Magical Strike Force S (Story)

INTRO

Dimensions, through time and space the Federation of Time and Space Security has watched over for the safety of the Multiverse. Magical forces of the FTSS have kept balance for over a hundred years. Now this balance is threatened.

Strike Force 10 has been decimated. Not a single unit member survived.

Their mission was clear. The Extraction and Safety of Federation officials from the Planet Sigmunde in Multiverse Sigma. The unit was decimated by a rogue group of Mages. However due to their efforts all Federation Officials were saved and extracted.

The Elite Division Nine has been assigned to the case. There are also reports of ancient artifacts resonating in multiple areas of the multiverse.

The Purpose of Division Nine is simple, to locate, secure and protect ancient magical artifacts and also to prevent the use of these artifacts through team effort.

You are now a cadet of the Elite Division Nine. Your Magical power is beyond that of an ordinary Mage, and your aptitude tests are off the charts, this is the reason why you were hand picked by the Division. The division is led by Commander Terra Carrington, with Captains Illya Terranova and Juno Aika.

You are now part of Forward Team Cobalt. You have recieved a Magical device during your basic training. This device when in standby mode can take the shape of anything, be it a jewel, card, book, headband, or basic jewelry. When activated in combat, the device will take the form of the weapon that the user gave it when he first activated it be it a gun, staff, sword, etc. The device also provides the user with a magical armor, the user when first activating it has to picture his armor very clearly in his mind, these armors go from light fabrics like dresses to knight armors, even though dresses or suits may look not as tough as an armor they have the same resistance as a fortified suit of armor, the only aspect that changes is the physical look as it adjusts to the user's preference in clothing.

The devices also have power limits depending on the user's rank or mage standing. The maximum mage rank attainable is SS which is pretty much unleashed and it's reserved to the Federation's highest officials and it needs permission to be activated. The highest normal mage rank that can be achieved is S. All cadets are B rank mages and upon their graduation they become A rank. The highest Mage rank attainable for Middle Rank Officers is AA.

When into the Division, you are expected to work as a team. There are several positions in a team, mostly consisting of four. The Two Close Quarters Specialists, The Mid-Ranged Combat Specialist and the Support Magic Specialist.

All cadets are broken into teams of four. Right now Division Nine has recruited only a handful of trainees. You, are one of them.

Story.-

The sky was blue, it was a clear day. The tall building of Division Nine could be seen from the window of the Helicopter that was taking the new trainees. Shana Takeuchi was among them, a fifteen year old girl who seemed like a late bloomer. She was small in height but had the face of an angel and a temper.

She looked around at the trainees, she was the only woman in the group. She aspired to be one of the best FTSS Enforcer Agents. She was told by Commander Terranova herself that the fastest way to achieve this was to join Division Nine, to which she accepted without hesitation.

She kept looking out the window as they drew closer to the building. Her excitement was building up. She clenched her fist around her small pendant. Her device, Queen's Heart, which she had since she was discovered when she was about nine years old.

"Let's give it our best Queen's heart", Shana said looking at her pendant. The pendant shined and responded to Shana in a calm and sweet female voice. "Yes, my master".

The blond haired boy with the gentle eyes was looking outside of the window of the transport helicopter. Through the glass, he could see the tall building that was the FTSS Division 9 Headquarters. It was there that he would be receiving further training in mastering his magical ability. He sat thoughtfully, wondering what the future held for him in this new setting.

His name was Kurina, and he was anxious and nervous for the adventure he was about to embark upon. What was it that Tolkien had wrote about the start of adventures? The road goes ever on...

He looked around at the new faces that occupied the other seats in the helicopter. These were the people that he would be fighting alongside. Across from him was a tall boy with wild red hair. He looked like a formidable ally, albeit maybe a little gruff one. On his right sat an effeminate looking man with long brown hair, who spent the majority of the helicopter ride looking at himself in a small mirror.

There were 2 young girls sitting across from him, one with black hair, and the other with red. They were also deep in thought. Sitting furthest from Kurina was a bespectacled man with silver hair, which caught Kurina's eyes when he first stepped into the chopper.

Kurina wanted to say something, but was too shy to start up a new conversation, so instead, he looked down into his lap and began focusing on his aura. He wanted his magic to be well rested before their training regime was to begin...

Musa sat there eying himself in the mirror and making sure his beauty was at it's peak before he went out and showed the world the what beauty and grace can really do. He took a split second to look around at those around him and realized the ratio of men and women. There were four men and only two women.

