2022-05-11 14:21:07-Zik Capital City, Aegis Empire-
The capital city of the Aegis empire was bustling more than usual. The cars were 10 times the usual number that usually drove the roads. People of different races filled the streets walking in different directions.
A middle aged man and his son were among the people walking on the streets. The usually vacant road they took home was filled to the brim. His son, no older than 7 years noticed the unusual bustling of the city and turned to his guardian.
"Papa, why are there so much people on the streets today?"
The middle aged man smiled at his son and replied.
"It's the awakening test today."
"Awakening? What's that?" The boy asked; his face filled with curiosity.
The middle aged man frowned. Damn this son of his. Him asking this question meant that his son rarely paid attention in class. This was basic knowledge that should have been drilled into his son's brain. He made a mental note to meet with his teacher the next day.
"It's the test taken by most kids when they reach the age of 14. If they pass the test, they will become very powerful and take care of monsters easily!"
The boy's eyes widened at the mention of the word powerful. He always wanted to be strong. If he was strong he wouldn't have to go to school and meet his teacher who always kept teaching him annoying things.
"Papa i want to awaken!" the boy shouted, looking at his father with a pitiful expression. Unfortunately, all he got was a knock in return. He was still rubbing his head when he heard his father's voice.
"You're still too young. When you're older, it'll be your turn"
The middle aged man grabbed his son's hand and they kept on walking. Soon, the father and son duo blended into the huge crowd.
***
-The Military Academy, Aegis Empire-
Lukas walked out of the shower after taking his bath; his bathrobe still draped around his naked body. His body was a sight to behold, firmly packed with the right amount of muscles for his age. He stood at a impressive 175cm tall. His skin a healthy brown colour. His face had lost any form of androgyny, looking very boyish. His silver hair was cut a bit low now. He wore earrings on both of his ears.
Lukas donned his military uniform and wore his boots before stepping out of his dorm. He was quickly joined by his fellow friends as they made their way towards the academy bus. Lukas entered the bus and took the seat by the window side. He brought out a pair of airpods from his bag and inserted them in his ears. He looked out the window as music played from the airpods.
It had been 4 years since he came to this world. Lukas was 14 now. Today, with his friends, were going to the capital city to take their test. This was the first time Lukas would be visiting the capital city. He had never left the 4 walls of the academy grounds except during drills. Even at that, the drills were done in either abandoned places or the military properties. Today he would he leave the walls of the academies and break free from its shelter. After today, he would have to fend for himself; whether he awakened or not.
***
-Zik Capital City, Etienne Mansion-
In a spacious and well decorated room in the Etienne mansion, Ayleen looked at herself in the mirror with confidence in her gaze. She was wearing a stylish black gown with beautiful yellow designs on it that brought out her blonde hair. She was finally going to awaken today. She was extremely confident that she would not fail.
In fact, it had never really crossed her mind that she would fail. She was also extremely confident that she would be the best among her age mates this year. All her training and exercises had been for this moment.
A knock on the door jolted her out of her thoughts.
"Ayleen? Are you there? It's me! Bella!"
"Coming!" Ayleen took one last look at her self before exiting the room. She greeted Bella and two of them chatted as they made their way to the expensive benz reserved for them. With all the special treatment it was obvious that they held special identities in the Etienne family.
Ayleen was the niece of the current Patriach of the Etienne family. Her parents had left the Etienne family around six years ago, when Ayleen was still 8 years old, for a S-ranked quest. She didn't know when they were coming back but she knew they were alive; as they sent her letters frequently.
Bella, Ayleen closest friend was the daughter of the captain of guards of the Etienne family. Her mother died while giving birth to her while her father was mostly busy so due to this Bella was always seen with Ayleen. The two were mostly inseparable.
Ayleen and Bella made themselves comfortable in the backseat of the benz. As the car sped towards the awakening center Ayleen couldn't help but smile. The day she had been waiting for had finally arrived.
