Chapter 8 New Encounters

Back at the training hall Suzie is walking around she thinks I haven't seen Griffin all day not ever since he stormed off I wonder if he's okay

Kaizen says he left maybe he went into town to get something or like Cane said Family issue she sighs and says I think it's dumb we don't get our Junior night badges yet

I think we earned them by now with getting our weapon and all maybe he's got another test hey I'll just go in my room and rest a little bit today she sees Cane at the cafeteria putting food on a plate

she says hey Cane i forgot you said you would be here haven't seen you since we left the sparring room he says yeah after that clash with me and that hunter guy and that quick sparring match with you guys. no one wanted to fight no more so it was just kind of boring I got hungry and so come down here

have you seen Kaizen he said he was investigating something she says fortunately I haven't Cane says don't be like that it's not his fault He's got trauma

Suzie says don't we all he replies not really I grew up in a kind of normal childhood I worked hard and was efficient an got average grades I didn't really have that many trauma-inducing moments

I mean I was out in the forest a lot seen some things.some things that i probably shouldn't have been through

and a couple things i probably wish I had never seen but I'm strong come from my dad he was the knight too he was killed in a war but you know can't miss him if I never met him anyway

Suzie says yeah cause that doesn't sound like trauma Cane says I wouldn't call it trama. I was just calling it dealing with problems in life.

Suzie sighs and looks at him and says that is what trauma is basically. Kaizen says you guys talk loudly, scaring the both of them. Suzie says, Really, where did you come from?

He says, "I'm sad to hear you think it is fortunate that I'm not around. She says, Really, you shouldn't treat Griffin the way you do. It's childish let alone racist.

he is a hybrid Suzie and he is helping a wanted man as he pulls out some papers Cane looks at Suzie she says everyone meet me at my room take your lunch don't look at anybody if Griffin is doing anything illegal we have to stay away from any knights

Kaizen says damn it why didn't i think of that she says has anyone seen Kujo Cane says no i haven't Kaizan says not since we challenged him she says good everyone spit up we could actually be in trouble or under an investigation already

Cane and Kaizen get worried Kaizen says wait i didn't think that hybrid could get us in this much trouble Suzie says it doesn't matter now

Everyone split up and meet at the rondaview point and then the three split up all three walking in different directions watching them across the room is Conner and his squadmates Shaiya and the ominous looking Hunter

meanwhile in a swamp Griffin is walking with Sean M. Davidson and the Sakyo no heishi Sean says so young man what's your name again the Sakyo no heishi looks at Griffin as he says my name is Griffin

Sean look up and says well there's the spot he looks at the Sakyo no heishi and nodes his head then they jump off the hill and run ahead Griffin says where are they going Sean says to go set up for me

they walk down a hill you're still a kid so thats what im going to call you Griffin says that's ok as long as you answer those questions

Sean says I see your straight to business aren't you he says yea you were too at that speech you continued to talk even though there was a squad of knights heading your way trying to arrest you

Sean looks and says when you have seen the things i have seen and did the things i have done you grow to not fear something that fears you

Griffin looks in confusion and says fears you people like that knight Colton and his General there dirty and corrupt and will stop at anything to keep Glenharinas darkest secrets kept from public ears

they don't want the people to know there terrible deeds Griffin says and for the people that do find out

Sean says lets get to the camp then i can answer you questions he says ok they walk down the hill as they walk to the camp under a enormous Tree with the leaves being a four times the size of a average human beings and under one of thoses leaves is this hideout where there is a fire with two long logs sitting on both sides of the fire

Next to it a stack of firewood the Sakyo no heishin is sitting on the ground peeling an orange with their military knife watching them get there

Sean says i see you cleaned the place and found you something to eat good job as he sit on one of the logs and Griffin sits on the other looking around he says this place is nice and isolated

well boy me and my friend here are very popular sometimes we need a place of peace and solitude so start with you very important questions the Sakyo no heishin walks and sits on the floor next to Sean and gives him a cup of orange juice

They open their mask just far enough to show their mouth now getting a good look at them Griffin sees a scar going across there face and mouth as they toss a orange slice in there mouth

They quickly look at Griffin with curiosity as they slightly lean their head to the side He says so Sean my first question why are you wanted?

Sean says I had leaked some information about a secret program that was being hosted by the someone from the Glenharnia government

that is what made me a wanted man within the nation Griffin says so what was this program Sean signs and says I can't give you any information about it it will make you a wanted criminal

the whole kingdom will be looking for you i couldn't put that on a fellow brother and a young one at that I wouldn't be able to live with myself

so next question boy Griffin says fine how long have you been doing these speeches? he says almost instantly 3 weeks after I found out I was a wanted man Griffin says okay how long has the Sakyo no heishin been with you?

he says I will not answer any questions about them if they feel like speaking they will tell you anything they want you to hear I wouldn't provoke them though they can get rough

next question boy Griffin says okay you said there's a dark side to hybrids that no one can talk about well we're alone And it's just hybrid here so tell me?.

