Vartock loved to travel as I have said it many times in my previous posts and Vartock loved facing the unknown without fear but he returned to brisshal to maybe catch some friendly faces. Meeting new people and making friends at this point was a better start he guessed compared to the alternative. Vartock was running for miles and hasn't stopped since he left astorea to make it back to brisshal for some more training. Cutting down some wolves never hurt anybody, if you didn't get eaten in the process, but vartock loves challenges. Vartock with sweat rolling down his face as his speed increased from 50 miles an hour to 150 times the speed of sound.

He stopped, stumbled and almost fell off a cliff right next to a waterfall, Vartock thinking to himself, finally a bathtub with a water slide. Vartock Leaped off of the cliff and dived head first into the waters of this small like of timid fish and other animals. Vartock spent the whole morning swimming in the lake, exercising his muscles trying to stay fit, he didn't want to lose an ounce of strength sitting around. Eat, train, drink, sleep repeat, where the only things running through vartock's mind most of the time. After having enough of the lake he jumped out of the lake onto a giant boulder.

vartock seemed to be hitting the jackpot for boulder lifting as he dropped down off of the big rock and examined it. Vartock stretching himself out as he was examining the boulder, studying where he could pick it up at. He laughed outloud to himself as he stopped and took form removing the smile from his face and bowing to the rock then posing in his martial art stance as he leaped towards the stone. Needless to say vartock pulled his right hand back balling it into a fist and flexing his bicep only to come into contact with the boulder with a full fist of all of his strength. The boulder exploded on its front side leaving a crater halfway through as if someone to a giant bite out of the boulder.

The debris of the stones flying everywhere as he remained still in his form. Then He lifted his left leg before releasing a Kick with his left leg stomping his foot in the middle of the cracked crater in the boulder splitting this giant mass in half. each side of the boulder looked like ovals with crater splotches in them. Vartock then dropped down doing over 150 push ups within the next hour, turning around and lying on his back taking the next hour doing 150 sit ups. Vartock was determined to train his body to be strong and hard to defeat. His resolve, his undying rage was never going away, he got up off of the ground and stood up straight as he got on top of one half on the oval shaped boulder. Vartock sat down and delved into his deep meditation as his third eye opened seeping dark energy out and white aura surrounding his body.

I was hoping to maybe see how dangerous this wolves were but I guess I could catch their attention while I sit here like sweating meat. Maybe Bradwynne would show up I am wondering if he had got my message from the note I sent with a bird. Vartock was maybe hoping to meet someone by now but figure while I am waiting mise well meditate. @Bradwynne

 

It was a bright day in Honeyhome Village as Bradwynne was walking along the street. His target was the bulletin board that was fifty meters away from him. He needed to make a fortune so that he could buy more useful items in the near future, as more challenges would unfold where his abilities might be needed, and what he was equipped right now might not be enough. And so, taking up contracts with the NPCs of this world would be very practical for him to gain some more pieces of gold with which to be used for new pieces of equipment.

As he was looking at the bulletin board he noticed something dropping towards his clothes. He then looked at the thing that dropped, and he noticed that it was an excrement of a bird. Disgusted with what he saw, he quickly wiped the dropping with his hand towel, when he felt something perched on his head. He then grasped it with his hands, and then he saw that it was a carrier pigeon, and a piece of paper was tied on its leg. He was thinking about why would someone send to him a message via a carrier pigeon when there was a way that they could send messages with the interface of the game. He then took the paper and unscrolled it. It was from Vartock, telling him that he should meet him at one of the forests in Brisshal. He then thought why Vartock wanted to meet with him, seeing that he had already rejected his proposal to be his apprentice. He then decided to play a trick on this warrior, since he had to wash his clothes just because Vartock did not know how to operate the interface and decided to use something that could drop an excrement to send mail to him. Scribbling a note at the back of where Vartock had written his message that said, "Meet me at a river nearby", he then took the pigeon, and then, chanting a Hebrew phrase, he then analyzed the pigeon's body on when would it take the next excrement to happen, after feeding the pigeon with lots of bird seed. After leaving the village, when he felt that the time was near for the pigeon to excrete soon after it would reach Vartock's location, he then let the pigeon fly. He knew that when it would reach Vartock, the pigeon would excrete great amounts of excrement after it would perch on him.

