“Alex… I’ve been meaning to ask you, but what’s this rank thing?” (Vincent)

I asked Alex as we were walking to our next class… he has every single class with me.

“Oh, sorry… forgot to mention that teehee~” (Alex)

Alex replied as he scratched the back of his head, smiling.

“Can you tell me what the ranks are for?” (Vincent)

I asked, politely.

“You’re a rank F, correct?” (Alex)

Alex asked.

“Yeah…” (Vincent)

I replied.

“Okay, good… so, you’re the lowest rank, for now. It goes, F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and finally, SSS. SSS is the highest rank you can get, and anything above that is unknown since only gods have those ranks” (Alex)

Alex said, politely

‘That was a decent info dump’ (Thoughts)

“Then how do I increase in rank?” (Vincent)

I asked.

“Missions, there’s a mission once a month… at the end of the month… wait, what day is it?” (Alex)

He asked.

“30th of June” (Vincent)

I said.

“Time?” (Alex)

Alex asked, slightly concerned.

“Let me check… 11:59” (Vincent)

I said, checking my watch.

“We have one minute… one minute until the mission…” (Alex)

Alex said, silently.

“Five seconds left” (Vincent)

I said, looking at my watch.

5.

4.

3.

2.

1.

…

MISSION

RUN!!!

Reward: Rank up.

Time limit: One hour.

“My mission is to… run?” (Vincent)

I said, curious.

“Mine is to protect you… oh shit!” (Alex)

Alex said, pushing me out of the way of a BIG ASS FUCKING SPIKE!!!

“Damn, I missed!” (???)

A really buff guy said, angrily.

“WHAT THE FUCK!!!???” (Vincent)

I shouted, confused and terrified.

“Mission, kill the wisher.” (Buff guy)

The buff guy said, with a grin.

“Sir, get out of here, I’ll protect you!” (Alex)

Alex said, trying to sound like some sort of hero.

“I WISH THAT THE BUFF GUY GETS HIS LEGS RANDOMLY BROKEN!!!” (Vincent)

I shouted, terrified.

“AAAAAAAAH!!!” (Buff guy)

And… it worked.

“RUN!!!” (Alex)

Alex shouted, noticing several people running towards us.

“WHY THE FUCK IS EVERYONE ATTACKING ME!!??” (Vincent)

I shouted, terrified… again.

“Missions, they can do a lot of things, one of them is ranking up. But you can get other things from them… items, servants… playthings” (Alex)

Alex said, sadly.

“That’s fucked up, man!” (Vincent)

I said, still running.

“I know it is! In here, quickly!” (Alex)

As he said that, he ran into a room. And we saw several people run past us.

“How did you do that?” (Vincent)

I asked, confused.

“Us C-rankers have an ability to tell where an awakened is, it’s not that good… but it helps quite a bit.” (Alex)

Alex said, with a toothy grin.

“Wait, you’re a C-ranker!?” (Vincent)

I asked, astonished.

“Yeah, when you get a servant, you have a chance of getting an F-ranker, 95% chance, an E ranker 90% chance, and everything goes down by 10% for a bit after that” (Alex)

…

‘F = 95%, E = 90%, D = 80%, C = 70%, B = 60%, A = 50%, S = 40%, SS = 30%, SSS = 20%, That’s totally unbalanced!’ (Thoughts)

“I know what you’re thinking, but it stops at C rank, a B is at 30%, A is 25%, S is 10%, SS is 5% and SSS is 0.1%, it makes it a lot more balanced… but yeah, still kind of unbalanced.” (Alex)

He said, smiling.

“So, if there’s even one C-ranker… we’re probably fucked, right?” (Vincent)

I said, in sudden realization.

“Depends on their power” (Alex)

He said, smiling widely.

“What do you mean “Depends on their power”?,” (Vincent)

I said, confused.

“-sigh- Some people have useless powers, like… “Smithing” or “Flight”, they’re not that hard to beat… unless they have a group of lackeys or whatever” (Alex)

“Okay… what was your power again?” (Vincent)

I asked, as I forgot what his power was.