"Balance is key ladies and gentlemen. Allow me to bring things to an equilibrium."

With but a thought he transformed himself into their female form and continues to beautify themselves. Applying lipstick to her lips and combing her hair out. No one was talking and they all seemed to be too shy to start a conversation so she took the liberty to break the ice with a question. She was still giving herself all of the attention and didn't even look at them when she spoke.

"So what brought you all to this point? By the way I'm Musa Excellione, but you may only refer to me as Musa, Musa The Great, or Musa the Divine."

Kurina's eyes widened when he saw the man next to him magically transform into a girl. Of all of his experience dealing with magic, he's never heard of anyone with the magical ability to change their gender at will. Fascinating!

He brushed his hair behind his ears and looked over at Musa, now a beautiful woman. He scanned the faces of the other Mages that sat quietly around him. What other strange abilities would they be capable of?

He looked back at Musa and said, with a quiet shy-ness "M-my name is Kurina."

After introducing himself, he turned back towards the window. It wouldn't be long before they arrived at Division 9. He didn't want to get into his past just yet. He needed to focus.

Lek Kuen looked around at all the others on the helicopter they were an interesting looking bunch especially the one who just changed from male to female right before his eyes. He wasn't even sure what to say about that, it was so casual that he just sat there for a few moments before speaking. "uhh yea, My name is Lek....Lek Kuen"

It appeared that Kurina shared his shock to the strange use of magic that Musa took and as a result he wasn't even sure if it was really a guy or a girl. After a moments thought he figured it was best not to ask the question at all, just incase it was somthing even stranger.

She noticed the sense of uneasiness between the boys when they saw her feat. She really paid no attention to their reaction because they were on the same list of many who share their same response, Musa has become immune to the shock and awe factor of her races abilities. She just continued freshen herself up.

"Stuttering boys? You sound a little nervous and frightened. Are you sure you're in the right place? This job doesn't look like you can be hesitant."

Darius looked around, studying everyone in the helicopter. He didn't know what to think when he saw Musa was a gender bender.
He then addressed everyone and nodded.
"You may call me Lex. Nice to meet you all."
He gave them that devilish smile of his.
He was very excited about things to come and took out a fancy old pocket watch checking the time.

Another one spoke and he had such a handsome smile too, but of course his beauty was nothing when compared to hers.

"How cute, one finally speaks with confidence. The pleasure is mutual Lex. Now that we've heard from the men, let's hear what the women have to say!"

Lex couldn't stop smiling, he looked over, curious to hear what the ladies had to say.

Shana was keeping pretty much to herself right now but one of the trainees suddenly changed appearence in front of all of them, the interesting part was he changed from a man to a woman. She was suprised by this as well but she didn't comment on it. She simply thought to herself. If that's one of the talents in the unit, then I can't wait to see what else my fellow unit members have.

"My name is Shana Takeuchi. That's a pretty surprising power you got", Shana said for lack of a better word.

~Jeanna sat quietly in the back of the helicopter. She kept her soft, uniterested, brown eyes out the window. She was leaning a little forward, her arms resting on her legs like a brace for her torso. She finally moved when she pushed a few strands of brown hair behind her ear and then when she dropped her hand her fingers traced the ban of Feathers around her head. Why so silent Jeanna? The rest of these people are speaking and you remain Silent. You will be with these people for some time so perhaps you should speak up? She just let out a soft sigh, the first sound she has made since joining on the "fun" ride. She wouldnt be surprised if no one noticed her yet. Her eyes had shifted for a moment to the man who turned into a woman but then looked back out the window.~

"Hold it! Someone is feeling more shy than others. Come on girl, let's not let the boys show us up now. Introduce yourself, what brought you hear and where did you get those gorgeous feathers from? How about it? If it makes you feel any better I'll do the speaking for you, would you like me to change and match your appearance?"

She said with a sense of excitement. Musa was proud of who she was and enjoyed stimulating conversations. She was determined to break the ice and get everyone engaged in the conversation before the end of this helicopter ride.

~She kept her eyes out the window but she spoke, her voice soft, but words showing she wasnt shy. We are as the Eagles and His view on the life is before us yet you speak like the Trees swaying in the breeze. then her Device spoke to her. Maybe once more so they know what you are talking about. She looked to Musa with her usual uninterested eyes. I am enjoying the view and we have time for conversation later.... She paused. .. but if you must know I am Jeanna Asakura. She then casts her eyes out the window again.~

Musa retreats back to her mirror unamused by Jeanna's lack of interest in her team.

