Everyone in the room went quiet, their eyes fixed on Ren. None of them really knew what had happened when he faced Kade before Kaien and Valen arrived.
"After I beat Zarveth, Kade showed up out of the shadows. It felt like he'd been watching the whole fight and only stepped out once it was over." Ren began. "I don't think he wanted to kill me or take me."
"How can you be so sure?" Aeri asked.
"It just doesn't add up. If that was his goal, he could've done it easily. I used my core release and hit him with everything I had, but he still outmatched me. It felt more like he was testing me than actually fighting me." Ren explained.
"That makes sense but what about your family?" Valen asked.
Ren lowered his voice. "From what I knew, my parents were killed in a gang war they had nothing to do with. At least, that's what I saw when I was little. But Kade told me the truth, that my parents were killed by the very gang they once belonged to."
