Anima: Sorry for the long wait, and we're happy to hear good reviews and interests about the story. It makes us nervous at the same time though, cause now we have to live up to such 'writing style'. It took us quite a while because we had to figure out in what ways we wanted to incorporate the OCs we received, and school was all like "It's time to play the survival game again!"

I'm happy to say that we've figured out what we plan to do with most of the OCs, and have already decided main characters. It was really hard for us to choose, but we decided on the mains (and kinda added an extra spot) and main supports who will be making a lot of appearances.

A little note/history on No Vigor, No Mercy at the end of the chapter.

Potattoo: And sorry but no OCs will be making an appearance in this chapter, except for ours as an introduction. OCs probably won't be introduced until the 3rd or 4th chapter. We don't wanna rush this story.

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(N?'s POV) Bethma, South Side. 15:30

"Wonder where I could get something to drink…" I mumbled to myself as I looked left and right before heading in a random direction.

My throat was killing me from the walk through the desert to get here. I finally stopped to look ahead of me, only to see what I had been looking for, "Mercenary Bar." As I walked in, I thought to myself, 'Wow this bar is dirty…' the place reeked of smoke and alcohol, the people were obnoxious and loud, and every step I took the wood flooring would make an ear bleeding screech. Even so, I still smirked, 'I think I've just found somewhere where I belong.' I thought as I made my way to a stool in front of a long counter.

A large man holding a rag notices me, "What can I get for ya?" He asks.

"I'll take a bottle of Elweiser. No glass, just bottle." I replied back upon taking my seat.

"I.D. sir." I hand the man my ID, "Hmmm… Nero, age 21… Alright, it all checks out." He looks back up at me while handing it back, before turning to fetch my drink.

While I waited for my drink I glanced my head around to see about 3 guys staring in my direction, 'I think I'll nickname them… Mohawk, Fat-Boy, and… Skeletor.' I nonchalantly decided as I nodded to myself in approval.

They began to approach me, greeeaaaaat… I turned my head back to face the bar, in hopes of ignoring them. "Hey buddy!" Mohawk says to me casually, a dubious tone in his voice. "You look kinda familiar… Why are ya covering your face with that ripped up rag? Seems kinda suspicious to me…" Mohawk said as he leaned in closer and the other two flanked his sides.

I remained silent as the bartender finally comes back, "Here's your drink!" He announces before firmly placing the bottle in front of me. Finally. Now I can numb my mind and body, but before I can even grab my drink, Fat-Boy had to say something, "Hey we're speaking to you! Don't you know who we are?!"

I remove my bandana only to expose familiar scars, one horizontally across my nose, and another vertically down the left side of my lip. "A band of freaks who have nothing better to do but harass people at a bar." I retorted, annoyed at their blabbing.

"How dare you insult us?! We are the most feared hunters in all of Elrios!" Skeletor shouts, basically into my left ear. "And it looks like we found just the man we're looking for…" Skeletor looked down on me with a smug smirk.

Mohawk, having the same thoughts as Skeletor, continued "Thunderous Renegade Nero… you have a pretty big bounty on your head, ya know that?" As I tried to ignore the irritating man behind me, I grabbed the neck of my bottle. My focus moving to the long awaited drink in my grasp as I lifted it off the counter and towards my parched mouth. "From vandalism, stealing, murder, carnage… you're practically classified as a terrorist. Especially after what you did to that lab in Alter-"

*CRASH*

Glass went flying after I stood up and smashed the bottle over his head, "F*** man you talk too much."

I looked at the beverage soaking the unconscious man on the floor, 'Well that sucks, I didn't even get a sip of my drink.'

"Boss! Why you-!" Fat-boy charges at me with open hands, I duck under his grab and knee him in the stomach, "OOOF!" He coughs up spit before keeling over and clutching his stomach in pain.

'Two down.' I look over to my right at Skeletor, now with a thick hunting knife. I grab my kusarigama that is held behind my waist and chained on my left forearm. Before he can get close to me I extend my left arm straight out; the blade now inches away from his throat.