Sean well ok back in the day when Glenharnia was bloodthirsty and war driven kingdom they profited off Hybrids and still do till this day

you just don't know about it again this program that was associated with a member of the Glenhernia government hybrids and someone else but these three factors led to this program being one of the most profitable programs that Glenharnia has hosted in hundreds of years

Glenhernia is one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world right now and hybrids are because of it and don't even know it they get sold off to other kingdoms to be war weapons

the rich use them to make weapons to sell to military everywhere they're being used instead of being seen like regular people

That's why I tell our story and make those speeches to tell my people that they don't have to stand for it and that they can leave we can all leave Make a kingdom for ourselves become powerful on our own

we don't need to be owned and we can own ourselves with grown men just like they are women and children not having lives because their mother and father are two different species of animals that makes them lower than dirt

I don't see it the people do and that's how we get treated but anyway this program pretty much made hybrids human shields they'll be the front line to many wars and also were sent to do the dirty work for the kingdom going through villages of enemy territories killing women and children sad things our people had to do but that is what I was talking about boy The things this government has used us like disposable tools

any more questions boy Griffin thinks what is going on what he saying can't be true right? there's no way and then you thinks of how he's going to have to go back and deal with Kaizen and then it clicks yeah they could as he looks up

Sean preaches saying yes Griffin you see you're starting to notice it aren't you how they really feel the memories I know that feeling realizing that the world you live in doesn't want you so now what are you going to do about it

boy Griffin gets up and says I'm going to open their eyes Sean looks and confusion he says open their eyes no boy I am trying to do that you need to back me up help me show our people we can leave this place

Griffin gets up and says no no we stay and we show them that we're not lower than dirt that were people too we start standing up for ourselves

Sean says that is how you get killed boy you sound like an old colleague of mine he's dead. speaking like that who only bring empty hope you need facts. And the facts are we can't win here we need to leave and build a kingdom of our own maybe if we're strong enough we can take over this kingdom and

Griffin says take over we'll be doing the exact same thing they are what? it's justified now because we're doing it

no we need to show them that we aren't the bad guys we are allies people who should be appreciated understood not someone to be picked on

I will slowly but surely open their eyes as I become the strongest night people will have to see me people will have to look at me they will have no choice

Sean says there you go it sounds just like him Griffin says like who Nikolai from the kingdom of Draconia shipped over here after losing an arm he was in my division when I was being reprogrammed. one bravest man I know saved my life

Griffin says how what happened he says we were assigned to go to this village and plant a bomb well we were ambushed I was in a division of seven but when we got to the village and had successfully planted the bomb on our escape we were ambushed by 50 knights for the division to get away Nikolai grab the bomb and ran headfirst into the army killing their general and decreasing their numbers he killed around 26 people they're still was a lot left and I barely made it with an arrow through my chest and bomb shards in the side of my head

I was getting carried out last time I saw was Nikolai running right into a crowd of knights and exploding before my very eyes

but he would talk like that try and fix Glenharnia but I tried to explain to him too that it's no point these people will never understand us

it's better for us to just leave now crown a new king a king for hybrids that doesn't sound peaceful to you or royal protecter for us they've always had a protecter someone they could call upon to deal with their problems what about us

Griffin says that will be me I will carry that burden happily Sean laughs and says why you know what will just happen Griffin says no history will not repeat itself I am not Nikolai I am Griffin and I plan to become the strongest knight in Glenharnia

Sean stands up and walks away he snaps fingers and the Sakyo no heishin stands up pulls their mask down and tosses the rest of the orange slices behind them and walks up to Sean he says well well Griffin you got the answers to your questions right I think it's time to get back to the training hall it's night time Don't you have a curfew

Griffin says how do you know that He's smirks and says get ready I got some stuff for you upstairs oh hope you on your journey especially with you being a hybrid you're going to need them can you help him the Sakyo no heishin nodes their head and walks up some steps Griffin follows

meanwhile at the training hall Kaizen is speed walking down the hall until he gets to a door he opens it quietly and walk down some stairs and jumps over the banister as he lands on on the lower row steps he thinks yep someone's totally following me he walks down the steps some more before he hears the door slowly open but get slammed shut

then Connor says hey buddy how long are you going to hide down there before you come out weren't you in the sparring room you saw how your friend cheated and embarrassed me

I'm going to make you pay for it Kaizen I stopped her from finishing you Connor replies it wasn't going to finish me just knock me out I rather that than my pride be shattered because she spared in front of everyone as he saying this he's slowly stepping down the steps making them louder so Kaizen can hear him coming

he thinks okay we can't use our weapons because we're in the training hall that would draw too much attention that means it's hand-to-hand combat as Kaizen start walking up the steps ready to defend himself

meanwhile in the West Hall of the training hall Cane is casually walking down the hall with his hands and his pockets thinking at first it was kind of scary but this whole thing is kind of boring now

until he noticed that nobody else is in the hall with him no he looks around and then he looks straight ahead and sees the ominous hunter standing there starring him down

