Chapter 8
Inside one of the ships transporting the TS a planet comes into view, welcome to the UnderWorld recruits this is your hell for the next few weeks and where most of you if not all of you will die. The ship landed on a docking platform.
Alright recruits you will disembark from the ship in an orderly manner, you will not walk but move quickly to the yellow footprints on the ground and you will stand on them do I make myself clear. Yes Sir said the recruits answer in unison. Now get the fuck off my ship move move move.
As Andrew disembark from the ship he saw hundreds of other people getting off of other ships and lining up.
Listen up recruits you all have been given the honor of serving the Emperor and the Empire. Now for the next two weeks, you all will go through intense training that will put your lives on the line and your witts to the test. What we are looking for are the very best and only the very best so if you survive these two weeks then you will be one step closer to joining the brotherhood of Shadow. Now you all have willingly chosen to join this program so do not complain when you die.
Day one-1,000 recruits
On the first day, we were dropped off on a barren piece of land with only rocks and boulders. Before any of us could take our first step a huge bug-like monster burst out of the ground it killed ten of us, everyone started running for their lives trying to find some way to escape from the monster.
I ran to the instructor watching over us. Sir, we're getting slaughtered we need reinforcement we already lost ten men in the beginning and thirty more just now. The instructor looked at me then he passed a strange-looking device to me, call it in. How do I do that sir? Hold down the button on the side and tell them you need air support. I did as he said, then a small ship flying at fast speeds killed the monster when the small ship killed the monster there was a loud Brrrr sound.
What are you doing recruits the training isn't over just because a few of you died now get your asses moving.
They had us running obstacle courses for the first half of the test we lost 200 more men in the obstacle course. In the second part of the test they had us shoot a weapon called a gun, we had to shoot live targets most of us failed we lost 30 people who couldn't pass the gun test.
Second day-730 recruits
They dropped us off on a snowy plain with a blizzard that was the endurance part of the test.
Third day-530 recruits
End of the first week-385 recruits
One day before the end of the second week-26 recruits
We are close to the end of the second week with only one more test left.
You all have made it this far with your own strength there is only one more test and you pass recruit 001 and 006 step forward. Sir, Clarie and I both step for word. The last test is a fight to the death only one of you will leave out of here alive.
What sir you have got to be joking you want us to kill each other. Does it look like I'm joking 006 now fight. I just stood there I couldn't kill Clarie I just couldn't. Then I hear something running towards me it's Clarie she's coming at me I panic, wait Clarie we don't have to do this, this isn't us this isn't you. I use her real name for the first time in a long time to try and reason with her. She doesn't even bother to listen to me and keeps running toward me. I formulate a plan in my head to try and get both of us out of this situation alive. The only thing I can think of to do is knock her unconscious. I wait for a chance to throw a punch at her when she gets close but then a rock comes flying toward me and hits me in the face. Ah, where did that rock come from that's when I see Clarie pick up a rock off the ground and threw it at me I barely dodged it before a fist comes herling towards my face it hits me then another fist and another then I fill light for a few seconds before I'm tackled to the ground.
Clarie's pov- I'm on top of Andrew just punching him in the face before I pick up a big rock next to me and start bashing his face in over and over and over again until blood and pieces of his brain are on the ground and his face is unrecognizable.
Recruit 001 you pass.
End of the second week-13 recruits
Two weeks have gone by in those two weeks the Empire has revealed its selves to the world and has been working on building a good image towards the natives. But the alliance has not been sitting idle either for they to have reviled themselves to the world. When all of this happened the Murim Alliance and the Demonic cult were on high alert, because of this the planet was split into three factions. The Imperial Faction, The Alliance Faction, And The Murim Faction. The Imperial faction was the strongest of the three in power but did not have a lot of influence. The Alliance faction had power and influence which put them above the other two factions in popularity. The Murim faction was the weakest of the three in power but had the most influence over the natives.
Everyone can see tensions have been high between the Empire and the Alliance in the last few days especially today for the ceasefire ends after today and the war is back on.
In the Imperial HQ, Ghost is going over the reports until one, in particular, catches his eye. It was a report about 001. Hm so she killed someone that was like a little brother to her without any hesitation, Ghost thought to himself with a smirk on his face, the main body just might like her. Phantom, connect me to the Imperial Palace. A hologram of a man that looks just like Ghost but taller papers in front of Ghost. What is it Ghost number 20658? Oh nothing though I think I found a suitable apprentice for you is all, I already sent her file over to you. Why the fuck are you telling me we're the fucking same which means we also think alike so if you think she might make a good apprentice then so will I tell me the truth you just called because you're bored. You know me so well Ghost. Oh my gosh, I fuck hate you. But I am you. I'm hanging up don't call me unless it's important. The main Ghost hologram disappeared.
Well, I won't be bored for much longer once tomorrow comes.