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Begin the Grind
The time I spent in the hospital was thankfully over.
I spent so much time doing literally nothing aside from the physical and mental tests that the good doctors put me through in order to verify that I was healthy enough to be let out on a bill of clean health.
The results ended up with everything that they knew about being more enhanced than my bean pole physique.
I was 3-4inchs taller than my already tall height for a 15 year old, I didn't need to wear glasses anymore as my power seemingly fixed it for the better, and mental wise was all green part from my crippling anti-social behaviour and distrust in authority figures, everything else was A OK.
However during all that time I discovered a new and utterly overpowered ability that my power granted for me.
[THROUGH CERTAIN ACTIONS A NEW SKILL HAS BEEN CREATED]
[OBSERVE LEVEL MAX (ACTIVE) WHEN FOCUSING ON AN TARGET, USE OBSERVE TO IDENTIFY TARGETS STRENGTHS AND BIO TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR OPPONENT'S]
I swear my power could possibly be the most overpowered power in existence.
Once I and my Dad left the hospital there was a unmarked black van waiting for us where another man in a business suit was waving us over.
"Hello Mr Hebert, are you and your daughter ready to go" my Dad gave a reluctant nod and a noncommittal grunt.
As we piled on into the Van I noticed that there were several armed men in black armour and advanced looking guns.
'Observe' I mentally command my power to scan these people and what I got back sent a cold shiver down my spine
[Mercenary Level 32] [Mercenary Level 30] [Mercenary Level 32] [Mercenary Level 32] [Mercenary Level 32]
The door to the van slammed shut jolting me out of my mind and I quickly see the smile the mam who lead us in dropped.
[Mercenary level 29]
The man pulled out a hand gun and shoved it into my dad's face before addressing me.
"Now then don't do anything rash as our employer would like to see you, on the way you will not speak nor do anything power related or dear old daddy gets it" he said in a cold tone before motioning for us to sit down.
As we sat down my Dad took my hand in his own gave it a comforting squeeze before we felt the van get under way, these men taking us to where ever it is they were going.
My mind was running a million miles an hour from what just happened.
I was being kidnapped, my dad and I were being kidnapped and right in front of the hospital no less.
I could feel my heart beating so fast as my breathing hitched a bit from it all.
I don't know why they were taking us, but it's very likely it wouldn't be in for the best interest of our health. No they didn't need Dad, they only wanted me, Dad is just insurance in case I do something stupid or try to fight my way out because I had powers.
Dad couldn't, he had no powers nor anything extraordinary, he was here to keep me in line.
[+1 INT]
The van went through all kinds of twist and tuns as it drove along to our destination, I wish I was able to see out of some sort of window but they had chosen a van that didn't have any aside from the front driver and passenger seats and their view was blocked by a small slider.
However soon I felt the van jolt as if it were going down a ramp.
We must have been in an garage so meant we'd have arrived at our destination.
No sooner than that the sliding doors opened right up with a few more armed Mercenaries pointing their guns at us.
"Out, Now" one said in a strong southern accent before the men in the Van moved us along out with them.
The doors shut and the van pulled away going somewhere else when both my Dad and I were led further into this underground building.
We went down an elevator that seemed to go on for a bit before its doors opened showing an concrete hall lit up with LED lights.
They moved us forwards for a couple of metres before we came to a cross intersection where they were about to split us up.
"1-2 take the girl to her room 1-1 the father to holding area G-3" the men assigned nodded but my kicked up a fuss.
"What no I am not leaving my"BANG "ARRGH" they shot my Dad, oh my god the shot my Dad they shot him!
"DAD" I screamed as the man who they called 1-1 shot my Dad in his shoulder as fell clutching it, I tried to reach him but two of the armed men kept a tight hold on me then 1-2 pointed his rifle at me and I froze
"Lets move" he said plainly, the others didn't nod they just forcefully directed me with them to this room they were to shove me in.
I wanted to struggle to scream and yell but I hand a gun pressed into the back of my head and the others kept their hold of me.
I couldn't stop thinking about my Dad and how they shot him so mercilessly. I prayed to god that he was okay.
It wasn't long till we up on steel door with a key pad next to it. The lead man keyed in some numbers that I couldn't see due to him positioning himself in a way that blocked my view.
The door then opened automatically showing a spartan room with a bed, toilet sink and mirror, then I was thrown harshly into the place and the door shut firmly behind me.
I got fast and ran to the door, pushing and banging into to it to make it budge open but it wouldn't, I had no strength to bust it open.
That's when I realised I had some stat points to assign but I paused before I did anything then slumping down in defeat.
Even if I did get out somehow they still had Dad and they could kill him before I even got close, hell they were all stronger then me and were armed and even with my own gained weaponry they likely kill me before I even had a chance to fire a single round, I don't think I could kill someone, but they had Dad and had already shot him once and they would most certainly do it again to force my compliance, I couldn't do anything.
