"So" Kenzo said. "Are you ready?"
Raizen looked at him. "Ready for what?"
The grin widened.
"For trying to create a beast."
Raizen's heart kicked.
Not from fear, and not from adrenaline either. From something more honest and simpler - the raw, uncomplicated excitement of a kid who'd been promised something really cool and was about to receive it.
A beast.
His own beast.
…Or at least, the opportunity to try.
