Corrupted Hopes

-{2}- It's our way of life.

Lying on his bottom, Kai lift his left leg up, gripping on Nova's shoulders with both of his hands. He'd push Nova with his hands dragging Nova by the shoulder and his leg behind him. He'd lean closer to the ground and flip him over from his feet to the ground.

"Time!" Copper said, with his hand in the air. Kai build his way up to his feet, and look to see Nova on the floor, on his back. Watching Nova's discontented face, he'd put his hand in front of him. Nova noticed it and accept it. 

"What type of move was that?" Nova asked, as they both start walking out of the arena. Under the classroom, would be a training course. In other words, a gym. Punching bags and speed ball bags on one side of the wall of the gym, weights and a small fire range on the other. Expect students needs a license to shoot a firearm. The top ten students already have a license of their own, and can use any firearm they could acquire from the main headquarters.

"A Judo move, called Tomoe- something. I been practicing a lot with my dad when I was a kid." Kai would crack his fingers due to the numbness.

"Tome-something? That's a shitty name." 

Kai would only shrug. "I forgot, okay? I don't remember the names, but the moves."

"Your the best martial artist I have ever met." Nova said, sarcastically. Kai would tighten his fist, and punch him at the shoulder. They both laughed. 

Listening to the gunshots echoing through the room, Kai and Nova catch to see Ember at the gun range. Not knowing what type of gun she was using because they could only see her back, her legs were well balanced and her feet look like she was planted to the ground. Her right shoulder back, but her left shoulder forward, including her arms. She looks like she was holding a gun that reacquires two hands. Not knowing his sister's firearm, he begin to approach her. Nova was a bit worrisome, but followed him.

Tapping Ember by the shoulder, she'd would glare behind herself, only to see the person with narrowed eyes. Her face expression change, and turn towards them, with her arms next to her, including her gun. Kai examined her weapon, seeing a rifle that soldiers would use most often.

"Were you engrossed with my great skills?" She'd ask, with humor in her voice. He'd wave his hand in front of her, as a gesture of no.

"I forgot to ask. What type of gun are you using? I know it's not a one-hand. That's for sure." Kai asked, pointing at the black two-hand rifle.

"A FAMAS G2." She'd raise it and hold it against her shoulder, introducing the weapon. There would be a magazine behind the trigger, and the gun looks like it's made out of steel alloy. There would be a accessory rail above the gun, which would allow a variety of attachments, as sights. Under the rail would be a another trigger, and Kai knew that trigger isn't meant for shooting. 

"Strange looking gun." He'd move his hand to touch it, but Ember moved back. 

"It's made from France." She said, snickering at Kai's startled face of his reply he received when he was trying to touch the gun.

She'd push the stock of her gun against her right shoulder, and put her right hand on the handle. Her index finger behind the trigger. She place her left palm underneath the barrel of the gun. Kai can notice her gripping tightly against the grip. "Cover your ears." She said. Kai and Nova did what they were told.

Pulling the finger away from the trigger, then replacing it in front of the trigger. Quickly, without Kai or Nova noticing, she'd use her thumb and flick a switch near the trigger to change the rate of the fire. She'd push the trigger back, as she'd fire a bullet. It echoes the room. The muzzle of the gun smoking and smells like burnt metal. Kai and Nova watches where the bullet would impact, towards a paper target with a red dot in the middle and a hole would appear in the dot. Both Kai and Nova didn't see the bullet impacting, and realize that's how fast it is.

"Looks easy." Kai said, smirking. Ember laughed.

"It may look easy, but trust me. It's not. I would show you, but I think your a big boy now. Don't you agree?" She teased.

"Har har.." Kai said, rolling his eyes.

"Kai. I want to tell you something." She added.

Nova instantly turned away from them, and started walking towards a group of people. Kai catch him with the corner of his eye. "Hey!" 

Nova would still continue walking, with both of his hands up in the way. That bastard. Kai thought.

"You know the tennis court near the entrance of the building?" She asked. He thought for a moment, but remembers a toned up net and the scratched layout of the floor that is concealed, but people doesn't bother to use it. "Yeah, what about it?"

"2nd string of the 4th row of the net, pull it and a little hatch would open, as it's a staircase. Go down it. Go alone and make sure no one see it. It's a secret."

"2nd string.. 4th row? Wait why?" Before he could ask more, a whistle ring through the room, from the teacher. Ember immediately respond to it and headed for the teacher with the others.

The lustrously black watch would shine from the moonlight, as Kai kept staring at the time. Eleven  pass ten. Heading towards the school, he'd reach the tennis court stood on the dry paint and scratched floor. Staring at the toned up strings, he couldn't tell which string is the 4th or which was the 2nd. Ignoring the detached strings, he'd instead pull the 3rd string instead of the missing 2nd string, and the 5th instead of the missing 4th.

A box that is part of the floor's painting would open, underneath the net. It'd slide out of place, surprisingly not making a vibrant noise. Kai's eyes widen, and looked around his surroundings.

How does she know all of this? He thought, as he'd walk down, following the stairs. Instantly noticing that the floor would close up above him, he'd catch a light switch near the top of the stairs, with red wires connecting towards the floor. Figuring out that would be a switch to open the hatch. He'd dig through his pocket and pull out a lighter and flick it open. He'd roll his thumb down the wheel, igniting his lighter. He continued heading down.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs, is another set of floor, as he was in an underground bunker. White lights would immediately blind him, as he'd touch the floor. The lights have sensors and automatically turns on when there is huge movements, such as humans. Rats and other small creatures cannot enable them. With his eyes recovering, he'd catch to see the place have grey metal floor, walls and ceiling with white beams as chandeliers. A firing range was set along with one of the wall, weights and treadmills along the next wall and a vending machine next to the treadmills. The underground bunker is the size of Kai's classroom. There'd be another room, beyond the vending machine. Kai was astonished.

Seeing the doorway to the room, he'd enter the room and see a bunch of weapons. They were on shelves and rails, against the walls or counters. There'd be a couple of metal fence closest, that stores ammunition. What surprised Kai more was a black rectangular shape box in front of the room, in front of his feet. He'd crouch down, and pull the box cover open, to see a black case and a black handle sword. 

A sword that uses the design of a katana as the handle and uses the design of the longsword as the blade, would sit in his hands.