The Fallen Willow

The winds blew gently as Emanyeru rested upon the top branches of the Fallen Willow as he waited for his grandson to appear. His grayish black locks tussled in the breeze as his gray fox ears twitched with agitation. He sighed and stared at the sky noticing the position of the sun was almost at its peak signifying it was almost noon. A long blink and a stifled yawn followed as he idly stared around him at the wilderness. It was wondrous of how quickly he had taken to nature, being able to identify most if not all of the plants and animals around. His eyebrows drooped low as his body settled placing him in a state of alert unconsciousness, allowing him to speak with his inner selves.

'So let me get this straight...' Yakusai started, 'Your going to take this little brat to the shadow and demon realms, train him, then just let him loose...no evil plan intended? This is pure bullshit man...I will not allow that boys potential go to waste like that. Its the same as with your first batch of students, you could have had some loyal followers, but no, you went soft on'em...'. He sighed and caught his breath, 'Look i'm not saying corrupt the kid, but atleast make him see things your way...that way he understands the situation he's in...'.

'He knows the situation he's in...' Emanyeru retorted. 'No he doesn't! If he did, he wouldn't have agreed, that right there lets me know the kid has no idea what the hell he's doing...I mean seriously, going on a training mission with you, a psycho-'. 'Might I remind you that your the psycho in this mind not me...' he answered back. 'Whatever, the kid is clueless, so I'm sayin, just get him to your side. Then we could be literally unstoppable...'. Emanyeru sighed, as his inner persona kept on with his points as he returned to a waking consciousness, and waited for his grandson, 'Whatever I choose will affect him for the rest of his life...'.

Kenza a little nervous gulped as he made his way to the willow tree. Before he came into sight though he made sure to put on his determined face. He glanced at the picture of Kari in his hand then made sure to remember to see her as soon as he came back. With this he dashed forward to the tree.
"Grandpa I am here!" Kenza shouted once he arrived at the tree looking for his grandpa.