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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: The Boy.

*16 years ago*

"WAAAH!." "WAAH!."

"Their their little one no need to cry you aren't hurt so don't worry because I'm here. What type of idiot would go all the way out here for a vacation?." A brown robed man said in a loving tone as he held a bundle of blankets in his arms. The small infant wrapped in the blankets only cried louder at this causing the man to let out a sigh as he began rocking the child in an attempt to calm the child down while humming. This seemed to work as the child's crying began to lessen until the child's crying stopped completely as they drifted off to sleep.

"Finally god I forgot how loud kids can be." The man said chuckling to himself as he began checking his surroundings. He was standing in the middle of a strange looking forest like something out of a fantasy story. The trees were abnormally large and the wood was a snow white color while the leaves were glowing a bright purple color. In a weird way it was kinda beautiful.

However as the man turned around he noted that the scene behind him was less then beautiful. Their was the remains of a small cabin that looked like it had been hit by a mortar as it had been completely destroyed. And surrounding the remains of the cabin were countless corpses of what seemed to be some sort of purple skinned creature.

"It took this many dark elves to take you out huh?. Impressive I'm proud to have called you my student." The man said in a sad tone while giving a small nod too the destroyed cabin. He had already buried the corpses of his student and their wife when he found their son hidden in the cabins basement. It was honestly a miracle that the kid who was only a few months old didn't get caught up in the battle.

Suddenly the mans ears perked up as he heard something fly through the air causing the man to spin around and stick out his palm.

As he did this an arrow that was moving at supernatural speeds clashed with his palm generating a large gust of wind despite it looking like a simple arrow. The wind that came with this arrow blew off the mans hood revealing his face causing the man too look towards the surrounding forest and saw what seemed to be countless glowing red eyes coming from the forest surrounding him.

"Hand over the kid dragonkin. We were hired to wipe out the mans entire bloodline so just hand over the kid and we can all leave happy." A man said as a small army of purple skinned creatures walked out of the forest surrounding him. The mans forearm was now covered in red dragonlike scales.

The creatures were all humanoid in appearance and had dark purple skin and long pointy ears and long silky white hair. Each one of them had dark purple eyes and wore leather armor like a hunter would wear.

"You guys say that now but like five seconds ago you tried to put an arrow through my head. Your only acting all friendly now because you saw me block your arrow. And I thought you dark elves had honor" The man said while flexing his palm used too block the arrow. The man seemed to be in their 60s or 70s and was above average in height as they were 6'3" and was clad in black robes that failed to hide the mans muscular physique. They were also a handsome individual despite their old age and had a short bushy grey hair and beard on their face.

"You make a fair point but that still doesn't change the fact we cant come to a compromise. I'm sure you've noticed it by now but I'm a dragonsteel ranked fighter and my second in command is a diamond rank and the others here are all platinum ranked. Even a dragonkin like you cant fight us all off with only your bare hands while also protecting the kid. You dragonkin like treasure right? We have some gold and artifacts we can offer you so why don't you just hand the kid over and in return we'll pay you handsomely." One of the elves said as they stepped forward who had a bow and arrow clutched in their hands.

"Besides you and I both know that kid doesn't have an ounce of mana in his body so hes practically crippled. Their is no reason for you to sacrifice your life for the cri-.ACK!"

The elf obviously had something else to say but before they could continue speaking their head suddenly burst open like a watermelon leaving behind nothing but their exposed neck which had blood shooting out of their body like a fountain. The elfs headless corpse fell too the ground like a doll that had its strings cut as the surrounding elves let out shocked gasps as the man in front of them simply began laughing hysterically.

"HAHAHAHAHA is that the best you dark elves can offer?. He must've been a rookie who just recently became a dragonsteel rank because how did he not notice when I implanted that orb of energy in his skull? Fucking amateurs you guys need to get good. Also if you guys want too kill me don't send any crappy diamond and platinum ranked assassins. Next time send one of those dark elf elders or those losers who call themselves the high elves after me then maybe you noobs will stand a chance!." The man said still laughing as he pointed at the elves in front of him mockingly while the elves could do nothing but stare at the man in front of them fearfully. They knew that the man in front of them was at least saint level because that's the only way to explain how they were able to kill a diamond ranked fighter without even touching them.