"H-Hey N-Nero we were just p-playin'... H-Haha... C-Come on man… L-Let's just put the weapons away..." Skeletor says while he drops his knife.

*ChkChk* A small sound of a gun cocking went off behind me. Without moving I glanced and in the corner of my eyes, I spotted six men at a table behind us, five of them hiding their pistols under the table. I wouldn't have hesitated with my attack on Skeletor just because a few guys had guns, however it was the symbol stitched into their outfits. They weren't exactly in uniforms, but it was easy enough to tell they were part of the military. The winning trait went to the Black Crow Mercenaries Badge stitched into their outfits which caused my hesitation.

I frowned slightly, "Tch." I turned my head away from facing Skeletor but continued keeping my kusarigama at his neck. 'S***… if they're here, then that means…'

"D-Does that mean w-we're cool?" Skeletor stuttered in fear, mistaking my turned face as a sign of letting him go.

"It's too late for that, you guys already pissed me off." I quickly grab his head with my right hand and forced him down to the ground while sending enough volts of electricity to knock him out.

"Thunderous Renegade Nero! You're under arrest!" The five knocked over their table and held their guns up. The sixth man in their group stumbled over with the table and fell to the ground.

I slowly leaned back up, 'Damn soldiers, always getting in the way.' I held my hands up in mock surrender as my eyes wandered over to a window.

The blonde soldier on the floor must've figured what I was thinking because he called out, "D-Don't even t-thi-" He never got to finish his sentence as I jumped through the window, glass shattering around me and bullets embedding itself into the stone building next to the bar.

"After him!" I hear one of them call from behind me. Without looking back, I sprinted through town for a while before taking a tight turn into an alley way to hide in its shadows. I press my back up to the building next to me as the sound of running comes closer. The sound stops just around the corner, "Look everywhere for him! He couldn't have gone far!" I watch as they run past and sigh in relief.

I quickly tense though as another presence slowly makes its way towards me from the other end of the alley. I duck my head down, my head shadowing my face as I studied the figure walking closer. It was hard to see in the darkness of the alley, however I could make out a girl with short hair, with little lighting, military printed pants, and something large mounted to her back. 'How the h*** does she carry that around?' Something registered in my mind, some sort of familiarity about her, but I couldn't place my finger on it. She came closer and I moved my head down even more. She casually walked past and rounded the corner.

I let out a breath I hadn't noticed I had been holding. Finally a chance to breath, I remove my hood, and pull out a cigarette and a lighter. Slowly inhale...Slowly exhale... My body begins to relax with each drag.

After a few more drags, I drop the cigarette and extinguish it under my combat boot. Pulling my hood back up I begin walking out of the alley. I step out, and before I can even turn around the corner, the sound of a gun cocking next to my ear was heard.

(E?'s POV) Bethma, West Side. 16:45

"S-Sergeant! W-Wait!" A hesitant voice called out behind me.

With furrowed brows I slowed my running very slightly, so the young soldier could catch up to me, "What is it, Lonnie? We're kind of in a rush right now." My mind wandering to the lizardmen Stella had warned me about, who were making their way to Bethma's borders.

I glanced at the blonde waiting for an answer. He was lanky in size, with not much muscle on the kid. As he sported a white dress shirt, dirtied from Bethma's red grit, and an open green sleeveless hoodie with yellow bordering the edges and pockets; minus the fact that he was wearing green military printed pants and boots, you'd never guess he was a soldier, a Corporal one at that.

Through his rimmed glasses, his green eyes darted and made contact with me. He hesitated as if afraid of the information he was going to tell me, "S-Some of the soldiers are at the b-bar!" He stuttered.

