Chapter 01
[A quick note from me]
Hey guys, and possibly girls, it's me. I know that you are probably upset that I haven't been updating RtR and Uni and the Dreamwalker, but I've hit a mental block, school has been nothing but hell since I've started, and work is destroying all my weekend plans to relax and write. I started writing this during my study halls so I wouldn't get in trouble for not working and I thought that I'd give you this as kind of a sorry gift for being gone for so long. So please accept this gift.
Signed,
Cookie
A New Contract
I toss my backpack into the corner of the room and flop down onto my bed, finally ready to get a good night's rest after going so many nights without it.
"*static* Frost, you awake?" Fate clearly hates me. I get up and slide on my gauntlet.
"This better be good, Alice." My annoyance with this sudden call was more than evident in my voice, especially since I had just came home from the last contract.
"Look, I know that you had just finished an 'S' class contract, but this is a direct order from Chairman Williams." I punch the wall in anger, of course Chairman Williams would be behind this.
"Well then, what do I have to do?" I pick up my backpack and head out, slamming the door behind me.
"I'm sending you the encryption now, good luck, Frost." and with that, I'm back in action. According to the encryption, I'm heading to the Gold Dimension. I have no clue what that is or what exist in it, but I better get this contract done quickly.
After a few hours of running, I finally reach the doc's office. I slowly open the door and look around the dark room.
"Hey Doc, you in here?" I whisper, I don't feel like messing with the dogs today. I don't receive an answer from the darkened room, so I let myself in. I feel my way to the light switch, making sure to stick close to the wall for my own safety. I feel the switch and flip it up, the lights practically blinding me as they awaken from their slumber. Luckily, my eyes quickly adjust to the lights and I continue to search for Doc. "Doc. Doc, where you at? I need a transport." Still no answer. Doc almost never leaves the lab, to not see or hear him working is more unsettling than I thought it'd be. I continue my search, my movements more hastily. I come across a door that I haven't seen before. Was this always here? I reach for the door handle.
"DON'T TOUCH THAT!" I jerk my hand away, pull out my 9mm with the other hand, and point it in the direction of the voice. Luckily for me, doc's face snaps me out of my trance. I take a sigh of relief.
"You're lucky I recognized you, doc." I holster my weapon. I would like to know what's behind that door, but that'll have to wait 'till after the contract is complete.
"I thought you were done."
"I was, but then Chairman Williams decides to drop another contract on me." My left arm becomes engulfed with a black flame, causing doc to backpedal away from me. "Relax, doc." the flame quickly dies down, doc sighs with relief and takes me over to the computer.
"Alright, you know the drill," doc heads over to the activation console, "I'll be waiting." I upload the data to the organizer and doc opens the Inter-Dimensional Link Chamber.
"We still have the V.O.C. link, correct?" doc gives me a nod and I step into the chamber, the hatch closing behind me. Doc looks at me and I give him a thumbs up, signaling that I'm ready. The scenery changes from a lab room with machinery and clipboards to a forest with trees rustling under a soft breeze and an open sky above them. This place seems so peaceful compared to the places I'm usually put. While the change of scenery is appreciated, I still have a job to do. "Doc, can you hear me?"
"I can hear you, but Visual communication is still under way. Also, there seems to be something close to your ear, you mind getting away from whatever that is?" I look over to see that it's grass that's the culprit, I completely forgot that I was laying down. I stand up and brush myself off, placing down a Portable Inter-Dimensional Link afterwards. "Okay, the portable link is set, sending you the goods." A hole appears in place of the P.I.D.L. and three items float up, my backpack, the V.C. drone, and the folder that holds all the information about my target. I sling on my backpack, turn on the V.C. drone, grab the folder, and head out to begin my search.
After seven hours of walking, I had stopped to take a break. I open my backpack and take out my food and begin to cook it over the fire I had created moments before. "Frost, you forgot the P.I.D.L." The V.C. drone floats over with the mat and drops it in front of me, a clanging sound catching my ear. I roll open the mat and find that my dual daggers were put in there somehow.
I continue my walk to the location set out for me, only ever stopping to collect my breath or take a break and eat.
