Chapter 10 The Test

Early that morning of the Fourth day for training Kujo's Knight Badge glows he says oh it seems someone has sent me a message he grabs it and looks to see a message from Reniko saying to meet her in the legendary Greet room he says oh great now what as he runs down the hall he opens the door

to see Reniko talking to someone as he gets closer he recognizes the man he thinks great General Mason the control freak mass manipulator that tried to get me and Reniko Executed for being for being from a different Kingdom

That was before Master Judo adopted us what does he want as he continues to make his way towards them

Reniko says i have it handled General Mason says yea that's what you say but while you and your knights sit here so called protecting the king there are people from another kingdom currently building an army and taking our land now you know this is a war call Reniko Kujo says what's the problem she says i'm glad you made it

it's General Mason is trying to start a war Kujo sarcastically says wow isn't that surprising always trying to throw away people for your egotistical beliefs that war is what this kingdom they doesn't sound like a honorable knight that's sounds more like a Hunter one of those killers reniko was talking about the other day

General Mason says oh look who it is the great Kujo Judos only mistake if only he let me end your suffering you rotten delinquent Kujos Qora starts to flow off of him like steam from a boiling pot showing a paper white color as General Masons dark purple thick Qora drips off of him they stare at each intensely both waiting for the other to make the first move but Reniko demands that if they do not stop this second then she will make them herself

as she Sommons her spirit weapon a Purple spear and slams it onto the ground causing a big boom silencing the entire room both General Mason and Kujo stop and look at Reniko

as she says now that I have your attention she looks at General Mason and says I will handle it your dismissed and Kujo sit down He walks over and sits in the chair and puts his feet up on the table non nonchalantly

General Mason Walks up to Reniko with aggression Kujo stands and is ready to Sprint over but Reniko silently waves her hand telling him she's fine

He whispers Reniko you may have became the kings new whore but don't let that cloud your mind remember who I am Reniko says your insults hold no power like your rank I am the superior knight

General Mason replies instantly saying by Rank not by power remember that besides you know better than anyone that war is what this kingdom need

without it we will die out like a plant that doesn't have enough sunlight or water but for this kingdom instead of needing water we need blood you killing us Reniko and he turns and storms off slamming the door to the legendary greeting room

Kujo say finally he is gone you ok Ren as she walks over and un-sommons her Spirit weapon she sit down and put her hand on her head and says this is hard

Kujo says yea I can believe it I feel sorry for you as he smiles she leans up and stares at him with a exhausted look on her face she says ok and claps her hands two times as lieutenant Mary Gibbs walks in the room

she says yes ma'am Reniko says hey Mary can you get two jade tea's please no sugar today Mary says yes ma'am and walks off Reniko says so the real reason I brought you here is to see how those junior Knights of yours are doing

I want a good progress report since I gave you those three weeks to get them prepared for this mission on next Friday Kujos says Friday what about Saturday and Sunday I thought you said three weeks not two weeks and six days and it's Thursday you're giving me just  eight days are you serious

What the hell is this? Reniko she says well I had to make it work with what I had and that's it but you've had all last week and the work from this week to do something

Kujo says well when I went to go get them from the mountain after our deal I gave them the first week to rest since Kaizen And Griffin had injuries

This week we trained Qora Training Spirit weapon Summoning training and spirit animal training Reniko says that's it? Kujo says well Griffin the hybrid kid that was enlisted and had the grace of miss Lora from the assassin Squad Reniko leans up in her chair and says the legend herself that is one hell of a person to give grace to a hybrid? What is she doing?

now named Nana Lora she owns the local orphanage and that's where he's from we are having trouble figuring out what his second spirit animal is and it seems to have an influence on him. We know that his second spirit animal color is purple Reniko says interesting

Kujo continues with His first and main spirit animal is a lion like our King but holds no relation. Griffin is another one of those special cases he seems to be a hybrid who also possesses a Chinzukma Reniko says okay what's his ability?

