"Seihachi in Fujitori...He really does have a mind of his own. He's going insane and even attacked Hisumi, nearly killing her if Yae didn't save her." Yusa sighed. "What are we gonna do? Not only do we have this fake Hisumi to worry about, but Seihachi is rampaging around Japan."
"There isn't much of anything that we can do except make sure they are ready for next time it happens. Tell me something Yusa...what was your reasoning behind going behind our backs and having sex with him? What was the thought process?" Yonaka asked.
"You're pushing it." Sayoko glared.
Yusa raised her hand and Sayoko stood down. Yusa looked at Yonaka and sighed. "Like I've told you before and I'll say it a million times more, I only did it because I was trying to stop something from happening to us. Me having Hisumi with him was our one shot at making peace.."
"We warned you a man like him was mad. Judgement wasn't anything good. Now look. Look at where the fuck we are. Hisumi was the key right? Some key don't you think?" Yonaka glared.
"Hey watch you fucking mouth about the way you talk about my child." Yusa slammed her hands on the desk then stood up.
"You know the truth, we all know. The choice you made was the fucking worst one yet. If you had killed him back then we wouldn't be here right now trying to stop something that could've ended a long time ago! If anything...she's made things a lot worse now the world wants her especially Judgement...now she's betrayed Judgement and is now a target and joined the Valkyrias! Your key isn't helping us! We have enough power to take down Judgment just us, but you want to rely on a daughter you haven't seen since you gave birth to her. I'm shocked at the fact that she still even trusts you." Yonaka snapped back at Yusa.
Yusa glared at Yonaka. She walked around the desk, towards Yonaka then slapped her. Sayoko and Orishi looked surprised. Yonaka looked surprised and looked at Yusa.
"I'm sick of everyone...telling me that every decision I make is stupid or that I could've fixed things a long time ago. I fucking get it alright?! I'm pathetic, but say whatever you want about me...but you will not talk down on my fucking daughter!" Yusa snapped at Yonaka.
Yonaka glared and slapped Yusa back then Yusa looked surprised. "You think you can play the fucking victim here? We are here because of YOU! We are here because of YOUR poor decisions! None of us did shit about anything! We know you're pathetic and I'm so fucking pissed at the fact that NOTHING has changed! 39 years old and still can't fucking get your shit together! You even hid the fact you had Hisumi away from us! Do you even trust us?"
"Trust...? Trust the one woman who betrayed us and even went out of her way to form a team called The Anarchy?! I know I don't get to play the victim here, but you aren't even close to being a fucking victim!" Yusa pushed Yonaka backwards then Orishi and Sayoko separated the two away from each other.
"That's enough you two! This isn't what we need! We need to find a way to prepare our women for battle because the truth is, we are no longer strong enough to deal with Judgement as we are. If we are going to be a team, we need you two to squash the past and look forward to a future because if we don't we will never be ready." Orishi said.
"Orishi is right! We need to be a team like we once were...even if I don't like you Yonaka for trying to kill us and the Rulers...I am willing to squash it so we can create a better world." Sayoko said and looked at Yusa and Yonaka.
Yae listened outside the office and closed her eyes then walked away to the track.
I sat on a bench and looked at my broken sword. I had flashbacks of my father and closed my eyes. Yae walked towards me and sat beside me. I opened my eyes then looked at Yae.
"Your mother and Yonaka had a big fight. Your name popped up in the argument. Sounded like Yonaka tried to call you a mistake...do you ever have those thoughts that you were a mistake?" Yae asked me.
I looked at the ground and closed my eyes. "Yeah I do actually sometimes. It is a constant voice in my head telling me that I am sometimes, but I do my best to ignore it. I just ask myself sometimes what would it be like to not be here, but I can't imagine it...Yusa wouldn't be my mother, but I wouldn't have been abused and used by Judgement. I don't know I just...really hate these thoughts."
"I know. I wish I could say I can relate, but we live two different lives. Listen...I will do everything I can to help you fight through these thoughts. I don't want you to fall down a dark path beyond return and even if you do, I'll be there to stop it." Yae smiled at me.
