" look at this whole place and tell me what you see," master Chen said in his unusual stern voice. Who does he think he is to be bossing me around.
I look around the place, my eyes scanning the whole field to see if there's anything interesting but I didn't so I turned around and face him.
" I can't see anything except an empty field surrounded by trees 🌲" I said simply.
" You can't see anything? Look well on the ground everywhere." I obey but still I didn't see anything.
" Nothing at all" I said getting confused at his questions.
He nodded before putting his fingers inside his mouth and whistles.
All of a sudden the began to protrude in deferent places and soldiers emerge from the protruding places and surrounded us but Chen did not flinch unlike me that was frightened.
" What is happening master?" I asked getting really scared.
" That is your first lesson, you need to be invisible to your enemies." He said and fold his hand the that the kungfu master usually do.
" But I don't have power... " I was saying but he cut me off.
" Everyone have power, when you understand what you energy is, that is when it will manifest," he explained.
" So how can I understand my energy?" I asked like a little kid asking questions about a story that their father is telling. The soldiers are still standing there scaring the shit out of me.
" Take a deep breath and relax," I took a deep breath in and breath out. " No no no no, that is not it at all when I say breath in you should do just that and don't do anything else."
" Okay " I took another breath and hold air inside my lungs.
" Good boy, just stay like that until I say otherwise," he said demonstrating.
' this is too simple' I said mentally but took the thought back after some time when I began to choke on nothing.
" Hey I would not ask you if you are alright cause I know you are not but you have to calm down and concentrate on what you want to move with your mind," he said like a good teacher while patting my shoulder soothingly.
" Can we start all over again? Is impossible to calm down when there's no air in your lungs,"
" I will give you a tip on how to control your energy and be calm in any situation." He said ignoring my plea. First you have to overcome your fears and before you can do that you must know the meaning of fear, so can you tell me what is fear? Oh, you are still standing? You can go now I am done with you," he said turning to the soldiers and wave them off they all March away in one line before master Chen turned to me again" like I was saying you have to know the meaning of fear to overcome it, so if you don't mind can you tell me the meaning of fear and what it does to someone?"
" According to my teacher Mr Brown fear is a natural phenomenon in a man as a response to life threatening and unexpected situation in life," I said all thanks to my blonde haired counselor that never seize to tell us what fear means.
" Correct," he said happily, " both the strong and the weak experience fear although their reactions are different, " so how can you overcome fears?" We have been training for what seems like an hour now and I think I am doing pretty well even though master Chen never complement me.
" No concentrate on that he said dropping a small rock in front of me.
" Look at it, and say what you want to do to the rock in your mind,"Â he said coming to stand behind me.
I glared at the rock and wishes that it melt down but nothing happened, I look at Mr. Chen but he urge me to continue.
" Don't give up yet continue persuading the rock to do what you want,"
' melt melt melt," I sang mentally I continued ranting non stop until the rock began to shake, then warmth flow through my whole body and the rock melt down in an instant.
" Wow I did it," I shouted happily and hugged Mr Chen. " Em... Em so sorry," I apologized.
" Let's go it's getting dark," he said and started skipping away.
" Hey can you please wait?" I snapped at his back.
" If you have anything to say you have to catch up with me first, that is also a part of your training, run!" He said and took off.
I chased after him when I began to hear some creepy footsteps, I run without looking back.
After running for what seems like half an hour but it's just five minutes. we came out of the woods and began to see houses ' we are getting closer to the village!" I reasoned.
" What was that place that you took me to?" I asked I am still mad at him for breaking my 👃 nose.
" It's my training ground," he said flatly, it's obvious that he didn't care if he burst my nose, he is not even sorry.
" Are you the owner of the field?" I asked.
" Yeah"
" How can only one person be training in that massive field? " I Asked
" I have like four thousand soldiers and we all train there every morning," he said.
" Wow, you have so many soldiers huh?" I asked him.
" Go to the refuge camp I am not going to be around for now so, you should look for someone to guide you to your room."
" What do you mean, I hope it's not what I am thinking now, how in the hell will I get to my so called room if you are not going to show me?" I asked agitated.
" Suit yourself," was all he said before vanishing into the woods.
" Great,"
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Training day three
" I don't know why you are so lazy but I will tell you this:Â for you to get married to your lovely princess you will have to brace up and be a man," master Chen said to me, we have been training for days now and he still says that I am not improving even though I have learnt a few things, though it's not even up to four days yet.
" It's not up to four days you know, I have like twenty-five days left so what is your problem? " I asked, looking at him in the eyes even though I know that I am going to be punished later, he smirked.
