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Chapter 4A Sword Tournament

From the dreams of reality a single red thread grew from Sora dreams. The thread kept growing pluming friends and family into a dark pit of darkness. That was when Sora realized the meaning of the dream and woke up to face the harsh truth of reality. It was already the next morning after the harsh night at the corner of the town. Zach and Tanya have already woken up from Sora's horror scream. The kids gave Sora a look of surprise and being afraid of him. But then Sora immediately shoved away anguish and reached to the kids with his hands. Patting them on their heads telling them everything would be okay. He then rose up and headed with the kids towards the town. He knew that right know he needs to swallow down all his feeling or he might die. A battle of survival was upon him. Wisely he saw that the only money bringer for them now is the horse that they have arrived on. So he told the kids to stay behind and went into the market. In the market he asked vendors if there was a place or two to sell or buy horses. Fortunately in Lust Buckers there are 3 places the sell and buy horses a bar tender told him.

Sora headed towards the first shop. In there he asked the shop owner of the prices of the horses, and how much they would sell for. The shop owner told him that most horses came on hefty prices of 1 silver coin. It was then that Sora knew the currency that they use. It was a bit old modern. But they used coppers, silvers, and gold coins. Each 100 equals a 1 of the other. In a way it perfectly got along with the medieval age houses. But Sora wasn't going to buy a horse. It was an information gathering process. So that he won't be cheated on when he goes selling the horse he has to an another buyer.

After selling their horse Sora went into a tavern to get breakfast for him and the kids. In the tavern which was also a motel Sora learned that the minimum amount of copper coins a person needs in order to live a life here is 10 copper coins. Adding the fact that he wasn't alone and the money he had from selling the horse. Their survival is guaranteed for only 3 days. After that he would have to find another way to live by.

After breakfast, Sora rented a room and let the kids stay there. He then went out to the streets again to find an answer.

Sora's inner self while walking the streets lost in thought: "I wish I can take care of Zach and Tanya. But I am a teenager. I can hardly take care of myself. Even if I did decide to take care of them. In time I must return home to Tokyo. It is in the end my home."

Sora walked for long asking here and there if someone would take care of Zach and Tanya. It was after a shattering amount of time that he understood the horror of the world. The feeling of abandoning kids that he had a bond with. If it was this hard to abandon two kids after a 1 day of bonding. Then how hard was it for his mother to abandon him to an another family. But now he knew that she did that for the better good. He also found out in this day that some family's were so cruel to their children that he didn't want Zach and Tanya to be with them. Other's were poor, and some where strict. He then realized how lucky he was to be fostered in a caring family that loved and gave him everything he wanted.

In the end of his walk of the dead. While Sora was heading toward the motel. He heard a voice from a far. It was the voice of children. Not 1 or 2, but a group of children. Sora went to take a closer look at the group. The group of children were sitting in a house singing songs and learning words, with a person who looked like a nun watching over them.

The nun who was looking over the kids caught a glimpse of Sora who was observing from the window. Leaving the kids a while she headed towards the door and greeted Sora.

The nun: "Hi. Is there anything I can help you with."

Sora: "Sorry for disturbing you. My name is Sora. I heard the children singing from afar, and was wondering. Is this a School."

The nun: "Yes this is a school for children. I am very sorry but we don't attend those of your age here."

Sora: "No. It is not for me. Actually..." And then Sora told the nun the whole story of him, how Zach and Tanya lost their father ,and how he is right now taking care of them.