"Y-You bastard!." One of the elves roared in anger as they charged at the man. They were the second in command of the elves and were a diamond rank fighter yet even he knew he would probably die in this fight however he wanted to do nothing but avenge his fallen comrade. He at least wanted to injure the man in front of him enough for the others to finish them off.

"ORA!." The elf roared as they threw a lightning fast punch that connected with the mans gut creating a large gust of wind that destroyed any cloud in a 5 mile radius. However despite this the man had a stoic look on his face and like an ancient statue did not move a single inch even as the elfs powerful fist connected with their gut. They did not even flinch almost like nothing had even hit them in the first place.

[Dragon Style: Iron Dragon Scale]

[Dragon Style: Iron Dragon Talon]

"AH!." The elf suddenly screamed in agony as they clutched the fist which they used to punch the man which was now horribly disfigured even though he was the one who attacked. The mans fingers were completely flat and crushed almost like the bones in his hands were turned into powder and their fist looked like it had been exploded from the inside but the mans scream was cut short as the man suddenly chopped down on the elfs neck similar to a karate chop snapping the elfs neck before they could react.

As the elfs disfigured corpse fell back as their head laid limp the old man once again raised his fist again like a sledgehammer. "Screw off numbnuts I'm done playing around." The man said as he swung his fist down at the corpses head causing the elfs head to completely disappear as it was shoved down their chest. If someone were too do an X-ray on the elfs corpse they would find out that the mans head was forcefully shoved down from the stump of their neck into their chest shattering both their rib cage and spine like they were animal crackers and as a result stained the ground red with blood.

"Y-You monster you better watch your back from now on!." One of the elves shouted out angrily as they reluctantly jumped back into the forest at superhuman speeds as the rest of the elves followed suit after they saw the disfigured elfs corpse fell over. They wanted nothing more then to get payback on the man however they knew they would stand absolutely no chance against that monster who killed both a diamond ranked fighter and ranked fighter with only one hand.

"Tsk cowards I was kinda hoping they would fight back. Imagine running away from your opponent after they killed your comrade and insulted you. Couldn't be me!." The man shouted into the forest arrogantly. Even as the elves retreated the man still continue rubbing salt into their shattered pride causing him too let out a small chuckle as he began casually walking through the forest almost like he wasn't surrounded by countless deadly creatures. The man didn't really care because even if a monster was brave enough to challenge him he would just kill it.

"Hm now that you don't really got parents I guess that technically means your an orphan. Well I might as well start taking care of you kid I mean I already have experience with taking care of kids so I kinda know what I'm doing besides the others also know how to take care of a kid. But the thing is I don't really know your name so what should I name you?." The man said too the infant clutched in his arms who simply cooed in response.

"Hhmm you know you probably wont remember this but I used to know a cool guy named Trevor who helped me out a while back. Sadly he kinda died a while back so why don't I name you after them?. I'm sure the original Trevor wouldn't have minded so from now your name is Trevor." The man said as they continued leisurely walking through the forest.

*16 years later*

*Present Day*

*Location: Japan*

*Exact Coordinates: ???*

In the country of Japan their exists a yakuza group known as Hachiman. This gang has become notorious for their violent tendencies and their willingness to accept any job for the right price and it has become rather difficult for the Japanese government to take down this organization as they are lead by a powerful and brutal individual who is a S- ranked fighter.

However at this moment their base which had been hidden in the mountains for several years had been turned into a warzone and was currently under siege by two individuals.

Normally only an idiot would challenge a yakuza group led by a S- ranked fighter however this day was an exception.

Inside a large fortress like building built into a mountain two men wearing suits who had assault rifles clutched in their hands could be seen running through some sort of garage held up by pillars which were filled with expensive cars and vehicles. However at the moment it looked like a scene straight out of a war movie almost every vehicle was flipped over or completely flattened like a pancake and countless corpses of men wearing suits could be seen littering the ground staining the ground red with blood. The causes of death seemed to vary as some corpses had their head completely twisted like they were an owl while some were completely covered in stab wounds.

