An Old Friend

Rize and Anna were walking to a warehouse where a prelim tournament was being held he was wearing a black jacket with Gotham Demon Hunter on the Back and Anna was wearing a black armband on her left arm that said, DHO Esper.

"So why am I here? You can probably beat these creeps without me Rize," said Anna "Plus, it's Saturday, I could be home watching cartoons."

"Sorry, Anna. but if I didn't bring you I can't use you in the main tournament," Rize says with an apologetic gesture.

"Well, I do have my phone, so I won't be that bored," said Anna.

Rize steps into the self-made ring with a judge watching them from a safety window. A DHO stands in front of him ready with a spear.

"I hope you're ready. because I ain't going to hold back," said Rize.

The DHO Referee gets ready, "begin."

Rize then goes in for a punch with his right fist. The DHO readied himself to block Rize's attack. Rize's right fist goes through and breaks the spear's pole and hits The DHO in the stomach, sending him to the wall.

Rize looks surprised, "Ah, sorry I did know my own strength there."

Rize then sits next to Anna on a bench nearby. Rize didn't have to compete for the rest of the day because the others that were picked for his matches forfeited, so Rize made it to the main tournament.

Rize was sitting on the couch with Anna and Nightingale watching cartoons in Raze's living room.

"I told you. you didn't need me." Anna reminded him.

"yeah after the first match they all quit on me, at least I'm in," said Rize.

Nightingale writes, "Well you should train. They're going to be a lot of tough foes, some are even Esper users."

"right maybe I should call an old friend to help me out," says Rize. He gets up and, gets his phone out, and goes into the other room.

Nightingale writes, "This used to remind back when Rize was but a boy when he and his brothers watch cartoons of Giant Robots."

"yeah, he told me about that, then they go beat each other up in cardboard armor in the backyard," said Anna.

Rize was on the roof of his apartment complex swinging the Demon Sword the next day.

"I wonder what kind of foes I will face first in this Tournament…" Rize then hears the door to the roof. He looks at a man who has platinum scales his head looks like a lizard with horns on the head he has blue reptilian eyes and he wears a blue robe this man is a close friend to his grandfathers his name is Azure Bahamut, He a dragon demi-human.

"Azure, it's been a while what five years," said Rize.

"Indeed, but it glad to you well you are alive, I heard you survived two years in the demon world, now Lord Patrick would be amazed if he was still around to hear it," said Azure proudly.

"so the reason I called was wondering if you could help me train for this tournament in a few weeks?" asked Rize.

"of course. It would be my honor to assist you, Rize you must be entering the DHO tournament," said Azure.

Rize sits down on the ground, "yeah that's the one a lot of tough foes are entering the tournament."

"Alright, We should start right away how about I teach you Dragon Martial Arts the same I taught your grandfather, Lord Patrick back when he was a boy," said Azure.

Rize jumps back up, "for real that be cool."

Azure thinks, "he got his spirit you just like him, Rize."