Three men were walking into an alleyway, two holding swords, one with a bow and an oil lantern.
They were positioned as the two with the swords on the front, and the one with the bow at the back.
They were dressed In all black, with tall black capes, and their faces were covered in masks.
"Hey, are you sure he went in here?"
"Of course I am sure, hell, we all saw him going in here and heard him shoot his gun!"
"Well, do you think Roman got him or he got Roman?"
"To be honest, it think it's the latter."
The two men holding the swords were the ones speaking, and the one holding the bow chimed in saying
"I honestly doubt that Roman would die to a little kid. Even if he got noticed, he would still be able to handle it"
They continued discussing while going deeper and deeper into the alley way, until they passed a dumpster and found the body of their comrade laying on the ground.
"Oh shit!"
One of the two men holding the swords was the first to notice the body.
"Where the hell is that ki-"
*Bang**Bang*
William, who was hiding in the dumpster, got out and shot two rounds at the man holding the bow, one hitting him in the arm, causing the lantern to fall, the other hitting him in the head. Killing him instantly.
The lantern fell forward, and it exploded into flames. And because the two men were wearing very tall capes, even reaching the ground, the also caught on fire.
"OH!!"
The fire quickly enveloped the two men, who started thrashing around in an attempt to put out the fire.
William was watching all of this while he was hiding, he saw the two men screaming while they were being burnt alive.
*Bang**Bang* *Bang**Bang*
William shot four rounds, two for each men, putting them out of their misery.
Loudly sighing, William left the alleyway and started sneeking around, looking for the hidden item, which was a teddy bear.
***
William walked around for quite a while, and he found absolutely nothing. No one even tried to kill him, so that was good.
Then, William turned around to look behind him, to see three men holding swords ready to lunge at him.
'Shit.'
Then they started running at him.
*Bang**Bang*
William got his pistol out and shot the guy to the right, killing him instantly. But he had no time to rejoice in taking one down, as almost immediately the other two descended upon him.
The first one to arrive was the man on the center, he swung his sword from the right.
*Swoosh*
William jumped back to avoid it, but just as he did, the second guy swung directly were William was, causing him to side step to the right and lost his balance, falling on his back.
But, right before he fell, he managed to get out to shots torwards the second man. Thankfully, both shots him, dropping the man to the ground.
'I truly have missed this!'
While William was on the ground, The other man didn't stand idle. He immediately stabbed the ground where William was, prompting William to roll to his right just before the sword struck.
While the man was getting his sword out of the ground, William took aim and
*Click**Click*
His ammo ran out.
"...Shit."
The man finally got his sword out and came torwards William.
"Please don't make this painful?"
*Swoosh**Spurt*
William's head flew off.
Yet, he was still conscious.
"Huh?
Then suddenly, an grievous pain assaulted his body, which he was already separated from, Making him scream untill he lost his voice.
This went on for several minutes, until he finally passed out.
***
William woke up inside the open pod, and stumbled out of it, falling to his knees and gasping for air.
"Are you good?"
Ethan who finished prior to William approached him to check up on him
"No, No I absolutely am not."
Ethan helped William get up then together they went to the teacher.
"You two can either go down to the track for the Stamina test immediately, or you can rest."
Both of them opting to go and finish the exams. They went down to the racing track to take their final test.
The Stamina test was very simple. All you had to do was run around the track till your legs gave out.
At the end, Ethan was the one who lasted longer, but not by a large margin.
"Looks like it's 3-2 to me."
Ethan exclaimed proudly. Turns out, William scored higher than Ethan in both Endurance and Perception.
"3-3 If you count Charm."
William responded with a smirk on his face, while Ethan's face turned into a scowl.
"How will Charm help you in a fight?"
"Well, I can charm my enemy, Or, i could charm a SS rank and make her fight for me."
"Oh so you are just going to pussy out of fights?"
"It is what it is."
They kept joking around and went to the teacher, got excused, and left the academy making their way home.
***
After returning, William spent a while laying his bed remembering all the things that happened today.
'That was certainly one of the worst experiences I have ever had'
It has been a long, long day for William. And even thinking about what he has been through sent shivers down his spine.
The pain he felt after getting decapitated couldn't be put into words, and he endured it for quite a while.
'I really don't think pain can get any worse than that, can it?'
But on a positive note, He did very well in the fights. Though he knew that it was not am actual battle, because the enemies were ai, yes they were dangerous, But they were more like a beast than human due to them not having any intelligence, and a very weak beast at that.
'What should I do now.... I will train for a bit then go to sleep.'
William got up and headed to the training room.