Hello fans, friends, and the imaginative. My name is Rune Mccloud this is my first attempt to write a fanfic based on my character and the different characters that I have encountered on PSO. I hope you all enjoy.
Before I start I need to go over the legal garbage. As in saying that PSO and all its likeness is not mine, it belongs to SEGA. But the Story is mine. ALL MINE I TELL YOU.
Chapter 1- The Test
If he were born here he would think that this was an actual planet he was on. But being a refugee of the destroyed planet Coral, one of the many planets that were destroyed by unknown entities, He certainly doesn’t feel comfortable calling it home. His name is Rune McCloud one of the survivors of a terrible mishap, and current resident of Pioneer 2 for two years. He just turned 17, and like any child that comes of age, he applies for his hunter’s license. We see our hero at the counter of the Hunters Guild, going through the finalization process of becoming a Hunter.
Secretary: Do you have any skills Mr. McCloud?
Rune: I’m very good with bladed weapons.
Secretary: Any battle experience?
Rune: Some.
Secretary: What about your ability to use techniques?
Rune: Not as good as I want it to be. I do plan on getting better at what I can do.
Secretary: Really now?
Rune: Yep.
Secretary: Ok. Well we will process this information and give you your starting equipment in just a few.
Rune: I’ll be here.
Rune walks out into the lobby and takes a seat. His eyes wonder around until he looks outside the widow to see Ragol slowly approaching (they are about a day away from the planet.) As he looks out, he closes his eyes and dozes off. (Rune is 5’7, has dark brown hair that is short but spiky, and has a cut on his right cheek.)
????: You think you can take my boy!
Rune: ……
????: You are foolish just like your father.
Rune: <growls>
????: Hmm so there is some fight in you after all.
Rune: <yells and charges>
????: <Laughs maniacally> Let’s see what you got McCloud
????: Mr. McCloud?
????: Mr. McCloud?
????: Mr. McCloud? Are you okay?
Rune wakes up
Secretary: You sweating horribly! Are you okay?
Rune: <breaths hard> yeah I’m fine. I just dozed off. It’s hot in here.
Secretary: Is it? I’ll have the temperature modified then.
Rune: Thanks
Secretary: It’s no problem. Here you go.
The secretary hands Rune a medium size case.
Secretary: Take this to that room over there and try on everything.
Rune: Okay
Rune walks over to the doors. After a mechanical whir the doors open. The light in the room is dim.
Rune: Humph how am I supposed to try this stuff on if I can’t even see?
He opens the case and takes out a suite and puts its on. The suit is way too baggy
Rune: Damn. How am I supposed to do battle in something like this?
????: Press the button on the palm of your right hand.
Rune: Hunh! Who is that?
????: Trust me.
Rune pushes the button. And all the excess air comes out of the suit until the suit snuggly fits on.
????: Ha. One size fits all.
The lights come on.
????: Hmm. You are a handsome little devil. You are almost as good-looking as me.
You see Rune in a standard Black and Green Hunter’s outfit (the one that has the white thing in the back.)
He looks down in the case, now that there is suitable light, and sees a UN activated saber in the case. Rune grabs the handle and activates it. A green light comes out.
Rune: <thinking> Damn, a basic saber.
????: We ran out of barriers so you are going to have to find one on your own. Sorry. We did equip that suite with a frame though. Just in case you are unfortunate enough to get hit.
Rune looks about the room and sees that he’s in a holographic training room.
Rune: I guess you guy couldn’t take my word that I was good.
????: No this is just a basic training procedure; to see what kind of missions we will be able to give you. But given you previous battle experience this should be cake for you.
The room shifts and bends, as the training room has been activated. The floor, wall, and celing disappear.
Rune closes his eyes, and waits. He then feels a breeze. He opens his eyes and sees that he is on an oasis, and that he is standing in the middle of the beach.
Rune closes his eyes again and smiles as he opens his arms wide and lets the breeze go though him.
????: I thought you would enjoy the scenery. Remember you are here for tests so don’t dawdle for long.
Hearing this Rune sighs and sets down his arms, and walks to the forestry part of the oasis. As he walks through the Forrest he hears a clicking sound. He immediately jumps back as a claw like trap comes up locking together and explodes.
