Chapter 4: Mistral Tournament
Last time our heroes finished Kai's training after a year of work until they meet Kai's master Mura who offers to teach Jason and Evan the power of Ki, which they accept. And after another two years of training, they have mastered the power of Ki, and now they have two weeks until the beginning of the Mistral Annual Tournament that will judge their strength find out what happens next now.
Jason was gasping for breath as he took off the clamp on his tail. "I can move at around half my strength now with the clamp on my tail. But the pain is still getting to me." Jason thought. His thoughts were interrupted when someone knocked on his door.
"You better be up, maggot, you have training." Said Kai.
"Right, on my way now." Replied Jason.
Jason quickly got ready and went to the courtyard to begin training. Today Jason and Evan were starting to learn the afterimage technique. When he got there, Evan and Mura were already there waiting.
"What took you so long? Did you sleep in or something?" Asked Evan.
"Sorry, I was doing some secret training and lost track of time." Answered Jason.
"Wait, what secret training, what is it? What does it do?!" Evan asked in a hurry.
"Sorry, but it wouldn't be a secret if I told you," Jason told Evan as both turned to face Mura.
"Good, now that you're both here, we can begin today's lesson." Said Mura.
"Now the afterimage technique is quite simple you see it takes simple speed. All you need to do is use Ki to enhance your strength and speed to the point that you seem to be in two places at once like so." Mura explained before he began to demonstrate.
He first disappeared from their view to reappear in another spot, then so on until it seemed that there were two of him, he then stopped suddenly in front of the boys. "Okay, now to finish the demonstration, will one of you try to punch me?" Asked Mura. Evan stepped up to volunteer as he punched at Mura as fast as he could only to be surprised when his fist went right through him.
"What the hell!" Evan said, turning around to where he sensed Mura now next to Jason.
"As you see, it is very effective and useful in combat." Said Mura.
"Woah, that is awesome. I want to try." Said Jason.
"Well, it's not that simple. It takes time and patience before you can do this." Said Mura. However, he was quickly ignored as Jason went up to Evan to ask him to punch him.
"Alright, he we go." Said Evan throwing a punch just like the one he used on Mura at Jason. Both Evan and Mura's eyes widened as Evan's fist went right through Jason, then his body slowly disappeared.
"What, but how you only saw how it works once and got it?" Asked Mura. "Well, it's not that hard since I can use Ki pretty efficiently. All I had to do was go full power and dodge." Answered Jason.
"Really, that's all it took, sweet I wanna try now!" Evan said excitedly.
Jason then went to punch at Evan so that he could try the afterimage technique. However, instead of passing through Evan, Jason's fist hit its mark, causing Evan to fall down in pain.
"Woops, sorry, I thought you would dodge." Said Jason.
"No, it's not your fault, I guess I am just not ready," Evan said while still on the ground.
"Well, I guess you can continue to practice till you have it down, Evan, and you, Jason can just go and train to increase your Ki reserves and strength." Said Mura as he deadpanned at the sight of the current situation.
"Yes, sir." Both boys said simultaneously as Evan got back up. Jason left the courtyard to continue his 'secret training' and meditate.
Hours later, Jason was sitting peacefully meditating to increase his mental fortitude and Ki. He quietly did so until he sensed a familiar presence hiding behind his door.
"You do realize I can sense you, so trying to hide is pointless," Jason said.
"Why do I almost always forget that," Evan said, revealing himself from behind the door.
"What were you doing there, anyway? Shouldn't you be practicing with the afterimage technique?" asked Jason.
"Nah, I managed to get it down. I mean, if you can do it in a day, then so can I." Evan said.
"That only answered the first half of my question," Jason said back at Evan.
"Oh yeah, well, I wanted to see your secret training. I'm not just going to stand by and let you surpass me yet, so I wanted to see what it was so that I could try too." Evan finally answered.
