PART 13 :-
TEACHER & HIS DISCIPLE
MC perspective :-
"Bright, are you all right?" my friend came rushing toward me.
"My senses are coming back, but I feel a lot of pain," I said.
"It's because of that last move. It's a legendary technique called Klimakismos," Mini answered.
"Didn't I tell you?? You are no match for me," Nekh said.
"Going all out against a newcomer, using moves that shouldn't be used, and still bragging about it? You have no shame," Mini argued with Nekh.
"In a fight, only winning matters."
"I'm sorry, Mini. If I had tried a little more, maybe I could have won the match."
"You fight great. Even I can't move like that after just ten days of training against a pro."
"Hey kid, where did you learn those movements? There's no way a newcomer could know that." Shaman asked me.
"Which movements?"
"When you started dodging his attacks, it felt like you were dancing. A newcomer would never be able to do that."
"Oh… that movement? Juha taught me that."
"Who is that guy?"
"He is my master. What was his real name again, Bond?"
"You have a master? I didn't know that."
"Well, he only shows up once in a while and jokes around most of the time, Mini."
"His name is Chiron."
"What!!"
Everybody is in shock except Bond.
"Don't joke around there is no way that guy is your master." Shaman think that I am joking.
"But he is, and what so surprising about this??"
"You don't know?? Chiron is most legendary figure in this whole world. People call him 'The God Slayer '. People says that he lived through generation to generation like an Immortal. Death fear him. He is so powerful that every Z rankers combines can't match his power level."
Mini told me that.
"He is lying. There's no way a legendary figure like him would ever become the master of someone cursed."
Nekh said that to everyone.
"So he's a liar as well."
"He's so disgusting."
People started bad-mouthing me again.
"Hey, he's not a liar. He's telling the truth."
"It's okay, Bond. I mean, you know him—he loves to eat my food and is always joking. There's no way they're the same person. I mean, he is my Juha."
"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that? I am your Shisho."
A punch landed on my head, and somehow Juha appeared.
"Juha!!! What are you doing here?"
"Well… how do you think I wouldn't come to watch my disciple fight?"
"Is that really you, sir?"
Shaman and everyone else were shocked.
"Ahh… Satsuki, it's been a while. You're a Shaman now, huh? Though you were pretty bad during your student days."
"Is that kid really your student, sir!!??"
"Do you have any problem with that? I am his master," he said in a light voice.
"I'm just surprised that you didn't call off the match when his opponent used moves that shouldn't be used here," he added in a deep, dark tone.
"I am sorry, sir."
"You're lucky I'm in a good mood today."
"Why would a legendary person like you choose someone cursed? I am more suitable to be your disciple."
Nekh complained to Juha.
"Ah… why do you think that, boy?"
"I am the first Prince and the next Head of Nekhbet. I have more knowledge and skills than anyone here, and the most gifted lineage in my clan. And he is cursed."
"Ha… ha… ha…" He started laughing hard.
"What a foolish kid. If you know everything, why do you need my knowledge? Or, are you just jealous of him because he has me??"
"I am not jealous of him."
"Listen, kid, you have an illness called self-obsession, which is dangerous for you. You're just a mere kid who loves to live in dreams rather than reality because you're afraid to face the truth. I can make Bright stronger if I want—ten days is enough to make him 100 times stronger than you. But his dreams and goals are far more important than fighting with a brainless kid."
That left him so speechless that he couldn't say a word.
He placed his hand on my chest and said—
"Recover!"
All the pain inside me vanished. My injuries healed.
"If you don't mind, beautiful lady, may I borrow your boyfriend for a minute?"
"Aaa… he is not my boyfriend," Mini said in an embarrassed voice. Her face turned red.
"Hey, don't make her uncomfortable," I yelled at him.
"I'm not making her uncomfortable. I just thought that a girl this cute and beautiful giving you attention might be in love with you… or maybe she's your girlfriend."
"You think too much."
"Hey, both of you, shut up. This is not the place for your argument," Bond said, silencing both of us.
"Now, come with me. I need to discuss something with you."
"What? Hey guys, I'll be back after some time."
[ They vanished. ]
We both left that place instantly by Juha's magic.
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PART 14 :-
CHOOSING A PATH FOR MY GOAL
MC perspective :-
[ Deep in the forest. ]
"Why didn't you show up when I needed you the most?"
"And when did you need me the most?"
"I mean… if you had shown up before the match and given me some tips, then I might have won."
"Why are you so frustrated and angry? It was just a match."
"Everyone makes fun of me and sees my group as a burden because of me. They mock Mini every time because she chose to stay with us."
"Aww… our little kid is finally growing up—thinking about a girl."
"Hey, stop mocking me."
