"Right...behind...you." Jaden staggered to leave the dorm.

Zeno lead Jaden to the forest to help Jaden master the Courage Guard. Jaden can call on it but he can't control it.

"Jaden, you love Alexis, don't you."

"...yeah...I...love her. She means everything to me." Jaden finally get his breathing regularly again.

Zeno did his usually smirk and joggle. "Tu amor1."

"to what?"

"World to me1."

"Mary."

"Yea."

"So why did you attach Alexis?"

"To test you."

"Test?"

"You pass, almost perfectly."

"Thanks, first test I ever pass."

"Well, here's good." Jaden and Zeno stop to do some training.

"Here?" The guys were in the forest away from the others. Jaden have a bad feeling about this. "Why not near the dorm."

"Extant." Zeno thrust his sword at Jaden, but this time the sword is longer then before.

"Whoo!" Jaden just get out of the way of the long sword. "How it get so long?"

"Katana Striker V2, Extender."

"Extender? You named it that."

"V1, Release." The long sword starts to get smaller and wider. It turn into a giant butcher knife. "Katana Striker V1, Soul Releaser."

"This is bad." Jaden alone thought of one thing, run.

"What happen to all that courage you had." Zeno kept swinging and cutting all the trees in the area.

"What do you want from me!" Jaden ran and duck from Zeno.

"Your head."

"WHAT!"

"You must die"

"HELP ME!"

Zeno never lead up on the attacks. Jaden wonder if this is even worth running for. Now that Jaden's mind is disturb, it will be easier to kill him.

"Stand and fight."

"Don't know how."

Zeno stop attacking. "This is getting nowhere."

"...yea" Jaden fall on the ground.

"Remember what Jack said." The katana turn back to its bracelet form.

"Yea, why?" Jaden sat on the ground in his cross leg position.

Zeno sat down then he strict out on the ground. "It is a lie."

"What!"

"Well, parts were lies."

"???"

"The Mavericks wanting you is the lie."

"You have the same type of sprite as Zabu dose."

"Same sprite?"

"Yeah, you will never give up till the very end of time."

"Cool, so why do they want me dead?"

"They're scared that you can wield Surirarae."

"Sure wha...?

"Zabu's sword."

"Oh..."

"Surirarae is the second most powerful sword out there."

"Second?"

"Yeah, the strongest sword belong to Zabu's captain."

"..."

"You seems surprise Jaden."

"Then What is Zabuzane if he holds the second most powerful sword."

"Commander. Same as Jake and Alex."

"WHAT!"

"Break over, back to training."

'--'

"I won't kill you this time."

"Good."

"Who do you want to protect?"

"Alexis."

"Focus on protecting her like you did in the dorm."

Jaden try to consecrate on protecting Alexis, but it was no good. "Why can't I do it?"

"How did you feel when I attacked Alexis?"

"A little angry but I was determined to protect her."

"Then show me your emotions." Zack got ready to restart Jaden's training from where they left off.