I felt tears gather in my eyes as I dragged myself to the bed and just collapsed.
I balled my hands into fists and grit my teeth before striking the bed.
"dammit" I said hitting the bed over and over again.
"DAMMIT" I screamed before curling into a ball.
What the hell could I do.
How do I get out here and save my Dad.
I had power and weapons but they would kill my Dad, what could I do.
Why did it haft to be this way, why is that when something good happens something or someone has to shit all over it, why dammit.
I wish this was just a dream, where I was still comatose and laying in my hospital bed. Slapping myself a few times proved to be painful reminder that this was all to real to be a dream.
It was then I hared a static and then a flash of white before a clattering sound echoed through the room I was in. in response I jolted up to the door but it was still firmly shut.
However my eyes drew my attention to the floor and just sitting there was a pair of goggles and a short, small note attached to it.
Hesitantly getting up I moved carefully to the objects on the floor, at first glance they seemed innocent enough but they got here in the most suspicious of ways.
The goggles looked simple enough if a little bulky but the note had some writing on it.
/Use when the lights go out, prepare to kill. C/ without being able to ponder the cryptic message I heard a clicking sound and my head raised up to see the metallic door open it self showing the outside corridor
[NEW QUEST RECEIVED]
[QUEST: AN UNKNOWN BENEFACTOR IS AIDING IN YOUR ESCAPE, REUNITE WITH YOUR FATHER AND BE READY TO KILL ALL MERCENARIES IN YOUR WAY FOR THEY WILL NOT HESITATE]
[REWARDS: 2,500XP, COMMON SCOUT ARMOUR]
[FAILURE: DEATH]
I just blinked at the wall of text in front of me before I looked at the goggles and used observe on them.
[Night Vision Goggles They Allow You To See In Darkness]
looking back at the note and then the quest I got, I realised at the incredible luck I was just granted and resolved myself.
I needed to save my Dad, I needed to get out of here with him, I needed to live, I needed him to live.
Opening my Inventory, I selected to equip the Common Bolter, and appearing out of blue light into my hands was the biggest gun I ever seen in my entire life. It amazed me at how large it was and while I felt a weight it wasn't weighing down on me that badly, I quickly cast an Observe on the oversized gun.
[Common Bolter/ Standard Issue .998 Godwyn pattern Bolter. Firing self-propelled explosive-tipped rounds, each bolter is hand crafted and blessed by the Techpriests of Mars, the signature weapon of the Emperor's Space Marines.
Talk about overkill with those explosive rounds but I knew this was going to come in handy real soon.
Adjusting my hold on the Bolter and placing the night vision goggles on my head I peek out from the door looking left to right to make sure there wasn't anyone on ether side to notice that I was out of my cell.
Seeing no one there I head out in the direction where the Mercenaries took me and to head down the same path where they took my Dad, hopefully it wasn't too far away as this place was already confusing on trying to navigate with everything looking the same and bland like.
Coming on the intersection quickly I stopped by the conner and would of gone on but I quickly heard the heavy footfalls of boots coming from the exit way.
Pressing against the wall I tried to even out my breathing and clutched my Bolter closely to my chest as I felt my heart starting to hammer away in my chest.
The lights flickered briefly as the sound of approaching hired gun became more pronounced.
The lights flickered again.
I knew what was coming. Pulling down the goggles I sent a quick prayer to god to see me through this and to forgive me on the lives I would be ending this day.
[PRAYING HAS LEVELLED UP TO 2]
And then pitch black and the sounds of swearing.
In an instant I bolted around the bend and levelled my weapon on 5 people down the straight corridor. And with no gun experience I pulled down on the trigger.
Every single shot I fired felt as though a lighting bolt was hitting the ground and the sound of thunder deafened my hearing to the point where this ring could be hared in my head as all other sound became numbed to my sense's.
Soon after no less then 5 seconds or longer the clip ran dry. And with shaking hands I lowered the Bolter and saw through the night vision the mangled bloody corpse of those I had just killed, and with such brutality no less.
[YOU HAVE SLAIN 5 MERCENARIES, 5,000XP REWARD]
[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: FIRST KILL / MAKE YOUR FIRST KILL, 1,00XP REWARD]
[ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: DAVID AND GOLIATH/ SLAY AN ENEMY FAR OVER YOUR CURRENT LEVEL, 10,000XP REWARD]
[LEV UP X9]
[YOU HAVE REACHED LEVEL 5 ID CREATE IS NOW AVAILABLE]
[24SP AVAILABLE]
[THROUGH CERTAIN ACTIONS A NEW SKILL HAS BEEN CREATED]
[MARKSMANSHIP LV1 (PASSIVE)/ WHEN EVER YOU HANDLE ANY TYPE OF FIREARM RECEIVE 2% DAMAGE BUFF]
Every shot fired tore a peace of flesh and limb from the men in front of me, I had caused bloody murder.