"FIND THOSE BASTARDS AND GUN THEM DOWN!. THEY'VE ALREADY KILLED MORE THEN HALF OF US AN-ACK!." One of the men shouted as they ran past a small pile of corpses but they couldn't continue their sentence as a figure suddenly jumped out of the pile of corpses like a zombie and latched onto the mans back. They quickly wrapped one of their arms putting them in a headlock before they could react as they begun repeatedly stabbing the man in the neck with brutal efficiency using a knife clutched in their left hand.

"God your loud. What's the point of wasting your breath right before you die?." The attacker said in a calm voice as he let the corpse of the man fall too the ground as the other man in the suit just stared at the attacker fearfully. The attacker was above average in height as they were 5'11" and wore dark brown robes and sleeves that were stained red with blood. The attackers hood was off their head revealing their face showing that they seemed to be very young maybe in their teens. They had abnormally pale skin like a corpse and an above average looking face and short unstyled jet black hair and dead looking eyes that were a coal black color with even darker pupils. They had an almost bored look on his face as he wiped off bits of blood that were still staining the blade of his knife.

"You bastar-AGH!." The man in the suit roared out in anger as he aimed his rifle at the robed boy but before he could pull the trigger the boy threw the knife clutched in their hands at the mans chest catching them off guard as they yelled in pain. Before they could recover the robed boy lunged forward and threw a lightning fast jab at the mans jaw knocking them too the floor but right before they could continue their assault the boy leaped back as the mans body was suddenly engulfed in flames.

"You know what you little shit I just realized I can't sense any mana coming from your body so that means your nothing more then a useless blank. The only reason you were able to hurt me and kill my partner because you caught us off guard with your surprise attacks. But now watch me burn you into a puddle!." The man roared out angrily as he tore the knife out of his chest before winding his arm back like a baseball player as he threw a fireball at the robed boy. This caused the boy too leap too the side at superhuman speeds faster then any athlete as he dodged the attack but that did not stop the man as he continued lobbing fireball after fireball at the boy who began using the destroyed vehicles as cover as he continued running around the garage like a rat through a maze.

As fire began too fill the garage the man couldn't see the boy as he continued unleashing waves at fire all around them in a blind attempt to kill the attacker.

"Hahaha their is no way that kid survived those fireballs. The boss has probably already taken care of that other gu-"

*THUD*

As the man spoke he didn't notice as the robed boy jumped from the smoke behind them as a small blade stuck out of their robes sleeve. Before they could even react the boy shoved their knife into the mans neck before slitting the mans throat tearing it open.

*Gurgle* *Gurgle* The man tried to speak as they clutched their bleeding neck in a futile attempt too stay alive as they slowly fell too their knees as the life left their body. The boy simply rubbed their arms as they walked away from the mans burning corpse as the fire covering their body slowly went out.

"Hm that could've gone very bad had I been a second slower that man would've been able to react fast enough to counter attack with another fireball. He seemed to be a B- ranked fighter so a single one of those fireballs would've instantly killed me." The boy thought too himself as he stared at their arms which he used to grab the man. His arms were now completely covered in severe burns and even though burns like these would've been enough to make anyone scream in pain the boy barely even flinched as he walked out of the now empty garage and began walking up the stairs of the destroyed building.

Each floor he went up looked the same. Each floor looked like it had been hit by a bomb as the floor was filled with the corpses of Yakuza members and had been completely destroyed almost like the building had been turned into a warzone. But the boy didn't seem bothered as he went up floor after floor ignoring the destruction him as he continued walking up flights of stairs.

It was only after he reached the top floor that he actually saw someone who wasn't a corpse or a yakuza. Because as he walked into the top floor of the building he walked into a small office that had been absolutely wrecked. A once expensive looking office looked like a rampaging bull was let loose inside it as the walls and even the roof were covered in large cracks and craters and in the middle of the office their stood a small desk where the corpse of a large man wearing a suit could be seen sitting in the chair behind the desk as a robed man could be seen standing in front of the desk.

The man in front of the desk was none other then the same grey haired muscular man from before. They had a bored look on their elderly face as they stared at the corpse of the yakuza leader in front of him before staring at their bloodstained fist.

"Grandpa I've taken care of all the stragglers and survivors no one has escaped. Was this guy one of those cursed individuals or just another loser who became strong all of a sudden?." The boy said as he approached the old man who had a small smile on his face as he saw the boy approach them.

