Chapter 4: The First Ally?
Kentou woke up later than night around what's dinnertime for most. He set out on a quest back out to the woods to do some late night training. Maybe the answer will just come to him. He figured he just needed to get back on with his life and not waste it trying to figure out who he really is.
He went to those woods out by the park when he saw a few people off in the distance. He didn't worry about who they were because he couldn't make out their faces so he just kept on walking into the woods.
He hacked at trees as usual and cut them down in one slice but he stopped when he heard footsteps. He turned around and saw Gairu walking up.
"William, what are you doing out here?"
"Oh uh just you know, adventuring."
"Well since you're adventuring, I want to show you something."
"Can you make this quick?"
"Oh what you don't have time for friends?"
"No it's just..."
"Dude, I'm just messing with you."
"Oh ha ha ha, you got me there."
"No, but seriously, come on."
Gairu led Kentou threw paths and a little ways through the woods when he stopped him and showed him the thing.
"Look at that, William! Isn't that awesome?"
"It's a house."
"No, it's not just a house, it's a clubhouse! We just finished it."
Gairu walked inside and Kentou followed. He saw a carpeted, wallpapered, decked out atmosphere inside what looked to be a cheap log cabin. He saw a pool table, a foosball table, table hockey, televisions, and many other forms of entertainment.
He wanted to stay and hang out but he knew he had to have discipline to be a warrior so he knew he couldn't.
"Well this is cool. I thought from looking at the outside that this would be some boring old house."
"Well we made the outside look like that on purpose, so that no one would want to enter."
"Well that's cool. I need to go now."
"Wait dude, aren't you going to stay? We have so much fun here."
"I really can't. I want to, but I can't."
"Okay, suit yourself."
Kentou walked out and Gairu followed him outside. They began walking when they heard growls in a nearby location. They heard rustles in the bushes and then they saw wolves jump out and run towards them. Kentou and Gairu began running. Gairu jumped into a ditch when the wolves' attentions were off him. Then Kentou turned around and decided he would fight them. He held out his hand to stop them and he heard a pheeeeeeeeuuuwww sound and then one of the wolves exploded. He had just shot out a laser blast like his dad. The worse thing was Gairu had watched it. Now he would have to tell his best friend the truth, but first he had to finish off the wolves. He shot another one at the second wolf and it died. Then the third one ran towards him in a vicious manner, but soon got blasted and died.
Now with the three wolves dead, Kentou would have some serious explaining to do to Gairu.
Gairu stood up out of the ditch and looked at Kentou.
"Dude, that was awesome! When did you learn to do that?"
"I honestly never knew I could until now."
"So I guess you're one of those warriors huh."
"Yeah, that's why I can't stay. I need to train. That's why I can't have a girlfriend. That's why I wouldn't fight those bullies back was because I didn't want to show my true power. I hope you're not mad at me for keeping this from you. I just can't tell anyone because of all the spies that are on Earth right now."
"It's cool man. Do you think there's anyway I could fight?"
"Gairu, this is serious. We're talking about risking your life here. This isn't just something to do for fun."
"I know. I've told myself I would be a warrior in Earth's army when I finished High School, but I was hoping I could get a head start."
"Well I'll let you as long as you'll train with me."
"That's cool."
"You're going to need the laser chip installed though."
"Oh, I've already had that done."
"When did you have it done?"
"Earlier this year, like six months ago."
"Okay so it's had plenty of time to circulate through your body along with your blood."
"What does that mean?"
"That means whenever you learn how to focus your energy into shooting a laser blast then you can accomplish it."
"Will you teach me?"
"It's very hard. You will know how to do it but no matter how hard you try it can't come out. Especially if yours is artificial. In fact, nobody ever who had an artificial laser chip has been able to shoot one."
"Well William if you can teach me then I know I can do it."
"Oh and by the way, my name's not William Bonneker. That is my school name. My real name is Kentou Kuroryu."
"It's gonna take some getting used to but I can handle it."
"Okay then. Well Just come to my house for a little bit and we'll train."
