Enforcers

Ken sighed out as she tried to remain standing. "Why..." She sighed out as she tripped slightly. Hero reached out catching her. "Thanks-"

"Shove!" Kitsune said simply as he pushed Hero over and onto the young girl.

"Oww..." Ken whined out when Hero fell on top of her.

"Sorry..." Hero gasped outstanding up quickly.

"That was for earlier you a.s.shole," Kitsune said folding his arms. "No one shoves me and gets away with it!"

"p.r.i.c.k..." Irene muttered out folding her arms.

"Oh, you wanna go, buddy?" Kitsune announced holding his arms out. "Let"s go!"

"Guys! The room appears is shaking once-"

"Shut up Cloud!" All four of the recruits yelled out.

Hero held his and out helping Ken back up. "I wonder what our next test will be?" He asked out loud as he folded his arms up.

"Well, the last one was a mental test," Kitsune said as he began to slowly mutter to himself. "Then if I was a betting man I would have to guess that the next test is going to be a physical test."

"Does this mean we can finally fight?" Ken questioned.

"You know. Fighting is a great way to relieve stress!" Hero said nodding. He stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning he saw Cloud blindly staring in his direction.

"Thank you."

"What?"

"Will you be my big brother?"

"What!?"

The room spun once more as it almost seemed to raise up off of the ground. A loud bang could be heard as one of the walls began to rise up off of the ground. When it finished it revealed a new room, exactly what happened last time. Although this one had a pleasant aroma? It smelled like a hospital?

Everyone slowly entered this room coming to a stop once they were all inside of it. The room was fairly large and had six doorways inside of it, each one lined up at the back of the room. Six men also stood next to the six doors, each of the men held a clipboard and they wore lab coats. Hero narrowed his eyes as he stared at them.

"What"s wrong?" Kitsune asked.

"I don"t like doctors, scientist, or hospitals..." Hero said simply as he backed up slowly.

"h.e.l.lo!" One of the men said smiling slightly. "I"m Doctor Falcon. These are some of my friends." The man said nodding to the five other doctors. "Today you will all be taking a physical test to test the limits of your body. However, before that, each of you will be required to take a physical exam first to make sure you will be able to perform in the physical test. Each of us has a list with all of your names on it. When one of us calls your name, please enter the said room. When not being tested please remain quiet." The man spoke softly.

"Oh great... Now we get to sit around, and take a test, before the test..." Ken hissed out slightly as she crossed her arms. Her dull red eyes shined with annoyance. "Yay..."

"Ahh come on! It"s not that bad..." Hero said shrugging slightly. "Who knows. Maybe it will be quick?"

Three hours later.

"Oh my G.o.d none of us have even been called back yet..." Hero said letting out a heavy sigh. It had been three hours of sitting around as the Doctors called out names. However unfortunately for our heroes, and Hero, none of them have even been called back yet. With nothing to do they all simply sat around waiting. "Why..."

"This sucks..." Ken sighed. She crossed her arms as she pouted slightly. "How much longer will it be?" She asked.

"Relax," Kitsune said letting out a yawn as he sat a book he had been reading down. "The Doctors are just trying to be sure. I"m sure any minute you"ll be called back for-"

"Kitsune Nine!" A Doctor announced.
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"I"ll kill you!" Both Hero and Ken yelled out as they jumped up. Both attempted to jump the n.o.ble, but he simply sidestepped them as he walked towards one of the rooms entering it quickly.

"Great..." Ken said through gritted teeth. "Now we have the a.s.shole and the blind kid."

"Hey!" Irene said crossing her arms. "That was rude!"

"I was actually talking about Hero," Ken stated.

"Oh. Okay, it"s fine then." Irene said shrugging.

"Hey!" Hero said offended slightly. "You guys are mean..." He said sniffling. Cloud patted the boy on the back as he turned to the group.

"One of us will be called next," Cloud commented. The three went silent as they all stared at the blind kid. "I don"t know which. But I do know that at least one of us will-"

"Cloud!"

"d.a.m.n it!" Hero and Ken yelled out.

Cloud stood up twirling his cane as he walked away. He gave a slight wave to the two teens who shot him death glares as he stepped into the office.

