My name is Raya Amanda. I am known by my friends as the Fashion Gunner and a member of the Cross Guards which I serve as second-in-command. People know me as the girl that is dressed to kill, the girl who walks like a model even in the battlefield and the girl who gets angry whenever someone made fun of my height.
I'm also a very cocky girl, but hey, at least I can back up my cockiness.
But long before I became the cocky Fashion Gunner. I was a polite and very nice girl. I'm not kidding... I was a very polite and nice girl who always listen to her parents.
However... tragedy struck... and everything about me changes.
Ten years ago, like stated above, I was a very polite and nice girl whom is loved by my parents, friends and pretty much everyone. When I was young, I used to play the piano and I would usually perform in front of many people, whether it's a contest or not, I always play the piano with passion and love. My parents are proud of my talent, and my friends love me and supports me every time I had the opportunity to present my talent.
But not everyone supports me. In fact, one person resents me for almost... everything.
Believe it or not, that person was none other than my older brother. Like me, he is very talented in sports, mostly in basketball. However, it's his attitude that is the problem. He was rude, selfish and always causing and every time his team lost in a game, he would blame his teammates and insult them which always ended up of him getting beaten to death by people.
Because of that attitude, no one cares for him even if he was talented. And since, I get most of the attention and praises, he was jealous of me. And no sooner or later, he began to blame me for his failures even though everything was his fault.
Then on the same day, I had piano performance at a town's concert hall while my brother had a basketball game. Apparently, my parents chose to watch my performance instead of his game. My performance went well as I given a standing ovation while my brother's team lost the game and he was blamed and jeered for it.
It was that day, that he finally snapped.l
On the same day, I was packing things up in the dressing room when he barges inside and knocks me out unconscious. When I woke up, I found myself tied up on a table inside which I presumed to be a warehouse.
Then I saw my brother coming in with a mad grin and his eyes, bears no soul. He then began to rant how much of a pest I am to his life, blaming me, insulting me and telling that I made his life miserable. I tried to tell him that he's wrong, but he won't listen, words are just beyond his reach.
Then he did the most horrible thing.
He began to smash my hands and arms with a sledgehammer, I cried and begged for him to stop but he just kept doing it. He shouted that as long as I'm around, his talents will never be recognized. He then cut off my legs with a saw as I cried in pain, I still don't know how I'm still alive from all of that but I do know that it's very painful.
He took pleasure of my suffering.
My brother then grabs an ax much to my horror and is planning to chop my neck, he is hell bent in killing me. Fortunately, someone heard my cry, as several men came in running to my rescue, much to my brother's shock and annoyance. My brother then quickly ran out of the warehouse with several men chasing after him while a few men stayed behind to help me and brought me to the nearest hospital.
When I was brought to the hospital, I was quickly sent to the operating room, from the back of head I can remember my mom crying for my name as my father held her back. After three hours of grueling work, the doctors managed to save my life by a thread. It was a miracle that I've survived despite loosing both my arms and legs. My mom cried so hard when she saw my state but she's glad that I'm alive.
As for brother, according to the men chased after him, he suffered a very horrible fate.
During the time they were chasing him, they entered an active construction site, there my brother trips and fell down a hole, then a mixer filled with cement was poured down on his entire body. He cries for help but everyone just watches him get covered by cement, leading to his death.
No one was horrified, in fact, they believe he deserves it for what he just done.
My life changes ever since that day. I am alive and was given prosthetic arms and legs but I lost more than just my arms and legs. My dreams of becoming a world class piano performer was crushed since I lost my ability to play and what's worst, my height stopped growing.
My height today, was height back then when I was still ten years old. And with the lost if my legs, I will remain short as I age. And the reason why I get angry every time someone made fun of my short stature, it's because it always reminds of the reason that I lost my legs. It will always remind me that I will never grow big like the others.
Those were the darkest days of my life. However, in every darkness there's a light. I may have lost my ability to play the piano but I gained a new profession and hobby, I began to work as a fashion model and despite my size, I had the looks, pose and charisma of a runaway model. I rejuvenated myself as a fashion model, appearing in different magazines and fashion shows.
I may lost a dream before but now I gain another, and I won't let anything take it away from me.
To ensure the same tragedy won't be repeated again, my mom whom is a scientist, decide to replaced my prosthetic arms and legs with cybernetic arms and legs which doubles as a cannon, a gun and rocket boosters. Then I began to take martial arts lessons and I managed to master every techniques.
I continued working as a model while I keep training and getting my cybernetic arms and legs upgraded each year. It wasn't very long before the Heroes Coalition came to my door and offered me a membership.
Being a hero wasn't something that I had in mind but it picked my very interest, so decided to join.
And let's just say... my life was a lot better after that. Heck, I even had a cool boyfriend, whom happens to be a prince. Though I had to share him with other girls but who cares!
This is my life!
Explosions can be hear from a forest northeast from the kingdom. Inside the said forest, we see the Cross Guards and the Royal Officer Academy Students taking down a large number of Emotionless coming towards them.
Laura, currently in her Schwarzer Regen IS, she raised her palms up and fires beam spear towards an Emotionless, blasting it to pieces.
