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No Pain, No Gain

Chapter 1: Chapter 1 - Killjoy

Once upon a time, in a modern-medieval world called Valrr, where magic, powers, monsters, adventures and technology exists, there lived a guy named Gavin Andersonn. He lives in the relatively peaceful domain of Centris Kingdom, where Military activity has suddenly risen when a world-threatening criminal has reportedly been found there.

Our boy Gavin is a homeless, weak, normal, powerless 19-year old boy who never managed to awaken his power. In this world, everyone awakens their power at the age of 10, but weirdly, Gavin never did.

One day, Gavin is seen sneaking around, as he enters an old abandoned warehouse, seeming to be meeting someone inside. As he went in, another person in a cloak also seems to enter, as the mysterious person takes off their cloak, revealing themselves to be a beautiful woman, as she jumps into Gavin's arms.

"Gavin!"

The girl yells happily as she jumps into Gavin's arms with a tight hug,

"Courtney!"

Gavin exclaims back as he hugs her back tightly, spinning around in a circle.

The mysterious lady turns out to be Gavin's girlfriend of 2 years, a beautiful, smart, young, 29-year old lady named Courtney Magni. As they both twirl around in each other's arms, Gavin finally puts her down as they gaze into each other's eyes.

"So, how've you been?",

Gavin asks her with a excited, curious smile as they sit down on a nearby crate,

"Oh, nothing much, had a tough time getting here though."

She replies to him with a seemingly exhausted chuckle, fully removing her cloak as she wipes off some sweat, getting comfortable as she sits next to her boyfriend.

The couple held each other's hands as they begin to lean in closer, about to kiss, when suddenly, a sudden commotion outside can be heard, as loud horns and screaming can be heard.

"What the... It's the military, what're they doing here?"

Gavin wonders in confusion, as they both get up in concern. Courtney seems to be a bit tense and panicked, as she and Gavin both get up and take a step closer to a nearby window to check out what's going on,

"I don't know, but these guys don't look very friendly."

Courtney says as she attempts to de-escalate the panic between them both down, when suddenly,

"Everyone in this warehouse, exit the building, or we will have to use force."

A loud voice from a megaphone shouts in as Gavin and Courtney get a bit shook by the sudden calling.

While Gavin and Courtney are still standing there, still trying to process what the hell is even going on, a wall suddenly explodes and breaks apart as a huge super soldier looking guy barges in, who seems to have a Super Strength power, as other soldiers also follow with guns out as they all start to suddenly shoot.

Gavin is extremely shaken and scared by the sudden military attack, which causes Courtney to instinctively protect Gavin as she goes to Gavin and holds him tight. Suddenly, huge red, flaming wings come out of Courtney's back as it wraps around them, as Gavin gazes at the flames in wonder, before looking away and closing his eyes shut, completely incinerating all the incoming bullets and protecting both of them.

After that, Courtney then fights back; using her flaming wings to swat away the soldiers back outside, as suddenly, more soldiers barge in. Courtney then starts to fight back even more, as she shouts, "Eternal Flamethrower", and starts to shoot flames all over the soldiers, causing them to panic and get distracted as they burn. Courtney then takes this time to fully transform into a flaming bird and pick up Gavin, bursting out of the ceiling and flying away to somewhere far and safe as they escape the area.

It turns out, Courtney Magni's power, is that of a Phoenix, which has the powers to manipulate fire, solar energy, and bird-related powers, with her most important ability being the ability to transform into a huge, beautiful, blazing Phoenix.

All the soldiers at the scene eventually end up dying to the flames, or managing to survive by getting the flames put out in time, as they all pull themselves together. A high-ranking looking soldier then seems to use a radio to contact someone,

"Hey, to whoever is there, tell the general she escaped, again, over."

The man says into the radio phone before closing the call.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, in a dark, storming forest area, a huge military base stands, with hundreds and possibly thousands of soldiers inside, training, sparring or drinking as sand and dust is blown everywhere. A soldier seems to be sitting, talking to some co-workers in a room while they drink, when suddenly, his radio-phone buzzes, as he answers, he listens closely, as his eyes slowly widen and he gulps in nervousness and fear.

Meanwhile, in a dim room, where there seems to be some sort of planning board, with a map and different pictures and leads, connected by pins and string hangs. A huge, tall man in a high-ranking military outfit, wearing a huge coat in the style of a cape stands, growling, as he stares at the board while smoking a cigarette, clenching his fist as it seems to generate some heat and smoke. The room seems to be his office, as trophies and medals sit everywhere, with a title saying, "The most powerful military leader in the world", sitting on his desk.

