Chapter 3 : Combat Instincts, Monster Kill!

I shook IF's hand as we introduce ourselves, but she looked at me with eyes that has suspicion, I just look at her with a weak smile and sweat dropping from my head, she is to my honest opinion one of the stronger looking people I've ever seen, I also notice she has nine pockets and from close inspection all the pockets have at lease one cellphone in them, wait nine phone damn?!, two holsters on both side of her hips, in them we're two revolver style pistol, and finally the last think I notice was the two HUGE katars with three sword like edges.

"So Compa, who is this guy? And why is he companying you?" IF ask Compa, I feel a very very BAD vibe here, like spiderman's spider sence.

"Oh, I found him unconscious a few days ago on the way to Virtua Forest when I was gathering herbs, and he seems to have lose his memory so I ask him to stay in my apartmeent for the time being, plus his here to learn how to work at the Guild" Compa said, IF just look down and heave a sigh and look at Compa again.

"Compa, sometimes you're too nice, but that doesn't mean you have to take people in your apartment if their injured or don't remember their past" IF said to Compa, at lease I'm not drag in that conversation, but I feel like I'm about to enter the battle field that is an argument.

"But he was badly injured and unconscious, so he didn't do anything bad, its just he has been sleeping for about three days now and just woke up yesterday" Compa tried to argueto IF that Sega hasn't done anything bad, IF just stared Sega down like a predator homing in on its prey.

"And you, I have a lot of suspicion on you, but if Compa said you've not done anything then I'll not harm you" IF said, wait if I had done something will she slice and dice me into a pile of mush, yeah a mental note never and I repeat NEVER ever anger IF.

"Hehehe duly noted miss IF, but I still have lot of questions, one of which how do I register for the Guild?" I said, IF looked at me with confused expression and then looked at Compa again.

"Is he serious about not knowing how to register in the Guild? I thought you'd helped him with the basics of the Guild Compa?" IF said to Compa, Compa just nodded and said.

"Yessy! I told him what I know, but I forgot how to register to the Guild, that's why we want to talk to you IF since you're a Guild Agent" Compa said, again IF heave a sigh and looked at me this time she is a neutral state with him.

"*sigh*….Fine…, I'll teach you more about the Guild and what you need to know in questing" IF said to me, I was eager now to know more about the Guild since I have never fought a monsters before, but I had fought many hand to hand fights in my life and I won most of them, I then recall all the memories of each and every one of those fights, and to my surprice they had the a common reason to each other, I fought every battle protecting someone or something, then I realize I was helping people then scaring them, I was there to help them, everyone that I helped smiled and appreciated it, it brings a smile on my face, IF and Compa notice and both felt confused.

"*Ahem* if want to register for being a Guild member, then ask the receptionist for the registration" IF said, which it brought me back from my trance, good thing I was listening very well.

"Okay, but after registration what do I do next?" I ask IF, who was just smiling weakly, and then looked at me.

"Come back here when you are done with the registration of being a Guild member" IF said to me, and looked at Compa and continued to talk, "Compa and I will have to catch up on whats going on" IF said.

Compa look confused and I on the other hand don't know what will happen to Compa, but I proceeded to the counter where the receptionist is waiting, I walk up to the receptionist and she greeted me, I told her my little dilemma and understand what I wanted, so I went to a heavy process of information giving and finally I'm registered as a Guild member, but good thing I remember that I had amnesia, so that was the hard part of the registration, because how am I suppose to give information that will still count as a register and not lie about my amnesia.

But I manage, and got the registration for being a Official Guild member, so I went back to where IF and Compa are, looking at them from a far they seem to be talking casually and happily, as I approched them IF notice and greeted me.

"Hey, how was the registration over there" IF said with a smirk, " I bet you got the class of information gathering" IF said.

"No, I got Hunter as a start, but I can only do E or F class quest" I said with a gloomy expression, IF on the other hand was surprice that Sega got the class Hunter, there are three types of class in the Guild Hunter, Collector, and Info Gather, Hunter is the class where Guild member's with combat experience go and if they can prove that they are very strong and reliable, Collector class is where Guild member's who didn't meet the criteria of Hunter class go, they mostly concise of collecting materials and fight monsters with a specific materials IF was once a Collector class Guild Agent, but got promoted to Hunter class, and finally the Info Gather class is where Guild member's with NO combat experience go, they mostly gather info that is relatively important to any quest, but they lack the ability to fight, so IF was seriously surprice that Sega met the criteria of Hunter, she thought that maybe he has no experience in fighting, but she was proven wrong with that assumtion.

"So you really pass the criteria of Hunter?! So you HAVE combat experience" IF shock more than earlier, I looked at her and thought "Yeah, I have combat experience and I just barely pass the class Hunter".

"Yeah, I have a little combat experience before" With a small smile on my face, and with that my spiderman like sense are tingeling and I look at where the danger is, then in front of me IF is very pissed by the looks of it, a shadow cast on her eyes by bangs and a vein mark popping on her forehead, my thoughts "I'm about to eat shit am I, lord have mercy on my soul"I plead that I don't die right here.

