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Chapter 1:

Moonton Academy

Lesley was humming when she placed her folded clothes into her knapsack. She was sitting cross-legged on the floor, checking the list of items in a piece of paper. Clothes, check. Food, check. Map, check. Good. She had everything. She gave a nod of satisfaction to herself before standing up. All she needed to do left was check on her little brother and see whether they were ready to leave or not.

She exited her bedroom and motioned to Harley's room. His bedroom door was left ajar, allowing her to see a glimpse of what he was doing inside. In there, she could see her little brother dressed in magician-like clothes. However, she was surprised to find him with an annoyed look on his face. His eyes kept glancing onto a small line drawn on the wall. Under that small line were other lines drawn below each other. It was to keep track of his growing height.

"Harley?" she called, peering from his bedroom door. "What are you doing?"

He spun around, surprised. He relaxed his posture when he noticed that it was only her. Then, abruptly, he pointed his index finger towards the wall. "For the past six months, I only grew about half a centimetre!"

Unfortunately for Harley, his growth in height was almost... nonexistent.

Lesley gave him a sympathetic smile. "Half a centimetre isn't that bad."

"Lesley, I'm eleven this year, and I had just reached your waist!"

Ah, how to tell her brother that it was not that bad even if it was very obvious that he was barely growing. She tried coming up with reasons that would explain with his lack of growth. "I mean, you don't like milk, and you hated vegetables."

His lips twitched downwards into a frown as he lowered his head in disappointment. Nice going, Lesley, she thought inwardly. She was supposed to make him feel better, not make him regret on what he should've done in the past. Luckily for her, she had the most suitable reason on why he wouldn't grow.

"Trust me," Lesley said and placed a hand over her brother's shoulder, "When you reach puberty, you'll probably be taller than me."

"Really?" His eyes glimmered with hope.

In the next three years. But she didn't say that thought out loud. She just nodded, allowing a small smile to grace her lips. It eventually satisfied her brother, because he was now grinning as he glanced at the wall that recorded his height. Secretly, she hoped that her brother does grow taller than her when he was older. Compared to the other kids in the city, her brother was... well... a little shorter than the average. She was actually worried that he wouldn't be as tall as he had hoped for, but she'll have to wait a few more years before she could confirm her worries.

Harley walked over to his backpack and checked the contents inside. His head bobbed as if he was internally confirming that he had everything, before he slung the straps of his backpack over his shoulders. Lesley took that as a sign that he was ready, and quickly headed over to her room to pick up her knapsack.

They both went downstairs and found Mr. and Mrs. Vance watching television. The couple took notice of their children and stood up. Mr. Vance gave them both a small smile. "You two leaving already?"

"Yes, Father," Harley said. He had to look up in order to meet his father in the eye. Wordlessly, he threw his arms around his father and did the same with his mother. "Goodbye, Mother."

"Goodbye, dear." Mrs. Vance gave her son a watery smile. She then flicked her gaze towards Lesley. She invited her into her open arms. "Come here, child."

A lone tear slid down her cheek as Lesley embraced the woman she referred to as her mother. Words couldn't describe how grateful she was for the Vance family to adopt her. She had the opportunity to feel what it was like to have a mother. It was the same with Mr. Vance too. Of course, she couldn't call him a replacement for Father, but he had taken care of her like his own daughter for all the years her father was gone. He often made sure she had everything she needed; food, clothes, education, just like with Harley. She was overwhelmed to be treated like his own child.

"Thank you for everything, Mother," Lesley whispered. They eventually pulled away and she was surprised when Mrs. Vance was in tears. She smiled at the woman, before facing Mr. Vance. She gave him a nod of gratitude. "Thank you, Father."

Without having to say anything, Mr. Vance pulled her into a tight hug; reminding Lesley of her own father's warmth. She closed her eyes as she indulged the feeling. She heard Mr. Vance say, "We'll be waiting for your return. Do visit us sometimes when you two have the chance."

Lesley nodded. She mentally noted to visit them whenever she could. They had done so much for her. Paying them a visit was the least she could do to return back their kindness.

Lesley adjusted the sling of her rifle. Looking through the corner of her eye, she noticed that Harley was silent. He hadn't said a word ever since they left the mansion. His feet shuffled noisily against the dirt path, his head hung low. It was obvious that he was starting to miss his family. Somehow, Lesley had known that this would have happened.

"Do you miss your family?" Lesley questioned. She then realised that Harley's eyes were shimmering when she bent down to look at his face. "Are you crying?"

