Pierre just laughed out loud when the two women had their exchange.
"Ya do what ya gotta do." he said.
"All right, kid." he then said to Jaden.
"Your blade skills may or may not be real, but tell me... ya got any sort of history in dealing with fighting, or conflict, or that sorta thing?" he asked.
Jaden was silent for a moment, before nodding.
"Yes." he replied.
"Many years ago, I survived an encounter with those known as the Blight Hunters." he told them.
Pierre was silent as he heard this, and raised an eyebrow.
"That so..." he mumbled, his tone a little on the sceptical side. Which was justified, seeing as Blight Hunters were known to be a ruthless group.
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Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Lee just leaned forward, her elbows on the table ahead of her, and her hands clasped together, two fingers extended - one from each hand - up to her lips.
"Just because you survived, does not mean you did the work." She stated.
"All that means is that you managed to survive, whether you were alone or not is not proven in that statement." She added.
"We will need to test your abilities, of course. First though, we need to test your mentality. "
"Just because you survived, does not mean you did the work." She stated.
"All that means is that you managed to survive, whether you were alone or not is not proven in that statement." She added.
"We will need to test your abilities, of course. First though, we need to test your mentality. "
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden was silent as he heard that.
"I see." he replied.
"That is fair." he said.
"By the way, got any proof of surviving an encounter with them Hunters?" Pierre asked.
Jaden just responded by turning around, and showing them the cruel mark on his back.
"....yep, that'd do it." Pierre replied.
"It's impressive you've managed to survive in this world with that." he commented.
"I see." he replied.
"That is fair." he said.
"By the way, got any proof of surviving an encounter with them Hunters?" Pierre asked.
Jaden just responded by turning around, and showing them the cruel mark on his back.
"....yep, that'd do it." Pierre replied.
"It's impressive you've managed to survive in this world with that." he commented.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Lee was silent.
"How DID you survive?" She asked.
"I mean... how is it that you survived in this world, with a mark such as that?" She clarified.
"How DID you survive?" She asked.
"I mean... how is it that you survived in this world, with a mark such as that?" She clarified.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Jaden sighed as he put his shirt back down, and turned to face them.
"Well, not alone." he said.
"Thankfully, someone came to my aide, and took me in, where I was raised by her and her mother, essentially." he told them.
"Oh?" Pierre asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Who?" he asked further.
".............." Jaden was silent as he heard the question, before sighing deeply.
"A pair of accomplished sword-wielders, that trained me and honed my skills."
"Well, not alone." he said.
"Thankfully, someone came to my aide, and took me in, where I was raised by her and her mother, essentially." he told them.
"Oh?" Pierre asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Who?" he asked further.
".............." Jaden was silent as he heard the question, before sighing deeply.
"A pair of accomplished sword-wielders, that trained me and honed my skills."
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Sydney just smirked, knowing the answer to the question. Demi had told her, after all.
"A pair of accomplished swordswomen?" Lee asked.
"That... is quite unheard of. Women tend to avoid sharp impliments such as that."
"A pair of accomplished swordswomen?" Lee asked.
"That... is quite unheard of. Women tend to avoid sharp impliments such as that."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"These women are anything BUT ordinary." Jaden responded.
"They live as they please, provide for themselves, and live fully independent lives." he said.
"Hah!" Pierre laughed.
"Sounds like MY kinda girls!" he exclaimed.
"Regardless, yeah, as Lee here said, we need to test you out, see if you got what it takes to be an assassin for the Triad." he told Jaden.
"I am prepared." Jaden responded.
"They live as they please, provide for themselves, and live fully independent lives." he said.
"Hah!" Pierre laughed.
"Sounds like MY kinda girls!" he exclaimed.
"Regardless, yeah, as Lee here said, we need to test you out, see if you got what it takes to be an assassin for the Triad." he told Jaden.
"I am prepared." Jaden responded.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"It is not an easy thing to go through." Sydney commented.
"Are you sure you are up to the task?" Lee then asked.
'You will run the real risk of death." She added.
"Are you sure you are up to the task?" Lee then asked.
'You will run the real risk of death." She added.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"If I was scared of something like death, I would be a recluse." Jaden countered.
"Kid's got a point." Pierre said.
"You sure you're ready for this?" he asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Jaden told them.
"Kid's got a point." Pierre said.
"You sure you're ready for this?" he asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Jaden told them.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Sydney was silent for a moment.
"Well, then." She started before looking to the other two.
"Lee? Pierce? Your rulings?" She asked.
"Do you believe that he has the wherewithal, the aptitude, to be successful if he survives the battle test?" Sydney asked
"Well, then." She started before looking to the other two.
"Lee? Pierce? Your rulings?" She asked.
"Do you believe that he has the wherewithal, the aptitude, to be successful if he survives the battle test?" Sydney asked
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"Yup!" Pierre replied.
"Kid looks like he's got the spunk and fortitude." he said.
"So I say go for it." he told her.
He was then silent, before sighing.
"But to make it official..." he muttered, trailing off some.
"I vote to let the trial commence." he said formally.
"Kid looks like he's got the spunk and fortitude." he said.
"So I say go for it." he told her.
He was then silent, before sighing.
"But to make it official..." he muttered, trailing off some.
"I vote to let the trial commence." he said formally.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
After a bit, Jaden had been through hell and been brought to the brink before being returned.
