Legend

Untitled Part 2

Big silver doors greeted Mugi outside ETA. He felt sluggish, he slept in around 2:30 and he hadn't eaten yet. People noticed him and whispers spread. He opened the left door and walked in. The room he entered was full of paper and a desk with three women.

"Hi, welcome to ETA" the women in the middle greeted him, "name please".

Tilting his face and moving his jaw a bit, looking almost annoyed, he spoke his name. "Mugi...Mugi Hagan."

"Oh.... " she said almost in fear, "well please put your name tag on and do your best" Her face ran pale.

"Yeah" he mumbled keeping eye contact with her and placed his tag on his right bosom. He still looked annoyed. As he turned some voices started to argue, one of which he recognized. Looking back it was Anna.

"I'm with him. I'm his specter" Anna's eyes met Mugi's. The man glanced at Mugi for reassurance. Specters watch over the person being enrolled. Clicking his teeth and tilting his head down for a moment, Mugi nodded allowing Anna to pass. They both entered the large room full of about 300 people. Mugi spotted area with a small amount of people and a large sitting area. He casually walked over leaving Anna. "Wait for me" she called pushing a man with gills to the side. "It's like you don't like me. Lighten up".

"Well I don't. How'd you find me?" He walked almost slumped.

"Rude. Decimator said you should enter so I waited to see if you showed up. What you did yesterday amazed me". She was short enough for Mugi to look completely look over her but had a serious, curious tone in her voice.

"And why you following me?"

"You're...interesting" she sounded as if she didn't know what to say next so she kept quiet.

"I killed a dorn big deal", almost immediately after he sat the loud speaker made a few announcements concerning drugs and alcohol use.

"Now round 1 of enrollment, Mugi Hagan please report to field 12." The speaker was very loud. Louder than most.

"Anna, let's go. Don't annoy me."

"Wasn't gonna bitch" she said in a sassy tone. Mugi whirled around raising an eyebrow. "Sorry...".

"You're too easy" he smirked. That was the first time he laughed with Anna.

Walking down a few halls they arrived to field 12. An instructor stood on a podium and introduce Mugi to the spectators and people waiting for their enrollment chance. The field was more like a court. A massive rectangular line was the barrier. The rules where simple, beat multiple instructors 1v1 until you lose. The more wins increases the chance of being accepted. The instructor asked Mugi to explain his gift to the crowd.

"Finally I get to see what he can do. For real this time." Anna was getting pumped. Mugi noticed but brushed it off.

"I am Mugi Hagan," He spoke loud and with a proud tone. He placed his clenched fist on his chest. "My gift is heat. I can control everything from ice to fire, but my bones are weak to the ice and causes severe damage, therefore I use strictly fire in combat." And that was that. They began to setup and move to their places.

He made his way to the right side of the field, the instructor moved to the left. A large bell sounded, indicating the round has started. The instructor leapt at him, with rock floating around them. Their gift must have been the power to control rocks or earth. As they got close Mugi moved swiftly, grabbing the back of their shirt throwing them out of the ring. It was over as soon as it started. Moments later a new challenger appears. That fight ended so quickly you couldn't tell what their gift was. This went on, 47 instructors lost instantly.

"That's enough" called a large man wearing a large snowboarding jacket. This man was famous among town, for he went toe to toe with Mugi a year ago. "If he beats me, he is instantly enrolled. No matter what has already guaranteed a position." This man stepped onto the stage and took of his jacket.

"Stark... I see you're still black", A friendly banter Mugi handed out.

"You're black too. Let's end this quickly" Stark's serious emotion did not change.

Stark ended the conversation there by touching the floor. Thin spines grew out of his back and his hands turned into large shovel-like appendages. Mugi tilted his head down slightly and created an explosion at his heels. Midair he breathed on his fist, engulfing it in flames. Stark raised his arms to block the punch. As Mugi's hand collided into stark, a large explosion came in between them. Sending Mugi flying back, he had to shoot jet-like flames at his hands to slow himself down. Stark was flown out of the field into a wall. At this point most of the spectators left but those who remained booed Mugi's victory.

"E.T.! E.T.!" the crowd began to shout.

Anna was amazed. Her jaw dropped and she just stared at the victor. Realizing the fight was over she left the stands and greeted Mugi on the field. "They love you! And you're part of ETA!". Her excitement was ended quickly by a cold stare.

Parting his lips he lead his head next to her ear and said this, "They don't love me. They love the idea of me. To them, I'm an expendable object with a past. Nothing more. They don't love me."