"Well, you don't need to bother. It's not that kind of training, it's just a kind of endurance training." Jason replied, not wanting to tell his friend of his weakness.
"Endurance training really that's it well that takes a load off my mind, but still, what's it for? I thought you could endure basically anything?" Asked Evan.
"It's nothing really, don't worry about it," Jason said, trying to steer the conversation to another topic. Evan looked at Jason, accusing like having the feeling that he was hiding something from him.
"I don't believe you." He said.
"What?!" Jason said back.
"Your hiding something. I know you are I can tell," Evan said, pointing at Jason.
"Whaaaaaat, I have no idea what you're talking about," Jason replied, not being able to look Evan in the eyes. An awkward moment of silence was formed, making Jason uncomfortable until he cracked under the pressure.
"Fine, if you must know, I was training to withstand being grabbed by the tail," Jason said, finally revealing his weakness to Evan. Evan then became very confused at what Jason had said. It made very little sense to him.
"What the hell are you talking about? Why would someone grabbing your tail hurt you in any way? I have never heard of this, is that some sort of secret Faunus thing?" Evan asked.
"It's not a secret Faunus thing. It's actually just me. You see, as long as I can remember, whenever I was grabbed by the tail, no matter how hard it was grabbed or how strong I am, it causes immense pain to go through my body while paralyzing me, draining me of all my strength." Explained Jason.
Evan's eyes were wide in both confusion and realization, now knowing that many things made sense. "So, that's why you always wrap your tail under your belt when you fight," Evan said.
"Yeah, well, that, and it helps me move better." Said Jason.
"Well, why did you hide it from me for so long?" Asked Evan.
"Well, it's pretty embarrassing. I don't like people knowing the only other person who knew was my mother." Answered Jason.
"Well, okay, I guess I can't be mad. I would probably hide it too if I had such a weakness that would be really emasculating." Evan replied.
"Yeah, tell me about it, so now I think I am going to go back to meditating if you want to join, you can but otherwise mind leaving?" Asked Jason.
"Yeah, sure, see you later." Said Evan as he turned around and left. Jason sighed, glad that was finally over, and went back to meditating peacefully.
Two weeks passed by, and the day of the tournament had arrived after the day where Jason and Evan learned the afterimage technique. They had been training nonstop to increase both their strength and Ki both have grown immensely.
Jason and Evan had gotten ready and met up in the courtyard waiting for Mura and Kai to take them to the tournament. "So, how do you think we are going the get there?" Asked Evan.
"It's not like we got an airship to get there." He continued.
"I have no idea. I just can't stop thinking about the tournament. I am so pumped!" Jason exclaimed with both excitement and impatience in his voice.
"Man, you really like fighting, dude, its kinda weird." Commented Evan.
"So what fighting is just really fun for me," Jason replied.
"Still though you're missing the greatest aspect of the tournament," Evan stated.
"What's that?" Jason asked.
"We get the chance to finally meet and impress some ladies. In the three years we have been training here, we barely get to leave the mountain except for chores, so we had no chance to either talk or impress the ladies, but now we do." Evan explained with stars in his eyes.
"Yeah, I honestly don't care about that," Jason replied.
"Oh, come on, think about all the babes that will want to talk to us if one of us wins the tournament, especially to me," Evan said.
"I'm beginning to think you like girls too much. It's kinda weird you are not usually like this." Jason commented.
"Like I said, not a lot of chances to talk to or even about girls around here," Evan replied.
"Whatever you say, pal." Jason sighed, rolling his eyes. Just then, Mura and Kai appeared in front of them, ending their conversation.
"Good, you both are ready now, then let us be off." Mura greeted.
"But what are we going to do to get there?" Asked Evan.
"Kai will take us there naturally, now stand next to me," Mura answered.
Jason and Evan complied, confused about what that meant. No sooner than when they stood next to Mura did the same odd movement that took them to first meet Mura happen. They disappeared from the courtyard to reappear in the city of Mistral, which was across the continent.
