Fan Fiction ❯ Ego Quest ❯ Selection Day:Hyper Flash! ( Chapter 1 )

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Ego Quest

100 years ago, life was simple. People lived in tribes, villages were merely a pack of tents with a tent for each family. Everyone worshipped the Gods and relied on them for their survival. However, a plague soon came about, known as Eve. It killed many, and only continued to spread over the years. So villages began to industrialize, building roads, houses, hospitals, etc. With doctors and medicine becoming a reality, the disease was finally kept at bay. However people had lost faith and abandoned the Gods. Also war came more rampantly with the need for land. With war came the milatary. They overthrew the goverment, and now the milatary ran everything, and no region was an exception.

Episode 1:Selection Day:Hyper Flash!

Young Gale could only see the man's outline, as with a single hit he sent him flying into a tree, slumping down. "Oni-chan!"cried his sister, kneeling on the ground with her hands bound behind her. "You're so weak. If you ever want your sister back, you'll have to become strong enough to kill me"

14 year old Gale, with curved brown hair, in a red suit with big black boots and yellow buttons, thrust his leg at the girl in front of him. She had long blue hair, and wore a skimpy silver top with shorts, boots and gloves, all a sparkly silver color. She blocked with her hand, Gale throwing a punch but the girl dodged it easily. He kept throwing a multitude of punches and kicks but the girl dodged them all with ease. She threw a kick of her own, which Gale just barely blocked with his arm, the blow numbing his arm for a few seconds. The girl spun around and with that same leg and a quicker speed, nailed Gale at the side of the head, Gale hitting the tree and falling face first.

"Looks like I win"said the girl. She walked over, extending her hand to Gale, who took it and was pulled to his feet. "You may be winning now Uminia but one of these days I'll beat you, then you'll never see victory against me again"said Gale. "He hasn't beaten me since we first met 5 years ago, but he never quits"thought Uminia. "Well, tomorrow's the day, we're going to the academy "said Gale. Uminia waved goodbye and both went walking toward their respective homes.

"The day's finally coming. Now that I'm 14, I'm eligible for Selection. Even though I haven't beaten Uminia yet, I should still be more then capable of making it into the army. They'll train me to become stronger, until I can kill the bastard who has my sister"he thought. At home he took a long shower, thinking about the day ahead, and about his sister.

"If you ever want your sister back, you'll have to become strong enough to kill me"

Gale squeezed his fist so tight, blood began coming out of his palm. "I'll kill him, I swear it"thought Gale. At his table, he sat alone eating. His parents had been murdered trying to save his sister. He could never help but wonder why him? Why was he spared? Did the man really think Gale wouldn't come back? Or wouldn't it it matter? "He was so strong, my mom and dad were so strong, but he was too much for them. I'm not prgressing fast enough"he thought.

Later, as the night came, he went towards a tree in the woods, the moon and stars giving him all th light he needed. With a loud battle cry he began kicking and punching the tree with everything he had, splinters flying everywhere.

"Gale, wake up"

Gale jolted up, Uminia in his bedroom. "What are you doing here?"asked Gale. "Get dressed, the army's going to be here in half an hour"said Uminia. "Oh, um, did you really have to walk in on me? I'm not wearing anything but my underwear"said Gale. "It's nothing to me. In my old village, we embrace the body"said Uminia.

Gale and Uminia stood with all the others in the town square, which was more of a circle really. A large plane was in the front, with a purple uniformed man standing out with two armed foot soldiers. "This is your last chance to turn back. Once you get on the plane, you can't go home. You'll either go to the base or go to hell. If you attempt to escape, you will be considered AWOL and will be executed"he said. Uminia gulped. "Gale, you sure?"she asked. "Yeah, no turning back"he said. "Allright, let's go then"said Uminia. "Now, everyone on board who's going"he said. The majority of those there went on. The plane was much larger on the inside then it looked from the outside.The seats were being filled quickly so Uminia took a seat next a boy with a black robe and boots, black hair with white mixed at the top. Gale took his seat next to Uminia. "I hope you don't mind us sitting next to you, the seats are filling up quick"said Uminia. "No, I don't mind"he said looking away shyly. "My name's Uminia, and this is Gale"she said. "Hey, what's your name?"asked Gale. "Lance"said the boy. The plane took off. Lance simply stared out the window.