He then moved towards the river where he had said they would meet, and then while waiting, he would take all of what he was wearing on his upper body off except for a white undershirt, and would then do some laundry on these clothes at the river. Hopefully, the stain and the smell of the pigeon's excrement would be removed by his washing, and that might take a couple of hours and some more hours to dry them in the sun.

 

Vartock Remained still lost in his deep meditation, the wind blowing and the amount of birds decided to land and chill on vartock as if he were a statue. The carrier pigeon returned dropping shit on vartock's shoulder. Vartock didn't move he was still lost in his meditation, as it would take 24 Hours to charge energy and it already had been 23 hours and 55 minutes ago when he started. Vartock remained still and unmoved until the remainder of the time of his meditation ended. He then woke up, his third eye shutting, his energy dissipating, he looked around across the river and saw bradwynne stripping. Vartock expression changed to an odd expression, well I didn't exactly invite him here to a strip club O_O Vartock murmured to himself.

Vartock then saw the shit on the right side of his shoulder and thought, well dang the kid knows up to joke but I think he is gonna get an even funnier prank. As he started to chant a little illusionist prayer of a really beautiful human lady projected itself. Brad had not yet spotted bradwynne so it gave him perfect opportunity to prank him back. Vartock chanted some more latin sayings to the projection of the seductive beautiful looking mirage that literally could be taken seriously. She looks real enough and vartock sent the projection over to bradwynne to try and flirt with him.

Brad was in the middle of stripping when he heard rustling in the bushes, curious to what it was he went inside the forest to check if out only to be stunned by how attractively beautiful this lady looked in front of him.

The projection asked him, hello my name is hope, what's yours mister? I have never seen such a cute little guy like yourself before. Vartock then snuck over to bradwynne's area where he left his clothes and took off running to the other side of the lake. Vartock cracking up laughing as he ran as fast as he could. The projection was intensely seductive and was trying its hardest to get bradwynne to try and seduce her.

Vartock sat on the other side of the lake awaiting for the consequences that would arise from this act of prank. Bradwynne went to touch the girls boobs when the projection exploded into whole body of bird shit covering bradwynne everywhere. Vartock bursted out laughing as hard as he could like a 2 year old child, surprisingly you could hear his laugh from all the way on the other side of the lake where the river intersected with the waterfall.

Vartock was laughing so hard he couldn't move but yelled for bradwynne to come down and join him at the other side of the lake. Vartock waiting for brad to show up, decided to hide his close projecting another allusion. @Bradwynne

 

Fortunately for Bradwynne, the stain and the smell of the bird shit went away after a few washes on running water. He could not use soap on woolen goods as it would destroy the cloth, and so he had to do it in running water without any soap. Satisfied with what he did, he then used some wood to make a makeshift cloth rack as he hung the articles to dry.

As he was drying the clothes he then saw a woman moving over to his side. The woman was goodly-proportioned, and to add to this seductive display she was wearing a two-piece swimsuit. As he saw the woman he quite blushed, but he then wondered why was such a person appearing to him. But although his mind was trying to resist the temptation, his body was already given up to it. Much worse, she said to him that he was such a cute boy. Now his mind became fixed to thinking that it was a trap, but his body continued on grasping those bountiful breasts and his mind could do little to stop it. As his hand made contact with the breast of the woman, something exploded. He then found himself covered in bird shit all over his body, and the woman was gone. In sheer surprise and disappointment, he spat out the pieces of bird shit that was accumulated even in his mouth and nose. He found himself a victim of some prank, and since it was bird shit that exploded and not any other thing or shit, he surmised it was Vartock's doing. The shout of Vartock from the woods confirmed it, and in response to that shout he then said, "May I take a bath and a change of clothes please?" as he did not wait for Vartock's reply and then moved himself toward the river to bathe.

Bradwynne had not bathed in a clean river before, and so, dipping himself in the river to clean all of the bird shit that stuck on his body was new to him. He had to dive in the river with all of his remaining clothes on, since the bird shit penetrated everything from his short ponytail to the insoles of his boots. When the river cleaned all the visible pieces of the bird shit from all of his clothes, he then manipulated the menu to return the clothes to his inventory, as he thought that it would not be safe to clean his clothes here, not here where Vartock was still present, as he noticed the clothes that he had hung on the makeshift rack all went lost. At the same time, he then materialized a piece of perfumed soap from his inventory and then used it to thoroughly clean his body, dipping himself in the river for some periods of time. He even used fresh lather from the soap to clean his mouth as he gargled it and spat it out, and he did it many times.

