Bang Bang, You're Dead.
The day had come for four lucky people. Their sensei's have finally told them they could make their third job advancement, and use much stronger weapons. The four were named Shiro, Ouji, Kira, and Hanzo.
Hanzo, in Kerning City was an assasin on his way to becoming a hermit. He equipped his newly found black scarab and grabbed some shuriken for a little bit of training.
Shiro, in perion, was a working his heart out to become a crusader. As he put on his doombringer he had to get accustomed to the new weight.
Kira, in the tree covered town of Ellinia was a cleric, studying to become a priestess. She had finally gotten her Hinomaru Fan and was started to kill maladies with her Holy Arrow. She was surprised at how strong it made her.
Ouji was a hunter from the town of Henesys. He was going to become a ranger. He had just begun to do target practice with his new Blue Hinkel. He was hitting a bullseye each time.
They had finished their individual training, and they had just come back to see their masters.
Ouji's View
Ouji and Athena Pierce were at her house discussing what will happen.
'I can become a ranger now right?' Ouji asked eagerly.
'First, you must pass the tests, remember?' Athena responded.
'Wait, what tests again?' Ouji asked fearfully.
'There are a few series, you will find out soon,' Athena said, 'if you pass all the other tests, you will fight me, and if you defeat me, you will gain the title of ranger.'
'gulp…?' Ouji said questioningly.
Kira's View
'Hello, Lady Kira,' Grendel said, 'I like your new weapon.'
'Thank you, hello to you too, master,' Kira said, 'do you think I can become a priestess yet?'
'We'll find out, It will not be an easy quest, but im sure you can do it,' Grendel said.
'I really want to be a priestess soon. It's hard being a cleric. I was weaker than all my friends when we made our second job advancements,' Kira said sadly.
'Well, to tell you, since you endured this long, being a priest is the strongest third job,' Grendel said.
'Wow,' Kira said.
'All the other job's skills are just as strong, they just hit more than one monster,' Grendel said.
'Wow, really?'
Hanzo's View
'So when can I become a hermit?' Hanzo asked.
'Now, it seems you are ready, but I do not know, so you must pass some tests,' the Dark Lord responded.
'Oh, God, what is it this time?' Hanzo said.
'Well, you'll do some menial, yet tedious, things, and if you pass those, you will fight me. If you win you will earn the title,' the Dark Lord replied.
'What kinds of tasks were they again?' Hanzo asked.
'You'll find out soon, Hanzo,' the Dark Lord said with a crooked smile on his face.
Shiro's View
'I'm sure you're aware of how these tests go, Shiro, correct?' Dances With Balrog asked.
'Yes, I do.' Shiro said.
'Oh, and don't think that just because you asked your friends how these tests go makes it predictable.' Dances with Balrog said.
'Um, what do you mean?' Shiro asked.
'Just know one thing: I'm full of suprises,' Dances with Balrog said smiling.
'Well, just make sure theyre fun,' Shiro replied.
The Tests…
Descriptions
Shiro's Test
'Here are your directions,' said Dances with Balrog, 'Once you enter this portal, there is no going back. There are no rest areas, and there will be no potions. You have to survive long enough to destroy all 6 cannons. All of them will shoot missles with only one spot that can be penetrated. It will test your accuracy and your strength. Try your hardesttt.'
Kira's Test
'Here, are your directions, Lady Kira,' Grendel said, 'You will enter this place with all your items taken away and all your skills turned off except for your Holy Arrow. There will be many mobs of zombies coming to kill you. Good luck, Lady Kira. This will test how you can deal without your own heal.'
Hanzo's Test
'Well, Hanzo, here's what you have to do,' the Dark Lord said, 'You will pass through this portal with only 1,000 stars. Once you pass you will be on land that shatters and monsters you cannot get past by jumping, you will have to kill with the floor slowly shattering beneath you. It will test your skills with assasin abilities. Have fun!'
Ouji's Test
'Ouji, this portal is quite an extravagant portal. It leads to a place beyond your wildest imagination,' Athena Pierce said, 'you will enter with 1000 arrows that can 1 hit kill any monster. There are millions of bains that will spawn there. They will all kill you in one hit, but the arrows are what will save you. This will test how fast your action-reaction time.'
What happenned
Shiro's Test
He ran back and forth to each cannon, but he always got blasted back by a missle. He was pushed into a wall by a missle every time. Finally two were coming in the same way, he just screamed 'PANIC!' and something blasted out of his body and shot all the missle back. He learned a crusader skill. He knew he was close to the ending. He jumped from cannon to cannon and pressed his sword into each one of them. He finally passed his test, and a door was revealed. He walked through and it was…
Kira's Test
'Wow, he wasn't lying, all my items are gone. NO! None of my skills work… Oh well…I can still win this thing,' Kira said to herself.
She walked for about half a mile and she could finally see the end. A zombie popped up, and she screamed as she blasted an arrow into where its heart should be. She took it out in one hit. Soon enough there were about 10 in each group, she kept her distance and she was walking through the remains. She was just about at the ending when a zombie ambush party appeared and they were all about to take her down. There were zombies grabbing her, and pulling her down, as she screamed 'SHINING RAY!' an angel appeared and blasted all the zombies into pieces. She walked to the end, walked through and it was just…
Hanzo's Test
'Oh, he wasn't lying, I need to conserve my shuriken. I only have 1,000, and I'm not sure how long this road will be.'
He walked more with haste on, and as he reached the top of the first ladder he climbed it fell before him. 'Woah,' he yelled. The ground was cracking beneath him and he knew from that point on he needed to keep moving. He finally ran into a monster he had never seen before. It was tall and unable to be jumped. He threw a few shuriken and the monster fell to the bottom. He ran to the very top and there were a lot of monsters. One did a backslap on him, and it hit him back. There was a clear fall to the bottom but 'double jump,' he said quietly. It blasted him back on the platform. 'Shadow partner,' he said. It summonned a form of him concealed in black. He started throwing shuriken at one monster and the shadow just followed on a different one. Soon enough he reached the top and when he entered he walked into…
Ouji's Test
'Wow, Yoichi arrows. I heard these are the strongest of them all. Well, I'm gonna work my hardest to pass this test.'
He started running up the platforms with the new Yoichi Arrows. Athena didn't lie. The yoichi arrows killed bains in one hit. Around floor 25 he was tired and there was nowhere to rest. Bains were constantly spawning. He started to gain speed, and all he could say is 'Is this thrust?' It gave him a new burst of energy. He was passing floors much quicker now. He could barely handle the new speed and the 50th floor was no different. He got caught in the middle of 10 bains and they were slowly closing in on him. 'ARROW RAIN!' He yelled and a bunch of yoichi arrow fell from the sky. They killed each bain and he could finally run to the end. He walked through the door and it was…