Devin sat in his classroom, looking outside the window. The class was still going on.

 

The teacher, Mzuzi Kalu, was a teacher of African descent who had immigrated to Veralia after the “Collapse” incident which took away most of the south-eastern Africa.

 

Mzuzi taught Social Science and was very popular among the students, both for her teaching style, attitude towards her students and as well as her voluptuous milf-like body and her beauty.

 

She currently sat on the teacher’s desk with her legs crossed, she was wearing a purple shirt, black thigh-length formal skirt, and to top it all off she also wore a very arousing pantyhose, revealing her tight thighs and gorgeous legs, just enough for you to crave for them

 

“Henry, could you please read out your summary on “The Incident” and how did it affect our society” She asked in her usual arousing tone

 

Henry, an F-graded warrior, stood up and started reading, “About a hundred and fifty years ago, these portals started opening all across the world. These portals led to what people today call dungeons. Inside these dungeons were monsters such as goblins, ogres, wolves and whatnot. 

 

Bombs, guns and modern assault weapon didn’t affect the monsters above D rank, therefore humanity was led into a corner. But then it happened, humanity, all of humanity, learned of the existence of Martial Artists. 

 

These people had supernatural abilities and powers, and they had existed for thousands of years, in secrecy away from the powerless beings. These Martial Artists had their own rules, hierarchy and power systems.

 

A Japanese monk named Ryu revealed his powers to save his monastery from a dungeon break, and then the protectors of humanity revealed themselves. They never taught outsiders how these powers worked, and this led to the beginning of power division based on raw power

 

A few years later a person Ignited, he got the powers Martial Artists held all to themselves, he got them without training at all. After him, many more ignited these powers. Some held the power to control and conjure fire, while some had a crazy increase in physical strength”

 

Henry paused for a second and then continued,“As a result of the presence of the Ignited and Martial Artists, a new society was slowly formed, where raw power represented one's position in society. The society’s perception of power changed, everything became darker and-”

 

“Well done Henry, I loved the fact that you even added in Ryu, but I would like to point out the fact that, you are not supposed to right about the power difference and the dystopian world view, people who would check your answer sheets, they might not like that, and you could lose marks. Otherwise, well done” Mzuzi said abruptly stopping Henry

 

“There are a few minutes left before school ends, so I would like to make an important announcement regarding the Ignition Exam, the exam which can lead you to become a Hunter” She continued as she got up from the desk and stood up

 

She looked at the entire class with her beautiful emerald eyes, and spotted Devin who was looking outside the window, he was in his own world. “This boy” she sighed, and then picked out a small piece of chalk from the drawer and threw it at Devin

 

As soon as the chalk hit Devin’s head, he let out a silent groan and turned around to face the Social Science teacher, who was staring at him with a creepy smile.

 

“Mr Specter, if you are done daydreaming, then shall I continue?” Mzuzi said sarcastically

 

“I am sorry, ma’am” 

 

Mzuzi ignored Devin’s apology and continued, “So as I was saying, the Ignition Exam will take place during the next week, and as always, you will have to fill the form, sign the safety contract, and form teams of 4 participants. It is necessary for each team to have 4 different roles, also, it’s not a rule but make sure that a Dealer, Tank and a Mage is there in your team”

 

“The dungeon will be a D-rank dungeon, where the highest grade mob monster will be a D2 graded mid-sized ogre, and the boss room will not be accessed by you all” She said as she picked up her black coat which was previously hung on the chair

 

“The expedition will be overseen by ‘The Syndicate of Veralia’, and obviously the top performers will be chosen to go and attend the prestigious “Academy of Veralian Warriors”, of course that will only happen if you qualify further, but that’s a different matter” As she put on her coat, she continued

 

“Also, unlike your previous expeditions, you will be also given Monster Attractors, along with the equipments you are already familiar with like Repellent, Healing Shards and yada yada” 

 

“Students who were not a part of the Warrior’s Club can also participate in this exam, obviously at their own risk” She said before exiting the class

 

Despite all the Warrior crap, Devin looked out the window at the clear blue sky and the warm sunlight that penetrated his soul through his eyes. He felt somewhat at peace as he looked outside the window.

 

“Let’s go sign up” A familiar voice came, disrupting his peace

***

 

A huge crowd of people stood in queue to sign up for the Ignition Exam which was going to be conducted in a few days

 

The Ignition Exam, it was the exam taken by warriors interested in becoming hunters. Individuals were tested on the basis of their skills, under pressure thinking, how they contribute to an expedition and their rank, their grade. With such criterions, it was impossible for Devin to even qualify to the first round, yet he was here in the queue ready to sign up

 

“What the fuck is that bastard doing here”

 

“He’s going to participate?”