Kujo says what do you mean? She says well anyone who has one has an ability with it and it's is passed by blood it's not something you can just have one of his parents wielded one as well we need to find out who Griffin's parents are?

Kujo says right well we know that his father worked in the military for a long time  but other than that his parents' history is kind of vague they're slight purchases here and there but nothing concrete

Griffin shows immense potential and he has a very mature attitude and I think could run this squad if he connects with his team more but the thing I noticed about young girlfriend is he's an introvert every night so I'll be passing by his room and hear him silently training but when it comes to his team he's willing but not really focused he sees them as a group of friends not as his last line of support which could lead to some problems

Reniko says I like this kid. It seems like he's dedicated to this military, though he's a hybrid. It won't be easy for him but there's potential like you said. I see great things happening with this kid as long as you train him right and keep them on the right path. What's your plan?

Kujo says I will not

But as you know with the grace of such a high ranking member of the military no wonder why he shot right to the junior knight Squad instead of going through the normal way of signing up for the military

his spirit weapon is a is a sword I haven't seen any new skills but he seems to be determined to be the Strongest Knight of Glenharnia his words not mine

Reniko says a bladed weapon seems your need more focus than usual students and he seems to have a good attitude

Kujo says next is Kaizen he is the boy enlisted from the house of dragon one of our rich families here in Glenharnia he is cocky and very stubborn and has a hate for Hybrids

so him and Griffin are always clashing I have personally step in on this little rivalry myself and hope I can keep them two for killing each other but with them being bladed users I'm afraid there fight with one another is inevitable as he put his hand on his head

his spirit animal is a Dragon with this spirit animal he is proficient with Den-jitsu fire techniques especially and already having a close bond with his spirit animal he can fully summon it's spirit animals form allowing him to fly around on it's back

Reniko says only a few veteran Knights know how to summon the spirit animal fully. This kaizen kid is one step above everyone else don't you think?

Kujo says will not exactly you see his cockiness and anger is his downfall he's too emotional so you're right in a way he is one step ahead of everyone but his mindset is still childish he lets his jealousy blind him

his spirit weapon is a bow and arrow which is another bladed weapon is stated here that he was trained in swordsmanship

Reniko says that's nice he's versatile

he is a failed member of the military program SW30 he is said to have great tactics and was a noble and normal kid until the death of his older brother but I feel as if the team and I will become his new family in time

they just need to understand each other like us and Master judo she says ok I understand next Kujo says ok next it Cane enlisted from the countryside of Glenharnia he is a hard worker and is casual learner i think he sees me as a goal training harder and harder to overcome his goals he claims to be a Imperial Knight

Reniko says well isn't this interesting he inspires to rise to imperial ranks he's got one goal Charlotte isn't an easy general I wonder how that could work? he sees them as the toughest squad and thinks that they are the backbone of Glenharnia

his spirit animal was originally noted to be a generic bear but with more research and info we have a theory that he could be a special breed

Reniko says a special breed huh what kind? Kujo says Grizzly bear Reniko says so this kind could be the strongest on the squad you know special breeds have more Qora than the average person

also they have special properties in their Qora to make it potent which could knock a person out of he trained in using it interesting indeed

he has good Qora control being able to summon his spirit weapon easily which is a Axe with that as his weapon i see him being the muscle of the Squad

using his power and casual behavior to help everyone out and last but definitely not least Suzie Co but she wants everyone to call her Suzie

probably the most interesting of the Squad as her background is unknown like it was wiped clean on any records if it wasn't for the fact that her sister was a proficient assassin who was already enlisted in the military she grew up in battle camps and war grounds from the age of 3 she  wouldn't have made it to the Junior Knights tryouts

which she completed flawlessly earning a score of 560 one of the highest physical and mental scores we seen in a while her spirit animal is a wolverine and her spirit weapon is a short blade that sits on her waist

she has shown me that she has some leadership skills convincing the rest of her Squad to come and challenge me to a sparring match she has a very strategic mindset making plans on the fly I think she could be a great leader or strategist her personality is kind vague we know she was trained by her sister using a mix boxing and the military's techniques and also some of her sisters assassin techniques