" Follow me," he said, " it seems like I am too lenient with you don't you think?"
" You are too hard on me Mr." I said aggressively.
" Oh, maybe my general will be more hard on you cause I am not going to waste my time on you again." He said picking up his jacket that he hanged on a branch of a mango tree that was on our way.
" but you need to teach me since you said that you are a master, you know I need to be the best!!" I shouted after him before picking up my clothes and putting them on, he was the one that said I should remove my shirt in that particular training. " Please wait for me will you?" I ran after him after I finished wearing my shirt.
" Don't worry my general was my master she was the one that taught me martial arts after the death of my father." He said.
" So she is your basically your master right? " I questioned.
" Yes she is and will also be your master from now on, " he said matter of fact.
We reached the main training ground and Mr Chen dragged me to the front.
" Ms shu here is your new student, Please I want you to train him for the period of 26 days and I also want him to be stronger than me if possible please. " He pleaded with authority. Ms shu look me up and down and asked " what is your name boy?"
" I am not a boy you know I am 18 for god sake... " Before I could finish what I was saying a very hard punch landed on my stomach, " what the hell!!!" I groaned in pain.
" Boys! Beat him up," Ms shu said. What a wicked witch.
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" Ahhh!!!" I groaned in pain as the young nurse massage my back with hot water it is very painful, after miss shu ordered her boys to beat me up, I was forced to clear a part of the training ground that was bushy before the real training begun.
The whole thing was what tired me out so much, how much more do I need to suffer before I could be as strong as they want me to.
Anything for princess... Princess who, I don't even know her name nobody does. the king never allow his daughter to come out of that mansion that they live in so only those that are related to him knows her name.
King Arthur have done a very good job in keeping his daughter away from the villagers, how pathetic can the village be for him to do that but nobody complained.
" Are you ok now?" The nurse asked maybe she noticed that I went still for a moment.
" Yes but not very good, my back still hurts." I whimpered.
" Sorry, you were the one that cause yourself all this trouble had it been you kept your mouth shut by now you would have been learning instead of being punished." Mr Chen said from the doorway he raised his head that he was resting on the wall and turn to walk out of the room that is being use as a hospital room.
" Are you really going to leave me here?" I asked trying to get up from the bed but the that surge through me made me lie face down on the bed.
He stopped in his track turning to face me before laughing like a maniac.
" You should wait for your master to tell you what to do if you get up from there without permission from Ms shu I don't know what may happen to you so better behave yourself and wait for instructions."
" You are both pathetic!" I yelled.
" Thanks," he said laughing before turning and walking away.
I turned and nearly fell off the bed out of anger I stood up and walk towards the adjoining door which I assume was the toilet.
I opened the door and went inside to pee I am so close to peeing my pants I removed my belt and started peeing on the wall it's an habit that I have gotten used to.
" Why the hell are you peeing in my room Mr ??" A loud thunderous female voice rang through the whole room startling me.
" Ma'am I am so sorry I didn't know it is your room I am very sorry. " I apologized still peeing it's not my fault that the pee would not stop.
" Now you know please stop peeing in my room or else I am going to call the cops on you! " She threatened mindless of the fact that there's no cop in this kingdom.
" Are you kidding me, there's no cops in this part of the country," I said.
" Then I will have to report you to the king if you don't stop." She rant now standing in my back and hitting me non stop on my injured back.
" Ma'am please stop beating me, I am trying to stop but the rain will not stop falling!! " I complained turning to face the woman and intentionally peeing on her whole body. My eyes landed on the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, I immediately forgot that I had urinated on her, you are so beautiful I said raising my hand to hold her face.
A hot slap landed on my face immediately my hand touched her face bringing me back to my mind.
" I am so sorry ma'am I didn't mean to pee on you please forgive me?" I pleaded with the woman how can I be so careless.
" You... How dare you pee on me? I will report you to my wife and she is going to kill you." She said storming off.
" You are married?" I asked after her but she is gone, she can't here me.
" I was going to apologise," I said to no one in particular.
" Excuses, excuses, excuses, why didn't you apologise when you had the chance to? " Chen said.
" What are you doing here, I thought you left already?" I asked looking at him expecting a reply from him.
" I heard the voice of Mrs shu's wife so I came in only to see you guys making a funny scene so I... "
" Ms shu is her wife? " I asked fear gripping me.
" Unfortunately, for you... You better go and apologise now before Mrs shu come back from training. "
He said and turn around and start walking away. "I am in deep shit," I lamented.
" A very deep one," Chen popped his head inside the room to mock me.
" GO AWAY FROM ME!!!" I yelled.