I swear Len isn't the forever 9-year-old ;_; XD


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The soldiers were hiring. People of all ages joined, from Rin and Len's ages to people in their mid-80's. They needed everybody to help bring down the varons so ruling people out by age wasn't an option. The new cadets lined up straight on a huge field. There was a stage in the centre and about 4 people on the stage. One person was at the front, arms folded behind his back. He was tall and muscular but something about him made people fear him.

"OKAY YOU BUNCH OF BABY FACE FOOLS. YOUR DAYS OF LUXURY IS OVER. I WELCOME YOU TOO THE FLEET OF CROWS!" He yelled. Everybody stood up, saluting to the man. He must had been a commander. Rin and Len were too young to understand what to do so the two of them copied what the adults did, holding their fists to their hearts and standing up straight, arms by their knees.

"We pledge to put our lives on the line so that the varons may not seek to destroy human kind." All the cadets chanted at the same time. It was like hypnosis. Rin and Len joined in even though they didn't know the words of the chant. The next few years. They were going to be tough. Varons will attack again. And there was also a bigger thereat. Dragons. They attacked without consent and only people with strong magic could defeat them. Those people were called the slayers. And only a handful could be slayers. Len didn't care what he did as he grew up, as long as Lenka and Rinto and his parents could be avenged. The commander began to walk around. He looked at everybody with a sharp glaze. It was cold. The glaze was anyway. He stopped in front of Rin and Len.

"Well Well Well Well...what do we have here? Kids? What are you kids doing here?" He said, leaning in front of Rin and Len. "Shouldn't kids like you be cowering and hiding?" He spat at them. Rin was surprisingly calm which wasn't like her. Len trembled a little but gulped. He opened his mouth to speak but was interrupted by the commander.

"SPEAK WHEN SPOKEN TOO BOY." He yelled, making Len shudder lightly. Len nodded his head. The commander sighed lightly and opened his mouth to speak. "Speak boy. Why are you two here?" He asked. Len stood up straight. "To avenge our parents and our siblings. To fight to the end. To show them that we won't cower in fear as mankind is killed off!" He said confidently. The commander smirked, punching Len in the face.

"STAND UP THROUGH THE PAIN BOY!" He yelled, kicking and punching the poor 9-year-old. Len was on the floor, coughing and gagging at his blood but stood up.
"YES SIR!" He was determined. He wanted more than anything to be a soldier. He wanted to show his siblings and parents that he wasn't going to sit around and quiver at the sight of the varons. He slowly stood up, his face covered in blood. Rin's eyes were wide. She didn't want to see her brother get beaten to a bloody pulp. Everybody else was just as shocked. He was only 9.

"Say it again boy, what you want." The commander said. Len opened his mouth again. It was painful. Len was in so much pain but he knew he had to tell everybody what he wanted, what his purpose was so he could inspire other people.
"I WANT TO BE OF USE AND ASSIST THE SOLDIERS TO KILL THE VARONS! I WON'T RUN AND I DON'T QUIT!" He yelled, louder than before. His heart was reaching out then. His blue eyes focused on the commanders. "I won't hide." He said again. The commander sighed, turning to Rin. "Is that why you're here too?" He asked the girl who nodded. "YES SIR!" She yelled. "Where are you two from? Which town?" He asked. Rin and Len both answered at the same time. "We're from the town Akahana sir under the Supreme settlement." The children answered. The commander nodded, walking around and asking people where they were from.

"YOU THERE! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT'S YOUR AGE? WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" He pointed his finger at Yuma. Yuma saluted immediately.
"YUMA RORO. 16 YEARS OLD! I AM HERE TO PROVE TO GAKUPO THAT I AM STRONG. I AM FROM AKAHANA TOWN UNDER THE SUPREME SETTLEMENT!" He shouted. The commander pointed to three more people, asking them the same questions. One looked to be the same age as Rin and Len.
"OLIVER ENGLISH. 9 YEARS OLD! I AM HERE SO I CAN BECOME A SLAYER. I AM FROM NUSTAR NORTH SETTLEMENT UNDER THE SLAYERS COMMAND!" That boy yelled.
"VALSHE UTAITE. 12 YEARS OLD. I WANT TO BE APART OF THE SECRET POLICE. I AM FROM THE LEAF SETTLEMENT UNDER THE SURVEYS COMMAND!" That girl yelled.
"NERU AKITE! 11 YEARS OLD! I DON'T ACTUALLY WANT TO BE HERE BUT MY BROTHER, NERO, SAID I SHOULD BE. I AM FROM THE ROSE QUARTZ SETTLEMENT UNDER THE RED WINGS COMMAND!" That girl yelled. These people. Len had no idea at that time that Oliver, Valshe and Neru will become an important part in his life.