"Hold up, so is this why I could never come to your house? You were afraid your secret might be found out?"
"No, it's just that I didn't want you coming over because I was too busy training."
"Oh that's real nice."
"Yes it is."
Gairu followed Kentou down the long street to his house. They went inside and he admired the tall foyer with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. The stairs to the right and then the balcony overlooking the entrance. He was led into the living room which was even higher. Then Kentou led him outside into the backyard through the sliding doors.
He ran and jumped over the in ground pool to the other side. Gairu looked at him amazed.
"Dude that's awesome!"
"You know what else is awesome, the fact that you have the power to do that also."
Gairu looked at him and shook his head, "There's no way."
"You know why you can't do it even though you can?"
"Tell me."
"Your mind has limitations that's it has accepted and when you learn you can do more than those limitations allow you to than you can jump over the pool."
"You just lost me."
"Your mind tells you that you can't jump over that pool right?"
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Well you have to let that thought leave your head and tell yourself that you can jump over it. Once you do that then you can jump over that and jump from building to building without falling, ever. You see your body doesn't know what power the laser fluid holds, but it can let you do almost anything. As long as you tell yourself you can do it then you can."
"Okay this is very weird. So if I told myself I could blow up a building then I could?"
"You'll need to shoot out the laser blast to do so but yeah."
"Sweet I'm going to blow up the school."
"As fun as that sounds we need to use our powers for good. Okay, try jumping across the pool just for starters."
"Okay."
Gairu walked up to the edge and stood there looking down.
"I can do this; my body can do more than what my mind says it can. I can jump over this pool."
He took a few steps back and began running and he jumped. He flew far to the other side of the pool and made it where it looked like he could land. Then he came down and his feet grabbed the edge of the concrete but they slipped out from under him and he fell into the pool.
He came back up and looked at Kentou. He was standing there shaking his head with his arms folded across his chest.
"You need to work on your landings."
"Yeah, I guess so."
Gairu climbed out of the pool and let the cool fall breeze dry him off.
"We have a lot of work to do Gairu."
Kentou woke up later than night around what's dinnertime for most. He set out on a quest back out to the woods to do some late night training. Maybe the answer will just come to him. He figured he just needed to get back on with his life and not waste it trying to figure out who he really is.
He went to those woods out by the park when he saw a few people off in the distance. He didn't worry about who they were because he couldn't make out their faces so he just kept on walking into the woods.
He hacked at trees as usual and cut them down in one slice but he stopped when he heard footsteps. He turned around and saw Gairu walking up.
"William, what are you doing out here?"
"Oh uh just you know, adventuring."
"Well since you're adventuring, I want to show you something."
"Can you make this quick?"
"Oh what you don't have time for friends?"
"No it's just..."
"Dude, I'm just messing with you."
"Oh ha ha ha, you got me there."
"No, but seriously, come on."
Gairu led Kentou threw paths and a little ways through the woods when he stopped him and showed him the thing.
"Look at that, William! Isn't that awesome?"
"It's a house."
"No, it's not just a house, it's a clubhouse! We just finished it."
Gairu walked inside and Kentou followed. He saw a carpeted, wallpapered, decked out atmosphere inside what looked to be a cheap log cabin. He saw a pool table, a foosball table, table hockey, televisions, and many other forms of entertainment.
He wanted to stay and hang out but he knew he had to have discipline to be a warrior so he knew he couldn't.
"Well this is cool. I thought from looking at the outside that this would be some boring old house."
"Well we made the outside look like that on purpose, so that no one would want to enter."
"Well that's cool. I need to go now."
"Wait dude, aren't you going to stay? We have so much fun here."
"I really can't. I want to, but I can't."
"Okay, suit yourself."
Kentou walked out and Gairu followed him outside. They began walking when they heard growls in a nearby location. They heard rustles in the bushes and then they saw wolves jump out and run towards them. Kentou and Gairu began running. Gairu jumped into a ditch when the wolves' attentions were off him. Then Kentou turned around and decided he would fight them. He held out his hand to stop them and he heard a pheeeeeeeeuuuwww sound and then one of the wolves exploded. He had just shot out a laser blast like his dad. The worse thing was Gairu had watched it. Now he would have to tell his best friend the truth, but first he had to finish off the wolves. He shot another one at the second wolf and it died. Then the third one ran towards him in a vicious manner, but soon got blasted and died.