After he had thoroughly cleaned his body, he quite regretted that he did not have another set of clothes the same as the one he did wear earlier. And so he materialized the set of clothes he would use when he would train his swordsmanship. Fortunately he still had it in his possession all the time, just in case his original clothes would be destroyed, stolen, or any other situation. Although he did have a good amount of other clothes in his inventory, he would try never to use them except when clearly needed.

Steadying his mind, he then moved towards the direction of Vartock's shout, fully expecting that he might pull another prank on him. That one from before might have fooled his body, but this time he would have a hard time. He was more focused than ever before, and he would try to counteract whatever prank he would set on him.

 

Vartock heard the shouts and reactions of bradwynne continuing laughing as loud as he could for 20 minutes straight. Vartock Calmed down and pulled bradwynnes extra set of clothes into his hand. He then laid them on the rock as he saw bradwynne and yelled for him to come over to where he was sitting. Vartock was still trying to hold back more laughter as he had a jokingly smile on his face. He then stood up waiting for brad to show up and to hand his clothes back to him willingly.

Vartock

"HEY OVER HERE, YOU DIMWITTED LITTLE SHIT"

Vartock figured insulting him with mere words to test if his reaction was going to be as immature to that of a highschool student. He stood there waiting for bradwynne to come over to where he was standing.

 

As Bradwynne was about to move towards the direction of Vartock's shout earlier, he then heard a shout from another direction, now it was nearer to him. Although what the voice shouted was quite offensive, the tone was that of someone teasing another person. Since the voice he heard was of Vartock's voice, which was frightening from when he had sparred with him some days before, he thought that it was with good fun. Of course, being successful on tricking Bradwynne with his phantasmia of bird shit, he ought to be laughing and celebrating for a prank well done. And being also a prankster and who started this business of bird shit, he would not take anything that he did against him. Only if he would return his clothes for that matter. The clothes are important for such a vain person as Bradwynne.

Fortunately Vartock returned the clothes to Bradwynne as he moved towards the rock where he stood. He then said as he was still laughing from the prank, "Hey, you big shit, you clearly liked the shit mail don't you?" He then would try to tickle Vartock while he was still laughing. "There's an interface in the menu that could be used to send mail to another person, so why the pigeon? And why did you call?"

 

Vartock

" I realised that I misjudged you, for that I apologize, you must understand I not the easiest person to get close to considering how dark I can get if pushed, I did not mean to frighten you, which is why I have a new proposition, you come with me, you join me as equals, I learn from you and you learn from me, we are a team when it calls for it, we are rivals when we do not have to group together, we become friends and both serve seto kurama, we improve and become stronger together, maybe someday we will spar again, as equals of course, I figured I pushed myself a little hard on you, but as ridiculous as it sounds I just wanted you to rise up against your fears and face the unknown with courage and triumph, I made you a promise and I will keep it now."

Vartock walks over to the boulder sitting in the ground, vartock's third eye opened, his energy began swelling as it seeped out his dark purple energy and white aura. Vartock figure if he showed this kid how he was able to lift the boulder, then it would convince him to stick around. bradwynne was smart, strong, and skilled, all of the things vartock Valued in a person for recruitment.

Vartock

" you wanted to see my inhuman strength and why my resolve is so powerful of me relentless will, first I open my third eye releasing all of my energy so I can control it how I like, this technique requires no energy, as its just me controlling my energy in a different way, unfortunately not many can learn the third eye, it requires malefimancy, as far as my understanding of it goes, anyways what you see before me is a boulder nearly the size of the one I picked up in dunnstads beach, and crushed it to dust with my fist, well with my strength now I can't lift it."

Vartock bends down and tries to lift the rock and fails, he tried as hard as he could but the boulder would not budge. vartock stands back up straight, then forms a stance like martial art stance.

Vartock

" Now the trick to the technique is required body build strength to meet the inhuman strength halfway, *Vartocks hands started to glow with white energy as his energy started draining but his strength was increasing*

100% HP

MAX HP

60% EN

MAX EN

Conditions - drained.

Skill Trained 5% more speed 0% increase strgh/def 40% energy cost " [/text]

(INHUMAN STRENGTH)

The User uses a technique from the martial art Kaio-Jitsu-It allows the user to temporarily become strong enough to deadlift blunt heavy objects from inside the ground to object just lying on the ground.

