Kagura woke up excited to find Ragnar. He ran through the entire floor until he was able to find Ragnar's room. Kagura burst inside, determined to wield the hammer.

  Kagura: HAMMER HAMMER HAMMER!

  Kagura jumped onto the sleeping the Ragnar, shaking him awake. The warrior was not happy being forcefully woken up. He grabbed Kagura by the wrist and launched him out of the room. Kagura flew to the opposite side of the floor with a loud crash. Being ridiculously sturdy, Kagura got back to his feet and rushed right back at Ragnar.

  Kagura: HAMMER!

  Ragnar: Ughhh kids.

  Ragnar finally rose out of bed. He towered over Kagura, trying to intimidate him.

  Kagura: I want that hammer!

  Ragnar: You really think that you're worthy? Ha! How naive.

  Ragnar summoned the hammer to entice Kagura into a match. Red and Raioten were walking towards the cafeteria for breakfast when they daw Kagura burst through the wall. He landed near them and Ragnar chased Kagura down. As he closed in, Raioten tried to kick him in the face while Red attacked his stomach.

  Ragnar: So you'll all die with him?

  Kagura rose to his feet and the three children rushed at Ragnar.

  Kagura: I'll get that weapon!

  Ragnar was being annoyed by their rushing attacks. Having to deal with a three of their attacks was slowly driving him back. To break up the team, Ragnar threw the hammer. Kagura immediately ran over and tried to lift it.

  Red: No you idiot! Get back over here!

  Without all three of them, their offense suffered. Red and Raioten had impressive Teamwork but without the raw strength of Kagura, they didn't have much of a chance to hurt Ragnar at all. Ragnar tossed Red aside and rushed at Raioten with his full strength. He readied a massive punch to take the kid out. When he threw it, Kagura jumped in the way to shield his bro.

  Kagura: I got your back man.

  Raioten used the opening to strike Ragnar with all of his might. Kagura ran towards the towering menace, ignoring all of his pain and putting everything he had into an attack. Everyone was caught off guard when they saw that Ragnar's hammer materialized in Kagura's hand.

  Being momentarily stunned, Ragnar was caught by the titanic strength Kagura had. The force of his swing sent Ragnar crashing into someone else's room. Kagura looked down at his hand with pride.

  Kagura: Hell yeah.

  The exhaustion claimed his consciousness and he fell over. Ragnar walked through the giant hole in the wall and ran back towards Red and Raioten.

  Ragnar: You two together need to be stopped!

  The pair fought perfectly in tandem, but Ragnar's overwhelming might took them both down. He carried all three of the children into the infirmary. The QRPT placed Red and Kagura into the healing chambers but refused to help Raioten.

  Ragnar: What the hell do you mean you won't help him?!

  Nurse: Strict orders from the Warden. We are not allowed to treat his injuries under any circumstances.

  As Ragnar argued with the QRPT about Raioten, the young boy walked off on his own. He snuck out unnoticed and went out to go eat on his own. Walking around alone only prompted the other prisoners to attack. Fighting each other throughout the day was second nature to the prisoners because of the protection of the QRPT.

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  Raioten was already exhausted from fighting against Ragnar and wasn't able to properly defend himself. The prisoners had gotten used to not stopping their fights until the QRPT arrived, so they continued attacking Raioten. Jugo came in at the last moment to help protect Raioten.

  Jugo: Hey there little guy, need some help?

  Raioten tried looking away to give off an air of false toughness, but he was really glad to see Jugo once again. With their combined efforts, the two were able to walk away with minor injuries. As the QRPT carted away their opponents, Jugo looked at Raioten with saddened eyes.

  Jugo: I heard about your ban from the infirmary. Do you have any idea why they would do that?

  Raioten shrugged his shoulders and pointed at Jugo.

  Jugo: Hmm? What is it little guy?

  Raioten walked closer and acted out his thoughts to explain to Jugo what he meant.

  Jugo: I understand, you just need to be careful alright?