 

“The motherfucker’s gonna get himself get killed for sure”

 

Many students whispered amongst themselves on spotting the powerless Devin standing in the queue

 

After a while, Devin finally reached the front of the queue, and started filling the form

 

“You know, there is no box to tick for you in your grade ranking, so just tick F rank” The person sitting at the counter told Devin with a smile

 

Devin ignored him and filled the form, and turned around to leave 

 

“I’ll be counting on you” Barry told Devin, he was standing behind him in the queue the whole time

 

Devin nodded in agreement before he left

 

***

 

“I, the weakest human alive, the only person in this world who did not get ignited. I will raid a dungeon? What a joke” Devin told himself with a smile of sadness on his face

 

He was heading towards his home, and the only thing on his mind was the dungeon

 

“Dick head!” Suddenly, a voice came from behind, it was a feminine voice, and it was very loud, and was sharp and somewhat rough at the same time. All in all it was not a sweet voice

 

As soon as Devin heard this voice, he knew who it was. He sighed. Then turned around, only to find a group of three girls approaching him

 

This group of three girls consisted of Mary Jovan, the most beautiful girl of Devin’s school, who was Barry’s girlfriend as well, and her two lackeys. They were not as beautiful as Mary, but were pretty pretty

 

The three girls wore the same uniform as Devin, the only difference being that they wore a skirt instead of pants. The three girls also had curvy bodies, and were quite tempting

 

***

 

The three girls, and Devin, now stood in a back alley. The girls had brought Devin here, to have a discussion

 

Mary, the blonde girl leading the group said “Oi, Dick head, I heard you are going to give the test”

 

Devin nodded, “Yes”

 

The three girls began laughing, “Good luck with that, Mr Hunter” one of Mary’s lackey said

 

Devin did not feel a single drop of emotion, there was no feeling of humiliation or anger within him. He had suffered much more than this.

 

“Kneel” Mary said in a high tone after she abruptly stopped laughing

 

Devin did not resist at all, he knelt down on his knees. He might have felt terrible, but he did not show it

 

“Lick my heels, make them shine” Mary said as she moved her right leg towards Devin, “And, don’t you dare look up my skirt”

 

Devin obliged, he crawled towards her leg, and licked off the dirt on Mary’s black heels

 

“I am very upset today, because I got scolded in class, do you know why?” She said, “Because Mr Johnson thinks that my skirt is too short, and my shirt is too tight, and that I am a total slut”, she continued after taking a pause, “I am not sad that he called me a slut, I am angry cause that bastard said that Emily looks more beautiful than me, because she is gracious?” She said as she made Devin lick her sandals

 

Even after he was done with both the legs, he was still knelt down looking the ground. Suddenly he felt a sharp piecing force on the back of his head, and because of the force, his face was now pressed against the ground. 

 

This happened as Mary forcefully kept her right leg on Devin’s head, and was exerting pressure by the heel of her sandals. “You worthless piece of shit, just how low can you go” Mary said

 

After torturing Devin for a few more moments, she stopped crushing Devin’s head and backed away, only to kick Devin’s head a few seconds later. “Dick head, look at me”

 

Devin looked up

 

“Why are you harassing us?” Mary’s underling said

 

“Why are peeking under Mary’s skirt?” Mary’s other underling said

 

“Fucking scum of the earth, peeking under my skirt” Mary said with an ugly face, as she kicked Devin again

 

“Let’s go, girls” She said as she walked away from Devin. She suddenly stopped and looked at Devin, “Whatever you do in the dungeon, don’t come in our way” She said with anger on her face

 

***

After a few minutes, Devin got up and dusted himself off. “And I thought that, I got away unscathed today”

 

There was sorrow and hopelessness in high blank, emotions deprived eyes. His face was full of scratches and wounds, but not a single emotion.

 

“The god-damn dungeon deal, it wasn't bad at all”

 

Suddenly, a very non-existent smile curled up on Devin’s face. He looked like a maniac.

 

***

 

On the day of the test

 

A crowd of a few high school students stood in front of a huge portal to a dungeon, the portal was blue, and a strange, heavy and an uncanny sound was being made by this portal.

 

Everyone was wearing heavy armors, or helmets, or both. But, Devin just wore a black hoodie, and set of black trousers. 

 

“I will probably not return. Mom, Dad, Dylan, I am sorry, but it had to be done” Devin thought to himself

 

Suddenly a sound came from the crowd, “Devin!”

 

Devin looked behind after being disturbed, only to find his other three party members

 

Barry, Mary, and a third person