“Healing flame, it’s a flame that instead of burning you… they… heal any wounds” (Alex)

Alex said, slightly embarrassed.

“That’s… actually a pretty good power” (Vincent)

I said, happily.

“Thanks, man…” (Alex)

“So, you’re basically the white mage, ha!” (Vincent)

I said, laughing quietly.

“You dick!” (Alex)

Alex said, punching me lightly on the arm.

“Hahaha… wait, can you hear that?” (Vincent)

I said, quietly.

“I can feel two presences in that room, I think that the wisher’s in there!” (???)

I heard a female voice… oh god, we’re fucked.

“Yes, ma’am.” (???)

Then, I heard a man’s voice.

“I wish for… a new servant and a small handgun” (Vincent)

I said, silently… until the light hit me, and I screamed.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!” (Vincent)

“HE’S IN THERE, KILL HIM!!!” (Female)

I heard the woman shout.

‘We’re so fucked!!!’ (Thoughts)

*CRASH*

...They broke the door down.

“SIR, GET DOWN!!!” (Alex)

Alex said, grabbing the gun and shooting at them.

*BANG*

*BANG*

*BANG*

“SHIT, ONE OF THEM HAS A GUN!!!” (Lackey)

Then… the servant that I wished for, was finally done being created.

“Hello, there m’lord… what’s going on!?” (Servant)

“No time to explain, wait a second!. I wish for another handgun!” (Vincent)

I wished for another gun, and I screamed again.

“AAAAAAH” (Vincent)

Alex was still shooting at the enemies, while they kept trying to rush in until I heard one of them shout:

“HE HAS TWO BULLETS LEFT, GET HIM!!!” (???)

It was the male voice from before…

“YES, LORD VALKENSHIRE!!!” (Lackeys)

Said, some lackeys as they rushed us.

*BANG*

*BANG*

*CLICK*

*CLICK*

*CLICK*

“FUCK!” (Alex)

Alex said as he punched one of the lackeys in the face.

I finally finished “making” the gun, and gave it to my new servant.

“Kill them all!” (Vincent)

I said, in anger.

“Yes, m’lord!” (Servant)

My servant said as they began to shoot at the enemies.

“THEY HAVE MORE GUNS, SIR!” (Lackey)

“JUST KEEP ATTACKING!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

“YES LORD VALKENSHIRE!!!” (Lackey)

…

They just keep on coming!

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They stopped attacking… for now, I think they’re waiting for more people.

“Oh god… we killed… so many… people” (Vincent)

I said, crying.

“It’s alright, they’ll come back!” (Alex)

Alex said, trying to comfort me.

“What do you mean… come back!?” (Vincent)

I said, with hope in my eyes.

“If you die on a mission, and you’re any rank higher than F, you get resurrected… at the cost of a rank, and if you’re a rank F and die, you lose your awakened ability” (Servant)

My servant said, smiling.

I forgot to mention what my servant looks like, she’s a female, with a modest bust… nice ass… red hair, like blood. Dark red eyes, she’s wearing… just a normal pair of clothing, black shirt and some ripped jeans, some boots, and she’s taller than me.

“I forgot to ask… what’s your name?” (Alex)

Alex said.

“Ren” (Ren)

She said, smirking.

“So, if I die… I lose my wishes, does that mean I lose everything I wished for?” (Vincent)

I said, calmly.

“Yes and no, you’ll lose your servants, but they’ll still exist, they just won’t be awakened either.” (Ren)

Ren said, smiling.

“Thank you… Ren, right?” (Vincent)

I said, smiling.

“That is correct, m’lord” (Ren)

“So, sir… can you wish for something better than a handgun, not that I’m complaining, but… a bigger gun would be better.” (Alex)

Alex said, smiling.

“Okay, just let me brace myself for the pain… I wish for one assault rifle, and let me try something, two goblin… slaves” (Vincent)

I said, trying to do an extra experiment.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!” (Vincent)

I shouted, in pain.

Then… an assault rifle, well more specifically an AK-47 hit the ground, along with two unconscious goblins.

“Wake up!” (Ren)

Ren immediately said, kicking both of the goblins in their stomachs.

