Chapter 1: Orientation

A.D. 2076, June 2, 06:32; Fenrir Far East Branch

I sat alone near the entrance. After 10 years, I was finally ready to take my revenge on those monsters which destroyed my hometown. The lobby was pretty crowded. All kinds of people coming from different parts of East Asia came together to fight the corrupted beings known as Aragami. I was probably the only one coming from Southeast Asia. You're probably wondering why I was in the Far East branch instead of the Southeast Branch. That's because I was transferred by the director for reasons unknown. I thought it might had something to do with the new-type god arcs which was unavailable in my old branch. But it still didn't answer why I was chosen to go instead. Oh well, I can't complain about it, now that I was given the chance to kill Aragami.

Seated on the bench, I waited for the instructor. After a while, she appeared, wearing white apparel and holding a record sheet.

She looked at me and asked, "You are Karma Kou, I presume?"

"Y-yes!"

"Good." she responded, pointing at the elevator upstairs, "Take the elevator and go to the testing room. There, you'll be tested and oriented."

"Yes ma'am!"

After that, she left. Anxious, I went upstairs and went to the elevator. And as I was about to close the door, someone shouted, "Leave it open!"

And so I did, and from from the stairs appeared a guy much older that I was. He wore yellow and orange apparel, and a hat to top it off. He stepped inside the elevator and stood on the other side.

"...Thanks..." he said while gasping for air.

"S-sure."

Then as the door closed, there was nothing but silence. None of us spoke a word, until...

"So, you're the new recruit?" he asked.

"Ah, yeah..."

Judging from the way he spoke, I reckon he was a veteran. But it didn't really show because of the way he moved.

"So, it's your orientation, huh?" he said, "I remember my first orientation. Didn't really expect to carry a gun-type god arc, but I got used to it eventually."

"I see..."

"But man, you new-types are lucky..." he continued, "You get to carry both gun and blade! If only I had that kind of god arc..."

Before I could respond, the elevator door opened.

"Oh, this is my stop!" he said as he left the elevator, "See ya, newbie!"

I had mixed feelings from my meeting him. It made me think that moving to a new branch might not be a bad thing. The elevator descended once more and stopped at the last floor, where the testing center was. I walked straight to the door, where the orientation would take my hand, I reached out to the door handle. Then suddenly, Someone from the other side opened the door. I took a step back to give that person some space.

"Where is that-" she stopped, upon realizing that I was standing in her way.

"Umm... I..."

It was a woman with long brown hair, wearing a white lab gown. Actually, she didn't look all that old.

"Ah, you must be the new recruit!" she said.

"Y-yeah..."

She moved to her side and welcomed me in, "Then you may proceed."

And so I did. I entered the room the same time she left. When the door closed, my attention switched to the gigantic room. It was very spacious that one could fit a hundred people in it. At the center of the room was a machine of some sort. I approached it and then a voice started telling me instructions:

"place your wrists near the device to begin the compatibility test."

"Compatibility test? What about the orientation?"

"This is the orientation." the examiner said.

How strange. I thought for sure they would orient us first before testing us. Still, I placed my wrist on the device and... it suddenly pressed down, trapping my arms. I could feel nothing but pain from the other side. It felt like tiny worms were entering my arms, infecting me with viruses. I din't know that the compatibility test would be so painful. In fact, it was too painful that my arms started moving on its own. I couldn't control it. The next thing I knew, my hands were stuck with the machine.

"I-I can't get it out!"

"Relax." said the examiner, "It will be over immediately."

Then all of a sudden, the machine broke down into a million pieces. Out of the rubble was my wrist connected to a heavy metal bracelet and my hand holding a weapon of high caliber.

"U-umm... Was it supposed to do that?"

There was no reply. Maybe I broke it without realizing. Did I do something wrong? minutes later, the examiner returned, saying:

"We will now proceed with your diagnostic test."

Unprepared, a Vajra appeared right in front of me and took me by surprise. I took a step back, preparing myself. But it turned out to be a virtual copy.

The examiner briefed me of my objective: "First, you must ensure that your god arc is functioning properly."

So I swung my god arc left and right, up and down. It was functioning properly... until...

All of a sudden, my god arc transformed into jaws, desperately gnawing on the virtual Vajra.

"W-what's happening?!"

It took a while for the examiner to respond, "Calm down, it's a normal rou... fo... go..."

Before I knew it, I had lost consciousness. Just what was that abomination that appeared from my god arc? Was that what they called "devour"? Perhaps it was. Perhaps it's one of the reasons why we're called God Eaters...

Hey guys! This was the first chapter, and I didn't know if it was good or not because it's my first time writing a fanfic based from a game. Still, I hope you like it!

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