( I do not own BlazBlue... Just the OC'S except for Marcus who belongs to OrangeTabby101 And organizations except the NOL and Sector Seven )

(P.s Yes i know Marcus is not on this chapter but i feel it's only proper manners to do so.)

Chapter 20

"ALRIGHT EVERYONE! ASSEMBLE RIGHT NOW!" A man bellowed out from the top of his voice as Sora shot up from his small bed. He was already wearing what they had given to him as he had no sleeping clothes to change to. It was a black jacket unzipped with the sleeves folded to reveal a white collar long sleeve shirt and black gloves. Black cargo pants with white accents and his trusty black boots completed the look as he jumped off his bed and walked to the assembly spot for his first official day in training.

He looked around as the other recruits began to gather. Most of them were yawning and walking rather lazily as they wore the same outfit he did but they made minor changes to keep theirs unique. They all formed a line as a rather well built man grabbed their attention. "ALRIGHT LISTEN YOU MAGGOTS! TODAY OFFICIALLY BEGINS YOUR FIRST DAY OF YOUR THREE MONTH HELL!" He shouted as everyone groaned. Most of them there were actually teenagers with some young adults in their midst.

"YOU ALL MIGHT BE THINKING RIGHT NOW…WHAT ON EARTH DID YOU SIGN UP FOR! It's simple…You're here to be helpful members to the Black Lotus and I don't care how young you are, man or woman or even human or beastkin! Everyone here will be treated the same as an adult so man up!" He explained as Sora examined the other recruits. There was a great mixture of people ranging from humans and beastkin to men and women as they all looked at each other. "Right now there are at least a thousand of you maggots here and we're going to whip you all into shape so let's start right now with you all giving a hundred pushups!"

Everyone groaned as they placed their hands and felt the scorching heat beat on them relentlessly as their hands actually began to burn up. Sora felt it too but chose to ignore it and began to do his set. As he did so, he felt someone stare at him as he turned his head and noticed a little girl who he could tell was a dog beastkin with the way her ears were drooping and her adorable tail. The girl must have noted that he was staring at her and she continued her pushups while Sora ignored her.

After they finished their pushups, they did an obstacle course if one would call it an obstacle course when the obstacles were Quicksand, barb wire on the wall climbs, venomous snakes and the occasional random explosion out of nowhere all while having to carry equipment that weighed a total of 100kg. The sheer weight proved hard for most people but for the beastkin it was easier but they still struggled, even the women and children were carrying 100kg as some were just dragging theirs on the ground. Sora had some difficulties with his but eventually adapted to the weight.

As the day ended, everyone was left a panting wreck on the ground as the unbearable heat slowly died but a frigid cold was coming their way. To Sora's knowledge, the artificial ecosystem that was built for this place was simulated to be a desert so he kind of understood the reason for the rapid changing weather. Everyone dragged their weary bodies to the mess hall where what awaited them for a meal was just plain porridge and on the side was steamed fish making everyone groan. "EAT UP EVERYONE! YOU ALL NEED TO SLEEP EARLY FOR A NEW DAY!" The man Sora nicknamed Trainer shouted as everyone ravaged their food due to the grueling training they had to do.

As the chatter became lively in the mess hall, Sora ate away from the crowds in a dark area. He mindlessly stared at the crowds as he ate his porridge first leaving the steamed fish for later. Suddenly he felt something on his stomach as he looked down and noticed it was the little dog girl beastkin from before. He looked at her with semi annoyed eyes as she stared at him, "You do know that it's rude to stare right?" he said as the girl just continued to stare at him. He rubbed his head in stress as all he wanted was to eat in silence but then this girl had to suddenly appear and may have ruined that.

Sora made a visible sigh as he continued to eat his porridge while ignoring her. After finishing it all down he stared at the piece of fish that was steamed as he poked it with his spork. 'Who in their right mind thinks it's a good idea to steam fish?!' Sora wondered in his mind as he continued to stab the fish rather than pick it up. The girl then grabbed his sleeve which shocked him as he looked at her and saw what she was holding in her hand. It was a small dog biscuit that looked like something someone would feed their dog. Normally most normal people would revolt at the thought of eating dog food but Sora leaned lower to her level while bringing the piece of steamed fish with him.

"You want a piece of this?" Sora asked as the little girl nodded her and raised the dog biscuit eagerly as if she wanted to trade for it. Making a slight smile, he gave her the steamed fish while he took the biscuit and ate it. Though it was a bit bitter at first, it eventually got better in taste as Sora ate the rest of it while the girl finished the steamed fish in seconds. After that an awkward silence passed the two as they made themselves comfortable in the dark corner. Sora decided to start a little conversation with her hoping to know her better.

Sora: You enjoying your stay here?

Little girl:…..

Sora: Right…bad question to ask sorry.

Little girl:…..