“Uuuuu~” (Goblin 1)

“AAAAAAAAH!!!” (Goblin 2)

Both goblins woke up… one of them was… moaning!?

(A/N masochist located!)

“Okay, good… it worked!” (Vincent)

I said, smiling.

“What worked boss!?” (Goblin 2)

The second goblin said, sounding like a thug… while…

“Hit me again!” (Goblin 1)

The first one was grabbing Ren’s leg and… begging her to… hit him again…

“GET OFF OF ME!!!” (Ren)

She said as she pushed the masochistic goblin off of her, causing it to say:

“Just one hit, please, just one!” (Masochistic goblin)

The masochistic goblin pleaded as it fell to its knees.

“...” (Vincent)

“...” (Alex)

“...” (Ren)

“...” (Goblin 2)

Even its friend gave it a disgusted look.

“GET THEM!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

I heard “Lord Valkenshire” shout, outside.

“SHIT!!!” (Vincent)

I shouted, as I grabbed one of the handguns on the ground and started shooting.

*BANG*

*BANG*

*BANG*

“ALEX, I NEED A LITTLE HELP!!!” (Vincent)

Alex grabbed the AK-47 and said:

“YES SIR, REN COVER ME!!!” (Alex)

Ren grabbed a handgun that was on the floor and started shooting.

The goblins… they were in the corner and the masochistic one… had a gun and actually shot several of them… it even killed two.

“KILL THEM!!!” (Masochistic goblin)

While… the other goblin, let’s call him Rational goblin… it was… oh my god, it had a dagger and rushed the enemies, slashing at their ankles, causing them to fall. Then the masochistic goblin shot their brains out.

“DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE” (Rational goblin)

‘It looks more like a berserker…’ (Thoughts)

“KEEP ON ATTACKING, DON’T LET THEM REST!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

The “lord” said, as he was just standing BEHIND his troops, as they all died for him.

“WHY DON’T YOU COME OVER HERE AND ATTACK US, PUSSY!!!” (Vincent)

I shouted, furious at the fact that his men were dying… and the man they were dying for, was hiding behind them.

“I. AM. NO. PUSSY!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

He said as he walked into the room with a greatsword in his hand.

“Identify” (Vincent)

I said, silently.

Ebony Greatsword.

A slightly powerful weapon from the elder scrolls: Skyrim.

Rank: C+

Wait, C+? I’ll ask Alex about that, later.

“That’s all you have?” (Vincent)

I mocked, as I pulled out Excalibur and Durandal from my inventory, that I wished for.

(A/N off screen, just putting this in here, in case you want to nitpick about this)

“THOSE PUNY WEAPONS WILL DO NOTHING AGAINST MY EBONY GREATSWORD!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

He said, proudly.

“That’s where you’re wrong” (Vincent)

I said as I slashed Durandal… and his greatsword… split in half, effectively destroying it… and two guys next to him.

“M- MY SWORD!!! QUEEN REINHARDT GAVE ME THAT SWORD, YOU SHALL PAY!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

He shouted, angrily… then, he began to turn into… what I can only describe as... Basically, hulk… if he was skin colored and had a black suit and long blonde hair.

“ROOOOOOAR!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

He just roared… OH, SHIT!!!

*BOOM*

He… destroyed… half of the room… and all of his men… in a single strike!

“SIR, GET OUT OF HERE, I’LL HANDLE THIS!!!” (Alex)

Alex shouted… did he forget about what happened LAST TIME?

“Dude, remember last time…” (Vincent)

“Huh? Oh…” (Alex)

…

“I wish that this brutes legs would break into millions of little pieces.” (Vincent)

I said, cruelly.

…

…

…

“RUN!!!” (Vincent)

HE’S CRAWLING AT US, HE JUST IGNORED THE PAIN!!!

“ROOOAR!!!” (Lord Valkenshire)

He roared, again… and… destroyed close to the rest of the room.

“JUST WISH HIM DEAD!!!” (Alex)

He shouted as he shot at “Lord” Valkenshire.

