TA TATAN TATAN TAN TAN!
CONGRATULATIONS FANG! YOUR TEST SCORE
HAS TOLD US YOU ARE A HUNTER.
ENJOY YOUR NEW PROFESSION!
'Not like I could do something about it' thought fang. She wasn´t complaining, hunter was the job she had wanted from the start. But if she had gotten a different result she would have no option but to suck it up and go with it.
See, the continent were fang lived classified people in different professions according to their aptitudes. That way they made sure to pair up the person with the best profession for him or her. Once you get your test results back a license and starter kit for the profession was given to you. The license was the most important part of it all, for it allows you to buy items and weapons that are exclusive to the profession. It is also required if you want to take on certain jobs.
"Damn! Are you kidding me?" a loud swear came from the booth beside fang´s.
'Seems a poor fellow got the wrong profession' fang smirked. Some people simply didn´t had lady luck on their side.
"A mage? Really?" The owner of the voice came out with her results in hand. It was a woman with rose colored hair and piercing blue eyes. When she noticed fang´s eyes were on her she glared "what are you looking at?"
'That's a mighty glare.' "Calm down sister, I´m not the one cursing my results" fang said defensively. "I just wanted to know what all that racket was for."
"Cht" the pink haired woman just resumed her sulking, scowling at the paper as if the glare alone could change the words written on it.
"You won´t change the result just by glaring at it, you know. Besides it can´t be really that bad, you must have some affinity to the profession or the test wouldn't have said it is the right choice for you."
"Why don´t you mind your own business?" despite the harshness on her tone she did just what fang had suggested and stopped looking at the paper. Walking instead to the mage´s booth so she could receive her license.
Now that the girl´s back was in fang´s line of vision she noticed the gunblade strapped to her waist. 'That is a weird weapon for someone who´s just starting. Only the king´s guard have the means to acquire it.' Her eyes suddenly went wide with realization 'no way!' If her assumptions were right what that woman had planned was a rare goal this days. "Hey!" she called, running to catch up with the newly appointed mage. "My name is fang by the way."
"Lightning" answered the woman with a faraway tone, almost as if she were answering out of habit alone. In her hands was a sturdy looking wooden box that had [mage profession starter kit] written on it.
"Well, lightning, I couldn´t help thinking about this after noticing that gunblade you carry." Started fang with nervousness "and if you don´t want to answer is all right I'll understand." Now she was babbling nothing good in anyone's book. But especially on lightning´s it was present as the most exasperating thing you could do while talking to her. Her eyes told fang as much, giving her a look that said [get on with it! I don´t have your time] "What I mean to say… Were you, perhaps, planning to become part of the king´s guard?" there it was. Fang had asked the dreaded question. 'I should have thought better this, damn my curiosity, hope she isn´t thinking of hitting me with that staff… or worst the gunblade.'
Lightning´s eyebrows went up. The surprise in her eyes was unmistakable, of all the questions she expected that one wasn´t even on the list. "What makes you think that?" She asked calmly.
"The gunblade" answered fang swiftly "I happen to know it´s a weapon used mostly by the king´s guard so I thought you were probably trying to follow the steps of a friend or a family member."
A lot of minutes went by in complete silence, except for the people around them getting their test results and exchanging them for the license and kit. Lightning´s face was unreadable. Her blue eyes piercing fang with such intensity she felt them look directly at her soul. Just when she was about to apologize for the thoughtlessness of her question, a single word came out of lightning. "Yes." She looked at the weapon strapped to her waist with such tenderness fang shot her mouth close not wanting to interrupt the moment with more questions. "As you deduced, I want to be part of the guard just like my father was once."
'Now I get what all the fuss was about' she thought a bit sad "I´m sorry to hear that, mages aren´t accepted to be part of the guard that's why you were so upset about getting that result."
Lightning smiled "don´t worry, it doesn´t matter anymore, I´ll find my own path. I wish you good luck fang and thank you for your advice." She turned without adding anything more and walked away who knows where.
"Thank you, I hope you find that path soon!"