"So you're a poet? I'm sure you could just woo us all with a few lines like before. Do you have anything else inspirational to say or do the clouds hold most of your attention?"

~Sighs softly. The sky holds many pictures and the wind tells of many stories.... those who know how to listen and hear Her song and enjoy Her stories. Jeanna finally leans back in her seat, eyes going to the others around her~

Lex was playing somewhat of a guessing game in his head.
Looking at everyone and trying to figure out what their device item was. And trying to imagine their abilities.
He couldn't wait to see everyone in action.

Lek examined everyone as they sat there and talked, they were a interesting looking group. He couldnt wait for them to get there and began the training and tp test himself out and see how he compared to the others that were with him.

The Helicopter touched ground. The large building of Division Nine was state of the art. One by one the trainees stepped out of the cargo hold to be welcomed by the other Captain of the Division Forces, Captain Juno Aiko, a woman in her twenties that had red hair and blue eyes. Captain Terranova joined her side. Illya Terranova was the same age as Juno and had blonde hair and green eyes. Both of the Captains were beautiful women. Juno turned to Illya and walked with her to a side so as to avoid the eavesdropping of the trainees.

"So, how are they looking?", Juno asked. Illya simply grinned.

"They're doing pretty good, they're already bonding", Illya replied.

At that moment Shana got out of the chopper. She looked over at Illya and smiled. Illya simply returned her smile and looked at Juno who was also looking at Shana.

"That's the trainee isn't it?", Juno asked.

"Yup, she is", Illya said.

"We'll be watching her. Have you hinted anything to her?", Aiko asked.

"No I haven't, it's too soon to tell her", Illya said.

"Too soon to tell her you're her sister?", Juno asked.

"Yes, it would be like dropping a bombshell right now. She's anxious enough as it is. All in good time", Illya said.

"Oh well", Juno said and moved over to where the trainees had assembled. "Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen. I am Captain Juno Aiko of the Lightning Squad, some of you will be serving under me and others will be serving under Captain Illya Terranova in the Star squad. Accompany us to meet with Commander Carrington for the formal greeting".

She motioned all the trainees to walk with her to the main lobby of Division Nine. All the people of the different departments were already assembled there. Once all the trainees were there and lined up. Both Captains stood in the front.

"We present Commander Terra Carrington", Captain Aiko said and another woman of necklength brown hair entered the room. She had several condecorations. She had also dark brown eyes.

"Welcome everyone to Division Nine. This is an elite unit at the service of the Federation. Our duty is the preservation, registration, protection, location and retrieval of ancient magical artifacts before they are misused. You might ask yourselves why such a simple sounding mission would be so important as to have elite mages working here. Well the reason is all too simple as well. Magical Artifacs are dangerous and highly powerful tools, these include devices such as yours. All your devices have limiters placed on them that can only be removed by permission of high council members of the federation. You also have these limiters set according to the rank you hold as a mage within the Federation. Now imagine groups of rogues using these devices without regulation, it would be total chaos. We are here to prevent that from happening, large amounts of magic cause dimensional disturbances which can collapse an entire universe. To prevent all of this is our job. I look forward to working with all of you and helping each and everyone of you achieve your goals in life. Let's give it our very best people!", Commander Carrington said with a smile.

Everyone started to applaud. Shana was among the people who also applauded. Both Captains and the Commander were friends since forever, and they had created a unit out of the bond they shared with each other. Shana was also hopeful to make friends with some of the other people in the unit.

"You will now be taken to your dormitories. Tomorrow morning the first exersizes will begin after you're assigned to squads", Captain Juno said and left with Illya as she waved goodbye to Shana.

A small holographic device was given to them with a map of the building and all the areas they were allowed to enter. Shana made her way to her room. The dorms were co-ed, so she was sharing the room with three others.

(OCC: All girls bunk together, Wei Phoenix can choose wether to stay at the girls' or guys' dorm but you can select only one so choose well 😉)

Shana was the first to her dorm. She took her bag and placed it over the bed near the window. She started to place all her stuff neatly in her locker and then sat down on the bed looking out the window which had a complete view of the training field and the hangars.

"Nice place", she said mostly to herself.

