Bad dreams, new training
"Why did master say that I would never truly live a normal life", said Cladek as he continued hammering nails into the planks of wood, that he hoped would one day be his home. Cladeks puple tail brushed back and forward across the the planks of wood that made up the base of the treehouse. clank clank clank "there the floors done" said Cladek as he stood to admire his handy work. The floor wasnt half bad in fact it looked like a professional did it. "Im going to need wood", he thought as jumped from one of the tree branches. Cladek bent down to grab his hatchet, "Accualy I think Ill get the wood by hand" Cladek thought as he stood back up. "It would be good to train" he giggled as he troted off into the forest, "Now to find the right tree" Cladek said as he looked around. Cladek began inspecting each tree carfuly..."this one will do" he said in satisfaction. Without waiting another moment he striking the tree with his fist, slowly chipping away the barkon the trunk. "wow, I can really feel the burn, no..wait thats pain!" Cladek thought as he pulled away from the tree to look at his knuckles, they were splinter and bleeding. "Maybe I should have brought the hatch....better not head back now " he thought Ironicly. Cladek again began chipping the wood with his fists. The tree became much harder after he past through the bark and into the wood.
After punching the the tree close to the center Cladek became tired and pulled away his knuckles bleeding from large chunks of wood an bark in his hands. "looks like my hands can do no more work" he said pulling wood out of his hands, "a good kick should finish the tree off". Cladek jumped into the air and gave the the tree one good hard kick, causing it to go crashing backwards into the dirt. "Ill get the wood later... with the hatchet this time" said Cladek as he headed home blood and sweat dripping from his hands.
When Cladek got home the first thing he did was bandage his hands. "uhg master would be furious if saw me do somthing so stupid" Cladek rolls out a blanket to rest on. Cladek raps his purple tail around his waist beforelaying down. Just before shutting his eyes to rest Cladek thinks to himself there has to be more to life than this....am I alone?"
Cladek awoke with a start, ice cold sweat dripping from his head."Why...why am I haunted by these nightmares" said Cladek as he rubbed the sweat from his forehead. master why...why do I dream of you diing Cladek thought to himself sitting up from his blanket. "Maybe I should go visit master just in case" He said as he jumped from his tree onto the ground. Cladek grabbed an apple from the tree and began walking, he thought of the dream that had been haunting him for some time. That dream master is diing in my arms...but I'm not the only one there. Two others the boy with the red hair attacking the large black shadowy figure I...I cant remember the figure to well... Before Cladek could finish thinking to himself, he found himself in front of his master dojo. Wham "ow!' Cladek yelped as he ran into the wall of his masters dojo. "whos out there" came a unfamilar voice from the inside the dojo. The door slid open, and there stood the short red haired boy from his dream. you Cladek thought to himself, "you must be an intruder" said the boy breaking his wood pole over Cladeks head. Cladek is unfazed by the boys attack, "umm who are you" responded Cladek. Just then Cladeks Master apeared behind the boy "Eric who is at the...Cladek?" said Master as saw Cladek in the door. "hello master I came by see if you okay" said Cladek breaking the akward silence. "Well why would I not be ok" said his master
"I see so you are saying in your dream I was killed" said his master nervously. "Ya but the oddest part is the boy with the red hair, I saw him in my dream before I had ever met him" said Cladek. Master seemed to be deep in thought, trying to figure out what he should do next. "Cladek, I must train you today just in case of any future incedence that could acur" said his master standing. "Eric go out back and finish your chores" Master instucted the red haired boy, "yes sir" sighed Eric as he left. "umm master who is that boy?" ask Cladek politley. "who Eric?, hes my new student who is living here" answered Master. "I see" said Cladek watching Eric leave out the rear door. "not anymore" said Master. By the time he turned to face master, Master had thrown something into Cladek's eyes. "Ahh!" Cladek jumped rubbing his burning eyes. when Cladek looked around everthing was blurry then slowly faded to darkness. "I cant see" yelled Cladek frightened, "Calm yourself" said his masters voice from behind him. Cladek spun around and triped over himself, "I said calm down Cladek, this is apart of your training" said his masters voice. "Im going to teach you about Ki Cladek" explaind Masters voice. "Ki?, whats that?" asked Cladek, "Ki is our inner energy, our spiritual energy. Ki can be used in many ways to aid us in at many diffrent ways. the majority of the people on earth have no idea how to use ki energy, but those who can are very powerful. There are even those who have been curopted by the power of ki and do nothing but destroy, then again there are many who harness the power to protect" Master explained. "Master why have you decided all of a sudden to teach me this?" asked Cladek. " Because if your dream is true than that person or thing that kills me must be very powerful with ki" Master answered. Cladek stared into nothing but the dark of his blindness "then the only way to beat somone with high ki power is to use ki yourself"said Cladek. "yes, you catch on fast" replyed his master, "but ki is not easy to learn so lets get started" Master said. " First you must clear your thoughts then you must search your soul for the core of your energy" Instructed Master, "yes master" replyed Cladek. Cladek cleared his mind then began to search with to find his strength, he it took him several minutes but Cladek hit the sweat spot, Cladek was over came with much warmth and strength. "wow this...this is incredible" laughed Cladek. "good now direct your energy into your eyes use it to sense my pressence. Slowly Cladek focused his energy up towards his face, it worked Cladek could see an outline of arua or waves of his master "wow that incredible" said Cladek growing more excited as he progressed. " I...I never seen someone learn to control there ki so quickly" said Master amazed, "moving on, I want you to move your energy under yourself" instucted Master once again. "ok" answered Cladek excitedly, Cladek began channling his energy under himself, then he began to slowly rise off the ground. Cladek moved his energy back up so he could reach the ground. "that will do" his master said throwing something into Cladeks eyes once again. Soon cladek was able to see again. "Cladek I want you to stop by daily for some training who knows when that thing may show up" said Master as he showed Cladek to the front door. "lets just hope we have enough time to prepare for something like this" said Cladek as he opened the front door. The last thing Cladek said before leaving was "watch your back".