"So, how good are you at fighting?"asked Gale. "Pretty good"said Lance. "I think he wants to be leaft alone Gale"said Uminia. "It's allright, it takes me a little bit to get used to new people"he said. Lance turned his head and looked at them. "Neither of you appear to be native to the village either. I just came in yesterday"said Lance. "You came just to get into the milatary? Your village couldn't have been that far away"said Gale. "I don't really have a home, I'm more nomadic"said Lance. "You ranway from home?"asked Uminia. "I'd rather not talk about it"said Lance. "He must have a strong pain in him, I can relate"thought Uminia. "So, if you don't mind telling me, what brought you two into the village?"asked Lance. "I'd rather not discuss it either"said Uminia. "I came a few years before Uminia. My parents died so I needed a place to stay until the milatary came by. In the meantime I've been fighting with Uminia daily to improve myself"said Gale.

"Let me guess, you want revenge on your parent's killer?"asked Lance. "Not just that, he has my sister, I need to get her back too"said Gale. "A burning desire to kill a certain someone, I'm not such a stranger to the idea"thought Lance.

They all felt the plane going downwards. "We're there allready?"asked Gale. "Impossible, the closest milatary base isn't for miles, we've only been flying for a few minutes"said Lance. "They might be picking up supplies"said Uminia. The man from before came out. "Everyone out!"he yelled. The doors opened and everyone rushed out. They were on somekind of island, it was mostly a large rocky area with mountains, plateus and such. "We don't accept you just like that boys and girls, we need to pull out the weeds. This island is located at least ten miles from another land. It's a prison island, mainly for those sentenced with death, and all the prisoners have been leaft out. Your goal is to get to the other side of the island. If you die here, we will not be responsible"he said. 'That's insane!"said Gale. "This isn't for lesiure kid"he said getting back on the plane, which flew over. Most of them were breaking into groups. Gale slammed his fist into his palm. "Let's go for it"said Gale. "Hey Lance, wanna come with us?"asked Uminia. "Sure"said Lance.

Soon, everyone had split up and gone off. Gale, Uminia and Lance had been walking for a few hours with no contact with anyone. "We shouldn't have much problem with getting lost, it seems pretty straight forward. Are only concern should be for prisoners"said Lance. "I'm ready"said Gale. "I hope you are"said Uminia. Lance put his hand out in front of them. Listening, they heared footsteps stampeding their way. "Someone's coming, I got'em"said Gale. From around a boulder, a tall, husky man with a long, bloodied blade in his hand stepped out. Uminia quickly turned around. "What the, wait, what about the foot steps, what the hell?"asked Gale. The man licked his chops. "You're a nice piece of ass girl. Come to me and I promise I'll make you feel nice and good"he said. He rushed forward towards Uminia. Gale took a stance, getting ready to strike. Uminia snickered. She made a hellaciously fast cartwheel, coming behind the man, who stood dumbfounded. He turned around and was stabbed in the gut practicly by Uminia's punch, bending over and spitting blood out. With great flexibility she kicked straight up, the prisoner flying upwards, Uminia bending down and then jumping up in a quick motion, in mid air wrapping her legs around the man's neck, then flipping over, driving the man's head into the ground. She stood up, brushing her hands off. "Nice one Uminia, that was great!"said Gale. "A very impressive display"thought Lance. His eyes went to the corner, hearing the footsteps again. As his eyes veered to the corner, another blond haired man with tattered clothing came speedily in front of him. Gale and Uminia watched, ready to intervene, but as the prisoner thrust his fist, it missed and it hardly looked like Lance moved!

"Little shit"muttered the prisoner. He thrust another punch but came behind him in a blur, elbowing him in the back of the head. As the man fell forward, even more quickly he got under him and elbowed upwards, the man staggering back. Lance then quickly kneed his gut, going quickly behind him with a hand with lightning around it sticking in his back, Gale and Uminia amazed by the display.

"His speed and strength are incredible"said Uminia. "He was not being truthful about his skill on the plane. His speed, strength, he makes Uminia pale in comparison. Now there's someone else I have to surpass"thought Gale.Gale stood with his back to the man, as he fell on his knees. "I was being merciful, don't persist"said Lance. The man snickered, taking out a dart gun, thrusting his hand out and shooting it but Lance was nowhere to be seen. "He dissapeared!"said Gale. "No, look"said Uminia. The man turned, Lance popping up through the man's shadow, forming a black sword and dashing past, the sword beheading the prisoner."Not only is he good, he's viscous"thought Gale. Lance looked to them. "I admit, I wasn't all to truthful about my level of skill. I don't like to brag too much about it"said Lance. Looking around, soon dozens of other prisoners surrounded them. "They must've been hiding"said Uminia. Most of them came towards Uminia and Lance, 2 going for Gale.

