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A/N: I did find myself intrigued with Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance after watching the anime and reading both the manga and light novels so I decided to go for it so here it is.

Kamito's Decision

A roar of loud cheers resounded all over the stadium. It was the Spirit Blade Dance Festival and it had just ended with a winner and that winner was a girl of thirteen years of age with a dark vorpal sword in her left hand and she was known as Ren Ashbell. Ren looked around and was pleased to have won and with the victory, Ren Ashbell would get her wish. What people didn't really know except for one person was that Ren Ashbell was not who she was, in fact, she wasn't a she at all but was a he. Ren Ashbell was the disguise of an Elementalist boy named Kamito Kazehaya.

"I'll be able to grant Restia's wish," Kamito said in his head.

Kamito was ready to have his audience with the Five Elemental Lords and was ready to 'kill' them as that was the wish that his precious Restia. However later on at that night, when Kamito received the audience of the Five Elemental Lords, things did not go as Kamito and his dark spirit, Restia had hoped.

"No, don't go," Kamito pleaded to Restia.

"I'm sorry Kamito," Restia replied and then began to disappear.

"No, Restia! Restia!"

Kamito screamed her name over and over again but didn't get a response and Restia was had disappeared from his sight.

Sometime later

Kamito was outside of the forest and sat down and was feeling depressed and angry with himself. He brought himself out of his female persona as Ren Ashbell and hit his fists on the ground repeatedly.

"Damn it," Kamito cursed, "damn it, damn it!"

Kamito hit the ground real hard and then clenched his teeth.

"Restia…" Kamito spoke thinking about the spirit that was everything to him, "how could I lose her? How could I be so weak and after all the training I did."

Kamito hit his fist on the ground again. Kamito sat on the ground and thought about his time he had spent with Restia and what his life was like back in the Instructional School and the people he met there and then when he went through when he failed to assassinate Greyworth and was actually trained by her and then when he cross dressed and became Ren Ashbell and participated in the Blade Dance and won and then the time when he met the Five Elemental Lords and told them his wish, the wish that he and Restia had and then he thought about how all went downhill. Kamito was able to 'kill' one of the Elemental Lords and that was all he could manage and in the end, he had failed and he lost his Dark Spirit, Restia as a result as well. Kamito believed that it was his own weakness that resulted in his failure. Kamito made a decision as he stood up and looked up at the night sky with determination. He was going to find Restia but at the same time, he decided to make himself stronger and so that a repeat of what happened would never occurred. The thirteen-year-old boy looked at his hands and looked at the seal on his hand and went left to do what he set out to do.

Two days later

Kamito was walking through a town and wore a cloak over his clothing. He was looking around and seeing the people interacting with each other and he continued onward. He saw a rough looking man who was bald hammering away on some iron and Kamito looked on and walked over to the man. The bald headed man looked over and saw Kamito.

"Huh?" The bald man spoke, "Something I can do for you kid?"

"I have a question sir," Kamito said with a bow.

"Hmm?" The man raised his eyebrows.

Sometime later, Kamito was at the entrance of a restaurant and opened the door to walk inside. A waitress with short brown hair saw Kamito and greeted the boy.

"Oh, something that I can help you with?" The waitress asked.

"Yes, may speak with the manager of this place?" Kamito asked, "I would like a job here."

The waitress was surprised and blinked her eyes looking at Kamito.

"A-Are you serious?" The waitress asked.

"Yes ma'am," Kamito said with a nod.

"Oh…okay…."

A large man arrived with short black hair and had a beard came out of the kitchen and the waitress went over to the man and pointed to him at Kamito. Later on, Kamito was walking and he approached and talked to various people for things he was trying to find out. Some people pointed directions at Kamito and Kamito thanked them and headed off to certain directions. Things were starting to be in place for Kamito as through his determination and his persistence, he was able to do odd jobs, first for the blacksmith that he met, then through the restaurant, and then he was able to get a small job assisting carpenters. Kamito was working himself while at the same time, trying to hear rumors, any clues about Restia while at the same time, he didn't want to be sluggish and slack in his swordsmanship which was why he went to the blacksmith so that he could learn from him and make himself sword. Kamito pushed himself and worked through odd jobs and while listening to stories of various people. This would go on for Kamito as he would work and be independent for himself and do whatever he could to not be so weak, mentally and physically.

Three years later

Kamito was on top of a hill in a forest doing katas with a long sword that had a black hilt, gray cross guard, and a gray circular pommel while wearing his black sleeveless shirt, gray pants, and black boots and wore a black glove on his left hand. In the three years, Kamito had trained his body and mind and had become tall and a bit muscular. Kamito had done various jobs over the past three years while training himself and yet, through all that, he still had no clues about Restia. Kamito felt depressed that he was not able find the one who meant so much to him and he blamed himself for losing her in the first place. Kamito sighed and decided to head back. Kamito soon arrived to a small cottage and it was where he lived at the bottom side of the hill within the forest. Kamito opened the door and then closed it. He put his sword away and went to his kitchen area and started making himself something to eat. He heard something flying and he looked and saw a bird and the bird was holding what looked like an envelope. The bird placed the envelope down and flew off.

"Wait," Kamito called from his window but had no luck.

Kamito looked at the envelope and was surprised when he saw the seal on the envelope.

"This seal…" Kamito said.

Kamito proceeded in opening the letter and was surprised when he saw the letter and then he frowned when he read the letter.

"Areishia Spirit Academy," Kamito said and then he twitched his eyebrow with annoyance, "you've got to be kidding me. She wants me to go there?"

Kamito was well aware about the place as he knew that Areishia Spirit Academy was where the maidens from the empire gathered and trained to be full-fledged Elementalists. Kamito could already imagine what it would be like for a male like him to be even walking around the campus full of young girls that came from aristocracy.

"What a pain," Kamito complained and then he looked at the letter and sighed, "I'll see what she has to say and see if what's she's saying is true," Kamito sighed, "of course knowing that it's Greyworth, I would bet that she intends to use me," Kamito narrowing his eyes glaring at the letter, "damn…"

Kamito decided to ready as he packed some of his things and prepared to head to Areishia Spirit Academy.

That's it for the first chapter. Next chapter: Kamito meets Claire Rouge, makes a spirit contract, and arrives at the Areishia Spirit Academy.