"What the hell was in that drink!" I shouted at the lady sitting in front with a amused expression which is really starting to tick me off!,I feel really angry,irritated,cheated and really soft...no my shirt it is sooo soft!,and this chair,it is really comfy and so smooth leather.What's this nice smell I can smell?
"Kidd can you really stop staring at me like that" Claire said in response to my strange stare "Don't worry it is not something lethal,just somehting to make this test a 100% success!",
"You drugged us?" the girl sitting next to me said in a pissed off tone with dead serious look.Ishi was her name right?
"Well technically yes!" Claire replied to which Ishi's stare got to a level she could stare holes through her head!,
"Ok Ok,it's just a sensitivity enhancer!,nothing to get so sensitive about right?" she said expecting some reaction to her poor pun to which all she got was complete silence.Wait aren't those the same thing used in those rape comics and stuff?
"So that is the reason you guys were being so over friendly at those tryouts and today with that almost forceful service" I asked trying to look shocked but really,that was a little suspicious to begin with.
"Oh and that reminds me" Claire said while passing me some tissues"Do you have a screw loose in your head or somehting?",
"Huh?" I was caught off guard as I began to notice her staring at my face with disgust and Ishi looked panicked.Then suddenly I noticed my shirt has somehting red on it...Blood!.My nose was bleeding,I quickly grabbed the tissue from Claire's while Ishi shouted!,
"YOU POISONED US?" she shouted at top of her voice to which Claire looked at her in the eyes and said,
"Behave little miss" to which Ishi claimed down and guards lowered their guns,
"The reason for that" she said pointing towards my nose as I am still busy cleaning...this was my favourite shirt!,
"Would be this guy's lack of respect for others generosity" she said while shrugging her shoulders "We could not have told applicants that we would be...",
"Drugging" Ishi said interrupting Claire,
"Adding somehting extra in their drinks for 100% success for our tests.we made sure to keep asking every participate for drinks and snacks every 5 mins for 2 hours just so we were sure we got everyone.Those who didn't took anything made sure to delay their test until break time trying to...",
"Drugg them?" Ishi interrupted again which Claire ignored,i think one of the guards behind chuckled a little ,
"Have them drink the Drinks at least ones,while also making sure not to offer the same person twice."She then looked at me with a irritated look for some reason,
"but even with all that some guys just won't drink or eat anything at all!,well then we would just let them take the tests for normal soldiers or for Pilots. If they can not clear those then it's sayonara" she said "YOU KID" she shouted,
"You somehow managed to score a perfect score of the digit just below the selection cut off in every dam written or physical test!,that was a record no one could beat!.Except Pilot test in which it seems you tried but alas your score was a bit way too low!" well that was the only one I was interested in as the perks given to them were a whole lot better.
"Seriously! even today Lisa kept asking you for water again and again and you kept refusing?" she asked to which I simply replied,
"Mother says not to take something from unknown people.Especially if they happen to be from another world" to my reply she just facepalmed,
"Well your oversmartness has costed you Kidd " she said with that same irritating smirk on her face"How are those headache coming around?"to that I was taken a bit off guard,
"In last test we were also testing people for psychic abilities,something which is a bit rare even in our planet.As we could not test you properly the last time,we never found you had one!" she said while trying to act like "Serves you right bitch!" way.
"Why call me again then?,I don't seem to be having any such headaches you are talking about?" Ishi asked in a confused voice,
"Well as you may have heard somewhere already that we are searching for people who can sense or even control Mana,it's a source of energy almost every world has but for some reason your world doesn't But still you guys managed to progress! A feat which was thought to be impossible.but it seems there has been a time when people in your world too could control mana.In the war,The enimes were unable to enter some spesific locations us those pyramids,those religous monaments you guys have and that really big wall...what was it called again?",
"China wall" Ishi replied,
"Yea that one!,there were some ruins even new to us!,well so we searched for people in your world for such powers in a rushed manner and may have missed some.That is until now,so we are using some interesting method form our world to find the ones we may have missed",
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"It has something to do with heredity" I said in a low voice catching her off guard,well that could have been the only reason they called me again!,
"Yes...we found this in our world quite some time ago that people who can control force of mana or have these psychic abilities are usually from same bloodline,hence we thought of calling you again,twin brother of our poster girl!" she said with a smirk on her face,
Remember when I said my sister got selected,yeah she has gone ahead and became the hero of the war and star attraction for the Army,you can see posters all over the city with her face and that god damn awful slogan "join the war,stand for your people".