"Tell me, who is important to you?"
"Of course, my friends."
"Exactly. Before the match, you told the same thing to a comrade. So why do you feel like this now? They came for you. After you lost, they stood up for you. The most important thing is—what do they feel about you?"
"But I lost, in a fight only win matter, and I realise that after losing."
"Is that so!? Now tell me what you learn today in that test."
"I saw so many different moves I never knew before. Everyone used different tactics and specific move."
"That's the thing, we cannot win every fight but can learn something from each fight. In future, you will face many powerful problems and there is a chance that, you can't win against every problem. But each problem give you a experience and knowledge that you never have before. Something no-one can teach you. Our greatest teacher is the nature we live and the more we experience the life the more our knowledge increase."
I didn't thought that before, I may lost the match but experience so many memories that I never had before.
"What will you do next???"
"I will eat something, and will apologise to my friends…"
"No, no… I didn't mean that. I mean what will you do to achieve your goal in life."
That's make me silent. Because I don't know what to do.
"I think, I will become a protector after I passout from the academy. And help those who needs."
"And in that way, will you able to erase hate from this society??"
"I don't know. Maybeif I erase the religion only then the people will understand."
"If you think the hate belongs to religion, than you are wrong. If you erase the hate in religion or every person belongs to one religion, they will spread hate in clans, if everyone's clans are same than they spread hate in skin colour. If skin colour is same than they spread hate in language. If language is same than they spread hate in hight. If everyone's Height is same than they spread hate in gender. Moral of the story they spread hate no matter what, until you erase the hate."
" Then what should I do to erase that hate from this society??"
"How much do you know about this society??"
"Not very much, I just know that they hate the person who carry a curse and respect the person who have a gift."
"Then you don't know much about this society."
"How should I know about this??"
"The more you face this society the more you realise how dark this society is. You have to set a path to achieve your dream. When you become a protector and goes different places you will see the different society."
"What path or way will be the best??"
"Do good in the academy, be a fine man and after you receive the title of a protector, you have to face the high figure of that society. They will accept you as a threat. You will face many challenges then. If you able to change them, then it's easy for you to achieve your dream."
"Then I can't continue to rely in the academy, I have to become stronger, train me harder than before."
"Is that so, than rest today because from tommorow your hell going to start."
When I leave the place, he call me from back and said that—
"Never change your heart Bright. Your soul is the most important thing for the future."
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PART 15 :-
BEFORE THE NEXT STAGE
Dex perspective :-
At the next day after the test in the academy. Today Shaman will going to give us our upgrade rank. They will giving us our next assignment as well, I know that much.
"Today we will provide your upgrade ranks, those who failed in the physical test they will degrading to F rank, and if they can't perform in next test we will going to expelled them."
I saw many of them in a F rank. They look really worried.
"And now, I am going to announce the A ranks—
Starting with Nekh, Minidra, Athena.
B rankers are Dilsan, Bond, Fenrir, Atlas etc…
C rankers are Erebus , Abaddon, Atlas, Nyx etc...
D rankers are Dex, Bright and Tyr. Those names which is not announced, they are still in E rank position."
So there is only three A rankers and three D rankers. I guess Bond was right when he told that they only test this to give the upper clans students A ranks.
"Hey, Bright and Dex gives a great fight than why they are in D rank position???"
"Yet there are students who still in E rank."
Shaman replied to Bond's complain.
"It's okay Bond, you know my goal. Juha told me that I can't achieve my dream by a high rank. So, I don't care about high ranks, my goal is different."
His desire is so unique. I never thought that someone wants to achieve a society without hatred. I want to travel because I want to find a place where people will accept me. But you are different, you want to make a society which accept you. I guess that's the reason why you progress faster than me.
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MC perspective :-
I don't care about what rank they give me. I am more curious about the next stage.
"Now I am going to tell you all about the next stage of power system, it's Aura. One of the most important power system used by us. First, many of you think that what is Aura. So basically, an Aura refers to the visible field of energy radiating from a person or object. It's a mixture of your magical, spritual, mental and physical energy."
"We can divide it into two parts,—
Numen :- A divine "glow" or presence that shows a person is blessed or cursed by the God.
Tejas :- A "bright aura" of spiritual power and fire. It represents the inner strength of a warrior-sage."
"Everyone's Aura is different in colour and power as well. The more you blessed by God, the more powerful your Numen is.
Tommorow, we going to measure what Aura you all have. And all of you have to master it very quickly because, if you don't master it faster than you going to face problem in Furusiyya, the next part of your combat training, where you have to use your Aura."
"The class is end for today. I hope everyone is good enough because from tomorrow the real thing going to start."
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[ END OF SECOND ARC ]
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