Byakko's Trial, part I

When Wu Jian was just a child, he had been a cowardly weakling. He disdained from violence, couldn’t stand up to bullies, and feared his father.

That changed once Wu Meiying shared a vision with him. There were many things he had feared, but the one thing he feared more than anything else had been the idea of his best friend being taken from him.

While that had started him on his path to strength and was the main reason he continued fighting, somewhere along the line, he had picked up a strong desire to test his mettle, to confront adversity in all its forms and come out on top. This tiger’s words had invoked within Wu Jian the same urge he always felt when facing off against a strong opponent.

“Bring it on! I’ll take your test!” Wu Jian said with clenched fists.