High Tech System

Who Are You?

Edeline strode down the busy street, hands clasped behind her back as she looked around the city, she was annoyed by the number of people that got in her way as they walked and would occasionally bump into her. She had curly blonde hair, neatly coiffed to reveal a frowning face.

She was displeased with this town, it's too crowded, noisy, and people didn't show respect to her. Her graceful dress flows from top to bottom and has a jewel neckline, which delicately reveals the traditional dress worn below it. She looked as extraordinary as she could be yet no one seemed to care as they only gave a slight glance before they resumed what they were doing. She was also irritated when a horseless carriage honked at her when she stood still in the middle of the road, she was told that the wide road is for cars while the smaller sidewalk was for pedestrians. She hated it that she had to share the small sidewalk with a lot of people, it prevented her from moving around freely.

"This is the worst city that I've ever visited!" She groaned while standing on the sidewalk with people passing her, giving her a slight weird glance at the corner of their eyes before proceeding with what they are doing.

Edeline stomped her foot a few times before she felt someone grab her shoulder."Edeline, let's go over there, it's a lot less crowded!" Edeline turned around to see a woman with blonde, short hair clumsily hanging over a charming face. Lidded hazel eyes, stared excitedly at Edeline as she pointed towards a direction.

Edeline looked up at the woman before her."Rosaline, why do you look taller than before?"

Rosaline giggled while hiding her lip with her fingers."Look at these, it's called heels, it makes women look more beautiful and taller, hehe," Rosaline pointed towards her feet which revealed the cherry-red heels she wore.

"And look at my dress," She spun around so she could show Edeline what the dress she wore was. The dress leaves the top of her shoulders uncovered, but does cover the sides and flows down into a stylish halter neckline. It's a snug fit which adds to the grace and elegance of the dress.

Her arms have been left uncovered. A good choice too, as her pale skin and the red color of the dress, form a perfect combination.

She stared with wide eyes as Rosaline spun around a few times to show off."Where did you get this stuff?" She asked as she noticed a pair of heart-shaped earrings made out of Luminous Brass that gave off a subtle glow.

Rosaline smiled."You see that sign on the big building?" She pointed towards a huge sign that said "Mall". Edeline turned and narrowed her eyes slightly to read the sign.

"The one that says Mall?" Edeline asked.

"Yes, that's the one. If you want I can take you there to pick some clothes that will suit you, believe it or not, there are a lot of things in there like this necklace here, it's called Serene Oath Necklace, a beautiful name right?" Rosaline took her crescent-shaped necklace and showed it to Edeline.

Edeline stared with sparkly eyes."Take me there right this instant!"

Rosaline Grabbed her hand. "After that let's go to one of the public parks!" she pulled Edeline toward the mall bumping all the people that got in her way.

***

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Melmidoc blew the smoke out of his python-47 revolver pistol, he flicked the pistol and reloaded the ammunition one by one. After he was done, he aimed it with both hands towards a shooting target in the distance, he took a deep breath and held it before he pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet spun as it whizzed through the air and into the shooting target as it twip when the bullets penetrated it. It was a bullseye. Melmidoc smiled as he put the pistol down and grab a new firearm, it was M-16, he inspected it left and right, up and down, he glanced at the safety pin to make sure it was activated and pulled the trigger a few times to test it.

"I've tried that, its accuracy is high and the recoil isn't bad, but don't use the Ak-47 only newbies use that!" Radolf said with a smile and his arms crossed

"I think it's better if we stick to our bow, it's more convenient and easy to use," Rawlin said as he put the AR-15 on the rack and grabbed another firearm to try.

The three of them are currently in a shooting range, they were told to eliminate the rebel forces but they did not see any soldiers here, so they decided to look for information instead. Although playing in the shooting range couldn't count as looking for information. They stood in their respective space with a transparent plastic wall as their barrier, trying out new firearms one after another. Other people that saw them try to talk to them only to find out that they are new to firearms, so they taught them some basic stuff like accuracy and recoils. The three of them are a maniac of long-range weapons so after knowing that these firearms can shoot a target from far away they became interested.

