"Where is your brother Raxion?" his father asked him. "How should i know?" Raxion replied. His father shook his head, "Get out there and look for him." He ordered. "fine." Raxion said as he left and slammed the door.

One of the 3 thugs approached Ronoro...
"Yo, little man? You hear? You need to pay a fee to go across our side of town now." said the thug. Ronoro, not threatened replied calmly. "Look, just get out of my way, I'm not in a good mood and I'd hate to knock a aneurysm into you three.." The 2nd thug lost it and grabbed Ronoro by the collar. "What did you say little runt!?" he said
"I won't ask again.." replied Ronoro.

Raxion walked around a corner and thats when he saw his little brother being held the same way he had held him earlier that day. He shook his head and walked up to the three thugs, "what are you three doing to my little brother?" he asked.

Ronoro unaffected by the coming of his brother.
"They were just leaving.... right guys?" Ronoro asked. When all 3 saw Raxion sweat began to run down their foreheads "Uhh ye- ye- yeah! We were um.. just leaving!" the third thug said simultaneously as he dropped Ronoro. All three breaking out into a run. Ronoro picking himself up from the ground. "Um.. thanks.. Raxion..."

"dont thank me thank my father since he sent me to find you." He said turning around, "lets go home."

Still not used to his brothers coldness, Ronoro stood there for a second. Realizing his brother was still walking he ran to catch up. "He- hey! Wait up!!" He said trudging behind him.

As soon as the boys were back their father was standing outside to greet them, "where have you been Ronoro?" he asked. Before his brother could answer, "he was about to get beat up by those thugs down the block." Raxion said, "That was until i showed up." Their father softly laughed, "so they're still afraid of you Rax?" his father asked. Raxion shrugged and passed by his father into the house.

"Oh my! How dangerous... are you unhurt?" Ronoro"s mother asked. "Yes I'm fine, a very harrowing experience though, one I won't forget. Thanks to the generosity of Raxion!" He added in quickly. And followed Raxion.

Raxion looked over his shoulder, "and your following me why?" he asked as he grabbed some metals from the table and put them into a trough. He moved over to the forge where he put the trough over the fire so the metals could melt.

Ronoro shrugged. "I don't know, honestly. Just interested to see what you do and how what works. Maybe if I can... even help you?" He replied.

"there you go again wanting to help me." He said as he watched the metals melt. "Why do you persist so much?" He asked.

"Because.. oddly enough.. I want to be your friend... and gain you trust..?" Ronoro replied, not so sure of himself.

"right..." Raxion said as he poured the metal into another trough that had a shape to it. He let it sit and cool for awhile. "do you know how to fight?" Raxion asked out of the blue.

Ronoro pondered the question. "Hand-to-hand, yes. But not with a weapon of some sort if that's what you're inferring." he replied.

Raxion looked at his little brother, "would you like to learn how to fight with a weapon?" he asked as he slowly poured water on the metal to cool it off faster.

Seeing this as a chance to possibly bond with his brother, Ronoro jumped at the idea. "Would you? Wow! That'd be so awesome!" he replied with excitement in his voice.

Raxion put the metal away, "this stuff can wait for later." he said as he went and grabbed two wooden swords and walked outside.

Not sure what exactly to do, Ronoro took a sword and held it in a awkward position. Unfamilar with how to properly wield the blade.

"hold the blade that is best comfortable for you," Raxion began, "for your sword is pretty much just an extension to your arm." He held his sword softly in his right hand his right foot facing his brother. "the part you have to worry about is having good footing, balance is key to your whole fighting style." He added, "other than that the rest you will have to learn," he said, "for i find the best way to fight is with your own style other than one that has been taught down the lines." He grinned softly.

Understanding slowly on what Raxion was saying, Ronoro held his blade freely in a one handed stance. Holding his sword in a back handed style. Grinning at the new found discovery as a novice. "You enjoy this, don't you?" Ronoro asked teasingly.

"Are you sure one hand is enough?" Raxion swung his sword down with all his strength at his little brother.

Slightly taken off guard, Ronoro still in his back handed stance, parried Raxion's downward blow and retorted with a horizontal back hand slash.

Raxion stuck his sword in the ground to block his brothers attack and kicked out at his brother aiming for his stomach.

Surprised his attack hadn't hit, Ronoro trying to keep it together noticed Raxion's foot coming towards him, almost without thinking he grabbed it and flicked it upwards.

still holding onto his sword and since it was in the ground he flipped backwards using his sword as balance and landed on his feet.

Ronoro lost for words at his brothers gracefulness simply grinned. "You're pretty good at this huh?" He said with newly earned respect for his brother.

"well what do you expect from a blacksmith?" he said, "Cant just make the weapons without understanding their purpose and how to use them effectively." he said then he slashed at his brother with three quick attacks with atleast one of them hitting him.

"Argh!" Ronoro exclaimed as his arm was slightly injured. "Heh, catching me off guard, huh wise guy?" Ronoro charged at Raxion with 4 quick thrusting stabs, trying to overwhelm him.

Raxion blocked them all ducked down and punched out at his brothers stomach.

"Aha!" Ronoro exclaimed as the punch hit home in his stomach. "Heh heh.. you know your stuff.. but!" he swung his sword vertically as he also did a sweep kick to know Raxion down.

Raxion put his hand up and caught the wooden sword easily and then put his other hand on it and used his strength to toss his brother and the sword out of the way. "your pretty durable for such a small kid." he said as he got up and picked up his wooden sword.

Regaining his balance, Ronoro stood up and smirked. "I gotta be flexible if I even stand a chance of taking you on!" he then switched to a two handed position.

"well i dont want to sound mean but even with your strongest swing id still be able to go on." Raxion said as he swung his wooden sword out at his brothers faster than his brother could blink and both swords broke into tiny splinters.

"Uh.... wow.... umm.. maybe dinners ready, inside?" Ronoro asked, startled by his brothers amazing display of power.

Raxion shrugged threw down what was left of his wooden sword and walked into the house.

"Holy crap... I just know what to make of this guy..." Ronoro said still awestrucken. As he followed his brother back to the house.

Raxion walked into the kitchen, "Uh mother what are we having for dinner?" he asked looking at ronoros mother as he sat down at the kitchen table.

"Oh, hello you two! Your father and I already ate while you guys were playing outside. I hope you two like hamburgers and french fries. Best I could do at short notice" Ronoro's mother replied as she sat the plates down near the boys. Raxion's plate looking a lot more full.

Raxion waited for their mother to leave and gave some of his food to his brother to where it was even. "I dont like being treated unfairly." he said and then started eating.

"What!? Oh come on now, you totally deserve it, You work hard day after day while I lounge around. It's the very least you should get. You're always so modest.." Ronoro said astounded by his brothers kindness.