Ark 21 Episode 43: Training The Recruits

Participants
Darius Corvo



Training Begins!
-(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AZwfoGLm4I) With a new determination to make his team stronger than ever before going back out into the field as the team they are, Darius takes the control of the wheel to make sure everyone in his team is trained to the highest of their potential. It’s only 5am and he had already called everyone awake and into the training room. (http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs11/i/2006/192/4/3/Dojo_by_malyck.jpg) The room itself is large and gives off a dojo feel to it, Darius expressing respect to his brotherhood by having a Brotherhood banner flow across the walls. Darius stands on the center of the dojo mat, with everyone else ordered to stand at the edge in a straight line. Lee finds himself on the end of the line with his long black hair all over the place with mad-bed head. Still in his sleeping clothes, he is wearing a tight white tank top and a pair of black briefs. Ratchet is on the other end with drool still on his fur from being rudely awoken from his sleep. With the girls in between, once everyone had placed themselves in the position; it would be time to begin. Darius is wearing nothing more than a pair of black Gi pants tied around his waist.

Walking over to Kodi, he hands her these two long 27inch training Escrims sticks. One by one he begins to hand them to the individuals who are ready to train. When it comes to be Artemis’ turn, Darius takes on a more serious tone-“I will train those who want to be trained…”-He then places her Escrima sticks onto the wall, letting them lean against it until she comes to grab them and show she is ready to train. Not trying to be a complete asshole to her, but her being the non-serious and happy-go-lucky personality would be an issue when it came to training. Like most martial arts schools, instructors will not teach those who are not ready. If this had been the real assassins training with Roman and the others, she would have been lashed for her insubordination and refusal of respect towards the instructor. Darius knows that feeling all too well with some of the scars going down his back from being victim to that kind of treatment. With all the training tools passed out to everyone, Darius stands in the center of the mat with his arms extended outwards to show of the Sticks.-“ Eskrima, Arnis, and Kali are umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons. It is also known as Estoque (Spanish for rapier), Estocada (Spanish for thrust or stab) and Garrote (Spanish for club). In Luzon they may go by the name of Arnis de Mano, Pananandata (use of weapons), Sinawali (Pampanga, "to weave"), Sitbatan (Pangasinan), Didya and Kabaroan (Ilocos region). In the Visayas and Mindanao, these martial arts have been referred to as eskrima, kali, kaliradman, pagaradman and kalirongan. Kuntaw and silat are separate martial arts practiced in the islands.”- Giving a brief into on the art that they are currently going to train today-“ The most basic and common weapon in eskrima is the yantok. They are typically constructed from rattan, an inexpensive stem from a type of Southeast Asian vine. Hard and durable yet lightweight, it shreds only under the worst abuse and does not splinter like wood, making it a safer training tool. This aspect makes it useful in defence against blades. Kamagong (ironwood or ebony) and bahi (heart of the palm) are sometimes used after being charred and hardened. These hardwoods are generally not used for sparring, however, as they are dense enough to cause serious injury, but traditional sparring does not include weapon to body contact. The participants are skilled enough to parry and counterstrike, showing respect in not intentionally hitting the training partner. In North America and Europe, eskrima practitioners wear head and hand protection while sparring with rattan sticks, or otherwise use padded batons. Some modern schools use sticks made out of aluminium or other metals, or modern high-impact plastics.”- After explaining a piece of what Eskrima and the eskrima sticks are, Darius lowers his arms down and begins to make pairs for everyone by the level of their current physical stature. Looking over to Kodi, he points the stick at her and then swings it into his chest while saying-“You are with me.”- Then looks over to May and Artemis-“If she wakes up, you are working with her.”- Lastly, looking over to Lee and Ratchet-“You two are going to work together.”- After giving everyone their partners, Darius would tell them to gather around the corners of the mat while he and Kodi remain in the middle. This is due to Darius preparing to actually teach the movements and certain techniques that come from these sticks. Once everyone got with their partners and in position, Darius would begin.-

