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"Yeah, follow me... Wait! You need to be tested first..."
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Tested?
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"Yeah... Everyone has to go through a trial by combat if they want to enter... Normally only lieutenants can but I've been given temporary permission to test people..." [spoiler]You don't need to actually win the fight... Also, if you pass the test the you can also join the Dojo if you want...[/spoiler]
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Ok so what is this "test"?
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"Well, we just fight until someone submits... Usually it's the person being tested but you succeed depending on how good we think you are or can be..."
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Ah, I see, where do we battle?
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"Here is fine..."
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Ok, will we use practice swords or our own blades?
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"Our own... I mean, we need to know how you'll fight..."
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*Zak draws his blade and assumes a fighting stance*
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*Sketch hands the cube thing to Sapphire who sits down against the wall a good distance away and starts fiddling with it. Sketch then touches the base of his neck, causing a katana with a glowing white blade to form in his hand, he also gets into a fighting stance.*
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*Zak starts to circle around sketch*
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*Sketch just turns so he continues facing him.*
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*Zak smirks realizing sketch knows better than to strike first* Are we gonna just walk in circles all day? *He suddenly lunges forward bringing his sword down hard in a diagonal slash*
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"Wah!" *Sketch raises his sword to block, the blade glowing brighter as you feel your sword stop before it even hits his. He then swings his sword and you are blown backwards by a powerful blast of air.*
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*zak twists around mid air and lands on his feet and comes sliding to a halt* *he grumbles some inaudible curse* I forgot about that sword. *he rushes back at sketch*
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*Sketch stays in his guard, ready for him to strike.* [spoiler]I'll try not to use the air abilities that much unless you want me to... He can control it using a neural link...[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]I don't mind, my sword could do cool things too remember, I can't control it but it does random things[/spoiler] *he continues rushing towards sketch but drops into a slide and slides right past him just before he runs into him and jumps up behind sketch and slashes upwards at the same time*
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*As Zak slides past him, Sketch spins around but then trips over Zak who his still and the ground and falls down before Zak can slash up but he quickly scrambles to his feet.* "You're really fast..."
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as are you... *Zak takes up a defensive stance*
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"Than yo-" *Before Sketch finishes talking, he lunges at Zak, swinging at his right side and then his left shoulder before then kicking him in the gut.*
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*zak parries the first two blows but gets caught off guard by the blow to the gut* *his sword flies out of his hand* *Oh no... he says as he watches the sword disappear into thin air* I still don't have control over that stupid sword
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"You don't?"
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Sadly not... I've gotten used to it now though. Ahkari a little help? *the head of a small red dragon appears from underneath one of the flying couches cushions* *it climbs the rest of the way out with a dagger gripped in its claws and takes off* *it flies over Zak and drops the dagger in his hand* Thanks!
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"Awww!!! So cute!!!"