Cane says what you rematch from earlier and smirks as he cracks his knuckles and neck Hunter doesn't say anything he just gets into fighting stance

Cane dashes on them going for something like a Superman punch but misses is fist hits the ground but before he can get up Hunters leg comes swigs at his head harshly and swift kicking him in the face making some roll back.he gets back on his feet looks up and smiles wipes the blood off of his face and said let's go

outside of the training hall building but still inside the wall covering the entire training hall property she tries to sneak into her room but outside she is confronted by Shaiya she says look at that you don't look suspicious at all

Suzie replies with what do you want does your friend want another rematch Shaiya says no I do as she dashes towards Suzie jumping onto the wall then the training hall building as Suzie stays there calm and ready as she reaches for her Spirit weapon and think i don't need my Spirit weapon I got this

she stands guard as Shaiya thrusts onto Suzie but get a uppercut to the chin knocking her to the floor she looks up in pain as Suzie calmly shifts back and switches stances taunting

Shaiya as she gets up she says that was a lucky shot you won't get another one Suzie smirks and says unfortunately that isn't the case i was trained to fight since i was a little girl there is no such thing as luck around

if there is i havent met it yet this is all skill as Shiaya stands she says it donsn’t matter your not going remember that shot as she goes for a punch Suzie again smirks and get ready to parry but instead of a fist

she uses her hand and nails as she thrusts twords Suzie she drops her arms and barley dodges her hand getting cut in the process now bleeding under her eye she jumps back to create space but as she lands

Shiaya is there with another sharp and swift strike trying to repeat her last strike to Suzies face but is having no luck as Suzie is ready blocking every strike

Shiaya gets frustrated and tries to strike faster but Suzie waits and leans to the side and punches Shiaya in the stomach she falls to one knee Suzie says are you done now

holding her eye but Shiaya says you might think you are safe but i know your little secret and looks up laughing at her Suzie gets ready to throw a punch as she says what secret Shiaya says oh so you playing dumb now huh fine i will says it

but hesitates as Suzie fist turns a bright yellow form her imbeting her fist in Qora but she sums up her courage and says ss..sar but before she could finish Suzie throws the punch

meanwhile in the training hall on the Stairs Kaizen is slowly walking up as Conner slowly walks down he says so where's that chick from before who embarrassed me earlier she didn't run off did she I want to finish her off next

Kaizen laughs and says run off you and i both know she doesn't run from anything and she definitely wouldn't run from some she already beat

Conner says oh she will pay and you will give her the message for me as he jumps over the handrail and lands on a lower level of steps but just above Kaizen who hears him land and stops

He takes a breath and thinks ok you're going to fight don't falter as he starts to walk but as he was thinking he sees Conner running down the steps and jumps towards him using both his leg he kicks Kaizen in the stomach making him lose his breath for a second he flies back falling down the steps and hits the wall as Conner falls from the air hitting his face on the step as he falls they both lay there in there pain

meanwhile on the west hall of the training hall Cane and hunter are at a stand still Cane says i like a good fight but i still want to know why your fighting me Hunter sighs and says you talk to much as he starts walking towards him Cane shrugs his shoulders and starts walking

when he gets close enough he throws a fast and strong punch at hunter but he Swiftly perrys his punch by guiding his fist away from him calmly removing the momentum from his punch

he hits Cane with a Right hook to the rib then upercut to the stomach then strong straight punch to his face Cane falls back

Grabing his face as he is stuned but without seeing he just grabs Hunter and headbutts him in the face still holding onto him then tries to slam him but his ribbs remind him of the earlier attack

as he falters and Hunter jumps up and tries to slam his elbow onto Canes head but Cane now opening his eyes rolls out of the way

Hunter lands and dashes straight to Cane and bear hugs him Cane Screams in pain as his ribs and entire back are slowly being crushed then Canes Qora starts bursting out of him rapidly his eyes glow as he repeatedly punches hunter in his face making him drop Cane

then he jump up and slams his knee into Hunters faces making him step back holding his face as he bleeds from his nose

Cane jumps back and thinks damn all he did was step back from all of that woah i couldn't think for a second there

i was out of it who was that in my head but as he thinks he doesn't notice Hunter infusing his fist with Qora Cane says in pain bring it.as Hunter slightly thrust his fist as a devastating shockwave of Qora flies towards Cane he says great that looks friendly.

then gets a look of complete shock as he hears a roar and in that he heard his spirit animal speak it says look Cane i love the fact we share a common love for battle but so take this technique Bear clap you Infuse your Qora in your hands like usual but now you will be infusing both of our Qora making it a destructive technique im trusting you don't let me down and in that instant

Cane yells Bears Clap as as he slams his hands together with the rest of his Qora sending a shockwave o

f his own both Qora shockwave slam into each other than cancel each other out

Cane and Hunter look at each other the hear Knight running that way and they run there separate ways