"And now I"m stuck with you two guys..." Ken sighed out, crossing her arms. "Yay..." She rolled her arms as she stood up and began to stretch. "Okay North. What"s your story?"

"What!" Irene asked slightly confused and in a panic.

"You know. What"s your story? Why do you want to join the Enforcers?" Ken questioned as she shrugged? "You got to have a reason for joining this dumpster fire right group right? I, for example, am joining in order to become the most popular hero in the world so famous that people will remember me till the end of time."

Irene shrugged slightly. She went silent as she stared at the ground for a few seconds as she seemed to try and find the right words she was looking for. "I... I just... Wanted to help out the world... My village is attacked by Bestia Macht every few months... I want to help the world and get rid of the problem of the Bestia Macht"s... They are pure sc.u.m and need to be dealt with..." She stated seriously.

"Are the Bestia Macht"s really that bad?" Hero questioned curiously. "They don"t seem to bad to me? h.e.l.l, that one cool girl who saved me even had one as a pet or something."

"They are monsters..." Ken said nodding her head. "Creatures evolved to kill humans. However. It is possible to tame them. Or so I heard. I"ve seen it a few times but it"s not often. To get a Bestia Macht to trust you and follow you requires to prove to it that you are the Alpha... Most people can go their whole lives without seeing one if they live in a city. However, if you"re in a town then it"s a different matter altogether. Every day you will be left wondering when one will get in. Of course usually battling those ones aren"t very fun. They are basic low-level creatures. I actually wanted to become an Enforcer to fight some stronger ones. I heard that being an Enforcer gives you a small chance to go fight even the mighty Prince cla.s.s..."

"Fighting Bestia Machts huh?" Hero asked as he laid back. He stared up at the roof in thought. "I suppose that could be sort of fun?" He said shrugging. "Good way to get stronger and help others..."

"Hero Otoko!" A voice announced. "Ken!" Another voice announced. "North Glacious." A third voice announced.

"Of course all three of us would be called at the same time..." Ken sighed out.

The three teens all stood up each of them entering a separate room. Meanwhile, inside of Kitsune"s room, the doctor nodded slightly as he read off his notes.

"Well?" Kitsune asked raising an eyebrow. "What do you think?"

The man stared down at his sheet of papers for a few more seconds before finally speaking. "You"re good to go." The man said nodding. "Perfect height, perfect muscle ma.s.s, perfect bone structure. Like most n.o.bles, it would seem your body is 100% perfect."

Kitsune smirked slightly as he stood up. "Well, you know the legends. G.o.d gifted us n.o.bles with perfection for helping him during the great raid."

"Those are just myths..." The man said letting out a slight laugh. "I"m sure you"re just healthy because you take care of yourself."

"Well you got that right," Kitsune said nodding his head slightly. "I make sure to stretch and exercise every day." He stated.

"Well run along. I got a ton of other recruits that need to be checked." The doctor said calmly. Kitsune nodded as he walked out the door.

In the other room, Cloud set down as his doctor looked over everything. "Hmm... Well... You pa.s.sed everything but the vision test? You failed every single one of those ones? Did you just forget your gla.s.ses at home- Oh... You"re blind..." The man said a bit awkwardly when he saw Cloud simply staring at him. "Explains the sungla.s.ses indoors. I just thought you were an a.s.shole..."

"Well? Can I take the physical test or not?" Cloud questioned.

"I"m afraid not." The man said shaking his head. "I wouldn"t feel right allowing a blind kid to join the Enforcers. You would die instantly."

Cloud simply let out a laugh. "To some me being blind may seem like a handicap. However, for me, it is my greatest weapon." Cloud announced. "I a.s.sure you me being blind is not a downside." The kid brought his hands up as a mist seemed to rise out from the ground clouding the room.

"What the?"

"I"ve spent fifteen years living with my condition," Cloud said calmly. "After a while, you begin to pick up on a few tricks to survive. My Attribute allows me to create and control mist as well as other types of fogs, smoke, or gases as I please. I have figured out how to use them to see to an extent. The fog is my eyes now..."

"That is quite fascinating..." The doctor said frowning slightly. "However even still... For you to join..."

