Back at the manor. In front of the wooden fence.
The day had finally arrived everyone gathered at the manor, parents bidding farewell to their children while sobbing and young teens in love vowing to come back soon and marry their first loves, even cussing of village gangs promising to come back and beat down whoever disobeys their subordinates left behind could be heard.
More than 400 youthful teens considered adults gathered together all from the same large village in the republic of Klein.
"Leader we too made it, thanks to leader's help we will definitely become great generals in the future," said Leonard bootlicking Allsmiles with sweet talk.
"Kikiki Leonard stop it, you did everything on your own I just gave a push to the right direction," said Allsmiles as he wiped drool from the corner of his mouth.
"By the way it's already noon shouldn't the instructors be here to transport us already," said a lanky kid in the crowd.
Silence
Riiip!
A rapier tore space out of the blue creating a portal, and two men walked out together with a young lady behind them who used wind mana to push a large Carriage through the portal.
The carriage had a large 3 meter door, round in shape and made of shiny silver metal with complicated enchantments scribbled on it.
Everyone's gazes fell on the carriage with questioning looks.
"Welcome everyone before we start transporting you, talented names will be called out and some explaining will be done once everyone is checked out for, so let's begin." Said Sircie who still had her hood covering her face and speaking in a old hoarse voice.
Her grimoire lit up and came in front of her as she opened her mouth and the wind mana amplified her voice, "Can you hear me now?"
The whole crowd of teens then nodded their heads.
"Okay now we begin with the top 6 students considered cream of the crop, and are not pressured to form team's but still if you are called you can make your own squad," said Sircie.
"Michael Skylar," shouted Sircie, and an elevated figure wearing full knight battle tanker armor walked to the front, his short blonde hair and blue eyes exuding righteous aura from his square face.
"Rogue Amber," then a curvy short girl, with long black hair, dark closet eyes with a suppressive aura walked out.
"David Gale," A red clothed arrogant and haughty looking boy stepped forth.
"Bill sands," dark clothed, and good natured look.
"Venny Lander," a long robed scholar appeared.
"Otto Alarick,"
Silence
'Him again? Is he late too what is taking so long?' thought Sircie.
She glanced to the side and the lieutenant just smiled signaling her to continue.
After counting all 400 plus students only Otto and a young girl Carla Dalei had not arrived.
"Sir should I just explain things without them…"
"Hey who is that? They look so cool," said a kid in the crowd.
Sircie looked up and saw a young handsome boy and girl walking together from the distance.
The girl had a hourglass figure and wore a battle maiden long dress covered with armor from a breast plate, gauntlets and a grimoire strapped to her side.
Her looks sparked the flame of admiration from the onlookers and on the front row David Gale's arrogant face had a hint of the need to posses as he eyeballed her and seeing the one beside her a malicious look surfaced on his furrowed brows.
She had nice shimmering black bob cut hair and a sky shattering smile, beside her was a young tall man towering above her.
His green hair was tired into a ponytail and his tanned skin and purple eyes exuded a powerful aura leaving those who saw him in awe of his handsomeness and overwhelming aura.
He was dressed in a long brown hooded cloak, iron leg and arm bracers of common class, a large Claymore on his back, sturdy leather boots, casual shirt, trousers and a dark grimoire strapped to his side.
'Fashionably late Haha what a brat.' Thought Lukas with a grin on his old face.
Shaking her head Sircie gazed at the Lieutenant and she was sure some of the equipment the boy wore had belonged to him at some point.
She choose to ignore it and proceeded, " Since all of us are here I will tell everyone here that all six names I have called in the beginning are those with the best class at legendary and mythical level and promising inborn talent abilities." Said Sircie with a sly grin.
It was obvious she was now building pressure for the selected 6 by making them the center of envy to all the others.
Even Otto raised his brow in surprise and glanced at the grinning Gavin and Lukas.
'These guys won't let me rest it seems, I knew it was too good to be true to be given all these artifacts a day ago without them asking for a favor,' thought Otto.
"These six will be your 3 suns and moons like our world, so treating them as your world and asking to serve them early before they are great generals is advisable, haha but that depends on them.
Now to get to the real stuff and tell you of your last trial and what will be expected of you if you wish to join the military and ranks of a true harbinger of death," said Sircie with a serious tone.
'Lawless island,' listening to instructor Sircie talking. It is a military training program for future Grimm soldiers of the human race.
During this program young adults are sent for a half year brutal merciless survival training to become powerful leading soldiers to help in the war against demon race monsters.
"There will be 5 things that you need to focus on when in the lawless island, one is to level up by hunting beasts, two is to get a career by leveling up and trusting your class to read your hearts desired path, three is to get unique core skills for your base elements to sync with your grimoires, four is to collect lawless coins and finally five stay alive," Said Sircie.
A kid raised his hand but Sircie dismissed them.
"All the extra info you need will be in your grimoires, no need to ask too much questions, now all you need to do is survive, we don't care if you form teams or go at it alone. In the military we only care about results, now you all have 10 minutes to decide on teaming up or not."
The way they were going to be moved was by teleportation and unless you teamed up by linking grimoires under a leader a person will be separated and arrive alone from the others.
Carla's eyes sparkled as she turned her head and gazed at the handsome youth beside her, his purple eyes uninterested at the competition of people joining and forming teams together.
"Hey, do you want to form a party with me Otto?" said Carla with a radiant smile full of enthusiasm.
A wide eyed expression surfaced on his face as he looked towards Carla 'She is not embarrassed of teaming up with a pig famer like me also known as a deserters son,' but then he pondered for only a moment and shook his head.
