Ackermans, a different breed of humans that are crowned with inhuman strength capable of fighting an army of ten thousand warriors. They come from places from all over the world, they were used in the armies of nations, tournaments, police officers, assassins, bodyguards, spies and so much more.
The presence of an Ackerman would assure the safety of the people in a certain area, back then Ackermans wore their tattooed mark proudly wherever they walked.
They were heroes...
No one knew how Ackermans came to be in existence but, for context, if any human went through a sudden awakening, the outcome would result in lighting string on them from the heavens and giving them an immense amount of power and strength.
There were two periods when the world had a double awakening of the existence of Ackermans. Firstly, 200 years ago, Ackermans appeared as heroes to the world, they saved the world from world wars, world rebellions, and apocalyptic humans that were faced with destroying the world, they served kings, protected the families of soldiers, they fought in the greatest battle that took place between Neda and Eledaor.
After the great battle that nearly ended the human race, Ackermans were crowned as the title of "saviors" "god-sends" and "the hope of the future".
Little did the world know, that this was just the beginning of the end.
Somewhere around the kingdom of Fesla, the current continent of Eledaor, the great king, Edward Eze had his own Ackerman that he chose after the battle that took place 25 years ago, Wadier, was his name, blonde hair, fair skin, and bright blue eyes, he was the king's guard and been for the past 10 years.
There was a rumor spreading like wildfire across the whole world, it was about the Ackermans. They had started a rebellion, a revolution that would change the course of history for years to come.
The first categories of Ackermans were heroes, they were controlled by their heads. As for how they pick their head, it was out of their control, anyone could be their head as long as the mark on their bodies was perfectly in tune with their head, if not the Ackerman would be completely useless. Meaning, once a human had awakened in the first age of Ackermans, they were robots, they couldn't move unless told to, eat unless told to, sleep unless told to, and they were completely under the command of their head's voice.
The reason for that is that, an Ackerman is the body of its owner, its head was the Ackerma's brain. It was a pretty uncomfortable life for the Ackerman, but they couldn't care, why would they, after all, they were just lifeless humans roaming the earth seeking commands from their heads.
After the great victory, things took a turn for the Ackermas, all over the world, like a pandemic, Ackermans started a rebellion, not against their heads but against criminals, corrupt leaders, serial killers, and dangerous people. At first, people thought, the Ackermans were cleansing the world of uncleanness but soon things got out of control.
They never attacked their heads, but, they just started a pandemic of deaths that just tolled on the earth for years. Interestingly, the second set of awakened Ackermans, after the great victory could all of a sudden function like humans, they didn't need orders or commands from their heads anymore. This set of Ackermans could get a normal job if they wanted to, have a family if they wanted to, and disobey the orders of their head if they wanted to, they had what the first-generation Ackermans did not have, Freedom.
During this period, great men around the world that had Ackermans of their own decided to wage a war against the new generation of Ackermans.
It was an attempt to redeem the earth of beings that were once heroes and now turned villains. Kings of both nations, Neda and Eledaor were forced to come together to find out a way out of the mess the new generation of Ackermans was causing.
The battle that occurred after, was a battle between the first generation of Ackermans and the Last Ackermans. It was a fatal battle, many Ackermans, men ad women included lost their lives, even after the battle many of the last Ackermans would retreat into the forest but would be killed by the first generation.
This also leads to the death of Waider, the last known Ackerman to have ever lived, he was the last generation of Ackermans but wasn't as ruthless as they were. In fear that he might lose his life, he pretends to be a first-generation Ackerman but, he was finally caught 15 years after the great battle and the battle between the Ackermans and was killed by a first-generation Ackerman, Venda.
After the great battle, there was a new revolution that took place in the world, new forms of science, medicine, technological advancement, war crafts, and much more began to take place. The two major kingdoms were now continents with countries, that practiced federalism and a democratic system of government, everything was going well... for a while that is until the two nations began to raise conflict again,
That is the present Eldaor and Neda, where Tokishiki is the war ground. No one knows if the Last Ackermans still roam the earth or not, but if anyone found out about their presence it would cause the whole world to be in a state of artificial pandemic; there is no real threat but, people are just scared of them.
The first generation of Ackermans still exists but not a lot of them are used for anything meaningful. In most cases, they are used as standing soldiers, in training camps or if their heads cared about them, they would be asked to commit suicide...
