The Animus Emerald

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== Prologue ==
His child will have a better future here, thought Sparrow. Right? Then a gruff old voice answered the door with a bored voice, 
"What do you want?" 
Sparrow firmly said, “I want you to take my child under your wing” 
“You do know that you're going to fight him to enter, right?” said a feminine voice. 
“Yes, I do,” said Sparrow. 
"You also can't come back here ever again in order for that to happen,” 
WHAT!? Sparrow thought. "Please there has to be another way,” plead Sparrow. 
"No other way said,” the gruff old voice said. 
“Fine,” said Sparrow “I'll do what I must, just please take care of him” 
“Does he have a name,” 
asked the female voice. 
“Yes,” 
Sparrow answered.
"But you can only call him Ronin"
== Part 1 ==
== Chapter 1: The Beginning ==
Yelling, yelling, and yelling, nothing went right in this thievery/military academy and on top of that Ronin didn't want to be around this many people but what choice did he have. 
"Hey Ronin"
said a familiar hard - to - ignore - voice, 
"Hey Hawk" 
Ronin replied, Hawk was a tall, persistent, and optimistic person, who could be very annoying at times, but was Ronin's only friend, or was Acquaintance the right word for it 
"Everybody, come quick to the theatrics room!" 
yelled a school messenger. When everyone got there, Ronin saw, a woman? there were plenty of women, most were leading the academy but something about her showed power, skill, and high intelligence that might rival his own. Hawk noticed the look on Ronin's face and a face of interest turned into a grin
"Your face is red" 
Ronin's heart skipped a beat but before he could respond the Headmistress announced 
"Everyone, this is Acacia, our newest student. this young woman will need to battle with our best fighter". 
The tension went high as the headmistress paused for dramatic affect.
"Ronin!" Hawk jumped from the sudden outburst, "You will fight against Acacia in the arena!"
== Chapter 2: What Is This Feeling? ==
"You two have a day to prepare" said the headmistress. 
"You are all dismissed". 
Ronin immediately went to the bathroom to see what the heck Hawk was talking about, sure enough Ronin saw a face in red, his face. He had absolutely no idea what to think he felt. 
"I know what it is I just don't know WHY". 
He only felt it from the first face he remembered seeing, Yuna, a teacher, but this was irrelevant, he had a match to prepare for.
== Chapter 3: Getting Ready ==
Ronin woke up early to pick out his weapons and armor, 
"The battle is just tomorrow, and I have a feeling that if I hesitate, she won't" 
He picked his ceremonial sword as his weapon and leather armor with a chain mail between the layers of leather, 
"I think - I hope I'm not being cocky. I just feel like if I die, I die oh well" thought Ronin.
== Chapter 4: Fight Fight Fight! ==
The time for the battle came and Ronin knew one rule all too well, never underestimate your opponent, that's how Hawk got in the academy 
"Wait, is she studying me, well that settles it, she's something else." 
"Weapons out!" 
yelled out the match director. Acacia had out a strange spear with the blade of a sword and Ronin drew out his ceremonial sword and went to work, he noticed that Acacia flinched when she stepped on her right foot 
"I'd bet that's from a injury" 
thought Ronin 
"I can take advantage of that, I'll force her to use her right foot, it'll slow her down and she won't... get in. Do I seriously want to be with her, get your head in the -" . 
Ronin couldn't finish before something punched him hard in the gut, and he saw a tall figure still in the position, Acacia then positioned herself and Ronin into a hold , still reeling for the attack, Ronin managed to kick her shin and escaped her hold and drew his sword out, she did the same and they clashed weapons forming sparks. Acacia seemed to know what Ronin was planning, he already had cuts on his left arm and leg while Acacia only had small cuts and bruises on her shin and upper leg. 
