Ch. 28 Destiny

"Psst, hey Don." Bernatello said nudging Don's arm.

"Go away you stupid bear, can't you see I'm sleeping along with my girlfriend here?" he groaned sleepily.

"I don't care about your petty love life. Get out of bed you lazy ass!" the bear replied.

"Why?" Don mumbled.

"The Ursa Major wants to see you immediately concerning something important." Bernatello replied.

"I have to get out of bed for some old fart?" Don said.

Bernatello then bit his had really hard in retaliation for the rude remark.

"Ouch! Damn it, ok! I'm going!" he shouted.

Don got out of bed kissing Sachiko on he cheek and tucked her into keep her warm with his temporary absence. He got dressed and waited for Bernatello to say something.

"Let's go." Bernatello said walking out of the house and leading Don to his tree.

When then two got there, Don placed his hand on the tree and they disappeared.

"You will need to remove you blindfold for this." Bernatello said.

Don nodded taking off the blindfold. He winced as the light hit his eyes which had been in darkness for so long. He looked around at the large forest surround him him which had wooden houses of all different sizes.

"I take it humans don't come here too often?" don asked.

"No, so I'd keep quiet and follow me to the Ursa Major." Bernatello replied.

Following the main road, Don could see and imperial palace in the distance. After a while, they passed through the gates and entered the throne room where the Ursa Major was located. The Ursa Major was a large grizzly bear in his prime and had a fierce aura about him.

"Welcome young one." he said.

Don bowed, "Hello."

"Silence! I Did not permit you to speak!" he roared. There was a silence for a few moments and Don's face went pale. The Ursa Major then burst out with laughter, "Ha ha! I was just kidding."

Don chuckled with amusement to lighten the mood.

"You're Don, right?" he was asked.

"Yes..." Don replied.

"Heed my words child. You have brought about the destruction of your world and ours." the Ursa Major said.

"What?" Don exclaimed, "What the hell did I do?"

"As I understand, you visited some temples recently?" the Ursa Major asked.

Don paused, "Yeah, so?"

"You've awoken the sleeping giants and now time is limited. However, don't fret, you have had the weapon to defeating this threat all along. In time would will find the way to unlock this power. You now have the lives of everyone in this world in your hands. Because we don't know when things will get bad, we have decided to start getting you prepared." he Ursa Major replied.

"How am I supposed to get prepared...?" Don asked.

"Silence! I was getting to that." The Ursa Major roared in anger.

Don jumped to attention. The bears surrounding him looked very serious as if a final judgment were about to be issued.

"We would normally never do this but given the circumstances, we are going to allow it..." the Ursa Major said.

"Allow what?" Don asked.

"We are allowing you to become a sage. The last person to be granted this status was your father." he replied.

"What do I have to do to learn it?" Don asked.

"Sages gain their abilities differently. It's not like Naruto, where you have to go through intensive training. To become a sage for us, the new sage and Ursa Major must fuse spirits. Then, you will be taught to tap into that energy." The Ursa Major replied.

Don said nothing not feeling he wasn't deserving of such power.

Sensing this, the Ursa Major shouted, "Suck it up. Take pride in this honor and be thankful. You are gaining the incredible power of a full grown bear in his prime."

Don took a deep breath and sighed. "Fine."

The Ursa Major began to glow blue as his spirit energy engulfed his body. In the blink of an eye, it shot towards Don knocking him back. Don blacked out upon impact and when he woke up, he found himself underneath his tree.