Sora: so umm…what's your name?

Little girl:…

Sora: Uhhh….( It feels like I'm talking to a brick wall )

Little girl:…Saeko

Sora: Huh?

Little Girl: My name…is Saeko.

Sora looked at the little girl he knows as Saeko with semi shocked eyes, "Saeko huh…it's nice to meet you. My name is Sora." He said as he took her hand and shook It. Saeko was taken aback a bit due to the sudden handshake but responded to it with a warm smile. "ALRIGHT MAGGOTS MEAL TIMES OVER! EVERYONE HEAD BACK TO YOUR ROOMS!" the trainer yelled as everyone dragged their worn out bodies to their rooms. Sora and Saeko waited for everyone to leave first before they left, Saeko gripping tightly on his white shirt. "You're gripping on my shirt too tight Saeko." Sora said as Saeko continued to do so. "Can you follow me to my room…I'm scared of the dark." She said as her tail slowly wagged left and right in which Sora chuckled a bit and nodded his head to her excitement as she kept on holding on to his shirt the entire time.

1 month later

"COME ON MAGGOTS TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!" Trainer shouted as most of the recruits were sprawled on the ground as they struggled to stand straight. Most of the students that remained were being beaten viciously by a special machine, this machine had nothing but clubs attached to it as it was being moved rather violently with a speed ars magus. "BRACE FOR THE IMPACT WITH YOUR BARRIERS AND STRIKE!" he bellowed as the next student tried their luck only to meet the same fate as everyone as the moment their barrier broke he was sent flying by the barrage of blows from the club machine

Sora was looking at the machine with pure interest. 'The machine itself is a pretty simple thing but the speed that it's going makes it impossible to get close without barriers…and that's if the barrier could hold against 3 full contact strikes from it.' Sora noted and observed as more and more recruits fell to the machine's might. It then came down to two people…Him and Saeko who stayed right behind him. "ALRIGHT YOU TWO MAGGOTS! IT'S YOUR TURNS!" Sora and Saeko groaned and felt fear crawl up their backs respectively.

SORA POV

As soon as trainer called for us, we walked and just stared at the club machine as it took no rest, still violently spinning. I tensed up my fists as I looked at this thing with slight nervousness crawling up my back. "Alright you two maggots! Which one of you pretties is going up first!" Trainer shouted as I looked at Saeko who looked more nervous than I was. I had a few talks with Saeko and I realized that Saeko was only around seven years old. I wondered what she was doing in such training or even think of joining the Black Lotus. I walked forward after reassuring Saeko that I will be alright, I walked to the front of the machine.

"Alright. Make your best barrier and endure it!" Trainer shouted as I took a deep breath. 'Alright…Focus and make a barrier Sora' I reassured myself as I stretched my left hand and focused. I felt the seithr collect on my palm as I tried to produce a barrier like everyone else. I then see a seal and charged for the Club machine only for my horror to see the seal actually dissipate and poof from my palm. A club slams right for my ribs as I felt the excruciating blunt force course through my body and I get sent flying back as I struggled to stand up.

"WHATS THE MATTER! MAKE THE BARRIER ALREADY!" Trainer yelled as I tried again and produced the same seal with the same result in the end. It was then trainer approached me looking rather pissed. "Who do you think you are! Produce the damn barrier already!" He yelled as I tried to do so in front of him but yet again a puff of smoke in my left palm. He then looked at me for a while and then scanned me, his eyes went wide in shock as he stared at me, "How is this possible…You have absolutely no talent for ars magus, No let me rephrase that you cannot even use it!" He told me as I looked at him with shock as well.

"What do you mean I can't use ars magus?!" I said but in a calm slightly panicked manner. He coughed for a bit then explained to me slowly and easily, "You see. The key to using ars magus is to be able to manipulate seithr which is something everyone can do. However in your case, the seithr is refusing to get manipulated as if it's rejecting you or getting destroyed before the solid foundation of any ars magus seal can be set." I scratched my head in confusion as he sighed and placed a hand on his forehead. "To sum it all up, You cannot use ars magus at all." I finally nodded in understanding as I looked at the machine again.

"Look at this rate, you're going to have to drop out of the recruit process. I just can't see how you could hope to be useful if you can't even use ars magus." My heart stopped beating for a moment as I felt the world freeze all around me. Stop right now…when I feel the power to be able to protect those I treasure so close to my fingertips. I looked at the machine and how violently it moved…and just charged at it my ears blocking out all noise as get hit again by the machine and sent flying into the air.

Clenching my fist on the hot ground, I eyed the club machine again as I charged at it again. I raised my arm to try blocking one of the clubs but it was a bad idea as I felt it smash right into my right arm as the pain temporarily numbing it but ignoring the pain I grabbed one the clubs and broke it off. However I couldn't react fast enough to the other clubs as they smacked me hard and I flew across the ground. I then felt a hand placed on my own as I turned and noticed Saeko as she looked at me worried. "Are you alright mister?" She innocently asked as I looked at her rather clear brown eyes. I struggled to stand up as I looked at the machine one more and took a deep breath.