"No," Harley said a little too quickly. He lowered his head, wiped his face with his hand, before looking at her. His eyes were no longer glistening. Though, his voice was evident enough that he was sad. "But... I do miss my family."

She gave him an apologetic smile. "You don't have to follow me, you know. I'm only doing this to improve my skills. Sure, I'll be busy protecting the world, but I am going to return once in a while."

Harley shook his head. She knew. Once he had made a decision, his decision was firm. "I want to improve my skills too; that's why I'm following." He stopped and took out a flyer from his backpack. "Besides, I want to use my power to help the world too."

Lesley was proud of her little brother. Right now, they were on their way to a building called Moonton Academy. It was in Scholar City, a place where Harley had once traveled because he accidentally opened up a space portal there. She had heard about the well-known academy. But only now she was planning to go because, recently, she and Harley found a flyer about the academy on the ground in Magical City. The flyer looked old; judging by the dull colours and the wrinkles on the paper. But it didn't stop her from wanting to sign herself up. The flyer said that if anyone wanted to be a hero to protect the Land of Dawn, and the world, they can come and visit Moonton Academy. It would train their heroes to unlock their full potential and give a monthly salary for their service.

So far, Lesley found out that she could go semi-invisible. That form would increase her movement speed and damage when attacking. She also had this move where she could forcefully push enemies that are too close to her by throwing a grenade.

Meanwhile, Harley was improving with his magic and abilities. He could throw poker cards at an enemy and teleport to a short distance ahead, leaving his hat behind. Within three seconds after he teleported, he could decide whether to teleport back to his hat. She had always hated that teleportation ability of his. Every time he wanted to play a prank on her, before she could catch him, he would already disappear, leaving his hat.

It took almost four days by foot to reach Scholar City. In between their journey, they took breaks by resting in abandoned places they could find. It wasn't a problem if they accidentally stumbled upon people with ill intentions. It only took them minutes to defeat them. With Lesley's good aiming skills, and Harley's magic, they both were able to deal thugs in a short matter of time. Of course, they would have to leave the place immediately after that.

After hours of walking, the two finally reached the city that Harley was familiar with. Lesley couldn't help but gasp at the sight of the city. Compared to Magical City, which was filled with magicians and magical items, Scholar City was filled with normal human beings and regular machines.

"So it says here that Moonton Academy is located here," Lesley said as she crouched. Since Harley was short – she didn't say that thought out loud though – he couldn't see the map if she was seeing it while standing. Harley nodded his head by her side as he looked at the map. "That should take about twenty minutes from–"

The two of them were startled when they heard a woman scream, followed by the sounds of items dropping. Lesley shoved the map into her knapsack and prepared her rifle. She glanced at Harley, who was also ready with his staff. All of a sudden, they see something purple flying as if someone had pushed it with a mighty force. The purple person crashed into a wall in the distance, his body falling limp.

The next thing they heard was a the sound of someone fighting. A female voice. The person fighting was a woman. Lesley and Harley gave a nod to each other, before heading into different directions. Lesley would try to assist whoever was fighting, while Harley would check out the person who had just crashed into a wall.

Lesley had faith in Harley's abilities. Hence, the reason why she wasn't worried for her brother's safety. Her little brother may be small, but his magic was something someone shouldn't take lightly. If he ended up dealing with an enemy stronger than him, he could always teleport to flee from the enemy.

As Lesley was sprinting to where the female voice was coming from, she took out her eyepatch from the pocket of her pants and wore it. The eyepatch usually helps her aim better, or at least, that was what she thought. Frankly, she could always close one eye while shooting, but the eyepatch somewhat made her feel more confident.

She found a woman swinging two swords at the group of armed men. She had red hair tied into a messy ponytail. Lesley couldn't help but gasp when the woman threw a cable to a wall, before flying to the men's direction. As she was flying, the moment she was in range with the men, she immediately swung her swords; dealing damage to the men. Lesley had never seen such an amazing move before.

Unfortunately for the woman, one of the cables she shot missed the wall, and it allowed the men to take advantage of her situation. In one swift movement, Lesley shot one of the men, giving the woman the opportunity to create some distance from them. The woman looked surprised at her presence, but focused on attacking the men before saying anything.

Once all the men was successfully defeated, the redhead approached Lesley. She was the same height as her. By the look on her face, Lesley could only assume that the woman was her age, if not, maybe a little older than her.

