Under the beautiful shining moonlight, I remember that one day. The day I first saw the most massive manslaughter before my eyes. An accident, a tragedy, which enough to makes a man fell into trauma. Before my eyes, when the moonlight covered for a minute, I lost all my men who's still in guard with me. Just before their blood stain the ground, all of my men fell at once with their blood splattered around the platform.
I paralyzed for a second. Unclearly seeing why my men fell down, the one who did it show herself before me while smiling ominously. A little girl, stained by blood on both of her hand. Just by seeing her fully open stance makes me want to vomit. There's strong rotten atmosphere around her which makes me sick.
"This feeling.... that appearance.... no mistakes, you are THE TINY DEVIL !!!"
For once I shout and brace up myself. I even show her how dangerous I am by showing her my magic capabilities. I shrouded my hand by my magic energy which absorbed anything on its reach but yet she's still unmoving. Faintly giggling, she laughed at my magic skill. Thus, I was so irritated.
Not long after, my superior came and hid behind the shadow right before me.
"Leave, you had no chance against her." my superior slowly whisper to me.
That feeling I had on that time is the most irritating of them all. Because both her and my superior is a monster, I had no choice to let him and his servant take my job. I even couldn't avenge my men death. The only choice left is to run, looking for help, and protect what's mine.
A very loud and unpleasant sound jarring through the air. Not even a minute I run, the fight already ended. My superior is strong, he is the strongest warrior we ever had. Yet, I had no feeling that he won that day. The only thing I am sure that I must run from there as fast as possible. If I stopped just for a second thus then it is going to be my end.
So then the time has passed and the peace was achieved. However, it is not the peace we are wanted. There's still an evil lurking around looking for its prey and more. An evil, clad in green bend with dark possessing such an innocent man named before me.
"Tania.... Tiny Devil. Let's see who's more diabolic now."
Being honest, I still scared of her just by imagining how do I fight her. But I am venture myself, today me is the strongest me since I am different now. I took the path where I become monster by consuming people body and soul. I has so much power now.
Let's see, how's she going to take me out....
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"So then, I am going to be your superior from now on." said a man with bandages on both of his arms.
"Yes, sir !"
"No need for that. Just call me by name it is fine for me." he then stick out his arm and reach for me, "Repeat, the name is Bond, Risk Bond."
He's the most normal person I've seen around the twelve yet he has the most peculiar name I've ever heard. "Abraham Huraira, you can call me Abra."
"Yes I pretty well remember. So, let me take you stroll around the office a little bit. Consider it as an office man duty, we are not so involved in military. But, I am not saying it's fully tho."
Thus, I start my first journey looking around the office.
The first place I visit around the office is the main hall itself. There are five counter serving public on their needs and one for special need. I wonder what kind of problem they had until they needed our help. Moreover, there are so many military graduate walking around the main hall looking for a job, it seems.
"People need our help, so we offer our help. These people from military academy, looking their first job to contribute for this city. People confess their need on the locket, our officers collect the data, process it, and hang it on the board over there, finally the fresh graduate took them and done what the paper would say."
"What are we then ?"
"Exclusive. We got ours directly from the boss right through her butler."
Speak of the devil, the devil itself show herself around the crowds without being seen. The boss, or should I call Colonel Tiny Devil, Tania Bloodtide, is entered the crowds but there seems nobody recognize her due to her tiny self. She casually took one of the paper hanged on the board, read it, and bring it with her with no problem. She took her leave and disappeared from the crowd.
Impressive. People should've gathered around due to her massive reputation and accomplishment to this country and more yet she erase her existence just like that. Those fresh graduate should've pay more attention yet nobody realize her.
"Abra ! Are you even listening ?"
"Ah ! Sorry I am just admiring how stealthy the boss can be on the crowd. Should you....."
"The boss ? On the crowd ? What are you talking about ? If she were there then everyone should've gathered and those fresh graduate may assemble a line for her, right ?"
Things just got complicated.
Various places we've visits, from the main office where we wrote our report and to the basement we store our weaponry. In the end, we sat down in a place where people may rest and refill their energy in peace. Coincidentally, break time has come so we don't have to felt guilt come here earlier than the others.
I wonder though, what is Nera doing while I am not around.
"You know, Abra. The other eleven usually won't come here." as he said while bringing me my order then sit in front of me. "But today, must be an exception, right ?" he stare cynically to his right.
"Just for now....."
An adult female sitting right behind him suddenly showing her true self as one of the Twelve Princess Claws, a designation for the twelve people I met when I introduce myself. She has an amethyst pink contrasted hair with beautiful purple contrasted blueish sky eyes. With reasonable excuse, I understand why she doesn't wear her uniform properly.
"I sense an extremely interesting from this new guy. Seems fun sticking around with you guys." she then pull the chair next to Bond and closing the distance between her and his ear, "This is also the time we ever talk, don't you think, Bond ?"
"Ah ! What an improper manner of mine. I should've introduce her to you, her name is Marinara, Sotsu Marinara. The member of Thirteen Princess Claw." say him while ignore her.
"Hoi ! Don't recklessly said my name !" Marinara seems angry. She then hopping on the table and then sitting beside me, "I won't share the same seat with the rude guy."
"Now now, don't hate each other. You both an adult now." I tried to melt the situation.
Sotsu Marinara, occupying the seventh seat of The Thirteen Princess Claw. Still not much information about her since she's not originally from military nor this city. As expected from the Colonel, she found a talented person like her out of nowhere.
"I was just thinking, what's your motive joining the organization ?" I ask her.
"My motive eh ? Seems the new guy is getting cocky !" she tap my forehead using her index finger, "Why don't you tell yours first."
O my colonel of death, bless me with your miracle, I'm yet to prepare my backstory. "Ah well.... I just overwhelmed by our colonel charisma. Once I lost my hope in the depth of misty forest, our rendezvous is the one which makes me feel ease. She offer me the job and I accept it as well." I said it bravely. But of course that's a lie.
"Oooh...." she drown herself in her arms on top of the table while throb my heart with that piercing eyes of hers.
"Please don't tease my junior any further, butterfly girl. Your act doesn't represent---"
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 8 A13 !
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 8 A13 !
ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER 8 A13 !
Announcement number 8 A13, I've learn it from the book The Boss gave me. She said that is the new regulation from now on when working with her. Now she's look like a business woman doing business. She's calling me by my ranks and the level importance is 8, which means I must reach her by eight minutes at maximum.
Good grief, I though she has lost herself back then.
"Then, thanks for the time."
Without wasting anymore time, I immediately disappear from my superiors presence and walk through every corner of the office and arrive in front of her door office in five minutes. I still have enough time to sip the air and fixing my collar. Knocking at her door and goes inside her rooms.
I don't have any idea what kind of temptation waiting for me inside. From now on, I am at her service again. Back in the old days, we also does the same thing and I am grateful to do so. Her authority wakes my eyes as the sun goes up and the dawn is rise.
"Pardon for the interruption, Ms. Colonel."
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"Bond, what do you see from the newbie." Marinara ask.
"A dog, a faithful dog. Some may seeing it as an insults but on the other side of this world it's a compliment. A faithful dog who lost his way from five years ago I'd say. And now he is back, inside a man wearing sunlight cape." answer Bond. "Don't you miss him.... too ?"
"I came here for him. Yet, he vanished before I even dreamed about him again." Marinara drown her face fully.
To be continued...