"Good job Trevor sorry I had to bring you along with me like this usually my jobs don't have this many targets. And yeah this man wasn't a cursed individual during our little fight he used one of those mana enhancing agents. That explain hows a yakuza leader who was once only ranked B- rose up to S-." The old man said as he wiped off bits of blood off his hands.

"Huh so that means this was all just a big waste of time huh?. Well I guess it was a decent learning experience for me throughout this fight I only died three times. On the last mission I had thirty-eight near death experiences but in all fairness our last mission took place in the middle of the dark forest." The boy named Trevor said as he rubbed their burnt arms which were aching with pain.

"Well like you said this wasn't a complete waste of time since you got some fighting experience out of all of this. And from the looks of it you've gotten stronger since the last mission since you only had five near death experiences during this entire mission. Last time you nearly died thirty time hahahah!." Grandpa said as he and his grandpa began walking down the stairs of the building like they usually do on missions like these. By now the government have probably already found out what's going on so we have too get out of here before the authorities arrive.

"....Hey Trevor your 16 years old already right?. I've already made sure to teach you as much skills as I possibly can throughout the years but at the moment I believe I may have found a lead on some cursed individuals I need to take care of." Grandpa said in a serious tone for some reason as they walked out of the destroyed building behind us and walked into the surrounding forest. You know its a good thing those Yakuza decided to set up their base in the mountains so we didn't have to worry about any citizens.

"Oh really?. Well if that's the case when could we begin the mission?." Trevor said casually as they walked deeper into the forest. Usually after their done with missions Grandpa and Trevor head back home so we could rest but sometimes we immediately begin another mission.

"....Yeah that's the thing your not coming with me on this mission. If the information I have on it is true then you have absolutely zero chances of survival if I were to bring you with me so to prevent you from dying I'm having you sit this one out."

"Oh ok then that's understandable."

"Huh your surprisingly calm about this. I thought you would've tried to change my mind that's why I was all serious a few seconds ago." Grandpa said as their once serious facade disappeared completely.

"I don't know why you thought I would've tried to change your mind. If your about to go on a mission that's to dangerous for me why would I want to go with you? I'm not suicidal." Trevor said bluntly.

"Well I just got worried that you would've had some sort of outburst or something like that. Apparently kids your age are all emotional and dramatic and stuff like that but in all fairness I don't think theirs ever been a time where you got too emotional around me." Grandpa said as he rubbed his chin deep in thought.

"Letting your emotions control your thoughts and actions are a quick way to get yourself killed especially during a fight. Emotions cloud your judgement so I can't get too emotional that is one of the first things you taught me." Trevor said casually.

"Didn't I teach you that when you were like seven?. Man I have got too be careful about the things I say around you because you take the things I say around you to heart." Grandpa said in a sarcastic voice.

"Well you know what they say elephants never forget."

"....Wasn't that just an insult too yourself?. That joke made literally zero sense." Grandpa said.

"....I thought it was pretty funny."

"Ok lets get back on track. Before I go out on my mission I'm going to set you up in a small home near some of my friends so they could keep on an eye on you while I'm out and I'll have you attend the local highschool to blend in. I'm not too worried that anything to crazy will happen while I'm gone but just in case something bad happens I'll tell my friends to watch over you. Also before you go I have some basic rules for you. First rule don't kill any kids while your at that school two don't tell anyone about what we do. And three try not to break too many rules and laws while your their." Grandpa said.

"....Wait a minute I'm going to school for the first time?." Trevor said in a dull but almost excited tone as he looked at Grandpa with a small glint in their eyes.

"Huh so the idea of going to school is what excites you?. Your pretty weird for your age but in all fairness you have been homeschooled for the last 16 years. But if crappy highschool movies have taught me anything school is not something for you to be that excited about." Grandpa said casually as Trevor just shrugged his shoulders.

"Eh I'm just kinda curious about talking to other kids my age. After all the only people I've ever really talked too are you and people who've tried to kill me." Trevor said before rubbing his aching arm due too the dull pain coming from his burnt arms.

"Now can you help me heal my arms. One of those yakuza hit my arms pretty badly with fire magic and they've been hurting like hell for the last 20 minutes." Trevor said causing his grandpa to let out a small chuckle.