The woman smiled at her. "You have my thanks. You really helped me back there."

"No problem," Lesley said, slinging the rifle over her shoulder. "I'm Lesley. What you did just now was amazing. You look like you were flying."

"Fanny," the woman introduced herself before blushing. She kept both of her swords into the sheath at her hips. "Like you said, the thing I did just now was sort of like flying. I use cables to move around the area. It's way faster than running. Took me years to master it, but I did it."

"All those years must have really paid off."

"It sure did," Fanny said with a nod. She then looked around. "Have you seen a really short, purple guy? He's my friend. We got seperated while fighting these people."

It must've been the figure Lesley saw just now; the one that was slammed into a wall. Lesley pointed to the direction where her brother had gone. "We saw him flying over there, crashing into a wall. My brother went there to check– Oh, there he is."

In front of her was Harley and a small guy in purple. The purple guy had a large scarf wrapped around his neck and wore a wizard hat. The little fellow carried a large hourglass behind him. Why he had an hourglass attached to him, Lesley would never know. But on a side note, something told her that the person was a mage just like her little brother.

"Cyclops, there you are! Where have you been? You were supposed to fight by my side," Fanny said as the two neared them.

"Hmph! While you were so busy fighting, I had to deal with a really big guy. He threw me to a wall. It was a good thing Harley came, he helped me deal with the man." Cyclops turned around to face Harley. "Thanks again for saving me!"

Harley nodded with a grin. "No problem."

Cyclops then looked up to see Lesley. "Hello! I'm Cyclops!"

Lesley gave a heartwarming smile at the small being in front of her. Cyclops was about two inches shorter than her brother. "Hello, I'm Lesley."

Fanny grinned at the two of them. "What brings you two here? I've never seen you before."

"Oh, we're actually on our way to Moonton Academy. I think it's about twenty minutes from here?" Lesley said, turning her head to a direction where she thought the academy was at. "We're going to go there to sign up as heroes. We found an old flyer, and would like to see if they would still accept us."

"Do you still have the flyer?" Lesley nodded and threw a glance at Harley. He instantly searched inside his backpack for the flyer and passed it to Fanny. "Oh, this one. This was like, a year ago? They've stopped employing new heroes due to enemies faking their identities. But, with a Hero's recommendation, you can get inside no problem. I'll be happy to recommend you guys."

"Really? Thank you so much," Lesley said as Fanny started leading the way to the academy.

"Don't mention it," Fanny said and glanced at Cyclops. "It seems you'll have a new friend."

"Yes, finally another mage. We've been getting a lot of assassins lately." Cyclops gave a huge sigh of relief. "Besides, Harley and I are almost the same height. It's about time we have a new member for our midget squad."

Lesley tensed before looking at her little brother. She watched as the grip on his staff tightened. Uh oh. That definitely struck a nerve. "Hey! I'm not that short!"

Cyclops chuckled and Fanny laughed. The redhead then looked at Harley. "Where do you two come from?"

Harley shrugged. "Magical City."

"Wait," Fanny stopped walking and examined Harley from head to toe. Her eyes then flickered to Lesley. "Harley and Lesley... from Magical City?"

Harley and Lesley looked at each other in confusion. They both then nodded their heads in sync.

"Wait, are you two from the Vance family?"

Cyclops snapped his head at Harley's direction. "Wait, you're from the Vance family?!"

Baffled, Harley answered, "Yes?"

Cyclops gasped. "Oh my stars."

Fanny shook her head in disbelief. "Two years ago, your family got attacked by a group of assassins, isn't it? It was all over the news. The whole city knew about it."

"Really?" Lesley asked.

"Yeah," Fanny looked up thoughtfully. "Your family is actually really famous here. I mean, what do you expect? Your parents love to help the people around here whenever they visit. It's only natural for them to be respected by everyone. So when the news came out, everyone was concerned."

"Oh, actually, Mr. and Mrs. Vance aren't my biological–" Lesley stopped when Harley nudged her arm. He gave her a disapproving stare. He had always hated it whenever she tells someone that they aren't actually related. The problem is that it was the truth. Lesley sighed. "The Vance family adopted me after my father got killed."

Surprisingly, Fanny doesn't seem fazed by the news. Instead, she gave her an apologetic smile. "Yeah, we heard about that too. You have my condolences for what happened to your father."

