"Now, we could do this two ways." Erik stood in front of Kai who was still seated. "The easy way, which you pay us 500 Nanobucks," Erik said pointing at the crew with him. "Or the hard way, the choice is yours."
Kai was bewildered by the predicament he faced. "Even if I could choose the easy way, where would I get 500 Nanobucks to give you from."
"Seems like this bastard has no idea of the contract." One of the recruits said to Erik. "The hard way, it is then," Erik said.
With one swift move, Erik sent a bolt of lightning flying at Kai. Kai immediately evaded the attack but the seat he moved from had a different opinion as it was blasted from its position. Kai was now standing, a few meters separated him from the crew that wanted to destroy him. "I have no means to defend myself.' Kai thought as he dodged another strike.
"You think you can come here and be all bossy, eh! Slave boy." Another recruit said as he landed an air blow to Kai's face. Kai landed hard on the cold floor. Before he could get up a kick landed on his stomach, sending excruciating pain all over his body. Kai had never received such treatment in his life before, even the elites that tortured him when he still served Master Sven were never this harsh.
"Get up," Erik commanded. Kai was able to drag himself up on his feet as he clutched tightly to his stomach, supporting himself using the lockers behind him. "I don't get it, what now?"
Erik sent a lightning bolt at Kai which hit him directly, Kai was unable to avoid being hit this time. Within seconds Kai was battered all over by different powers. He laid down on the floor, his back facing the floor. His body was so weak that he could not even move. He was now at 2HP, from 10HP.
"C'mon, let's go." Erik commanded, "That's enough for now." Kai received a kick directly in his face. His HP was reduced to 1.9HP.
The sound of the gym door began to fade away as Kai drifted away. The door of the gym opened up again. "Kai, Kai!" Annika's voice echoed throughout the gym as she rushed over to where Kai lay on the floor. Annika helped Kai up as she took him into the changing room. Annika helped Kai take off his clothes as she attempted to use her water powers to heal him. She was surprised to see scales on his back.
"Please." Kai's voice croaked as he held onto Annika's arm. "Don't tell anyone about my scales." Kai pleaded. Annika found it hard to object to Kai's request so she obliged. Annika's hands get covered in a blue liquid and she uses it to begin to move over Kai's injuries. Within minutes Kai's body begins to heal at a very fast rate, and this surprises both Kai and Annika. Kai's body begins to generate scales all over where he had been injured.
"Ugh!" Kai's head still hurts him as he wakes up. The surroundings where he found himself were different from what he last remembered, he was now in his dorm. Kai began to remember the eventful day he just had as he began to get angry at himself. If only he had obliged to every mission his system had given him, by now he would have unlocked more skills. Kai opened up his systems window to see his stats.
-|USER: KAI HALSTEN|-
-|RACE: HUMAN|-
-|GENDER: MALE|-
-|LEVEL: FOUR|-
-|EXP: 60/100|-
-|HP: 10/10|-
-|POWER: ZERO|-
-|POWER LEVEL: ZERO|-
-|SKILL: HEAT ABSORB LEVEL 1|-
-|SKILL: UNAVAILABLE|-
-|SKILL POINTS REQUIRED TO UNLOCK SKILLS|-
-|SKILL POINTS AVAILABLE: 20 SKILL POINTS|-
Kai navigated through the screen as he looked for any available mission, he only needed 40XP to complete his EXP and level up.
-|MISSIONS: REACH LEVEL 5|-
-|DAILY MISSIONS AVAILABLE|-
-|PLACE FINGERS IN FIRE FOR 1 MINUTE|-
-|REWARD: 20XP|-
-|MEDITATE UNDER SUN TO ABSORB HEAT AND LEVEL UP HEAT ABSORB SKILL|-
-|REWARD: 20XP|-
Since it was just the break of dawn, Kai decided to start with the first daily mission but now he had to look for fire. Where could he get a fire, he thought as he rose from his bed walking straight to the door. His teammates were still asleep, both Frode and Erik. 'I'll get back at you, arrogant brat.' Kai thought as he left the dorm.
The canteen was a good place to start since fire was an essential tool in preparing the meals they had at the academy. The door to the canteen creaked as Kai pushed it, making his way into the canteen. Luckily for him, he could feel the heat coming from the back kitchen like he was being attracted to the fire. As Kai entered into the back kitchen he could see the large equipment they had installed inside. The equipment that used heat all received their heat from the same source, the cooking furnace that stood in the middle of the kitchen supplied everything that needed to heat its power.
'Great, no one is here now.' Kai thought, with fear, Kai shakily stuck out his finger as he moved it closer to the furnace. The heat burnt rapidly but affected Kai very little. Kai sees this and sticks his complete finger into the fire as it begins to consume his finger. Kai quickly withdrew his finger from the fire when he could no longer bear the pain. He felt pleasure from carrying out the mission but he was yet to complete his mission.
'I'll complete this now.' Kai thought to himself as he mustered the courage to put his finger back into the fire. 'Just a few more seconds.' Kai jumped up with joy as his screen prompted him.
-|DAILY MISSION COMPLETE|-
-|20XP ADDED TO EXP|-
-|EXP: 80/100|-
"Who's there?" A hoarse voice asked when the noise from Kai increased in the kitchen.