"My Fell Form is uncontrollable...I don't know if I can stop myself if I choose to just...let it take over one day. I don't know...I guess I'm just scared about what the future holds now. I nearly died again. Judgement is too powerful for me and I can't do anything about it except for train, but who knows how long that will take before I'm truly ready.." I sighed.
Yae looked at the ground then hatched an idea. She stood up and took my hand then walked towards the academy building.
"W-Wait! I can walk by myself you know!" I exclaimed.
Yae dragged me towards Weiss's Workshop. Weiss heard the door open and looked back at us, taking off her goggles. She stopped working and looked at us.
"Yae Kanbayashi and the Headmaster's daughter. What can I do for you fine ladies?" Weiss asked.
"I need you to make a special katana for Hisumi here, an unbreakable one that can be augmented like my weapon can. I want to try something for her." Yae said.
"An unbreakable weapon that you can augment? You're asking for a heavy load, but I can do it. It'll cost you a lot though. Unbreakable material ain't cheap." Weiss said.
"I'll pay you ten grand." Yae said.
"Ten- Say no more. Let's get you this weapon, Hisumi." Weiss said the put on her goggles. "I'll be a minute."
I pulled Yae to the side and looked at her. "Why? I could just do with a normal katana that I could just infuse with lightning. I don't need a special weapon like this."
"Listen, I want to see you succeed. You are the key that we need to finally end Judgement once and for all and to do that we need you to be ready for everything. You know more about Judgement than any one of us, we are going to follow your lead." Yae smiled and held my shoulders. "You are the hope we need."
"The hope..? I can't handle all of that responsibility...I can't. I-"
"One step at a time. Just like we have our hierarchy, Judgement has theirs as well. In fact we have all the data of their members so we can study them and choose the right route to take." Yae nodded.
I looked at her then nodded. She smiled at me then let me go. Weiss had finished the wepaon and we walked towards her desk. We looked at it and was amazed by the work. In front of us was a katana sheathed inside of a black scabbard with a golden lightning design.
"With the material I had...I was only able to create a basic versiom of the blade. The material was some unknown material only special enemies drop. It's up to the wielder to unlock the full potential of the blade." Weiss said.
I slowly pulled the blade out of the scabbard and instantly fell in love with the blade. It was golden and shined so brightly. "Whoa...I am going to name this sword the Golden Bolt."
"A fitting name." Weiss nodded and smiled.
Yae set down ten grand in cash on Weiss's desk and Weiss looked surprised. "Alright Hisumi, let's go." Yae walked out of the workshop and I followed behind.
We went into the battlesuit room and Yae used a device to scan my stats and core strengths.
Name: Hisumi Ishida
Age: 19
Sex: Female
Type: Attack
Combat Level: 2
Power Level: 872
Rank: B
Battlesuit: Boltstriker
Core Strength: High Physical Damage, Quick Strikes, Lightning Element User
Weapon: Katana - Golden Bolt
Attack: 412
Defense: 102
Agility: 201
Support: 100
Trickery: 57
"Seems like you aren't the cunning type of person. On the Judgement Hierarchy it goes like this from weakest to strongest: Yumi, Kioshi, Morata, H-12, Seihachi, and Hikaru Ishida as the strongest member of Judgement. Yumi is our first target, here are her stats." Yae said then pulled up her stats on the screen.
Name: Yumi Kawano
Age: 19
Sex: Female
Type: Trickery
Combat Level: 3
Power Level: 940
Rank: A
Battlesuit: Joker Spirit
Core Strength: Ability Manipulation, Quick Strikes, Time Mastery, Dark Element User
Weapon: Bow - Crescent Fool
Attack: 210
Defense: 110
Agility: 100
Support: 100
Trickery: 420
"Yumi will be first and we have to get through her ability to manipulate her own and others ability to gain the upper hand. She may be the lowest on the hierarchy placement, but she is known for her trickery and ability to fool anyone. Also for someone with average agility, she can strike fast. She also has the ability to slow down time for three seconds every 1 minute. She's stronger than you and for her to be a Dark Element User means trouble." Yae explained and watched me take notes.
"All I would need to do is become stronger than her right? I can do that. I'm not too far off from 900." I nodded.
"Yeah, just become stronger than her and you're safe. With that said, let us get to training you for battle." Yae smiled.
I nodded and followed her out of the battlesuit room.