They all begun their journey to Moonton Academy. The rest of the way was awkward silence. Or at least, it was awkward silence for Lesley. Subconsciously, she frowned at the memory of her father getting killed in front of her very eyes. There was blood everywhere. She could see his blue eyes – that were usually full of life – lifeless. She clenched her fists. It was her fault. If only she was faster. If only she had watched her father's back. If only–

She tilted her head when she felt someone intertwining their fingers with hers. She found Harley holding her hand, his face filled with remorse. Features softening, she moved her fingers to return his hold. He noticed and looked up to meet her in the eye. She smiled at him.

Thank you.

He smiled back.

Lesley and Harley both gasped in awe as they entered Moonton Academy's compound. The area the building took was bigger than the Vance family's residence. Behind the academy, they could see numerous of houses lined up side by side in several rows. It was as if the area doesn't belong to the academy, but more to a town.

Lesley noted the hundreds of guards motioning around the academy. It seemed that they were just normal humans. Her eyes then drifted to the large building in front of her. Compared to the other buildings in Scholar City, the academy was way modern-looking. She could tell that just by looking outside of the building, this academy uses high-tech machines to train their heroes.

It took them five minutes to reach the entrance of the academy. Once they entered, Lesley shivered as the cool air from the air conditioners blew against her clothed skin. She was used to the heat, so having to stand in a cold environment, she was sure to be freezing very soon.

Fanny looked down to Cyclops. "You should go to Rafaela. I'm sure there are bruises under there after you had just been slammed into a wall."

"I'm okay," Cyclops said. Fanny raised a brow and poked one of his arm. "Ow! What the– that hurts!"

"You should definitely see Rafaela," Fanny insisted and watched as Cyclops grumbled something inaudible before leaving. She chuckled. "Poor guy."

All of a sudden, a girl with a giant hammer approached them. Upon closer inspection, Lesley realised that she wasn't really human. Her ears were pointy like an elf's. Lesley had heard about elves. They were very kind and lovable creatures, unless if they were a Night Elf. But judging by the elf she was seeing right now, she doesn't look like she was a Night Elf. She was a little taller than Harley, wearing some armour with jean shorts. She must be acquaintances with her little brother, because her eyes widened when she saw Harley, and she let out a squeal before running towards him.

"Haaaaaarleeeey!" she shrieked and threw her arms around the mage. Without the elf realising, she had lifted Harley, his feet dangling above the ground. Lesley held back a laugh when Harley's eyes turned into large saucers. "It's you, right? I missed you! You didn't even say goodbye to us after we defeated the Dark Wizards!"

Harley's face flushed a crimson shade. Panicking, he tried to get the elf to release him. "It's nice to see you too, Lolita. Now can you please put me down?!"

With a huge grin, the elf placed Harley down. Her amber eyes then landed on Lesley. "Hello! I'm Lolita! Who might you be?"

"I'm Lesley," Lesley greeted with a nod of acknowledgement.

Lolita gasped before jumping excitedly. "Oh, so this is your big sister that you had been talking about!" Harley's face couldn't turn any redder. Lolita, who didn't notice the mage's reaction, continued, "When Harley was with us, he kept telling me how great you are at shooting!"

Lesley grinned, before turning to look at her brother. He ducked his gaze before her eyes could meet his. She chuckled. "Really? Well, he certainly never tells me that."

Lolita opened her mouth to say something, but was interrupted when Fanny said that the Leaders are coming. The elf immediately stepped aside as three people approached them. Two women and one man. One of the women had her whole body covered under a cloak. Lesley could see nothing through her shadowed face. The other woman wore a simple, long, white dress. Her blonde hair was tied into a neat bun. The man beside the two ladies was wearing a black suit. He had dark, short hair. From the way he was standing, he looked like some high-class or something.

"Welcome to Moonton Academy," the woman in the white dress greeted. She had a small smile on her face that seemed genuine enough. But Lesley still felt suspicious. "I was not aware that we will have guests until the guards told me."

"Lady Callidus," Fanny said with a nod of acknowledgement. "This is Lesley and Harley." The redhead pointed to the two respectively. "During my mission with Cyclops, they have come and assisted us even if they barely know us. Their background is enough for me to assure you that they are worthy to become a Hero. I would like to recommend you to employ them."

The woman called Lady Callidus raised a brow. "Their background? Do give us a brief explanation."

"Harley Vance and Lesley Vance, children from the well-known family of nobility."

Lady Callidus at the man exchanged surprised looks. It seemed they were aware of the Vance family too. However, the cloak figure didn't even twitch.

