Blessed by Night

Chapter 13: Guild Masters

Upon entering the testing facility, Malachi was given a pair of simple sweats to change into and led to a room with ten other examinees inside.

While he didn't think much of them, most immediately hated him.

What kind of guy is so concerned with looking cool that he won't even take his sunglasses off inside?!

And for an aptitude placement no less!

They slowly came to the conclusion that this guy wouldn't amount to much if all he was concerned about were his looks.

With his extremely handsome face he must've been blessed by a god of beauty and let it go to his head.

"Alright examinees! First up is the four pillars!" The overseer for the assessment was a gray haired old man with a tall stature and a muscular build.

The four pillars as they are most commonly referred are the four basic powers that are bestowed to all blessed without exception.

Enhanced speed, strength, durability and telekinesis.

"Examinee 0531! You're up first."

At the examiners beckoning, a young man with pale white skin and purple streaks in his hair stepped forward.

The examiner pressed a button on his wristwatch and suddenly the group was in an incredibly spacious room the size of a football field.

"You know the drill. Let's hurry up and do this."

Without waiting for another word, the young man stretched his body before he dashed forward.

There was a gust of wind followed by a sonic boom before the white haired young man reappeared in his original position.

"(Whistles.) 4.26, not bad kid. That's A rank level speed. "

The man only gave an uninterested nod before continuing.

The next segment of the test was strength based and the examinee was required to toss a car over a measured distance.

The frail looking young man was able to toss a car over 40 yards earning him a C rank level strength assessment.

The next to be assessed was an attractive young woman with caramel colored skin and a muscular yet curvaceous physique.

She had long ash blond hair and fiery golden eyes that hadn't left Malachi since she first saw him.

Malachi of course noticed her hungry looks but did nothing about it.

Even if he found her attractive, he felt like he had other things to prioritize in his life at the moment.

The woman was equally as impressive as the man before her and ended up getting a B grade in both the strength and speed assessment.

In the lobby a small crowd had formed around the monitors and were watching the proceedings with great interest.

While it was still early, the examinees so far looked to be very promising this time around.

As examinee after examinee took the test, it became harder and harder to guess who guild master Luna was here for.

"Look it's the guild master of Ragnarok!"

Everyone turned their heads toward the front door where a well built man with fiery red hair walking in confidently.

He wore a neat maroon suit with smart brown shoes and was covered from the neck down in Nordic tattoos.

He strode past the other people present and came to a stop in front of Luna to offer her a warm handshake.

"Lady Luna is as radiant as ever."

The red eyed woman stared at his hand for a moment before turning her gaze back to the monitor. "Would you expect anything less?"

"Ha! Of course not!" The man did not seem to be fazed by the woman's unapproachable nature in the slightest.

"Why are you here Morgan?" Luna asked but deep inside she already knew the answer.

"Can't I come to scout new talent every once in a while?"

"I had no idea other guild masters had so little to do. Perhaps I overwork myself."

"It's nice to see so many friendly faces here." A new voice spoke.

Luna's blood began to boil when she heard a voice she wouldn't forget in a million years.

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice to see a handsome blond haired man in a sky blue suit.

The man had a pair of bright silver eyes that contained imperceptible traces of contempt as he stared at Luna.

"I-It's Alex Heller!"

"The guild master of true sky is here too?"

"Why are all these big shots showing up today?"

Sensing a potential media storm, a few onlookers discreetly made calls to various reporters.

When you're in this business long enough you learn to see the signs of when shit is about to hit the fan.

Alex strode forward and shook hands with people in the crowd before coming to a stop in front of the scowling Luna.

Aubrey tensed up slightly when she felt all the males around her but Aisha hurriedly took her hand and gave her a reassuring smile.

She felt… safe.

"Funny seeing you two here." Alex smiled at the two guild masters currently present.

Luna elected not to speak and Morgan simply rolled his eyes.

"What's with the chilly reception? I don't believe there's any bad blood between us."

"Then your memory is shorter than my patience." Luna growled.

"Filthy Greek." Morgan spat.

This man was guild leader of the number one guild in the world and was responsible for poaching several of the blessed that Luna and Morgan were attempting to sign.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say he was the most powerful man in the country.

Subconsciously, Luna began to worry.

She wasn't sure that Malachi wouldn't be swayed by the amount of money and resources this man could offer.

If he was truly as valuable as Aisha had said, she absolutely could not afford to lose him.

Aisha seemingly sensed her worried and patted her reassuringly. "He is not a disloyal person so you don't need to worry."

Luna only smiled bitterly.

Since when was she so easy to read?

She calmed down tremendously and turned her focus back towards the monitor.

'Is that all? I'm actually a bit disappointed.' Alex clicked his teeth in mild annoyance.

He was hoping he'd rile Luna up enough to start a fight in front of all these people and frame her as the aggressor.

After she'd rejected him, he'd do anything to make her look bad and send her guild plummeting downwards.

"Ah, it's brother's turn!" Aubrey suddenly exclaimed.

She subconsciously squeezed Aisha's hand and the girl promptly returned it.

Seeing that Luna was watching the monitor with new intensity, Alex grinned in satisfaction. 'So this is who you're waiting for.'

When Alex saw the extremely handsome man with sunglasses on during the assessment, he immediately frowned.

While he couldn't believe that the recruit was a man there was another fact that bothered him.

He'd seen a lot of new blessed like this who were so absorbed in their looks and new image that they did not realize the severity of the world they were now in.

Typically, such people did not live long.

He almost did not want to spend the money just to teach Luna a lesson.

'Oh well… money can always be earned back.'