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Training was hard and tedious. The children were left to run laps because they weren't physically fit enough. Yuma was their supervisor. Rin, Len, Valshe, Neru and Oliver all ran around the track field as fast as they could. Oliver was slowing down as he just couldn't keep up. Rin slowed down as well.

"What's wrong?" Rin asked Oliver. Her eyes were sweet and she showed no sign of becoming this boys enemy. Oliver panted for breath. "I-I can't do this!" He said, falling to his knees. Yuma ran over. "I think that should be enough for today." He said, picking up Oliver and swinging him over his shoulder. "Rin, get your brother and the others. We'll turn in for the night." He said. Rin nodded, running over to the others.

"Yuma says to turn in for the night! We have to start our training tomorrow!" She exclaimed. The others let a sigh of relief out, turning in back to the cabin. Yuma had Oliver resting on the couch. Him and the children where given a cabin to themselves, Yuma was the one keeping them supervised the whole time. He wanted to take on the older brother role and help the kids grow up and learn how to fight against the varons. Valshe leaned her head against the table, picking at the soup that was given. "It's not as good as how mum used to make it for me." She whined, getting hit over the head by Neru. "Shut up Valshe! Yuma tried his best!" She said, a small chuckle coming from the kitchen. Len sat down, eating his fill of the soup. He knew he had to have his strength up for the actual training the next day.

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The training was hard and tedious, especially on the children. They had to learn to use a sword and use simple spells. Len was a tactician so spells were easy for him. He could wrap his head around what was used and when. But he wasn't very physically strong which meant that the spells he was using just simply didn't destroy the targets. He was panting for breath, standing in front of one of the targets. It had been his 8th attempt to try and smash it. People around him were laughing and pointing. It was either to smash it with a sword or to smash it with magic. Rin was able to handle the sword and smashed all the targets to pieces. Yuma and Valshe were able to use the spells and magic and Oliver and Neru were two other sword users. But the sword was out of the question for Len. He couldn't even lift it up so how would he even be able to swing it over his head. Yuma budged through the crowd, putting a small scarf around Len's neck.

"Just focus on your target. Don't try anything fancy. Find that little seed inside of you which is the route of your magic and let it out in one shot. Concentrate." He whispered. Len nodded. He felt a little assured that he had some support. Concentration. That was all it took right? Yuma shooed the people away to give Len some space so he could practice. He had to get it this time otherwise the commander would think he was too young to join and kick him off the course.

He put his right foot behind his left foot and shut his eyes. 'Concentrate'. He thought over and over again. He held his hands out, making a small sign with them- the two index fingers together. He took a deep breath, opening his blue eyes as he held his palms out towards the target.

"KASAI!" Len yelled at the top of his voice. He remembered why he joined the cadets. It was to become a soldier and kill the varons and to show Lenka and Rinto how strong he actually was. This made an urge of adremeline run through Len's vains as a huge shot of fire was shot towards the target. It was bright, everybody noticing it and having to cover their eyes. It burnt the target to ashes and even set a few nearby trees on fire. Yuma used his water type to put out the flames as the commander ran over.

"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON HERE?!" He yelled, Len passing out instantly. He then saw. He saw that Len had used magic at such a level. Was he really that powerful? Yuma scooped Len up and Rin ran over. "Len!" She said worriedly. The commander went over to Yuma. "I'll take care of the boy, you people go back to the cabin." He said a little softer. Yuma nodded, hurdling Oliver, Rin, Neru and Valshe together. He ran them back to the cabin whilst the commander took Len to the sick bay. 'My my, this rookie is pretty interesting.' He thought.

'He could turn out a lot like Kaito Shion.'


Can I add that they don't stay kids forever ;_; this is just setting up the story XDD So yeah...Like I said before, I got my idea and inspiration from Attack On Titan XDD Hope you enjooooyed