Needless to say, If anyone from the new world knew that Crystal was the last generation of Ackerman... no good would ever come out of her presence.
Crystal was already dangerous, although she had a trustworthy and loyal head, which is Tobi. Her strength was just greater than any other Ackerman to have ever lived, if a mere human stood beside her they would have no chance of winning in a fight. An Ackerman would know this, since the strength of an Ackerman varied, they would easily know if their fellow opponent was stronger or weaker than them.
Although Crystal was overpowered when it comes to strength, she lacked training which was the reason she wasn't able to beat the crap out of the Terrack.
Therefore, the captain, Lorenz asked her to be trained by Alfstrat every day, for the next three months that they were going to be on the sea so that she could protect herself and also her head. If anything, she couldn't kill Tobi even if it was necessary, It wasn't in her power to do so, she could sense when he was in danger or when he was close to death and immediately protect him. Tobi also has the identical mark that Crystal has but on his lower back. That perfectly showed that Crystal had the duty of protecting Tobi, not killing him no matter what would happen in the future.
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" take this book and do more studying about it, Alfstrat will be your trainer for the next three months," Lorenz said as he tossed the book to Crystal.
" ... when can I see Tobi " Crystal said as frowned at the book given to her,
*The Mystery of Ackermans*
" Oh, about that, Tobi is your head just so you know, don't try anything stupid with him "
" Captain! Please refrain from your tone of speaking, " Dr. Dona said worriedly
"pfft... hahaha... he's my head when? geez no wonder I wanted to bring him with me so badly, I thought I was crazy back then.... hahaha" Crystal said as she smacked her forehead and laughed from ear to ear.
Everyone was confused at the change in the aura,
" well then, I'll be waiting for the training..."
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Later that evening,
*knock knock*
"Who is it ?"
*door opening*
" It's me~"
Tobi looked at the person at the door and ran immediately towards the door with tears in his eyes.
" Damn it! why can't I ever be mad at you" he says as he hugs Crystal.
" There there~ I knew my little brother would miss his big sis, here..."
Crystal said as she waved the book over his head
" I know how much you love books, the captain gave me this"
"huh? What are you doing with the captain!" Tobi immediately changed his mood
"Well, he said I'm an Ackerman, so..."
Tobi blinked at Crystal and pulled his head back and took a good look at her...
" You're an Ackerman ?"
" yeah, the captain said so, look at my arm"
Crystal said as she pulled up her sleeve.
"... you are an Ackerman!" Tobi said with his eyes wide open
" yeah yeah just take the book and tell me what it is about," Crystal said as she tossed it on his bed.
"on? Why? you should be reading about it"
" not interested, " Crystal said as she lifted herself to the upper bunk bed with one arm.
'We have stairs' Tobi thought to himself
"What do you mean you're not interested?"
*snore snore*
"What the" Tobi said with his mouth slightly opened in disbelief.
" sigh, whatever "
" Also I'm going to start training tomorrow"
Crystal said before sleeping
"Uhn? You're going again? Can I come with you? "
"Sis, ?"
" Sure you can, after all, I need to flex my strength to my little brother, " Crystal replied tiredly.
Tobi let out a sigh of relief as he smiled.
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" Sis! Sis! Wake up! it's time for your training session" Tbi shouted with his two hands on his mouth
*inaudible noises*
"is it morning already?"
"No, but the old man said you should get ready within the next twenty minutes," Tobi said as he got Crystal's training outfit. A white tank top with a pair of black shorts and shoes.
" Sis you better get ready,"
" five more minutes, tobi" Crystal groaned
"Not happening!" Tobi said as he yanked her out of the bed.
*bam!*
"What was that for ?!" Crystal yelled as she stood up from hitting her gluteus Maximus on the hard wooden floor.
" you are defenseless when you're asleep you know, " Tobi said as he kept her outfit on the desk.
" I'll be waiting for you outside "
Tobi left the room.
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" Oh, you must be Crystal's younger brother?" Alfstrat said with a smile.
" yes I am, " Tobi said whilst refraining from Alfstrat's wave
" where is she ?"
" she'll be here soon," Tobi said as he found a seat and sat down.
Finally, Crystal came.
" Good morning, Lord Alfstrat "
" Good morning young lady, hope you're ready for today's lesson"
" Yes, what are we doing today?"
" we are going under water today"
" Under water?!!" The two teens exclaimed