Rune: <pretty tricky>
????: Great reflexes. Lets see how well you dodge these.
Rune hears ping sounds as he continues through the forest. Traps appear, and explode as soon as they do. Rune dashes forward through the field of damage traps not getting touched by a single one as they explode. As he is running he sees a clearing and a cliff. Rune builds up speed. And then jumps across to the other side. (Which is about 15 feet across).
Rune: <gasps> <thinking> that was a close one.
????: Wow so you are already past human standards in speed and agility. That’s good.
Rune: <smiles> you want to see something real cool.
Rune points to the ground. Ice builds up around the fingertips, and an ice look alike forms up next to him in the same pose.
Rune: <smiles> I haven’t gotten good at putting the details on the sculpture, but this is a start.
????: Showoff
Rune: aww that hurt my feelings.
????: Ha If that’s the case this should hurt more.
A lizard the size of a human comes from under the ground and slashes Rune in his back.
Rune: HEY NO FAIR
????: Shouldn’t have let your guard down.
Rune rolls away activating his saber, avoiding the next swing the lizard made. And both he and the lizard charges at each other. *SLASH* they are past each other looking away. They both are in their after slash stance. The lizard looks back at Rune and sees that he is still in the same stance the lizard runs towards him. As soon as the lizard reaches Rune, the lizard splits in half from the side diagonally on up to the left shoulder. Rune stands up and deactivates his saber, attaching it back to his waist.
????: Not Bad young one, not bad
Rune: Well I wasn’t going to let him beat me that’s for sure.
????: Fair enough.
Rune continues through the rest of the forest until he sees a shrine that has a metallic object in the center, and at each corner of the shrine he sees four statues with giant swords.
Rune: <thinking, sighs and shakes head> I can already see what’s coming.
Rune walks in the shine and grabs the metallic object.
Rune: Is this the end of the test?
????: Almost
And right on cue. The statues activate and charges at Rune. Rune activates his saber and swings his right arm over his head. Fire comes out in a circle and hit’s the statues. Rune does a flip over one, lands behind the statues back and stabs his saber through it. The statue falls down. Rune does a spin slash and catches the other, splitting it in half. He then jumps on the back of another statue and holds on for dear life. The last statue sees this and swings at Rune, who nimbly jumps off just as soon as the head explodes from the punch of the last statue.
Rune looks at the last statue, the statue looks at him. The statue raises his fist to punch Rune, who just stands there. The statue is in punching range of Rune; Rune lifts up his left arm and tries to activate the switch to turn on the barrier. No luck.
Rune: Crap I forgot they didn’t equip me with…
Rune couldn’t finish his thought as he was sent flying through the air by the punch, which sent him through couple of trees before he fell to the ground.
Rune: <gasps for air then laughs weakly> heh you need to do better than that.
As soon as he got his bearings he was surprised to see that the statue was already KO’ed by the trees that Rune was sent through.
Rune: I must be lucky.
????: You are.
The forest disappears and the holo room goes back to normal. Rune looks up at the door and sees a short stocky figure with white curly hair walk through.
????: You passed with flying colors. Some would have failed at the cliff part.
Rune: who are you?
????: My name is Kent. Pleasure to meet you Rune. <Sticks out hand>
Rune: <shakes hand> thank you. What was that test for? Is this something new that the guild is doing now?
Kent: No I only give that test to people that I’m interested in.
Rune: Interested for what?
Kent: <smiles> A small task force that I will be sending out soon.
Rune: Hunh?
Kent: how do you like your mag?
Rune: I don’t have one yet.
Kent: yes you do.
He points to the sphere that Rune had colleted.
Kent: Hit the switch.
Rune pushes the button on the sphere. The sphere lights up and dances around Rune then it forms in to a Kabanda type.
Kabanda: Hi Rune (a feminine voice) (yes mags talk in my story)
Rune: hi. I guess you are my new partner.
Kabanda: Yep we will be tied together for destiny <as she is spinning around him>
Kent: well Rune gets some rest. You will need it for the adventure to come.
Rune: sure thing.
Rune walks out of the hunter’s guild, to the residential area of Pioneer 2. He gets to his room (which is shaped like an apartment) and goes to sleep.
Well that’s my first chapter. I hope you guys like it. Send me a response back. And thanks for reading.
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