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“Tyron!” Happiness, complete and utter bliss of childhood. Few things everyone ever gets to have, a mother, a father and a life to enjoy.
“Come on boy, you can hit harder than that! Ha ha ha! That’s the way! That’s what I’m talking about son!”
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The little things shape the soul, arrange it for its potential alignments, but people have different views of the same events, same people, and same experiences.
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“TYRON!!”
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Which is what leads people down paths that forge their choices and affect the lives of others. Flames rose and erupted without much understanding yet much consequence, cause and effect. A simple scream can cause even the sanest individuals to devolve into mentally broken beasts. The screams turned into shrieks and wails that would never leave the head of the poor boy who witnessed the atrocities of said act. In the end, a seed of trauma was planted and slowly it gave birth.
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“AAAAAAHHHH!!!!” To smoldering rage.
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“Ty. Ya thinkin’ of waking up anytime soon, partner?”
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Tyron opened his eyes, his head throbbing viciously from the impact, thankfully Ciara was healing everyone. The silence was deafening and why wouldn’t it be? They’d just got their asses kicked viciously and with no chance of getting their get back on the guy who did this to them.
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“So, we all friends now or something?”
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“Hell no, we teamed up for a common enemy. Expect that to be the only reason we work together, though I will say. Care to join us?”
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Jin stood with his team, their clothes tattered and damaged from the various fights they’ve had and yet their spirit didn’t seem diminished in the slightest.
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“Me??” Ciara looked up from Tyron towards Jin, she was shocked by the proposition. It was something she wasn’t expecting, not many people see her abilities as very useful especially on such a flashy team.
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“Your healing is great, your abilities are very versatile, and your overall awareness is good as well. You’d work well with us in comparison to your team, second command status as well.” Jin offered to her waiting for her response, despite their dislike of his attempt at bagging their teammate Ciara’s team would be silent. They felt no need to speak on her decisions, they were only a team because they were cherry picked by the system the school had set up. They may have had some good calls but in the end that didn’t make them a team, that just made them a group of indivi-
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“I refuse, thank you for the fine words but I won’t be changing teams. As far as I’m concerned I will find all I am, can be, and all the blessings I shall receive with this group I have been placed with.”
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Bowing her head, Ciara declines as she finishes healing Tyron’s injuries and checks on everyone else. Jin couldn’t deny it within himself, being denied wasn’t something he’d ever get used to. Being a God he couldn’t just laze back and accept denial from those who are beneath him, however he’d allow it this once. This team had gained his respect for the time it would last.
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Without another word, Jin and his allies walked away from the group waving his hands and motioning his team to follow while also saying goodbye to Tyron’s team. Leaving them the river as their site to camp out for the night. Uneventful was all that could be described by the team, they weren’t in much mood to speak, joke, or do much of anything other than survive after this day. They barely did that, gathering a small handful of berries, food, and other and just seated themselves as a group. Time didn’t pass as quickly as they’d hoped but it did pass, slowly, and silently.
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Leaves began to rustle and rummage which caused Tyron to look over, he didn’t know what to expect but he didn’t expect what he saw next.
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“H-Hey Tyron.” His eyes widened, Luka came through the clearing and he jumped up rushing over and erupting his flames at a steady pace aiming towards the forest.
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“What are you doing out here by yourself?!” Tyron asked with a loud whisper.
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“He’s not alone, not even close.” Kimiko had woken up, her nostrils a bit flared and her flames gently kicking up alongside him.
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“Easy, easy! No Valk stop!” Luka loudly whispered running towards the dark hands up and waving them, out of the darkness Valk walked towards Luka her rocket powered hammer slung over her shoulder as if it were nothing but a mere paperweight.
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“Okay Luka okay, I’ll keep myself in check for now.” Valk laughed with a snort as she looked over at Tyron and Kimiko.
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“Hey! Thank Luka right now or Ima start busting some kneecaps.”
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“Luka what the hell is going on?” Tyron asks.
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“Why is she here?”
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“I’m also here.” Kimiko’s head darted, she saw Cassian sitting down on a tree branch reading a book. Kimiko was even more on alert, she couldn’t catch his scent or even a mishap in the aura around them. That worries her immensely, over and over she continues to learn just how vast and immense gaps in skill can be between two people.
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“At ease Ms. Kitsune. We didn’t come here to fight.”
