Patori wasn't trying to offend anyone, but unfortunately, they labled him a failure. Aaand he kinda brought shame to his family. ( Harsh, dude. :c ) Anyhoo, not wanting his folks to suffer for his mistakes, he set off on his own, bringing his practice sword with him. He honed his skills as he traveled, and, when his life was threatened one day by bandits, some sort of hidden power emerged.. :0

Not sure what to make of it, he spent most of his time practicing to make it come out again. But since he didn't know how to do it, he just got super tired a lot. :'D

-The meeting-

One day while looking for food, he noticed a campfire with 3 fish cooking on it.
It smelled so good he ran up to see if anyone was there so he could ask for a bite.
That's when he got hit from behind, and was K.Od!

When he came to, he saw a boy pointing a deadly-looking blade at his neck! His eyes were blacker than coal, and his pupils red like blood.

"Steal my lunch, will ya? I'll mount your head on a pole!", he growled.

Hastily, Patori explained he wasn't going to steal anything! He just wandered over, hoping if he could spare something!

The boy stared at him for a bit, and his eyes reverted back to normal. He threw over a fish to him, and sat in front of the fire.

As Patori munched on it, he asked what was he doing out here by himself.
The boy scoffed and said that he struck out on his own cuz he's a man now.
Patori chuckled and responded that he was a very short man.

"I can kill you before you can even blink, y'know! Don't you know who I am!?", he shouted fustratedly.

Patori apologized. Tbh, he wasn't sure who he was, but he was pretty skilled.
The boy told him he was from the Demon Clan: A race of ninja who used sinister and forbidden arts/techniques to ensure victory on missions.

Every child when at a certain age is tasked to kill one person, be it man, woman, or child. Only then can they be accepted into the fold.

Patori swallowed hard in fear. The boy continued saying that when it was his turn to prove his worth, he was tasked to bring back the head of a farmer.
"But... He had a family with him. They looked so happy, and... well..", he said, fumbling his words.

"You refused to do it",Patori finished for him.

The boy finished by saying that failure to do a mission was punishable by death. Or worse... So he left some of his blood on a bit of cloth in the field so they'd think he kicked the bucket, and not look for him.

"Go ahead, call me a failure if you want. I couldn't care less at this point", he said, taking a bite of his fish.

That's when Patori told him his story on why he was by himself. Seems like the two had similar problems. :']
He suggested that since they don't know where to go from here, why not stick together? They'd make a great team, and they could show each other a couple of their moves.

Sounding better than being alone, the boy agreed, and the two began their adventure across the land to make names for themselves. >:D

( I haven't found an alternate name for Luke, yet. :'D ) Anyway, that's the gist of it. ^o^)/

They Look So Cute!
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