Beginning Of The Ryoshi Inheritance Trial Within The Walls

A journey that would take at least a week to travel, their transport only took at most a day and with the sound of gas being rapidly released, a heavily modified train car could be seen coming to a halt at the end of a trail track located in a tunnel beneath a mountain within Wall Maria.

From this very trail carriage, a young boy and old man both with blonde & black hair and violet irises emerged. The young boy who wore a combat suit made entirely of leather is of course Heishi and the old man wearing martial arts garments but strangely colored like the camouflage attire of military soldiers in the modern world was his grandfather Nasuko, a former captain of the scouting regiment of Eldia.

Nasuko led him out of the tunnel through a passage that led outside a mountain facing a forest and only briefly explained to him how the trial would go before promptly leaving, saying that he would return by the end of the week.

The instructions were that the first day was meant for him to find the survival items he left in the forest and scavenge materials to form his base for the whole week but beware of the traps laid out in the forest. The second day was meant for hunting both food and either kill or evade the 5-meter class pure titan they will leave to roam the forest. The third day was also the same but with 2 more pure titans added to the fray. The same would go on till the fifth day but with an increasing number of pure titans. The sixth and final day would purely be for his relaxing as he awaits their return so that he can undergo the inheritance ceremony.

After making sure that the instructions are imprinted on his mind, Heishi was finally able to enjoy the scenery... No need for fancy descriptions for the place since it was only the mountain behind him and the humongous forest of gigantic trees in front, simple as that. Although it was quite the simplistic scenery, the added touch of dawn made the whole thing extremely beautiful as the morning dew on the leaves on the trees and the grasses on the ground sparkles as the emerging sunlight shines upon them and wind rustled his hair making it dance according to the song, the song of the wind. The first light of dawn shines upon the hollows underneath the trees as Heishi witnessed different wild animals such as deers and rabbits leaving the said burrows welcoming the light of day, the bucks coming out fist followed by their fawns and kits, supported by the does. Along with the animals, the flowers began blooming as they awaken from their good night's rest and began readying themselves for their sunbathing and eating for the day.

Without further ado, Heishi refocused on his objective as the first day was the most important time of the week, the resources he could collect would be an important factor in his survivability.

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By the end of the day, a physically and mentally exhausted Heishi stared at the resources he collected on his little camp.

The tent was made of a big sheet composed of leaves knitted together by thin vines supported by 3 long sturdy branches. The table was nothing but a log cleaved at the top and bottom to form a stand and a flat surface.

Using the light emitted by his campfire, he rechecked the hidden items he worked hard to find and take, suffering scratches and bruises in the process. On the table lay 2 sharp machetes, a kunai knife, flint and steel, a frying pan, and a first aid box that contained nothing but a neatly folded violet scarf with the image of a shining lantern with the letter R (insignia of the Ryoshi family) inside embroidered on it using green thread.

Each one of the items was surrounded by various traps with the first aid box being the most guarded, with nearly a dozen bear traps. The bear traps were useless though for by the time he found it, the traps were all already clamped shut with a few having deers and foxes caught among them. One of the bear traps had a bird caught on it with a furious creature throwing a tantrum beside it, stomping and jumping on the ground as well as trying to pull out the bird.

The ape gave off a familiar feeling but he couldn't remember why or who or where did he met it before but he helped it anyway which quickly fled from the scene carrying the corpse of the bird. Anyways, the rest of the animals caught that were just injured were freed while those that no longer had any breath in them were taken by him as food supplies.

The next day, Heishi left his camp with the 2 machetes strapped to his back and the kunai knife on his leg. After some thinking, he decided to hunt down the titans every day to prevent himself from being placed in a situation where he is caught surrounded by them in all directions.

He used all the techniques he could utilize which he learned from all the training he underwent for the past 10 years, swinging from vine to vine and jumping from tree to tree while performing the movement technique of the Ryoshi Family Martial Arts; Furious Mantis, Raging Tiger Arts. This movement technique was called the Cicada Stalking Movement Technique which allowed the user to move silently like a mantis as it stalks its prey.

After a while, he finally found it, a 4-meter tall titan with very big thighs walking in the forest like it was in a pageant.

Looking at it, no fear was present on Heishi's mind for meeting a titan was a usual occurrence to him already back home though killing them, this would be his first. They do have the Titan Hunting Sport back on the island but he never participated in it for he was used to working with them, playing with them, being taught and raised by them(the last one because 4 of the members of his family are titan shifters)

He landed from the tree branch he stood on and onto the ground as he faced the titan, looking at it in the eyes. A few seconds later, the creature lunged at him which he quickly avoided by dodging to the sides and running away. It would try to tackle him from time to time but all for naught as he would jump away in the last second barely missing by a hair's length but succeeding each time.

This happened for quite some time until he finally got bored and wanted them to stop with the game of tag when the titan quickly grabbed him. He did as he thought but it would not listen and began opening its mouth and getting him closer for a bite.

When it was just about to chomp on Heishi, Something laying dormant inside of him awakened and he kicked it in the jaw sending it tumbling back. Heishi finally found it. He didn't kill it for he didn't feel hostility from it. Since he was young he was taught by his grandfather how to fight and kill while his father taught him when to kill and when not to kill as well as who is and is not to be considered an ally or a foe.

The titan wanted to eat him without hesitation so he could finally consider it a foe and could now go for the hunt without having his conscience burden him.

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'You must only kill a foe, a foe is determined by their action never their kind. Not all titans and other predators are foes, only those who want to kill you are, and even then, you must give them a second chance, a chance to change. It is like how you must interact with humans for if a titan or wolf wants to eat you and you consider all of its kind your foe, then if a human wants to kill you, would you consider all of humanity your foe? Humans are the most complicated creatures to ever exist, if you give a chance to a wolf that once wanted to kill you to become your pet, then why can't you give other humans a chance to change and become your friend. Nothing is set in stone. Everyone can change, the only question is if they're willing to. Always remember that son.' His father Hoenn may be silly but when he becomes serious, his wise side will appear and his sagely words are not to be taken lightly.

'Gaaahh!! how did the noodles become the size of your pinky? It was clearly normal sized just a while ago...' At least those he says before he reverts back to his silly side.

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And with that, the titan hunt truly begins.

No questions for now since the previous ones are still not answered. When am I gonna provide an answer? Find out in the next chapters.