The beautiful warm colored morning rays left glitters on the moist dew leaves, signalling the start of the 12th day of Daron in the calamity month of space year 1256, an important date for some teens.
By a dim lit alley touched by the warm orange rays, is a young man with his eyes closed meditating cross legged.
His long emerald green hair cascaded like a water fall down his shoulders, a grey worn-out peasant shirt revealed his greasy, dirt brown skin and some feint but well cut muscle fiber.
"Huuu!" this should be enough for today now to hurry up to the lords manor before the test begins," said the boy as he opened his purple jeweled eyes that held a mature calm built from unknown hardships.
His gaze was as cold as the tip of an iceberg, but that did not ruin his youthful charms, no it amplified it to the looks of a
'Devilishly handsome' state.
"Finally found you," Said a lanky young man, with a gap between his teeth, pointing toward the handsome youth.
"Boss, that deserter's son is here," shouted the young man excitedly, as droplets of saliva sprinkled away between his gap teeth, together with his donkey like smile this created an unpleasant but comical picture.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Heavy approaching feet noises neared the alley way in an instant and a dozen youths arrived in high spirits.
The air became as still as water as the pressure of oppression built up in the air like the depth of an abysmal underwater crimson ocean, harboring deadly demonic beasts.
A rowdy looking boy walked from the back in slow steps as a passage formed passively without a word among the group youths.
Spikey black hair, and a scar on his left eye the likes that is perhaps caused by a sharp object, laid bare on his face like a bandit that has been through many scuffles.
A wide grin crept up his dry lips and with a vicious ice cold tone, "Meditating attentively there ey Otto the mutt, do you really think a bum like you has the right to be a Grimm like your Lunatic uncle, oh! Yeah forgot he's retired hahaha," Said the boy in an unfriendly tone.
Otto having been calm and composed even as the group came to him suddenly frowned unpleasantly from the mention of his uncle, and an inexplicable madness filled savagery was concealed under his calm expression.
"Oh Leonard still sore about your eye I see, hehe even brought more useless trash with you this time, honestly kid when will you learn to not mess with me, even your leader 'Allsmiles' is not so brazen when facing me," said Otto with a sneer.
Hearing the mention of his eye, caused a deranged expression like that of a mad bull to appear on Leonard face as he thought.
'I'm going to kill this mad dog today or I'll lose a piece of my earlobe if I fail like last time, fuck this bastard," thought Leonard.
Signaling a burly man beside him, the man nodded and stretched his arm forward, signaling the attack.
"Charge, beat this bastard to death," shouted the crowd of delinquents.
A smile appeared on Otto's face as his heart beat increased by a notch but his mind still held exceptional tranquility, 'I can't be late because of these guys' thought Otto.
With a windmill spin on the floor, two of the assailants got swept off their feet landing teeth first on the hard rocky gravel ground shattering their teeth and falling unconscious as they spat blood.
After a quick sweep Otto got up from his lotus stance with a backflip, dodging a sudden swing from a wooden club that grazed his long green hair.
'Despicable' thought Otto, gazing at Leonard holding a short club with a large head the size of his square head.
And feeling the deep hatred and killing gaze from the others made Otto realize these bastard youths who have constantly harassed him in purple village were,
Hell bent on causing serious damage to him before going for his test to become a Grimm.
'I have to escape times running out,' and with that thought Otto glanced around the alley between the thatched houses built with rock and glued together with clay mixed with beast pig dung.
With the path blocked by the boys, a sly smile appeared on Otto's pink lips.
Setting his sharp piercing gaze towards Leonard, calmness mixed with ruthlessness and the intent to destroy sent a chill down the others backs causing a momentary pause.
Stepping back some more Leonard grit his teeth as his left eye throbbed from the bitter memory he wished to forget of how pitifully he got the scar and unconsciously tightened the grip to his club.
"Cripple the lunatics Nephew,"
Bang! Bang!
Bashing the house walls with the soles of his straw shoes rocks fell and Otto picked them up, to use against his attackers.
Like meteors falling from space, the hard rocks, landed on the bodies of the goons in a mad barrage.
"Ack! Ouch!"
"Let's see If you losers can catch me," said Otto while he dashed up the other side of the alley wall in an attempt to jump past the boys who had their faces shielded with their arms afraid of incoming rocks.
"He's getting away damn it," shouted Leonard angrily, raising his head to a nimble shadow fluttering above him and stepped on his alarmed face catapulting itself away to a distance.
"Urk!" Leonard fell on his butt from the recoil of being used as a foot stool.
Watching the green haired teenage boy run away towards the village testing manor of their Lord lieutenant Gavin, a panicked expression surfaced on Leonard and the gangs faces.
"Boss he is going to the location of the test will, the leader 'All smiles' be angry at us again?" Said the gap toothed lackey that had spotted the location of Otto.
