Be careful getting to the academy I'll be up there later to drop your clothes and books off to your dorm in the barracks
What do you mean your dropping my clothes off later Jin screamed
It's a sleep away school of course how do you expect to get strong enough to become an elite guard if you don't learn from them all day besides I'll come to visit and 2 days a month are dedicated to students spending time with their parents then you can come home to see your old master pakkun and Mina
Okay I guess that makes sense jin says solemnly
I'll see you later this week kid now get on to the Zaltak capital
JinSol walks out the house making his way into town and to the Zaltak guard academy
In the first minutes after entering JinSol began recognizing faces not of old friends but old bullies
Hey JinSol is that you , haven't seen you in a
while we all assumed you were dead the last few years
This stopped JinSol in his tracks remembering the beating he endured by this guy and his friends, but jin remembers what master pakkun told him, it's time to grow up so JinSol bites his tongue and proceeds to walk keeping a stoic mask on his face until he found his seat in the back.
Oh great she's here too
Saiori's POV
Is that JinSol no I can't be it must be someone who resembles him he's been missing for years and assumed dead after what we did to him (saiori casts a hateful glare over to the group of bullies) I don't know what I was ever thinking hanging out with those losers all they did was cause problems, I beat some kids up with them so I guess I'm just as guilty as them but at least I've changed
Internal flash back Saiori's POV
Memory of a 8 year old JinSol heavily beaten and blood beginning to pool around his head
Why'd you hit him in the head we're gonna get in so much trouble saiori screams
Group of bullies running from the scene " since you care so much you take the fall for it" acting on instinct Saiori takes off running in the opposite direction.
Feeling disgusted in herself for going so far hurting someone defenseless Saiori begins to cry and runs into a nearby shop to get help for JinSol before he bleeds out, leading them back to the scene saiori see's the damage caused to JinSol's head and has the urge to vomit. Once coming back to her senses saiori notices JinSol's hair tie was on the floor in front of her she picks it up seeing how bloody it is breaking here heart into pieces. Saiori waits for an entire week to see JinSol again to apologize and return his hair tie but she never does weeks turn to months and months to years all the while the rumor of Jin dying spread through the community , the longer he's gone unseen the more validity the rumor held until she accepted the fact that she had a hand in taking someone's life. From then Saiori vowed to herself that she will do all she can to help those in need and become someone that a kid like JinSol could look to for help when they need it .Saiori sorely regrets her past transgressions to the point where she adopted JinSol's hair tie into her everyday outfit as a daily reminder of here greatest sin
flash back over * JinSol's POV
While taking his seat in class Jin notices that he has an audience so he pulls the hood of this jacket over his head so that his face is unseen
Out the corner of his eye Jin notices Saiori staring at him intensely
Why is she staring at me like that
Sorry I'll move JinSol says quietly just above a whisper
A hand shoots out grabbing his wrist and pulled back down before he has a chance to move away
Making brief eye contact saiori see's that made JinSol uncomfortable by the terrified look in his eyes when she grabbed him
No it's fine sorry for staring you reminded me of someone I used to know
JinSol visibly tensed at this statement alarm bells ringing in his head to get out of there fast but before he couldn't move before attention was called for by the commander of in charge of this group of hopeful warriors
A voice rang from the front of the class, from this day forward you report to me, you all will be paired in groups of 4 . these groups will be your team cells for when you do missions. Today we will be testing your physical capabilities to gauge who will be your instructor and who is on your team so it is in your best interest to do excellent we will start now head to the back of the school building in the Forrest training grounds
Many students pass including JinSol and Saiori but many others also fail and will have a chance again next year
Final two tests are to focus chi onto your feet and walk up a cliff side a basic ability that most people posses without them being warriors and the second part is a demonstration of knowledge of any elemental technique you have
There are many Impressive displays when I comes down for saiori to go, she runs her hands together creating static that builds voltage in her hands that emits a pink light
The Saiori shouts Pink Lightning sending a lightning strike out of her hand and through a tree and into the tree behind it
Very powerful and has short and long range potential very good
Last up JinSol
Saiori's gaze locks on JinSol
So it is him no wonder he didn't want to sit next to me I don't blame him
But it seems like he was able to to finally access his chi and he isn't half bad seeing as he made it to the finals
Resolving herself to talk to JinSol after the test Saiori watch's intently as Jin creates a fire ball in his hand but it's different somehow but can't tell why until JinSol launches the fireball out of his hand like a baseball and yells scatter shot disbursing the fire ball into flame if debris that deeply embedded into the trees around and set them ablaze
Very impressive JinSol I haven't seen a creative yet effective attack like this in many years I'm impressed
Alright let's pack it up for the day go to your barracks to get some rest instructors and teams will be assigned tomorrow
Without saying a word JinSol makes his way to the barracks when he's stopped in his tracks by a feminine voice calling his name
Stopping in his tracks to turn around and acknowledge the voice only to be face to face with the last person he expected Saiori
It really is you isn't it JinSol? saiori said timidly, why did you disappear all those years ago
JinSol interrupts what does it matter no one cared before don't start now I don't need your pity
As he turns away Saiori catches a glimpse of a tear trickling down his cheek before it's quickly wiped and JinSol walks off leaving saiori speechless