章 1: Chapter 1

"70Elven. A convenience store was first established in 2059 by the Elva(a Nation to the East) born Starlboor Brothers. The twin Starlboor Brother were born In Yggdrasil, Elva. Born to a Family of Truckers in 2031, They were entrusted with their Family business At the age of 18. Their ambition began to grow. Along with their trucking company. In the Year 2071 the company had grown to cover the entire Nation.", "With the growth of the company they had made up their minds to create a hub for their drivers to refuel, get food and drinks, and supplies for the road. Hence, The creation of 70Elven", "In 2095, The company had begun to struggle. Backed into a corner the Brothers had finally came to the conclusion. It was time to sell or go bankrupt.", "Many companies had placed their bid to get their hands into the convenient store and trucking gig. Including: Wicdonnas, King of Patties, Dosnie, and Zamaazon.", " After the bid war started a winner had been quickly declared. Dosnie had swung in and made the highest bid barely out bidding Zamaazon At 1,320,640,000 F.C (Federal Credits)", "Fun Fact: 70Elven First started as a Truck Stop for the eastern side of the Nation. Only had 1 location. And, only had 4 Employees aside from the Brothers.", "Thank You for choosing to work at 70Elven! We hope you strive for success! And, always do you're Elven best!". The Introduction video for the company cuts to black as the Trainee stands up from the cluttered desk while yawning. Kiryu walks in from the front of the store. "Oh, so I see you're finished. Go take a 15 min break. When you get back, I'll show you how to stock the drinks." He says cheerfully and confidently. The Trainee hands his hat to Kiryu. " Uhhh, Yeah... On second thought. I don't think this job is for me. Sorry man." He awkwardly states as he takes his leave. Kiryu's expression went from cheerful to stressed. "Awwww dude. C'mon now. Another one left. We can never keep or matter of fact even get anyone to work nights.", "It's been 7 and a half months since we've had anyone else working except for me...." Sighing as he grabs his hoodie and goes outside for a smoke break. "Tsk, I need to get someone hired fast...The Regional Manager is already tight about all the overtime they have to pay me. If I don't do something soon I might actually lose my job. And, I reaaallly like it here." He mutters to himself as he lights and takes a pull from his cigarette. "I wish this wasn't so hard. I wish I had a way to just fix the problem. I wish I wasn't working so much. I wish I wasn't so complacent. I WISH I WAS STRONGER!!!". He rambles and screams in his head. "But, wishes are for kids." He says to himself as he flicks his cigarette butt at the ashtray on top of the trash can. Walking back into the store he heads down the chip aisle. Noticing the racks were kind of empty. Writing down what he needs from the back. A group of customers walk in. "Welcome to 70Elven!" Kiryu states cheerfully. "Weelcoome too 70eveln" a person mocks him. As he turns to look it was the group for people who used to bully him in school. Adam, Kotetsu, and Jose. Trying to ignore the comment and the past. Kiryu awkwardly walks behind the counter to wait for them to check out. The group was being loud and obnoxious, like they had been out drinking and partying. Throwing stuff around and opening snacks. Kiryu was beginning to get angry. "Do you mind keeping it down and not opening any food or drinks until you've paid for them." He says passive aggressively. Kotetsu begins to move towards him. (Kotetsu was on the football team in school, is freaking jacked, has short blonde dyed hair and tan skin, and had tattoos all down his left arm.) "You... You look reaallly fucking familiar. You guys recognize him?!". Staring him up and down they look confused. Until Jose's face lights up. "THAT'S FUCKING MATSUDA!!! FUCKING DOOR MAT MATSUDA!". Screams Jose as they begin laughing hysterically. "Oh my fucking god. I almost took this fuck seriously! HOW FUCKING STUPID!". Says Kotetsu bursting further into his crazed laughing. "I'M SERIOUS YOU GUYS, STOP MOCKING ME OR GET OUT OF MY STORE!" Kiryu yells out of embarrassment and anger. " Are you serious? What the hell are you gonna do about it Doormat? CRY?! PISS YOURE FUCkING PANTS?! THROW UP ALL OVER YOURSELF?! Stop fucking with us. Or you might get a refresher course on how school was. Only, this time... We might just fucking end it for you." Kiryu had reverted back to good old Doormat. The kids were cruel in the low income areas. They used to beat him up in school and the kids would literally walk all over him. The weak kid, easy target, quiet kid. Doormat Matsuda was the most picked on kid in his generation from New Quark City. His mother was the only one who would fight for him. Mustering up the courage to raise complaints against the kids. Argue with their parents and the school. Pick him up when he was too weak to stand. Comfort him. When all he wanted was to never go to school again after nearly getting beat to death in the bathroom at school. She was there. His mother had passed 2 years before today. They start moving in on Matsuda. Scared for his life he leaps over the counter and books it for the door. As he is barely touching the metal of the door handle. He feels his shirt get tugged. His head jerking forward and fists pummeling him as he falls to the ground. They keep kicking, stomping, and slamming their fists into him. Almost feeling as they were hitting from everywhere. He loses conciseness as he feels a foot stomp his face... "D-darkness... Where am I? What happened? Who am I?", Grunting and groaning quietly He finally wakes up. Aching all over from the brutal beating. He realized his shift was up by 20 mins. It was now 5:50 A.M. He pulled himself off the floor slowly. Trying hard to not cry. Making his way to the back he clocks out and grabs his hoodie.