NOVA

I spied the farm girl as she stood before me. Her eye's were locked onto mine,bow at the ready and arrow nooked.

Her stance was off. Her body was trembling violently.

This girl had never been in a real fight before. Perhaps some street brawl,but a real fight. A fight where her life was on the line. Where every move she made could very well be her last. Never.

She drew the bowstring back and let the arrow fly in a single instant. However,I didn't need to move an inch. The arrow whizzed in an entirely different direction. It was so far off target that I was quite suprised the girl even knew how a bow worked.

The farm girl seemed nervous. She nooked another arrow and fired once again. Again,she missed by a mile.

The fight,if you could even call it that,had now been going on for a good fourteen seconds,yet I never needed to move or dodge at all.

All around me I could hear snickers and laughter from the masses who watched.

I kept silent. I spied the girl who kept firing,again and again,always missing. Until finally,a time came when she fired and the arrow grazed my cheek.

The crowd fell silent. Even I was stunned. The entire morning had gone by and this farm girl was the first to draw a drop of my blood. She nooked another arrow,adjusting her aim slightly and let the arrow fly once more.

The arrow stayed on its course this time,flying straight towards my head. I moved my head ever so slightly to the left and let the arrow fly harmlessly passed me.

"Not bad Farm girl..."

I dug my feet into the ground and dashed forward,closing the distance between her and I until I was directly up against her,my blade poking gently against her gut.

"But you're going to need to be much more efficient at firing that bow if you want to survive in the battlefield. Miss as much as you did in a real fight,and you might not live to ready another arrow to fire."

I moved the blade away from the girls stomach and stepped back.

"All of you have been assessed. Return to the homeroom. Your instructors will decide who they want on their teams and then we'll form them Once we've decided on members. Dismissed!"

I left the girl in the centre. Unlike almost everyone else today,I wasn't so ecstatic to be selecting members to join my unit.

The seargeants,Marshal's and of course General Elena,all met within a small room. In total there were thirty of us.

However,when all had decided on a team,only I remained,unable to decide on who I should select.

"You're still in here." Elena's voice came from behind me.

"Can't decide on who I should pick."

Elena sat down ahead of me,arms rested on the table. "Just pick a bunch of random ones."

Of the available candidates to join,not many showed promise in a fight. Everyone I had faced this morning could barely hold their own in a fight.

However...there were a few of them that I had my eye on.

"I'll meet you in the homeroom."

Elena gave a nod and left.

I stayed seated,my mind whirring with questions.

After a short while I stood up and made my way to the homeroom where everyone waited.

"Ah! Commander Nova!" Elena exclaimed

There were twenty two students outstanding who hadn't been selected.

"My hunting unit members who I will take under my wing and train personally will be: Amaani Wilkinson,Tyrese Morning,Nomad Cobalt..."

I took a breath and looked at the farm girl.

"And finally,Eskarina Lyria"