Prologue
A boy with short ash white hair sits at a lunch table eating. His black school uniform jacket is folded neatly on the seat next to him, he smiles when he senses a girl walk up behind him. The girl is shaking nervously, her long white hair shutters with each quiver her body makes, her legs shake violently. She begins to open her mouth when a boy slams his tray down across the table from the first boy.
"Hey every notice that no matter what you order it always looks the same?" the second boy says to the first.
The girl begins to shake more violently, the first boy glares at the second.
"Luxus shut up. The reason why everything looks the same is because you order the same thing." The first boy says to the second.
The first boy turns to the girl.
"Sit down with me" he says to her patting the seat next to him.
The girl hesitantly sits next to the boy. Luxus glares at the boy, and then notices that the girl is holding a letter in her hands. He grabs it quickly and begins to read it.
"Luxus! Give me that back" the girl screams at Luxus.
"Hey Saryuko the letter is for you…." Luxus says handing the letter to the first boy.
Saryuko reads the letter and smiles giggling a little. The girl's face turns bright red as he reads it to himself. Saryuko turns to her smiling, the girl shakes and whimpers.
"Minyesk, it's very cute of you to write me a letter of love…" he reaches out and gently touches her cheek with his hand, "I Would love to….."
Just then another boy smacks Minyesk with a tray knocking her to the floor. Saryuko stands up instantly and grabs the boy.
"Oi, what the hell is wrong with you?"
Saryuko tosses the guy at Luxus and helps Minyesk up.
"Minyesk I would gladly be your boyfriend… You're bleeding; I'll take you to the nurse."
Saryuko begins to walk Minyesk out but he turns around and picks up a tray and swings it at the boy breaking it on his face.
Chapter 1 to Hell
"Wow that's a nasty cut. How'd it happen?" The nurse asks Minyesk.
"Some asshole smacked her with a food tray." Saryuko explains, "Just when I was going to tell her that I would love to be her boyfriend."
The nurse smiles wide and hugs Minyesk tight
"You finally did it, I'm so proud Minyesk"
She kisses Minyesk's cheek and walks to a cabinet to get some bandages.
"Syo… my head hurts." Minyesk says to Saryuko.
"Aww, my poor babyz" Saryuko says before kissing the cut on Minyesk's forehead. "Better my love?"
Minyesk smiles and nods. "Much better"
"Damn…." Saryuko says looking at his phone "… Teach needs my help…"
He stares at his phone for a bit then kisses Minyesk's forehead and begins to walk out.
"Minyesk I love you." He runs out and his steps fade as he runs off.
"I'm proud of you. You must have been scared…."
Minyesk is staring at the door smiling and touching her head.
"Ha, Little Minyesk is in her own little world, dazed by just one kiss." The nurse says putting a bandage on Minyesk's cut.
Minyesk blinks then snaps back into reality.
"Shut up!" Minyesk says blushing. "I just was caught off guard."
The nurse smiles at Minyesk.
"Mrs. Shino what did Syo mean he lives in Hell?"
"Dunno, when did he say that?"
"He told me he lives in Hell when I asked where he lived earlier."
"Hmm. I know he lives in the dorms so I don't know. He probably calls his room Hell."
"Maybe…."
After school Minyesk and a friend go out and celebrate.
"Well Minyesk, I'm happy you finally found a boyfriend but I'm disappointed you choose Syo." The friend says to Minyesk while sipping on diet coke.
"What's wrong with Syo?"
"Syo is a bit weird. I know he's smart but he acts so weird. He's nice and caring but he seems a bit insane." The friend replies.
"Well I've loved him ever since he enrolled in our school. Syo is unable to do wrong. He won't hurt me or anything. Please don't think of him so low."
The girls continue to talk and celebrate. Elsewhere Saryuko and Luxus are in an arcade waiting for someone.
"Luxus, what do you think of Minyesk?"
"She seems a bit frilly… You know a constant damsel in distress. She won't last long with our group of friends."
