Chapter 1: Impure and hunters

“Hey flunky, hurry up, we don’t have all day to deliver a simple soup” A loud voice could be heard coming out of a restaurant. “If you keep lasting any longer I’ll have to throw you out on the street Martyn” Said the man to what seems to be one of his workers.

“Right away I will sir” Martyn replies instantly, he had had a hard time getting the job and didn’t want to lose it.

“Right take that soup to the beech woman” Flashing a smile of authority, the man pointed to the customer in question.

“Here you go ma’am, I hope you like it” Reluctantly Martyn hands the soup to the woman, but on his face he had to show a fake smile.

“Wow, until at last my food shows up, I thought I was going to starve, for an “impure” you have a lot of nerve to make me wait.”

But unlike what he expected the woman simply discriminated against him, the simple fact of being an impure would take you to the bottom of society.

(You ungrateful bitch, people like you should be happy to eat something like that, we barely have enough to survive).

With great disgust over the woman the young man decides to return to the kitchen.

“Hey hey, what’s going on Martyn, was that customer really bad?” As soon as he enters the kitchen, the Martyn is questioned by his co-worker Victor.

“You don’t say Victor, “blessed” people think that because they are chosen by the gods they can do less to others” Said Martyn leaving to do the dishes.

“Hey you know how things work here, us impure people should help the people chosen by the gods, after all no god wanted us”

Victor brings Martyn back to reality, the moment you turn 10 they give you a chance to show your talent and if you are worthy the gods classify you as an impure.

“Yeah, I know, but it’s stupid, those gods are so arrogant, just because we’re not chosen we should be less? Besides, these Marks are annoying” Angrily, Martyn was showing his two Marks to Victor, people with double Marks are those with zero talent in the city, they are the lowest ranking impure.

“Hey, less talk and more action, Martyn go deliver the soup to the customers that just came in and keep a smile” The boss of the two enters the kitchen and ends the chatter of friends, it was time to work.

“Understood boss” As soon as I hear his boss’s orders, Martyn walks out the door with two bowls of soup.

“Here you go sir, I hope you like it” Martyn said with a farcical smile.

“What is this, why the hell is an impure man serving me soup?” the customer spoke angrily, this one was clearly displeased by Martyn’s presence.

“Sir, our soup is good, that it is an impure, has nothing to do with its taste” Martyn said as he ducked his head he was already used to this kind of treatment.

“Good? Is this a joke? You are impure, the gods will punish me if I drink something served by you” Reply the man looking angry. “I don’t want your dirty soup” Said the man as he throws the bowl of soup on the ground.

“I want someone else to serve me soup! Don’t you know who I am? I’m an Olympian hunter affiliated with the Egyptian gods after completing the great aspirant test, already the had missions and all!”

The man was trying to show his status while showing his medal, what they showed were not just empty words, he really was one of the well known hunters of Olympus.

*whispers, “Wow, has that guy no shame, why is he serving food to a hunter, doesn’t he know his place?”

Whispers from the other patrons entered Martyn’s ears, making him angrier, but he didn’t have the strength to face the man.

(Shit he’s a fucking hunter, they are the worst when it comes to impure) Martyn clenched his fists angrily listening to the man, it is well known by everyone in town that you should never face a hunter from Olympus.

“What’s the matter sir, are you having a problem?” After several minutes of listening to the man’s complaints, Martyn’s boss comes over to talk to him.

“Do I have an inconvenience? Of course I do, why the fuck is an impure man serving me food?” Replies the angry man while pointing at Martyn.

“My apologies sir, this impure here is only good for cleaning, but it seems he came to serve food to you big hunter without my permission, come on Martyn apologize to the man” The chief gives his order while Martyn could only listen.

“But you were…” -Martyn was trying to tell the truth, but seeing the two men’s faces intimidated him to no end. “I’m sorry”-Angry inside, Martyn apologized to the man.

“What, are you a faggot? I don’t listen to you at all. I see what’s going on, you want to make fun of me, don’t you?”

The man with a smirk approached Martyn. “Do you want a beating?” Martyn was slowly backing away from the man to see his intentions.

(Shit, I see what’s going on, he wants to show everyone his hunting skills) “No, sorry I just…”

Before he could finish speaking, Martyn had received a punch in the face, which due to his weak body, he falls to the ground instantly.

“You think you can outwit a hunter and get away with it?” The man was preparing his next blow against Martyn, but is stopped by chains which hold his arm.

“What the fuck, who the hell dares to touch me?” With rage in his eyes, the man turned back, but found no one.