"Well, we accept everyone our Heroes recommend, especially if they are from a family who helps the people here. Come, let us register you in the system," Lady Callidus said before leading them to the front desk at the center of the entrance.

As they were walking, Lesley couldn't help but notice the cloak figure staring at Harley. Her instincts started kicking in, and she forced herself to calm down. Making a fuss was the last thing she wanted to do. But protecting Harley was her priority. Should the woman be a threat to him, she wouldn't hesitate to eliminate.

Her fingers brushed her rifle.

"You alright?"

Lesley moved her head to the side and found Fanny concerned. She tried to pretend nothing was bothering her. "It's nothing."

It was obvious that the redhead didn't believe her. It only took the woman one look at the cloak figure to understand what really was on her mind. "Ah, I see. Rest assured. Lady Arcanus isn't a threat or anything. She's just, well," Fanny leaned closer before whispering, "mysterious."

"Oh," Lesley said, keeping her gaze at the front, but her mind focused onto Harley, who was currently talking with Lolita beside her. "For now, I'll take your word. And may I ask who the man is?"

"Oh, that's Sir Fortis. He's the trainer for mages, and the only teacher that's actually human. The teachers for other roles are all AI."

An artificial intelligence as a trainer? They must be using some really advanced technology if an AI could actually train them.

All seven of them motioned towards the front desk. While waiting for Lesley and Harley's names to be registered, Lady Callidus gave a brief explaination on how the academy works. After registering the siblings' names in the system, they were brought into an empty room with nothing but a machine at the center. Harley gasped at the unusual-looking thing. He almost touched it, but thankfully, Lolita stopped him before he could do so. It was just in time before the man started speaking.

"This machine will scan your whole body, inside out, to determine which role you fit in. We have six roles; tank, support, marksman, fighter, assassin and mage." The man looked at Lesley and Harley. "Who wants to try first?"

Lesley swung her rifle off her shoulder and passed it to Harley. He took it with both of his hands. "Me."

The man opened the door of the machine and Lesley entered. The door closed the moment she stepped inside the machine. She watched as the machine started scanning her.

"Attack speed and physical attack can be increased. Abilities have not been maxed. System has successfully determined Hero's role: marksman and assassin."

"Woah, a marksman and an assassin?! We never had one of those before," Lolita commented.

Lesley could've sworn that she was going to end up as a marksman, but she didn't expect to be an assassin as well. Maybe it was because of her ability to go semi-invisible?

Lesley took her gun from Harley when it was his turn. He grinned as he entered the machine. She rolled her eyes with a smile on her face. He was just so excited to see which role he would fit in. But it was pretty obvious that her little brother would be a mage, but who knows? Maybe he could be some mage marksman or something.

"Magic power can be increased. Abilities have not been maxed. System has successfully determined Hero's role: full mage."

Disappointed, Harley exited the machine. "It would've been cool if I was some mage assassin or something."

"Actually," Sir Fortis begun, "We have two of those. Karina and Gusion. Excellent mage assassins, but also terrifying if they end up as an enemy. We're lucky that the two decided to join Moonton Academy."

Lady Callidus rolled her eyes. "Things end up even scarier if they both become enemies with each other. Destroyed at least half of the field last time, only because Gusion finished Karina's chocolate bar. The guy received the damage he deserved, but we had to stop Karina from actually killing him."

Fanny shook her head and rubbed her temple. "Gusion had been friends with Karina for a while now. He should've known never to touch any of her chocolates."

"Someone called?"

At the doorway of the room was a woman with purplish skin and blue hair tied into a ponytail. Like Lolita, she also had pointy ears, which means she must also be an elf. She was currently chewing something in her mouth, while her hand was holding a chocolate bar. Lesley assumed that this was Karina.

"Pretend you didn't hear anything," Fanny said and patted on the elf's shoulder. She looked at Harley and Lesley. "This is the person we mentioned about." She glanced at Karina. "Congrats, you have a new member in the mage category. Karina, meet Harley."

Harley was already standing behind Lesley, keeping a safe distance from Karina. Of course he would be afraid to approach her. After he had heard that she had wiped out half of the field for only some food, it was expected that he would think Karina was dangerous.

"Karina may look and sound dangerous, but she's actually really nice," Lolita reassured, standing beside Karina to prove that said elf was harmless. But she continued in a low voice, which, unfortunately, Karina could clearly hear, "As long as you don't steal her chocolates, everything's going to be fine."

