Within a stone brick throne room enshrouded in darkness, sits a man in his throne. His body is almost completely obscured, all but his glowing yellow cat like eyes. A woman stands beside him, almost equally obscured. A dark smog appears in the throne room. Out steps a man wearing a familiar mask. He steps before the throne, at the bottom of the steps, and kneels.

Yellow Eyes: How did our, friends, do.

Mask: They were entirely killed off by the Elune guild, so we have lost them as a pawn and ally. But they ultimately completed their goal. The metals are in our possession.

Yellow Eyes: Excellent. I want them made at once.

Mask: Understood.

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It's been around a month now, since the Tenyi were taken down. Things have been far more calm now, though that's a given. Ryan used his survey ability on the lizards. They were human originally, but are no longer. There were many minerals and metals found inside, but oddly enough there was no trace of that rare metal they had stolen. Sole left back to the mountains to train, and we have been training and completing missions, but nothing too serious. Ever since that night, and fight Reds been normal and-

Red: Hey Luna, whatcha writing?

Luna swiftly closes the book up, and rests her elbow on it.

Luna: Nothin.

Red: Right.

He says with a slight laugh.

Red: So, are you planning on joining the A rank trial?

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Luna: A rank trial?

Hiro walks over.

Hiro: Yah the A rank trials, or A rank exams, whatever you wanna call it. If your picked in the end you can become an A rank.

Luna: Right, I forgot we all became B rank. It was so long ago, and out of nowhere. Yah I guess I will.

Hiro: WOOHOO!

Red: Just know we won't go easy on ya, we want it to.

Luna: Wait, what do the trials entail?

Red and Hiro look at eachother with an evil look and look back at her with the same look.

Hiro+Red: It has five challenges. The first four are random challenges that change year to year. But, the last is a combat trial.

Luna gulps. She's gotten stronger, but her combative abilities aren't at their best. She hasn't been able to draw on the power she got during her fight against Guy of the Tenyi. She asked the Master about it, but he's diverting the question. He definitely knows something, but what he knows is unknown to her.

Luna: Well, I’ll do my best aha.

The hall is filled with the sound of a door slam. In steps Elias and Ame, returning from a mission. They walk to the master and fill him in on some info. He nods and calls Luna, Hiro, and Red over. They walk over.

Master: Elias and Ame just got back from a mission, taking out some light bandits. They uncovered a plan they had. They are going to be attacking a cart up north in the forest. You think you can handle it?

Red: Yah, should be simple enough. Light bandits don't even compare to what we have gone through.

Master: That is true, then I entrust it to you.

Hiro: Alrighty! Let's go Luna, Red. A journey awaits!

He says in a deeper voice. Luna laughs a little and they make their way to the door. Ame starts to walk to where the rooms are, and spots Onakino hiding around the corner. She is looking around the corner at the group departing. Ame looks back at the group and back at her. She appears to be blushing a little. Ame kinda shrugs, and walks past her a little bit.

Ame: You should just talk to him, stalking is kinda creepy.

Onakino: Wait, no, I wasn't-

Ame: Just a suggestion girl, you do you.

She looks over her shoulder with a little smile to her. Onakino nods, and Ame goes to her room. The group leaves the building and gets on a cart. They begin their travels up north. The Master looks out the door as they leave.

Master: Wait, was that cart… it's possible, he was supposed to come.

He begins to laugh. He puts his hand on his head and shakes it with laughter.

???: Sir, are you alright?

Master: Yes i'm fine, hehe. I just realized that sending them to that cart was pointless.

???: Why is that?

Master: Because the man in that cart there going to help, is one of the strongest people I know.

Within the cart, two people sit, one person in his early twenties, and the other is around 15-16.

Bandit: Get out of the cart! NOW!

The teen, just cracks a smile.