Vartock then took his right hand, bent over mounting each of his hands on both side of the boulder, then began dead lifting it in the air. At first he held it up with two hands before dropping his left arm hold it with one.

Vartock

"inhuman strength draws energy from your life force and circulates into your muscles and it allows your body to become strong enough to temporarily be able to do things no other mere person can do, only those who know body combat can learn this technique, I learned it within my first battle with seto, this technique only lasts a short time so I have to get the job done fast."

Vartock then bent his arm in was it seemed as if he was gonna drop it, but it was not the case. Vartock tossed the boulder 10 feet in the air, then jumped 6 feet high curling his right hand back as he came in and threw his technique punch into it.

(Finishing touch)


Vartock thrusting all his might into the attack and completely and utterly destroyed the giant boulder creating a blinding explosion of light. afterwards vartock dropped down as the rock remained nothing but dust afterwards. Vartock dropped and said the technique to human strength is your life force energy known as kai strain. Vartock continued Kai strain mixed with a martial arts that does everything from grappling to stand up. Brazilian jiu jitsu does it all and when performing the knowledge in your head with the energy in your body your strength temporarily increases long enough to do what you have to in order for the job to get done.

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Bradwynne listened on as Vartock reiterates his interest on him as when they first met in the beach in Dunnstads, but this time he offered to be his partner. At this juncture Bradwynne just smiled and said, "Well if I did not agree to be your equal, will I ever dare answering to your pigeon mail and coming here? You just received your answer, long before you sent the pigeon." He then watched on and listened as he explained the nature of his techniques that he used to perceive his illusion last time, as well as how he had lifted the boulder many times his size and exploded it with a punch from his fist. Although the display still fascinated him, it was not the same excitement that he felt on that stormy day in Dunnstads. It was not even the reason why Bradwynne admired him. It was not strength that Bradwynne wanted from him, it was definitely his willpower and focused mind that had driven Bradwynne to run towards Vartock to have a greater look, and why he had agreed to spar with him, and why he still wanted to follow him up until this day.

As Vartock finished his explanations and his demonstrations, Bradwynne then moved towards another huge rock by the river. It was quite small compared to the rock that Vartock lifted. Bradwynne's body then oozed with light manifesting itself as pillars of smoke as he grasped the hilt of the katana, which also glowed. He then said, "The sparring session with you was definitely enough for me to hone my skills, but I think something is still lacking. But I deeply believe in one thing. You use fists, I use a sword. Maybe someone would think that this is not fair and I will win all the time. But it's not." He gently drew the katana from its sheath, and the glow could be seen to extend from the habaki to the tip. He then held up the sword in Vartock's presence. "As strong, as legendary as a certain sword might be, its true strength is as strong as its wielder. This sword, I tell you, is just a strengthened version of the standard issue uchigatana of the soldiers, only apt for the merchant-class citizens." He then faced the rock, and he drew a stance quite near it. "The trick to everything is to know your body, know your weapon, and treat your weapon as if it was a part of your body. That is the problem with most of those who pride themselves into thinking that if they have weapons, they are unstoppable. When in fact they can be stopped. The greatest example is what happened one thousand eight hundred years ago in China. There is a certain weapon, a sword for that matter, that was prided to cut every material, may it be the armor of that generation to weapons, and of course, skin and bone. It was proven effective in the hands of a certain warlord which was known not only for his intelligence but his deeds in battle. But there was time that the weapon was to be delivered to the warlord by a certain kin who was not quite as strong as the warlord, and that kin was intercepted by a warrior of the rival of the warlord, a very famous warrior from that era. The warlord's kin used the sword to kill off the great warrior, since it was a perfect sword to kill somebody who stands in his way. Do you know who won?" With a forced breath, he then moved the sword backwards, and then the sword glowed with a light-blue color. The sword then moved upwards, and then striking the rock. His right eye twitched as the aura that formed on him moved towards the sword as he tried to pry the rock from the ground, and then an earthquake was felt as the rock elevated from its original position, and then was pried by the katana as it went upwards in the air. The glow did not withdraw from the katana as the rock was falling down, and he then said, "The famous warrior whose name was Zhao Yun." The huge rock then fell down, and then was met with numerous strikes of the katana, cutting the rock into quite small pieces. He then moved his body back and forth like a certain action that was performed by elite players of a certain old FPS type of game, who used a sword to close in to the target and hack them to death even when the target used guns. As the clack of his boots which soles were fashioned like a two-toothed geta were heard in a rhythmic fashion, the sound of rock clashing with metal was heard, as the pieces of rock were not allowed to fall down to the ground as they were ground by the multiple slashes of the sword to powder, and nothing was heard from the rock after that. Bradwynne stopped, and then said, "Another example was that action I performed a while ago. Even if someone used guns, if they can not aim their weapons, they would be rendered useless as they would be cut to pieces and they were to be never heard of ever again. Even if your weapon were as easy to use like a gun, you will never win if you can not use it properly, and chances are, you will be cut up by some bloke who chose to bring a sword to a gunfight." He then sheathed the katana. "As you can see, my strength is sound, my techniques are sound, but I think something's still lacking. And I saw it in you. Not the time you were dead-lifting bounders, but the time before that: your unyielding resolve, when even the roaring waves of the sea and the heavy rain and wind of the storm were raging around you, you were still unshaken. I want that resolve, and I wish you train me in that aspect."

