"When I was a baby, I was found by my Grandpa James, abandoned in the middle of the woods. He decided that he couldn't leave me alone, and brought me back home with him, where he'd raise me for the next twelve years. In those twelve years, he taught me many things, including how to fight using Martial Arts. He told me that he saw a hidden potential lurking deep within me, and that I wasn't an ordinary boy. I knew I wasn't normal for a long time, because I had a golden tail, and Grandpa didn't.
Eventually, Grandpa fell ill, and he was slowly beginning to die. I began researching medicinal books to try and find how to treat whatever disease he had attained, but instead, I ended up finding a book on the Earth's history, and inside, I read something about the legend of the Lizard Spheres. The legend goes as so:
"Hundreds of years ago, a man was sent from another planet in order to watch over the Earth and make sure no harm came to it. The Earth eventually fell into peril when a war abruptly began, evil being led by the Makyo Qwerty. It wasn't until the man who was sent, who is now deemed as the Earth Guardian, descended from above the clouds and stopped Qwerty, and banished him into a star that orbited the universe. Evil disappeared, and the Earth Guardian created seven magical spheres known as the Lizard Spheres. Once all gathered together, a giant Dragon may be summoned, and it will grant the wish of its user. The Earth Guardian made said spheres so he could revive the lives lost in the war. Once he wished upon them, they scattered around the planet, never to be used again… But legends say that they still exist."
I decided that no doctor could cure Grandpa of his old age, but I had hope that the Lizard Spheres could, so I grabbed my things, and I set out on my journey to gather them and summon the Dragon. I looked high and low, all over, on an adventure that would last one year, and I met some new friends, too. I met Masmik, who tried to rob me for one of the Lizard Spheres, but I convinced him otherwise, and I also met Miko, who was wandering the Earth in search for a purpose, and the two of them decided to join me on my journey.
Eventually, I managed to find six Lizard Spheres, and when I had gotten hint of where the seventh was, Miko, Masmik and I were attacked, and imprisoned in some strange base. Our Lizard Spheres were also stolen, and we found out that we'd been imprisoned by the Android Army, led by Doctor Drugian, who wanted the Lizard Spheres to rule the world. He had the seventh one, and he tried to summon the Dragon, but he couldn't, because he didn't know the password. Miko, Masmik and I were in captivity for about a month, until somebody came to break us out. It was somebody that none of us knew. Her name was Sayaka, and she was apparently a super-powerful Martial Artist. She helped us escape with the Lizard Spheres, and she brought us to her home on a secluded island in the middle of the ocean.
We tried to summon the Dragon, but before we could, a robot named Android 1 had arrived, and he fought all of us head-on. We were no match however, and he stole the Lizard Spheres and fled. When I awoke, the sky was dark, and I could see a tall, glowing Dragon, very close. I limped over towards the Dragon with the injuries I had sustained, and I could see an elderly man with an army of cyborgs surrounding him as he made his wish. He made the wish to the Dragon to summon forth a man known as Demon King Keonde. The Dragon, Doragon, granted his wish, and out of a cloud of energy, a tall blue Alien-like man appeared. This was Demon King Keonde.
Demon King Keonde destroyed all of the man's army. This man was Doctor Drugian. He scolded Demon King Keonde, and Demon King Keonde quickly left, claiming he was now going to terrorize the planet. Doctor Drugian soon left as well, muttering to himself that he'd stop Demon King Keonde and then take over the Earth. Soon, I found myself alone, watching the Lizard Spheres scatter over the Earth. I had failed my task, but I knew something had to be done about Keonde, so I followed him on foot, as I couldn't fly.
Demon King Keonde went to a city, and threatened to destroy it, but I made myself known, and challenged him to a battle, and I lost horribly. At the brink of death, however, I was saved, but I couldn't see who saved me, as I fell unconscious… When I awoke, it was hard to breathe, and I was in an unfamiliar place. I was confronted by a man that looked a lot like Keonde, but he said his name was Fluete, and he was the Earth Guardian.
Guardian Fluete explained that the Earth was in grave danger, and that he needed my help to save it. He said that I had to train to become the Earth's mightiest protector. I had my doubts, but I accepted the challenge, and began training under Guardian Fluete, all while Demon King Keonde terrorized the Earth… Guardian Fluete taught me many things, such as how to fly, and how to sense other's energy, and he even taught me my signature technique, the Masenko. He also taught me how to better control my Ki, and a different style of fighting.
We trained together for about a month, until Guardian Fluete felt that I was ready to go into what is known as the Room of Spirit and Time, which you can get two years worth of training in there in exchange for one day in Earth time. I went inside, and began training. It was difficult, however, as the gravity was a lot stronger than Earth's, and I felt myself having a tough time trying to train myself.
A full year went by before I couldn't take it any longer, and I left the Room of Spirit and Time. It had only been half a day, but I told Guardian Fluete that it was too much for me. He said that I'd gotten stronger, however, and together, we went down to Earth to go stop Demon King Keonde. The Earth was a lot different than I'd remembered it… It was horrible. It was dark, and destroyed, and many people had been slaughtered. I already felt like I'd failed, seeing how bad the Earth was, but Guardian Fluete assured me that everything would be okay. We went to where Demon King Keonde was, and we challenged him. Instead of fighting us himself, he sent people after us, not wanting to do his own dirty work.
It was a man named Evan, and his sidekick, Sileanic. Evan was the Crane Hermit, and Sileanic was his student. They were evil. They were mercenaries - they killed people for money. When Evan tried to attack me, Sayaka came out of nowhere, and kicked him away, and began fighting him, and Miko came and began fighting Sileanic. Guardian Fluete told me that it was time for me to fight Demon King Keonde, and I did begin fighting him. The fight was long and gruesome, but it was apparent that he was so much stronger than me. I was being crushed.