An itchy feeling brewed up on Leonard's right ear, and a small bead of sweat rolled down his face thinking of the person 'All smiles'
Forcing a laugh with a try cough Leonard waved at his friends, "Let's go guys he will be late for the test so not to worry, the Leader said to stall that mutt of the lunatic and after succeeding we will get a good reward," said Leonard with a wide grin.
The gap toothed lackey became extremely excited unable to hide the goofy smile from his dirty lips, "That loser will never be allowed in to do the military test, yesterday I heard one of the potentials got rejected just for being late,"
"If the Leader 'All smiles' becomes a great talent like he was told by that mysterious person then tomorrow during our turn to test we might pass too after getting our rewards." Said the gap toothed boy.
Raising an eyebrow "hmm what do you mean if of course the Leader will become a prodigy are you doubting his skills?" said Leonard with a firm questioning tone.
Hurriedly shaking his head the Gap toothed boy denied the question in fear of the Leader 'All smiles' hearing about It.
Seeing his cautioning reach his brother, Leonard nodded approvingly for how quick his lackey was on the uptake and had the rest walk away.
Pat! Pat! Pat!
"Those lackeys were definitely sent to make me late for the test hope I don't get noticed," said Otto running at full speed towards a large manor with a wooden fence made of timber of the magical Oak tree.
By the gate of the fence stood not a soul there and a relieved smile appeared on Otto's face. 'Looks like I have a few seconds left,' he thought.
Left with only a centimeter to pass the gate a loud shout reverberated in the air.
"Halt!!" strong wind magic swept at Ottos body preventing him from running any further within.
An anguished groan escaped his throat, "Hey mister I'm still in time let me pass," said Otto.
A hooded brown cloaked figure covering their face stood like a stone door Infront of Otto, a wall blocking his paths as a large open book with 1 jewel with a green hued color glowed with a calm wind aura.
A mini Demonic monster beast with the head of a hideous female and body of a vulture stood on the guards shoulder.
"Damn kid, you think this is at your low class sections were you can enter as you like, your late so go back. We at the military don't need none punctual fellows like yourself," said the hidden faced figure with a hoarse tone.
"Hey I was clearly on time if you did not stop me I would have already been on time, plus even if I was late it's not like I came an hour late only a few seconds," said Otto in an a grieved tone looking towards the white painted manor with the black wooden roof wishing he could jump inside,
But the person in front of him was one of the soldiers fighting for humanity the 'Grimm' humans with tempered genes labeled as hybrids and by the appearance of the demonic calamity monster Harpy by their shoulder that must be one of their beast core skills.
"Kid just go back no use for excuses you're just making things worse for yourself, chances like these only come once in a lifetime and you just missed yours," said the cloaked figure as the harpy turned into smoke and disappeared into wind and the green orb lit up closing the grimoire shut.
The wind pressure left Ottos body but the figure still stood in front without moving a muscle.
Gritting his teeth Otto knew in order to become a Grimm he has to put everything on the line, he has to become a powerful grimoire user to heal his uncle and to find his mother to know why she disserted him, uncle and the republic of Klein.
And to settle the score with the invaders that humans have spent close to over a millennia fighting to take care of the human race.
"Huuu," breathing calmly with a rhythmical heartbeat Otto's mind calmed down as more oxygen reached every fiber of his muscle to take a leap towards his future.
"Foolish kid, is it that enticing to become a harbinger of death? Fine I like your guts and will allow you a chance to try to take my skill attack and then I can let you pass," said the hoarse voiced figure.
"Aren't you taking out your weapon?" said Otto as the blood in his body accelerated at high speeds.
"Hahaha you're a funny kid, even though you look like the special kids that can tap into the meditative state early on with no grimoire, you forget I'm a veteran soldier under your lord of this village Lieutenant Gavin,
So just go all out and take my attack," said the cloaked figure.
"Wait, what about your name then?" said Otto with a calm expression as his blood accelerated even faster.
"Haish! Stalling for time is a smart move to build up your momentum, but look if you can take an attack from me, then I will tell you my name if you survive," said the figure revealing a white smooth tender feminine thin hand under the cloak.
Despite the sudden appearance of the hand Otto still remained calm, this was his special trait when focused he could achieve inhuman feats of calmness others could never do he learned he had the talent to meditate since he was a young boy of 8 years by the time he first fought his,
Rival enemy 'All smiles' and for years he has been meditating and feeling some aspects of his body getting stronger and even his control of his heart.
Even with this talent of his as a hybrid he did not underestimate the opponent in front of him, for they are not only a hybrid like him but had an undouble advantage of being a Grimoire wielder.
The grimoire with a green leather scaly cover and a green cloudy orb appeared between the cloak and opened itself in front of the lady.
