In a world full of monsters, demons, legends and myths, the choice of life or death comes to us everyday. Some choose to accept defeat, while others find the courage to go on. Most, though, look on towards the Academies, places of education that produce children capable of killing the creatures that go boo in the night. Perhaps one of the most famous is H.E.R.O Academy... A boy with a family history that nearly threatens his life, a witch and a girl who can control fire. A Conducter, a Hunter and an Inventor. The son of Lord Death, his pet bird, an idiot with super strength and a demon. What happens when these ten (including the bird) meet and join into a team at one of the most famous Academies, amidst a world of danger and an ever-nearing threat? This year at H.E.R.O. is about to get a lot more exciting!

This is a side story from New Life Online Books of @scythus. Before someone asks if I have permission to do this, I shall say that scythus said that I could do it if I wanted. Anyway this story talks about Blood Fang Beat, an experienced player who is an assasin that hates injustice and Order of Light (one of best guilds for not saying the best, check scythus story), and his good friend Han, an info broker that is a magic knight that doesn't care about nothing that isn't fame, money and his team of hired assasins and info brokers called The Bloody Tea Party. Han hires sometimes Beat to do some risky quests, Beat gets a part of the bounty and also gets the services of The Bloody Tea Party. Follow up this crazy duo and their surprising adventures.

"You're a captain? Of what?" Nori glanced sideways at Michi. "It's a secret. You can't tell anyone." "Cross my heart and hope to die!" "Yeah... We're all pirates." Nori Akagi thought she had it made with the rest of the Marziale Motley pirate crew. Being captain was the ideal job, since she could escape her bloody past and at the same time take what she wanted as an outlaw. Then her crew ran into the Rose Marquis, a crew even more murderous than the Marziale with more sinister intentions. Will Nori's untimely downfall really come from the mysterious Ivory Prince, or does she still have a few tricks up her sleeve? *at the end of every chapter, I have selected a very special song to go with that part of the story. Check them out while you read and you won't be disappointed!* A note from X: This was written a year or two ago and has not been edited since. Therefore one can conclude that X's writing is not up to the standard that she holds today. So here is the point: DESPITE MOTLEY'S POPULARITY, DO NOT JUDGE X'S QUALITY OF WRITING OFF MOTLEY. She is not ashamed of Motley but has learned how to create better stories since then. She would now like to advertise her short story, Just Call Me Jack. Highly praised, easy-to-read, juicy and dripping with gore and mystery, and the closest to romance X will ever get to. Thank you. Enjoy Motley. Motley is X's baby. <3

The name is Ruka Kageyoshi. I kill who is needed to be removed for the universe. I don't have mercy for people that is despised. I kill for what I need. If you bump into me... Your fate is decided. Try to deal with me, you're gonna regret it. Don't mess with me, or go to your funeral.