 

Vartock remained silent, he listened as he watched intently trying to understand everything bradwynne was trying to teach him. This kid seriously giving me a lecture on fighting when this kid is too scared to kill if need be. *vartock* The whole reason I showed you my technique again was so that you could see my indomitable resolve but like many kids you overlook what's right in front of you instead of looking past the problem to see the solution. My will power comes from the fiery depths of my heart, I never knew my family, I do not even believe I have one back in my world world war 3 happen (btw just for plot reasons for vartock not to do with anybody else's stuff) I have tasted death and come back from it since I was 5 years old and you're going to see why, so take my hand and I will show you what nightmares await me in the night of sleep. *vartock held out his hands for brad to grab them*

Vartock wanted to show the kid the origin of his mind set and why he was different from everyone else.

*vartock* Rule #1 know your enemy Rule#2 every part of your body is a weapon, rule#3 Anybody whose anybody can win a fight, but only by 3 things, Indomitable will power, Speed of mind, and endurance. To beat your opponent one way is to show that you can take a great deal of pain and more showing that no matter what they do to you, you will not die, you will never die, indomitable will power is the mindset that keeps to driven with this undying attitude to just survive no matter what the cost of the enemy, and true never leave a fallen man behind no matter what the odds or the enemy, speed of mind is the ability to act faster than your opponent can think, which is why fear is no good, fear stops you, fear questions your resolve, and it's a distraction that can get you killed. The only thing to fear is being afraid, for no matter what is to come there is one god, one devil, one right hand for each god, between good and evil, and that my friend is a human capable to evil and good, it's not an easy path but I promise it's the only path that keeps yourself alive when you're lost in a situation that is impossible to get out of. You're quite knowledgeable of your blade true enough but the strength of that blade does not come from the metal or the material or the previous masters, it comes from you, it comes from your heart, your mind, you unstoppable strength is withinside your very soul and can be brought out to increase the strength of your body, not all your enemies will be easy but they will be a lot less distracting or intimidating if you let go of your fears and learn to face the unknown with a strength that you're ready for anything. A sword can be useful if you know how to use it, but if you learn to use your body then weapons outside of your body are just excuses to hold back your true strength which is why I never stop using my own strength to win my battles.
Now take my hand so I can show you why my will is so strong.

 

As Bradwynne listened on to what Vartock was saying, a memory dawned on his mind, and it was as if Vartock's words were describing that thing which came into Bradwynne's mind. Bradwynne did not know Vartock's state of mind when he was explaining things which made his mind as focused as it was before up until now, but as that memory replayed, he knew what it meant.

In his memory he saw a person with long hair bundled up into a ponytail, an oni mask tied to the upper right of his head, a flowery kimono half worn so that his right side was laid bare, white pants, and black knee-high boots with white soles. He was falling down a wall with outstretched hands and feet, an uchigatana in his right hand. If he was a normal person, he would panic, but it would be seen that his mouth was curled up in a defiant smile.

"Rule # 1. Know your enemy."

At his front was a sea of people who was at one side of the wall, and by the armor they wear it would seem that they are soldiers besieging the wall. But why was that person smiling?

"Rule #2. Every part of your body is a weapon."

He fell directly on the soldiers, felling some of them down as he mauled one person with his left hand while slashing another with the sword. He then got up, and as he was still slashing one soldier with a sword, his left arm and his legs were also striking the soldiers while preserving the balance of his body.