"I can see far better than a normal person," Cloud said calmly. "For example, there are exactly 10 Bells in your left pocket, and three pens in your right pocket."

The man checked letting out a surprised whistle. "Well, I"ll be... That"s some skill..." He hummed slightly... "But if you have skills this good how did you fail the test in the first place."

"I may be able to see with the fog, but it still isn"t to an insane extent. I can see pretty much everything, however, not what it really is. It"s like seeing an outline. I can see the outline of you, the coins, and the pens, but I know not what they look like. I could see the outline of the test but not the test itself. To put it bluntly, I can see everything around me, except for the details of those things..."

"I see... Well if your power is as good as you are saying then I see no reason as to why you can"t pa.s.s..." The man let out a slight sigh. "Just... Be careful... Try not to get yourself killed alright?"

"Relax Doctor," Cloud smirked as he stood up. "I don"t plan on dying anytime soon..."

Meanwhile in the other room Hero was just entering. "Alright! Finally my turn." The multi-eyed teen said entering the room. "Let"s do this. I wanna leave this room as soon as possible." He reached up taking out his contacts and showing off his silver eyes.

"Good day Mr. Otoko-"

"Just call Mr. Hero."

"Okay? Good day Hero." The Doctor said holding his hand out. The two shook hands as the man continued. "Today I"m gonna run a few quick tests on you. They are really basic and it shouldn"t take to long. This is just determining if you would be safe when taking the exam."

"Alright." Hero said shrugging. "Seems simple enough." He unzipped his green jacket taking it off.

"Let"s start by measuring your weight, and height. Just step on the scale." Hero stepped onto the metallic object as he folded his arms. "161 pounds, and 6 feet exactly..." The Doctor said nodding slightly. "You are sixteen?"

"Yep!" Hero said as he looked around the room nervously.

"Alright. Please lay down on the bed." The Doctor said pulling out a stethoscope. "This will be a little co-" The Doctor stopped as he pulled Hero"s black shirt up. The man blinked a few times as he stared at "it." The white circle around Hero"s heart. "Wh-What? What is that?"

"Oh don"t mind that!" Hero said quickly placing a hand over his heart. "This is a birth defect I had when I was a baby. Genetics and science gone wrong. Best to just ignore it. It really doesn"t do much. Its a side effect from my Attribute." It wasn"t uncommon for a person"s body to be permanently different from a normal humans body if they had an altering Attribuiute. In this world, giant monsters existed so a person with a white ring around the heart might be weird but not that strange in the long scheme of things...

The man stared at it nervously as he looked up at Hero. "What is it exactly?" He questioned. "This means you have a Mutation Attribute Type right. An Attribute that permanently alters the body."

"In a way yes. My Attribute is a mutation type to an extent... As for what exactly? I dunno. My grandpa never told me. All I know was that I got it in a lab. It"s really nothing."

The doctor reached out slowly placing the tool against Hero"s chest. He moved his hand down slightly. "Breathing seems to be normal. No abnormal heartbeats. Everything seems to be fine... You"re healthy. And if this white circle is just a byproduct of your Attribute it"s fine then. By any chance do you have a body-based Attribute?"

"Umm... Yeah? All of them are body-based Attributes?"

"What do you mean by-" A loud ring echoed out through the room as the Doctor stared down at his watch. "Oh dear. Seems we"re running a bit late. Okay, I"ll finish this up quickly then. You"re in perfect shape and I don"t see anything wrong with you. As long as you want to compete then I see no reason why you shouldn"t."

"Awesome..." Hero said smirking slightly. "Alright, then I"ll see you later Doc!" He announced as he stood up. "I don"t wanna be here for longer than I need to..." He slipped his jacket on and quickly made his way over to the door.

Meanwhile, in yet another room Irene stood frozen as she stared at the doctor. "What?" She asked nervously.

"Your shirt. Come on lad take it off." The Doctor said frowning. "I need to exam your body. Come on nothing to be ashamed of boy? Everyone has to do it after all. No reason you should be special."

"I- I would rather not..." Irene said letting out a nervous laugh. "I a.s.sure you I am in shape and have nothing wrong with me. No need to exam me..." She said laughing nervously as she placed her back to the wall.