She could hear May trying to wake her up to which the girl just groans slightly and waves her off but then she hears Darius and his tone as always when annoyed was not pleasant to the snipers ears and she groggily gets up, almost stumbling forward but she holds herself with somewhat ease only to yawn as May is handed a stick of sorts to fight with. She blinks back the sleepiness and notices they are being teamed up and she is with the blonde bombshell known as May. She grins widely and walks over to the wall, taking her weapon and stretching out the laziness. “Morning.” She says to the woman before calmly going to the corner of the mat, simply following what the others were doing on the count of it didn’t take a genius to see what they’d be doing. Once plopped down she rests her weapon on her lap and smacks her face to make sure this time she isn’t going to fall asleep even with her eyes all open. Honestly why did she need to be an assassin again?? She was happy being a sniper though if Darius wanted them all together as a team then she would do what was best for herself and them. Her boyfriend and Kodi would be in the middle and she ignores the growling stomach telling her of its hunger only to sigh. “uugghh…” But she makes sure she doesn’t complain too loud knowing full well Darius wasn’t opposed to throwing a knife at her. All joking aside their first mission didn’t go over so great and then there was the part where Darius and her almost died because they didn’t sense Roberto getting up so all in all this was a much needed thing.

Making eye contact with Darius, May knew that he was bothered by the fact that they were messing around. Grabbing hold of Artemis's shoulders, she set her up straight but not before she patted her on top of her head. Standing up straight May placed her hands at her side, she wanted to train she even promised Darius that she would work harder so why was she not taking this serious. Sighing she knew why, because she was still a high school student at heart, she wasn't a warrior, or an assassin, or even a gun enthusiast. So now it was time for May to get her act together and make sure that she paid attention to what this man was going to teach her. She watched as Darius walked over to the table in the room and picked up two black sticks. Being handed the sticks she nods her head "Thank you". Taking hold on to the sticks in each hand, May flipped the sticks in her grasp. “ Eskrima, Arnis, and Kali are umbrella terms for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines that emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons. It is also known as Estoque (Spanish for rapier), Estocada (Spanish for thrust or stab) and Garrote (Spanish for club). In Luzon they may go by the name of Arnis de Mano, Pananandata (use of weapons), Sinawali (Pampanga, "to weave"), Sitbatan (Pangasinan), Didya and Kabaroan (Ilocos region). In the Visayas and Mindanao, these martial arts have been referred to as eskrima, kali, kaliradman, pagaradman and kalirongan. Kuntaw and silat are separate martial arts practiced in the islands.” May was lost in what Darius was saying, scratching her head she tried hard to follow along but this was not her forte. She felt like she needed a pad and pencil so that she could take some notes on the subject. “ The most basic and common weapon in eskrima is the yantok. They are typically constructed from rattan, an inexpensive stem from a type of Southeast Asian vine. Hard and durable yet lightweight, it shreds only under the worst abuse and does not splinter like wood, making it a safer training tool. This aspect makes it useful in defence against blades. Kamagong (ironwood or ebony) and bahi (heart of the palm) are sometimes used after being charred and hardened. These hardwoods are generally not used for sparring, however, as they are dense enough to cause serious injury, but traditional sparring does not include weapon to body contact. The participants are skilled enough to parry and counterstrike, showing respect in not intentionally hitting the training partner. In North America and Europe, eskrima practitioners wear head and hand protection while sparring with rattan sticks, or otherwise use padded batons. Some modern schools use sticks made out of aluminium or other metals, or modern high-impact plastics." Swiping her hand down her face she was not ready for all of this.  As Darius was partnering them all up she was partnered up with Artemis, with a smile of her face she was glad that the both of them would be learning together.  She had a feeling they would learn a lot from each other.  Taking hold of her sticks she walks with Artemis to a corner mat “Morning.”  Looking at the petite blue haired girl she smiles back "Morning" Looking towards Darius she watched and waited for more instruction.‏