Reniko says oh I like her she reminds me of myself growing up in the military training from a young age. well where's her sister Kujo says good question she is nowhere to be found right now

and that is the progress report for my junior Knights anything comments Reniko says well no it seems you have a nice idea of where there progress is please continue the good work and be ready for the next progress report

but as she is talking Mary Walks up to Reniko and says here are your jade tea's ma’am she says thank you mary Kujo says well Ren I gotta get going I have to get the junior knights prepared for the mission in eight days Reniko waves him off as she drinks her tea he dashes out the door thinking it's time to get them up

well in Suzie's room she is doing sit-ups at the end of her bed she says 98 99 100 okay so that's 100 plus the hundred i did before I went to sleep That's not that bad add the 96 push-up I did as well I’d say that is a pretty good workout

she says now it's time to get something to eat as she gets up she gets a knock at the door she opens it to you see General Mason he says hello Suzie can I come in she quietly opened the door letting him in and then shut the quickly checking seeing if anyone saw him coming

He says don't worry I made sure no one seen us how are you I see your training well she says fine sir He says good and a report she says I haven't found her no one has talked about her or mentioned her she has disappeared He says you know that is your job to find her I want a better report next time

your sister was a valuable asset of mine and now that she is gone I look at you to be my next prodigy do you understand failure is not an option not for you

she says yes sir but I'm part of the junior nights and I'm assigned to one of the men you hate most he says yes and you will give me intel on everything that goes on in that squad I want to know everything that delinquent Kujo is planning you understand

she says with all due respect I have to follow the code as a junior knight I do not work for you my sister did He says you don't have the authority to give respect to have respect to have an opinion do you understand

You're a soldier. a knight, you were trained as one since you were a little baby I made sure of it you and your sister now tell me where Sally is now she says I don't know

General Mason yelled are you lying to me she says no sir He says I sure do hope not or all them missing files will come up out of nowhere like a dead body in the middle of the sea do you understand she says yes sir but I will not mess up my code as a junior night sir He say we will see as you open the door and say good chat Suzie Co and slams the door

but as General Mason walks down the hall he sees Kujo walking the exact direction of where General Mason is leaving they look at each other intensely but keep walking Kujo Knocks on Suzie's door she wipes her tears and cleans her face really quick and then opens the door

Her eyes are cherry red and her nose running. He says what is wrong Suzie I have never seen you like this, are you okay she says yes I'm fine is there something wrong?

He says no I'm gathering everyone up I have an announcement and I will be talking about a training lesson no The training lesson. Please get everyone and meet me at the training grounds

And I'll talk to you after find out what's happening she says okay and closes her door she changes into her junior knight attire and thinks I thought I would never see General Mason again

He's still bothering me about my sister I don't know where she is but I do not want to know where she has gone I'm a junior knight now not an assassin He wishes to bring the pass out my past I don't know what to do I got to stop thinking about it I got to find everyone as she leaves her room

She walks down the hallway she goes to the next room she knocks on the door she thinks I don't think Cane would be here probably eating I gotta check cafeteria most likely Kaizen will be there too

but Griffin she takes some steps and get to the lower floor she runs down the hall until she gets to a door and then she knocks

Griffin opens the door and he says hey Suzie what's up? Sweating profusely she says Kujo's having a meeting at the training hall we need to be there but you want pick up something to eat before we go he says sure let me get dressed first closes the door and puts his junior knight attire He picks up his sword and puts the belt on that holds it

he unsheathes it for a second looking at the blade to says hopefully it stays like this as The blade blings in his eye so clean he can see a reflection of himself in the sword but as he sits there looking at the blade

finn says stop staring at me like that it's weird He says whoa you can talk to me like this He says yeah if you concentrate like you are he says oh I didn't know Finn says well now you do stop staring at me let's go I'm hungry He chuckles and sheaths the blade and leaves his room

him and Suzie walk down the hallway making there way to the cafeteria as they walk every now and then they would look at each other and then look away awkwardly neither one of them making the first move or breaking the silence

