Candidate Rebirth
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Note: I toyed with this idea in a previous AN, in a previous chapter, and I decided to go with it but didn't say it. If a human had been involved with the "Major" incidents, aka game level incidents, they gain a near unageing status... that actually includes humans on BOTH sides, as Arfore IS a goddess.
Author request: even if I go in a way you don't like, please be CIVIL about complaining about it. No cussing me out about it, please. Someone did so in the latest two chapters of Dark Love because they didn't like the Oni I added. There is no need for that much cursing.
Chapter 17: Winter break 1.
The next day saw a very tired Chloe stumble into the dining room, alone. She hadn't slept a wink the night before, and it showed in her appearance.
Her skin was paler than normal, and had deep bags under her eyes, while her clothes were rumpled and looked like they hadn't been changed.
She would never walk outside the basilicom looking like this, and normally wouldn't be seen looking like this even in the goddesses privet quarters, but today she didn't care. The combination of being reminded of her time as Harry Potter, combined with the flower and note left her unable to even try to sleep. She really didn't know how to handle someone trying to court her.
Well someone trying to do so because they are interested in her as a person, rather than her position like the two Hogwarts boys.
She knew how to deal with the latter situation.
With a sigh, she ordered breakfast and the largest mug of her coffee that they had.
The mug was of a size that it took two pots to fill, and considering the caffeine content of her coffee, it had enough to kill most of her dorm.
With luck, it would be enough to keep her up until bedtime.
After her breakfast, and a good quarter of her mug, she felt well enough to get ready for the day, and so she went back to her room to shower, and change.
She then moved to the main basilicom area, and sat at the receptionist's desk, the receptionist had called in sick, and it was a good place for her to work on her paperwork, and allow her to keep an eye on the basilicom. Paperwork that had been piling up while she was at her school and had been unable to keep up with while at the same time doing her homework, and classes.
She had three hundred different documents to read, some of which were forwarded to her by her sister since she was going to be out of their nation, and nearly a thousand E-mails.
While she was working, a young woman in red robes and with a pink hair color came up to the desk. A woman who had been finally cleared to be sent in as a Representative of Magical Briton.
Chloe, who was just about finished with her current document, which detailed the agreement that all of her blitzball income was to be funneled to the largest orphanage in the nation, said, "hold on a few minutes, I'm nearly done with this."
True to her word, three minutes later Chloe had electronically signed the document and turned to the newcomer. "May I help you?"
"Er yes, I'm here to meet with the, er goddess. I'm supposed to be the new representative from Magical Briton," the young woman said nervously.
"I'm afraid my sister is out right now, but I can help you get settled in," Chloe responded warmly.
"Er sister?"
"I'm the Leanbox goddess candidate. My sister, the goddess Green Heart, is currently at a conference, and won't be expected back for nearly a week, but in the meantime, I can set you up in a guest room, and set up your expense account," the candidate replied while closing her laptop and standing up.
Then the Trainee Auror saw something that had her drawing her wand and pointing it at a man and screaming "Stupefy!"
Her spell splashed harmlessly against the ceiling as Chloe roughly redirected the wand arm at the last moment. The shorter girl, while easily holding off the larger woman hissed, "What do you think you're doing?"
"That man is..." the trainee started.
"Wrongly accused. He had been questioned and granted asylum in Leanbox. Now put away your wand, or else," Chloe said slightly tightening her grip and causing the older woman to wince.
The woman looked at the apparently fourteen-year-old girl, who let her arm go after the warning squeeze, and put her wand away reluctantly.
She also remembered she didn't actually have any authority in Gameindustry beyond her ambassador status, and the one stopping her is apparently considered to be the person with the second greatest authority in the nation.
So she simply settled for glaring at Sirius Black, unbelieving that he was innocent.
The man in question, while wanting to reconnect with his favorite cousin's daughter, decided to approach her later, with Chloe, Chika, or Vert if they have time, to act as an intermediary.
"Now, since that's settled," Chloe said a bit coldly, "Let's get you settled in. Follow me."
The Auror nearly stumbled at the cold tone of voice, so different than the previous warm reaction, and realized that she had already screwed up.
The Auror trainee was taken to the same room that the previous representative had used, and that had been cleaned to the point that there was no indication that someone else had lived there.
"This is your room, and here are some booklets we created for your predecessor. Please read them. We don't want to go through another representative because they broke some of our rules. The books contain both laws that we won't ignore due to you being from a different culture, as well as instructions on how to access your expense account. Both I, as long as I'm not in a meeting, or other important duty, as well as the servants can help if you have problems," Chloe said while handing the young woman the books.