"Rule #3. Anybody whose anybody can win a fight, but only by 3 things: indomitable will power, speed of mind, and endurance."

Even when he was overwhelmed by huge numbers, still he did not waver as he countered some moves of the opponent, evaded some, and others he let hit on his body.

"To beat your opponent one way is to show that you can take a great deal of pain and more showing that no matter what they do to you, you will not die, you will never die, indomitable will power is the mindset that keeps to driven with this undying attitude to just survive no matter what the cost of the enemy, and true never leave a fallen man behind no matter what the odds or the enemy, speed of mind is the ability to act faster than your opponent can think, which is why fear is no good, fear stops you, fear questions your resolve, and it's a distraction that can get you killed."

As the man was finished on his battalion he charged again on another battalion, not minding his wounds and with a quick kick on the ground he closed the distance towards the battalion and him, and then arrows started flying towards him. Most missed, but a handful connected on the person, his body almost becoming a pincushion. But that person shouted in defiance, "DO YOU THINK THESE ARROWS WOULD HURT ME?!" as he charged again at the soldiers. They are then slaughtered with every slash, every punch, every kick of the person...

"The only thing to fear is being afraid, for no matter what is to come there is one god, one devil, one right hand for each god, between good and evil, and that my friend is a human capable to evil and good, it's not an easy path but I promise it's the only path that keeps yourself alive when you're lost in a situation that is impossible to get out of."

...because he had a city, no, a country to protect, all of those living in the city from where he came from needs his help. If he would need to do evil to counteract the evil that was about to fall on his beloved city, he would do it for the good of his city, his country.

Bradwynne's memory, as well as Vartock's words, left a deep impression on him, because the person with the long blonde ponytail was Bradwynne himself. From the time that he was hailed as the Demonic Ninja of Astorea. It was not that Bradwynne did not know what Vartock meant, but Bradwynne promptly erased the memory of the war from his mind, because of the sin that he did shortly after the war had concluded, and so Bradwynne's mind became conflicted long before he met Vartock, and up until this day. Now, Bradwynne's mind became cleared up, but he wanted to make sure that his track would be the right one. And so, Bradwynne grabbed Vartock's hands, grasping them tightly.

"Now show me, the things you had to face in order to gain your mindset."

 

Vartock gestured himself in a stand up stance as his hand remained still awaiting for bradwynne's hands to touch his own. Vartock saw something in this young one, a smart, and wise mindset, he had boundaries, he would self police his own behavior. Vartock admired this kid for that, but life is more complicated than a simple mindset. Bradwynne grabbed vartock by the hands as their eyes shut and his third eye opened. A flash Of whiteness flashing in the eyes of vartock and bradwynne blinding them to seemingly unable to see anything in from of them.

Then a dark starry night outside of a city as they stood on the water off shore of the city. They were not five feet from a boat carrying a young adult and a 5 year old child.


The 5 year old child and the adult were playing together like mother and a child would, as if no care in the world. Vartock then started speaking That 5 year old child is me, what you're about to see will show you why I tasted death and came back from it, That chinese lady with the chinese outfit is the only memories I have left of anything resembling a family, though I am not chinese.

Vartock remained silent for a moment, the starry night seemingly unstable to lose its beauty, everything all seemed to be calm. The sounds of the city, cars moving, boats going by, 5 year old playing with a chinese woman. Then a flash of Destruction out of nowhere destroying everything in site before the flash of everything immediately disappeared and bradwynne reopened his eyes to the sounds of the forest in brisshal.

 

As Bradwynne grasped the hands of Vartock and closed his eyes, suddenly a burst of light illuminated at what was supposed to be darkness of Bradwynne's sight, and then as the light subsided, they found themselves viewing the skyline of a bustling city which he did not know the exact location. Everything around him were progressing in a normal manner as would be expected of a city its size: cars passing by to and fro over a nearby bridge, a number of cruise ships going to and away from the city. In the foreground could be seen what might have been a mother-and-child duo playing together as they were within a boat that was floating in the river near the city. What could be noticed however was that the woman was an Asian, and her clothes might have confirmed she was a Chinese, and the child looks like he's a White American. Bradwynne then thought that if the woman was the mother of the child, the child might have gotten his facial features from the father, since the facial features of the two were quite dissimilar. Since Vartock made him witness the event, Bradwynne thought that the two people were related to Vartock's past, and his hunch were confirmed by Vartock himself, saying that the child was himself, and the woman was not his mother as she was his guardian. The charming sight of the two people playing amid the busy skyline of a living city went on and on until something happened. An explosion erupted near the bridge where lots of cars and not a little number of pedestrians were travelling on. The explosion took a huge toll on the bridge which started to fall down, and the tower of the bridge crashing into the river, together with the shockwaves that were formed by the explosion, caused a huge wave to engulf the two people who were playing on the boat, and then that was when Bradwynne awakened from the trance that was initiated by Vartock.