I frowned, 'What's that gotta do with the lizardmen? Sure they may be slacking off a bit, but they deserved a good rest after the long journey to Bethma.' I peered at the group following close behind Lonnie and me. We were a small group who totaled to about 17 people, so it was easy to tell we were missing a few. I looked back in the direction I was running, mumbled a few words before speaking up so he could hear me, "As long as they're not drinking and they can get their a**** over here ASAP, then I have no problem."

"T-That's the problem though!" He looked back in the direction he came running from to catch up to me. "Not only did they get drunk, but they ran into the 'Thunderous Renegade' who started-" Lonnie never got to finish his sentence as I abruptly stopped at the name. He tried to stop, however his momentum continued to carry him and he fell face first into the red earth.

He looked up at me from his position, a slightly fearful look on his face.

I took out my pistol and loaded a magazine in before harshly snapping it into place. I looked up at my squad, who stiffened at my gaze. "Continue to the Northgate and hold off the lizardmen!" I ordered. They gave a salute before running past me and Lonnie, who was pushing himself off the ground. "Go with them, Lonnie."

"What about 'Renegade'?" He asked, rubbing his nose.

I walked past Lonnie, making sure he followed my orders, "Leave him to me. I won't let him get away this time."

I sprinted as fast as I could in the direction I last saw the other soldiers in.

(3rd Person POV) Bethma, Near Town Square. 17:45

A sudden scream from a civilian caused the other passers-by to take note of the standoff between the soldier and criminal. A woman with military printed pants held a gun up to the side of a dark clothed man's head, neither of them moving. The people surrounding them began to panic and scurried to get away from the scene, not wanting to get caught up in the fight.

"For some reason, this situation has brought me a weird sense of déjà vu." Nero tried to turn his head to look his attacker in the eye. He already knew it was the woman from before, but if he saw her face he knew he'd recognize her.

The woman pushed her gun further into his temple when she felt him attempt to shift his head in her direction, "You're not getting away this time, Renegade."

Nero sighed and in a split second whipped his kusarigama out from behind him and swiped at the soldier. She jumped back in response while letting a bullet fly from her pistol. Nero jumped and looked straight into two eye colors; one gray and the other gold. "It's been a while Repins." He grabbed the ledge of a building and swiftly pulled himself up.

Repins quickly followed suit as she jumped and pushed herself onto the building. She unhooked the large sniper rifle from her back and set it on the ground, knowing it wouldn't be as helpful in this battle. "It's been too long… Should be just about time you give up."

Nero shrugged, "Sorry, can't. I have some business to attend to. Can we just let this one slide without-" He was cut off by the sound of a gunshot.

"No. With you, things can never end without a fight." Nero dodges to the side, before charging towards the sergeant.

She prepares herself, closely watching his movements. He suddenly inverses his hold on his kusarigama and slashes upward, "Tyrant!" Repins leans back, the blade drawing blood from under her chin. She places one hand back to catch herself, the other firing more shots from her gun.

Nero winces as a bullet imbeds itself into his shoulder. He throws his kusarigama at her, as she recovers from her flip. She reacts fast, "Bullet Barrage!" a volley of bullets shoot in his direction, pushing him to defend with his blade and chain.

Before the two could continue their fight, cries of fear began filling the air, and not from the commotion they were causing. They both looked off the edge of the building to see people running towards the town square. The sergeant suspected the lizardmen had made it past the borders but was surprised to find something entirely different. Behind the crowds of people were pale-skinned, sickly looking humans, each with a weapon in hand. Bethma's small military could be seen trying to hold off the attackers but they proved to be stronger than what their sickly appearance may give.

Repins hesitated. Now was her chance to capture 'Renegade', however... She looked back at the ruckus and noticed one of the soldiers, having lost his weapon was soon to be cornered by a creature. She speedily went to her rifle, brought the scope to her grey eye and fired. The creature fell with a horrifying screech before mysteriously dissolving. The soldier looked up towards his rescuer and gave a grateful nod in thanks. She returned the nod before looking back into her scope and continuing to help put the attackers down.

