TERMINALIACATTAPA
Raj snapped. "How many times do I have to experience that? What happened again? I can't remember."
The room was huge and white-painted. Four corners; sliding windows; tiled floors. With its size for a room, it is just like a standard lobby of a hotel.
Raj stood up before the bed he was placed, covered with white bedding and a nightstand near him.
The room was aromatic with lavender and when he got out of the room people were busy everywhere passing him by and the others even greeted him. Strawberry saw Raj and went down to follow up with him.
Chara Venatici.
"So, you're good?" Fixing her hair. "With a blow like that and you passed out? Seems like you are not that strong."
Raj was even more amazed when she witnessed the beauty of Strawberry.
" With a blow like that?" You have the guts to mention it huh!!?!" Raj raised his voice and pinpointed Strawberry.
Strawberry Lane. A name fitting of her beautiful gallant and beautiful visage. The sweetness of her smile and the gorgeous face. Such a studious and diligent woman. Her radiant hair will wrap you up unconsciously. Her fragrance can bring up your manliness. Before the end of it, you will desire her charms. There is nothing you can do except adore her.
"That's not even close to what I can do. That is not even 1% of my strength."
"Here you go" Giving Raj's new clothes and a bag of necessities.
"Here you'll be safe. Regulus can't access here and even if they do, we'll know it first."
"Wait."
"Stop right there. Don't come any closer."
Raj blushed and was captured by her beauty.
Chara Venaticci is the organization that Strawberry works for. Their organization is also coming after Raj, but since she is a higher-up, she can easily delude the other members. Chara Venatici unlike Axel's organization Regulus was a private registered group. The original head of the organization is unknown. Chara means "Dear", and also had the meaning "dear to the heart of her master" It is said that the founder of the organization was a hunter-wielder. It is said that the owner owns two hounds that were very dear to him.
About Regulus. Their goals differ, Chara Venatici aims to help the community to lessen the evil and create cures for diseases through the Quanta they contained. Meanwhile, Regulus had their agenda.
"O... okay."
"Let's meet at the abandoned harbor outside."
"Just help yourself here and familiarize the place. You can easily spot and find it outside."
The humungous space was like no other place you can see. Everything was automated and advanced. There was a monitor where you could see the map of the whole compound. It stretches several miles.
When Raj arrived at the harbor Strawberry gave her instructions and informed him of the things that should be followed.
".... here you should follow and when you have some appointments to attend to, you'll inform us."
"But probably none. Everything is available inside and you don't have family to go."
Strawberry saw how Raj's emotions suddenly changed. But Raj cannot deny that fact.
"Don't get me wrong I don't mean to offend you."
"Let me see how you fight. Show me what you are capable of."
"But you are a woman?"
"I am. You are a gay."
Strawberry trying to provoke Raj.
"I'm not. But are you sure about this?"
Raj runs towards Strawberry punching. His fist was positioned before his shoulder applying a brute force.
-Punch- Landing his fists on Strawberry's face. Her face was not even scratched or moved.
"It doesn't even hurt." Strawberry beamed a smile.
"More."
Then again, they repeated it several times.
"Why not try using your tech?"
"Give it a try, with it ...." Nodding his head up and down.
Raj does not have any knowledge about utilizing Quanta to his advantage. Although Socrates has written some parts of it in his book – the one he gave Raj- it is only a theory on how it works.
"I don't know how to. I tried using it before, but it was sudden."
Strawberry could not fathom why Raj was having a hard time using it when he had unleashed it before.
"You mean? You cannot use it?"
Raj hates to admit it, but he cannot use it.
"Uhm. It's something like that."
"That was actually what we were going to do with Pierce. We are trying to practice my Quanta…"
"Before you suddenly arrive… something."
Strawberry knew he needed to work on him to be able to unleash his potential.
"This'll be more challenging than I thought."
"Listen here, kid. You need to learn how to use that thing within you. If you cannot use that the energy itself usually subside. I have seen many cadets wrecked in havoc because they lose their opportunity to wield such powers."