Ronin wasn't looking where he was going, the last thing he saw was a blade. Ronin couldn't hear his own screams of pain, or the mighty uproar of the crowd, but he saw and knew why the crowd was cheering, when Hawk got in the academy, he cut Ronin's shoulder he went into what he called a- 
"KILL FIST, KILL FIST, KILL FIST" 
chanted the crowd as Ronin regained his some of his senses, but he got himself up, leaned against the wall to regain more sense and got into a fighting pose Acacia rushed towards him with the incredibly sharp blade. Ronin ducked just below the blade, and swept Acacia's legs, quickly grabbing her spear and throwing it away 
"now it's fair" thought Ronin. Acacia was quick to act and went for a kick, Ronin grabbed her foot and felt something hard connect with his jaw. Ronin knew it was only a matter of time before he'd faint, so he stomped on the ground and motioned decapitation, then his world went black. The crowd gasped at what they saw, Ronin had just surrendered and then collapsed. 
"The battle has finished, Acacia has been admitted into the academy" 
announced the match director as he gestured for the medics to get on the scene. 
Later in the healing room Ronin woke up and saw Hawk sitting in the chair next to his bed, 
"Why?" 
asked Hawk, 
"Why what" replied Ronin coldly 
"Why didn't you do it, Ronin you could have won" 
"I was right about to ask the same question" said a voice 
"Hello Acacia" said Ronin 
"You are a good duelist," said Acacia dropping from the roof, 
"Anyway why didn't you do whatever they where chanting a ... kill fist they called it what does it even mean?" asked Acacia 
"I get branded every time I do it, and no it doesn't mean I have some supernatural power it's just when I can kill people with just my hands, so like a rage mode" 
This wasn't a complete lie he did get branded just not for the kill fist but for "unruly behavior" as the headmaster called it, which meant he punched a wall and made a huge hole. Acacia seemed to know that he was lying but she just turned away and walked out of the healing room. Ronin gestured Hawk to come closer and he whispered 
"We need to get out of here" 
== Chapter 5: Escape ==
"But your injured" said Hawk 
"Exactly the reason why we need to go, now I'm obsolete" said Ronin strictly. 
"So? I thought that's what you wanted" said Hawk 
"So they're going to kill me, I'll explain more later". Ronin said as he stood up from the bed, 
"Get as much of your weapons and armor" said a limping Ronin 
"I'll do the same, we'll leave tonight" 
Ronin gave a note to the medic saying, 
Get the teachers and students and tell them that they need to evacuate NOW
The medic, in a state of fear nodded his head and went to the Headmistress's office, while Ronin went to his private armory and put his armor in a backpack, put on his desert clothes on and put both his ceremonial sword and eastern broadsword in his sheaths, he also picked up a kusarigama, a chain and sickle, next a metal mask and he finally picked up a silver necklace and bracelet, the teachers said that a man holding Ronin gave his necklace and bracelet as a final gift to him, he put it on and felt better about he was about to do, he saw something out of the corner of his eye, it looked like a map of some sort, he put it in his bag 
"Just in case" Ronin thought
== Chapter 6: On The Run ==
A week later at night Ronin picked up a piece of wood and went to find Hawk, They bumped into each other in the hallway and went to the roof using a hidden staircase behind a fireplace 
"What are you going to do with that wood" asked Hawk, " You'll see" replied Ronin, they made it to the roof which was expertly painted to look like trees, Ronin looked and saw every one outside on the ground so he lit the wood with a piece of flint and steel and threw it down the staircase they came from
"ARE YOU CRAZY, PEOPLE ARE IN THERE!" yelled Hawk 
"No they're not" Ronin said pointing to the ground below "although it may have been better for them to have been dead"
Did you succeed in parkour training?" asked Ronin 
"Yeah? said Hawk "Good you'll need- Ronin heard soft but fast footsteps, turned around and drew his kusarigama 
"Why?" asked Acacia 
"Is it because I won" said Acacia tauntingly 
"Yes and no" replied Ronin,
"Yes because since you won I'm obsolete, no because know they are going to kill me since I'm obsolete". 
"Hold on since you lost they plan to kill you?" 
