Behind the scenes

Trash

"Remember, my boy, if you see any Fairy trash, thrash them. Letting a Fairy go means you're weak. And we don't tolerate weakness here." Master Jose was sending me on another job near Magnolia, the trash town those weaklings hide in. I've been on a couple of jobs in that area over the last five years, but I've never run into a Fairy. At least, not that I've told the Master about. I did see a guy one time, but the power radiating out of him was too intense for me to push my luck. I'm tough, but I was only thirteen. This guy destroyed a rock by bumping into it, I don't even think he was trying.

"Yeah, yeah. Those scum won't even know what hits them," I snarled in response. My usual glare was on my face as I looked around the guild. These idiots. Master Jose talked about only allowing strength in Phantom, but none of these fools could hold a candle to my power. Well, almost none. The Element Four are tough. My only friend here was the Rain Woman. She's tough enough, if a bit gloomy. I snagged the last few nails off the table and threw them in my mouth as I stomped out of the guildhall.

This should be an easy enough job. Just have to go beat up some thugs who'd been harassing an orphanage, demanding "protection" money. Those fools didn't know the orphanage was already paying Phantom Lord for "protection." Master Jose wasn't about to let them switch..."guards."

My heavy boots thudded on the street as I walked towards the orphanage with my hands in my pockets. I wasn't really in a hurry, the longer I could stay out of the guild, the better. Stupid people there always sat around talking about how strong they were, but never showing me.
"Gihi, they're too scared to spar with me anymore. Doesn't matter that I'm only sixteen," I laughed to myself. It's been a while since I've had a good fight.

As I walked into town, I heard some kids talking. I snuck up to the corner of the building and looked around. There, about six yards away, were two boys about two years younger than me, and a girl the same age. She had blue hair and a big smile, and one of the boys had orange hair, while the other had black. The black haired boy looked like an idiot, with his hair slicked up like a tail or something. I snorted, and started to walk away, when I realized they had that trash guild's mark on them. I gritted my teeth...
"Now I have to fight them... Or Master Jose will say I'm weak, and kick me out. I don't feel like tryin' to find somewhere else to live." I took a deep breath, and was caught off guard by their scents. I smelled plants, ink, old paper, and.. gross. The orange haired kid was sweaty. As I watched, I saw him activate his magic and run off super fast, and come back with a book that he gave to the girl. "Ah," I muttered, "he's a speedster." I looked around some more, but didn't see anyone else.

"Tch, whatever. I ain't gonna fight these weak little fairies. Beatin' them up won't prove I'm strong any more than beatin on a trainin dummy does." With that, I walked down a side street and took a different path to my job.