Ten hours pass, I close in on a village. It's not the one I'm looking for, but hopefully I can find a hotel and stay for the night. Before I stroll into the village, I reach into my pocket to see how much cash I have. There's nothing there besides a small tablet. I pull out the tablet and turn it on, a screen with a CR, HP, and MP gauge. I'm going to safely assume that the CR means credits, 'cause I have 435,667,149,651 of them. I walk through the village and look around, no hotel anywhere in sight. This is a village after all, they probably have no need for a hotel. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn to the source, a man in, what looks like, steel armor and a black cloak. I give him a questioning look, slowly reaching behind me for my daggers.
"Woah there, bud," he takes off his helm, revealing that it's my client for the contract, "take it easy." I relax my body and dissipate the spell I had started to cast.
"It's good to see you, Johnny, but why'd you not wait at the meeting place?" he points to a large structure in the distance.
"That is the capital city of Lastation, you wouldn't be allowed in there if I didn't take you with me." My eyebrow raises.
"If that's the case, then why did you set the meeting place in there?" Johnny puts back on his helm.
"That's because I'm the most widely recognized guild agent in all of Gamindustry," he chuckles a bit, "that gives me the freedom to do almost anything I want." we start walking out of the village. "That also means that I can get you direct private access to your targets." I grin, this job is going to be over in no time flat. "Your first target is a corrupt businessman named Kane, he is extremely overconfident and has almost no protection around him ever." my grin turns into an insane smile, this is the easiest target ever.
"Huh, he sounds like an easy target." Johnny nods.
"He is, but just like the file says, he's got a good relationship with the goddess." wait what?
"Goddess?" He seems confused for a second and then he gives a hum of realization.
"Ah, that's right, you don't know. The leaders of these continents are goddesses." Welp, there goes the 'easy target.'
"Will this goddess cause me any problems?" I make a mental note of the goddess, she might be trouble later.
"She won't if you get him tomorrow, she's going to be out at a meeting with the other goddesses." There's more of them? Add that to the mental list. "If you kill him then, we can move onto the next target without much issue." Alright, so no killing today, that's good. We get out of the village and are met with a rocky desert. "Glad I brought a teleport crystal." He rest his hand on my shoulder and activates the crystal, my vision blurring for a second. The next second, we're standing in front if two guards. The two of them look at Johnny in surprise.
"Johnny? The Johnny?" The guards quickly step aside and we walk past them without issue, they didn't even acknowledge my existence. We walk down the sidewalk, chatting about some of the sights that we come across. This place seems interesting enough to make me want to do some exploring since I'm not going to be on the job today. We start to walk by a line of penthouse buildings, it must be nice being able to live in one of those. I bump into Johnny, the impact derailing my train of thought. He had stopped in front of one of the penthouse buildings, looks like luck is on my side.
"This is our base of operations." He takes me inside and the two of us take the elevator up to his home. When we exit the elevator, the sight before my eyes is amazing. I don't show the amazement that I feel, however, and just give a hum of approval.
"Not bad." I walk over to the bottle of whiskey that was sitting on a table and pour some into a glass, taking a few swigs before turning my attention back to Johnny. "When did you start drinking?" Johnny removes his helm and grabs the bottle of whiskey, taking a small sip before responding to my inquiry.
"Weeks after 'Nessa died." He looks really hurt, I'd better not pry into this too much. He excused himself from the room to put on some different clothing, was he naked under that armor? I really don't wanna know.
Johnny emerges from his room, in regular clothes. He had on a light grey tee with navy blue stripes, a pair of navy blue cargos to complement the outfit. His blonde hair was looking much more neat and tidy than from before, he must have combed it after he changed his clothes. He had taken out the blue contacts that he was wearing earlier, so now his dark green eyes are completely visible.
"I'm going to go get some groceries." he tosses me a white card. I examine the card before giving him a confused look. "It's an entrance card, you can move in and out the building freely." I nod.
"Well in that case, I'm gonna head to that Nep Stop I saw earlier." I grab my daggers and that strange tablet thing and head out.
~CHAPTER END~
I hope you all enjoy my gift. I'll say it again, I am sorry. School, work, and the block are killing me right now, so This series will probably be the only one being written for now.
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