Griffin says so Suzie what do you think Kujo could be having us do today she says well when he came to me he seemed like he was in a rush and he also said something about this being the test the lesson, Griffin says that's weird, The Test Huh Suzie says it could be a promotion

Griffin says really she says yea I mean he came so fast he told me to get y'all instead of getting all of us himself

Griffin smiles and says well he might see you as a leader of the team Suzie cheeks turn red she says no that isn't the case He just found me first that's all

Griffin says I don't know I mean you did get us all together to challenge him to a sparring match she says all I did was not tell you that everyone else is going. I don't see that making me a leader He says well you found the way to get me and Kaizen together without causing a problem and you were able to get Cane to stop whatever he was doing to come I think it's pretty cool who knows you might be the leader Kujo sees it I see it as well

she says stop I couldn't be the leader too much pressure I like to be alone do my own thing you know Griffin says yeah I understand that more than you know but everyone needs some time alone

but when I'm on a mission or get into battle with someone I feel brave because I know I have a team with me that's going to fight by my side without a second thought that's what gives me the comfort when I'm fighting I've always been alone no one's ever backed me up I've always had to help everyone else out

so it's cool to me having a team, that's why no matter what I can never really get mad at y'all or want to leave because you're family to me

Suzie sit there at a loss for word she says whoa calm down we just met a couple weeks ago now we are a family Griffin says yeah wouldn't you fight for me if something happened then she thinks back to earlier with her conversation with General Mason and she hesitate but she says yeah uncertain of her answer she thinks I'm lying to him I'm lying to his face I'm sorry

Griffin smiles and says well I would for you without a heartbeat but even if you won't you're still my friend we don't have to be family. Suzie looks at Griffin gets ready to say something but before she can

Griffin says looks ahead when she looks up she sees Kaizen standing in front of the cafeteria with his arms crossed he notices Griffin and Suzie walking down the hall together

he says look at that the hybrid walking around like he owes the place Suzie says Kaizen shut up and where's Cane Kaizen says went to go get our food why Griffin says both of y'all's food why can't you get your own food Kaizen steps up to Griffin

He says I don't need you trying to lecture me Hybrid be happy you get to even eat with us because the opportunity when you won't is coming Griffin says unfortunately it's breakfasts and I don't eat in the morning and no one was lecturing you I was just saying it's a little lazy to have someone else get your food

Kaizen says well next time I will make sure you get my food Griffin chuckles and puts his hand on his sword now intensely staring at him Kaizen smiles and slowly raises his hands turning them red hot and heating the area

Suzie says stop it Kaizen you heating everything up but he just continues staring at Griffin and heating up then Griffin says you heard her Kaizen Quit it and gets into a stance where he is able to unsheathe his sword quickly

but then a man grabs on of Kaizens hands and says hey kid you mind not heating up my lemonade  Kaizen thinks what I didn't even notice he was there his presence was completely unnoticeable but I don't know him I will just make an example of him

as he heats up even more his hand but the man casually pulls his hand down and leans his face into the red hot palm of Kaizens hand Griffin says no you will burn your face Suzie says wow he is stupid and he looks like he's homeless

looking he has a tee  shirt with lemonade stains and crumbs all over it with a Glenharnia pin in the shirt. torn grey jeans dirty black dress shoes and a large brown trench coat with a black fedora hat with long black and messy hair

but the man leans over to show he has a now lit cigarette in his mouth using kaizens hand he leans up and stares at Kaizen and goes yea you guys are going