Somewhere on the east coast of the United states, In a dimensional tear, members of the Coastal defense team ( Squad 2646 )are currently fighting a Lopsider. The boss of the F rank dungeon they all find themselves in. Jenny, Martel, Reinde, Haalam, and Kais ( an elementalist, warrior, gunn mancer, healer, and defender ) have just completed their 320th dungeon since they grouped up. Now, they will decided who gets what from all the loot they collected.
"Kais!!! I swear to Christ, If you f*ck up like that again we're kicking you out of the squad"
" Martel, don't you think your being a little too harsh. He was pinned down by a squelcher, he's lucky to be alive right now"
" Don't you start with me again Haalam. After that head injury, his little amount of psi power got even smaller. He went from being occasionally useful to a burden. Hell, we blew all that money on a mana redirection array amulet to help him for no F*cking reason! Know what, we should kick him out now"
The group looks over to see Kais, currently struggle to remove his Blade from the corpse of the 1 enemy he took down during the raid. A lvl.1 F- rank squelcher, only regular people could have a problem taking one down ( their one of the weakest swarm type creatures around). They all agree with Martel, on the inside they are all tired of covering for him. They started this group out of necessity, they kept him around all this time even though he has a lvling defect and a almost useless power out of pity. They know they can't keep him any longer, which is why tomorrow at the Guild Meeting they will tell him he got voted out.
Kais finally frees his sword and joins up with the group. Unbeknownst to him, they were all looking at him with disdain.
" All right guys, we collected 14 mana crystals, 1 F- teir dagger, a pair of F rank short swords, a pair of gauntlets with - 4% cast time and +1% energy recovery..."
An identical drop, I hope I can get the extra... I need all the gear/help I can get.
" I did the math, minus the stamina ,health, and mana potions plus repairs.... and the gauntlets for kais well hav....."
" Hold on a second, Were giving him gear we could sell? why, he's... you know"
" It's a duplicate, so we should give it to him. Even if we did sell it we'd only be getting a few extra dollars each."
" Fine"
" As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, Well have about 3k to split between us"
Kais didn't hear that last part, he had already equipped the gauntlets and was examining his stats.
Rank: F-
Race: Human
Class: Defender
Auxiliary Job: Scout
Titles:
Son Of A Gun II
Survive getting shot over 200 times
+ 2 DEX +2 VIT
Born To Die III
In over 300 separate dungeon raids, suffer low-medium amounts of damage.
+ 4 STR + 3 END +1 DEX
Runt
After awakening have 4 or more stats be below average for your rank
+ 10 PSY + 2 STR
Mis-Matched
Gain a Rare grade skill with under 5 PSY
+ 10 PSY +1 FSP
lvl: 4
Health: 46/110
Psy: 4/40
Vitality: 5
Strength: 8
Endurance: 4
Dexterity: 6
Agility: 13
Perception: 2
Intelligence: 22
Gear Bonuses:
Squelcher Squashers ||common||+ 10% PSY regen -6% cast time
Mana Intensifier ||common|| + 13% PSY regen
Skills:
Energy Manipulation lvl: 1 /Passive
Shield lvl: 3 /Active
Sprint lvl: 7 /Passive
Dodge lvl: 3 /Passive
Instinct: lvl: 0 /Passive ** LOCKED**
Still lvl 4 huh? Its been a year, when in the hell will I lvl up.
The squad exits the rift as it collapses and head to the nearest Guild associated bank. They all receive their credits and split up.
I can afford rent this month and still have.... 310$ left.
Kais heads home, cleans his gear from blood and grim, gets ready for bed, and then falls asleep on the sofa as he was brushing his teeth. He wakes up to the sound of his favorite rock song " Kill You Twice" and sees that he is already 12 minutes late for the Guild meeting.
( A Guild Meeting is when Guild heads and members come together and go over business and stuff. There are also rewards that can be gained through fights and clearing simulated dungeons. S ranks have been know to show up time to time and are usually there for free press.
Kais arrives their at 2:10 pm, 56 minutes after it started, and heads to the Coastal Defense main hall.
He goes and finds a seat. He pretends not to notice everyone staring at how shabby his clothes are.
" Welcome everyone, Today we shall be handing out prizes to the top performing teams across all ranks as well as hosting a very special competition. The first place prize Is a 1 time use genetic reshuffler as well as a job change of your choice."
The crowd went crazy. A Genetic reshuffle Allows a person to increase their maximum limts as well as increase skill lvl caps. Its an incredibly expensive item. usually reserved for B ranks and above.
Man, If only I was even decently strong.
Of course the next part was what really shocked us.
" Not only that, but the first place prizes also comes along with..... A 5 time power lvl, curtesy of Richardson Mellow A.K.A Over Knight the S rank swords man."
Holy sh*t. Not only do you increase you limit by a few ranks.... but you will also get carried by an S rank. My mouth is watering just imagining all that XP.
After that there weren't any really important announcements. After 40 minutes the presentation ended and I left to go find my squad. I was absent mindedly walking around while listening to music on my phone and...
sfx* thud
splash
Oh my, Holy f*cking sh*t!!!
" You ok there?"
"A.. Amelia Harshmood?"
" The one and only"
" Wha.. what are you doing here?"
" I just finished my autograph signing over at the Northern Attack Team Hall. I'm making my way over to watch the fights"
"HUEEK**"
" what's wrong?"
" I'm so sorry for ruining your dress.. I wasn't paying attention I was.."
" So, youll pay me for the damages right?"
" Hmm?"
" Ahaha, you should see your face. Poor thing, you look like you just saw someone eat a baby alive"
what in the f*ck??
" Oh haha, you really got me there, I could never pay you back even in a thousand lifetimes "
" What do you mean by that?"
" Im an .... aa... F- rank"
An audible gasp was heard from the surrounding crowd.
A mere trash dare ruin Her dress.
was the general thought they all had.
" You dare?"
" Miss... Im so.."
" Ahahahah "
Oh for f*cks sake. She almost gave me a heart attack and she's laughing.
" Your reaction was priceless"
" Don't worry I won't hold this against you '
Oh Thank God!!
" well I must be off, The fighting's already started. It was nice to meet you... ahh. what was your name?"
" Kais "
" Ah well, Goodbye "
She walked off and the crowd dispersed.
This is definitely getting an article written about it, isn't it.
I spot my team mates nearby and rush over to them.
" Hey guys"
They don't answer. They are all staring at him like you'd stare at someone eating tape.
" What's wrong "
hhmmmm.......