"Wow, we're here. We are really here!" Jason gasp astonished at how fast that was.
"How do you do that, Kai?!" Asked Evan.
"Oh, that's just a move that I have that can transport me and others to anywhere on the planet." Answered Kai.
"Why didn't you teach it to us?" Asked Jason.
"Because it's mine, monkey boy," Kai replied.
"What the hell dude, why not!" Jason complained.
"Ignore him. He got high before we came here, to be honest, I am surprised he got us here on the first try." Mura explained.
"Ah ha ha." Kai laughed, looking distant.
"Okay, so should we head to the stadium?" Asked Evan.
"Yes, we should. We need to get you two checked into the tournament." Answered Mura.
The four of them started walking to the stadium, trying to keep Kai in check as they went on. When they reached the stadium, Jason looked in aw at the number of people there.
"Wow, I have never seen so many people before. In fact, this whole city is a new experience for me." Jason pointed out as he looked at all the people.
"Oh yeah, you never been to one of the four kingdoms before, have you?" Asked Evan.
"Nope, I always lived a bit far from the kingdoms or large settlements," Jason responded.
They continued to walk to the administration desk to check-in. "Hello, are you participating or viewing?" Asked the man at the counter.
"We're participating sir. I'm Evan Knight." Evan answered.
"And I'm Jason Shin," Jason added. The man looked at Jason for a few seconds, seemingly confused about the Saiyan's age.
"I do have an Evan Knight on the list you may enter to your right. However, while I do have a Jason Shin on the list but you seem too young to be in the tournament, son." The man stated.
"I can assure you I am fifteen years old, sir," Jason assured.
"I'm gonna need to see some ID then, son." The man requested, not believing the boy. Jason handed over his ID to prove his age to the man whose eyes widened, knowing that this boy was really a teenager.
"Sorry for doubting you, son. I am just required to make sure." The man apologized.
"It's fine," Jason replied as he walked by to join Evan, who was trying to hold back laughter.
"He thought you were a little kid." Evan laughed.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up." Jason sighed, sulking a bit at being judged by his height. Both boys went further into the waiting room, where they saw how many other participants were there.
There had to be at least thirty-four other participants there for a total of thirty-six if you include Jason and Evan. Many had a variety of weapons and armor, but Jason paid no mind to that. Instead, he was sensing their energy to size them up. To his disappointment, he and Evan were stronger than a majority of the people there, but some stood out.
One that caught his eye was a girl with long red hair in a ponytail, she had a shield and a spear on her back being her choice of weapons. "Wow, she is really strong. She must be the strongest person here other than Evan or I." Jason thought.
Evan was looking around too, but instead of sensing the power levels of the other participants, he was checking out the girls. "Man, there are a lot of hotties here, I am so happy," Evan said.
"Dude, are you still on that? It's getting kind of creepy." Jason commented.
"Whatever man I have been waiting for this." Evan cried. Just then, a voice came over the intercom, getting the attention of every participant.
"Hello there, Mistral, are you ready for the tournament you have all been waiting for!?" The voice asked excitedly.
"This is Jimmy Firecracker here to announce the Mistral Annual Tournament, and we have a full line up here featuring the returning champion of the past three tournaments, Pyrrha Nikos!" Jimmy announced. Jason unconsciously looked over at the girl from earlier
"She must be Pyrrha, that explains why she has strong energy." Jason thought.
"Well, a returning champion that sounds like a fun challenge." Evan smiled.
"Now then to all you people in the stands and the participants in the waiting room. Please take a look at the screens to see the lineup for the tournament." Jimmy announced as holographic projections turned on in the room, showing the tournament lineup. Jason looked to see which block he was in seeing that he was in block C
"I'm in Block C. Where are you, Evan?" Asked Jason.
"I'm in Block D, guess we'll meet in the semi-finals." Answered Evan.