The Brash female, would of looked at the black stick Darius had given her.. thus only to give each of the team one as well... Then she had noticed he had gave the blue haired female a more serious tone.. she blinked while whistling quite a bit,gazing at her stick.. paying attention to her own buisness...Then Her weird high self.. would swing it horizontally. screaming out psychotically..with a horrifying expression."HYAHHH HYAH..DIE DIE-...." The blonde blinked embarassed, while standing back to her place,clearing her throat while she stood back to her normal stance. listening about what were the stick like weapons were about..thus he continued seeing that she knew they were going to be training with these today.. -“ The most basic and common weapon in eskrima is the yantok. They are typically constructed from rattan, an inexpensive stem from a type of Southeast Asian vine. Hard and durable yet lightweight, it shreds only under the worst abuse and does not splinter like wood, making it a safer training tool. This aspect makes it useful in defence against blades. Kamagong (ironwood or ebony) and bahi (heart of the palm) are sometimes used after being charred and hardened. These hardwoods are generally not used for sparring, however, as they are dense enough to cause serious injury, but traditional sparring does not include weapon to body contact. The participants are skilled enough to parry and counterstrike, showing respect in not intentionally hitting the training partner. In North America and Europe, eskrima practitioners wear head and hand protection while sparring with rattan sticks, or otherwise use padded batons. Some modern schools use sticks made out of aluminium or other metals, or modern high-impact plastics.”- She nodded while gathering all the information about the sticks.. just then Darius.. would of pointed his stick at her.. thus only to watch him swing it back amongst his chest.. saying that he was with her for the training..The abrasive blonde, nodded slowly.. only to stand in the middle wielding her weapon, standing there while she was ready than ever. She'd crack her neck from left to right... rolling her shoulders back a few time... only to stretch her muscles quite a bit as whille as tightening them up as well.. She looked over at the other pairs,nodding while being ready for the training to begin.‏

Getting Into The Swing of Things
-(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svl4G-mQcFY) Holding the two sticks in his hands, Darius begins to move around the mat, swinging the sticks around in a slow manner so everyone can watch. Having Kodi stand still in front of him, Darius slowly begins to move the end of each stick towards important contact areas on Kodi’s body. Hitting places like the area underneath her eyes, the kneecap of her legs, the point of her elbow, etc.

After giving a display for a few minutes, Darius hits a spin on his back foot and faces the rest of the group.-“Let’s get to work.”-

Artemis would sort of being paying attention, using the stick to scratch the side of her temple, another yawn breaking free. There wasn’t much she could do at the moment but just watch Darius explain the vital points to attack with these dual weapons and she would listen on every word while still waking up. He was a really good leader and though it’d been a rocky start in the beginning he was going to get better little by little and Artemis would be there to support his decisions as best she could. She rubs the back of her neck and sighs softly, touching her shoulder lightly absent mindedly before getting up once he finished with his demonstration and told the partners to pair up and begin with their training. She gets up and calmly stretches out her legs, rotating her wrists with weapons in hand. With a slight crack of her neck she goes over to May and waits for her to get ready before flashing her new friend a wide grin. “Wanna get breakfast afterwards? I’ll pay. I’m starving to be honest.” She would ask while she lightly hopped one foot to another, stretching out her arms now so she wouldn’t hurt or strain herself waiting on May to do the same thing. She was more than happy to hold a little chatter with her before letting her know she would begin with the first attack, though Darius wanted them to take it easy and practice aiming, the sniper wouldn’t be able to hold still long enough though so she charged her, she wouldn’t hit her with them, simply imitating the hitting motion as her first attack is a feint swipe of her right hand when the left is the one that comes swinging in a haymaker fashion though instead of a fist it was this stick, using it as an extension of herself as it’d attempt to make contact with Mays temple or well it wouldn’t actually hit her just pretend to before she does a spinning back hand strike, the weapon soaring towards her other temple this time in a fake attack, something like this would be used to disorientate her opponent and rattle their line of vision depending on how hard it was used to hit them before she continued her movement in a fluid dance but she left herself open so May could attack her in return once she defended herself in either a block or dodge of sorts.‏