"Listen here young man. You cannot hope to be able to stop the machine if you can't use a barrier ars magus!" Trainer yelled as I focused my attention to the machine. So what if I can't use ars magus…I won't stop not after coming so close to the strength I wanted! I charged once more to the machine and focusing as for a second, I felt the machine slowly slow down in front of my eyes. Raising my numbed right arm to block one of the clubs, I felt the motion of the club machine as another club went for my left side as I leaned back by what felt like instinct as if I felt like for a moment becoming one with the club machine.

Feeling the movement, I made a kick at one of the clubs and snapped it off with the movement from my body's sudden movement. Jumping back from the machine to take a few breaths, I looked at the machines and noted how it was missing two clubs and despite its speed I can beat this machine without ars magus. Saeko was cheering for me silently as I noted with her tail wagging happily as I turned my back for a moment. I decided to not become weak anymore…That I was going to be strong. For everyone's sake!

Making one last charge, I felt the movement of the machine again as it slowed down even more in my view as I blocked one of the clubs with my left legs stopping the machine for a while and giving me a clear shot to its core. I clenched my fist and punched it with all of my might as I felt the machine go into a screeching halt in my ears. As I left my fist at the core, I heard a small cheer coming from the other recruits but not before an eerily long silence.

"I…I can't believe it." Trainer said as I suddenly felt the world start spinning. I managed to get a glimpse of Saeko before collapsing. I felt the darkness crawl up into my eyes as Saeko ran up to me in concern. I couldn't hear her properly for a moment but then for a second caught what she said before I fully lost my consciousness.

"Mister! Hang in there!"

Sora slowly turned his head as his vision slowly returned to his eyes, well left eye as his right eye was still bandaged. Turning to his left, he noticed Saeko sitting next to him as she was staring right at him as he raised his hand to ruffle up her hair and ears. "Hey Saeko…we're you waiting for me to wake up?" Sora dryly asked as his voice felt like it hadn't move for a while. She nodded her head and tail as she grabbed a tray of food that was near her and placed it next to him. "This is for you…that man said you deserved it." She said as Sora looked and noticed it was way better then what he had been getting for a whole month with the best part being no sight of steamed fish.

Managing to get himself to a proper sitting position, he started eating slowly as he still felt sluggish. The food may have been average at best, they tasted like heaven. As he ate he noted how Saeko kept on staring at him and more specifically at the food he was eating. Poking on a piece of meat, he gestured for her to open her hands as he placed the piece of meat on them gently. Looking at them for a little bit, she devoured it in an instant. "Hehe…I've always wondered ever since I've started talking to you…but where are your parents?" Sora asked as Saeko froze for a little bit.

Saeko looked at the ground sadly as she said, "I…I don't know my parents. As long as I know I've been living on my own…" The moment he heard that he stopped smiling. "You don't know your parents…" Sora said as he also thought how he doesn't have a family as she nodded her head sadly. Sora kept quiet as he continued to eat in silence. After finishing his meal, Sora lied down on his bed as Saeko took the plate away and placed it on a table. After doing so, Saeko looked at him for a while before proceeding for the door.

"Wait Saeko!" Sora said as she stopped as soon as her hand was on the knob. She turned towards him as he gestured for her to come to him. "Saeko…Are you…willing to let me call you little sis?" Sora asked as Saeko looked at him in shock. Saeko then started shaking in what Sora could tell was a mixture of happiness and shock. She then jumped on his bed and gave him a tight hug as he felt tears on his scrub. "ONEE-SAN!" Saeko shouted as she wagged her tail excitedly. Sora's mind went back to when Alice accepted him as her little brother and soon Nekomata and Derrick agreed to be his Otou-san and Oka-san. "It's alright Sae…Little sis. Your Onee-san is here for you." Sora reassured as he closed his eyes and they both fell asleep.

As Sora and Saeko fell asleep, The boss was examining the footage from his private sanctuary in the base. He was rather impressed with what he was seeing. "I knew I was right to give that boy the training." He said to himself as Bernard entered the room. "Sir…I have made the request and they have approved of it." Bernard said as he grinned rather sadistically. The boss then nodded his head and made a gesture to dismiss Bernard his way. Placing his hands on a certain document, he flipped through it and read it thoroughly. As he did so, a small evil grin appeared on his face.

We will make you one of us….Sora…..

GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION! Part 2 is done now...what does the boss have planned for Sora? What role does Saeko play in Sora's downfall to the cold blooded killer he is. Read on to the final part of the Wind's Trajedy and find out! SO FAREWELL!