“But, I don’t want to kill anyone!” (Vincent)

“HE’LL LIVE AND HE’LL BE WEAKER, THAT’S A WIN-WIN SCENARIO… in our favor!” (Ren)

Ren, who was silent for most of the fight, shouted.

“Okay… I wish that this brutish thug would DIE!!!” (Vincent)

…

He stopped moving.

Wait, what’s happening!?

His body… it’s turning blue…

OH GOD, IT JUST EXPLODED!!!

…

There isn’t any blood!?

“If someone dies on a mission, they’ll turn into particles, after the mission is complete” (Alex)

Huh?

Mission Complete.

You have ranked up, twice! Congratulations.

You are now a rank D awakened.

“Hey, I just ranked up… twice” (Vincent)

“Good job dude, I got this… thing” (Alex)

He said as he pulled a metal ball out of his pocket.

“Hey, let me try something. Identify” (Vincent)

Ball of sealing.

Effectively seals the life of any awakened being, for up-to 24 hours.

Can only be used once every 48 hours.

Rank: B

“It’s called a ball of sealing, it can seal the life of any awakened being, for up to twenty-four hours, but it has a cooldown of forty-eight hours” (Vincent)

I said calmly.

“Jesus, that’s useful… what rank is it?” (Alex)

“B rank, that’s awesome!” (Vincent)

I said, giving Alex a high-five.

“M’lord, I got this… can you identify it for me?” (Ren)

Ren asked me, blushing… that was… adorable.

She handed me a spear.

“S- sure… Identify” (Vincent)

Spear of BOOM-BOOM

A spear made by a mad little girl, it creates an explosion on impact.

Rank: A

“Pfft!” (Vincent)

I laughed a bit.

“What? Is it bad!?” (Ren)

Ren asked me, concerned.

“Ha ha ha, no it’s not… it’s just the name!” (Vincent)

I said, catching my breath.

“What is it called, m’lord?” (Ren)

“The spear of BOOM-BOOM. Ha ha ha” (Vincent)

I said, laughing again.

“What rank is it?” (Ren)

Ren asked, pouting.

“It’s an A rank, congratulations!” (Vincent)

I said, smiling.

“Thank you, m’lord” (Ren)

“Oh right, what’s your status?” (Vincent)

I asked since I forgot to ask before.

“It is quite rude to ask a lady, such as myself. Her status, but here” (Ren)

She said, still pouting.

Name: Ren Gravestone

Age: 15

Height: 6’7

Hair color: Red

Trait 1: Incredibly loyal (Wouldn’t betray even a mild acquaintance)

Trait 2: Brave (The first one to run into battle 20% more strength in a fight)

Trait 3: Bloodthirsty (No matter what, you will want to kill something, 40% chance of fights starting)

Class: Knight

Personality: Calm

IQ: 187

Guild: [None]

Master: Vincent Heflin

Awakened ability: Wind slash

Other ability: Slash, Stab

Rank: B

“Holy shit!” (Vincent)

I exclaimed in shock.

“Is it really that good, m’lord?” (Ren)

She asked, politely.

“You’re probably better than Alex, in some aspects… in others, not so much. You’re more of a melee fighter, and Alex is more of a ranged one” (Vincent)

I said, honestly.

“Thank you, m’lord” (Ren)

She said as she walked away… for some reason.

…

“Wait, where are the goblins?” (Vincent)

I asked, actually concerned.

“We’re here, your majesty” (Rational goblin)

“Where’s the violent lady?” (Masochistic goblin)

…

“Oh, fuck it. It’s getting too hard to call you Rational and Masochistic in my mind, I’ll name you right now” (Vincent)

(A/N… XD)

“Really, my king!?” (Rational goblin)

“Yay!” (Masochistic goblin)

They cheered a bit.

“Sir, you should know something before you do this!” (Alex)

Alex said, concerned.

“It’s alright, Alex” (Vincent)

I said, pushing him away slightly.

“I will call you Ratel” (Vincent)

I said, looking at the rational goblin.

“Thank you, my king!” (Ratel)

Ratel said, kneeling.

“And I will name you, Mason” (Vincent)

I said, pointing to the masochistic goblin.