May was watching in amazement as Darius explained the different parts of the body that were best to hit. She observed the movements and made sure that she memorized the different parts of the body that would best take down an opponent. Holding onto the sticks she moved them with the motions that Darius was doing, taking note of how he moved the sticks and where they just might land. Standing there she rests her fists on her hips as she watched Kodi and Darius moved around the mat, her blocking his advances and his movements speeding up as the hits go here there and everywhere, trying to hit Kodi's body. Looking over at Artemis she spots her getting up from her seated position and stretched out her body. -That is a good idea- Lifting up her right ankle she stretches out her leg, then lifts her left ankle and stretched out that leg. With both feet back on the ground she stretches both arms up into the sky, stretching out her arms and back. Wiggling her hips back and forth, she feels like now she is ready for Artemis and her to start. “Wanna get breakfast afterwards? I’ll pay. I’m starving to be honest.” Smiling back at her, Mays voice is quiet "I would love to, I am hungry as well." Taking a deep breath May was not sure she was ready to start this fight, but she didn't think would ever be ready. Taking a fighting stance she stood sideways, placing her left leg back and the sticks were placed up in front of her face and torso. May's eyes widened as she watched Artemis charge at her full force. As Artemis's first attack was towards her temple she was not ready for the attack, but she watched carefully as the girls does a spinning back hand strike to her other temple. To block the attack, May brings up her right stick, her head moving to the side, her stick take the blow. With Artemis now open and giving May a chance to attack. She stepped forward, rotating her right hand so that the stick would act as if it would make contact with her Solar plexus. Her next attack would be the base of the left stick coming up to hit her left eye, but of course the impact did not touch her flesh. Spinning her whole body to the right with a swift movement, she would use both sticks to slam against her left chest. But again, May was glad that non of her movements actually touched Artemis, this was just practice.‏

Kodi would of kept her buxom body still letting Darius manuever the stick to  each spot to a attack of each vital point of her body.. while he started to explain. Thus she only listened closely."The Sticks are designed to be an extension of arms, able to create blunt force against your opponent…With enough accuracy and technique you can shatter your opponents knee with one strike, break an opponent’s arm, and even blind them with a strike to the temple.”- Kodi only blinked her eyes as he started to spin the sticks around his body in such speed... using striking manuevers with the sticks upon his hands.. thus only to form a backflip.. Thus he saw as he was finished,stancing himself up..."Because of how light and easily maneuverable these weapons are, you can move faster and more freely than with a blade or gun. With a blade you have to take in the fact of which side of the blade is lethal and which is not. For the Escrima Stick, all of the stick is lethal when in the right hands.practice aiming for important and specific areas on the body. Take two minutes for each partner and slowly increase the speed as you see fit…Do not trade technique for speed. Slow and steady wins the race. It doesn’t mean anything if you can move light a lightning bolt but never hit your target. If this confuses you, watch Kodi and myself.”- With that said... Kodi would bow the same motion as Darius.... before standing back straight..gripping her sticks in each hand tightly.. while he had told her to use her sticks to defend herself.. she started to raise her right stick forth toward his stick.. that would of clanked against one another.. focusing her vision directly at the motions of his shoulders.. giving her the perfect time to defend against the sticks... The blonde female had her left stick clank against his inocming.. while it had been a normal pace... only Darius began to step it up... while the speed of the clanks of there sticks hitting against one another.. defending each strike. . that would be upon her... Thus after a couple of minutes..within the last strike.. she would of jerked her body back missing the hit completely before, They had ended the demonstration... Kodi had layed her hands down... while Darius told the group to all get to work... The blonde female looked down at the weapons... it seemed to have a calming effect on her... as if she could release all her stress.. It was better then hitting a meatbag.. or a punching bag... thus she inhaled an exhaled calmly.. as the rest of group would of done the demonstration that they just viewed.‏

