Demon Slayer

Chapter 3: Training the newbie


After I had my daily dose of Saturday cartoons and anime, Shifu said we should start training; he said that we should go somewhere people can't find us, Po suggested the woods but they weren't anywhere I lived. That's when I remembered the beach I went to with my cousins in the summer, next to it was a hiking route in the woods. So I asked my mom if she could bring us there, and luckily she knew where it was since we went there more than once. "There it is."

I pointed towards the hiking route, which was a small area with a sign that said 'hiking' on it; my mom asked "How long are you going to be here?"

"Actually, were going to stay for the night." Shifu answered "When we find a small clearing we'll camp there."

"Huh, but I don't even have extra clothes or camping gear." I explained

"Well, we have the camping gear, good enough right?" Po asked

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of your son." Shifu assured

My mom finally agreed, and after I gave her a kiss on the cheek she drove off; when she was out of my sight I followed the two of them to the hiking route and asked "So, my training starts here?"

"Yes, first we'll work on your physical strength." Shifu explained "So until we find a clearing, I want you to carry me..."

"Oh, that's easy."

"And Po on your back."

"What!?" I exclaimed "Are you trying to train me... or kill me!?"

"Maybe both." He said, smiling "Now let's get going before it gets dark."

This sucks, but I took a deep breath and waited for them to hop on; Po was the first and it felt like a giant truck ran over my back, and Shifu made it only a little worse. When I tried to move a leg it felt like I was dragging it in the ground. "Ok this isn't working, can you please get off!"

"Come on newbie, you can do it!" Po cheered

"Shut up, your the one making it a hard time!" I retorted

"That's why I'm cheering you on." He explained "If you can carry me, then you can do anything."

That made no sense at all, but I actually felt moved by it; so with all the strength I could muster I started moving as quick as I could with the both of them on my back, it felt like hours passed by while I held them. Po kept cheering me while I kept going, and I think it really helped me go. It took three hours, but we finally found a clearing in the middle of the woods. "Ok... were here... now please get off."

"That was good, you managed to endure all the weight on your back." Shifu said, jumping off

"Thanks, I hold alot of books in my bag at school."I explained "Ok Po... Po wake the hell up!"

"Huh, oh sorry." Po said, embarassed "So where here, what do we do now?"

"We begin training." Shifu answered "But not with the sword."

"What, but I thought the whole point of this was to learn how to use the sword?" I asked

"Yes, but it seems that you have some regrets about using it."

"Ah..."

I didn't want to say it, but Shifu was right; I still felt traumatized from the last time I used it, what if I use it again and lose my mind? I might end up killing them in the process, and I don't want that. Po put his hand on my shoulder and said "Don't worry about it Jun, we'll take it slow."

"No one's ever called me that, ok so were doing kung fu?" I asked

"Yes, now let's se what we can do." Shifu answered "I want you to fight against Po, show us the skills you have."

I nodded and saw Po go into his fighting stance; I don't have much of a fighting stance, so I copied his and said "Here I go!"

I rushed towards him and gave him my strongest punch; but he grabbed it and slammed me to the ground. "Come on, is that all you got?"

I tried giving him a sweep kick but it didn't do much, thats when I kept coming at him with punches; all he did was dodge them and everything else I did was completely useless. "I'm not giving up here!"

"Then show me what you got, show your true colors." Po said, smiling

My true colors, my true self? While thinking about it I saw Shifu holding a stick about my size, which gave me an idea. "Shifu, can I use that? I think it'll help show my colors."

"Sure, if you think it will help you." Shifu said, giving me the staff "Now continue!"

It's a good thing I brought my mp3 with me, the battle music I had made me feel like I was in a video game; while holding the staff I felt something, like I knew exactly how to use it. When Po attacked I went with the feeling and blocked it, I was spinning the staff around like I was Ken from persona 3. I even did his critical combo, I hit Po twice, then while standing on the staff I kicked him in the face, and finished him off by slamming the staff down on his head. "I won, that was epic!"

"Wow, you really got me there." Po said, smiling "Your really good, how'd you do that?"

"I got it from a video game, that's where I get all my moves." I answered "Along with anime and kung fu movies."

"That was very impressive, maybe you can learn something without doing it." Shifu said, impressed

"I practice them, at least the ones I can do anyway."

"Then let's work on the ones you can't, along with teaching you kung fu."

"Yes master."


To be continued

This kind of feels lame to me, but I still think it's good. Chapter 4 coming soon.