The Order of Jade

Chapter 15 - Let it Valor.

Valor was born into a broken family, unlike Bjorik, he didn't have a mother or a father to take care of him, let alone kill. He lived with his brother, and was raised by his cousin, who was not much older than him.

Valor always showed interest in joining the military at a very young age, most likely to get away from the constant fear of not having a home the next day, and to spare the expenses of having to pay for him. He had to be 15 to start training, and would be 17-18 years old by the time he finished training and joined the army. But that wasn't good enough for him. At the age of 13 he walked over to the recruitment office and spoke to the officer.

"Sir, can I sign up for the course please?" Valor asked sincerely to the officer.

The officer sat there for a second and looked at him, confused, not knowing if Valor was joking or not. "How old are you?" He asked with a smile forming on his face.

"That's of no importance, I would like to enter the course, would you please write my name down?" Valor stated, humouring the officer.

"Son, your to old enough to join the forces, tell me your age, then we can talk." The officer said, making Valor angry.

Valor then flipped the table and grabbed the officer by his collar while he was sat down and shouted at him.

"LISTEN TO ME YOU PATHETIC FOOL, IM HERE TO JOIN THE MILITARY, AND IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT YOU SAY IT TO ME, RATHER THAN JOKING ABOUT, UNDERSTAND?!!!!" Valor shouted at the top of his lungs right in the officers face.

The officer then pulled himself together, and replied.

"Would you please let me go, solider?" The office asked kindly. Valor obliged and let go. The officer then spoke to him on a serious note. "Look, you can push and kick me around the whole office if you really want to, it makes no difference, even if I did write you down on this, the sergeants on the course would notice." The officer explained, this time not joking around anymore. The Valor then leaned back and nodded, asking one last question.

"Is there anything I CAN do, I don't have any parents, I have a brother and a cousin, my cousin doesn't make much money, I have to take myself off of their backs." Valor pleaded one last time, and the officer leaned in.

"There is one thing, that you can potentially qualify for....." the officer said.

"Yes...." Valor replies with his hopes through the roof.

"But, it is very difficult, you see....this is a scholarship trial, if you pass one difficult evaluation, you'll get in early." The officer explained.

"Then put me up." Valor ordered. Careless about the implications.

"Alright, but you just know that this is a one in a million course, hardest in the kingdom, only one in a million pass." The officer explained. And Valor didn't care, he knew it was his only chance to get in.

"When does it take place......?"