"Although it varies. We only choose those who have potential and discard the others. Not every Quanta core has the capacity for battle. The others are weak. They can still use it but not suitable for combat."
Strawberry trained Raj to use his own Quanta. After a few days of training, Raj was able to will to use it.
"Woah, I can feel the energy surging in my hands. This is so cool… and the feeling… it's soothing."
"It's like gently hugging me."
His wild imagination is giving him the sight that Strawberry is hugging her. She hugs her from the back.
Strawberry was already calling out his name, but he was still stuck in his phantasms. Her breasts pressed smoothly on his back.
"Raj, your nose is bleeding."
Raj hugs himself in comfort while continuing to daydream.
A month since Raj's arrival to Strawberry's place.
"As you can see you are getting it now."
"There are some common inputs in each Quanta one of them is levitating. It creates its magnet and superconductor making it possible for levitating. As you move higher these particles also double their tight spaces." Strawberry demonstrates herself. Levitating herself.
Everyone listens.
Six months passed.
Raj is not the only one who is undergoing thorough training. With him are other cadets who were newly recruited.
"Now the common one is the blasters with different compounds of particles. We are not so accurate in identifying this, but each Quanta has its uniqueness depending on its type. The better you knew about your own Quanta the better you can perform."
Showing Raj one of her abilities. Her hands were scattered with a liquid flow of water with a red glow of bursting coal-like energy.
She also introduced her sword to him. A red-handled katana with a red blade glowing with life energy, engraved symbols on its blade were obvious it was sparkling red as she showed it off, dripping with blood-like tears oozing from the sword itself.
"If you know some weaponry you can merge it with it."
She swung her hand to the horizon the air was sliced into a patch of light following the direction her katana cuts.
Everyone was delighted with amazement.
A year finally passed.
"You are better than I thought. It only took you a short time to learn to use it."
They distanced themselves as they prepared to fight.
"Now we'll practice it in combat." Walking herself away from Raj ", be prepared this time it'll be different."
Not even a second has been counted yet.
Raj lost his view of Strawberry. He sensed it immediately.
"On the left."
When she appeared on his left. Raj can dodge it successfully.
"Nice one!" Still in floating above the horizon, Strawberry followed up her attacks striking her heel in Raj's chest. Raj far-flung into the harbor's deck.
His training continues after a week and two Strawberry knew he could just leave Raj and be by himself.
Raj was in his room - in Strawberry's place. He was reading the book Socrates gave him.
Strawberry knocked on the open doors. Raj immediately places the book beside his chest on the nightstand.
"It's okay, it's okay. We will not do anything today yesterday will be the last."
"Is it?"
"Sure, it is. I still have something to attend to just entertain yourself here there are people in the lobby you can talk to."
He continued his wild imagination again.
"Can I stroll in the city? It will be very quick. Axel and the others will not find me. I'll have my disguise."
A weird disguise he had. Curly wigs with a pair of glasses were already prepared at his bedside table.
"You can. Just take care of yourself," Strawberry exits.
Raj became part of the Chara Venatici unusually. Usually, there are screenings and tests before you can fully apply and be part of the teams and training.
Raj only sneaked into the organization through the indirect accesses by Strawberry. She just added some irregular records that made look that Raj was from the organization together with the latest interns.
Raj. His hair after all the events grew longer making him unrecognizable compared to his presence from the province. He was taller and muscles add up to his features. After which he shaved and cut his hair. The weight of his head was reduced the moment the first cut snapped.
A new Raj Lux emerged. More knowledgeable than the last time. His shoulders are wider. Chest muscles connected to his arms reflect the mirror as he changes his clothes after taking a bath.
Raj arrived at the city with his baggage – part of his disguise. His clothes were more decent this time. He wore a glass with animal covered design to hide his identity.
He was going towards the location where Axel brought him and showed him the organization.
It was a very deserted place. Pardus. He immediately returned to the group's quarters after he scanned the place looking for hints that would lead him to his father.