"The attack I'm about to use is called Wind blade a uncommon rank ability of a harpy so be cautious because one graze will cut so clean, you will bleed out after a minute as your blood vessels won't realize they have been cut.
'Isn't this over kill, even if you want to kill me for being late' thought Otto.
Buzzzz!
Like a swarm of demonic wasps approaching closer, the grimoire glowed green covering the figures whole body with a thin sheet of mana aura to help Grimm wield mana from their bodies and also skills from beast cores.
Buzzz! Buzzz!
Swoosh!
With a wave of her hand a small green hued crescent shaped wind blade bolted towards the fully concentrated Otto who despite the danger of death incoming to him, he managed to keep a calm head.
Badum! Badum!
For the split second that the wind blade was released his heart beat pumped more blood towards his brain the adrenaline rush slowed down his perception of time and his already warmed up body already began to move on it's own to the to dodge the horizontal wind blade.
By diving downward while tilting to the back he managed to get every fiber of his body collectively focused on evading.
"Ah! He really dodged even my misleading to confront my attack did not work, truly a monstrous concentration and deducing talent, looks like he won this," said the cloaked figure dispersing the wind blade that now although dodged can still follow the targets direction an ability unlocked on the on his final tier of the skill.
Poof!
Her wind blade dispersed and Otto fell down on the light brown soil, looked up towards the figure with a grin "I passed right? You didn't think I would be stupid enough to face an already appointed Grimm mana user while all I can do is control my body to dodge on it's own when sensing danger?
But if you want a proper duel wait till I can use mana after I get my grimoire today after passing the test," said Otto getting up and striding towards the white manor and the figure watched as he was about to enter the house.
"My name is Sircie," said a graceful tone making Otto stop and salute then went through the door.
"Honestly Sircie if you had killed the kid I would have court marshalled you for killing manaless civilians,, said a voice in Sircie's ears but no one was seen nearby, jolting up like a spear Sircie bowed to the house apologetically and once again stood guard at the gate.
'Really always making trouble for your lieutenant," thought a muscular and tall man with a military cut and dark brown hair and chestnut eyes with a long scar on his right cheek.
He wore full knights armor and strapped a blue colored leather grimoire holder to his waist line and a rapier on his other side even though he could have stored the weapon in his grimoire.
He stared at the door that by now Otto walked in as everyone's gaze was locked on him, closing the wooden pine door.
Inside the manor was a large hall bigger than what the expected capacity of the small manor, 'Space magic enchantment' was the only reasonable explanation for this phenomenon.
Over a 100 plus other teens aged 16 stood crowded in front of a stage with a podium holding an open Grimoire and the lieutenant Gavin fixed his gaze at Otto with interest opening his mouth, "Oh a late comer but since you are here it must mean you passed Sircie's test that is good," said Gavin.
" Hey wait is he going to be let through just like that? My friends yesterday also got late but weren't even allowed through the front gate how come this son of a deserter gets a pat on the back…" said a boy in the crowd with a resentful tone.
Immediately murmurs reverberated in the whole hall.
"Silence!," said Lieutenant Gavin glancing at the trouble maker and with contempt in his eyes reprimanded the boy.
"Humph! If you want to reunite with your friends so badly why not leave and go be with them?" said Gavin
The boy immediately shut his mouth.
" The reason why this boy is now here is because he has sufficient talent to be here even if he is late, and your friends are left behind because they are useless, they were just late good for nothings," Said Lieutenant Gavin.
Looks of envy, jealousy resentment bombarded Otto who by now had silently made it to the front and by the far right-side stood a smiling petite boy with drool flowing down the corner of his grin.
The boy wiped the drool with a white clean cloth, and turned his head back to the stage.
Otto also noticed the creepy little fellow but he paid no mind, he will settle the score once he gets approved by a grimoire in this test and turn the ever grinning 'All smiles' into a cry baby covered with blood and snot.
Unsheathing his rapier, Lieutenant Gavin cleaved the empty space behind him in a crisscross motion.
Like a piece of paper the space behind him opened up like a package being torn apart.
"Woah!" exclaimed the crowd
As a large book shelf majestically appeared holding countless different colored grimoires releasing the pressure of all 7 primary elements Wind, earth, space, time, darkness, fire and water.
Happy with the astonished gazes of the youths Lieutenant Gavin sheathed back his rapier.
"I would not be surprised by your gazes because these were carefully made by the inventors at the military with utmost care, even one of the estimated masters has come here with me," said Gavin as a old white7 bearded man walked out of a spatial door, a two cored from book open in front of him.
'Another space Grimm user and the fire element too he must be a big shot but I sense something weird inside of him,' thought Otto as he glanced at the old man.
Nodding at the old man Gavin continued "Now I want all of you to close your eyes and focus on sensing any familiarity inside the bookshelf, if you are acknowledged then a grimoire will come towards you on its own.
Without wasting anytime all of you begin,"