I was almost unconscious on the ground, when I remember Demon King Keonde preparing an attack to kill me… Then, out of nowhere, Masmik came, and cut Demon King Keonde in half! It seemed as if we'd won the battle, but he somehow regenerated his destroyed limbs, and he began fighting Masmik. I was beaten half to death, and as I stared into the sky, I saw the moon. The full moon. It was very pretty… But something strange happened to me that I don't quite recall. Everybody tells me that I began emitting a strange energy, and I grew into a giant, golden fox, with immense power, and I began crushing Demon King Keonde as if he was nothing.
The next thing I remember, I was waking up, and everybody else was knocked unconscious, besides Demon King Keonde. I got up, and limped towards him, quietly, and right there and then, I attempted to defeat him with a Masenko. However, Demon King Keonde turned, and I realized that he was gravely hurt, and he'd run out of energy. He had a huge internal hole in his chest, and couldn't regenerate due to the energy loss, and he was groaning and murmuring about how he'd lost once more and he'd never be able to achieve his dreams. I don't know why I did it, but I told him to leave; I told him that I'd spare him, just this once, and that if he left, I would not kill him. Big words coming out of a fourteen-year old's mouth, right?
But Demon King Keonde listened, surprisingly. He lifted himself into the air, and slowly flew away. I then passed out once more. When I woke up, I was in the hospital, recovering from my injuries. Apparently I'd been out for a few days. I asked Guardian Fluete where Miko, and Sayaka were, and he said that they were with Evan and Sileanic, fighting off some cyborgs from the Android Army. Apparently, Doctor Drugian had created two cyborgs, Cyborg 182 and Cyborg 183, to stop Demon King Keonde, and take over the Earth for himself. I desperately wanted to go help, but many of my bones were broken, and Guardian Fluete nor the doctors would let me, so I was forced to stay in bed, crippled.
Eventually, I met Alexia, who was a… cat… girl… sage… thing, and she gave me some Magic Fruit, which healed all of my wounds, and allowed me to go join the battle. It wasn't a battle, however, as I'd arrived just in time to watch the others get captured by Doctor Drugian, and I followed them back to his laboratory. I snuck in, and I snooped around, and I managed to snag the remote that controlled Cyborgs 182 and 183, and I deactivated them, and then destroyed the remote. That got the attention of Doctor Drugian. When he rushed me to attack, I dealt a devastating blow to him, kicking his head clean off. It was revealed that he too was a Cyborg. He yelled that he'd eventually get his revenge, before what was left of him short-circuited, and he was defeated.
Miko, Sayaka, Evan, and Sileanic all thanked me for their help. It was revealed that Sayaka and Evan had had a long history before joining up to fight Demon King Keonde and the Android Army… I remember Sayaka's words clearly…
"Hundreds of years ago, Evan and I were both teenagers, both pupils underneath the expert Dragon Hermit, Senpu, training under him to become powerful teachers ourselves. However, everything changed when Qwerty invaded the Earth, and we had to help Sensei Senpu try and defend the Earth. His life was taken in Qwerty's invasion, and Evan and I both blamed each other for his death, sending us down different paths… I secluded myself from people, and Evan became a contract killer… I became the Turtle Hermit, and he became the Crane Hermit…"
But Evan had apparently had a change of heart while fighting alongside us. He decided that he would train me in the Crane Hermit Style, if I so wished, and I accepted. So I trained under Evan, while Miko trained under Sayaka. We became rivals, but we were also best friends, as well…
I searched for the Lizard Spheres again, as it had been my goal, and on the way, I met a woman named Ayumi, who was a fighter who'd also been searching for the Lizard Spheres. Her, Evan, Sileanic and I searched the globe, and eventually, we managed to find all seven. I summoned Doragon, the gigantic lizard, and I made the wish to him that my Grandpa James be healed of his illnesses, but Doragon revealed to me that Grandpa James had passed on while I'd been helping saving the world… I asked Doragon to revive Grandpa James, but Grandpa James did not want to come back, and told me that it'd been his time to pass… Although saddened, I knew that I wasn't going to go against his wishes… So I instead used the Lizard Spheres to restore the Earth and its people to the way it was before it was invaded by the Android Army and Demon King Keonde. Doragon granted my wish, and the Lizard Spheres scattered. I went to train with Evan, and Ayumi tagged along. It seemed as if her and Evan had a "thing" going on, if you know what I mean.
Two years passed, and I had been officially trained by Evan, and I'd become well-acquainted with him and his other student, Sileanic, and Evan wanted Sileanic and I to join the World Martial Arts Tournament. So, we entered, and it wasn't any surprise that Miko, too, entered. Miko was able to defeat Sileanic in a round, but I was also able to defeat Miko in the Semi-Finals. The Finals, however, contained a battle I'd been hoping I wouldn't have to do… Demon King Keonde had returned for his revenge, and he was going to be fighting me. I accepted, of course, and we had an epic fight, but in the end, I managed to come out on top, again by me transforming into the apparent giant, golden fox.
Demon King Keonde left to go be in seclusion once more, and I was deemed the 13th World Martial Arts Tournament Champion. I was given the Zenni cash prize, and I went to buy myself a small cabin out in the woods where I could live in peace… It's been four years since the World Martial Arts Tournament, and I haven't seen any of my friends ever since. But I can assure one thing - I've certainly been training for all of these years! Until next book - Farewell!"