Repins glanced at Nero from the corner of her eyes as he began making his way to the other side of the roof, she clicked her tongue in annoyance, "Tch." Her eye moving back to focus on the targets below her.

(Nero's POV)

'Now's my chance!' I glanced over to see an emergency escape stairs attached to another building. Without thinking I dashed over and vaulted over the ledge. While barley making it, I was able to make a grasp for the railing when suddenly my right arm gave out. 'S***! I forgot about that wound on my shoulder.' I was still barely able to pull myself up onto the stairs.

I busted through the emergency door and searched around for a spot where I could recollect myself, 'Looks abandoned… I guess I don't need to worry about people being here.' I took off my sweater and ripped a small piece off the sleeve. I tied the ripped cloth around my wound to keep the blood from escaping. After tending to my injury I threw my dark hoodie back on and hid my face with my bandana. 'I gotta get out of this town. What a shame, I was starting to enjoy myself.'

After exiting the building I made my way to the front gate. I kept to the shadow's tensing at the sound of far-off screams and gunshots. At the gate, all the soldiers were gone, busy with the commotion that sprung up in town.

I sprinted out and ran straight towards the trees and into the forest nearby.

Bethma, Outer South-East Forest. 18:20

After putting some distance between myself and the town, I settled down next to a large oak tree. 'I guess I'll spend the night here.'

"AAAAAHHH!" Before I could get comfortable, a high-pitched scream of horror sounds in the vicinity. I would've left it alone, but my conscious wouldn't allow me, already knowing there was a lot of distance between this area and Bethma. My body moved and I rushed towards the scream. 'What's a person doing so far out of town?'

When I got to the location I saw a little girl probably only around 6 years old holding onto a dirtied and tattered teddy bear. She was surrounded by 5 odd looking people, their skin unnaturally pale, darkly colored visible veins, and glowing red eyes. 'What the hell...' Each one was holding a sword or an axe.

"Fear!" I screamed launching an electrical wheel at one of the creeps. I rushed towards the group of now four demons, spinning my kusarigama. Two of them had gotten hit by my chain scythe only leaving the last two. One was behind me and the other in front. I quickly unraveled a long cloth strapped behind me. Now in my right hand was medium length blade with no hilt, held reversed with the blade behind me. Quickly, I threw my kusarigama to the demon in front of me. The chained wrapped around his torso. I sent an electrical current through the chain and threw him to a tree. 'One left.' I quickly turned around to see the last one about to do a downward strike "Tyrant!" Before he could strike me I I had done an uppercut with my sword; launching him In the air followed with my kusarigama being thrown and wrapping around his leg allowing me to slam him onto the ground. I took in a large sigh of relief and noticed that the bodies have vanished or dissolved. 'What the h*** is going on around here?" I suddenly remember the other person now here with me '...oh s*** where's the girl?' I turned around to see the same girl hiding behind and in the shadow of a large tree.

"Hey uhh… you ok?" I slowly approached her. She quickly hid behind the tree again but also tried to peek her head out. I removed my bandana and hood and bent down so I was eye level with her, "Hey it's ok, they're all gone." She slowly walked out from the tree and I could see her clearly. She had light brown hair about medium length, the strands reaching past her shoulders thinned out but slightly clumped together due to the humidity. "You got a name?"

She looked around cautiously before looking down at her hands and fiddling with her thumbs. "… Sayan..."She said with a quiet, light voice, I reattached my kusarigama to my hip and put my ninjato back in the rolled up blanket.

I looked around at the dense forest around us, unable to see anything past a certain point, the sun would be setting soon. "Where are your parents?" As if on cue, I heard a deep voice coming from ahead of me.

"Saya! Saya where are you?!" The voice got closer until it was right in front of us. A very large man emerged from the foliage. "Saya!" He was a man of a very large build, probably 7 ft tall with muscles bigger then my torso. Strapped to his back was a rather large sword, too big for a regular person to carry.

