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Meet Fausto

Meanwhile….sprinting across dark alleys was a violet haired lady wearing scrubs. Though this is a good...well most secure city, that doesn’t mean you should go in dark alleys. Nevertheless running between buildings, the lady was parkouring around the turns with ease. Compared to running, her thoughts however were far from calm as she was trying to contact someone in a hurry.

“I’m so late!..........Yeah hey Livia, I’ll be there soon.” Hearing several cannon fire and explosions close by she was already aware of the amber alert. Yet she didn’t seem to care at all since she felt being late on her first day was far worse than a criminal nearby. Getting rather close, along the way she heard a crack. Looking to see what it was she noticed that a guy with a mask and a black suit was running by. She then noticed the broken mask as she saw the face of the person. He had purple eyes which was unusual for a person to have. But what was more interesting was the face. Had she seen that face before. But that face disappeared as he quickly left. At the same time, she lost her balance as she tripped on her own feet. “OWWWW!” She collapsed and hit a metal trash dump. It was a big metal trash dump. “Ahhh….well that...stinks.” Getting her face off the metal trash, she rubbed her face. Yet looking at her face she looked like nothing happened with not even a red mark on her. Well except for her clothes that were rather dirty. “Darn I just cleaned this.” Trying to wipe it off, she then heard several footsteps. She panicked as to what was going on to soon realise that soldiers surrounded her.

“Have you seen the guy with a white mask?” A cleanser said. She then collapses in fear knowing who they were automatically. Cleansers. Just seeing the coats already put fear into her legs.

“You are a Cleanser..” She said nervously as she thought she was in trouble. They are like police but with authority as even one chance of suspicion could lead to arrest or even worse.. death.

“Did you see the man with the mask!!!??” He screamed as he had no patience wwith her.

“Yeah...ah..yeah..he went that way…” Pointing in that direction, the cleanser then continued their pursuit.

“Let's go!!” One of them said, leaving her bewildered as to what just happened. However the sun was coming down as she realised the time.

“Oh damn I’m going to be really late!!” She then ran in the opposite direction of the masked man not knowing that they would eventually meet again.

Upon the sun setting, Menace was covering the missing part of the face. He realised that he saw a woman looking at her the moment the mask was dissipating. It would be considered bad timing but he had no time to worry about that now. Right now getting rid of all the people that surrounded him was his problem, only to then arrive at a dead end. Wanting to turn back, it was too late as he was soon cornered.

“Hello Menace. Why don’t you save us the trouble and turn yourself in.” One of the Cleansers says in satisfaction.

“It's Assassin..” Interrupting again, Menace wanted to change his name to assassin but everyone continued to call him Menace.

“Why the rush before we capture him? We should teach him a lesson for humiliating us.” Another said. However Menace didn’t seem all that scared.

“It seems like I might have been too excessive wouldn’t you say…? Might we let this one slide?” Hearing that some of them were already wanting to fire, however, one of them stopped all of them.

“Ceasefire. Remember, we need to find out who he is.” He then got closer along with everyone else so that they could restrain Menace. Pulling a device out of his pocket, the Cleanser then activated a device that was emitting green light. Just like that, the cleanser then got out close quarter weapons as their pistols soon were turned to batons. Menace was confused but trying to create his weapon then realized that nothing was forming.

“So you can turn off the lights…So this can nullify the use of light energy…” He then realised that his mask was slowly fading as his face along with his disguise started revealing itself. Taking a step back he then covered his face in the shadows to keep his face hidden. To the others however it seems he stepped back in fear that he couldn’t fight without his powers. Truth be told, there was a smile as he seemed rather surprised. "So the rumors were true."

“We Diviners also trained in close combat. So I hope you are prepared to face the consequences of defying us.” Smiling, they were going to enjoy the beat down. Punishment before the torture was always a plus. Letting time slip however wasn't. Soon someone else appeared to replace Menace. The one they thought to be Menace was shrouded in darkness bringing out another existence. A voice now calling to his arrival, no one noticed the purple eyes turning gold.

“Then I won’t make this long. I’m on a tight schedule.” Hearing the voice they then felt the voice slowly fading as it was going further away from them. Finding it strange they tried to show light through the entire area to realize he wasn’t there. Looking everywhere they were scanning for any trap doors or mechanisms to let him escape.

“What?”

“Where did he go?” Pointing light everywhere, the diviners were stunned to see him gone. As the sun completely set the entire area was dark. Leaving the diviners helpless to the night.

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“Dam we had..ugh..” Before one of them could say anything he soon was struck at the neck that caused him to collapse. Others tried to notice what was going on before then being attacked as well. Soon as each of them were being knocked out, the lights got dimmer and dimmer. And soon light was diminished as fast as they lit.

“Close combat or not. Prove it through action. Next time please don’t waste my time talking?” Menace's change of voice also had a change from a joking one to a rather calmer one. However this didn’t make it any better. Just like that he disappeared within the shadows. Looking around, reinforcements arrived to try to spot a light at where they heard the voice. However the lights were soon destroyed as noises of glass breaking and bones snapping. Several of the soldiers were getting beat and knocked out without being able to see the assaliant. One managed to look up as he could only see the eyes that were lit up. He had glowing golden eyes. It was shining just as bright as day. Which was strange for someone who was trying to hide in the shadows.

