I am Nox Fearless, to whoever may hear my story they'll probably think im an escapee from a mental clinic. By the time I could ever hope to open my eyes, I was but a mere infant at the age of seven months old. This was also the time I first gained the ability to understand the norms of language
20 years ago
"What's wrong with this child? He doesn't seem to be crying,"
"Thats quite peculiar indeed, aren't these a new batch of infants? They haven't even got injected with the experimental serum, maybe there's been a mix-up?"
(Child filled with wonder and misfortune im truly sorry for you to have come about this world without any parent. As a gift, I shall have you possess a gift that belongs to none other than me. It'll grant you to grow faster than most people can muster and you're able to overcome what was said to be limitations. With all of this, I shall take my exit for I have no such purpose that is left)
'That's correct if this was from a time when the world fought for resources and they still use magic and swords I would've been seen as a god-sent hero. As the legends foretold, a being of absolute growth and blessed with the heavens might, with that said and done, I realize one particular thing. It seems that I've been abducted by a group of people who are known for doing immoral experimentations,'
5 years later
"Line up children, we'll now be conducting our daily hand-to-hand combat training, please abide by the rules. If you hear your name being called you must step into the arena within the allotted time. From section a, test subject no. 1 code name; Nox, please enter the arena," After he was called to heed their commands, he waited for the arrival of his opponent
'Nox that's what they called me... That's what I've chosen to label myself even after coming to the spy institution. Why did I not choose a normal life? It's the same reason why I fought injustice and decided to reach the hand of the man that saved me in this dump. At the age of five, I killed more than I could even count, even though most of them were either my roommates. I never felt a single hint of care, that's what had become of me when I got injected,'
"Hands to your sides, blades ready...? On your marks get set, kill!!?" By the time they were given the word, these kids have heard it countless times in their heads. They'll quickly thrust their weapons at the ones they were ordered to face. They acted like an obedient dogs with no hint of resistance toward their every command
'That was my last battle inside that place, a place where they manufacture a new type of drug. No one called it anything, it only has one single function and that was to increase the mana lying dormant in a person's body. It was said to be best if they train their mana at a younger age, which is why this building was created. A place where they take the orphans and injected them with a lethal amount of these drugs,'
"That's enough...! The two of you, stop this instance!!" Nox and the child he was ordered to kill were pressured by a suffocating aura coming from a man
'That was my first encounter with the man who I would soon address as my master, a man filled with mystery. He entered the facility without any help from the institution and single-handedly defeated every guard. Right there and now, I thought I wanted to live a normal life where I wasn't subjected to kill. But all of that was crushed by a single word that came from the mouth of their most intelligent personnel,'
"What do you mean by that!!?" His master replied to the institution's doctor
"As I've said before, these kids aren't normal they've been drugged by that serum we're trying to investigate. It increases their mana to a whole new level, but the side effects made them unable to feel a slight disturbance in their minds. They can't feel their emotions, they're also manipulated, if they were ordered to kill. Then they'll heed the command without resisting, with our information, we can't find a cure," She said once more, in front of his master that was overly concerned about the children he saved
'I didn't know what came over me, I never felt any hint of rage nor did I have any hatred towards those people. But at that moment, I crossed the path that would lead me to start the path I currently have,'
"I-if I can't be normal, can, can I just stay here and be of use to the people like you? I may not look the part, but I was said to have been one of the greatest in my batch. I'll prove my worth to the institution, as you previously mentioned im obedient I won't betray the institution," Nox lacks any sort of emotions, some might even think he was a perfectly made android
With a lot of convincing from his master's side and being mentored in the arts of assassination. Nox came to be one of the most successful spies that the institution has ever trained. He kept the information of his blessing to himself since it'll only cause unnecessary attention. Even though he hasn't felt the slightest change in his mental health concerning his disorder. His body has grown quite healthy and even became a tool that he uses to entice anyone to his side if needed
15 years later, a week before his enrollment
"I've come as you ordered, what seems to be the matter? Is there anything that I can do to aid you with your duties maste~ forgive me for that rude display? It seems that I should address you in your current title since it's already been known throughout the institution. Nox Fearless has arrived, how may I assist you today, President or should I call you Daniel Fearless," Nox was then hugged after he tries to formally speaks with his adopted father that laughed at his actions
"Hahaha, I didn't call you here to make me laugh, and can you stop with the formalities? Also, don't call me master!!! I've adopted you and taken you under my wing, I never asked you to call me that. Can't you even try and call me father just this once, I thought you'll try it since I've officially become the president,"
"Apologies, I highly respect you to lower your title as my father figure, not that im ungrateful, but it doesn't seem to be befitting. For a person that kills thousands of people in the past and was given a name that haunts any would-be criminals. Calling you a father doesn't seem to match your achievements, may I remind you I only came here to hear your commands," Nox didn't have the time for a chat, since he always took his job as his purpose
Every time he was called it was always a mission that needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible. This made him quite famous for being a spy that's both talented and well-prepared for any given time. As carefree as his father figure had acted, he wasn't a man that would risk the lives of others to tell a simple joke. For the first time since his practical mission to join the institution, he hasn't yet experienced this for a very long time
"To tell you the truth... Your next mission is by far the hardest thing you could've ever dreamed to be assigned," Daniel scratches his head and pauses his sentence, making Nox overly curious about his mission
"Do I need to infiltrate a facility by myself? Kill a power-hungry official that's about to launch a nuclear weapon? No, that doesn't sound as dangerous for you to even pause in the middle of your sentence. What could it possibly be...?" Daniel simply handed over a piece of paper, where his name and newly formed identity were made. A resume for hun to apply at a particular school and a photo of a girl that concluded his mission
"Your next mission is to protect this girl Melissa an aristocrat that'll have a major impact in the future. Her name is too high that not even our intelligence agencies were able to track its origins. We were even threatened by the one that ordered this mission if we were to dig any deeper. This is your very first mission where you must protect another life even if it causes your own. Nox Fearless, you're the agent that I've chosen to watch over this young noble lady,"
Present day, July 1, 3927
'This is the most difficult mission I was ever given my entire life, why... Just why am I chosen to protect another person's life, I, who was trained to take the lives of my enemy? Why would I be the best agent for this kind of job!!!'
He felt a little irritated after he finishes the opening ceremony and was the one that was assigned to perform a speech. As much as he hated to be in a crowded area, he couldn't risk his mission if he were to leave his client's side. When he thought he was alone in the hallway, he unknowingly bump into another person
"My deepest apology, are you alright...?" Nox was taken aback when he had a closer look at the person. It was his client of all people, but what was this feeling welling up inside his body? With their first encounter, he blamed it as an after-effect when he had a whiff of a chemical held by her enemies. What was this feeling of uneasiness when he sees this lady who was the exact opposite
"It's fine, I was partly to blame I rushed as fast as I could when I saw you left. Thank you for saving me back there Nox, oops I'm so sorry, I forgot you're a faculty member. Let me rephrase that, thank you for helping me t-teacher," What was this feeling when he gazes at this bright and cheerful lady? Someone like him that's diagnosed with only being able to feel a hint of his emotions, why was he uneasy when it came to this girl?