===============================Chapter 9===================================
Janos sits under a tree watching the witches train. Mio instruct them to fight using hand-to-hand combat with no coats on. Lucchini looks at her puzzled.
"What's this going to help us with?"
"It'll build up your stamina and resistance. We can't always carry coats out into battle."
The girls pair up and start to train while Mio stands by and watches them. Janos approaches her.
"You need to train to don't you?"
"Yeah you want to help?"
"Sure but try and keep up with me."
They start to fight and Janos lands a series of blows to her stomach with lightning speed. She stumbles backwards then moves in to kick him in the head. He takes the blow and grabs her leg then throws her over his shoulder.
"No, Mio you are a demon you can't fight like a human."
He looks around at the others and is disappointed.
"Alright everyone that's enough!"
They all stop and look at him.
"We can't use human tactics, the way our bodies function is different. Fight by allowing your magic to flow freely throughout your body, don't think and let you instinct guides you through your strike. I want you all to attack me with this in mind."
They attack him connecting a few times but he manages to evade most of their strikes. He spins creating a wall of snow and breaks through it knocking down Eila. He jumps over them and chuckles.
"Haha that's more like it! But remember you can use magic and not just for your own unique abilities. Maybe later I'll teach you more about that."
He turns and thinks to himself. Then he turns back and snatches Mio's eye patch.
"Hey give that back now!"
"If you want it then you have to take it."
He bounds across the field increasing speed with each stride and the girls chase after him. He stops at a tree and jumps to the top of it. They look around thinking he disappeared.
"Hey I'm up here you want it back come get me."
The girls take turns trying to climb up the try and each fail after reaching different heights. They stand around the base of the tree tired and cold.
"You're thinking about this way to hard there's a very simple way of reaching me."
Shirley looks around puzzled.
"Just what the hell is he talking about?"
Trudy looks at the tree and laughs.
"I remember now."
She walks to the tree and starts to push on it. She glows with a blue light and the tree comes tumbling down with Janos on top of it. He gets up and brushes himself off while laughing.
"Ha now you're working like demons. Remember no one fights alone once we fight in war we are brothers till the end. You're squad is your family now and forever use each others strengths to cover your weaknesses."
Trudy smiles at him.
"Haha you're such a hypocrite Janos. I remember when we first went on a mission with the task force you told us that you were a mercenary and you work alone."
He throws snow at her.
"I still do work alone. I'm strong enough to be my own squad."
"Then why are you here?"
"I enjoy your company. Anyway now thanks to you we have firewood so let's collect some for later and continue our training."