"Daddy!" The little girl said as she ran up to the large fellow before jumping towards him. He caught her and brought her up into a tight but careful, secure hug.

"Did those things hurt you? Are you alright? I got real worried when I couldn't find you. I heard you scream and ran towards your direction. Are you okay?" He says with his deep baritone like voice.

"T-These guys were gonna hurt Saya…" She says as she buries her face in the large man's chest, the thought of the creatures making her scared. She looks over and points to me "But this man over here came and saved Saya!"

The man's shoulders slightly relax. He sets Sayan down before straightening and walking over to me. "So you saved my little girl…Normally I'd crush suspicious punks like you out in the forest…" He said as he cracks his knuckles. "However, you've earned my thanks instead." He says with a soft smile and extends his arm with an open hand "The name's Kourgos, what about you?"

"Nero... just Nero." I extend my arm and take a hold of his hand. Suddenly his grip increases, tightening around my hand. "If you try anything funny, I won't hesitate to strangle you." He whispers with a forced smile plastered on his face.

I give him a challenging smirk as I grip back. "Wouldn't dream of it." We found ourselves suddenly in a contest of who could last, but in the end we both ended up retreating our hands and nursing them with cool breaths and massages.

"W-What are you guys doing?" Sayan asked shyly, curious as to our action, her head tilted as she walked up to her father.

"Nothing, Saya. Daddy was just checking to see if Nero was a bad guy." He gave her a big smile.

"Hmmm." She looked at her father a bit unsure of that answer before making eye contact with me and looking away. "S-Saya thinks Mister is a g-good guy."

Kourgos nodded at his daughter's decision, "And that he is." He turned back to face me, asking the question that I was waiting for, "So what are you doing out here in the forest, Nero?"

"Uum just wanted to get out of town." I tried not to say anything about being chased by soldiers.

"Ah, well your pretty far from town, you got a place to stay?" He asks, not as suspicious anymore of my being.

"Not really… I was just gonna sleep here for the night." I said hesitantly, while motioning to the ground with my foot.

He laughs at me before offering, "Why don't you spend the night at my house?" It was something I should've expected, but never before have I been offered a place to stay.

"No, thanks. I'll be fine I don't want to be a burden." I shook my head, not even giving the offer a second of thought.

"Come on, you saved my daughter, I need to make it up to you." He pats my back, I look down to see Sayan hiding behind his leg giving me a small smile.

I gave a small laugh "Kourgos its fine, really I-"

He cuts me off and his face suddenly darkens as he speaks to me darkly, "You're staying with us whether you want to or not." He suddenly grins brightly again before dragging me by my hoodie and in the direction of his house, "And I gotta introduce my wife to the man who saved our daughter." He says, with Sayan happily humming and walking next to us.

At the feeling of the front of my hoodie at my throat I began to struggle, "W-Wait a second! Kourgos! S-Stop! Ack-!" I struggled to keep myself from choking. "F-Fine! I'll stay the night! J-Just let me walk on my own!" I said and felt my hood loosen.

I sat and took in a moment of respite taking in the needed air. Sayan looked at me worriedly, "Are you a-alright, Mister?"

I was going to respond, but Kourgos beat me to it, "He's fine. Keep an eye on him Saya, we don't want your hero running away on us." He said with a glint in his eye.

I sighed and gave in, he wasn't letting me off the hook that easy. "Alright Kourgos, I guess it's better than sleeping in the forest." A rumbling sound emitted from my stomach and I sighed.

Kourgos gives a loud hearty laugh then smiles "That's the spirit! And please, call me Kou."

Bethma Forest, Unknown Area. 20:00

Soon the view of a small wooden house next to the river came into sight. Smoke was coming out of the chimney and the smell of freshly cooked food waded through the air. My stomach gave another grumble and Sayan ran into the house with a bright smile on her face.

