"Osiris!"

Osiris shoots out of her bed gripping her forehead.

"Woah, I didn't mean to scare you."

She turns to face the voice.

"Akira.."

The man falls back in his chair putting hi feet up on her table, smirking.

"The one and only!"

Osiris smirked flipping her arm and looking at the long scar across her arm. The long scar running from between her. Pink finger and the end of her forearm.

"Bad dream again?"

She looked up again.

"Yeah, it wasn't very pleasant."

"I'm not even gonna ask."

Akira fumbles for something in his pocket pulling it out, and flicking it open. The fire from the lighter ignites and the cigarette in his mouth bursts to life, his ring glints in the sun.

"Not like I'd get an answer anyways."

"Hey I sometimes tell you!"

"And 'sometimes' their lies."

"At least it's not all the time!"

He removed the cigarette, the smoke blows from his face, obscuring his face for a moment. His bright green emerald eye's the only things visible.

"I'm sure.."

... He throws the cigarette back into his lips.

"Well anyways!"

The man shoots up from his chair, propelling himself to the door.

"Better get up, we have a meeting in an hour."

'why so sudden?"

"Beats me." Akira just shrugs walking towards the door.

"Better put that cigarette out, Annya will kill you if she find you smoking in the house."

He smirks and grabs the cigarette from his mouth stopping in front of the door and letting all the smoke leave his lungs.

"Guess your right."

"Dispersios."

He snaps his fingers and it's gone.

"I'll see you soon, I still gotta get saido, and Hisoka up."

"Sounds like fun."

Akira laughs.

"Always is."

Osiris sat in the room, staring at the ceiling. Her gaze falls to the scar across her arm again. She smirks.

"I'll keep on going."

"I won't waste that gift to me."

-----

Osiris closes the door to her door.

"Hello Osiris."

She turns her head to the voice.

"Good morning Minerva."

The witch yawns.

"Hardly, have you seen the rain today?"

"It's been like this for days, of course I've seen it."

"Has it?"

"I don't exactly remember it being that way yesterday?"

"Of course you don't.."

"Hey what's that supposed to mean!"

"Nothing, nothing.."

"Can we get moving ladies?"

Both girls turn to the impossible figure of a man behind them.

"Sorry Saido!"

"We're just have a chat!"

The man looks them up and down.

"Your chat can wait till I've had my coffee.." Saido rubs his eyes.

"Come on Saido, you don't ALWAYS have to be an ass in the morning."

"Shut up bender."

"You act like that offends me Saido."

"Never intended to offend you, just annoy you."

"By not using my name?"

"Exactly!"

The man behind him laughs.

"Get going Saido you brute."

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"Stupid bandage.."

The large man moves between the girls, throwing his weight with each step.

"Asshole."

"It's Saido, Minerva!"

"Your right Hisoka."

"I know." Hisoka says with a confident smirk. As he walks by one of the bandages wrapping his entire body whips Osiris in the face.

"Sorry Osiris!"

"It's fine Hisoka, it doesn't matter."

He grabs the fabric, wrapping it around his hand again.

"Those to man."

"Oh hey Akira."

"You just saw me Minerva."

"I did?"

Akira slaps his face.

"Maybe I'm mistaken..."

The three of them walk to the grand hall of the building. The large room with couches on the middle. There sat Saido, Hisoka, and another person.

"Finally got everyone up Akira?"

"Shut up Annya, those two took far to long to get up." Akira points two fingers at the men on the couches.

"Oh shut it Akira, if you hadn't stopped for a smoke break in Osiris, and daichi's room we would had been on time!"

"I have to agree with bandage man over here." Saido points to Hisoka.

"Thanks big man." Hisoka laughs.

"Shut it bandage."

"Everyone shut it!"

They all turn to Annya.

"I can't even start meeting without you three picking a fight.." she pinches her forehead.

"What's the meeting about sister?"

"I WAS GETTING TO THAT!"

She sighs taking a large breath in.

"We got a member from the inspection board coming today."

"It is that time of the year again."

"Is it really?"

"Man this year went by fast."

"I'm sure that can't be it though, you wouldn't wake us up this early to tell us that."

"You are right Hisoka."

"Of course I am Ma'lady-

"Stop calling me that."

"Sorry.."

"Anyways!" Annya pauses smirking.

"Anyways?"

"Shut up Akira, let me have my moment!"

"Sure."

The room goes silent as the twins stare each other down.

"Construction on our new training arena has finished!"

"The one that we had to throw all of our salaries into for half the year?"

Annya snaps to Saido.

"Yeah that one.."

"Better be nice!"

"It is I can assure you, it is."

"And that's where we'll be showing off at for the inspector?"

"Of course, they need to gauge our strength, so may as well use it."

"Sounds like a plan boss."

"We should start heading over."

Osiris pauses looking around for a moment.

"Where's Daichi?"

"Your brother is already down their Osiris."

"Alone?!"

"Calm down he is a capable marksman all on his own, as well as his great magic ability, he's fine."

"He's also just a kid."

"A kid raised by an urchin like you."

Osiris turns to Saido annoyed, while Akira bursts out laughing.

"Jeez guys you can't leave her alone for one minute?"

"Nope."

"Nope."

"Nope!"

Everyone turns to Minerva confused.

"What are we talking about again?"

"Dumb witch."

"Hey!"

The room bursts into laughter.

*An hour later*

"We should be getting close to the arena soon!"

"Finally."

"Why'd we have to make it so far away from the base?"