"I"m afraid I have to..." The Doctor said frowning. "Now come over here. It"ll only be a little cold. Then again you come from a village. You should be used to the cold." The man let out a laugh at his own joke as he began to walk towards Irene.

"Really sir there isn"t-"

"Doctor Whom!" A voice said as the door to the room burst open. A second Doctor entered as he stared at the apparently named Whom.

"Ahh, Doctor Falcon..." Whom said in a bit surprise. "What seems to be the matter boy? Can"t you see I am in the middle of examining a patient?"

"I"m afraid I need your input on something sir..." Doctor Falcon said as he crossed his arms. "It is quite important..."

"Well... What is it?"

"Come with me sir." Doctor Falcon turned leaving the room as Doctor Whom followed after him with a sigh. "It"s in regards to the recruit I am currently examining... You see the thing is sir I don"t think her body will be able to handle taking the test... But she refuses to accept that." He opened a door as the two Doctors entered.

Doctor Whom had a bride intake of breath. The only sign that what he saw before him shocked him. Like any true professional he got over it quick.

In front of the two, Ken sat. A large frown was on her face as she crossed her arms. Her shirt and jacket were both off showing off her upper body. Or rather lack of it. She was really, really skinny. Her body was so small and frail. The girl shivered slightly as her dull red eyes glared at the men. Her arms were frail and small. She looked so weak without the safty of her jacket.

"What was her weight and height..." Doctor Whom asked quietly.

"Weight was... Weight was 66 pounds... Height was 4"9"... She"s fourteen in case you were wondering..."

"Definitely suffering from Malnourishment..." Doctor Whom said nodding his head. "But if she got a letter she had power... I"m guessing her Attribute drains a lot of her energy and she simply wasn"t able to maintain nutrition fast enough before her Attribute absorbed it... I"ve seen several cases of peoples, Attributes destroying their bodies."

"So what?" Ken questioned folding her arms. "Not like it"s gonna affect my skills..."

"Actually, it will." Doctor Whom spoke. "A malnourished body is slower, and more tired. They take longer to heal, and get sick easier. Constantly cold, and never hungry but still starving... And your Attribute gets affected too. It won"t be as effective as it would have in a tip-top shape. You can"t put to much strain on the body so your mind will mentally hold back reducing the amount of power you use. In your condition, you would make for an awful Enforcer... And at such a young age with the amount of damage done to you at this point it could be permanent... You must be really weak now. Your body will be held back to-"

"Bang!"

The entire room shook as several cracks appeared in the metallic wall. Ken"s fist glowed red as she brought her arm down. "Does that look like holding back?" She questioned. Those dull red eyes seemed to spin slightly as the metallic wall began to crumble away. "It doesn"t matter what state my body is in. With my Attribute, I can destroy nearly everything... Trust me. I won"t be a bad Enforcer... Even if I am breaking it as long as my body can still move I can still fight."

Doctor Whom gulped slightly as Falcon stepped back nervously as the entire wall came down. "Even so..." Whom said quietly. "I can"t allow you to join. Your body is just too weak-"

"How about we make a deal Doctor!" Ken said letting out a sigh as she rolled her eyes. "You see out in the world there is nothing for me. I get less than sc.r.a.ps and have to be constantly on the move burning away my energy. I have basically no food or any chance to recover. However in the Enforcers..."

"You"re saying you would be feed..." Falcon said sighing. "You would get food if you were in the Enforcers and have a place to stay right?"

"Yep. After all once becoming a recruit you get a dorm, and all the food a person could ask for. Far better than living in those frozen towns."

"Are you blackmailing us with yourself?" Whom questioned. "Either we don"t let you compete and you slowly starve to death as your body is torn apart from your ability, or we do let you compete and you are saying you would be better off... Because you would have a chance to maybe recover?"

"I mean what would a Doctor do..." Ken said innocently. She grabbed her black T-Shirt slipping it on. It was comically large on her frail frame. Next was her jacket which she used to cover up her body with. "You should know that if I don"t get in the Enforcers I will simply go back to what I was doing surviving on sc.r.a.ps. It"s your call. Though I a.s.sure you I am beyond capable of protecting myself and others. In fact, my job was going from Villiage to Villiage protecting citizens though it was boring..."