Pierce wasn't in the best of shapes either, for that matter. Strictly because of the fact that he'd been the one that had gone against him. Jaden had proven that he was quite capable with the blade.
Quite satisfactorily, as well.
Lee approached before sighing and created a bloom in her hands. She handed a couple petals to each of the fighters.
"Imbued with dryad mana. You two will both be perfectly recovered within about thirty minutes." She told them both.
Pierce wasn't in the best of shapes either, for that matter. Strictly because of the fact that he'd been the one that had gone against him. Jaden had proven that he was quite capable with the blade.
Quite satisfactorily, as well.
Lee approached before sighing and created a bloom in her hands. She handed a couple petals to each of the fighters.
"Imbued with dryad mana. You two will both be perfectly recovered within about thirty minutes." She told them both.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
They both accepted the petals, and Pierre immediately gulped his down, while Jaden did the same.
"Ahhhh." the lycan exhaled.
"Thanks, Lee!" he said.
"Yes, thank you." Jaden echoed.
"Kid, you're all right." Pierre then said.
"Been a while since I had such a rough go of a scrap like that."
"Ahhhh." the lycan exhaled.
"Thanks, Lee!" he said.
"Yes, thank you." Jaden echoed.
"Kid, you're all right." Pierre then said.
"Been a while since I had such a rough go of a scrap like that."
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
'Been awhile that you've been quite as battered." Lee then said before chuckling.
"Are you in any state to give the official ruling?" Sydney then asked.
"I know that Lee and I are." She added after a few seconds.
"Are you in any state to give the official ruling?" Sydney then asked.
"I know that Lee and I are." She added after a few seconds.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Pierre nodded in response.
"Yep. I am." he replied.
"Back to our seats." he said.
With that, they returned to their original seating plan, with the three Triad heads facing Jaden.
"We all put our fists out, ready to give a thumbs-up or down." Pierre explained.
"And then... if the ups have the majority, you're in. If not, you're rejected." he explained.
"Ready ladies?" he asked Sydney and Lee, extending his fist out.
"Yep. I am." he replied.
"Back to our seats." he said.
With that, they returned to their original seating plan, with the three Triad heads facing Jaden.
"We all put our fists out, ready to give a thumbs-up or down." Pierre explained.
"And then... if the ups have the majority, you're in. If not, you're rejected." he explained.
"Ready ladies?" he asked Sydney and Lee, extending his fist out.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Sydney just smirked as she sat back and crossed her arms.
"I can't vote." She stated.
"I'm biased, after all." She added as Lee acquired a puzzled expression.
"Eh? What do you mean?" The dryad asked after a moment.
"Oh. My vote is by default yes. Jaden and I have a previous history. Sydney answered after a moment or two.
"I can't vote." She stated.
"I'm biased, after all." She added as Lee acquired a puzzled expression.
"Eh? What do you mean?" The dryad asked after a moment.
"Oh. My vote is by default yes. Jaden and I have a previous history. Sydney answered after a moment or two.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
Pierre raised an eyebrow.
"I see." he said.
"Well, Lee." he then said to the Dryad. "Looks like it's down to us." he told her.
"So what say you?" he asked her.
"As for me?" he went on, pausing.
"It's obvious, but..." he said, trailing off some, and raising his thumb upwards.
"I see." he said.
"Well, Lee." he then said to the Dryad. "Looks like it's down to us." he told her.
"So what say you?" he asked her.
"As for me?" he went on, pausing.
"It's obvious, but..." he said, trailing off some, and raising his thumb upwards.
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
Lee was silent for a moment, seeming to debate the answer to it.
"I completely agree with it." She ten said with a nod, doing the same as Pierre.
"It is something that I think will be a challenge for him, yes, but I do believe that it would do him quite a bit of a good."
"I completely agree with it." She ten said with a nod, doing the same as Pierre.
"It is something that I think will be a challenge for him, yes, but I do believe that it would do him quite a bit of a good."
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
"Congrats, kid." Pierre then said to Jaden.
"You're in." he told him.
"You're an official assassin for the Triad." he said further.
"An in-house go-to hitman for those causing trouble for others, that fall under our jurisdiction." he went on.
"Sweet." Jaden replied with a confident smirk.
"You're in." he told him.
"You're an official assassin for the Triad." he said further.
"An in-house go-to hitman for those causing trouble for others, that fall under our jurisdiction." he went on.
"Sweet." Jaden replied with a confident smirk.
"There is no shame in deterrence. Having a weapon is very different from actually using it." - Ghandi
Quiet! Lady Luna is speaking!- - - -
"Although if you wanted to do work like that,I could have easily gotten you in with Dani." Sydney commented.
"Well of course you could. You're one of the oldest remaining members there." Lee said with a sigh.
"That's part of the reason why I'm not leaving. But even still, I could get my son in there, not an issue." Sydney then said with a smirk. Now that the vote was over, it was only fair she gave the information. It would come up later, she was sure, anyway.
"Well of course you could. You're one of the oldest remaining members there." Lee said with a sigh.
"That's part of the reason why I'm not leaving. But even still, I could get my son in there, not an issue." Sydney then said with a smirk. Now that the vote was over, it was only fair she gave the information. It would come up later, she was sure, anyway.
- - - -All right, she is finished. You may speak again.
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