"Miss Carla I'm sorry but I wish to train on my own during my time at the island," said Otto.
On this adventure Otto did not wish to be with anyone, it wasn't that he thought they would be burdens he just wished not to depend to much on anyone.
He wanted to see how far his class could take him, and push himself to the limit to become stronger, and get a better position at the end of this training.
A sad expression surfaced on Carla's face but she could tell it wasn't Otto thinking she would be a burden but him wanting to be stronger using his own way.
She wished to be stronger too looking at his determined face.
'Still the same answer as we were little, I've been pampered by my family all my life and you sparked a change in me with that refusal, I also want to be independent. The military is my chance to grow on my own so that you will notice me.' She thought.
She blushed deep red thinking of that embarrassing incident, of her attempt to confess as a kid.
"Okay I will see you on the other side, maybe I will also start my own team and go to the island," she said walking away.
Otto nodded to her, then waved goodbye and stood alone as everyone else formed teams and those that underestimated the island also choose to go at it alone.
Then a loud shout resounded in the air.
"Everyone listen up one of the bright suns genius class is willing to accept subordinates if you fall in line the mythical class tanker Michael Skylar who upholds justice is willing to take those who seek fairness under his wing," said a large burly fellow with a full knight armor.
Another shout filled the area, " Join Allsmiles who is a legendary class," said Leonard.
Contempt showed on the surrounding crowd looking at Allsmiles team, seeing the frogs in a well that were still deluded to try and take a piece of pie that did not belong to them, but only to the moons and suns.
After Allsmiles plain rebellion even more bold youths wanted to start their own team, "Who said having a greater class and talent dictates a leader? They will probably just use us to level up, if you don't wish for such treatment come join us," said a random youth in the crowd.
This started a frenzy of advertisements of both the talented and less talented fighting to group up their own factions.
Another "Join our sun her greatness Rogue who will make sure to help those who join to be great hunters," said a follower.
"Join our moon of the night Bill sands who will ensure that you acquire riches and resources in the trials," said another.
"Join us…"
Otto realized there were those that revealed their high class to recruit but he choose to stay quiet.
A tall young rowdy girl walked up to him " Hey handsome, our lady fancies you, join us." she said in a commanding tone.
Giving her no face Otto shooed her off "Get out of my sight," the girl was immediately angered and wanted to fight.
"Ahem times up. Time to begin transport," said Sircie gazing at the girl.
"Humph, watch your back," the rowdy girl snorted and walks away
Lukas then held the carriage door in front of the crowd.
"I hope all of you become lions and tigers in the military ranks,"
Click! Buzzz!
Purple space lightning escaped from the carriage striking the young teens grimoires and turned them into streaks of light transporting them to another land.
Black smoke remained at the spots hit by the lightning leaving the smell if burnt grass and circular dark patches on the empty lawn of the manor.
Lukas then closed the carriage door and with a worried look.
"Lieutenant Gavin are you sure about what you have done? Aren't you afraid on losing a valuable soldier,"
"Hmph! We won't change the way our military works for a boy you like, even a zenith won't be able to interfere here.
You saw for yourself he refused to form a single party, he has to be taught a lesson and realize to survive this trial training he must have companions," said Lieutenant Gavin authoritatively when talking about the military rules.
Nodding his head Lukas understood the laws made by those in power, so he only hoped that Otto would act wise when in danger.
In an empty sky.
Riiip!
A space passage was formed and a youth came falling like a comet towards large ancient trees in the shape of umbrellas.
Swish! Zoom!
"Holy crap! Lukas making us fall from the sky like this, is not cool,
Taking out his claymore and nearing the ancient trees Otto landed on the top and slid right through the tree.
'Basic stab'
Impaling the tree bark Otto came to an abrupt stop hanging on the Claymore handle. "Phew, now what to do? First let me get down," said Otto flipping up and placing his feet on the blade.
"Let me scout the Terrain first," he said looking around only to find a large forest with towering umbrella like trees, stretching as far as the eyes could see, each tree so wide 4 men had to hug them to fully encircle one tree.
Even though it was nearing evening the shade of these trees was intensely dark, and long thick vines hung on their branches.
"First I have to find a hide out, a training area, also hunt for the beast cores I need." he said.
It was eerily quiet even noises of bugs was absent. The forest was green with leaves harmonizing with the sunshine.
Creek! Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!
The trees began to tremble and shake causing Otto to open up his grimoire.
And scanned the surrounding vegetation.
Ping!
Name: Devouring Umbrella tree
Level:??
Elements: Darkness
Info: Carnivorous plant that traps victims using the black vines shaded under it's leaves with darkness. Their power and toughness doubles during the night, Level too high Immediate escape recommended.
Whistle!
Hearing the rustling and whistling of the umbrella trees in the forest surrounding him, Otto looked up to see multiple irregular shaped mouths with sharp teeth protruding from the branches slowly.
And red hued bloodlike mist escaped from the mouths producing a putrid stench of rotten flesh and perverting the previous moist, spring like smell of life to that of darkness, despair and death.
Otto's eyes widened up with horror and his heart started racing, at the same time cursing 18 generations of Lukas's familial lineage.
"Shot,"
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At a far away swamp where the most dangerous beasts reside, a space passage opened.
Two silhouettes neared the portal exit with an ominous unhuman like aura.
"Kukuku brother looks like we made it in time before the island was sealed, how about killing some pesky humans to ease our boredom as we wait?" said an immature looking brat next to a composed baby faced youth.
"Enough with you. We will be here for awhile, our queen told us to be covert when we arrive, when the liege cores appear they are our mission, don't get carried away by seedlings," said the shadow as they both walked out the portal into darkness of lawless island.