"Achievement. Just another skill of a ninja." - Jarius Raphel
"Focus your mind, Parker… Focus!" The blue ranger stood straight and tall with his eyes closed. He spent the entire afternoon training at his grandfather's mansion.
"Remember," his grandpa told him so long ago, "you will reach the point where you feel the strength to not only bend the energy within your heart, but the energy of the world around you."
Parker, after weeks of fighting the Erebians and strengthening his Heart Energy, finally felt he was ready to take it to the next step.
He pictured his Heart Energy, which was of course dark blue, flowing like a river through his body. He formed the "Ram Hand Sign" with his hands and willed his energy to flow faster and lively.
"Now!" Parker yelled out loud. He wove his hands to form four different hand signs in rapid succession. As he hit the last sign, he announced, "Water Style: Water Trumpet!" He raised his right hand, formed the confrontation sign, pressed his two fingers next to his mouth and blew outward as hard as he could. At that moment, a large surge of water came racing from his mouth. At first, it'd appear as a small concentrated stream, then it'd burst outward like a large wave. The blast struck a large boulder off in the distance and completely destroyed it, leaving behind nothing but wet dust and mud.
Parker lost his breath and fell to his hands and knees gasping for air. "I did it, Grandpa..."
-Flashback-
Parker, at age 16, fell onto his back, exhausted. His grandfather stood on a tree branch high above him. "You've learned from your year at those ninja academies, but you're not strong enough."
Parker grumbled and groaned. He sat up and said, "Well if I was able to use my wand it'd be easier!"
Sensei Yukimura sighed and nimbly jumped down from the high tree.
"Parker, both of your powers require the use of Heart Energy. However, to master both you must be able to control it in both ways. Your magical side is strong, but your shinobi side must be just as potent."
"How will I know? I feel like I'm back to where I started."
Sensei Yukimura raised one finger. "The first step to mastery is using Elemental Techniques through the use of animal hand seals." Finger two: "The second and most important step is mastery is utilizing the special jutsu our family was known for hundreds of years ago."
"What kind of jutsu?"
"You'll see in due time..."
-End Flashback-
"I'm not perfect and Water Jutsu is all I can pull off... But Gramps? I'm one step closer!" Parker fell onto his back and stared at the glowing orange and blue sky. "Almost there..."
A/N: This Lost Epic will serve as a transition into a future epic where we'll learn more and more about Energies, Shinobi powers, and Parker's past!