Registering as a Tamer pt. 1

Hector woke me up bright and early and after a quick breakfast that was eggs thrown on some toast as we ran out the door we were on our way to the Guild's HQ. We lived not far from the building and the resident portal, while that led to a cheaper house, it also led to a serious downfall if the Portal were to ever break and the monsters were to escape. Nobody wanted to be anywhere near the portal unless they just didn't have any other options despite the protection that the Guild offered. But hey good news for me and mine right?

"Here we are boy, The Guild Headquarters for the southern region of Beacon. You know why it's called that right?" Hector asked as if I was a child first learning the history of this new world.

"Ugh, Hector do we really have to go through this? Don't we have to hurry up and get me registered?"

"Hey it's never too late to learn this stuff man, plus what if they have a test and this was one of the questions huh? Better safe than sorry." He smiled and pounded his chest while reciting that same old motto that he spewed over the past 10 years. That simple phrase has kept us safe from everything from bandits all the way to roaming monsters.

"Fine, Beacon is named because after the world fell apart, Beacon was the only country of the old world to successfully repel the invaders. Afterwards the leaders came together and renamed it Beacon to signify a light that shines through the darkness."

"Fantastic, now what about the other ones?"

"Really? Dammit, The other regions are named Sactuary, named to represent a place of safety and peace. Then there is Bastion, this place was called that because even to this day they still fight against endless waves of monsters that had broken free from the portals."

"There is two more boy what about them?"

I laughed nervously at that and scratched the back of my neck. "Ehhh, well I can't really remember what those ones are." I kicked the ground a little but Hector just sighed at me while shaking his head.

"Well, I guess that's good enough for now, Let's just hope you don't get quizzed. I don't know about Tamers but us fighters only had to fight monsters. But seeing as how a Tamer is closer to a magical class they may have you try some other stuff." He said as we walked in through a set of huge heavy doors that opened up into a huge auditorium style room that had a bar on one side and a reception desk and a job board set up on the other. The whole room was packed with people coming and going either to the bar to eat and drink after a job well done, or to the notice board to pick one up for the day.

We finally make it through the crowd and up to the receptionist that smiled at Hector and waved as she spotted us.

"Hey Hector, I thought you were going to take a few days off from jobs?" A tall Brunette with light blue eyes said before she noticed me. "Oh? Is this the famous Jimmy that you have been yelling about everytime you get drunk? Is today the day?"

"Hahaha, That's right Missy, This here is Jimmy or officially he is called James. But as of yesterday he is officially among the Gifted!" He yelled out towards the crowd and everyone cheered and clapped.

"We are here to get him set up and registered and if we are lucky maybe a short expedition to get him started."

"Hmm, well I don't know about getting to go into the IDP but I can certainly get him registered! If you could sign these papers Jimmy, we will get you squared away and I will take you to our Newbie class that is just about to begin."

"Newbie class? When did the guild start doing that?" Hector asked with a confused look on his face.

"Actually it just started this week, Guild master finally got the approval from Central and this will be the test group to see if we can successfully hold classes and take them through training courses into the IDPs. We only have one teacher right now since it's a test run but we hope that it will go off without a hitch!" Missy the receptionist says excitedly as I finish up the paperwork and with a quick goodbye to Hector as he leaves to go back to the house. I follow Missy through a hallway that led out into an outdoor training area where a group of 7 people were already standing. 6 were standing in a line with the last in front which I assumed was the trainer. They stopped walking and looked back at us.

"Hold on Mr. Roderick! We have one more last addition that just came in!" She yelled as she grabbed my hand and pulled me along which suprised me and made me yell at how fast she took off. When she stopped to be in front of Mr. Roderick I was still pulled along by the force and I ended up sliding and rolling to a stop a few feet away from everyone. I groaned as I got up and dusted myself off to the sound of laughter coming from the other students.

"Oh gosh I am so sorry Jimmy. I wasn't thinking when I did that and just wanted to get you caught up with the others." Missy said with an embarassed look on her face. I just waved it off as I rolled my shoulder to work out the knot the rush of adrenaline and the fall caused in it. I walked up to Mr. Roderick and smiled while holding out my hand.

"Hi! My name is Jimmy and I just became a Gifted today. I will do my very best as apart of your class sir!"

He didn't say anything back but instead looked me up and down and scoffed. "What's your rank and ability boy?" Was all he said as a look of slight disgust crossed his eyes as he looked down at my still outstretched hand. I quickly took it back and chuckled nervously.

"Haha, um E rank sir... and my ability is Tame."

