It has been a few days ever since, Ling and Ian have talked about Meiyou's possible admission i the academy. Ever since then, Meiyou has received two letters, but haven't responded to any.
He knows that in the academy they'll try brainwashing him and force him to join their Handsmen army. But this simple tricks won't work on him.
"This is really simple, can't believe they expect me as a fool" Meiyou says, as he held on to one of the letter, he received yesterday.
Meiyou throw away the letter and ventures deep into the forest, where he usually train himself. Meiyou starts to train again, like he has been for the past few days. He held on to the bamboo stick and he points it out. He closes his eyes. Front of him is a robe.
"Confidence heh?" Meiyou murmurs before he cuts the rope, in front of him. The stick, flows with white light again.
Meiyou stands there, confident. He hears the sound being made by the rope, swinging. His focus remains on the sounds.
"Too many, but easy" he murmurs.
Suddenly one of the sounds, starts to turn up, indicating the rocks attached to the ropes, is coming from behind. Meiyou on the other hand, stays calm and let it approach him. He knows better not to turn at the first second you hear them, cause in a war, there is no right or wrong, injustice or justice, good or evil, there are only the ones left behind to learn a lesson. Turning your back, in a war like situation in the first minutes is an idiotic move, cause you never know what's coming from front.
"War.. there is no good or evil, only the ones left, traumatize by the ones who started it in the first place" as Meiyou says this, he jumps, turning around, slamming his stick onto the swinging rock and BAM! the rock breaks, into pieces.
Meiyou body doesn't rest there. "Left.." he says as he stays in his position, knowing he doesn't have to turn and only swing his stick, towards the rock. "Right.." he dodges and jumps back up swinging towards left and front, destroying two rocks at the same time.
"Front.. back.. left.. sideways" he speaks, as he dodges and jumps around, destroying the rocks and ending this session.
Meiyou stays calm, and takes a long breath relaxing his muscles.
Xiang Village, market..
Ling is walking down with Jin. They both were talking about the student's training and their results. Jin explains - "As for now, Han and Jan are both the top in their class and as for Mei, he is still struggling with basics".
Ling sighs and says "I see".
Ling tired gaze falls down. Jan is in concern by this reactions, he asks - "Is there something wrong? If it is you can tell me Academy Head, is it about Mei?"
Ling takes a long breath and folds his arms. "It's about Meiyou... the clan head, my brother wants him to be trained with other students". Jan eyes widen is surprise.
Ling looking at his reaction, speaks - "I know, that Meiyou, isn't like the others, heck yeah, we don't even know where he came from, he just did, best believing he's from Ai village, but he held no talent for puppetry".
Jan sigh and speaks - "Meiyou.. for almost four years he has been living, on that hill without anyone's concern, he comes down a few times, in order to get some groceries, other than that.. he is just in solitude".
Ling looks over the Eastern Side Hill. "Yes.. and also he hasn't replied to any of my letters" Ling says as he turns around and starts walking again, leaving Jan behind.
Jan catches up to Ling and asks - "But what about his past?"
Ling replies - "Burn the past, move forward"
Xiang Village, Eastern side, forest
There was a river that flows downstream passing through Xiang Village. This river is known as "Nine Tears River". The river wasn't founded until, Nine Handsmen, spend their time, their sweat and tears, forming the river, 90 years ago.
Now Meiyou, sat on the rock, on one of those many steps taken by those Nine Handsmen. He breath in and out, trying to focus on a leaf. But what this training could be about.
The world of Vehimza, contains, mysterious energy called, "Mi" or "Enigma". This can allow a user to flow through their emotions and turn something into a weapon, which later on become an art. Handsmen is one of the many arts in the world of Vehimza. The Master of these are called Mi masters or just Path Master. As a Handsmen, Meiyou can use his "Mi" to put his emotions into the leaf.
He has to make sure, to only put the right one, not the wrong ones, or it might have different effects.
The leaf glows, floating, in Meiyou's hand. His concentration is with him. He changes his emotions, and as he does, the color of the lights that coats the leaf also changes.
But what about a negative emotion?
The leaf shakes as it covered in crimson, and it finally burns.
The ashes rests on Meiyou's hands as he looks over it.
He sighs and says - "People say it's easy to burn the past, without realizing the ashes spread".