Now with the three wolves dead, Kentou would have some serious explaining to do to Gairu.
Gairu stood up out of the ditch and looked at Kentou.
"Dude, that was awesome! When did you learn to do that?"
"I honestly never knew I could until now."
"So I guess you're one of those warriors huh."
"Yeah, that's why I can't stay. I need to train. That's why I can't have a girlfriend. That's why I wouldn't fight those bullies back was because I didn't want to show my true power. I hope you're not mad at me for keeping this from you. I just can't tell anyone because of all the spies that are on Earth right now."
"It's cool man. Do you think there's anyway I could fight?"
"Gairu, this is serious. We're talking about risking your life here. This isn't just something to do for fun."
"I know. I've told myself I would be a warrior in Earth's army when I finished High School, but I was hoping I could get a head start."
"Well I'll let you as long as you'll train with me."
"That's cool."
"You're going to need the laser chip installed though."
"Oh, I've already had that done."
"When did you have it done?"
"Earlier this year, like six months ago."
"Okay so it's had plenty of time to circulate through your body along with your blood."
"What does that mean?"
"That means whenever you learn how to focus your energy into shooting a laser blast then you can accomplish it."
"Will you teach me?"
"It's very hard. You will know how to do it but no matter how hard you try it can't come out. Especially if yours is artificial. In fact, nobody ever who had an artificial laser chip has been able to shoot one."
"Well William if you can teach me then I know I can do it."
"Oh and by the way, my name's not William Bonneker. That is my school name. My real name is Kentou Kuroryu."
"It's gonna take some getting used to but I can handle it."
"Okay then. Well Just come to my house for a little bit and we'll train."
"Hold up, so is this why I could never come to your house? You were afraid your secret might be found out?"
"No, it's just that I didn't want you coming over because I was too busy training."
"Oh that's real nice."
"Yes it is."
Gairu followed Kentou down the long street to his house. They went inside and he admired the tall foyer with a chandelier hanging from the ceiling. The stairs to the right and then the balcony overlooking the entrance. He was led into the living room which was even higher. Then Kentou led him outside into the backyard through the sliding doors.
He ran and jumped over the in ground pool to the other side. Gairu looked at him amazed.
"Dude that's awesome!"
"You know what else is awesome, the fact that you have the power to do that also."
Gairu looked at him and shook his head, "There's no way."
"You know why you can't do it even though you can?"
"Tell me."
"Your mind has limitations that's it has accepted and when you learn you can do more than those limitations allow you to than you can jump over the pool."
"You just lost me."
"Your mind tells you that you can't jump over that pool right?"
"Yeah, pretty much."
"Well you have to let that thought leave your head and tell yourself that you can jump over it. Once you do that then you can jump over that and jump from building to building without falling, ever. You see your body doesn't know what power the laser fluid holds, but it can let you do almost anything. As long as you tell yourself you can do it then you can."
"Okay this is very weird. So if I told myself I could blow up a building then I could?"
"You'll need to shoot out the laser blast to do so but yeah."
"Sweet I'm going to blow up the school."
"As fun as that sounds we need to use our powers for good. Okay, try jumping across the pool just for starters."
"Okay."
Gairu walked up to the edge and stood there looking down.
"I can do this; my body can do more than what my mind says it can. I can jump over this pool."
He took a few steps back and began running and he jumped. He flew far to the other side of the pool and made it where it looked like he could land. Then he came down and his feet grabbed the edge of the concrete but they slipped out from under him and he fell into the pool.
He came back up and looked at Kentou. He was standing there shaking his head with his arms folded across his chest.
"You need to work on your landings."
"Yeah, I guess so."
Gairu climbed out of the pool and let the cool fall breeze dry him off.
"We have a lot of work to do Gairu."