Ranma held the sphere of mystical energy upraised, unmindful of the pain flaring down his arm at holding the spell back for so long.
Training. Always more training. Never resting. Always learning. Be the best. You are the best. Never surrender. His life, no, it wasn't his life. Their life. Their puppet. Their tool.
"Omega flare." the child whispered, thrusting his hand forward, palm flat and fingers spread. The mystical energies in his hand converged towards the base of his palm, seeming to wink out of existence before a huge blast of concentrated energy blew from his hand.
The flare of mystical death slammed into the earth, vaporizing large chunk of dirt before the mystical energies faded away, leaving a deep blackened crater in its wake.
Hojo reached up and clicked the pause button on the viewer.
"Alpha Unit-00." he gave the boy a glance, "When did you learn the Omega Flare?"
Ranma glanced at the clock before answering, "Three days, five hours, thirty seven minutes."
"Very well. In the future, report all skills garnered from the Guardian as soon as it is received. Understood?" at the boys nod, Hojo continued, "Return to your quarters. We will need to recalibrate the training agenda in light of your new abilities."
"Sir!" Ranma saluted, back stepping and turning around, before walking away.
Hojo watched the boy go with an annoyed frown. He didn't hate the boy, in fact he held the child in great esteem. The child had been the key to his own childs recovery from the madness that afflicted his mother’s side of the family. He was very grateful for that. The boy was just proving to be a tad bit difficult to control, nothing bad, but his lack of motivation to inform his trainers was really starting to irk him somewhat.
"Impressionable little scamp, isn't he?"
Hojo nodded, "Yes he is, Scarlet. Yes he is."
Scarlet JoHanson, an executive of the company visiting the training complex, smirked, idly parting her long blond bangs. "Something wrong?"
Hojo waved off her comment, picking up a clipboard from the table, "Nothing." he flipped a page back, "I see you approved of another candidate for the Sephiroth program."
"Your recommendations for Alpha Unit-00 was noted. We simply believed contact with some one going through the exact same thing he is would lighten the physiological impact."
Hojo nodded. Inwardly he was relieved. Looking over the name he said.. "How long until (***) arrives?"
(***) is...
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