"This is my choice, you know you can't stop me either, for every time you've ditched me I've returned. You don't really think i'll listen right?" He grinned at her. "You're too weak without us anyway, So We can't really ditch you" He said to her. he made a vow a long time ago, although he was very young and it was something any kid would have said: I promise to protect her! While it should have been forgotten through the years, it wasn't, it evolved into a part of who he was. Every time she ditched him he would follow. What she didn't know is about his intense training. Every day since a year ago he had vigorous training which had taken a huge toll on his body, his old body died and a new better one arose. he had become a Sword master of The lone path. Nina didn't appear to learn about this, but even if she knew he was one, she didn't see or witness the painful training he had to endure.
~A week ago.... Master Zin, with his long black trench coat and big black scarf approached me. "What's next, master?" I said bowing before him. "You really don't have to do that anymore, we are now equals. But there is one question before I can unlock the hidden power for you to use" He said looking away into the moonlight. "What master? Anything" Winter said. "The sword master of the lone path, is different, it isn't for sword masters who work together, which may have become obvious to you, but there's another thing, it isn't for an adventurer either-" He said he paused frowning a little. "Master it's okay, I need to know" Winter said. "You're the lone sword, you must burden loneliness so others don't have too, you a lone blade is cursed to be alone, but in exchange for great power" He said with such sympathy. It hit winter like a rock, his face expression changed, he grew quiet from thought. He looked at his feet lost in thought "I know it's a hard question to answer, but you don't have to-" Master said before getting cut off by winter. "It's okay master, I understand your pain, everyday when my friends ditch me.... I feel alone, it's grown out of control, that even when I'm with them the loneliness lingers. So if I'm gonna be alone either way I'm going to protect them, I can't drag them down, by vowing to protect Nina, in a weird way I vowed to protect everything right in this world, monster or man, it doesn't matter, I've come to learn the worst monster is the one living in all of us everyday, the one we can't escape, so master please do this for me, this'll be my burden to face in this world" Winter basically preached. The master had seemed almost touched and impressed "You're for stronger then me" He said as he approached winter and placed his two thumbs onto winter's temples. This power flowed into him, he could see great power locked away inside his brain. He also could feel the loneliness of others, the loneliness of master too. After the process was over winter wiped away at his face and got up. "Master, I can feel your loneliness, you're free" Winter smiled as a tear went down his face. His master smiled "Thank you winter, i wish you luck on your journey to catch up to you friends, here a token of my gratitude" He handed him the master's sword, an unbreakable sword, an unbreakable bond. "No thank you master" He yelled as he ran to catch up to his friends. ~
Present... He looked up at Nine "You have to trust me Nina" He looked into her eyes, into her soul.