"You have a point; I am too aggressive for her group of friends too…"
"Yeah you're right… maybe you two shouldn't introduce each other to anyone but your close friends."
A large door opens and a person wearing modern combat gear walks up to Luxus and Saryuko.
"Yo Blood Godling and Hellcat suit up. The fight is about to start." The person says with a feminine voice.
Saryuko looks at Luxus.
"Yeah Minyesk wouldn't last long in our Hell"
Both walk through the doorway and put on combat gear. They walk to a large field; a loud computerized voice announces their names.
Saryuko the Blood Godling entering the battlefield.
Hellcat Druin entering the battlefield.
Two combat lockers rise up next to them. They open the lockers and pick up the guns inside and put on the helmets.
"Yo Hellcat. Ready to win this war?" Saryuko asks Luxus.
"Yes I am Blood Godling"
They look across the field at other people with armor on and say, "Welcome to our Hell"
A loud buzzer sounds and a firefight begins…..
"I bet Syo is probably studying right now. He probably isn't thinking of you." Minyesk's friend says to her.
"You're probably right Rose but I'd rather him study then be thinking of me all the time." Minyesk says smiling.
"Blood Godling! WHAT THE FUCK MAN!" Luxus screams over the com link to Saryuko.
"Sorry Hellcat…. For some reason I can't get Minyesk out of my mind…."
"Sign of weakness Godling, Massive sign of weakness." Luxus replies jokingly.
"SHUT UP HELLCAT! You're starting to sound like Largo." Saryuko screams back.
Hours pass Luxus and Saryuko walk off the field unscathed while others run past them covered in spots from paintballs.
"Oi Luxus lets go out to eat and celebrate."
"Celebrate what?
"Well, one to celebrate our six hundred and sixty sixth consecutive win, and two me getting a girl."
"Good point… cept the girl part."
They end up at a restaurant and spend time laughing, eating, and scaring other customers. At one point Saryuko spots Rose and Minyesk through a window and motions them to come inside. Once inside Minyesk sits next to Saryuko and notices his helmet on the chair next to him.
"Syo, what is the helmet for?"
Saryuko looks at the helmet, "It's for a game me and Luxus play at the arcade."
"Why does it look different than Luxus's?"
"Luxus and I are actually sponsored, so he and I have customized helmets. Most of everything related to the game is paid for by our sponsors."
"We even have our own customized field." Luxus adds.
"Course our sponsors are arguing over who is taking credit for it." Saryuko adds to Luxus's statement.
"Syo, can I play?"
Luxus and Saryuko go quiet….
"Umm you can but we doubt you will like it or that you would even last long." Luxus says in a serious tone, "I'd also have to add that Saryuko won't be able to run to your side if anything happens, so you can't hold it against him if something does happen"
Saryuko looks at Luxus then Minyesk then stares at his helmet.
"….Minyesk….Babyz… before I can allow you to play me and Luxus have to teach and train you. A game like this requires training and fearlessness. It's a game of Actual war strategy and actual situations soldiers might deal with in war." He says without turning away from his helmet.
"Though we are using paintballs, many people have gotten severely injured, some critically; and, though very rare, some have died."
"I'd gladly take any pain to experience what you do. I want to play alongside you and Luxus, Syo. I don't mind…." Her voice quivers with fear.
Saryuko looks at Minyesk and smiles.
"Tomorrow if Luxus doesn't mind we'll begin your training." He says placing his helmet on Minyesk.
"Well I'm fine with it but what will be her player name?" Luxus asks.
"Hmm, Good point." Saryuko looks at Minyesk "How about Soniexx?"
Minyesk looks at them confused. "What are ya'll talking about?"
"Each player has a unique name. I'm Saryuko the Blood Godling, Luxus is Hellcat Druin. I was just thinking your name should be Soniexx the Angel of Death."
"It would fit the team's theme. I like it." Luxus says approvingly.
Minyesk smiles taking Saryuko's helmet off, "I like it too."