"Sugoi... so that's an IS..." Shalice commented in awe.
"IS and Drag-Ride are pretty much the same... and in the same time, it's not.'' Sandalwood spoke as he sat on the ground while meditating. Then several Emotionless made their way towards him when suddenly, a large venus fly trap was shot out from the ground and ate the creatures in one bite.
Maya then flew towards them, "We had a problem! Something is coming from the sky!" she pointed out.
"Aerial Emotionless?'' Darren asked.
Maya shook her head, "No... it's something different...'' she replied.
Everyone looks up and saw several dark flying creatures soaring from above, the Royal Officer Academy Students gasped in shock.
"Abyss!" Tillfar exclaimed in shock.
"What's an Abyss?'' Squigly asked.
"The Abyss are mysterious mythical beasts that occasionally appear from the Ruins where the Drag-Rides were discovered, starting ten years ago. They are predatory by nature and indiscriminately attack humans and animals." Krulcifer explained.
"Yes. The Abyss come in many different species. That up there are called Gargoyles, large winged-humanoids with high intelligence. They have sharp claws and can fire feather like light bullets from their wings.'' Noct added.
Darren looks back at the sky with a blank look, "Great... just great...'' he grumbled before turning to Lux, "Yo buddy, could you and the girls take care of those from above while we deal with the chums down here?'' he beseech.
Lux nodded, "Leave it to us." he replied, "Let's go!" he said as he flew in the sky followed by Lisesharte, Krulcifer, Philphie and Celistia.
Karizza lazily turns to the Triad members, "You're not gonna help them?" she asked.
"Those five are the strongest in our academy, I think they can take them out.'' Shalice replied.
"Yes. They fought tougher adversaries before, so those Gargoyles are hardly a problem for them." Noct added.
Raya stares at the sky as she let's out a grin, she then turns to Darren, "Hey Darren! I wanna go up there and help them, I wanna test my skills with those creatures.''she claimed.
Darren stares at her for a minute before letting out a breathe, "Sure... but don't over do it." he replied.
Raya's grin never faded as the sole of her boots turns into a rocket booster, "You forgot who are you talking too." she replied before flying to the sky.
Darren watches her fly away while shaking his head but smiled nonetheless.
(Play Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut OST - Isshin Itai)
Lisesharte was the first to attack. She then aims her cannon at one Gargoyle and fires several shots hitting the creature directly at it's body, then she flew forward and stabs the creature on the chest killing it. Another Abyss flew towards, Lisesharte reacted quickly and fires several shots at the Gargoyle before moving in fast and slicing the creature by the neck, beheading it.
Krulcifer, currently using her Drag-Ride Fafnir, throws a dagger towards one Gargoyle, hitting it by the head. She then charges forward to another Gargoyle before stabbing her blade in it's chest, killing it. She then activates a special armament, her Freezing Cannon, she then shot one Gargoyle by the chest area freezing it in the process as she charges towards through it, smashing the creature into pieces.
Philphie, currently using her Drag-Ride Typhon, she was busy dodging and evading enemy attack. "Cake... I want one right now..." she mumbled. She then charges towards a Gargoyle with a palm thrust, done while out of arms' reach, pushes away the victim violently, she then follows this with a kick which launch the creature into the air. She then strikes the creature multiple times before sending her opponent falling back down, she then finishes it by throwing a dagger on it's head, killing it.
Celistia, currently using her Drag-Ride Lindworm, she activated Divine Gate which is a type of teleportation. Appearing behind a Gargoyle before slicing it in half, she then appeared right next to another Gargoyle and slices it head and wings. She then turns around and pointed her Breath Gun at one Gargoyle before firing, blasting the creature into pieces. She then activates her Lightning Lance before firing it towards a group of Abyss, blasting and incinerating the creatures.
Lux, currently using his Drag-Ride Wyvern, he charges forward and stabs a Gargoyle on the chest before throwing towards another Abyss. He then brought out his cannon and fires it towards another Gargoyle blasting a hole on it's chest, then he noticed three more Abyss coming towards him, he aimed his cannon at before firing an unseen attack called Quickdraw and with just one stroke, the creature were destroyed to pieces.
Then Raya flew past them, "Hey! Leave some for me!" she exclaimed, much to their surprise.
"She can fly?!" Celistia squawked in shock.
Raya quickly transforms her right arm into a cannon as it charges energy, "Take this! Charge Beam!" she shouted before firing powerful beam, blasting one Gargoyle a part. She then transforms her left arm into another cannon and aims it to another Gargoyle, "Freeze!" she shouted firing an ice missile, freezing the creature solid before blasting it to pieces with a charge beam. She then pointed both of her arm cannon at several Abyss, "Drop DEAD!" she roared as she fires a dark-bluish beam towards the creatures, the result was a hug explosion that can be seen clearly in the skies, the attack completely obliterated the creatures.
"S-sugoi..." Celistia muttered in awe.
"That was... so... powerful...'' Lux commented.
Raya transforms her cannons back to her normal arms, "I... have rise from the ashes.'' she said with a grin.
A/N: Inspired from Jexi the Hunter, Hope the Victor and David the Almighty Paladin. If the OCs are not created by moi, then it's not mine.