Most people may think they are using her just as a public attraction to inspire the young to join,I mean come on,a 19 year old girl won us the war?, but knowing her she must have brought all sorts of havoc on battlefield!.
"Well I am pretty sure you guys must have felt some strange things recently,as you both were in the area were that wrecked beast Scar rain down the destruction" at that we both just sat there all silent,
"I found somehting very interesting when going through the files of today's candidates" she said as she pulled out two files with our name on it,
"I can see those blue flames rising every time I look at fire,I can see people burning up from those goddam cursed flames " she read from the file of Ishi...are these our conversation with the psychiatrist."I can see those flames around me burning me in mirror!"she said while looking at the girl sitting beside me looking at the floor,
"Well that's some trauma you may have got from the Scar huh?" she said while picking up my file now"Oh but it's this one which made me laugh till my stomach started hurting,other than that blue flames it seems he went through a LOT!",
"There is no need for this"I said in a hurry but she ignored and started reading out loud,
"I saw through that lady at the counter,I could see right through her...at nights I feel as if I am outside my house,in sky,flying...I can see our house from far above...Do you think I'm adopted?" and here she came to the part I wished I was dead before she read"Nowadays I have been having indecent thoughts for a while now,I daydream about people in front of me without clothes...even men!...is that ok I am not turning to the into one of those right?...you know the homose...nevermind" she started laughing as she was finished tormenting us,
"This conversation will remain in that very room he said,No one will ever know what I told him he said" I just said while holding my head in my hands,this just fueled her laughter even more!
"Well you see those flames our flying fire spitting friend left all over the town,you know the ones which won't extinguish even after several days.They were made of pure concentrated Mana,seeing that made your sense of being able to feel Mana in others and yourself hence those blue flames" she took a pause to control her laughter for the next part"As in case of psychics,well their power though unaffected by mana for some reason are forced activated when the user feels a strong force of any energy,not only mana even electrocuting them may work!.Did that doctor really gave a hotesses card to a 17 year old?...epic!" she said to which I for some reason found the floor even more interesting to stare at!,
"So,end of the story is yes you guys clear our requirements for enlisting into the special forces!" she said in a overjoyed voice,
"To think I managed to find one rare Legend rank mage and one mage with psychic abilities,can't wait for what else I may find!",
"Wait that stone....." I said only to be interrupted,
"Oh,you are her twin there is no way you are not one,I can not use one more stone at you.they are pretty expensive you know!" Claire said still overjoyed just like a child who got some extremely fancy toys,
"Then why make me drink those roofies?" I shouted to which she just waved her hand and said,
"Well it seems pointless now,well let's just say it was to complete the procedure",
"Can I at least make one request ?" I said as seeing no way out of this one,
"Yes",
"There is a guy in waiting room,orange sneakers,long hair,Number 52.Can you pull that stunt with the gun you pulled at me?",
At this Ishi looked at me confused and shocked while Claire smiled and said"The one who just won't keep his mouth shut even for a second?",
"Yes!" It seems she had a conversation with him before,
"Ok but I can only use blank shot,can't use real bullets " she said with that same scary look she had before.
"No wait that a bit..."as I began to open my mouth Claire interrupted,
"Welcome to the forces,you will be contacted within next 24 hours and will be picked up 2 days from now so please make preparation",
Oh well at least she is going to use blank shots!