[color=orange][i]Let the ride begin...[/i][/color] the dull needles pushed into his skin with very little effort. He took a deep breath and without warning the needles passed his skin. He let out a small gasp, the pain was strong indeed, but he could handle it. Izumi felt his eyesight slowly leave him, fading into the darkness. Hour upon hour had passed, he noticed some of the other apprentices feeling pain. No one wanted it, but they were forced to take it. Izumi embraced it. After what seemed to be an eternity, Izumi felt his knees slam onto the ground. There was no difference within him, at least he didn't feel one. He looked over at the other apprentices while his head spun. There was a moment of forgetting where he was and why, but it came back quickly. He stumbled over to the girl that had saved him before, nearly crashing on top of her as he dropped to his knees. [color=orange]"Hey, hey are you okay?"[/color] His voice was small and quiet. As if he didn't want to be heard.