After hours of shooting, reloading, and changing firearms, they were finally satisfied, except Rawlin who had never got a bullseye with any of the firearms he tried. Radolf and Melmidoc glanced at him with pity, but there is nothing they can do for him if he was bad at using firearms in the first place.

"To hell with this!" Rawlin slammed the Barrett M82 onto the rack, he clenched his fist and jaw while his face was flushed red as his breathing quickened.

Cough!

"breaking means buying!" A man over the counter said.

Rawlin glared at the man."To hell with you too!" Rawlin aimed his bow at the man as a strong arrow materialized out of thin air in his hand, he drew the bow and released it in quick hand movement.

The arrow shot towards the man as it penetrated the air. The man stared with wide eyes yet he was unable to react as the arrow already penetrated his chest and the wall behind him shaking the shooting range in the process. A large hole can be seen on the man's chest and through it, Rawlin could see the hole in the wall behind the man before he fell to the side, revealing a wall with a large hole and cracks around it.

Rawlin let out a sigh of relief, he was irritated that he couldn't shoot accurately yet the man just had to anger him even further.

other people in the shooting range were shocked by Rawlin's action. They stared at him like they saw their worst enemy.

"Murderer!" Someone shouted before everyone in the shooting range aimed at the three of them.

"Put the gun down and place your hands behind your back!" A man with a safety visor commanded, as he slowly strode towards them with his M-16 ready to fire, he also has some pairs of handcuffs hanging from his waist. he wore a blue uniform that had a name tag "Officer Josh" on the left side of his chest, a tactical pant that had 2 holsters on each side of his waist which held a pistol on the right side, a taser on the left side, a radio. And on his feet is a pair of black tactical boots, he looked just like a police officer back on earth with that setup.

Melmidoc, Radolf, and Rawlin looked around with indifference, they didn't even bother with the police officer slowly closing the distance while pointing a firearm at them.

Leo also noticed their attitude and knew that he would have a tough time if he confronted them alone, he stopped his foot and grabbed the radio to his mouth. "I need back-"

Hrrk!

Leo was unable to finish his word as his neck had been grabbed by a man, it was Rawlin. He stared at Leo with indifference on his face, yet his eyes gleamed with hatred as he tightened his grip and lifted Leo off his feet. Leo tried to pry the fingers away but to no avail, he was screaming silently, gasping for air.

Other people inside the shooting ranged were shocked by Rawlin's action. That was a police officer that you choke, they run the law in here, that was what inside their mind while aiming their firearm at Rawlin, their finger is ready to pull the trigger.

"Put that man down!" A man with hazel, shaggy hair awkwardly hangs over a wild face. Big, round gray eyes, watch cautiously over Rawlin as he turned his attention to the man with the shaggy hair.

"And if I don't?" Rawlin sneered as he tightened his grip, making Leo's face turn into a sickening color as his eyes started to close in on her.

The man with the hazel shaggy hair gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger with a reverberating bang, Rawlin stared down at the red blossoming on his chest, he poked it with his finger and realized it was blood. Rawlin raised his head and stared at the man with the shaggy hair.

"Did you just shoot me?" Rawlin's voice was thunderous, a look of great anger swept across his face, his body shook as anger curled hot and unstoppable in his gut, like an active volcano that was about to erupt. He threw Leo aside before he balled his finger to a fist and dashed to the man with the shaggy hair.

The man stumbled backward in panic, Rawlin drove his fist to the man's face before suddenly -

Jleb!

A man fully covered in a black suit and a mask suddenly appeared and stabbed Rawlin's fist with an obsidian blade that protruded from his arm. Rawlin screamed as Jin Sung pulled his blade and stepped back in a fighting stance.

Rawlin held his wounded hand and stared at Jin Sung."Who are you?"