"So you said a little….huh, do you even have a weapon Sega" IF slowly said that, Oh no I am really about to eat my fattass here, I sense danger and not a enemy incoming sense, but a girl on steroids will rip me to shereds sense, I slowly backed away as she slowly moves forward, then all of a sudden Compa spoke.

"Oh I forgot! I found this in your hands when you were unconscious" Compa said handing me a sword, wait… a sword? I didn't own or had a sword, but why is it in my hand when I was unconscious is it mine?

It was a sword but mostly looks like a katana, it was all around black from the hilt to the edge of the blade, it has a curved blade with a length of 65 cm, the scabbard of the blade was sharp and thick enough to do both as a weapon and a shealth of a blade, the guard of the blade was shape like a hollow octagon and large enough to keep my hand comfortable will placing my hand on it, the sharpened side of the blade was all white the oposite color of a regular katana, from the looks of it Compa had a hard time caring it, I notice it was heavy but surprisingly it was very light for me, I took it out of Compa's hand and it down on me, and the finale feature I have yet to say the hilt has a broken up chains about 4 feet in length

"You are now a Phantom!, a being both god and demon" The cloaked man said to me, I remembered that he said that to me what did he mean? I honestly don't know why but I feel like the blade and I are connected, I understand how to use it the instant I touch it and my eyes saw the times I used it, but this was the first time I saw this blade, so I don't know why I know how to use it, but it feels like déjà vu when I hold it what does mean.

I looked at a calmed down IF and she also looked at the blade in confusion, I for one did not know how to describe its aura, the vibe of it is very luring like a moth to a flame, I grab the blade and attepted to swing it, it was a swift and sturdy feeling when swinging it at full throttle, in blinding speeds I was able to make pressure waves throughout the air, IF and Compa could feel the air from my blade as it started to make turbulence it sound crazy but roll with it, I stopped swinging for a moment and IF looked at me with an awed expression.

In her eyes the feeling of sharped air going through her is mesmerizing, Sega's swings are presenting vase strength and speed but very untamed the pressure the sword and Sega makes are both surprising and terrifying, as she saw his major potential but untouch.

"Wow… you and your sword are surprisingly presenting skills and power amazing" Compa said to me with a amazed and shock look, even I was amazed on the sword it presents the power of destruction.

"Hmmm…Is it really yours Sega the blade that is ?" IF said to me, I honestly don't know even if I had amnesia or not, because I don't remember owning this blade yet I feel like I have been with this blade for many years.

"I honestly don't know if I owned it or not, the feeling of nostalgia is eminate in the blade, yet I think I didn't own a blade in my life" I answered honestly to IF, both of them are confused about the thing I said as if I revealed an important detail in the way I said it.

"Not to be rude but did you steal the sword or not" IF went with a direct question to me, like I said I don't know, if I owned it or not.

"I honestly don't know I feel like I lost a big part of my life right now, is in I only see static in all those years" I said both of them just looked at me with concern, mostly Compa since IF is still see me as a suspicious looking person.

"Cheer up Sega! How about we do a quest to see if you're ready to work at the Guild" Compa tried to cheer me up, but I'm not sad or angry at all, I was just trying to remember important event of my life, but questing right now sounds good.

"Sure, but I can only accept F or E rank quests right now, plus I really don't know how to fight with a sword" I said to both of them, IF just heave a sigh, seriously does this girl always sigh when being stressed, but I can't really blame her in the world of where monsters exist and and people like IF have to slay them is pretty rough you know.

"*Sigh* since I said I'm gonna help you in the Guild and quests, but first things first we need you to improve your swordsman ship and fighting tactics got it" IF said to me I see her more as a commander than an agent, but she still has the temper of a teenager which is the reason why I see her both a leader and an agent.

"Okay the better I am in combat the better I get in questing, so you want me to train along the way to a quest right?" I ask IF, she simply nodded to my question, I'm finally going to know how to use my sword which I'm greatful for.

I accepted a quest that involved killing 5 dogoos, 10 tulips, and 1 giant dogoos, trust me I have no idea what this monsters looks like and what on GameIndustri this monsters are, I look at a cheerful Compa skipping happily in the forest and IF looking at the information given for the quest, we're in a forest named Virtua Forest apperently this area is where I was unconscious, it was a mixture of nature and technology machinare mix with the surrroundings I have never seen anything like this in my life.

"So let's start with the 5 dogoos since they are the weakest enemies here, and plus they're not that much of a threat at all" IF said so that is a great start huh, well it can't be helped so at lease there not cute or lovable because that will be a pity if I will have to slay something like that.

*A few moment later*

"You have got to be kidding me does cute and lovable creatures are monsters" I said as I look at the dogoos, dogoos looks like a giant jelly drop let with a dog facial features and a dog tail, honestly the world is starting to be cruel again, IF looks at me with a little disappointment and Compa who seems to not get that this creatures are adorable.

"*sigh* seriously are you 10 grow up! What if they attck you and you got all bruised up" IF looked at me and scolded me, come on these things are adorable and are very pityful to look at.