EPIC 1980's MONTAGE OF AWESOME!
-(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D-QD_HIfjA) *EPIC MONTAGE* While inside of the dojo, the entire team began to work and better one another. The sounds of the sticks smacking against one another creates a sound that is like music to Darius’ ears. The team goes at this for hours in the day without failure. Altogether, pushing one another to become stronger and faster. Lee and Ratchet, even with their size show how you should never underestimate an opponent.////The Next Day\\\\ Going into training with the sticks again, Ratchet leaps up into the air and swings the sticks like he is a helicopter. And with that Lee gets smacked over and over again with the sticks in a very comical fashion. With Ratchet landing on the ground, he looks up to Lee and says-“That’s right, Kung Pow Chicken! Ratchet can swing his big stick!”- This causes Artemis to laugh hysterically from picturing him in a cute little outfit while fighting Lee. After taking the hit, Lee looks over to see May having a small laugh about it as well. Wiping the blood away from his mouth they quickly go back into working on the drills.////A Few Days Later\\\\Running down the rooftops of District One, the entire team begins to practice their parkour techniques! Taking the lead both Darius and Kodi run at the point with everyone else behind them. With Ratchet and Lee in the back they are the only two without enhancements to keep them up with the group. But for some reason, after the first few days of getting trained; Lee begins to step it up and force himself to remain with everyone else. Darius yells out-“Come on, guys! Parkour and Free Running is all about having technique and no fear!”- The team quickly takes a leap from their position on some roofs and everyone makes the jump to the next side. All except Ratchet. Giving it all he has, his body is still small. But the small raccoon is resilient and forces himself to claw his nails into the building and he lifts himself up to keep up with everyone. Once they get to the edge of the rooftop, Kodi and Darius leap into the air and once their feet hit the pavement of the next building they both come to a combat roll to cushion the blow of their jump. Looking like a perfect tag-team pair, their movements remain synced together.

Because of their rank, they have yet to earn their own custom blades like Darius and other Assassins. They are merely allowed to train with and use these blades. Before giving everyone their blades, he looks out to all of them and says-“Accepting these blades is taking the next step into becoming a member of The Brotherhood…You no longer live a life of just yourself…But with your team. And by accepting these weapons…You accept our way of life. And you will follow the rules and guidelines that have been placed for us. Because of failure and betrayers…these rules are further laid out as you pass each individual test. For now, you will all learn our Three Tenets.”- The Assassins mainly emphasized three simple moral tenets that focused on ensuring a successful mission, mastery of emotions, and the safety of the Brotherhood.-“Stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent.”- The goal of the Assassins is to ensure peace in all things. The Assassins believed that political assassinations and the death of the corrupt would bring peace and a true sense of security to the common people. Slaying innocents and civilian bystanders who did not need to die could spread strife and discord, in addition to ruining the name of the Assassin Order itself.-“Hide in Plain Sight.”- Be unseen. The Assassins' aim is to get close to their target stealthily, and escape just as quickly. In more ancient times, Assassins aimed to perform ostentatious, awe-inspiring assassinations, usually in public. The greatest illusion from such an assassination was that the Assassin seemingly materialized from nowhere, killed a corrupt public figure, and vanished into the depths of the crowd or environment. If an Assassin was spotted stalking their target, the supernatural effect would be diluted, and it became more difficult for the Assassin to reach his target.-“And Finally…Never Compromise The Brotherhood.”- The actions of one must never bring harm to all. If an Assassin failed in his or her duty, and was captured or chased, he or she must never commit any action or say anything that could be tied back to the Brotherhood, or bring harm to any member of it.-“If you can accept these Three Tenets…You may move on to the next portion of your Assassin training. If not, no questions will be asked.”- With the box in his hands, he waits to see how everyone will respond.-