“Looks like someone is looking for me” But, to everyone’s surprise, a girl with long silver hair stood behind the man without warning.

“Who...who the hell are you?” asked the man looking clearly frightened.

“I am a huntress of Olympus just like you, I was enjoying my meal, but your shouting and fighting got in my way” Said the woman, as her chains began to sprout steel spikes.

“This energy…, You are a hunter affiliated with the Greek gods, I’m so sorry, I didn’t know” The man completely changes his expression and kneels down in front of the woman.

(A Greek hunter here? I can’t believe it) Martyn in amazement looked at the woman. Hunters affiliated with the Greek faction are known as the strongest in Neo Tyran the only way to get in is if you are very talented.

“Fine, just be quiet and go” With a cold stare the woman gave the order to the man, who didn’t hesitate for a second to leave.

"Well, are you all right boy? The girl’s face changed to a smile as she gave Martyn her hand to help him up.

"Yes, thank you. Martyn replies as he stands up on his own, he couldn’t show himself to be so weak.

“Excuse him, hunters have a lot of ego, sometimes ah truth takes” The girl bestows a coin to Martyn. “It’s in compensation for the soup earlier” After saying those words the girl turns around and leaves the place, Martyn wanted to thank her, but the words didn’t come out.

(Shit it’s a silver coin, I had to work a whole month to have something like that, but I don’t like it at all, I won’t use it) Martyn thought as he put the money in his pockets.

*

“Hey what do you mean you’re only going to pay me 3 bronze coins for a day’s work?” the hours had passed and it was time for pay, every day Martyn received 5 bronze coins.

“It’s your pay for today, a customer was angry with you, so I was glad to pay you, for an impure, you have a lot of assortment” Martyn’s boss replied, who was getting ready to leave.

(Shit, but with this amount of coins I can’t even pay the house) Although he wanted to complain, Martyn restrained himself from leaving the place with such a miserable pay.

“Shit, all this for being an impure, it’s not my fault I have no talent” Angry Martyn hits a trash can and starts his way home, although Neo Tyran was a city with a lot of technology and quite wide, the impure lived in low places of the city where they barely had electricity, and in one of those places Martyn lived.

“I’m hungry, I should see what I have in the fridge to eat” Opening the door of his house, Martyn left his bag on the table and goes straight to the fridge, his physical condition was quite weak and poor due to the fact that he couldn’t eat that much.

“I only have left, bread, cheese and some water is fine until tomorrow” Martyn lived alone, since he was very small his parents died in one of the “great ascents” that the city suffered.

(Shit, today was worse than the others I even got beaten up) Martyn thought as he prepared for dinner. “I wish I wasn’t impure, I wish I was just as strong as the hunters and I’d teach him a lesson.”

“Hello, is anyone in there!” Matyn’s fantasies are interrupted by someone knocking on the door.

(Who the hell could it be at this hour?) After hearing the voice, Martyn goes straight to the door to see who it was.

“Good evening young man, would you have anything to offer this old man?” to his surprise, what he found was an elderly man, who was quite small.

“Hello sir, I really have little food, but here you go” Martyn would pull out of his pocket the coin the woman had given him earlier, he really didn’t want to see that coin, it just reflected his weakness.

“Thank you kindly young man, thank you very much” -The man was holding the coin, with both years revealing something hidden in it.

(He has three marks of impurity? Surely for him it has been hard, even harder than me) Martyn thought as he looked at the man’s mark, people with three marks of impurity are people who have no talent and also don’t believe in gods, so that is their punishment.

“Alright young man, I’ll go I’ll see you later” Said the old man who left instantly. “See you later? I hope he doesn’t come here every day to ask me for money” Even with doubts Martyn closes the door and then he has dinner and gets ready to sleep.

(Well, that’s the end of another day, it’s time to go to sleep)As always, Martyn sat in his armchair, since he didn’t have enough money for a bed, ready to rest, tomorrow he had to work without fail.

[Welcome]

“What’s wrong did the alarm go off already?” But as soon as Martyn opened his eyes, he found something different from home. “Where am I, is it a dream?”

Somewhat doubtful from what he saw Martyn asked, he was sitting in a rather large and beautiful garden with a large tree in the center.

“Dream, is my kingdom a dream to you?” but to cut off his doubts, a voice speaks behind his back, so the boy turns his gaze.

“Thank you very much for the coin from before boy, I introduce myself my name is Odin.”

-Wow, this dream is pretty weird.