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Master Sagittarius, the Order of the Keyblade's leader since the last War of Hearts, stood at the front steps of the Order's Academy, waiting as he had put out a grand announcement for those in Traverse Town and other Non-Eclipsed Worlds to come if they felt they could handle the power of a Keyblade. He had a few hopeful looking souls before him, but he could tell that their hearts were mediocre, only capable of maybe handling a Keyblade with much effort, and even then, they could never pass the Mark of Mastery exam. 'I know some strong hearts will come forth and accept the task of Light.' He thought to himself as he closed his eyes and waited for the time when he would select those worthy to follow the Order to come, others would have to take the entrance exams.

Sagittarius looked down the steps to Dusk and a smile graced the swordsman's lips as he looked down to the hooded figure. There was Light in her heart and he could tell that she might possess what it takes to rise up against the Heartless with the Order of the Keyblade.

The silver haired leader didnt want to call her out personally, so he waved over an armor clad guard and handed the man a slip of paper. "Its an invitation.. Go give it to her." He said in a low tone so only the guard could hear. Tarius's eyes then glanced to Dusk and the guard nodded in response. His armor was clanky but the stalwart servant of Sagittarius wasnt going to fail as he walked to Dusk and handed her an invitation.



"I will ask.. is there anyone here who finds themselves worthy enough to accept the challenge of using a Keyblade..?" Sagittarius asked the crowd that had shown up for the Order's annual Invitation Ceremony. This was to be a big event in and of itself.

Sagittarius grinned wide as he saw Dusk's smile when she received the invitation to join the Keyblade Order. Tarius could see she had a strong heart capable of wielding a Blade and that was enough for him. Even if nobody else stepped forward to accept the challenge. "Well? Is anyone going to step forward and prove themselves worthy?"

"Well Master.." A calm and collected voice said as a red haired, blue eyed boy strode through the gathering with an amount of respect. ".. I have accepted the challenge already.. but I readilly do so each morning... I, Shirumi Elhonay, accept your challenge. If I must, I will undergo a test of my skills at your hand to prove im worthy of my Mark of Mastery." The boy was serious about his desire to inspire those at the annual event and he was ready to put his Mark of Mastery on the line as a Keyblade Master.

Tarius chuckled lightly, but loud enough to be heard by those in the area. "Quick to jump in... but your pure heart, and desire for greatness are a weakness, Shirumi..Come! Stand beside me, though, and let us see who will step forward..invited or uninvited...We will accept all who dare to try." Sagittarius was, afterall, Shirumi's teacher before the last Keyblade War and they were among the last remaining survivors of the nasty conflict.

"Well...What's this?! Im late for the party?" A voice says with a slight whine. "Awwwe man... I hope Im not late for the food..Im starved." A young blonde man walks up behind Tairus and Shirumi. It's Tidus, one of the Sword Instructors at the Order...It's been his job ever since his world was destroyed in the last War.

Shirumi, The Red Headed Keyblade Master looked to Dusk as he walked passed her and his cheeks flushed a bright red as he heard her words of encouragement. He then turned to her and looked to see the invitation she had been handed. His blue eyes widened lightly and he smirked "Arent you going to come with me, miss? Or.. are you declining the invitation to study here?" The keyblade master asked her with a look of genuine interest. Shirumi hoped that Dusk would accept the invitation to join the Academy as he was going to be a Junior Instructor in Magic this term.

Tidus watched Shirumi and grinned wide as he watched. He knew well of how boy meets girl, but it made him think of Yuna and when he would finally find her and be able to be with her once more. "You know..I cant wait for more students." He said to himself mostly with a chuckle. "Im hoping for a great Blitzball turnout this year for the team."

The small crowd of common folk turned to Dusk as she was adressed by a Keyblade Master, and gaped as she simply responded back as if in idle conversation. Even the great Keyblade Knight, Master Sagittarius, found it to be an ammusing sight as people rarely conversed so casually with those in The Order without really being apart of it yet. But the man was wise and he knew that this was simply a resonation between two hearts of light. This was a clear sign to the Knight that Dusk was able to wield a Keyblade, but just to make sure, he touched the Mark of Mastery on his right shoulder, which he concealed as just rubbing it lightly like most normal people do, but..It gave him the ability to see into people's hearts as long as he touched it and was looking at them. This was an ability that made recruiting easier for him. "Seems like you've got yourself a winner there, Shirumi-kun." The silver haired knight said to his old apprentice.

Shirumi looked from his elder and higher ranking sensei to Dusk with a smile on his face. He was accepting of another pure soul to help fight the Heartless and Nobodies and so he extended a hand to Dusk. "Come on..lets go together." He said this with a soft expression on his kind face. He wanted Dusk to feel welcome and comfortable with the new role as an apprentice Keyblade User that she had just acquired with no real challenge. Shirumi..was going to be her teacher just like Sagittarius was to Shirumi.

The result being a chain of Master - Student - Student Becomes a Master and walks Side by Side as an equal later on. It wasnt how things usually worked, but it was how the Order of the Keyblade had begun it's training program to insure that at least one Master or Knight was training at least Two Apprentices..preferably just One at a time though.

The red headed Master wondered if Dusk would accept his hand. "Will you walk the road of light with me, Miss? With me as your guide for your first steps? I swear...I will keep you safe and help you grow." He said in a very visible pledge to her. This caused some hand clapping from the crowd and some jealous looks from some of the girls around them as they harbored feelings of affection for him, but had not the courage or will to grab his attention..and they mistook this pledge for..a romantic one of sorts.

However, they were only half right. Shirumi did find Dusk to be cute and worthy of at least visual appraisal, but only if he was being discrete about his admiring. He just wanted to keep things Master - Student pure for now, unless she started expressing feelings for him later on down the road they might walk together.

Shirumi smiled as he had found an apprentice. This was a job for all Keyblade Masters. With Dusk as his apprentice, he smiled and stepped aside to allow her a place next to him and Master Sagittarius. "Welcome...I suppose we'll get to know each other better soon enough then, Dusk." He said with a light nod of his head. Underneath that kind face, was a desire for his training with Dusk to result in another heart of Light for the fight against the Heartless, as his evil twin brother, Mizuumi still lurked in the shadows of reality, collecting darkness as he abused the Keyblade to turn worlds into desolate wastelands. This was something Shiru eventually wanted to put a stop to, but for now... He needed more arms and legs to spread Light, and his task had haulted from that of a Warrior to that of a Teacher.