“Thank you, my king” (Mason)

Then they started… glowing!?

“Sir, I was going to tell you, that if you name them, they’ll evolve into the next tier of their species, or a variant” (Alex)

Alex said, smiling.

…

“Okay, which one’s which!?” (Vincent)

I said, looking at the two human-looking men.

“I am Ratel, my king” (Ratel)

Said the muscular one, as he kneeled.

“And I am Mason, my king” (Mason)

Said the nerdy one, kneeling.

“-sigh- now I have to put three more names on the school transfer… thingy” (Alex)

Alex said, annoyed.

“Okay, now can you show me your statutes?” (Vincent)

I asked the goblins.

“I’ll do it first, my king” (Ratel)

Ratel said, showing me his status.

Name: Ratel Gobstick

Age: 16

Height: 6’9

Hair color: Brown

Trait 1: Strong (40% more damage with unarmed attacks)

Trait 2: Big-bodied (20% stronger, 20% slower)

Trait 3: Loyal (No matter what, you won’t betray anyone, that you consider a friend)

Class: Berserker

Personality: Calm

IQ: 81

Guild: [None]

Master: Vincent Heflin

Awakened ability: Blind Rage

Other ability: [None]

Rank: D

“Those are actually really good, and you’re a D-ranker, the same as me. Good job Ratel!” (Vincent)

I said, proudly.

“Thank you, my king!” (Ratel)

He said, bowing respectfully.

“Now, I’ll show you mine, my king” (Mason)

Then, he showed me his status:

Name: Mason Gobstick

Age: 14

Height: 5’8

Hair color: Dark Brown

Trait 1: Timid (You stay slightly away from people)

Trait 2: Kind (People are nicer to you)

Trait 3: Masochistic (You get stronger, every time you’re hit)

Class: Mage

Personality: Masochistic

IQ: 137

Guild: [None]

Master: Vincent Heflin

Awakened ability: Fireball

Other ability: [None]

Rank: D

“You’re also a D-ranker, good job Mason… and you’re a mage too, that’ll be useful” (Vincent)

I said, proudly.

“Thank you, my king…” (Mason)

He said, shyly.

“It’s alright, now… let’s get out of here… and Alex, I want to know something” (Vincent)

I said, calmly.

“Know what, sir?” (Alex)

Alex said, happily.

“What are those pluses next to some weapons?” (Vincent)

I asked.

“Those are enchanted weapons. Or weapons from games and other forms of media” (Alex)

He said, calmly.

“Okay, thanks” (Vincent)

While we were talking, we accidentally left the school...

“Fuck it, let’s just skip the rest of the classes, just in case people see these three” (Vincent)

I said to myself, looking at the redheaded beauty, the tall brute and the small nerd next to him.

“-sigh- this is going to be very eventful, isn’t it” (Vincent)

I said, to myself as I walked home… to my small apartment, with three extra people living with me, making it five… -sigh- how am I going to explain this to my landlord…

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“My queen, we have failed” (Lord Valkenshire)

Lord Valkenshire said, to a woman dressed completely in red.

“It is alright, Nathaniel, there were complications, am I correct?” (Queen Reinhardt)

“Yes, I didn’t expect him to have allies, I suspect that one of them is a B-ranker, two E-rankers and a C-ranker” (Lord Valkenshire)

“It is alright, who could expect you, a C-ranker to be able to go against a B-ranker, two E-rankers, one C-ranker and an F-ranker” (Queen Reinhardt)

She said, coldly.

“Actually… I’m a D-ranker now…” (Lord Valkenshire)

He said, sadly.

“Oh, my mistake, sorry…” (Queen Reinhardt)

…

“So, does this mean that I’m forgiven?” (Lord Valkenshire)

He asked, hopeful.

“Fufufu, you know that failure isn’t an option” (Queen Reinhardt)

She said, as she pulled out a small ebony sword, out of nowhere, and decapitated him, killing him instantly.

“Fufufu, this will be exciting” (Queen Reinhardt)

She said, as his corpse suddenly disappeared.

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The end XD