PENNY

• Name: Penny

• Gender: Female

• Species: Mutant human 

• Year old: 22

• Status: Alive

• Date of birth: 25/12

• Job: Mercenary from the Sa Kingdom, currently residing in Beast City 

• Nationality: Sand Kingdom

• Element: Water

• Personality: Cheerful, energetic, somewhat childish, going through a rebellious phase

Penny Cill, a mercenary from the Sa Kingdom, currently resides in Beast City – a city where the light of towering skyscrapers is swallowed by the darkness of crime. A mutated human with the ability to control water, Penny prefers direct and pragmatic methods. With an energetic, childish yet rebellious personality, she always chooses bold actions to achieve her goals.

This time, her target is Edrek, the notorious gang leader of Bloody Road. The organization hired her to assassinate him, providing her with all the necessary information and weapons. Penny chose a special AK rifle with tranquilizer rounds – a non-lethal weapon that can paralyze any enemy on the spot. However, all her attempts failed in an inexplicable way.

Penny had been following Edrek for weeks. Every time she aimed at him, strange incidents would occur: the bullet would unexpectedly veer off course, the gun would jam halfway, or a thick darkness would suddenly obscure the target. These things couldn’t be explained. “Is this guy being protected by a guardian deity?” Penny thought to herself.

Despite her failures, she did not give up. Penny decided to change her strategy: to approach Edrek directly and learn more about him.

That night, Penny entered the bar that Edrek frequented. She sat in a corner, listening to his conversation. Far from the image of a cruel gang boss she had imagined, Edrek was talking about his ambitions with a group of homeless people. He didn’t want to be a boss just to dominate or profit, but to protect the innocent poor from other ruthless gangs.

Penny raised an eyebrow. “Is this guy for real? A gang leader who wants to be a hero?” Edrek’s story made her wonder. In this world, people like him usually only care about power, but he was different.

After leaving the bar, Edrek was unexpectedly ambushed by a gang. Despite his strength, he was quickly overwhelmed. Penny, watching from a distance, hesitated. “I should let him die. My job will be easier.” But when she saw Edrek, severely injured yet refusing to give up, Penny couldn’t ignore it.

“Damn it!” she cursed to herself, then drew her AK. Water from the underground sewers suddenly surged up, knocking over the attackers. In the blink of an eye, Penny took down all of them with a series of precise tranquilizer shots, leaving no one able to resist.

Edrek, surprised and suspicious, looked at Penny stepping out of the shadows. “You saved me? Why?”

Penny smiled, leaning against her gun. “I hate bullies who prey on the weak. Simple as that. If it were Russ, he’d do the same, follow me...”

In the safety of a secret house of Edrek’s, Penny openly confessed, “I was hired to kill you.”

Edrek didn’t show anger, instead, he laughed. “Then why did you save me? Changed your mind halfway?”

Penny shrugged. “I don’t like this mission, and you made me curious. If you really want to clean up this filthy underground world, I’ll help you. But remember, this is a partnership. No one’s in charge, and of course, I’ll need you to help me find Russ.”

Edrek paused for a moment, then extended his hand. “Deal. From now on, you’re my sister. Together, we’ll survive in this city.”

From then on, Penny and Edrek became an unexpected duo: a gang leader with high ideals and a rebellious mercenary with decisiveness. Beast City now had a new power – not only to survive but to change everything.