Turn that Frown Upside Down -WIP-

It had been a few hours since Ryuu had lost his match and after a meal, he found himself refreshed. Taking the oppurtunity to explore the island, Ryuu found himself drawn towards the fighting pit that he had seen earlier.

Moving through the cheering crowds, Ryuu managed to find a decent place to view the fight. Getting his first good look at the fighters, Ryuu was suprised to see that it was in fact a two versus one fight. Both groups were using wooden swords and it appeared to be an even match despite the fact that it was two on one. However in a split second the solitary opponent had found an opening and taken out one of his foes. Facing the remaining foe, the swordfighter made a quick strike at the man and took him out of the fight. "Does anyone else wish to challenge me?" the man called out as he retrieved the wooden swords from his fallen foes.

"I will. Although I will need a sword and I would be appreciative if someone removed these two from the ring." Ryuu said as he stepped forward and moved into the ring. Approaching the swordsman, who offered both swords for Ryuu to choose, Ryuu "accidently" stepped on the hand of one of the other fighters."I think I'll use that one." Ryuu said as he took one of the swords and took a few steps back."Lets see how much I remember from my training." Ryuu thought to himself as he moved into a sword stance.

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"Where are you taking me?" Ryuu cried out as tears streamed down his face. It had been a year since the five year old had lost his parents to that monster and had been taken by the men in black. Since then he had been questioned, beaten and had tests run on him. Recieving a punch to the stomach as a response, Ryuu coughed as the air was knocked of him and he was dragged by the shinigami. As his coughs devolved into sobbing, Ryuu was about to risk asking another question when he was shoved forward.

Losing his balance and falling onto the ground, Ryuu looked behind him in time to see the shinigami slam the door. Slowly dragging himself off the floor, Ryuu was suprised to see three other boys his age were also in the room. "What are we doing here?" Ryuu choked out as he slowly stopped crying.

"You are here to learn how to wield a sword." said another shinigami as he entered the room. "Now I expect you four to be obedient and disciplined. The consequences for any failure or weakness will be harsh." the shinigami continued. As if to demonstrate his point, the shinigami then grabbed his sheathed sword and struck Ryuu hard enough to send him flying several feet. "That was speaking without permission. Now pick yourself up off the floor and listen." the shinigami snarled as he placed his sword back onto his side.

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"He's fast." Ryuu thought to himself as he brought his sword up to block his foe's attack.