Chapter 11 - Oleander City (1/2)

Age 1990

Oleander City Day of the Enforcer tryouts

The Enforcers... An elite group of people often regarded as heroes. It is an Enforcers job to protect the weak. They deal with the Bestia Macht as well as rouge organizations. They do dangerous missions and save their part of the world on a daily basis.

They truly are the pinnacle of what it means to be a Hero... And for some people, they just take on the name Hero and instantly assume that means they will be awesome...

Oleander: Train station...

Ken stepped off of the train quickly. She was in a bit of a rush to get out of the large train. She had chosen to sit near the back in order to not be seated next to Hero. She had also allowed him to step off the train first. Unfortunately, the teen had taken up so much time monologuing that there was less than an hour left before the test would begin.

The only good thing about this situation was that Hero was already ahead of her and in the city, so her chances of running into him were pretty slim.

She slid her shoulder-length black hair back as her dull red eyes stared up at the massive city. ”Wow! One of the Great Cities! I wonder how different it will be from a town...” She hurried over towards the gate of the massive city as her dull eyes lit up for a moment. ”It's so warm!” She said in shock as she saw the snow melt off of her. ”So cool!” She said in shock.

”It's super neat right!” Ken looked up finding a tall man wearing a full-body suit and a metallic mask. A plastic badge was placed over his chest with the words 'Enforcer' written on it. ”These cities aren't like the towns or villages that exist out in the world. The cities have artificial lights, and heaters. once you step inside you'll find that you won't need your jacket anymore.”

”That's cool...”

”Yep. Unlike most cities Oleander has a super artificial light that will instantly melt the snow and warm a person up.” The guard announced out.

Ken raised an eyebrow in surprise at that as she stared at her warm jacket. ”That's kind of neat... Are you an Enforcer?” Ken asked curiously.

”Yeah! Well... Sort of... Umm... No...” The man shrugged slightly. ”My name is Ace! I guard the city. I'm technically not an official Enforcer since I don't have a battle Attribute... I'm also not a superhuman like the people who gets letters...” He trailed off shrugging. ”I don't go on missions and I am barely able to take on a Baron level Bestia Macht... In fact, anyone of you new recruits could probably beat me easily. I guess you could say that my type is at the very bottom of the barrel...”

”I see...” Ken said nodding her head slightly. She gave a quick bow for a moment. ”Thank you. Now that I have seen how awful your life is it'll drive me to do better so I don't end up like you... Loser.”

Ace flinched slightly as he let out a nervous laugh before he stopped realizing Ken was being dead serious. ”You're a nasty girl...” He said kind of hurt by her remark.

”I prefer devilish!” Ken said putting on a cute smile.

'That smile doesn't suit her at all!' Ace thought as they stared at the young girl. Ace let out a sigh as he shook his head. ”Right well... I'll go ahead and open up the gate for you miss. Try to do your best on the exam...” He said rolling his eyes. ”Geez... Will anyone show us some respect?”

”Right... And I'll try to not forget you instantly.” Ken announced walking past the man whose name she already forgot. She walked into the city as a tiny bit of excitement filled her dull red eyes. Despite the smile that was on her face though her eyes continued to look at everything with pure boredom.

Ken quickly walked through the massive city as her eyes scanned everything. She reaches into her pocket pulling out the blue envelope. 'Head to the tallest building.' That would be where she would be able to begin what would be the start of her Enforcer training. A massive Golden Gate surrounded the building stopping anyone from getting in.

A large muscle man stood next to the gate. He wore a suit that was being stretched out. The guy was nearly ten feet tall.

”This will let me actually have some fun,” Ken spoke as she marched forward. ”I'll finally be able to become a well-respected Hero!” She announced. She places her hands on her h.i.p.s as she found the tallest building in the city. ”This will be the start of my story!”

”Will you shut up!” Ken jumped slightly as she realized the giant man was glaring at her. ”Geez... I have to see brats like you on a daily basis. I doubt you'll even get in-”

”Oh, you wanna go!” Ken questioned placing her hands on her h.i.p.s. ”I will royally screw you up!” She announced aggressively.

The man's eye twitched slightly as he glared down at the young girl. ”I would rather not be charged with murder after I slaughter you...”

”Yeah right!” Ken announced. She reached for her sword unsheathing it. A loud terrible sound echoed out as the rusty blade slid out slowly making a terrible scraping noise as the blade was pulled out. The blade was cracked and covered in rust. It looked like it would fall apart at any moment. The blade had duck tape coming off of it and its edge was far gone by now.

”What the hell! What kind of sicko would let such an amazing weapon go to waste!”

”Hey! I'll have you know it was like this when I stole- When I borrowed it okay!” Ken said sheathing the 'blade.' ”I usually just keep the sheath on it and smack people with it really hard...”

The man raised an eyebrow before letting out a heavy chuckle. ”You know shorty-”

”What the hell did you just call me?”

”- I think I like you. You'll fit right in with the batch of misfits. Please give me your letter...”

Ken grumbled still salty about being called short. The 4-foot nine-inch girl pulled her envelope out handing it to the man. ”Here...” She hissed out.

The man hummed as he looked it over. ”Name?”

”Ken...”

”What's your last name.”

”I don't have one.”

The man raised an eyebrow slightly. ”You an orphan?”

”Maybe.”

He shrugged deciding it wasn't his business. ”Well little girl-”

”Seriously I will shove my boot right up your ass.”