Silvered Assassin
Intro: This story is set 200 years after the current events in the actual Claymore Manga. New dangers have since emerged. How will the new generation of warriors fare?
Chapter 01: Prologue
"Oh… there you are. I thought you were lost or something," Ruben called out to a young man, a smile clearly visible on his face despite waiting for a long time.
"Sorry, I got the location mixed up," the young man said apologetically. Still in his early twenties, Makedon ran up to his mentor. He was supposed to learn the trades of a handler. In due time, Makedon will be in charged of a few Claymores. Their clothing, missions, everything. Not an easy job, but probably the most prestigious job for males working in the organization.
"Oh my… I would appreciate it if you would bend down a little," the older handler remarked, having to tilt his head upwards just to see the young man's face. Makedon was a head taller than the average man, and Ruben couldn't help commenting on his young apprentice's height.
"Ahh… sorry about that, Master Ruben," Makedon replied sheepishly, probably a bit embarrassed that he caused some problems for his mentor. Glancing to his right, Makedon noticed a group of young girls a short distance away.
"Run faster!" a loud voice filled the air, "You girls better not slack off! I'll kill you if you do that!"
Just beside the group of girls was a huge man. Standing just as tall as Makedon, the burly trainer had his eyes fixed on the young girls. Any mistake and the trainer's gigantic fists will greet that unfortunate girl. These girls have yet to receive the operation. They're just training to ensure that they are physically and mentally ready for the upcoming operation.
"That's Jorge," Ruben spoke suddenly, startling Makedon a little. "He is the toughest of all trainers. In fact, more girls have died under his training than all the other trainers combined. Pretty impressive, huh?"
What's so impressive about that? Makedon thought to himself.
"Hey! You! What are you doing!?" Jorge shouted out. One of the girls had apparently stopped running. She just started walking away for no reason.
Whack! Jorge's fists landed on the girl's right cheek, sending the girl on her knees.
"This training is useless. I don't need it," the young girl retorted as she slowly stood up, before she looked at Jorge straight in his eyes. Tears weren't forming in the girl's eyes, as one might expect. In fact, no a single shred of fear was detected on the girl's cold and unfeeling gaze.
Jorge was taken aback. Known to be a no nonsense trainer, not once has a trainee dared to look at him in the eyes. All the other girls in the group dare not even look at what was happening. Yet this young girl, who was at most 10 years of age, showed no fear.
"You little slut! You sure are asking for it!" Jorge rushed forward to throw another punch at the girl.
Without warning, the young girl leapt sideways and pushed Jorge in the direction he was running. Slightly off balance, Jorge stumbled a bit before turning around to attempt another punch. Predicting that he will do that, the young girl quickly ran towards Jorge, and then ran around him just as he was turning. By the time Jorge turned around, the young girl was behind him again.
"Your movements are painfully predictable," the young girl said in a calm manner, giving a hard kick to the back of Jorge's left knee. With his left knee on the ground, the young girl could easily grab the knife strapped at Jorge's waist. Before he knew it, the sharp blade of the knife was only a millimeter from his windpipe. A small cut would be sufficient to kill him.
"Pathetic," the young girl whispered to Jorge's ears, before slashing his windpipe, her eyes not flinching one bit, her face showing no emotion, "Absolutely pathetic."
Makedon watched in horror as Jorge's lifeless body slumped to the ground. A huge guy like him… has been killed by a girl less than half his size. Impossible! No way! Just who is she?
"My my… it's been quite some time. Looks like we've got quite a talent," Ruben smiled to himself, and walked off.
End of Chapter 01
Hi everyone! Hope you all enjoyed this short chapter. It is actually just a prologue. The main story will start in the next chapter.
This is actually the first time I've written or posted a fanfic online, so I would greatly appreciate if anyone can give me some pointers or advice on how to improve my writing (plot, the way I present the story, anything). I really hope to be able to present the story in the best possible way, so feel free to comment.
Lastly, thanks for spending some of your time to read my humble work.