One Step Closer
During the course of an entire month, Artemis would agree with Darius that she needed the training. She was an excellent sniper and she held her own on hand to hand but holding ones own and surviving were two different things entirely. She didn’t mind being placed with May most of the time, knowing Kodi and Darius were on a higher level plus May was fun to be around and Lee would only be distracted if he trained with the blonde so they were placed every day to train. It wasn’t easy but of course she wasn’t expecting it to be. She had gotten to know a lot more about the blonde, and just as she suspected she had gone through hell and back much like everyone else on the team. But the bad only brought them together in a form of doing good someway or another as Artemis was a neutral. Darius had not noticed the tattoo on the girls shoulder and for good reason as it had been concealed with a rather impressive strong cosmetic. Water and sweat and even blood resistant….the mark of the sins….her sin. She’d been able to keep the secret this far. Now they were on the last day of their training and Darius stood before them as proud as could be for his team…they had come a long way in this short amount of time and they would only keep advancing. “Accepting these blades is taking the next step into becoming a member of The Brotherhood…You no longer live a life of just yourself…But with your team. And by accepting these weapons…You accept our way of life. And you will follow the rules and guidelines that have been placed for us. Because of failure and betrayers…these rules are further laid out as you pass each individual test. For now, you will all learn our Three Tenets.” All joking aside and her bubbly personality too she would stand at attention and listen to every word her boyfriend said…he gave it his all being their leader and training them so she would give him the respect he deserved. Once he was done speaking and everyone was done listening she would be the first to respond in a happy manner. “Right-O I read you loud and clear, boss!! You can count on me.” She didn’t feel bad about playing two sides to the same card…being in two different groups she knew where her heart lies and it was with Darius but unfortunately with a bomb strapped under her skin with the tattoo for the moment she had no other choice but to oblige her other boss….‏

Within a month’s time May had learned more then she would have even predicted. She also had some fun learning parkour, hand to hand, and the training sticks. She felt more comfortable with her own body and the movements that she was able to complete now after her extensive training. Now standing here with her fellow team mates, she looked down the line of assassins. Ratchet on the end radiated confidence, even for his short stature. Just looking at him, you could have sworn that he was 6 feet tall. Next to him, was Lee, she was still amazed by the dedication he had when training. She still remembers the day that she watched him fighting with Darius, she could see the commitment in his eyes as he fought. On the other end of the line was Kodi, May was still amazed by the sheer power that stemmed from that woman. She never faltered and her skill just improved with each day, not like she needed it though. Moving her gaze May came across Artemis, she had to smile lightly, May had never guessed that she would have actually gained a friend while training. She learned a lot from Artemis, not to ever give up. May had to admit that Artemis was a better fighter but that one fact helped her improve her skill. With every fail that May had, Artemis pushed her to get better. Now looking forward she looked upon her leader, her trainer, and her guide; the one man that took her out of the darkness and showed her how to be a true warrior. “Accepting these blades is taking the next step into becoming a member of The Brotherhood…You no longer live a life of just yourself…But with your team. And by accepting these weapons…You accept our way of life. And you will follow the rules and guidelines that have been placed for us. Because of failure and betrayers…these rules are further laid out as you pass each individual test. For now, you will all learn our Three Tenets” Listening closely, May straightens her body, ready to accept the blades of an assassin. “If you can accept these Three Tenets…You may move on to the next portion of your Assassin training. If not, no questions will be asked.” Looking Darius in the eyes, May nods “It would be an honor to be a part of The Brotherhood, I accept these Three Tenets.”‏

