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Chapter 3 - Scolding

"You stole someones pet dire wolf!? And then you not only managed to beat up his friends, but you branded the guy with his own hot iron."

"Yes!! And then I shoved his face in mammoth sh*t, haha that was glorious."

"..."

"First of all, you are too young to say sh*t. And second of all... why?"

"The guy was an asshole and he tortured and branded the poor puppy, so I couldn't just stand by and let him do as he pleased. So I just casually knocked his one friend out and choked out the other and then proceeded to grab the hot iron from his hands and mark his fat ass."

"Oh wow, why didn't you just say so? I can totally respect that."

"Wait? You're on my side."

*BAMM!!*

I flicked her forehead

"No, Stupid. I was being sarcastic and just imagine what Lilith would do when she finds out"

"OWWW!! That friggen hurt. What was that for?"

I glared at her angrily and just before I could flick her again, the door behind us swung opened and in the doorway stood a person with full military armor and a trident in her hand. She had dark red hair and a scar on her left cheek. She was stunningly beautiful, even with the scar that made her look like a total badass as well.

"Oh if it isn't my loving little brother Raytheon and my cute little sister Selene."

Both of us could only look at her in horror cause we knew that this meant trouble. I tried to open my mouth but was forced shut by fear. Luckily I managed to spit out a few words.

"Hey sis how's it going," I asked nervously, knowing I might have done something stupid for her to come here and confront us. I tried to think back on what had happened in the past week but nothing serious had happened so I was confused as hell.

*GULP*

Both of us swallowed hard and prepared for the worse.

She walked in smiling gently at the two of us while she dragged her weapon behind her making a hideous screeching sound and suddenly jabbed the tip of the trident into the floor. She then placed her hand on my bloodied jacket proceeded straightened my collar. I looked at her hand and I could see the dried blood on my jacket crumble off as she brushed me off.

'Dammit think Ray, think. What could've pissed her off this time?'

Next thing I knew, I was flying through the air and falling head first towards the hard floor.

CRASH!!!

I hit the floor so hard that my body had made a small crater. If it wasn't for my leather armor that broke my fall, I would most probably have broken my ribs.

"What were you thinking dipsh*t. Taking on a f*cking Kaimen! A F*CKING KAIMEN! Of all the creatures that roam near Karma city, and you picked that had the highest body count. Do you really want to die that bad?"

She stared at me with her bloodshot eyes and tears pouring down her face.

SLAP!!

Before I could even blick she slapped me across the face with her leather glove. She crouched down and looked me in the eye and placed her arms around me almost suffocating me in the process. After a few seconds, she let me go and got up. She turned around and looked back at me.

"We're not done talking about this, so don't think you'll get off that easy."

Confused about what just happened I could only sit up straight and watch her turn around and face Selene.

She walked over to Selene and I could literally see how the heat waves started to rise from her body. Like some murderous aura, flowing out and directed to the poor little girl in front of her.

'Sh*t , what should I do know?' Selene thought.

Selene started backing up into the corner of the room. She wouldn't dare run and turn her back on her older sister, cause she might just get thrown with something hard. Anger was the only emotion on Liliths face. I could literally see how her veins popped on her neck.

Her appearance suddenly turned gentle and she spoke with a gentle but stern tone.

"Ah Selene, what will we do with the unexpectable behavior of yours? I think to keep you out of trouble and to keep a permanent eye on you myself, you will work for me in the Kavalan department as my shadow."

"Kavalan department? Shadow? What are you talking about Lilith?" Selene asked with a confused look on her little face.

"As both of you know, I work for the Javelin guild. We are basically the police force that enforces the law and we also have a responsibility of quests payments and missions in Karma city. The Kavalan department is in charge of getting info on suspicious activities between gangs or even the dangerous hordes of beasts that dwell outside the city. And when you are working as my shadow, you will be my personal spy and assistant that will help me gather info on these matters but only for the time being and who knows, maybe you'll get a few good beast mods along the way and you can become a fully fledged officer in the future. I won't make you stay forever but at least until you're old enough to look after yourself. And if that's not enough, you will also get paid for your services."

Selene's eyes sparkled with excitement as she always loved spying and eavesdropping on other people. And the plus side of it all was that she could get her own beast mods and gets paid for doing what she likes.

I got up from the crater that my sister put me in and slowly limped to her and grabbed her by the wrist.

"Are you sure about this? I mean she's just eight. Spying on people and sneaking around is very dangerous. Not to mention beast mods. Aren't you suppose to be at least thirteen to go out of the city to hunt?"

"Relax Ray, I will train her first. I know you also taught her a few stuff but I will make sure she is fully capable of handling any situation on her own. And the other plus side is that you won't have to look after anymore."

"Are you sure Lil, cause I know you already have a lot on your plate as it is. But if you really want to do this then its fine by me."

"I don't want to, I have to. I owe it to mom and dad. I promised them that I would look after you two when they're gone. And I haven't been that involved in her life as much as yours, so I owe it to her as well."

Both our parents were killed before the world ended and Lilith was only seventeen. She had to quit school to look for a job and look after me and Selene. It's only after this whole crazy sh*t happened that Lilith could do something to feed us. Lilith was on her way to be an Olympic athlete for archery and javelin throw but had to give up her dream to look after her siblings. Her skills helped us a lot with survival and she was quickly recruited to join the great Javelin guild and become one of their most deadly soldiers.

"So you're okay with looking after Selene? Not to much work for you?"

"Naahh it's okay Ray. And my workload has been lightened a lot due to me being promoted to Colonel soon, so I think I can handle a little girl."

"COLONEL!? Are you serious? That's awesome sis! When is this going to happen?"

"Next week most probably. If I don't mess up somehow"

Just then a youngish man came storming in.

"Major we have a situation at the eastern gate!"

He had dark blond hair that was cut short o the sides and on the back. His eyes were emerald green and had a tint of blue in them. His knees were trembling and his armor full of blue.... stuff.

"What is it Major?" She asked with a concerned look on her face.

"Karma city is under attack from raiders and their leader has an evolved beast mod that's close to twenty meters tall!"

"What!? What beast mod is he using?"

"It looks like the winged apes of Mount Arc, but it's twice the size and it has silver fur."

Lilith pulled me and Selene close and told us to stay put while she deals with this 'minor' incident.

'Minor incident my ass, it's a raider attack and that means there will be casualties.'

She stood up and plucked her trident out of the floor and just as she was about to leave I told her to be safe. She paused and looked back with a wicked and cruel smile on her face.

"Don't worry love, the cavalry's here."