The soldier from earlier suddenly runs in, panting and sweating as the silence breaks, causing the man to break his cigarette,

"General, sir! pants We've found her, again, pants Her location was discovered to be in the Centris Kingdom-"

The soldier's words are then cut off as the general quickly turns to him, growling in anger as his fist turns into a blob of lava, before launching it at the soldier, almost hitting him as it blows a hole into two different rooms.

"That bitch! She's been found?"

The general exclaims as his arm regenerates, turning back at the board and glaring at it.

It turns out, the infamous, world-threatening criminal, is none other than, Courtney Magni, also known as, The Solar Phoenix. She has committed many crimes ever since she was 15, committing basic crimes such as theft and robbing at first, but as her powers grew, she moved on to unnecessary slaughter and eventually mass genocide on a town once, or so they say. With a bounty of over 19,000,000,000 dollars, she is truly an intimidating foe to ever come acros.

The general stands there, continuing to glare at the paralyzed man, before turning back to the board, growling at the pictures of Courtney while clenching his now regenerated fist.

"Magni... That demon won't escape this time... She better not."

he growls at a low tone before grabbing a picture of Courtney, immediately burning it up as he holds it between his fingers.

He then turns around, as he walks out of the room with heavy steps, walking past the terrified soldier as he stands there traumatized, paralyzed and pissing his pants.

The general then walks through the hallways, as soldiers and other officers stop in their tracks to greet or salute him,

"Lava General, sir!"

They all say as they salute him, with him only replying in grunts as he walks past them all. The tall general's presence is enough for someone from 2 rooms away to sense, as they get out to greet and salute him, and those who don't, the general will be able to sense them using a special instinct, and he will take his time to find them, grab them by the back of their head, and melt them to death, bringing a sense of fear, reminding them just who he is.

The general then walks out into the open, sandy fields, as he hears the grunts of men fighting, the laughs of men drinking and talking, while he stands there, irritated as his presence is ignored. He then takes a deep breath, as he releases his aura, causing a huge, powerful burst of energy. All the soldiers and men around then realize it, as they feel their spines shiver, they all quickly get up and fix themselves, scared trying to not be incinerated alive by the man.

"Lava general, sir!"

They all shout in unison as they salute to him, while he stands there, staring at all of them.

"Men, women, soldiers!"

The general shouts at all of them, causing even the slightest hint of sound to silence.

"I have heard that we have discovered the location of The Solar Phoenix."

He says, as all the soldiers begin to cheer.

"SILENCE!"

He yells at them again, releasing his aura once again, causing all the loud cheers to fall into silence as the soldiers grunt and fall to their knees.

"I was NOT finished speaking... Do you ALL UNDERSTAND!?"

He shouts, as a single soldier accidentally replies, "Yes, general, sir", causing the lava general to launch a Lava Fist at him, hitting him right on the head and melting his face off, screaming in pain as he burnt to death, while all the other soldiers watch silently in fear.

"ahem As I was saying..."

The lava general says casually while the man turns to ash, as he then continues,

"Some of you may not know me, especially the rookies, who seem to only be following whatever actions the high-ranks are doing..."

He says in a low tone, specifying his attention to that one soldier,

"But I am Lance, General Lance, but everyone calls me, the Lava General... As you can tell, I am a general of the military, and you are all soldiers, anything I command, you all will do, no matter what."

He says with a stern tone as he looks at the huge crowd of soldiers kneeling there. He then grunts, as he finally deactivates his aura, allowing all the soldiers to relax a bit and stand up properly.

"So, you have all joined the military program for a purpose, and the purpose I have given you all is simple, we have been hunting down this one criminal for over 15 years... She is extremely deadly, having committed hundreds of crimes over the years, including a genocide once... And you all, have been chosen, to help me find her, and capture her once and for all!"

He shouts, as the crowd listens closely as he explains,

"In a few days, we are going to plan an ambush on her, and we will finally be able to capture her! We have worked on this for many months, and this time, we will be successful..."

The general says in a proud tone, as he grins a bit,

"Now then, everyone, get prepared, start training, eat a lot, drink a lot, and pack your things! Because our mission starts, NOW!"

He shouts one more time, as the crowd cheers. The lava general stands there, hands behind his back as he smiles pridefully, looking at all of the soldiers that he commands, to remind himself that he has all of this power...

The power of the World Government.