Falcon shrugged as Whom glanced at him. "She"s been hard to work with..." Falcon said shrugging.

"Just let her compete."

"What?"

Whom grabbed Falcon pulling the young doctor close. "Listen... If she gets into a squad then it will only be a matter of time before a Captain finds out about her condition. The Captains have got some strange abilities and tech. I heard one can even heal practically anything. Once it"s out in the open how this girl is, they will likely force her to get better before she can continue. And thankfully while it might be time-consuming Malnourishment is pretty easy to fix as long as it is treated properly. The hard part is just getting the body to eat the food... And get that Attribute to stop draining her."

"You guys know I can hear you right..." Ken said standing up. "Will you just let me pa.s.s already?"

"Fine whatever..." Falcon said rolling his eyes. "You can compete." The Doctor said finally letting the girl leave. "Did we do the right thing..." He questioned the older Doctor.

Whom simply let out a hum. "Kid... In my experience, there is no "right thing..." The Enforcers... All of them are quite foolish. Each one of them will fight to the bitter end even when they have a way out..." The old man laughed slightly. "I suppose they were just born with that spark in them... I"ve had to watch so many kids throw their lives away in this foolish attempt for fame... All of them are just fools..."

"I don"t understand sir?"

"Neither do I..." Whom turned leaving the room. He quickly headed back to his own room finding Irene waiting patiently for him. "Alright, Mr. Glacious..." Whom sighed out. "I"m afraid we are out of time now. Your height and weight are fine and just from a glance you don"t seem to be physically ill... I"ll let you pa.s.s today..."

"Thank you, sir." Irene smiled slightly as she gave a bow. "Thank you so much..." She turned about to leave but felt a hand on her wrist. "Mister?"

"You should know... Those who wear masks often live disappointing lives."

Irene left in confusion as the others waved her over. "Looks like we all got in..." Hero said nodding. "Now we just need to finish the physical test..."

A few Hours Later...

The gang had sat around for at least another hour or two before the test finally began. And... Unfortunately, it was kind of uneventful... The room had changed once again this time becoming a much larger round room. A ma.s.sive monitor stood attached to the wall as it began to turn on.

It seemed that everyone had received the go-ahead to do the test as everyone in the room stepped up.

Their goal? Do whatever the monitor told them to do.

"Run one hundred laps. You are not allowed to walk, or jog. You are not allowed to stop at all until you are done. When you finish your one hundred laps please sit down and await further instructions..." The monitor readout.

"It wants us to run laps?" Hero questioned.

"More importantly it wants us to run a hundred..." Kitsune said frowning slightly. The teen crossed his arms as his eyes circled the room. This room is pretty big... I"d say every ten laps is a mile give or take... So it basically wants us to run ten miles..." He said trailing off. "c.r.a.p..."

"This is gonna suck..." Hero said letting out a heavy sigh as he began to stretch.

The recruits all got to work as they all began to run their one hundred laps. Everyone started off at a basic speed. Something just above a jog but still a run.

At around lap forty was when people really began to slow down. Ken let out several heavy gasps of breaths as she waddled forward.

Cloud simply smiled not even sweating yet.

Kitsune conserved his breathing making sure not to waste it.

Irene tried to gasp out slightly as she ran next to Ken. She was also almost out of breath.

And Hero was barely staying above a jog as he nearly tripped over his own feet several times. "Oh G.o.d! Why did I start off at full speed!" He gasped out. Unlike everyone else he was on lap eighty. He was also at deaths doors from dehydration.

When lap one hundred came it was seen as a miracle. "O-h... Thank- G.o.d..." Hero gasped out. "We"re finally don-"

"Jump one hundred jumping jacks, followed by one hundred push-ups, followed by one hundred squats. You are not allowed to stop until you are done. When you are done please sit down and await further instructions..."

Everyone in the room was completely silent. No one said a word as they all sat there exhausted beyond belief. Then finally Kitsune stood up and began to jump.

"I"m suddenly hating this..." Ken said as she slowly stood up. She wobbled slightly as she got to work.

"Look on the bright side..." Hero said just barely standing up.

"What?"

"I dunno... There"s probably some bright side to this though..."