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“Pft! Speak for yourself, I’m less than fifteen seconds away swinging.” Valk laughed her hair was up and static like.
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“Is she about to be struck by-”
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“NOPE! Just really hyper!” She laughed and looked over the now empty area.
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“Oh and tell ya team no attacking, we know they’re up and running we knew it before they got settled.”
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“Okay but what do you three want?”
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“To help!” Luka says with a smile.
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“Uh huh… and y’all expect us to believe that ya two are in on this little helpin business?” Kimiko asks, looking at Luka.
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“Mhm! But ya still didn’t say thank you!” Valk slammed her hammer on the ground causing the ground to rumble, her eyes locked onto them and her grin was wide and psychotic.
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“Tsk….Thank you Luka.”
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“Thank you Luka.” Considering they’d faced off two members of this team before a simple thank you was much easier and more preferable than getting their asses kicked because they just wouldn’t say it.
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“I reckon y’all won’t mind me simply sayin’ this one more time but why are y’all here?” Kimiko asked still slightly concerned about their reason for being here, sensibly so.
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“Well since ya asked so nicely partner.” Kimiko’s eye twitched a bit when Valk teased her about her accent.
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“We’re here to help yawl out partner, howdy howdy howdy.” Kimiko kept twitching with annoyance, flashing her claws but keeping them hidden underneath her arms crossing them angrily.
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“Helping us with what?” Tyron asked looking at Valk waiting for her to start talking again.
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“I’m glad ya asked pa-”
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“We’re here to help you guys with the drop zone, it took a lot but I managed to convince Cassian and Valk to come out and give you guys some help since well Issac came over here and ya know… Beat you guys up.” Cutting off Valk before she continued her teasing, soon Nepthys came walking over to them with Ciara and Kyron in too.
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“And we should believe you why? Your partner didn’t leave an all too well impression, you three could just be coming by to lead us into a trap. Another unwanted lesson.” Nepthys jumped and tried to attack but was hugged by Valk who held her close and hugged her before letting her go.
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“Thank you soooo much!”
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“N-Ngh wh-what?”
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“You think I’m smart enough to make plans and schemes, no one has ever said such a nice thing to me before!” Valk kept hugging Nepthys tight and shaking her around in the hug before placing her down.
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“But nah, we’re here to help. You little guys were just gonna die in the zone so we’re coming by to make it nice and easy for ya, simple as that.”
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“The Dead Zone is a treacherous place, your spiritually attuned friend may become overloaded by the souls. We’re coming with you to help you clear through it and get your prize, that’s all we’re here for.”
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Cassian told them while continuing to read the book he had with him, those three okay more so the two didn’t really worry too much about the situation but Nepthys wasn’t as easily convinced to be so forgiving of the prior situation.
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“We’re better off refusing, your friend’s impression left more than enough to be desired. The last thing I want is to rub elbows with the people he considers friends and comrades, so thank you but absolutely not.”
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Nepthys refused and the rest of her team began to open their mouths to protest but she looked at them with a red glare in her gaze shutting down their Arks.
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“Don’t.”
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“Well okay okay, I agree. I hear ya out, I definitely understand all you’re saying but I have the absolute BEST rebuttal to all of that.”
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Valk put her hammer down and squatted down her legs apart for a moment before she rose her leg up and-
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THOOM!!!
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stomped down causing the area to rubble. Everyone froze up and looked at her before she rose her head up and got all up in Nepthys face before telling her straight up.
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“Ya. Don’t. Got. A. Damn Say So Little Lady. This is my operation now and if ya wanna say something about it, say it to me right now so I can beat ya head in.”
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Nepthys would glare at Valk and stare her down looking at her, without a single thing being said she just stared. Soon Valk backed away groaning.
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“Uuuuuugh! See! THAT is the issue right there, I get that you’re all kids it’s understandable but the first thing you need to get before ANYTHING is a back bone. Don’t matter how strong your enemy is, how weak you are, how hopeless it seems. A back bone will make you actually stand on what you say and instead of freezing it can actually save you from some bad mess ups. So because you didn’t stand on what you said, you’re stuck with us now. Next time “Boss” make your decision and don’t back off of it.” Valk walked off and waved back at them.
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“We’ll see you all tomorrow, please be safe.”
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Cassian stood up and disappeared in front of them while Luka rubbed his head, he then gave a big smile looking at Tyron.
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“Luka… You’d better not.”
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