The place seemed almost surreal, like out of a book. The tree's surrounding the house bent over it, as if shielding it from danger. The light shining through, sparkled in specks of gold and light green, dancing on the grass and roofing. It seemed so separate from reality, it was calm and peaceful. I didn't want to move, afraid I'd break this reality by stepping foot into the area. Kou noticed my hesitation and gave me push from behind.

The inside was warm and comforting, and we stepped right into the open dining room and kitchen. It was small but cozy. To the right of us was a hallway, most likely leading to the bedrooms. A woman stood at the stove near the oven. Her beautiful long blonde hair tied up so it wouldn't get in the way of her work. Sayan stood next to her, chatting excitedly. The sound of Kourgos closing the door behind us brought their attention. Sayan became shy and quiet once again, as the woman greeted us.

"Oh! Kou! Welcome home!" She gave us a warm smile before turning her attention to me. Her eyes a light blue, the same color as Sayan's, inspecting me. "And you must be the 'Mister' that saved Saya." She let out a chuckle at the title Sayan calls me. "Thank you for saving my daughter." She gave a bow of thanks before patting her hands on her apron and reaching her hand out towards me, "The name's Linette Retsub, call me Linette, Lin, whatever suits your taste."

I took a hold of her still damp hand. "It was no problem. It would've left a bad taste in my mouth leaving the rascal to fend for herself." At my new nickname for her Sayan gave me a shy grin.

Linette padded her hands again on her apron and motioned to the dining table, "Please, sit." She smiled and prepared the table, setting mats, dishes and silverware down.

I pulled out a chair at one end of the table and sat. The seat next to me was pulled out, and Sayan climbed on top with a large forest green pillow in hand. She placed the pillow down on the seat before plopping herself on top. Kou sat himself across from me as Linette began placing the food down in front of us.

Sayan began reaching for the food, however she couldn't reach. It was then she realized she hadn't and couldn't push her chair in and she gave a pout. I inwardly chuckled at her reaction and got out of my seat to push her in. She looked at me and smiled as I sat myself back in my seat, "Thanks Mister!"

"Alright! Here we are!" Linette announced setting the final dish on the table before naming them off, "Mushroom kabobs, avocado and tangerine salad, baked salmon, and iced pumpkin cookies."

I automatically went for the meat, my mouth watering from the smell of the cooked fish. I began to cut myself a rather large portion, however my knife was suddenly stopped by another. I followed the hand to the owner as Kou and I locked eyes. I found myself and Kou soon pressing knives together in a fight for most of the meat. I wasn't letting up anytime soon, I haven't eaten anything since yesterday and a gourmet meal was basically sitting in front of me!

With a flick of her wrist, Linette broke our competition, while cutting herself and Sayan pieces of the fish. "No fighting at the table."

I quickly cut myself a decent amount of meat before popping it into my mouth. The flavor spreading throughout, the light fish and salt flavor blending perfectly with the sweet sauce. I promptly finished and continued eating more. As I was going in for my third course of fish, the knife belonging to Linette and stopped me.

"Make sure you eat your veggies, I won't allow you to have any more salmon tonight until you've gotten your fill of salad." She said sternly.

I frowned while Sayan giggled at me receiving lecture from her mom. I looked at her, noticing the plump looking fish just sitting on her plate. I made a nab for it and placed it into my mouth before she could protest. "Hey!" She frowned before poking me with her kabob stick.

Linette sighed but let out a laugh, "Saya, don't poke the guests. It's rude."

The little girl looked down with slight remorse before looking back up at me and sticking her tongue out. I had to laugh at the childish behavior, however Sayan had begun beaming in happiness as well.

Retsub Residence. 21:00

I sat back in the chair having small talk with Kou as Linette did the dishes. I offered to help, however she refused. Sayan was off in the bathroom, getting ready for bed. For once in my life I felt so relaxed, and my mind put to ease. For once I didn't have my guard up all the time. I relaxed myself in the chair grabbing another iced cookie on the table and eating it.

