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Before Exo joined the others in job hunting, he went to see Oda about his training. "I'll train you in the art of blood. Blood is a simple element, just like the fire and ice. The water and earth. The wind and the ligh--" "yeah, I get the point. I'll be back later!" said Exo as he ran of to the town square. He saw Violet as soon as he walked in the square. "Hey, Exo. It turns out I could get a job as a purple devil flying demon thing. I'm advertising the new night club right here. It's called the Devil's Chalice. I fly around and tell people to come to the club. Isn't it cool?" asked Violet. "Sure, why not?" Violet frowned and Exo went to meet up with everyone else. He saw Demnyx at a Ramen Bar just past the Devil's Chalice. "Hey, you're a bartender?" asked Exo. "No, I just like wearing the uniform. Of course I'm a bartender! And this sucks! Violet's the drunk one. He should have the bartender job!" Demnyx complained. "I think he's okay at what he's doing," said Exo. "Well, you'd better get a job soon. The more money we raise, the faster we can get out of this dump!" said Demnyx. Exo then struck an idea. He went to the Hidden Blood fightinig arena and asked for a job as a referee

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Exo arrived at Oda's house and knocked on the door. "Oh, you're back," said Oda. "Yeah, sorry I came so late. I had some business to tend to," said Exo. "I see...So which technique would you like to learn?"asked Oda. "I wanna learn Rebirth," said Exo. "That is a very popular ninjutsu. But the training as well as the hand seal is very precise," Oda explained. "I don't care, I just wanna learn it," said Exo. "Alright, we should get started. I'll tell my wife to put on a pot of tea, first. You look exhausted," said Oda. "Yeah, I'm super parched. I ran all the way here,
said Exo as he went in and closed the door behind him.

The Devil's Chalice...
"You showed up...I'm surprised," a woman greeted Crush inside of the night club still under construction. "Are we gonna talk business or what?" asked Crush. "Right...let's get straight to it. And besides, you're too young to be in here, anyway," said the woman. "Listen, Kiria, I don't have much time. I can only do so many jobs," said Crush. "'I'll give you one contract. Take out Garan Oreta. Now he's no push over, this will require finess and stealth. If you are revealed---" "That doesn't matter. How much does it pay?" asked Crush.

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Exo tackled Avalon out of the back door and into the backyard. Avalon rolled and rolled until he reached a tree. He jumped on the tree and bounced off and shot at Exo. He rammed Exo and they both went flying. Exo planted his feet on the ground to prevent being tackled into a tree. Exo kneed Avalon in the chest and slammed him into the ground. Avalon jumped off of the ground and high into the air. Exo jumped after him. Exo punched Avalon in the stomach 4 times with a lightning fast combo. Avalon grabbed Exo's head and threw him onto the roof of Oda's house. Exo attempted to spin kick Avalon, but Avalon dodged the kick and uppercut Exo further into the air. He grabbed Exo's foot and threw him into a tree. Exo disappeared into the vast leaves. Exo used Sword of the winds to blow all of the leaves into the air. avalon rushed towards Exo through the leaves. Little did Avalon know, Exo was on the ground. Exo looked up and sent 6 lightning balss for Avalon. Avalon fell to the ground but quickly jumped to his feet. "You've been practicing, Exo," said Avalon. "Yeah, and to think, once I learn this technique, we can fight side by side together," said Exo witha smile on his face. Avalon smiled back.

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Exo and Avalon both layed down on the ground and tried to catch their breath. They were both very exhausted. "I see you've still got it!" said Exo. "Yeah....you've gotten better," said Avalon. Exo laughed. "Hey, Avalon...." "Yeah?" "Do you ever wish you could go back?" asked Exo. "What do you mean?" "Go back to being alive....do you wish you could go back?" asked Exo. "Well, there are a couple of luxuries that I miss. But all and all, I'm okay with being in the afterlife. And besides, me and Athena can be together again," said Avalon. Exo smiled. "I wish Lilli and I could travel together," said Exo. "You should stay home more often, Exo. Appreciate your family and friends," said Avalon. "Yeah, like I'm gonna take advice from you," Exo laughed. Avalon began to laugh too. "So...what about the fight?" asked Exo. "For now...let's call it a tie," said Avalon. "Yeah...and when I'm a chunin, I'll be sure to call you back so we can finish this," said Exo. "Yeah, okay," said Avalon. They both stood up and shook hands. Avalon decimated back into the puddle of blood Oda had created him from. "Let's continue training, alright?" said Oda. Exo groaned and walked over to Oda.

