English- Yuatja pronunciation

'h'-'o'

's'-'z'

'c'-'k'

Translations:

ki'cti-pa - spear or lance

chakt-ra - hunter's disk

dah'kte - wrist blades

Paya - Yuatja god who created everything

c'jit - shit

Sei-i - yes

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Chikara Kurabe. An early system of japenese fighting. Fight. Chikara Kurabe.

The room was filled with Yuatja. Elder K'ash, Scar, Jag, Night, and Molten were all there as well. The Elder pulled her aside to explain what was to happen.

"Lizten ooman. You will need to follow the orderz of the inztruktor. Ver'ick'a will let you know woat you are to perform. Alzo, you will need to pazz a tezt run zo we underztand toat you know woat you are doing. Clear?"

"Sei-i." The Elder tensed at the familiar words pouring from her lips but a smile graced his face and appreciation filled his eyes.

Scored some bonus points for me huh? Go me!

Lex bowed her head as he walked back to the stand. She stood on one side of the large simulation room. Green target holograms appeared and floated around the area.

And so the test began. First it was using the ki'cti-pa. The forms were simple when understanding the footwork. Lex easily maneuvered through the course with flexibility and speed. Her smaller body provided the means to hit targets fast and hard. A skill Scar always seemed impressed at.

Then it came to using dah'kte, Lex knew that this was more about hand to hand combat than anything else so she focused on hitting targets with a more deadly accuracy. Again, she passed the course with ease.

Then came the tricky part. They brought in holograms. First they began with just easy animals. Then they brought in larger, more alien animals.

"Now I break a sweat... Now of all the times..." Huffing, Lex got back up from the near miss of a two legged looking lion mammal. With a sudden crouch and a quick roll to the left, Lex brought up her spear for a clean strike to the heart. The animal disappeared.

Next were three humans. Military class. Probably marines if I'm to guess correctly. They are just holograms. Just holograms. Come on! They aren't even real Lex! So move!

Lex didn't move. She stayed crouch down with her ki'cti-pa out and ready. The men stayed ready to fire at the sign of movement. Lex continued to stay still. She could hear the crowd. The whispers flew about and out of the corner of her eye she saw Scar tightened his grip on the railing. Molten stood next to him and calmly put a hand on his shoulder. Lex refocused on the men in front of her. Her breathing became normal and she no longer was panting from her mouth. Her posture relaxed slightly as a wave of calmness washed over her.

With speed that made the Elders' head reel in surprise, Lex stood up, spun to the left, and let a chakt-ra fly. The first man was cut by the throat and promptly fell to the floor before disappearing. Catching the disc just like Scar taught her she put it back as she ducked and rolled forward in time to dodge the bullets. This put her in range for a perfect strike and so she released her ki'cti-pa to pierce the heart of the second man.

Lex didn't see him drop to the floor as she spun to knock the last man standing off his feet and end him with a clean and quick stab to the heart. Lex prefered the heart. It ended the fight quickly and no one suffered.

Lex let out steady breaths and waited for the next targets to show themselves. This time it was one human and three large dogs. The dogs charged forward at once. One leaped in the air, another went for her legs and the last bit into her shoulder.

She spun, dog still latched on, to avoid the other two. Throwing off the pest, Lex made made a mad dash forward towards the human. He pulled up his assault rifle and took aim. Dodging the bullets once again, Lex swirled to the right before diving forward. Pushing herself up, her wrist blades extended out to go right threw his lower jaw. The target disappeared instantly.

One dog had been hit by the bullets and was now limping about in pain. The other two stayed near their friend, surprising Lex quite a bit.

She had to stop and blink. Never had she seen this before. It was like they were a pack. A brotherhood. Even if injured they would not leave their comrade. It was respectable. But these were holograms programmed to test her. This wasn't always the case in real life. But if Lex had remembered one thing Miana taught her it was that the dog don't bite of ya feed it.

Miana... I shouldn't be here. I should he finishing that email...

Looking over she saw Scar staring right back at her. His gaze was intense with worry and fear. He could almost guess the thoughts going through in her head.

Forgive me, Miana. But I'll have to write you a letter later. I've got a point to make and some people karma hasn't visited yet.

"Will you not finizo the tezt?" Lex didn't have to turn to know a smirk was clearly written on the Elder's face.

"Dog won't bite if you feed it."

"Exkuze me?"

You're excused... Lex turned to face him.

"I said the dog won't bite if ya feed him. It's a phrase back on Earth. The dogs won't fight me unless I fight them. I'm not here for unneeded fighting or killing. I'm here to pass the trials so I can at least stay here on the ship while deciding to either continue to prove myself or go home."

"Yet they charged at you and tried to kill you." Elder K'ash spoke up, completely interested in the topic.

"They're animals who blindly followed their master. Their master is gone. If they were real animals they would continue simply because they see me as a threat still. They only attack because they have been conditioned to do but that conditioning can be brutal and cruel. The dog will stay with a kinder master to the death than that of a cruel one. I could make allies. I'm still human and weak compared to your strength so I need to utilize every resource I have to be able to pull through. I've stopped because what's happening here is simply bad programming." The Elder seemed surprised from Lex's speech. Scar seemed pleased as did Elder K'ash who immediately let the others know of his approval.

"She is right. Thats a rare occasion to happen. The dogs choosing to protect their fallen than attack. Very rare indeed. And she does need to work harder and use every resource she can in deadly situations." Whispers once again filled the room.

"I'm guessing you wanted to know if I can kill my own. I'll be honest. I probably couldn't unless they tried to kill me first. But these are just holograms. They aren't real. Have I not proven my knowledge on your ways and weapons of the hunt? That I can be trained if one is to help me utilize my strengths?" Lex inquired in truthful curiosity. The Elder did not like the way she spoke and was clearly written on his face.

"I mean no disrespect Elder. I'm simply... confused as to why? If you want to know if I can kill send me on a hunt and I'll prove myself just as worthy out there as in here."

The Elder sighed, "You're rigot. You're quite the smart ooman aren't you? Most wouldn't have been able to see and kall that out. Yes, the programming is not realistik like usual. I asked for it to be more kentered around other ooman targets and yes, this is a test of underztanding and kapabilities not a test of loyalty or koarakter. Yet, you have proven to have quite the koarakter. You've toorougoly imprezzed me."

"I'm glad. Shall we continue with more proper holograms or have I passed this trial?"

"You've passed." Scar quickly jumped over the rail as did some of the other friends she's made. Growls of protests sounded but most clapped their approval and left to do other things.

Scar took long strides forward and pulled Lex into a tight embrace. He dug his face into her hair and took in her scent. It calmed his nerves to know she was still okay. For a moment he was sure she wouldn't complete the trial. She wouldn't kill her own. But she moved with as much skill and accuracy as she did with her previous targets.

"Nothing to worry about, big guy. I've got this."

"C'jit, Lex, I ztill worry. Thank, Paya you made it through. They were your own kind and I was sure you wouldn't finish the trial. Your ztrenght iz very imprezzive."

"'S's, Scar, not 'z's. And where I come from using profanity in front of a lady is rude."

They laughed while Scar growled in agitation and embarrassment.

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