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Ha Ill's POV
After Hayate left Ha Ill found Shioon glaring at him. It seemed his charge had not missed his mistrust. Great.
Shioon growled, "What is your problem? You have been acting strange ever since we came here."
Ha Ill replied tiredly, "You are getting to close to people here. Shioon we dont know how long we will be here for. Getting to close to the people will make it difficult for when we have to leave."
Shioon bared his teeth as he snapped back, "We can't live our lives here without getting close to someone. Otherwise we are just going through the motions."
Ganju... he knew what the boy said was right. Ha Ill didnt want to get close to the people of this world. They would leave and it would hurt those they care about.
He knew that Shioon wasn't in the best state of mind when they came to this world. The boy had expected to die when they crossed.
Life had begun to spark in the green eyes. A sense of life that he never saw himself. Only Gyu Bum had seen it when Shioon and Goomoonryong attacked Koa Businews Tower.
So much had changed since that night. Ha Ill never thought that he would respect much less trust this kid. Still the brat wormed his way into Ha Ill's cold froze heart.
Flashback
Gyu Bum said leading them into a hospital room, "This is him."
Ha Ill snapped back, "This is him? This twerp? A stray breeze could knock him over."
He stared at the brat who had a glazed look in his eyes. There was no way he was conscious yet.
Gyu Bum said, "I'll vouch for him. This kid's spirit is at Goomoonryong's level."
This kid? That wasn't possible. He looked like a small gust of wind could blow him over. Still they had to trust the Head of Retainers.
A few weeks later he stood with the other retainers. The moment Shioon appeared at the gate someone yelled, "It's him!"
Ha I'll stood off to the side of one of the vans. Shioon Lee was watching with a look of confusion. It seemed he didnt know anything about the clan. Great.
Every single person crossed their hands in front of them and bowed deeply. As one they said, "We, the Retainers of the Sunwoo clan, pay our respects to the new Clan Head!"
Ha Ill wanted to laugh at the look on the boy's face. It was shouting. Come again? They had to have the wrong person. There was no way he was the new clan head.
"Did we surprise you," came the soft question from behind him.
Ha Ill had not seen such a soft look in the retailer's eyes in a long time. Not since their Sosul was taken from them.
The man said with a fox like grin, "Forgive us. We decided to come in force today, since everyone wanted to pay their respects."
The bullies who had been following him couldn't have left faster if they used a ki technique. It was funny to watch. How was this brat supposed to he their next clan head if he couldn't protect himself? This was a terrible idea.
Ha Ill didn't want to come but Elder Kwon insisted. Everyone had to greet their new clan head.
Shioon said not meeting the other's eyes, "Not that I'm not grateful for your help but I think you have the wrong person. I'm..."
Gyu Bum interrupted with a small smile tugging at his lips, "No. I'm a here to meet Goomoonryong's disciple. That person is indeed Lee Shioon. Now then shall we go?"
"Go where?"
Gyu Bum bowed again as he replied, "To the new world of Murim that awaits you Shioon-nim."
"Hell no!"
Gyu Bum looked shocked at the reaction. Ha Ill had to bite back a smile at the reactions.
The boy continued, "My body is no longer in a state where I can practice martial arts," Gyu Bum tried to interrupt but the boy continued, "But more importantly I do not want to be a person of Murim anymore."
That sent shockwaves through them. This kid didnt want to be apart of Murim anymore? What had cjnsged?
"Why would you say that now? You're..."
Shioon stopped him, "Sungsengnim has expelled me as his disciple. I believe that's because he wanted me to leave Murim. And I want to follow his wishes."
Ha Ill snickered causing the others to glare at him. It didn't seem like anyone else found this funny. Oh well.
He shrugged. If the brat didnt want to be their clan head fine by him. He didnt want to listen to a snot nosed brat.
As the next two weeks passed he was assigned to Shioon as a guard. As he guarded the boy Jinie followed him closer.
They followed him as he went back and forth from England. As they watched him they noticed the darkness in the kid's eyes. It only receded when he was with the two he called Ron and Hermione. Jinie sneered because they were not of Murim. He watched impassively.
Ha Ill learned quickly that Shioon was a war hero. That he had killed the Dark Lord just a month prior. Slowly respect began to form.
Then everyone was recalled back to the city. War was about to break out between the Traditionalists and the Reunion.
Before the Murim Alliance meeting was set to begin Shioon ditched both himself and Jinie. It was Jinie who found him and heard the ultimatum. He had been taken by the Mil-Yang Clan.
Find and bring Goomoonryong to her. Or die for his crimes.
Shioom to his surprise refused to even consider the possibility. The boy went to the elders. Not for protection but to learn how to fight. The boy was determined to get himself killed it seemed.
Elder Jeon Jang a black haired man and the youngest of the elders was tasked to show the Ganju what a futile effort it was.
Ha Ill watched every day for a week as the clan head was beaten down. How every day he got back to his feet and went again. The sheer determination to succeed was clear.
It wasn't until the last day before they were set to meet once again. It wasn't until that day that Shioon realized he was being played as a fool. When he decided enough was enough he tried to leave. Realizing his mistake Jeon Jang tried to make amends.
In the end Shioon learned the iron wall technique. A technique used the body and one fist to hide the other. It was a matter of patience and waiting to strike. One of the few techniques that did not require ki. Though it did make the technique easier.
Ha Ill had been distracted by order of Elder Kwon. He didnt see the fight play out but he did see the aftermath. Shioon looked as if someone had cut him with a thousand blades. Yet they still declared Shioon the winner.
Ha Ill swore then that he would never let his Ganju get hurt like that again. That he would protect the boy with his life.
Shioon's eyes had widened when Ha Ill a proud fight took a knee before him. He swore himself as his honor as a retainer and a protector to always stand by his Ganju's side. To do what had to be done to protect him.
He was the first in the Sunwoo clan to swear his loyalty to Shioon Lee. Jinie had soon followed surprised yet understanding of his actions. That night they made an enemy of Elder Kwon but allies with Jeon Jang.
End of flashback
Shioon had been a source of pride for him. He was proud to call the boy his Ganju. Despite it being a rough start they had come far.
Ha Ill took it upon himself to teach the boy basic stances. Things his master had neglected. At least that's what he assumed at first.
Shioon it turned out did know stances. They were not however the basic ones. They were for the stances of the Lightning Tiger. The boy was the disciple of two of the strongest members of Murim.
That's when he got in contact with different members of Murim. There had to be a way to revive his ki center. Word got around and it was revealed at the meeting.
It was said that everything happened for a reason. For the longest time he didnt believe it. Having met Shioon he did now.
Ha Ill huffed blowing the hair out of his eyes, "Just be careful, Ganju. I... I just don't want to see you hurt."
Shioon hesitated. He considered the words and their mission. Neither one of them wanted to be an outcast. Nor did they want to hurt or be hurt by leaving. However it seemed impossible to avoid.
Carefully his Ganju nodded. Without another word he went to his room. Ha Ill had more he wanted to say but it could wait until morning. They both needed to reflect on what had happened.
