Chapter 3: At The Academy
The morning came and a new day began for Senoj, who got up and left hotel Hope, heading out to explore more of the capital city of Hala, Kree-Lar. His first day was spent mostly in the library, where he stayed holed up, trying to acquaint himself with this new civilization.
Today he decided to take a more direct approach, so he went from one street to another, entering one shop after the other, chatting with every chance he got. The day passed quickly and he didn't even manage to explore 1/10 tenth of the city.
Still he enjoyed himself and found out a lot about the people, that were nothing like he imagined them. He expected them to have the ideology of a warrior, serious and not willing to make small talk. It was the opposite, the Kree people were lively and didn't hold back in expressing their feelings.
The same couldn't be said though when the Supreme Intelligence was brought up, it was as if it was a form of a deity, that they all respected and didn't dare to oppose. So he stopped trying to pry more information about it after a few attempts, not wanting to make him look suspicious.
And just like that one more day came to an end and the day of the entrance exams for the Starforce arrived. He wore his formal clothes, which were actually the only clothes he had and headed towards the Military Academy, that after asking, he learned it was near the center of the city.
Walking there could prove to be time consuming and even though he would enjoy a good walk, he decided to ride the…metro? It looked like one, it just didn't have wheels and was way faster than Earths. (A/N: Yeah I know about bullet trains, faster than that even. :P)
"I feel like I am 20 years old again, going to college…huff..those were the days." The ride brought back memories of his younger life, before the military and the accident. Problems come and go, but memories stay and its important to cherish them, especially the good ones.
It didn't take long for the train to arrive at its destination, heading up towards the surface, he was greeted with an open field, where thousands of people have gathered. These were the applicants for the academy, the soon to be comrades of Senoj.
Looking at his watch, which he bought with the little credits he had, now leaving him with about 750, he saw that it wasn't yet time to head inside. So finding an empty spot that overlooked the whole field he sat down and gathered his thoughts.
The exam was made of three parts. The theoretical one, where ones knowledge on different subjects would be tested, for example field strategies, Planet Biology, Kree History etc., truth be told he wasn't so sure about this one. He had barely managed to study about the Kree, so the rest would prove to be difficult. (A/N: Just like me when I was in college. :') )
As for the second one, it was to test ones, Kree purity. Regarding this he had read that after countless of millennia, the race had undergone mutations, as they had mixed with different races. The higher the purity of their Kree blood, the more of their abilities they could bring forth. (A/N: This paragraph is made up, except for the mutations part, taking inspiration from Chinese novels. Believe it or not, I am a golden core cultivator myself.)
Finally the physical exam. This examination was broken into two parts as well, close quarter combat and weapon mastery. This was the part where he was counting on, combat was his field of expertise.
"Combat, huh?…Yeah I know a thing or two…as for the others…we will see how lucky I am." Senoj thought to himself, time was passing and just half an hour remained until the start.
Lost in his thoughts, he didn't notice a person approaching him, standing behind him with a tilted head, as if wondering who this person was. Finally he decide to speak up.
"Hey you! Who are you?" An arrogant voice, broke his train of thoughts and made him look behind. There a…kid…was standing, Senoj wasn't sure as his height probably reached around his chest.
He had his arms rested on his waist and his body language said that he was waiting for an answer. He had short dark purple hair and a pair of green eyes, with a childish face that was pretty cute. If you saw him on the street, you'd want to pinch his cheeks. It was a cute blue Kree kid.
"Who's asking?" Senoj stood up and the kid was even shorter than he had expected, it reached up to his waist. Pouting the little boy, apparently angry that he wasn't getting an answer, replied.
"Watch your tone! You are talking to a prince!" Extending his finger and pointing at him, he said in voice full of confidence, his nose seemed to become a few inches longer.
Staying at this pose for a few seconds, the little kid, seeing that the man in front of him wasn't the least bit intimidated by his remark, grew confused. Senoj just made a face of whatever-you-say and sat down again,with his back turned to the little prince.
The boy was flabbergasted by this, his mouth opened and closed, not knowing what to say.
"You…you…" Searching for the right words, another persons voice came into play. This time it was that of a mans.
"Ah! Prince! I finally found you! Please, don't run away on your own!" It sounded like he had been running around, searching for the little boy. Senoj didn't bother turning around, this wasn't a matter that had to do with him.
"Perlo, this guy ignored and even talked back to me!" And now it had something to do with him. The supposed prince, spoke and pointed right at Senoj, who was still sitting with his back turned to them.
Perlo reactions to this was to first give out a sigh and then shake his head, apparently this wasn't the first he had to deal with a situation like this one. Within a few steps he reached Senoj and extended his hand, to touch his shoulder, intending to make him turn around.
*GRAB*…*THUD*…The world around Perlo span and before he knew it, he was laying flat on the ground starring at the sky. Without him even realizing, he had been tossed with an over-shoulder throw.
"Who told you, that you can touch me?" Senoj dusted his shoulder off and sat back down, with Perlo's head resting just a few centimeters from his feet. The man took a few seconds to realize what just happened and sprung up, with an angry expression on his face.
Perlo was taller than Senoj, and had a more well built physique. If one connected the dots, he could tell that he was probably the bodyguard of that little brat. Still this didn't agitate Senoj, who stared at him with a blank expression.
"You dare attack a Royal Guard?!" Perlo yelled and his voice echoed in the field, drawing the attention of the nearby examinees. At this Senoj felt a headache coming and that without wanting it he had attracted unwanted attention.
"If I remember correctly you are the one who touched my body without permission. We can check the camera footage if you like." Senoj, having scanned the area before hand, had noticed that there were surveillance cameras around the area. This would give him ample evidence to defend himself.
His words seemed to make the man even more angry, as he took a stance, ready to strike at any moment. This time Senoj too reacted and stood up, his gaze becoming more sharp, preparing to intercept.
"Now, now…how about you guys split up. Or do you want me to split YOU up?!" A familiar voice was heard, it was none other than the Staff Sergeant from when he first arrived in this place. He had smile on his and yet his eyes weren't smiling...what a scary guy.
Perlo glared one last time back at Senoj, before taking the prince away with him. It was evident that he wouldn't leave matter at that and would pursue this further.
"Nice dude! First day and you made enemies of two people close to the High Council." Yet another unknown person came into view and spoke to him. This time a pink-skinned Kree, like him.
The man had long blonde hair, reaching his broad shoulders and a chiseled body visible through his tight golden clothes, a head taller than his. His eyes were a fiery orange, that reflected the mans defiant spirit.
"That is his problem, not mine." Senoj casually replied and looked at his watch, before heading off, towards the main entrance. Leaving behind him the man, who stared at his back with interest.
On not even his first day, he had managed to attract the attention on his person and not only this, he even offended people closely related to important figures. Still Senoj's mind occupied only on thought right now, to get into the academy.