Though he wouldn't say it out and well never had a chance to do so, the truth was that Kruxe after the years spent bitterly training with Cletina as his teacher, Kruxe was rather prideful of his skill.
The sweat and pain he had felt and the strength he had gained each day had instilled Kruxe with a sort of pride that left him quite willing to get into a fight with just about anyone given that there was sufficient motivation
Though Kruxe had always kept it in mind that Cletina was holding back against him by quite a lot in their several spars, it wasn't until he faced Maruge and then met the invincible Zolink that he released how much of a baby he had been in her eyes.
While he hadn't had the time or even desire to process his several feelings from his adventure aboard the Akrafena, subconsciously Kruxe had been humbled and a little bit traumatized by the strength of seekers, E rankers especially.
