"Oh dear." Damian sighed softly. "Daddy really is sorry, come, why don't you give me a make-up hug?"

"Stop treating me like a child, I'm fifteen-years-old!" She complained as she pouted.

A soft smile emerged on his face, as he got up, approaching his daughter.

"Congratulations on winning the Martial Contest." He smiled affectionately as he caressed her brown hair, patting her softly. "I'm proud of you."

Fiona didn't respond to those words.

"Unsatisfied?" He asked with a knowing smile.

"...Maybe." She replied.

"What do you feel?"

"I want to know..." She said.

He waited for her as he continued caressing her head.

"...I want to know what drives him and his kind down their Martial Paths."

She closed her eyes as she recalled the intense determination that sparkled his bloodshot eyes even as he lost consciousness.

"Is it really worth a path walking down?" She asked, as her intense curiosity coloured her eyes.

"Who knows?" He smiled. "Is it?"

knitted in surprise

"Isn't it?" She asked.

He asked, amused. "Can you truly know unless you travel

silent at

* * * * * *

Martial Academy immediately. The first

said. "You did

job smacking Ian." Kane threw him a

was admirable." Hever calmly told

fight!" Nel

was quite close." Dalen told him. "Good

them, catching up and bantering

job

him.

Kane's eyes widened as

you thought you could keep it hidden from me

a staff member

Rui Quarrier?" She addressed. "The headmaster

to leave. "I'll

headmaster's office. He quickly reached the giant

had reached a certain height of

smiled. "Your performance was admirable. You have done not only yourself a favour but this branch of the Martial Academy as

headmaster."

feel coming back?" The headmaster

my pursuit of my Martial Path. And I intend to continue doing that. The Martial Contest has expanded my vision of Martial Art. I intend on expanding my Flowing Void Style until it has matured and reached a shape resembling what my ideal vision of it is. In doing so, I will have become a Squire Candidate, and I will have travelled deeper down my

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