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMnarFXsPws )Within a month...Kodi's body had been muscled toned.. her legs.. mostly.. along with her arms.. it wasn't bulky like how a man or.. a steroid like woman would look .. though it complemented her thick body... The group would have been tired an covered in sweat.. though it was all worth it... They all stood in the dojo with Darius in the center...-“You have all made me very proud this month. You all showed dedication and pursued something that many would have quit. You are all amazing people…and I am glad to call you all my teammates. Now this isn’t the end of the road, we have yet to reach where we need to be…but…”- The blonde blinked while the male had grabbed a box... she seemed rather intrigued by it.. as he told them that the Grandmaster and Mentor of the Brotherhood.. approved each of them.. ranking them in the rank structure... The blue whirpools would glistened.. not really... accomplishing anything in her life.. it made her feel proud.. when Darius had said they had earned there Hidden Blades.. Thus just before they could obtain there blades...Accepting these blades is taking the next step into becoming a member of The Brotherhood…You no longer live a life of just yourself…But with your team. And by accepting these weapons…You accept our way of life. And you will follow the rules and guidelines that have been placed for us. Because of failure and betrayers…these rules are further laid out as you pass each individual test. For now, you will all learn our Three Tenets.”- Then Kodi would hear something that she always had a hard time doing.."Stay your blade from the flesh of the innocent.”-  "Son of a ... I mean I can just punch citizens that are in the way not a problem..- She would of thought that.. this would of made Rutela laugh with such humor coming from Kodi.. Thus it was true.. even in fights.. Someone "innocent" is always in the way... Shaking her thoughts out from her head.. she then listened to the last of the Tenats...."If you can accept these Three Tenets…You may move on to the next portion of your Assassin training. If not, no questions will be asked.” The female stood there still.. as her eyes seemed to water... this was a faggot moment for the Brash blonde.. thus she looked away sniffling.. not wanting her team.. to see her cry... though it was a cry of Pride.... and Honor that overwhelmed her... If they would of stared at her... Kodi would of shook it off.. quickly wiping her eyes.."What I just got some shit in my eye! Tch!" With that... The female nodded in a serious expression, she folded her arms for a moment... gazing at the box where the blades would be placed up.."I will accept these Three Tenats.. and Move on....I shall make my own promise to one of the Tenats.. that I will not slay anyone with my blade toward the innocent and that is a promise..." Raising her right hand... she gave a nod at Darius.. as the Honorable shark stood there at ease.‏

-(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFvmdRQxL0k) After everyone had taken their vow to accept the cause of The Brotherhood, Darius smiles in happiness. Flashing them each a smile, he says in a proud voice-“You are all my family now. Brothers and sisters…”-Looking over to Artemis he gives a playful sarcastic tone-“Except you…Can’t have you as my sister and still do what I wanna do to you.”- After giving that small joke, they all look over to Kodi who is giving proud tears. Walking over to Kodi, he says to her-“Extend your arms out.”- And if she did, Darius would reach down and grab two hidden blades of the Initiate level. Slowly sliding them down onto her forearms, slowly tightening them to fit her body frame. Once tied down and onto her body, Darius says in a deep and powerful voice-“De Fratrum recipit vos”- Which is latin for “The Brotherhood Welcomes You.” He then lifts her right hand up with his own and gives her the handshake of The Brotherhood. (http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/8/80292/3246403-manshake.jpg) Also known as…The Manshake. Going down the line, he does this for everyone as a welcoming ceremony for them. He even has special sized blades made for Ratchet, not wanting him to feel out of place for his stature. Ratchet had come a long way just as much as everyone else and deserved the respect of reaching a level that even most humans don’t reach. Lastly, he comes to Artemis. Placing these blades on her arms, he tightens them down and he says to her-“Fratrum dilectio est recipit vos me”- Which means, (Because Google Translate is stupid XD) “The Brotherhood welcomes you, my love.” But unless any of them were fluent in the dead language, only he would understand what he said. After placing the blades on everyone, he slowly steps back to put the box back down on the floor. Standing in the center of the dojo, he looks at all of them with a serious face-“Now I know we put in a lot of work…and I know you are tired of me riding your asses…”-looking over to Artemis-“Some of you anyways.”- He then stares back to the whole group-“But now is the time…”- And with them probably tired of training and not wanting to see another month of hell, Darius lets it build up for a few seconds. He then says to them-“Now is the time to party and have fun!”- And waiting for their expressions to see if he is playing around, he laughs-“You guys have earned a little break from training. Let’s have some fun now!”-