"Yes... I didn't know this until a few minutes ago, when ever a champion surrenders, the school sends them to death" 
"I'll come with you, after hearing that I don't want anything to do with this" said Acacia 
Ronin looked suspiciously at her (almost as if this all very plot convenient)"Fine" said Ronin, and they jumped tree to tree away from the now burning academy.
== Chapter 7: The Animus Emerald ==
"Can we stop please" said Hawk 
"Why?" asked Ronin
"Oh well I don't know maybe because we've been running away from society for like 2 DAYS". 
"Oh only 2, it was supposed to be 3 though" said Ronin 
"Must you take everything seriously Ronin, I was being sarcastic" said Hawk in an irritated tone. 
"Your definition of sarcasm is incredibly different from mine" Hawk shot Ronin a glare. Ronin then unpacked his bag and revealed the map 
"P-Ph Phyrrhia - Pyrrhia?" Hawk and Acacia came over to see why Ronin was confused 
"It's pronounced pi like pi-rate" said Acacia. Faintly Ronin heard leaves shaking and took out his sword 
"What - what is it" asked Hawk 
"thought I heard something" 
"Well then" said Acacia "Where to next?" 
"I'd say-" Hawk was cut off when he tripped over a rock with an oof. 
"What was that" said Hawk 
"Just a rock probably" said Acacia 
"I disagree" said Ronin getting in the scene 
"rocks aren't usually gold and emerald green". Ronin picked it up and started to, growl and grumble "Umm, Ronin" said Acacia "Are you okay" "Yeah, why?" He replied after putting it in his bag 
"Because you started to growl like a dragon" said Acacia 
"Don't be ridiculous" said Ronin 
"But - You just - ugh forget it" said Acacia. 
Ronin pulled out the map 
"OK, Hawk, Acacia feel the air" said Ronin". 
"Why?" said Acacia 
"Because if one side is colder then we go there" replied Hawk cutting Ronin off 
"Riiiight" said Ronin who was now scowling. 
"This side is cold" said Acacia 
"Then we're going there, is it cold and dry or cold and wet" 
"Kind of in between, why?" 
"Then we're going the right way" said Ronin standing up
== Chapter 8: Mountains Sky High ==
"Wait-wait-wait, why are we going north" asked Acacia, as the trio walked though the thick foliage of the forest. 
"So, there's a castle with a treasury". 
"So?" 
"So we're going to go steal treasure" replied Ronin 
"Oh, whose is it" asked Hawk. Ronin smiled under his mask 
"The mountain dragons" Acacia looked dumbfounded while Hawk went towards Ronin... and smacked him upside the head. 
"Ronin this is suicide AND YOU KNOW IT" 
"Well so is staying here with your loud mouth" Ronin said rubbing his head "I'd swear the rainforest tribes would have heard you". 
As Ronin and Hawk were throwing insults at each other. A shadow went over them, 
Acacia whispered "guys shut up and get down" 
Ronin and Hawk looked up and saw a massive, armored red dragon with huge wings and gleaming, bright white talons. 
"Hide" they all thought, Hawk and Acacia dove into a nearby bush but Ronin stayed behind and looked hypnotized, it seemed like the dragon, who was now hovering above them, was staring at Ronin as he stared back. When the dragon landed Ronin drew his sword and clenched the dirty emerald and then 
"Incompetent scavenger" the dragon scoffed 
"Willing to die over a piece of treasure" 
"Wait, what did just you say" said Ronin looking shocked and confused. His whole life he was taught that dragons were simply mad beasts who lived to destroy. The dragon's eyes widened and she jumped back in surprise 
"How can you understand me? Ok I'm definitely losing my mind, with all the problems at home and the prince getting in trouble and... and here I am spilling my guts to a mere Scavenger" 
just then an arrow flew right past her eye by mere inches, 
"Ronin what are you doing run!" 
Hawk yelled as Acacia pulled back another arrow.
"No! stop!" Ronin said jumping up and breaking an arrow headed for the the dragons stomach 
"Ronin Are you insane?" Hawk and Acacia yelled 
"Always" Ronin replied bluntly, although he was still clenching the emerald, so while he heard his normal human language they heard a simple growl 
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