Karina glared at the shorter elf in front of her, before averting her gaze to Harley. Lesley noticed that Harley stiffened as Karina's eyes landed on him. Karina gave him a friendly smile. "Do not fear, child. I don't bite."

"Except if you're a piece of chocolate," Lolita added.

"Alright everyone," Lady Callidus interrupted as she clapped her hands. Everyone turned their attention to her. "Since Harley and Lesley had just signed up to be Heroes of Moonton Academy, that means they will be staying here. Who wants to show them their homes?"

"Oh! Oh! Me! Me!" Lolita volunteered.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Lolita." Lady Callidus titled her head when a guard came in. He whispered something into her ear, and she nodded. She announced, "It seems Squad 13 is back."

"Already?" Sir Fortis asked.

"We're talking about Zilong here," Lady Callidus said and looked back at Lesley and Harley. "Lolita will show you around and answer your questions regarding the academy. I would love to know more about you two, but it seems that will have to wait. If you will excuse us."

Sir Fortis gave a nod to Harley and Lesley before following the woman. Lady Arcanus, however, only looked at them. Chills sent down Lesley's spine as her shadowed face landed on her. She didn't say a thing, didn't move. For a few seconds, the two just stared at each other. Then, finally, Lady Arcanus went out to join Lady Callidus and Sir Fortis. Lesley let out a breath she didn't know she was keeping.

"She's creepy," Harley stated, wrinkling his nose.

"I know," Karina said and took a bite of her chocolate. "But trust me, she isn't called a Leader without reason. She has aided us, guided us in our time of need. She may not speak much, but I can assure you that she's a very good leader."

"Okay you two," Lolita said, lifting her hammer so that it rested nicely against her shoulder. "Let me show you where you will be staying. Since you two are new here, you get your own home. But soon, after you meet the other Heroes, you can always choose to live with those that have spare rooms. But that is optional."

"Why would someone want to live with another if they get their own house?" Harley asked.

Lolita shrugged. "It's kinda lonely living alone. Of course, you two have each other, so I doubt you want to live with others. But other Heroes who come here by themselves would like to have a housemate."

Harley nodded in understanding. Lolita smiled and gestured for them to follow her. They both started walking, and Lesley noticed that Karina was following behind her. Lolita realised it too, because the elf spun around and crossed her arms at the assassin mage.

"Um, Karina, what are you doing?" Lolita asked.

Karina gave her a half-shrug. "Following?" Another bite from her chocolate. "My break is until one."

"Eh, okay then."

They exited the building through the sliding doors at the back of the place. Lesley and Harley's eyes were widened as they see many houses behind the academy. They followed a dirt path that led to the row of houses. Some people, who Lesley wasn't familiar with, exited their homes before walking towards the academy building. Lesley squinted her eyes when the sunlight shone into her eyes. From the academy to the houses here, it almost took them ten minutes to reach.

Lolita turned to the left, walked past a few houses, before stopping in front of a house. She extended her hands to show them their home. "This is where you will be living."

"Isn't it a bit too big for just the two of us?" Lesley questioned.

"It's the standard size of a Hero's home. But there are only three rooms in it, so one will be left empty for you guys," Lolita explained and pointed to a house on the right. "That's where I live. I live with Layla and Miya."

"Layla and Miya?"

"Both of them are marksmen, just like you. You'll meet them soon. Right now, you'll have to go out in town to buy food, clothes, items that you'll need to live here. Tomorrow is when you'll begin your training. I'll show you where the assassins, mages, and marksmen train."

"Since you're a marksman and an assassin," Karina interfered, looking at Lesley, "you'll have to train in two sections. That means you'll spend more time for training since you'll have to master both roles. But don't worry, once you master both of them, you'll need to spend less time at each section. Trust me, it'll be worth it."

Lesley nodded at the assassin mage. She didn't mind having to train more. Her goal here was to improve her abilities. She placed a hand over her rifle and gave it a squeeze.

She couldn't wait to start her training tomorrow.

That's all for this chapter. For the next chapter, we'll meet more heroes. It'll take about a few chapters before the whole story starts to move, because I want you guys to get to know the people inside this story (even if some of you had read the heroes' background). Oh, and if you want a certain hero to make an appearance, you can suggest them in the comments. I can't promise that they'll make an appearance immediately, but I'll keep in mind to put them in this story.

I'm not sure if every hero will appear, since there are too many of them, but I'll try my best to put everyone here.

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