“You ...it can’t be...you are a…” That was the last thing one of the diviners said before she then left unconscious.

“Sorry but I have no time for you guys.” He then looked at the time. “They should be delivering him by now.” He then got a white surgeon coat as it then showed the nametag. Doctor Fausto. In that instant vanishing to the shadows as though he wasn’t there.

Half away across the city, an hour away from where Menace was seen was the Avalon Medical District. In this district was the Avalonian Emergency sector which housed some of the best surgeons known to man. Providing medical benefits to all those who are considered Avalonians. They are given the best medical services money can buy. With the new government system, all Avalonians could get them as long as they paid a fair fee using a small fraction of their paycheck. This was also called the place of miracles as you will find out soon.

“Ha..ha...I arrived!!!” The violet haired lady said while panting as she had finally made it to the hospital. Getting to the hospital, she then noticed an azure-haired petite asian lady waving to her.

“Karma, where have you been? And why do you sniff..sniff..smell like trash?”

“Don’t ask. Do you have a spare scrub?” Karma said as she was trying to wipe so of the smell off. Tying back her long violet hair she then made sure her makeup was still good.

“Yeah it's in my car. I'll grab it.”

“Thanks Livia!” Karma said as she went to join with other Surgeons. Meeting one of the nurses on the counter, Karma handed her papers. “Hi I’m Karma chan. I'm here to start my training.” Today for the hospital was the day all new medical students were arriving. One of the great benefits of the hospital is the one on one supervision from high-quality doctors and surgeons. Because of the promise of protection many who seek a place to practice their medical craft, all moved to Camelot. Even when this country was newly formed, many saw the Diviners as the greatest form of protection. Thus many forgo their loyalty to their country to move to this country in hopes of furthering the advancement in medicine.

“Ah, welcome. Please wait for the others. We have an announcement soon.”

“Oh okay. What is going on?”

“Right now a patient is in need of a serious operation. So rather than choosing your supervisor we want you guys to see the surgery firsthand.”

“What surgery?” Despite the seriousness of the situation, Karma noticed that the nurse was more excited than scared.

“This is the operation that created the name God’s hand.” Hearing that everyone stared at the nurse before all going giddy from the news.

“You mean we get to see the surgery personally done by Dr. Fausto…”

“Yes!!!”

“Woahhh!!” Everyone then started to spark excitment from the news. Dr. Fausto was what all surgeons strive to be. For the last few years, Dr.Fausto Galen has done impossible surgeries doing every surgery you could imagine saving people's life. Brain, spinal, heart, lungs and more. There were so many surgeries that he was involved in that it was amazing someone who is 26 could be this accomplished. Fausto even brought people back to life as well, giving him the name he didn’t like God's hand. When he started he was in the outskirts of the cities. After his contributions, he was personally invited by the Diviners to come to Camelot to be their main surgeon. Many Avalonians love him for being able to save most of the patients he had received. In fact, after his arrival, the amount of people wanting surgeries increased so that he could perform a miracle on them. Even for Diviners as they believe he could do more than just heal the average human. So whenever he performs an operation, it's another addition to his legacy.

“What? Did I miss something?” Livia said as she was curious as to what just happened. She could see the excitement from everyone, even Karma. All except herself.

In the surgical room, everyone was the opposite of those outside. Staring at the lifeless corpse there was no way a dead person could be resurrected as they clearly saw a bullet hole through the head. This was beyond their capability even though this was the top hospital in the world with the best medical technology. None have been able to succeed in the operation to fix a brain, especially one that was missing quite a bit of it.

“What do we do?!!!!”

“Where is he? Has he answered his phone calls.”

“No, I haven’t been able to reach him!!”

“What do we do!!! If we don’t do anything soon he might permanently be dead.” The surgeons were all panicking as they feared the consequences of failure. Especially when they were given this kind of operation. One that had a slim chance of success. Being able to bring a guy back to life after their head has been shot… That was a headache no pun intended.

“You guys being too loud. Can you at least do you job and prepare for the operation.” Everyone then heard the voice they wanted to hear. It assured them as the confidence filled the room even when Fausto seem to give some mean remarks. Then again this was usual for Fausto who never seems to say anything nice to them. But its because he is that way they never seem to be worried about his performance.

“Dr. Fausto you here!!” Looking at the man with the emotionless face they usually know. Wearing a surgeon's gown and glasses everyone was elated to see him. Though his face didn’t show reassurance, it was more his actions that speaks most of it. It was Dr. Fausto Weaving, the number one surgeon in Avalon and has a name that defines his skills called God’s hand.

“Do we have a chance?” One doctor asked quietly, which Fausto completely ignored.

“How long has the person been dead for?” Fausto asked as he was already getting ready to perform the operation.

“Thirty minutes.” One of the assistants said. Fausto then touches the body. In an instant without even looking at the report, he somehow figured what to do.

“Good then start the operation. This will take some time. Do we have a copy of his brain?”

“Yes sir we have and we are recreating that right now.”

“Good.” Fausto said in a rather normal tone. He never seemed to be an emotional person. In fact despite his heroics he doesn't seem to act like he is a hero. He in fact acts like a robot who just works at his job. Thankfully his work speaks for itself.

“Right!!!” Hearing those words everyone felt confident thinking they were the best in the business even though only one is doing most of the work. Still it does boost their resume.