"Cause I don't want my precious home to be destroyed by a bunch of idiots with anger issues."

Akira turns to her, flicking his lighter open.

"Right..."

"Cause we have anger issues.."

"What was that Akira?"

"Nothing Annya!"

"That's what I thought."

Osiris laughs at the exchange.

"Gotta love em, huh."

She turns to Hisoka walking next to her.

"I always have."

"Well I'd hope so, they saved you and your brother."

"Yeah I don't know where I'd be without them."

"Seven years with them right?"

"Yep, and it won't change anytime soon!"

"Good to hear, they need you more then you realize."

"I need them more then they realize!"

"I doubt it, you and Daichi could make a damn fine duo across the sea in Eastworld."

"I doubt it, Eastworld is a whole different monster to conquer."

"How would you know?"

"Books."

"I'm sure."

"Huh?!"

"I'm joking."

He bumps her shoulder laughing. Osiris laughs nervously too, playing along with the joke. She takes a few steps then she bumps into Saido.

"Watch it."

"Why'd you stop then?"

"Cause we're here fool."

Osiris looks up to the white dragon flag flying atop a stone gate resembling swords crossing.

"Oh."

Saido walks on into the gate followed by Hisoka and Minerva. Osiris stood there for a moment continuing to stare at the gate.

"Osiris!"

She turns to Akira, his cigarette smokr blowing out in front of him.

"Come on, you gotta see the arena itself yet!"

Osiris grins throwing her hand in front of her as she jogs into the arena.

"I'll be right there!"

Osiris turns the corner of the path the rest turned down, and rushes to the large door of the arena in front of her. She slides by and looks out to the large training arena.

"Welcome!"

The group turns towards their leader. Annya stands in the middle of the arena raising her arms to the sky, her green eyes piercing, and her red hair flowing in the wind.

"To Prototype Arena!"

The Clan is silent simply staring at her.

"Nothing?"

"Nope."

"Tough crowd."

"Indeed Ms. Izanami."

"But of course they should be in this line of business."

Annya turns to the voice. A man in a suit is sitting in the seating of the arena.

"Ah, Mr. Inspector!"

"it's Mr. Ken to you Ms. Asshat."

"Well that isn't very nice!"

"My job doesn't require me to be nice Ms. Izanami."

"My job is to evaluate your group for Praetorian Kaido."

"So clan Yagi still stands at the top, huh?"

"Why wouldn't they!?" Mr. Ken yells from across the arena.

"They have protected the kingdom for one thousand years, and they'll protect it for one thousand more!"

"I'm sure.."

"Hey inspector guy!"

Annya and Ken turn to Akira.

"How we gonna do this?!"

"Like every other time Mr. Izanami!"

"Get in the stands and have a seat, I'll see what your capable of, and I'll make my judgements off of that."

"Each of you will get a turn, i promise!"

"Like last year!"

"Hey i was on a tight schedule last year!"

"This year we got my inspectors!"

"So you won't leave halfway through again?!"

"Probably."

"Probably?!"

"Unless something comes up that takes priority, i will not leave."

"Anything like that come up at the other clans?"

"Nope, so no reason to be worried about it!"

"Mhm."

"Shut it Akira, Everyone to our seats!"

The group moves to the stairway, climbing to the seats. They all look around at the forest arena.

"Why did you get it with so many seats Annya?"

"I don't really know."

"It would look weird with just a few seats wouldn't it?"

"I guess."

"Enough small talk, demonstrate what you can do."

"Jeez Mr. Inspector we work at our own pace."

"After all we got all day."

"Yet I'd prefer not to be here all day, do hurry it up Prototype."

Ken pulls out a notepad and a pen, clicking the pen to life, and adjustinh his glasses.

"Who shall i see first?"

Hisoka shoots up, pointing his finger to Saido.

"Come on big man, i got a score with you to settle!"

Saido smirks, shooting up from his stone seat.

"Ok bandage, you want a fight you'll get one."

Both men jump up from their seats, and down to the arena, walking to opposite sides of it. Hisoka gets to his side and crouches down, crossing his legs and spreading his hands out wide, putting his elbows to his knees.

"You really have to do that right now?"

Hisoka remains silent, closing his eyes.

"You stupid piece of cloth."

Saido stretches his hands over his head, and cracks his neck.

Hisoka remains silent sitting on the ground.

"What is he doing?"

"You don't remember inspector?"

"I left before he could fight last time!"

"It's part of his religion inspector."

Everyone turns to Akira who smirks.

"What would his religion be Mr. Izanami?"

"Well inspector, he is a bender."

"A bender?!"

"That is what i said."

"What is a bender doing in Westworld?!"

"None of our business inspector."

"All we know is something bad happened to him in Eastworld, that caused him to come west in such of his gods redemption."

"Do you know if he's found his redemption?"

"Once again inspector, not our business."

"You don't care to know what kind of person you have in your group?"

"I think you missed my point inspector."

Ken turns back to Annya."

"My fault honestly, i only impleyed my point, i didn't even say it to you!"

Hisoka stands up facing Saido, who swings a large silver Warhammer over his shoulder."

"Oh and what is your point Ms. Izanami?"

Hisokas eyes open and his left eye is watering and blue. While his right has turned brown and glows bright. He closes his fist and enters a fighting stance.

"Our members are good people inspector, we don't care about their pasts are."

"Finally bandage!"

Saido smirks throwing his hammer in front of him with one hand.

"I've been waiting to do this for a few weeks!"

Hisoka remains silent.

Annya stands up throwing her hand up.

"BEGIN!"