Siblings of Ragnarok Siblings of Ragnarok

By: Retsuhiko

Summary: A legend often told to by the old to the children about the four siblings that helped save the Rune-Midgard Kingdom a thousand of years ago from the corrupted Transcendent Warriors. A legend told to make sure that each person that had a job granted from the Angels to continue to have the same courage and honor as these four siblings held until the very end. Fight for what you believe in the most, as the legend's moral is always told. This is the story of those four Transcendent Warriors.

Chapter 2

Just as the Sniper thought, by increasing her walking pace, despite the fact that she hadn't eaten yet, she had reached to Hugel just as the sun had set and the moon began to rise up into the sky. Kaika could hear Aiten's cries, landing on the tallest pine tree that was right next to the gates of the town. She ignored his cries as she walked northeast to head for the Academy. She didn't have time, the office where Hunters applied for missions and registered new names were going to be closing any second. "Good night Aiten!" Kaika shouted at the last minute, knowing that she was going to be out of hearing range for Aiten. When she had finished shouting, the red head began to dash off to the direction of the Hunter Academy.

Kaika ran as fast as she could. Straight from the beginning of the town towards the end of where the Town ended, where the Academy marked it as the end of the town's grounds. Kaika jumped through the large, half opened gates and then through the double doors that lead inside into the huge lobby. At the other side of the lobby were two doors, Kaika entered to the one on her left, turning instantly through the rather narrow hallway that fit only about three people if they were standing next to each other, running through the other hallway. Doors finally showed up, dozens of them Kaika ran passed until she reached at the very end of the hallway, with only one metal door that was opened. Kaika stopped dashing at the last minute, sliding on the marble floor as if she was sliding on ice. She was only to fully stop sliding once she had hit the counter of the Registration Office.

Frigthening the lady behind the counter, she jumped three feet from her chair and back as Kaika fell over the counter and landed on the thick marble floor. "Scarlet! Will you be careful?" The lady held her hands over her heart, her eyes wide. "What did the Masters say about running in the hallways? It's more than dangerous!"

Kaika quickly stood up despite the pain throbbing in her head. She smashed her two hands on her hips harshly as she struck her nose up in the air. "Ha! Falling on the hard marble floor will do a Sniper like me no good!"

"What? REALLY!!" The green haired lady began to scream her hearts out, causing for Kaika to cover her eyes as the older and taller woman began to embrace Kaika tightly. "Congratulations Scarlet! I never thought you would have made it!!"

Kaika broke away from the woman's embrace, giving her a disbelieving look. Kaiak scoffed, offended as she jumped over the counter, facing around to her, "And what made you think that I would not have made the cut, huh, Renny?" She demanded, slamming her hand on the wooden counter.

The green haired woman giggled, hiding behind her hands, "Well, it was quite obvious to the rest of us. You just simply can't follow orders when they are given out. We thought the Angels would never let you become a Sniper." Renny answered. Kaika dropped her head down in defeat, sighing sadly. Renny grabbed Kaika's hand that was still on the counter, "Oh, Scarlet. You know it's true. But you got to think about the good side about you."

"I had a good side to me?" Kaika asked, sarcastically.

"You over-ambitious and determined. You're a hard-worker and you work more than you should when you come to really like something. And when you don't like it, you are lazy towards it. You know what you like and dislike. For people, many do not know and simply follow orders without questioning the motive. You're like a little rebelling child." Renny giggled again.

However, what the lady had said only made Kaika even more depressed. "Why does that not sound like a compliment?" She questioned the woman with a sigh.

"But it is!" Renny insisted.

Kaika waved her hands, to distract the hyper woman. "Listen, I don't really have time right now. I need you to register my name so that I could go to the other room to look for missions to do."

"Missions already?" Renny made a displeased face. "You shouldn't get too excited. Why don't you rest first?" She suggested as she opened the door behind her, going into the dark room.

Kaika shook her head, sighing loudly for Renny to hear. "No. Aiten and I are really anxious. This is one of the greatest accomplishments we could ever have. We want to see if we both really deserve this title."

Renny came out of the room, sighing herself, holding a guerilla folder in her hands. "I must say, I do not understand at all. Nor will I ever understand you Warriors with Jobs. At first, when you began your first job, you all are so innocent and naïve. But once you reach at the end, becoming a Transcendent, everything about you and the way you view the world changes almost in an instant. It must be hard on you all to work for the Kingdom."

Kaika shook her head with a gentle look on her face. "No, not at all, Renny. I may be lazy to the things I dislike, but I love the Kingdom. And I will work for the kingdom. Missions does take a lot on us people with Jobs, however, this was the path we chosen. We cannot regret what we have chosen. Or… that's what I believe." Kaika burst out laughing.