The next day after school the three walk to the arcade. A woman waits at the large doorway.
"This is the trainee?" The woman asks with a stern and serious tone.
"Yeah this is Minyesk; she's Blood God's girl…" Luxus replies with a playful tone.
"Yeah" Saryuko laughs, "She's my girlfriend but she really wants to join us River."
River smiles and loses the serious and stern tone, "Well welcome Soniexx to our little game." She hands Minyesk some armor and a helmet. "Today you start your training to be a soldier."
The four of them get dressed, Minyesk hides behind some lockers while the others undress and change together.
"Oi, Minyesk you're going to have to lose that habit. Cause sooner or later Luxus, River, And I will see you naked." Saryuko yells.
They walk to an elevator and go down a couple floors.
"Welcome to Hell" River, Luxus, and Saryuko say in unison as the elevator doors open to a playfield covered in ruined buildings.
"Like the post-apocalyptic motif?" Luxus asks happily.
"This playfield suits our battle methods. I'm a sniper, so the ruined buildings provide excellent cover and height to accent my sniping skills. Luxus is a close range gunner, the alleyways and buildings provide cover for ambushes, quick passage and allows for traps. River is mostly melee the same advantages Luxus gets she does too. A badass bonus is that the clothes lines between buildings provide quick movement for me to change sniping spots. Plus the electrical systems in the buildings allow access to cameras set in different locations across the field. I also serve as a recon unit so my helmet is specially made to be able to access those systems and send info to members of my team." Saryuko explains.
"First we need to find out just what type of soldier you are…." River says handing an assault rifle to Minyesk.
Saryuko smiles, "Oi Minyesk don't blink" He yells to Minyesk disappearing into the ruins with Luxus.
Minyesk stands atop a mound of debris, while River stands atop a building staring down at Minyesk. Saryuko's voice echoes inside Minyesk's helmet.
"Remember Juliannex is a melee fighter. Keep your distance and never lose sight of her."
River jumps down and dashes towards Minyesk, just as River reaches Minyesk, she grabs River's arm and twists it flipping her over her. Minyesk turns around and begins to fire upon River. River catches herself and evades her shots, disappearing into a building.
"That was awesome Minyesk, but don't get too excited you haven't won just yet." Luxus says over the Com-Link.
Just as Luxus finishes his sentence, River bursts out of another ruin and tackles Minyesk. She kicks River off her and grabs River's shoulder guard slamming her to the ground. Minyesk rolls atop River and places the barrel of her handgun to the back of River's helmet. River begins to laugh and twists her body so fast it knocks Minyesk to the ground. River gets up and grabs Minyesk's helmet.
"Good, Good you've learned how to fight close quarters but you're still a beginner. You've got a long way before you can even try to take me on… Let's see if you're ready for Hellcat's style of combat."
River lets go and disappears into the ruins.
"Soniexx… You did better than Juliannex lets on. That being said Hellcat Druin is a bit trickier. He uses shotguns, handguns, assault rifles, and traps. He will start this training in hiding. Since I'm not allowed to give you up to date info during the training I'd advise you to trust your instincts not your senses." Saryuko informs Minyesk through the Com-Link.
Luxus's laugh echoes through the ruins surrounding Minyesk, she begins to shiver nervously.
"Cute, how whenever you are nervous you shake. You should break that little habit of yours." Luxus says walking slowly out of a building smiling, "course then Blood Godling might not like it. Oh well."
He unsheathes his handgun.
"You ready to see my style of combat Soniexx?"
Minyesk nods slowly and watches him. Luxus smiles then darts into the ruin he walked out of.
"Soniexx the area of play has been increased. It'll be harder to find me and a hell of a lot harder to fight me." Luxus taunts through the Com-Link.
Minyesk looks around and tries to spot Luxus. She spots movement and chases after it.
"So Juliannex, what you think of my little Soniexx so far?"
"She's good, considering I thought she was going to be all frilly and delicate. I admit I was wrong about her… I hope Hellcat doesn't rough her up too bad… plus if she does well against Hellcat you're going to have to go up against her next. I hope you're ready for that."