"Oh! come on this isn't that bad at all their so cute and lovable to just be slayed, and Compa is it bad that I want to keep one of them in the apartment building" I said and ask, IF just seems disappointed and Compa nodded that it is illegal to keep monsters in the city, I was sad to hear that but accepted it, so I pulled out my katana from the scabbard, it feels weird that I feel like hack and slash againts this little creatures but I have no choice since it is part of the quest, so this is my first time wielding a sword with an intent to slay.

In the matter of moments pixels fly of the air as I didn't even know how I killed them all in one fell swoop, IF and Compa were shock in 3 seconds Sega manage to take down 10 dogoos in one slash, Sega himself couldn't belive how he took down 10 at once with out breaking a sweat, I felt as the blade cleanly cut down the jelly dogs in a single slash, I know that I'm no longer human but I didn't expect that I would manage that.

"What… just happened? Sega how did you manage that, you manage to single handedly wipe an entire group of dogoos to little to no effort at all?" IF just baffled at what Sega was capable of its like primative insticts took over and masacered the monster group, she knows their weak but they indured cuts and slashes before dying, but this is just amazing.

Compa has no words to describe it but she felt that even the person responsible for the attack was surprise at what he has done, Sega seems shock and baffled as well by the revelation that he was responsible on what was occuring.

"I…I…I don't know myself, this is something I didn't expect at all to happen" I was just as shock as you two.

"L-let's just get going we still have a couple more monsters to kill" IF said to me and Compa we followed IF to the next monsters, which are the tulips and honestly plants as monsters are a dumb yet easy monster to exist.

"Yessy let's beat them uppy!" Compa said with a happy tone I just smiled since it was Compa, I don't know why but when Compa smiles it makes me smile to huh I notice everybody smiles when Compa smiles, Compa is bundle of joy to everybody, that idea made me smile.

Next I fought tulips as the name implies their over sizes tulips, like the dogoos earlier they were cleanly cut and treamed like grass cut by a lawn mower, to my surprise I'm actually good with a sword but I still lack experience and proper swordsmen ship, IF and Compa still amazed and shock at the mans abilities with a sword they saw he was not achieve the proper use of a sword both even then he is every powerful.

"*Whew* onto… hah… the next… hah rounds of monsters… hah " I said but could you blame me for being tried after over 75 dogoos and 65 tulips, yeah no I'm tried as fuck after that but I'm starting to understand how to use a blade, now I actually dodge and strike accurately and strategize, IF notice my fast improvement and so did Compa but seems to be interested on how this plays out, they have been watching Sega for a moment now and he easily beat over 140 monsters in under two minutes each is honestly absurd to think about, their starting to think Sega is no human after displaying inhuman strength and endurance and quick adaptability to his weapon and environment,

"Okay Sega last monster the giant dogoo and let me tell you it is a lot stronger that the normal dogoos" IF clearified to me, I'm honestly happy this is the last monster for today and while I was deep in my thoughts the ground started to shake vigorously and immensely, I snapped back to reality and look at the source of the shaking I'm really trying to stay in balance so did IF, Compa fell imedietly when the earthquake started.

"Whoaa! Is it me or the whole forest seems to move on its on" Compa said honestly Compa is just smart on some parts but she's a special case with other topic does she, then I heard a booming roar that can knck anybody out.

"DOGOOOOOOOOOO!" The huge slime dog bounce up the air and crach down on many trees, and holy shit?! That think is enormous about 50 times the regular doggo size?! If I wasn't strong enough I would have been pancaked by the jelly abomination of a dog.

"Uuuuh is that the target IF because if so we'll be entering a world of pain" I said and I meant that will propably get our asses kicked, okay it was a bad day to mess with a giant jelly dog with a terrifiying aura.

"Unfortunately, yes that is our target our huge deadly target" IF realize it was a bad call to accept that rank B quest of hers, but she got a sigh of relief when they said its possible to bring anybody with her to fight the monster.

"He-hello there mister giant dogoo we're here to beat you uppy" Compa said nerviously I just can't be bothered at the look the giant behemoth's face is to cute man, one thing I'm not to admit I like adorable shit okay, but I'm also still adjusting to monsters that are the epitome of diabetes shot to the heart.

"Heh… alright then let's finish this already I'm damn tried for today" I said with an irratated tone and look on me, the two notice it and wonder if what I'm going to do, in a single move the giant dogoo move at break neck speeds, rammed againts me, I went flying crashing into multitudes of trees and stones I got up but bruised and a broken shoulder blade, I then dashed towards it at inhuman speeds and slash the giant dogoo it withflying as well, but I didn't stopped there I dashed at it again and again slash after slash slowly chipping away its health and it's working, but every swing I'm breaking my arm leg and spine in every hit blood pour out of my skin and my clothes gets ripped even futher.

"Heh… heh… heh… I did it ugh…" I fell unconscious again, but before that the giant dogoo turned into pixels and evaporated away, Compa hurried to me to check if I'm alright I was definetly in dire need of medical attention, while IF was shock, amaze, and terrified at the result of the battle they saw the absolute beat down of the giant doggo and the complete decimation and destruction on the battle field, this was not normal at all no man has any strength to create this much havoc in a singla hour, IF's suspicion is now gathing far worse after this in counter.

Chapter : END