Sayan came out from the hallway, ready to get tucked into bed. Her mother told her to wait a little while longer until she was finished with the dishes. Noticing the cookie in my hand, Sayan walked to the table to try and grab one. Kou stopped her, "Ah. Ah. You already brushed your teeth. No more sweets for you." He pulled the plate closer to the center of the table, out of her reach. Sayan frowned in response.

"Kou? Honey, I think something is wrong with the pipes. The water's suddenly not coming out." Linette called from the sink.

Kou pushed his chair back before getting up to help his wife. "Here, let me see."

While the two were occupied I grabbed another of the pumpkin cookies and held it to the side of me. Small hands clasped them and I heard a content sound come from Sayan. She quickly gobbled it up as her mother turned around, "I'll go tuck Sayan in then, while you fix it." The older woman stopped, suddenly looking suspiciously at the two of us. I ignored her analyzing stare, as my body temperature raised in awareness, Sayan grinned ear to ear at her mother as if nothing was wrong.

"C'mon! Let's go! I'm tired!" Sayan went and pulled on her mother's hand, towards the room they share.

I stood, causing my chair to screech backwards on the wooden floor. "I think it's about time I turn in myself."

Kou got up from crouching under the sink, "Alright. You can take the empty room on the left. It's meant for Saya when she gets old enough to sleep by herself, so it's pretty unfurnished, but there's a bed in there you can use." I nodded and began walking, but before I could make it to the hallway, Kou stopped me, "Oh, and Nero?"

"Yeah?" I turned back to face him.

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't help my kid get cavities." He smirked before going back to his work.

I grinned and waved him off as I made my way towards the room. At the end of the hall was the room the family shared together, I paused at the crack in the doorway at the sound of Sayan's small voice. "Mama, is the Mister gonna be staying with us from now on?"

Linette could be heard as she covered the girl with sheets, "I don't think so, honey… Why?"

I continued to eavesdrop as they were talking about me. Sayan yawned, sleep beginning to take her over, "I've… always wanted… a… big brother…" She mumbled before peaceful sleep took her.

A strange warm feeling began to rise, it was comforting at first but after a while, it turned into something worse as it settled into discomfort and sorrow. I finally opened the door to my room and went inside. It was as empty as Kou had said with a window against the far wall and a bed pushed up against the far right corner. I sat myself on the bed thinking about this family. The kind of people they were and the small amount of time spent here. There were memories I would never forget. Yet, no matter how warm the house was though, a cold breeze always seemed to follow me. There were things I did, the reason I'm branded as a criminal, but they're things I don't regret. And there are things I have yet to finish either.

I shed my kusarigama, katana, sweatshirt, and bandana, before laying myself on the bed. The activities of today beginning to catch up with me. I instantly fell asleep and truly rested in peace.

Morning came just as fast however, and I groggily woke with the sun. I hated the mornings, however this had to be done. To keep this family safe and untouched. I put all my gear on, made my bed, and left a thankyou note. I gave one last glance to the house and slowly made my way to the next town, 'I don't want them to get caught up in my problems.'

Anima: Omg… 5,000 words… don't expect the other chapters to be this long! Cause they probably won't be, unless we go overboard again. Also, expect a long wait, unless we somehow manage to get the next chapter done early.

Notes on 'No Vigor, No Mercy': We had planned on this story being a FF story starring our OCs and Elgana. We started building and building and soon, decided nobody would care to read about our own OCs. So we decided to change the project into an Original Story. However, we still wanted to post a duo-story on , so we decided, hey, why don't we use other people's OC for an Elsword story, it'll be fun! And we could kinda use it to get an idea of how we want the original one to go. So kind of like a fun story, but also helping us draft. Yay!

Trivia! :

Kourgos Retsub, his wife Linette Retsub, and daughter Sayan Retsub, are our original characters from original (drafting) No Vigor, No Mercy. They're not supposed to play that big of a role in the FF one and they weren't supposed to play that big of a role even in this chapter, but I (Anima) went overboard.

Kourgos in the original is one of the main characters.