Renny smiled at Kaika, "Well, Scarlet. What's your new name now that you're a Sniper?"

"Oh, I almost forgot about that. The name is now: Kaika." The new Sniper nodded, pounding on her chest with a prideful look. "Now, if you excuse me, I want to see what kind of jobs they have for Snipers and then apply for it."

"I'll be waiting then."

"It won't take long." Kaika promised.

"I know. You never think twice when you like something." Renny laughed as Kaika left the room with a pout.

Kaika turned to her right instantly once she had left the room, opening the door that were only a couple of feet away from the other room. Opening up the door, the lights automatically came on, some lights still flickering while some others were fully on. Kaika walked to her left where there was a long board pinned up with papers of missions just for Snipers. Hunters were just as long, however they were too simple for Kaika. Snipers had more dangerous jobs that will keep the red head on her toes at all times. She looked through the papers all pinned, even the ones that were hidden behind by the new ones that were continuously put up. Right at the middle of the board was a new mission paper that was put up. It was a huge piece of paper, almost the size of a regular poster.

Attention!

Wanted: Representative

Skills Needed: Permission Needed from all Four Masters

Duration of Mission: 1 Year+

Difficulty: Rank S

Application Expiration: Fifth Month of the Week of the New Moon

Mission Description: A representative for the Hunter Academy is needed to run errands between this Academy and three other to work on varies secret missions with three others representative directly from the other Academies.

Notes: Apply at Front Desk of the Registration Office to find out more information!

Registration Number: 098372-1N

"Hey, hey! This is due tomorrow before applications are cut off. And seeing that this poster is still up here, I don't think no one has applied yet." Kaika smirked widely as she ripped the poster off the board. She skipped out of the room, slamming the door behind her. "Renny!"

"Well, you certainly took your time this time to find something you wanted to do. Now, what is it? What did you choose to do, Scarlet –I mean Kaika?"

Kaika threw the poster in front of Renny's face, "This."

Renny scanned the poster, her eyes opening wide slowly until finally she had ended at the end of the end. "This… this is insane, Scarlet!"

"You're still calling me Scarlet."

"Not right now—!" Renny threw the poster onto the floor.

"Don't worry Renny. The Four Masters already approve me that I had already reached the limit of what a Hunter can learn, I'm sure that they'll let me in this Rank S mission."

"Scarlet, I don't think you know what it means for a Sniper to go on a Rank S Mission. You do know that Ranks between Hunters and Snipers are different levels when it comes to missions, do you not?"

Kaika pouted, "Is it not obvious?" She already knew that. "But Aiten and I have been looking for something like this. We don't do anything but train and meet the same people everyday. IF the other three people I will be working with will be from other Academies, then that means I can meet new people to become friends with! Besides, we need more communication with the other schools nowadays with all of the things going on out there." Kaika sighed, turning around. "Besides, you can't tell me what to do, now can you?"

Renny shook her head, slapping her forehead lightly, "I know I can't. You still need the Four Master's permission of course. And I need their fully written permissions with their signature and stamp. You do know the procedure, right?"

Kaika nodded excitedly, "I'll do it up early in the morning. I want to be registered for this as soon as possible before I leave Hugel tomorrow morning."

Renny shook her head as she sat down on her chair, "All right. I'll begin the application for the mission, however, I won't finish it until I see those papers from the Masters, got it?"

Kaika gave Renny a thumbs-up, "I know." The red head turned around, her long braid whipping to her right side due to the harsh 180-degree turn. "Finish that up as soon as you can, Renny. Good night."

Renny shook her head again as she stared at Kaika's back, "You're too in the rush to meet the future, Kaika."

"Hmmm. That may be true." Kaika agreed quietly with a thoughtful look on her face.

"What do you hope to gain being a Sniper?"

"To find the path that I must walk on." Kaika answered truthfully, stopping in her tracks to give Renny a small smile.

The woman only sighed, though; shaking her head, "Basically, you're saying… you have no idea where you want to go?"

"As a child, I knew what I wanted to become. I wanted to serve the country. I wanted to fight. I wanted to be a man." Renny given her a flat look, however, Kaika continued to go on with her story, turning around to leave this time, "Of course, I knew that was impossible and decided on another dream. I should become something that I'm meant to be and not what I am not. And thus, I decided to dream becoming a Sniper. I will kill anyone that gets in my way of what I care for and vowed to protect. I just don't know where this childhood dream of mine will take me now that I have fulfilled my dream of being a Sniper. Will it take me to another long journey, or to my real destiny." Kaika told the lady right before she disappeared into the darkness, her footsteps echoing through the hallways soundly in the silence of the night.