"My god he is an E rank and he thinks he can be in the same group as us? What kind of joke is this? Sir Roderick are we really going to let an E rank weakling come with us? what if it gets us all killed while holding us back? What if some powerful monster senses how weak it is and decides to attack us?"

I looked at who said that to see a guy that just oozed pompous asshat, He had green colored hair styled with one side pulled back and the other to hang down slightly over his left eye as if to try and look edgy. He was wearing a set of blue armor that covered his chest and arms aswell as most of his legs. Over that was a large black cloak with what looked like a family crest on the shoulders.

"That was kinda hurful, what did I do to you man?" I asked as I looked him over but soon another of the students raced towards me with a quick glint off of some kind of metal as they laid it against my neck.

"Do not speak to Master Roy like that ever again peasant. Show your respect for his noble present and bow." A feminine voice said from behind me and I felt the metal against my neck press a little harder. I looked over at Roderick with pleading eyes but all he did was smirk. Missy was just standing there with her hands over her mouth and wide eyed.

"I told you to bow peasant!" The girl behind me shouted and soon I felt a sharp pain in the back of my legs and they crumpled to where I was on my knees.

"Penelope that's enough, I believe this, thing, has learned its proper place." Roy the pompous dick said as the metal against my neck left and I felt as a trail of warmth went down my neck, I checked and I had been nicked and was bleeding slightly.

"Brother that was just cruel, did you have to sick Penelope on him like that? Shouldn't Nobility be better than this?" Another voice spoke up and it was another girl that was by this guys side. She had Green hair just like Roy did but she didn't ooze that same air like he did, instead it felt like she was more of a worrier than anything.

"Bah, nonsense dear sister, There are times where the masses are to be reminded why nobility exists once again. We are just stronger than the lesser and as such we deserve to stand on a higher pedestal and be treated as such! Now if you don't mind Mr. Roderick I believe we were just about to begin our lessons?" Roy turned and spoke towards the teacher like an employer would an employee and I saw as Roderick nodded his head and started walking away with the others following along. Missy came up to me and wiped the now drying blood off my neck before helping me up.

"I'm sorry about that Jimmy, I didn't know that we were this corrupted as an institution. I will talk to the Guild master and see what we can do. You can either suffer with this group or maybe I could see if the Guild master has set up another class for you to join?"

"Yea, if you can please do that. I don't think I could learn much while being harassed at every breath."

"Great, Just come back inside and I will call him right away."

A few minutes go by as Missy is talking to somebody through a bright pink phone and she hangs up and gives me a thumbs up before returning to her duties. I sit there on a bench along the walls of the huge room and just wait as time slowly ticks by.

"Those damn nobles man... I didn't think I would get treated like that right off the bat. It's only been ten years give or take since this whole bullshit started but already theres nobles acting like they are above the rest and everything. I heard about pigs becoming feral shortly after being released into the wild but I didn't think humans would do the same thing. It's like we were sent back to the medieval times when the IDP appeared."

"Ya know, your not entirely wrong about that Jim." A man spoke up and shook me out of my thoughts as he sat down next to me.

"Sorry bout that, my name's Alex and I am the Guild master here. I heard from Missy how you were treated just now and I came personally to apologize about that. Had I known that was going to happen I would have picked somebody else to oversee the class, Bill is one of our finest Hunters and I thought he would do a great job but I should have done a little background work before I guess... Anyways, I have set up another class that you could join, But this one is more of a freebie for the ones that are not so well off like the ones before. Think more like an outreach program than anything."

"Like the poor and stuff? I get that I'm not exactly rich or anything but I'm not that bad."

"Ha, yea I know, I've known Hector for a few years so I've heard about your years of survival. I think this group could be more your speed and with people that get your... 'Unique' upbringing. I have the class to meet up tomorrow and I will go ahead and pick a new teacher to over see that one. Roderick is a lost cause but he is still ranked pretty high on the list of reliable Hunters that I know.... Still a shame but nonetheless these things happen in this new world of ours. But what do ya say? Sound good? I can add you to the roster right now if you want?" Alex asked me with a resolute look in his eye that told me I was already on the list to meet up. So I just sighed and nodded and he chuckled before pulling out a tablet of some sort and with a few swipes and taps he smiled at me and patted my shoulder before he got up and walked away.

I said goodbye to Missy and headed home to get ready for tomorrow and to also explain the whole bullshit story about why I have a cut on my neck that Jasmine immediately noticed when I got home.

Man I hope tomorrow is better.