The streets of Alia, the nation of freedom were as lively as they've always been with people moving about here and there in order to keep up with their expenses and afford a decent life for themselves and their children.
At least that's what it looks like. even though these people were smiles on their faces, I can tell that they have no idea the horror they are about to face as a result of the decisions of our so called "protectors". Well that's not my problem anyways.
A young man no older than 16 with pale white skin and purple eyes was waling down the streets of Heart Shire city, a small city in Alia. He had silver hair that went down all they way to the base of his neck his looks were extremely captivating and beautiful which made all the young girls in the area stare at him while whispering to themselves. His face would have been without blemish if not for the massive eyebags beneath his eyes due to loss of sleep but it did not take away his beauty instead it added a strange sense of uniqueness to it.
I was walking to my apartment with moderate speed in order to get ready for my trip to an unexplored ruin in the outskirts of the City which was found about a month ago when I encountered Suzie. "Hi Luck" she said, with a beaming smile on her face as she approached me with unhurried steps. "Where are you going" she asked. "Hey, actually I'm heading back to my apartment to get myself ready for tomorrows exploration of the ruins" She looked at him with a playful expression and said "Luck do you have to be so rude haven't you noticed anything different about me"
"Aside from the fact that you seem happier than usual what else is there to look at" I said with plain expression as I stared at her intently. She had fair skin and chesnut hair which ended at her shoulders along with brown eyes. She had average looks.
"How rude of you. Are you trying to tell me you haven't noticed this" she said as she pointed at her chest.
"Your breasts? If that's what you are talking about then don't get your hopes up because they haven't gotten any bigger" I said mockingly with the intention to show that I wanted to leave.
"No you idiot" She yelled as she pointed at this emblem in her chest. My eyes widened as I expressed my feelings with a hint of mockery "Oh youv'e finally managed to be promoted to a 4-star Nexar right, congratulations on finally managing to catch up to your peers.
Suzie clearly was not happy with my remark as she shouted "YOU JERK"! at the top of her lungs which attracted the attention of all the shopkeepers and passer byes in the area before storming off.
The "Nexars" were a group of people who individuals with supernatural abilities called "songs" these songs could be awaked anybody given the right condition considering number of people with songs are only about a billion out of 14 billion people on the planet
People awaken they're songs under different circumstances which most of them keep private because it mostly involves a traumatic event that happened to them . I awakened my song at seven but I don't even know what it is.
Most Nexars hear the name of their song in their heads the moment they awaken it but that didn't happen for me. The only reason i know im a Nexar is the fact that i can control my resonce
Resonance is the power that allows Nexars to be able to channel their songs power and use them. It can also be used to improve ones physical strength depending on the quality and quantity of ones resonance. I myself have an absurdly high amount of resonance which I keep to myself not wanting to draw attention from anybody .
I became a mercenary for the government in order to earn money and live a good life. I do the governments dirty work and they pay me good cash, sounds like a fair trade to me.
The star system is a system create by the government which tests the quantity and quality of your resonance. I took the test and found out that I am at the level of a six star nexar. If not for the fact that my resonance is highly impure I'm sure I could have ranked higher so naturally a girl who has just reached the level of a four star nexar does not interest me.
After a few more minutes of walking and observing the people in the city before taking a bath and immediately jumping on to my bed .' Uh how comfy ' I was exhausted from a day of hunting monsters outside the city that I immediately fell asleep which was surprising considering that this is the noisiest neighbourhood in the entire city
The next morning, I reluctantly got out of my bed and headed to the bathroom and took a nice warm shower. After drying myself up I brushed my teeth and began preparing my breakfast. My breakfast was a simple scrambled eggs with coffee and a lot of milk. It was mornings like this that I enjoyed the most 'so peaceful' but I knew I couldn't waste any more so I quickly finished eating and wore a simple government issued dress along with a government issued jacket which was enchanted with defensive abilities that matched the strength of a 6 star Nexar . I picked up my silver coloured longsword and headed for the Government HQ.
On my way there I couldn't stop my impulses as I bought a few snacks and ate them on the way. After ten minutes, I finally arrived at the Government HQ. I walked towards the front desk and greeted the clerk who was on duty before showing her my card. She then scanned my card on a strange device before showing directing mw to the third floor of this huge building which was more than 70meters tall.
I received my card before heading towards the elevator and headed up to the third floor. I entered the door which had the words "EXPLORATION SQUAD" written on it.
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