"I know, I know. Let's first see how she does against Hellcat."
Minyesk stops inside a ballroom, Luxus's laugh echoes from the organ where he sits. She slowly inches towards him then stops and looks around for traps.
"My My, You underestimate me Soniexx. You think my traps would be noticeable like some amateur set them up…. That hurts my feelings. Believe me my traps are a hell of a lot harder to find then you think." Luxus says getting up from the organ and starts to bow.
Minyesk blinks for a second and Luxus jumps to the ballroom floor and starts to dance by himself. She carefully walks towards him readying her assault rifle to fire on him.
CLICK
The building starts to shake and she falls through the floor. She falls several floors down and lands softly in a laundry cart. After gathering herself she gets out of the cart and looks around. She finds a stairway and carefully climbs each stair till she arrives back at the ballroom. Luxus dances all by himself. She thinks for a bit when Luxus turns to her and smiles, he stops dancing and walks slowly towards her.
"See my traps are not easy to spot nor are they normal. My traps are complex and unpredictable." Luxus says standing in front of her, "thought is needed before action."
Minyesk pulls the trigger on her assault rifle, but suddenly the floor she is standing on launches her out of the ballroom.
"Think before acting… God I just told you that…."
Minyesk shakes off and gets up.
"What the hell is going on? How could his traps be so intricate and complex? What am I suppose to do?" she asks herself, and then she remembers Syo's advice.
She walks into the ballroom and smiles at Luxus. She closes her eyes and begins to dance happily across the ballroom floor. Luxus watches her closely and claps. Soon she is dancing around him; she gets ready to fire when Luxus grabs her hands and dances with her.
"Congratu-mah-lations Soniexx you've done well to learn my style of combat and how to counter it effectively. Sadly though, like Juliannex said you're just a beginner. You are far from being ready to take me on at full power. Plus you have only really learned how to get past my stationary traps; you still have to figure out how to deal with mobile and remote traps. Those are harder to figure out and even then you would have to deal with me using my weapons. Next up is your LOVAH…" Luxus says dancing with her then twirling her around very fast.
By the time her vision returns Luxus is gone.
"Great babyz but now you're up against me. I am a sniper and a recon expert. For this training I'm allowing Juliannex and Hellcat to advise you and to give you info as you need it. I have one thing of advice for you, your instinct and your senses aren't your best allies in a long distance fight. Rely on your team mates and pay attention to them." Saryuko advises seriously through the Com-Link.
"Congratulations Soniexx for passing Hellcat Druin's trial. Hellcat and I will be your team-mates for this training but he and I are not allowed to attack Blood Godling for you. It's your duty to listen to us and to interpret what we tell you to help you find him and to complete the training." River says sweetly through the Com-Link.
She walks out of the ballroom into a small area, River and Luxus stand there smiling and waving.
"Okay first some info on Blood Godling. His sniper rifle has an effective range of close to 2500 yards. Also he is more than likely watching every movement we make through cameras set up all around the playfield. Hellcat and I will be your eyes you should take out cameras if you see them it will help out greatly. Because Hellcat and I are your team mates Godling might shoot at us to take us out of the training. If he does you will have to rely on the other one to help you out. Also try to use the echo from the shot to figure out where he is. That's all I can say for now." River says in a serious tone.
"Also remember Blood Godling is an expert at sniping, he knows how to mess with people from a distance so like he said your instincts and senses may fool you." Luxus says checking his guns, "Also neither Juliannex nor I have ever actually gotten close to finding him in training or actual combat. The main objective is to reach that building over there without getting shoot. Since the path directly to it is wide open with no cover I'd be highly inadvisable to use it. You need to take the in direct routes through the buildings on each side of the path. Juliannex and I will go ahead of you, remember to stay hidden and to listen to us."
Luxus and Juliannex go in different directions. Minyesk stands in one spot till Luxus speaks to her.