With a lurch, the helicopter landed on the helipad outside of the Division Nine building. Kurina looked out of the window and saw a small gathering of people who had been awaiting their arrival. He wondered which of them would soon become his team captain. He turned away from the window and followed Musa out of the helicopter. It felt good to be on solid ground again. Kurina wasn’t a very good flyer. He arched his back, noting how good it felt to stretch his legs again.

Their group was being approached by two women, who obviously held some level of rank among the FTSS. Kurina recognized only one of them. Captain Juno Aiko, the woman who had requested he joined this new team in the first place. The other he didn’t know.

Kurina stood formally, showing respect to the two female captains. He was glad he chose to wear his formal red robe. When Captain Aiko had said they would be splitting up, Kurina took a brief glance at those he had ridden with. Half of them would be his teammates. He turned back to the Captains as they announced they would be leading them to meet Commander Terra Carrington. At this, Kurina’s eyes widened with interest. They would get to meet the renowned Commander? On Kurina’s right wrist, his metal bracelet shined in the light.

”Yes Magasure, I know what this means…” Kurina touched the chain bracelet lightly as he thought to himself. Commander Carrington had fought alongside Kurina’s grandmother…perhaps she had answers no one else did?

Kurina followed behind Shana as they entered the main Lobby of Division Nine. Kurina couldn’t help but gawk at the state of the art building. He smiled politely at the other FTSS Mages who occupied the hall. They all seemed interested in getting a glimpse of this new special force. Kurina was a bit overwhelmed.

Captain Aiko announced The Commander’s entrance, and Kurina could feel everyone around him tense up. Therest of his new teammates all seemed to be excited as well. When she entered, Kurina was entranced. She wore many condecorations across her FTSS uniform. She walked with dignified grace, and commanded the attention of everyone in the room just with her posture. As the other FTSS Division 9 members saluted the Commander, so did Kurina. He held the pose as she explained the mission directive of their division.

As she began to explain their goals, Kurina couldn’t help but recall a time when he was very young. He was sitting with his grandmother outside of his Village’s Mage Temple.

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The day was beginning to wind down, and Kurina and his grandmother were sitting and looking at the sun make it’s descent passed the horizon. Kurina was only 4 years old. His grandmother was wearing her Mage Robes and she gazed down at Kurina lovingly.

“Tell Me Kurina…what is it that has been bothering you?” She patted him on his shoulder as she spoke. Her voice was soft and velvety, and also full of love.

The young blonde boy had an inquisitive look.

“Grandmother…where does Magic come from?”

His grandmother smiled, and looked back towards the setting sun.

“That question isn’t a very easy one to answer. Some people believe that all living things in the universe contain magic, it all just depends on how strong their resolve is to use it. Others think that only a special person can harness the magical properties of the world.”

“But if somebody doesn’t have magic, can’t they just get it from somewhere else?” Kurina asked, pulling on his Grandmother’s robes.

At this, the older woman’s wise face seemed to soften a bit.

“You see Kurina…there are some legends that say across the universe, there lies many magical items that can give great magical power to anybody who uses them. They lie dormant on planes untouched by any living people, and are scattered across the stars.”

Kurina looked excited at this prospect, but waited for his grandmother to finish.

“Maybe one day, we will be able to find them…”

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Kurina’s flashback was ended abruptly as the hallway erupted in thunderous applause. Kurina also joined in the clapping, his smile returning to his face. Captain Juno handed out a small metallic device that displayed a holographic map of the Division Nine Building, with several special areas mapped out. Kurina also noticed, with some curiosity, that there was one area that was marked off as an off-limits area…

He closed the hologram map and noticed his group was heading upstairs to the dormitories. Hesitantly, Kurina looked from his group, to where The Commander was now being flanked by her subordinates. He would have to wait to question The Commander. He followed in step behind the other recruits as they made their way to the dormitories.

Along the way, Kurina had seen many sights. There were mages conjuring up spells and training, as well as what seemed like a lot of busy workers doing a lot of paperwork. Finally, Kurina and his group made it to the boy’s dormitories, and Kurina sat on a remarkably comfortable bed as the others claimed their respective spots.

Lek kuen looked around when they landed it was certainly an interesting looking place. He stopped and listened to the two Captains that walked up and began to speak. He nodded every now and then to show he was listening, he clapped very lightly when the others did afterwords.

He grabbed the holographic device but only briefly examined it before closing it and following the others to the dorm. Once there he opened the door and walked over to the nearest open bed he could see, he looked down at it and laid his bag on it not even bothering to take the stuff out just yet.