep acting like I'm struggling to lift the hammer that I could actually lift with ease. "Karn, just stay out of the way." Zelkas flips in front of me, his weapon now pointing at Jace. "Release them."
Jace smiles as he lets out hundreds of viral goblins at once. Granault already began muttering a chant under his lips. He had found his page quickly. Zelkas already began slicing through many of them at once like a monster. "But they are too cute!" Lira was hesitant to attack, so Savory made sure to keep Lira and herself from being attacked by the "cute" things.
"Shell!" Suddenly a bright white light surrounds us. The he begins chanting again. "Keep taking so long and I'll have them all finished before you get to cast something else!" Zelkas really enjoyed the heat of battle. I was right, quiet Zelkas is no more. Moments later, Zelkas hacked and slashed most of them.
"Flay Field!" The handful left were all on the ground, then suddenly a large radius of the ground caught on fire, once it lit around our feet, the white light flickered around us. He used shell to protect us before he charred the remaining goblin-like viruses. Once the fire died down on it's own, Jace began clapping. "Good Job! I can tell now that despite your chip ranks, you know how to use them! For the most part anyway. Lira and Karn will have to stay after with me. The rest of you should rest up!"
He then chuckles lightly. "Your real training will begin at that time, first thing tomorrow morning.!" "If it's anything like those viruses, then this is going to be too easy." Zelkas responds, walking off; he never took teamwork well, so team bonding would be out of the question.
"I hope you'll be less of a screw up Karn when our real training starts." Savory says. "Wait, before we go, what exactly is your S ranked chip? Every staff member has at least one." The ever curious Granault asks his question. "Is it your sword Mr. Jace?" Lira asked thoughtfully. "Nope, my sword is a B ranked chip. My support chip is S ranked."
"Really? Is it something that makes up for having no defense chip?" I wouldn't ask that myself; it's partly why I have the opinion of him that I do. "Hell yeah! Let me show you!" He reaches over behind his leg, then pulls out a glass bottle. Yep, you guessed it, free beer.
"What!?" Savory looked surprised; her jaw practically fell off of her face. "Why me?" Granault was probably in shock too. Then Jace opens the bottle cap and downs the alcohol. "Can you even drink on the job!?" Savory yelled out. "Let's get going Savory. I'm kind of afraid of what Jace's training entails now."
Savory just nodded at Granault's words and the two of them left Lira and me alone with our crazy teacher Jace. I might have to use my weapons for real this time...
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