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Ciel was still shocked at the identity of the masked hunter. Although she had some suspicions, there were merely suspicions. What were the odds of the masked hunter that was her teammate being Lukas himself?From what she could tell, she could see that Lukas was very experienced as a hunter, even more experienced than her. She easily deduced that Lukas had thoughts along the same line as her after the traumatic experience at the Zivel forests, and decided to increase his strength by becoming a hunter.However, she did not account for the speed at which he grew. By some coincidence, they even managed to join the same guild, and were assigned to the same team, which was the only reason she was able to deduce his identity. With tumultous emotions raging wildly in her heart, she joined the village guards and started to help evacuate the helpless villagers while fighting against the saber toothed tigers, taking a passive stance in the heated battle.Lukas who had no idea that his identity
Saber-toothed Tigers
A surprised expression immediately appeared on Chief Keef's face, and the powerful aura that he had kept hidden suddenly skyrocketed. Without even sparing the three guests in his small hut a glance, he exited the hut in a haste. Amanda glanced at Lukas and Ciel briefly before exiting the small hut, leaving both Lukas and Ciel no other choice than to do so. When Lukas and Ciel appeared outside the small hut, the scene before them was one that they did not expect at all. Several huge monsters could be seen charging at the weak villagers. These monsters were incredibly huge, easily towering the villagers at more than 3 meters tall. They bore an uncanny resemblance to the tigers on earth, with few differences. The teeth of these monsters were incredibly sharp, cutting through the weak defenses of the villagers like tofu, and the four front canines were shaped like sabers, hence their name saber toothed tigers. At a single glance they could see more than fifty saber toothed tigers; an
Gien Village (II)
“What do you think you’re doing in my village?”Amanda swung her wand when she heard the voice, pausing the terrified villager’s fall. The villager had his heart in his mouth at that moment, as his face inches away from the ground. If the voice hadn’t interrupted Amanda from her actions, he had no doubt that he would have been face planted on the hard ground and turned into mashed paste.Lukas and Ciel were both shocked and curious that someone was capable of making Amanda cease her actions. They had no doubt in their minds that the villager was a goner when he mocked Amanda’s outfit. They were instead worried about how they would explain the injury of the villager to the Hunter Association when they submitted their quest report for clearing.Amanda slowly turned around to face the owner of the voice. There was shock in her eyes as she gazed at the chief. She was a silver ranked hunter and a Great Mage, which spoke volumes for her physical strength, but she was unable to sense the chi
Gien Village (I)
The journey to Gien village was a smooth one, albeit a long one. It took seven hours for them to get to their destination, one hour longer than the usual time needed. Throughout the duration of the journey, both Lukas and Ciel maintained complete silence. Lukas instead spent the whole time looking outside the window of the van. He found himself missing Eipi all of a sudden. At least, the journey would not have been this boring.When they arrived at Gien village, the van dropped the three of them off before driving off speedily.Lukas and Ciel looked around the village as soon as they alighted from the van. As the name suggested, Gien village was truly a village. At a single glance both Lukas and Ciel could tell that it was very underdeveloped.The van had dropped them at Gien village, but they still had to walk a short distance before they got to the gate to the village.As the trio walked towards the gate, they ran their eyes around their surroundings. Lukas in particular was very al
Summons
The night passed quickly with Lukas following his daily routines which were his usual meditation and exercises.The next morning Lukas woke up early as usual. Amanda had informed them to arrive on time to the Guild building so that they could leave early and get to Gien village on time.Lukas dressed up in his usual hunting outfit, which were his stylish combat clothes, his jacket and most importantly his mask, before exiting the dorm.The dorm was still empty as usual, as the backlash from the attack had yet to die down. Lukas however wasn’t bothered about that. He would use this period to increase his personal strength. That had always been his goal.He took the cab as usual and got to the Guild building early. The meeting room was empty meaning that he was the first to arrive.Only a few minutes passed before the door to the room opened and a beautiful lady with blue hair stepped inside the room.It was of course Ciel. She was also dressed in her combat suit, which was blue in colo
Choosing a Quest (II)
“Denied.” Amanda said authoritatively, twirling her wand as she spoke.Ciel let out a light groan when she heard Amanda’s response. This was the fourth quest she had suggested to Amanda but she had denied it just like the other three she submitted to Amanda.Lukas stood up and handed over a document to Amanda. He didn’t read it this time because Amanda told them not to read out loud anymore. Their voices were sickening and would give her endless nightmares according to her.“Denied.” Amanda said again, still twirling her wand as she spoke.Lukas didn’t groan like Ciel. Instead he just turned and went back to searching for a new quest. After having his quests rejected eight times, twice that of Ciel, he gave up on complaining about the rejection. The time he used to complain was better spent on searching for new quests. He had learned from numerous rejections that his complaints meant nothing to Amanda.And just like that, two hours of their time were spent searching for new quests. Af
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