Although it maybe not what was the end of it, Bradwynne had realized something that he did not know before, since Vartock projected the events of his life before him. As Bradwynne was thinking he was criticizing himself as a blithering idiot. Here he was, moping about the grievous sin he had done shortly after the war and lost his confidence over it, while Vartock used the incidents of his childhood to motivate himself to be a stronger person in what he had perceived to be a dog-eat-dog world. Comparing what they had experienced, Bradwynne's was quite a trivial matter as compared to Vartock's, which might have inflicted a serious trauma to his psyche. And how they responded to their problems were worlds apart. And so, Bradwynne thought that it would not be good for him to delve on his matter for too long. As what his former commander had told him, that person which Bradwynne had killed deserved it coming to him, and it would be far better for him to suffer that consequence than being put into court-martial and suffer the same fate anyway, in addition to his family bearing the stigma of having a disobedient soldier in the family. As he was thinking, even God himself would punish those who knew the consequences of their unlawful actions and still doing it even though they knew the consequences.

Bradwynne then set on his course of action going forward. Although he would not abandon his own resolve that the people of this world were of the same mold as themselves the players in the real world, and would continue on nurturing them for the good of their races, he would never stop doing what he knew is right, even though it might affect the lives of other people in the process. If he would need to kill a few in order to save the majority, he should, and would, do it. If he would have fear about everything that might happen going on forward, he should try to let go of the fear that he was feeling in his heart, and move onward with his sight forward.

Bradwynne then said to Vartock, "Thank you for letting me into your thoughts, and even your former life in the real world. This time I would etch into my heart that fear of anything, although it would be normal, should be shunned if I were to go forward in life. Although I would not abandon the precepts I learned from the former incident of my life up until this day; I would need to remember that even if it would inflict pain on some people, I had to make the choice, however evil some people would think about it, to protect the greater good."

 

Vartock folded his hands together as he spoke...thing is brad, we all have choices to make in this world and if your questioning yourself as far as right and wrong you have a self policing method that most people dont have and what i refer to as common sense. Nobody likes to kill but humans are bread warriors capable of great violence and great compassion. I wqs merely testing your resolve up until now you have passes every test with flying colors ik i can trust you and ik your strong enough to make the right choices if i can see that potential then so should you the memories i showed you are what i dream every night since i was 5 and yes it was harsh living that world but its not about doggy dog its about survival not of the fittest but self preservation you protect yourself and others so your not another animal thats what seperates you from them yes humans have to make evil decisions to get things done but that doesnt mean we should feel remorse for those who made their decisions that placed them in the position they put themselves in there are two kinds of evil people necessary and unnecessary evil if you know right from wrong then dont punish yourself for necessary evil sometimes the choice is our burden to bear but we bear it so lives of the innocent remain free.
Vartock placed his hand on brads shoulder and patted him lightly.
Not everyone can be saved there are those select few people who believe in chaos, anarchy, supremacy, fear, thats how people like hitler rose to power people like darth sidious off of star wars they all used and abused their position of powers and they were both and all struck down feeling sorry no dont pitty the dead pitty the living furthermore pitty those who live life without love in their hearts.
Vartock folded his hands behind his back and began walking away towards the road.
He looked back at bradwynne and said...
Its a shame you wont join me white knights like yourself are hard to come by your a one of a kind but i cannot force you to join me for i am an apprentice to seto kurrama if i were to recruit you back with me seto could use all the help he can get and so could i for whatever path lies ahead of us bradwynne we have duty and oaths to follow and if you dont want to remain stuck without a purpose in this world then follow as my equal and together we can serve the duke and his duchess and if your up for it you can help me wipe out the pests known as the pigmen. I take my leave make your choice pm me if you came to a final decision. Until then farewell my friend.
Vartock/leaving thread.