The corpses were shredded, no heads on some, hands missing on other, but the blood painted that section of the corridors walls as if a paint bomb had gone off.
I keeled over felt a burning sensation quickly travel up my throat and be ejected out of my mouth.
I had thrown up this morning's breakfast and I was shaking all over.
But I could stay here I needed to move, I needed to save my Dad and leave this place as quickly as possible.
Getting up sluggishly and wiping my mouth of any bile I moved towards the direction of where I last saw my dad being taken to.
The lights were still out and I could hear distant voices yelling out to each other down a few halls I'd passed, but I ignored the sounds and tried to pick up on any sign of where my Dad may be.
Eventually I had to go left into a room to let a bunch of more Mercenaries to pass without being seen, once they were gone I moved out of the room and headed onwards periodically stopping to gaze into the random room to see if my dad was in one of them but so far there was nothing.
Soon I found another intersection and more voices coming form the next bend, I was likely going to be doing the same thing I did earlier but only these guys were much more alert and had their fingers on the trigger.
Looking at my Stat Points I decided to take the small amount of time to allocate them.
[+10 AGI]
[+5 END]
[+5 STR]
[+4 LUC]
If I was honest with myself, I needed to be fast along with a bit of luck to win this next fight for my life.
So reloading my gun which the next clip came from seemingly nowhere I readied myself to murder these next set of people.
As they got close I counted to three and then darted around and once more with my fired on the Mercenaries.
And while I was firing at them, these men didn't just fall in surprise like the other 5, they instead shot back as well and we both hit each other.
[-123HP]
[YOU HAVE SLAIN 3 MERCENARIES, REWARD 3,000XP]
[LV UP X1]
[2SP AVAILABLE]
"arg" I yelped in pain as I felt the bullets hit me, but the pain I felt wasn't what I was expecting to feel as it felt like I was bitten by an ant or something at the points where I was hit on my body.
I hared the tinks from the bullets hitting the ground stained with my blood and looking at my right shoulder where I was hit and saw a hole with my blood bleeding out.
I wiped it to see the full scale of the damage but before my eyes I saw the hole slowly close up and the same could be said with the other hit areas.
Looked at it morbid fascination before realising I had to move now before anyone else came.
Stepping over the dead bodies in which I forced myself not to look at a marched on further into this dammed building.
Soon enough after more twist and turns I found something very promising as it was an office door with window slot that see in office buildings.
I had a good feeling about this room as it may give me a clue on where my Dad is.
As I start to open the door it is violently swung outward hitting me and sending me sprawling across the ground and just when I was about to get up and face whoever open the door the lights turn back on blinding me as I still had my night vision goggles on.
[-12HP]
I felt my hand holding the Bolter was stepped on hard causing me pain and to let go of my weapon before some one yanked me by my hair and dragged me into the room and throwing me on the floor.
Then I felt my arms be seized and held to the sides before the goggles on my head were taken off allowing me to see the world again.
The good news is I found my Dad.
The bad news is the room was filled with 7 Mercenaries and one guy in some sort of all body suit with snakes on it had a gun pointed to my Dad's head.
[Coil/ Thomas Calvert lv 56]
"Hello there pet, why don't you be a good girl and not do anything stupid" the man in the snake themed suit said in an almost growling manner before I heard more men come into the door.
I had failed, and now I and my Dad were likely going to suffer for my failure.
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NAME: TAYLOR HEBERT
LEVEL: 13
2,000/2,800 XP
CLASS: SISTER OF BATTLE
RACE: HUMAN
TITLE: NONE
RANK: NOVICE
HEALTH POINTS: 2,381/2,400
FAITH POINTS: 2,400/2,400
STRENGTH – 10
VITALITY – 5
ENDURANCE – 11
CHARISMA – 10
INTELLIGENCE – 13
AGILITY – 18
LUCK – 8
STAT POINTS (2)
SKILLS:
PRAYING LV 2 (ACTIVE) BY ACTIVELY PRAYING TO THE GOD EMPEROR OF MANKIND YOUR HEALTH REGENERATES OVER TIME AND REMOVES ALL DEBUFFS TO YOUR PERSON
MARKSMANSHIP LV1 (PASSIVE)/ WHEN EVER YOU HANDLE ANY TYPE OF FIREARM RECEIVE 2% DAMAGE BUFF
PERKS:
MIRACULOUS POWER/ FAITH IN THE EMPEROR GRANTS YOU POWER BEYOND YOUR IMAGINATION ALL STATS 70% BUFF
ARMS AND ARMOUR/ YOU CAN CRAFT TOP QUALITY EQUIPMENT CRAFTING 30% BUFF
ICON OF HOPE/ EVERYONE WILL BE DRAWN TO YOU AS YOU ARE A SHINING LIGHT IN THE DARK MAKING IT SO YOU ARE MORE LIKED.
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