Chapter 4.
Morro didn't know what to do or feel when those words left the Koso's mouth. He looked to Lloyd and noticed the green ninja was absolutely fuming.
"Ok if this is some sort of joke it isn't very funny."
"I assure you this is not a jest great nephew." Koso said calmly.
"Do not call me that, look it doesn't even make sense two people cannot wield the same element at the same time!"
Koso sighed, "Is that what my brother's taught you? Listen dumb great nephew, of course elemental master's can wield the same element, it's just very rare, mainly because my brother thought it would be a good idea to start taking people's elemental power and store them away in crystals , so that only one person could posses one element at a time."
"Ok then answer this!" Lloyd pointed at Morro, "How could I possibly be related to him"
Koso's eyes narrowed and he suddenly looked very forlorn, "I honestly don't know, but I do know he most definitely is because when I cast that spell on the realm crystal so long ago I specifically made it to bring me and anyone else capable of wielding my element back to the world of the living,if this boy could not do it he would not be standing before you now."
Morro felt their eyes on him as they talked, never in his life had he wanted to die again and go to the departed realm more than right now.
Lloyd meanwhile shook with anger at the sheer ridiculousness of this whole situation, he had to take deep breaths to calm himself before he exploded.
"Fine, let's say I believe you great uncle Koso ,that still doesn't explain why you decided to kidnap me!"
Koso smirked in reply. "Well haven't you figured it out already boy, I'm going to train you both to use my element."
Morro's head shot up at the sound of that and immediately looked to Lloyd who blanched in response.
"What?! No okay I am not letting you train me"
"Oh yes you will, I stayed dead for a 60 years the least I can get in return for my suffering is one final way to spite my dead brother!"
"Listen you crazy old man I will not let you train me!"
Koso looked at the two of them sternly before suddenly his face lit up as if he had just come up with an amazing idea.
"Very well if it pains you so much defeat me in battle and I'll let you go."
Lloyd eyed him suspiciously "Will you take off this?" He asked, gesturing to his cuffed foot.
Koso nodded, "Certainly I wouldn't want us taking part in an unfair duel, deal?" Koso reached out his hand for the blond to shake. Lloyd stared at the black haired man dumbfoundedly, before grinning wickedly and shaking his hand.
"Deal."
Forgottenfamily
Lloyd tried to anaylize Koso the best he could while the black haired male, led the two teenagers far away from the cottage and deep into the woods. The older man was fast that much Lloyd was sure of, but Koso didn't look particularly strong, so if he could just land a hit on the man he was sure he would be able to win. They kept walking through the forest in silence until they came across a clearing, that was when Koso abruptly stopped in front of them with his back turned.
Lloyd and Morro both looked at each other in confusion when all of the sudden a sudden snap broke the silence. The green ninja looked down at his ankle to see his vengestone cuff had been broken off and now rested on the ground.
Koso turned around to face the pair, his face unreadable as he pointed to Morro.
"You go stand by that tree over there and wait for us to finish."
Morro looked dejected at the floor not moving in the slightest. Koso's face turned Stern as he spoke again, "Now."
Lloyd really thought Morro would refuse ,but then much to his surprise the former ghost obeyed, muttering something incoherently as he did so.
When Morro was safely out of the way Koso spoke again as he turned to face Lloyd.
"Well c'mon now fight me. I'll let you have the first hit, oh and if you try to run away on your little dragon of yours you'll be sorry."
Lloyd thought of trying it anyway, after all why should follow his kidnapper's orders, but the green ninja figured it would be best to defeat this guy now ,rather than have to put up with him later. So Lloyd simply nodded to Koso and got into a fighting stance.
Koso said he could have the first hit, so if he could just hit the guy with his energy sphere it would all be over and done with. Charging his energy ball in his hands, Lloyd immediately sprinted right at the black haired male who stood still patiently, as if he wasn't even in a fight. 'Arrogant idiot' Lloyd thought to himself as he jumped into the air and raised his energy sphere and brought it straight down upon Koso.
Ching
Lloyd suddenly felt a giant force throwing him back, he was lucky to land on his feet.
When the green ninja looked up he was immediately filled with shock for there Koso, stood with his sword drawn standing in the exact place he had been when Lloyd tried to attack.
Lloyd gaped as the black haired male smirked whilst sheathing his sword again.
"Well I have to say Lloyd I'm a little disappointed, I was expecting a little more from the green ninja ,but not to worry I'll teach how to really fight, starting now." Koso said whilst he sprinted towards Lloyd at god like speed
"Lesson one do NOT underestimate your opponent, ever!" Koso used the butt of his sword's hilt to slam into Lloyd's sternum throwing him back, and this time instead of landing on his feet Lloyd ended up colliding face first with the nearest tree. The green ninja groaned as he tried to move ,but for some reason found that he couldn't. Lloyd began to panic when he heard Koso speak again.
"You can take five great nephew while I see what this one is capable of."
Hearing this Morro looked up to see Koso point at him while also snapping his fingers. Immediately upon doing so the cuff on Morro's leg broke in half and fell onto the ground.
Morro stared at it and then looked up at the older man perplexedly. Koso frowned when he didn't see the wind master attacking.
Well….. I'm waiting."
Morro still didn't move.
"C'mon surely you can be more of a challenge than Golden boy over here."
"..."
"What? Afraid you can't do better than the mighty green ninja?"
"..."
"Now-"
Once again that day Morro had cut him off. The wind master blew a giant gust of wind towards Koso, all his rage and hatred infused with it , creating a giant vortex of angry wind.
Koso, immediately leapt away from the danger and jumped onto a nearby tree.
With an animalistic yell, Morro threw the winds towards the tree. However as he did so, Koso had already jumped from the tree as it fell backwards and with the hilt of his sword landed a fierce blow onto the wind master's head, whilst simultaneously kneeing Morro in the gut and throwing him back to land in the dirt. Koso stood up straight after and eyed the fallen tree before turning to Morro.
"Hmmmmm looks like you need as much work as my idiot great nephew." He said with a shrug.
Meanwhile Morro was seething in the grass as pain shot throughout his whole body, he didn't understand why though it was only two hits why did they hurt so much, he wasn't this weak. Koso seeing this sighed as he walked over to the writhing teenager.
"I see perhaps I hit a little too hard, well it looks like it's about to rain anyway, we'll had back today and start training in the morning."
While saying this Koso bent down and picked Morro up and threw him over his shoulder before going to Lloyd who still lay paralyzed against the tree he had been thrown against earlier. The green ninja looked up at the black haired man fearfully. Koso frowned before snapping his fingers again and Lloyd immediately had control over his body again and shot to his feet, regretting it slightly as his whole body began to burn from the strain. The green ninja looked angrily at the older man.
"Don't look at me like that, I couldn't have you sneaking off while I fought this one" Koso gestured to Morro with his free hand. "Besides I hit you just as hard you wouldn't be able to make it two feet before you'd collapse the pain, now c'mon." As he said this Koso reached down and grabbed Lloyd's collar before he could run away and threw the green ninja over his other shoulder.
Lloyd tried to struggle ,but strangely as soon as he did exhaustion weighed down on him and he couldn't even keep his eyes open.
Making sure both teenagers were secure on his back Koso began to walk back to the cottage thankful that he had remembered how to perform a sleep spell.