"Wait," the woman said, as the candidate started to move away. "I'm sorry for back there, my training took over as I was trained in law enforcement, and he is a wanted criminal where I came from. Can we start over? My name is Tonks."
Chloe sighed and replied, "I'm sorry, I didn't sleep last night. Yes, we can. I am Leanbox Goddess Candidate Chloe, please call me Chloe, or when I'm in my... other form, Green Sister. My sister might require a bit more formality in public since she's the goddess... but usually not."
Tonks took a deep breath, not only did she not have to say her first name, but she managed to undo her lousy first impression.
She did have to report the fact that Sirius Black was here though, and that he was questioned and found to be innocent, but that was for later, for now, she had to study the books she was given.
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The next day saw her leaving the basilicom to check out the shopping center, as she had a little under a week to go before the goddess came back to settle in and get used to her new home, at least for as long as the assignment lasts. She was surprised to see on her way out Chloe and Cyberconnect2 heading out as well. She would've thought that the candidate would be staying in the basilicom to take care of business.
She shrugged herself out of her thoughts and decided to go shopping with that rather generous stipend.
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Chloe and CC meanwhile were hopping onto a transport. They were going to a small town that was reporting an unusual amount of monster activity. On the way, she was setting up for the idea that the headmaster mentioned.
As all the current reports stated the place was calm at present.
That a small group of students, and a guardian for each child, be allowed to visit Gameindustry for a while.
Chloe was thinking that, minus the day they arrive, and the day they leave, that it would be best to plan for nine days. One day is their yearly fundraiser, and the other days spaced evenly between the four nations.
She did not want to deal with, or have her sister deal with, the complaints of the other three primary nations that they were left out of the tours, of course, if one didn't want to be involved, the group would be welcome to stay in Leanbox for those days, but so far the responses from the other nations were positive, and the candidates from each nation would be the guides.
Assuming nothing more important comes up.
In the thirty minute flight, she managed to hash out a rough plan and send it to the other nations.
It was then that they arrived at their destination...
and were promptly attacked by a monster as soon as the transport door opened.
Cyberconnect2 killed it quickly and then the two left the vehicle, only to find pandemonium in the town. Monsters of all shapes and sizes were in town, attacking buildings, civilians, and the few defense forces stationed in the town.
With a look, the two charged out of the vehicle and started fighting the, thankfully, low to middle-level monsters.
Thankfully, because that allowed the duo to split up.
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Walking past a TV shop Tonks was startled by the special report that was on the screen, and she realized where the candidate had gone that morning.
On the screen showed carnage, with Chloe and CC fighting large amounts of monsters, while defending the civilians, along with dead civilians and men and women in uniform.
Some of the bodies were heartrendingly small.
Her fist clenched. "I should be there," she whispered.
"No you shouldn't," a young woman in a large trench coat said calmly from behind the trainee. "You wouldn't be able to help. I, on the other hand, could help, but it'll be over by the time I get there."
"Why couldn't I help? I'm a fully trained Auror trainee!" Tonks shouted angrily.
"You're weak," IF stated calmly. "you barely reached level twelve, most of those monsters are probably at least twenty."
The TV footage showed Chloe destroy an entire line of monsters with a single Holy arrow, as well as showing the level of the monsters being destroyed, all of which were between twenty and thirty.
The guild member nodded towards the footage, and commented, "unless you could even match half of what she's doing, your better off staying here."
"But!"
IF glared at her and interrupted, "I can take you to some low-level areas if you want to train, and see how much you need to improve before you could even think of joining in a fight like that. And even before that, you'd need to get some gear to survive, healing items, defensive gear, and a weapon."
Tonks narrowed her eyes and asked, "why would I need those? The healing I could understand, as well as the defensive stuff, but why a weapon? I have my wand." she finished by brandishing said stick. (EN)
The trenchcoat wearing woman looked at the stick and was unimpressed, "that thing would snap if an enemy gets a single blow on you. I would recommend upgrading to a staff, that way you can whack monsters that get to close with it."
"I'll be fine," the Auror trainee stated with full confidence.
"Fine, meet me by the entrance to the capital after you get what you need, and I'll show you the problem with overconfidence."
IF walked away, not needing to restock since she had a huge supply of healing items from drops, and chests.
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Half an hour later the new duo left for the lesson Tonks needed if she was to survive in Gameindustry.
Knowing her limits. Currently, the young woman thought that her training in her old world would be sufficient to survive in battle in this one.
She would be proven wrong.
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End chapter.
This looks like a good place to end it.
EN: I'm not bashing Tonks here, but she's very new to Gameindustry, so she's underestimating the dangers... badly.