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Demnyx lagged into work and Violet enthusiastically flew to work. "Well, Violet, it's opening night. Let's see if your rugged devil demon purple exterior puts some asses in those seats, huh?" said the owner of The Devil's Chalice. "Yeah, but around the time of the grand opening, there's a big fight going on next door at the arena," saic Violet. "This....this is perfect! After the fight, you can go to the arena and tell everyone to come to the club!" said the owner of the Devilo's Chalice. "Yeah! That's pretty smart!" said Violet. Exo walked over to the Ramen bar were Demnyx worked and ordered one bowl. "How's your morning goin, Demnyx. "I can't complain. At least those damn kids aren't here," said Demnyx. "You're a kid, too, believe it or not," said Exo. "I'm 16! I'm hardly a kid," said Demnyx. "Whatever! I gotta get back to the arena. You'd better make that Ramen to-go," said Exo. Demnyx picked up the Ramen and threw it into a paper bag. The ramen leaked out of the pag. "Enjoy....basterd!" said Demnyx. Exo groaned and ran back to the arena. After Exo refereed his first match. The manager came over to congradulate him. "Wow, Exo. You're a natural." "I've been in quite a few arena fights," said Exo. "Well, I hope you'll do this good in the main event tonight. It's Garan Oreta Vs Aries Uzonawa"

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"Hey, I saw that major flirting action back there," said Violet as he flew beside Exo. "Are you ever in human form anymore?" asked Exo. "Don't change the subject! So, are you gonna dump Lilli or just two time her?" asked Violet. "Neither! I'm not interested in Kiria," said Exo. "Don't lie tp me, Exo. I saw that spark in you eyes," said Violet. "You can't see anything in my eyes! My eyes are freaking huge and white!" said Exo. "Just admit it, you want her to be the new Mrs. Hyuuga Exo," said Violet. "That's a shame," said Exo. "What's a shame? The fact that you know I'm right?" "No, the fact that you're a grown, 200 something year old demon thing, and you still act like a kid," said Exo. "Whatever, Exo. I won't tell Lilli," said violet as he turned around and headed back to the Devil's Chalice. "I know you won't! There's nothing to tell!" said Exo as he entered the arena. The 6:00 fight was over and Exo went to the consession stand. He saw Kiria in one of the seats. "Hey, Kiria," Exo greeted her. "Hi Exo. I'm here to see the main event later. I heard it's gonna be killer," said Kiria. "Sit up here with me. Have that referre take your place for the 7:00 fight," said Kiria. "Well...okay," said Exo.

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"Crush, the event is about to start. When Garan goes into the battlefield, I want you to take him out. One clean shot and one clean getaway. Cover your face, too," said Kiria. "I don't get it..Why don't you kill him. You're the master assassin," Crush said to Kiria. "Because I have a reputation to worry about. I can't take out small fries like Garan," said Kiria. "So, did you talk to Exo?" asked Crush. "Yeah...he's a loser," said Kiria. "You still like him, though," said Crush. "Oh shut up and get me some nachos," said Kiria. It was 7:30. The main event was in half an hour. There was an intermission after the 7:00 fight. Kiria went to look for Exo. "Yo, X," called another referee. "There's some girl looking for you." "I'm not here!" said Exo. "I heard that!" said Kiria as she entered the room. Exo groaned. "Look, Exo. I know I came on a little strong, but I really do like you," she said. "Would you get out of here!? Geez!" said Exo. "You don't mean that. Just give me a chance. And you can go back to Lilli or whatever her name is," said Kiria. "I don't----wait...How did you know her name?!" asked Exo. "Uh...." "Have you been talking to Violet?" asked Exo. "Uh, yeah! Violet," said Kiria. "I'm gonna kill him!" said Exo

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"What's wrong?" asked the manager. "Nothing. Don't worry about it," said Exo. The announcer called the names of the two fighters, Garan Oreta and Aries Uzonawa. They stared at each other and exchanged some words. Exo stepped in the middle of the two fighters and explained the rules. "Alright, go!" said Exo as the fighters began to run at each other. Exo stepped out the way and looked up in the audience. He saw Kiria and jumped into the stands. "Kiria!" he called out. "Don't do it!" he said. "What are you talking about, Exo?" asked Kiria. "I know you're an assassin. Don't do it. you don't have to kill anymore," said Exo. "Okay, I'll admit, I am an assassin. But I'm not gonna kill Garan," said Kiria. "Well, who are you gonna kill?" asked Exo. "No one. You know too much now, Exo," said Kiria as she reached for her cross bow. Exo looked around and saw Crush with a scarf covering the bottom half of his face. "Aw crap!" said Exo. He grabbed Kiria's crossbow and pushed her to the ground. He ran over to Crush with his crossbow equipped. Kiria got up and yelled, "EXO'S GONNA KILL GARAN!!!" Everyone turned and looked at Exo. "Wait, it's not like that!!" he yelled.

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