"I can take you clowns"said Gale. He rushed forward and thrust a kick at a female prisoner, who ducked and tripped him, the other bulky one stepping on his chest hard. "AGH!"cried Gale. "Too easy"said the guy standing on top. Gale grabbed his boot and slowly pushed off, then rolling out of the way. He pushed off a foot and went for the clothesline, knocking him over but the female got him in a headlock from behind. He elbowed her a few times and shoved her off, but the man formed his hands into a club and nailed him from behind. Gale went flying, landing on his feet, the man coming back. He punched for him but he ducked and the woman kicked him in the chest, Gale sliding back. He was kicked in the gut, falling to his hands and knees. "Gale needs help"said Uminia fending off 3 or 4. Lance was easily taking them out but they kept coming back. The man stepped on Gale's head, driving it into the ground. "He'll die soon enough, what a waste"said the man. Gale couldn't lift him off this time, and he was getting faint.

As he grew fainted, he remembered his father yelling something, becoming much quicker and faster, but still not enough as his sister's captive killed him with a single blow, knocking Gale back. "Your father's trash, so is your mom, she's the only one I want"he said, his hand on his sister's head.

"That teqnique my dad used, he said it was deadly for me to use, but I don't have any choice here"he thought. He tightened his muslces vastly, coming close to popping. "Hyperflash!"he yelled. His body glew yellow, and he easily pushed the man off. The woman turned around. "What the?"she asked. The man stood up. Gale felt as light as a feather now. "It worked, now for some payback"he thought. Gale flashed by the man, going straight for the woman. He came so quick, landing a superkick just below her jawline. She flew up and crashed badly. The man came for him, throwing punches and kicks quickly but Gale was easily dodging them. "Let's see if I can blast him with energy too"thought Gale. He focused some energy into his hand, into a ball, which he sent out in the man's face, exploding and taking him out. "It worked, I can actualy use it"he thought. He sped back and locked two standing prisoners in his arms, diving towards the ground and drilling their heads into the ground. The energy around his dispersed, Gale falling to a knee and panting. Looking up, Lance and Uminia were standing there. "Gale, that was incredible!"said Uminia. "Not bad at all"thought Lance. "I was told the move was deadly so I never used it before now, but now that I can control it, it'll work wonders for me"he said.

"The Hyperflash. It combines the energy with the muscle, pushing both beyond it's normal limatations"thought Lance. "Look, I can form energy too"said Gale. He formed a ball of energy into his hands, blasting it at a rock near by. "Even with the Hyperflash he's still not as fast or strong as me, but he'll be a lot better at fighting now"thought Uminia. "Don't waste your Geno and Bio energy, there may be more prisoners on the way"said Lance. "Geno what? What are you talking about?"asked Gale.

"Let me explain. There are many, many diffrent kinds of origins. Uminia is a warrior origin, weak with energy attacks but with unlimited flexibility and great strength and speed. I'm a shadow origin, meaning I can travel through shadows and form them into objects, though right now I only know how to make a sword. You're a Hypen, with hyper energy, that allows you to copy moves to the extent your energy allows, as well as give you a high level of endurance. Now, everyone has two diffrent energies called Bio and Geno energy. Bio energy is of the body itself. It's used to control your body. Walking, running, even breathing require bio energy, as well as hand to hand combat. Bio energy is most important to anyone, because you always need at least some for your respiration. If you run out of Bio energy, you'll theoreticaly die. Bio energy is the same for most, the only real diffrence is in quanity. Warriors tend to have more bio energy then any other origin. Geno energy is very diffrent. Geno energy differs not only on amount but for what it can be used for. Geno energy isn't just for energy attacks, but for what allows us to use special traits. For me, my Geno energy is for traveling through shadows and forming sowrds. For you it's creating energy attacks, copying moves to a higher degree, things like that. Your Hyperflash technique uses both Bio and Geno energy, making it unique. Unlike Bio energy, you can go without Geno energy, even fight if it runs out"

"Seems simple enough,"said Gale. Uminia helped him up. "Great job Gale. C'mon, we should get going"said Uminia.

A day later

The man waited, about 2 dozen kids there. From afar Gale, Uminia and Lance emerged,Gale and Uminia somewhat ragged while Lance was just fine. "The others have been confirmed dead. Congradulations, you've all made it. All aboard, we have a long trip and you all have plenty of time for rest"

On the plane, Gale fell right to sleep. "He's gotten better, he may actualy surpass me one day"said Uminia. "Let's just hope for his sake he can handle whatever's waiting at the base when we arrive"said Lance.

TBC