An idea I had after reading Midnakdak's story: No Need for Halkeginian Logic. But the game mechanics will be more absolute here. Not too exact, but close.
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"My name is Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière. Pentagon of the five elemental power, Heed my summoning... and bring forth...my familiar!"
If the story was not yet known, there exist a common rule for who attended this spectacle. The rule being that the girl's spells will always end in explosions. As such, people had the wisdom to take a step back and protect their eyes before the girl ever finished the last syllables of her incantation.
It was not an individual nor a object that came into being, the concept itself not known to everyone inhabiting this world. No, it was the concept of an specific "Game" that was summoned. And the power to manifest an entire reality shifting system was too much to handle, even for a void mage. So as the explosion began, her conscious came into an abrupt end. But before she fell into the ground, she landed into the arms of an heavily armed demon in leather jacket and goggles as perceived by the surrounding students.
[Analysis complete]
"Preparing for Fulton Extraction"
He grabbed an package from some inconceivable source and attached it to the girl. A star filled kaleidoscopic portal appeared above her, and as she floated from the floor the demon grabbed onto the girl and before anyone could react, he was whisked away along with the girl and the portal dissipated into nothingness.
[Extraction arrived at Mother Base]
"What the hell just happened..." A redheaded figure mumbled out.
As the students chatted among each other about what happened, the teacher got over his surprise and immediately took action.
"Enough! The class is dismissed. Everyone will vacate this area while I go talk to the headmaster"
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As she woke up, she felt that this was not her bedroom. Nor felt it as a recovery ward, which she was most familiar with. As she sat up from the nondescript bed and looked around the metal walls she contemplated how her summoning could have caused her to be here.
"Where... Am I?"
As she swings her legs around and took the first step on the floor she felt that the metal floors were cold. Even if the air here was warmer than she was used to in the academy bedrooms. Seeing a door on the left side of the room, she stepped towards and attempted to open the door. But after a moment of pushing and pulling she figured it was locked. The reasons of why that was, was making her uncomfortable.
Turning to the right side of the room there was a circular window she knew most ships had. Looking through it, she saw metal orange platforms rising up from the sea like a city on ocean. No land in sight for miles except for the metal platforms.
She heard the door open and turned around to see who brought here and answer her questions. Three men entered the room, one was a scarred man clad in leather and weapons. But the most attention was put on his horn. The second was a blond with shaded glasses and a green uniform. Lastly there stood a man with grey hair and leather straps
around his orange shirt and scarf. His most noticeable detail was the revolvers adorning him.
"Who are you people? Why am I here?"
The man with the sunglasses walked forward and uncrosses his arms.
"We can ask you the same question girl, how did you transport Big Boss from the Mother Base!? We know it was you, Big Boss said you were the only one waving a stick and falling unconscious. I have no idea why he brought a kid here, but its not us who need to answer you!"
Intimidated by the aggressiveness she tried to retort to him, but could only stutter in his presence.
The horned man put his arm in front of the shaded person and shakes his head.
"She's just a kid, there is no need for this. I'll handle it now"
Putting a hand on her shoulder he tried to question her in a soft tone, which was ironic coming from a demon.
"Girl, how did you transport me to that castle? And why me?
Seeing the sincerity coming from the horned man, she thought it was the best if she answered him.
"It... It was not my intention to summon you. The familiar summoning ritual summons the beast that best fits the summoner. I could not have know that my familiar would be a human... But I should have expected it, as a zero I fail at everything..."
"A ritual, as in magic?" He asked with eyebrow raised. Although his eyes didn't betray anything.
"Yes... That should have been obvious, even for commoners"
Snake just hummed, it was not that he didn't experience a lot of crazy shit in his life.
Spoiler
"Hm, my title is Big Boss. But you can call me Snake. Follow me"
He turned around and left through the door, expecting the girl to follow him.
Seeing no choice but to do what he asked, she obliged and stepped into what appears to be railings attached to the side of metal buildings that prominently filled her vision. Walking down the stairs and stepping before a green platform with the letter H painted on the ground she finally re-queried her unanswered question.
"Where are we?"
Turning her head to Snake for his answer, she sees him looking into a sorts of device that projected images in the air. In her eyes most likely magical in origin. Switching the device off and putting it back in his belt, he grabbed a cigar from somewhere and lit it up. After a while he spoke.
"We are in Mother base, a recently created oiling rig slash resource management and intelligence gathering for clandestine mercenary operations. Everything you see is part of the independent organisation we made for its remote location. Diamond Dogs is the name of our organisation. In addition to mercenaries and former government soldiers, Mother Base is also home to researchers and other civilian personnel. Together, we form a group without borders, ideologies or isms, with no regard to age, gender, nationality or race"
Thinking about the ramifications of such a organisation in Halkegenian soil, she concluded that the nobles wouldn't tolerate such a group. But she didn't get quite the answer she was looking for. So she reiterated the query.
"And in which part of Halkegenia are we exactly?"
"Halkegenia? No, we aren't in your world anymore. This Earth, or specifically near Seychelles, an island in the eastern coast of Africa. Now that we got your answers, we will open a wormhole to your world so you can get back. Most likely that the people over in your world are worrying about you"
Thinking about other worlds, she was incredulous for a moment. But seeing the place around her, she couldn't dispute that notion. But the thought of returning, a failure who messed up the ritual so much that she summoned a demon that brought her to a unknown place. Thinking of returning was hard enough. And forcing the demon... No man to be her familiar when he was the only way back to her home was questionable at best. But she thought of the group. No regard of age, gender or... magic. She made her mind up.
"My name is Louise..."
"Louise huh, when do you want to go back?"
"No, I don't want to go back. I want to join Diamond Dogs"
Hardening his gaze to the petite girl next to him, he questioned her motives.
"Why do you want to join us? Don't you have a family or friends waiting on the other side? The life of a mercenary is merciless, you can't just leave your life on this on a whim. Tell me why you want to join us, and maybe I'll consider it"
Hesitating about telling him her secrets and insecurities, she dropped her facade of pride and told him what she held in so long in her heart.
"I... I am a failure in my world, everything spell I did always ended in disaster. I was always ridiculed for this, because no one wants to be associated by a zero like me. So I never got friends... My parents... They see me as a failure too, only one sister still believes in me. There is nothing for me on the other side but failure.. And arranged marriages so maybe... maybe I can do better here than... than... hic"
She tried to convey her feelings but couldn't get the last words out and cried and sobbed instead. Her arm before her face and head turned away so he couldn't see her break down like this. But an arm grabbed her and held her close to his chest. She lost her dignity long ago so she just embraced him like he was her lifeline.
"You remind me of someone Louise... A woman who was betrayed and used by everyone..."
"I can't let that happen again Louise"
"So welcome to Diamond Dogs"
[One special volunteer has been added]
Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière
Combat unit: C
R&D team: A++
Base Development unit: C
Support unit: B
Intel Team: A
Medical Team: C
[Staff assigned to R&D team]