"Okay the path I took is blocked if you take the path I do your going to need to climb and try to figure out a path on your own."
"My path is clear but something about it seems wrong… If you decide to take my path I'd advise you to keep your guard up." River reports to Minyesk.
She thinks for a bit and goes in the direction Luxus took.
"Luxus keep an eye on Juliannex. Since I have to find my own path through the way you took I need you to watch her and keep her safe."
"Will do, Soniexx" Luxus replies affirmatively.
She climbs up a couple floors into a room with a door and a window. She tries the door but it's blocked, she looks out the window and sees a clothesline that connects to a building on the other side of the open area.
"Soniexx, taking the clothesline is dangerous. If you fall you will be in a very dangerous situation, plus it spans across the Danger zone you might get shoot when walking across it." River advises calmly.
"Understood, I see no other way so I'm going to try it." Minyesk replies confidently.
She stands up on the clothesline when Luxus interrupts.
"Soniexx, your boots are equipped with a line rider. Just think of gliding across the clothesline and they should work if they don't you will have to walk across the line on your own."
Minyesk takes a deep breath and her boots click to the clothesline and she zooms across it crashing through the window on the building.
"Thanks Druin."
"You're welcome. From where I am at I see a path you can take it's got a lot of cover but do take into consideration that if I can see you on this path so might Blood Godling."
She stays low and walks the path Luxus told her about. She reaches an empty room with a hole to the floor below.
"Hey Julie and Druin, ya'll spot anything below?"
"Nothing from my point of view a wall is blocking me." River says whispering.
"Same for me, it could be safe but be careful."
Minyesk jumps down and follows a narrow path.
"Hey guys I think something is a bit strange. Why hasn't Syo done anything yet?"
"We noticed to… Soniexx be extremely careful and once you find an area you feel safe stay there and tell us. We will scout ahead once you do." Luxus says a bit excited.
Minyesk ends up in a small room with doors and boarded up windows.
"Guys, I've found a place I think is safe."
"Affirmative, Hellcat, move out and watch yourself." River replies and orders Luxus to do as planned.
"Oi little ones, where are you all hiding? You are sneaking around the side buildings I know that much. I'm proud of Soniexx she's evaded cameras without even knowing it, all I get are glimpses of her gear…."
A board shoots off a window in the room she is in.
"She's in that room. I can tell because from the glimpses I've seen it's the only place she could be and because the only path out of that room besides the one she came through has a small amount of cover. I would have spotted her if she had gone that way." Saryuko says tauntingly. "Oh look a Hellcat… and little Juliannex. Hello, little ones."
A gunshot echoes through the empty buildings.
"Damn it, He got Hellcat. Soniexx run through the path it's the only way. RUN NOW!"
She runs through the path quickly and she hears gunshots following her.
"Fuck didn't think it would be this hard."
"Well now it seems Soniexx is all alone now." Saryuko says laughing.
She takes a deep breath and looks around. She spots a small dark crawlspace inside the room she is now in; she begins to crawl into it.
"I hope this path gets me closer to the building."
The crawlspace turns and winds around for a long time, she crawls through it for a while and she ends up in a large room, the windows are boarded up with small areas open looking out at the danger area.
"Maybe this is where Syo is sniping from… If it is I have to be careful."
She walks slowly to a door on the other side of the room, upon opening it the door breaks and the floor she is standing on collapses.
"Seems like I have a little intruder but alas I can't do anything for she has completed her objective." Saryuko says happily.
Minyesk opens her eyes and looks around to see Saryuko standing next to her with his hand stretched to her. She takes it and Saryuko helps her up.
"You did great. I actually didn't plan on you finding that crawlspace but once I noticed you didn't go the way I thought you would, I knew you had found it so I moved away from it so you wouldn't find me. If this was a real match I would have been too busy with other players and you probably would have caught me. I'm very proud of you babyz" Saryuko says smiling.
He kisses her cheek and hugs her tight. "Congrats on passing your first day of training."