  After Raioten nodded in agreement, Jugo went off towards the infirmary. There, the kids had fully healed from their bout with Ragnar.

  Ragnar: You kids are perfect! There may be hope for us yet!

  Kagura: What do you mean by that?

  Ragnar: We have lots of work to do, we need to go find your friend.

  Jugo: I'll take care of him.

  Ragnar: Jugo, good to see you. You know where our little friend is?

  Jugo: Yes, I ran into him not to long ago.

  Ragnar: Good, if he's alright I can breathe easy. You two come with me.

  Kagura: What about little bro?

  Ragnar: He isn't allowed in here to recuperate so I can't help him. You two will have to suffice.

  Jugo: Don't worry about your friend, he'll be fine.

  Ragnar led the kids to the training center and explained his training method.

  Ragnar: We are gonna make full use of the QRPT understand? That means that our training will be anything but easy. I'm going to come at you kids with everything I've got, each and every day. Once you heal and eat, we'll start again until you two are monsters.

  Kagura: What about my new hammer?

  Ragnar: Oh thats the best part, I'll force you to master it. You wielding that hammer even for a moment means you are a worthy soul.

  Kagjra stuck his tongue out to Red and the two began to brawl.

  Ragnar: Good! That's the spirit we need!

  Ragnar jumped in between them, attacking them both. They all fought and trained together each and every day. Jugo remained with Raioten, and the two fought around the clock. Jugo was initially uncomfortable fighting so often with Raioten as the child couldn't receive treatment. Raioten however, was adamant in fighting through his pain.

  Every so often, the QRPT would arrive to heal Jugl, but every time they looked right past Raioten. As Jugo healed, Raioten trained on his own. The trio of children were kept separate to focus completely on fighting. Every more and then Ragnar would find Raioten and Jugo to take the young boy away for a night.

  He sat with the young man in silence and simply allowed him to rest. It was only a few hours every week or so, but Raioten treasured his rest time with Ragnar. The lack of communication from Ragnar made Raioten feel like he fit in. Not having to try doing charades to be understood was comforting. They all fought and trained for over a year. Throughout his time training, Kagura wasn't able to summon his hammer again.

  Even though he was discouraged, he continued working harder and harder each day. Raioten was far weaker than Jugo, but during their fights, his speed had become so great that he could make every fight a contest. Finally, Ragnar and Jugo met back up with their trainees.

  Kagura: Bro!

  Kagura ran forward and lifted Raioten off of the ground with a massive hug. Raioten enjoyed the embrace, but Kagura's strength was suffocating. After he put Raioten down, Red simply stared at him. She was saddened that his eyes hadn't been able to change back and she feared that they would never look as innocent as before. Trying to break the silence and her inner tension, she decided to tease him.

  Red: Sheesh Blue, did you grow at ALL during your training? You might have actually gotten shorter!

  Red laughed while Raioten growled at her. Kagura had to hold him in the air to stop the two from fighting on the spot. While they all caught up with one another, Jugo and Ragnar talked about the final assignment.

  Ragnar: So, you got him to stay this entire time? Hopefully forcing him into this won't hinder his progress.

  Jugo: He actually requested to stay with me until its Time.

  Ragnar: You told him. . . It may very well be time they knew.

  Jugo: My thoughts exactly, I'm not sure we'll have a better opportunity than this.

  Red: Hey! Mr. Rag, what are you guys talking about?

  Ragnar: Come with me.

  As Jugo laughed over the new nickname Red gave Ragnar, the behemoth led the two children into his room to speak. Ragnar sat with them for a moment without speaking.

  Red: Mr. Rag! Why are we just sitting around!

  Ragnar: One moment little one, we're waiting for our guests.

  Jugo arrived a moment later with an injured Raioten.

  Ragnar: Good, now that we're all here, we can discuss our objectives.

  Kagura: Awesome! I gotta know what's going on!

  Jugo: We need you all to work even harder, because it's nearly time to put your hard work to good use.

  Red: What's happening? Spit it out already!!

  Ragnar: We're breaking out.