On the way home Cladek remebered what that thing from his dream look like it. Cladek couldnt help but think about the thing that threatened his master, but the most boggling question had to be why? Cladeks tail twitches in agitation.
Cladek finds himself jolting open the screen the door to his master's dojo. Images of his master flashed through his mind, and then the dark figure that loomed in the corner. "ahh!" Cladek yelped as he bolted up right. These nightmares where becoming a problem in his daily life the same nightmare over and over. It was becoming to much to handle. "ohhh...I cant take much more of this" He said rubbing his head. Cladek decided to get ready to go to his masters house for training, seeing as he could get back to sleep. Cladek got an early start on his day by eating breakfast early. and continued working on his house untill he knew he could head over to his masters house for training. on his way over to his masters house decided it would be a good idea to grab some apples for lunch. So Cladek continued till he came across an apple tree, "time for a strength test" he said as he pulled back his arm and struck the tree. The tree came crashing down leaving a suprized Cladek standing there. "guess I dont know my own strength" he said as he gathered up the apples from the fallen over tree. After a long walk and alot of apples Cladek found his way to his master's dojo. Eric was outside sweeping the porch. "Cladek? your kinda early arent ya" asked Eric, "I couldnt sleep" said Cladek as he entered the dojo. Eric continued to sweep the porch silently. As Cladek entered the dojo he found his master in metatation "you are early" said Master in calm tone. "I need to get the most out of my training" Cladek answered. "Well today is just some physical training" said master. "ok sounds easy enough" said Cladek sighing, "not quite" Master added "you must fight me" he added. "Wait that a joke right" said Cladek. "How do you expect to beat this thing if you cannot beat me!" said his master as he fired a energy wave from his hands, the energy struck Cladek hard "aaargh!" he yelled as the wave struck him. What is this energy, is this a ki wave Cladek thought to himself. his master then charged him punching rapidly. Cladek dodged the best he could but was hit by a majority of the gabbs, Cladek soon turn the table punching fieriously. suprisingly evey punch landed and did major damaged with each blow. " your strong Cladek alot stronger than I thought" said his master wiping a bit of blood from his lip. Master jumped kicked toward Cladek, Cladek caught his masters leg and threw him to the ground breaking some of the wood floor. Master jumped up and began to charge another ki attack. not this time Cladek thought as he channled his his energy into his hand, he channled his energy into a ball and threw it at his master. Boom! a direct hit. His Master lay on the ground exausted "a ki ball, but how never taught you how to do that" said his master in complete suprise. "I learn fast" said Cladek helping up his master. "you did good"said His master in exaustion. "but you must beat Eric, now" added his master. "what?!" said Cladek in suprise. Dont worry Eric He is much stronger than me but he has not yet learned to use ki so please refrain from using ki on him" explained Master. "Eric!!" ordered Master, Eric popped in the front door to see the tattered Dojo. "Eric you will sparr with Cladek" ordered Master, "yes Master" replyed Eric. Soon Eric and Cladek began sparring under the watchful eye of there master. Eric seemed to have the upper hand at first but Cladek soon began to take the upper hand. Cladek progression through his trainning is incredible, never have I seen somone get so strong so fast Cladek's Master thought as he watched him sparr.Cladek was oviosly held the upper hand and won the sparr match. "I lost" said Eric as he left to continue his chores. "Well master I enjoyed the match thak you for trainning with me but I must get going home" said Cladek as he left the Dojo. Cladek left, on his way home he ran ito a man in an large overcoat "sorry " is all he said as he bumped into Cladek then continued on down the path. Cladek Stoped all of a sudden. "that man, the figure from my dream!?....Master!" Cladek freaked as he relized that the time was now. Cladeks first real enemy had just slipped though his fingers and was heading towards his master. "Not now Im not ready yet" said Cladek as he spun around. His purple hair stood up and tail flicked in eratation. The Nightmare was near.