"Man, I was hoping to meet you in the finals, not the semi-finals." Complained Jason. Their conversation earned a few looks from some of the other participants thinking that both Jason and Evan were overconfident.
"Now then, for the first match, we have Pyrrha Nikos vs. Kenny Park." Announced Jimmy. Pyrrha and Kenny both left the room and entered the arena.
The fight was over in less than a minute. No matter how hard Kenny tried to hit Pyrrha, he missed. She seemed untouchable, and in seconds she attacked Kenny, swiftly defeating him. "Wow, she's no joke. No wonder she won the last three tournaments." Evan gasped, shocked at how fast the match was.
Jason nodded in agreement but just could not take his eyes off the screen. Something did not seem right it was almost like some outside source was causing Kenny to miss, while others probably couldn't tell the slight change in his movements he could. He just didn't know how it was being done.
The next fight was pretty uneventful with it ending after a couple of minutes, but now it was Jason's turn. "Now for the next match, it's Jason Shin versus Hank Bills. While he may not look like it, folks, I can assure you that Mr. Shin is, in fact, fifteen years of age." Announced Jimmy. Jason was annoyed by that remark but pushed past it heading for the arena.
"Good luck out there, bud," Evan said as Jason walked away. Jason smiled and nodded as he continued on. Once he got in the ring, he wrapped his tail around his waist and got into his fighting stance, prepared to fight.
"You were pretty overconfident back there, kid, but this is as far as you go in the tournament, I'll tell you what." His opponent boasted.
"Sure, it is." Jason snickered.
Soon a horn rang, starting the match. Jason charged at his opponent at a frightening speed causing Hank and most of the crowd's eyes to widen in shock. Just as fast as he charged in, did he finish the fight with Hanks aura shattering causing him to collapse.
"Hm, maybe I used to much strength." Jason thought aloud, taking a look back at the unconscious boy as he walked back to the waiting room.
"Okay, well, it seems that Jason Shin is the winner congrats, so time for the next match, and can we get some medics to take Mr. Bills away," Jimmy announced.
The entire crowd and most of the participants were confused at what happened except for Evan. "To the untrained eye, it looked like Jason just ran up to his opponent, but in reality, he threw three punches and four kicks too fast for anyone to see." Evan thought.
Though he could not see that happen through the screen, he sensed everything that happened in the ring. "Now for the next match, Evan Knight versus Jackie Pan." Jimmy declared.
Evan walked up to the ring, giving Jason a quick high five as he passed him. His match went just like Jason's seeing as it ended so fast that it left the crowd and other participants shocked.
Most of the tournament went like this with Jason and Evan defeating each opponent with ease until the semi-finals. Jason paid particular attention to every one of Pyrrha Nikos's matches, trying to deduce what it was that was affecting the opponents. Just like the first match, every time someone came close to hitting her, an unknown force pushed it away.
He soon stopped watching during her semi-final match. Instead, he closed his eyes to sense what was affecting her opponents. However, during the entire match, he only could sense Pyrrha's aura stretching out towards her opponent.
"Wait, don't tell me this is has something to do with her semblance." Jason thought. Jason had never gone up against someone who uses a semblance before, so he has never got the chance to sense one in action.
"Maybe that is one of the reasons for this test not only to test our strength but to test how we deal with people's semblances." Jason thought. His thoughts were interrupted when Jimmy Firecracker came began to speak.
"Now for the second semi-final match between the two seemingly unbeatable participants Jason Shin and Evan Knight!" Jimmy announced, causing the crowd to cheer in excitement.
"Well, guess it's finally time to see who's stronger." Evan smiled.
"Yep, at least we can finally have a good fight," Jason replied, returning his friend's smile. Both of them then walked up to the ring, going to opposite sides.
"Good luck, buddy," Jason said.
"Right back at you." Replied Evan.
The world seemed to slow down as both got into their respective fighting positions until the horn rang, starting the match. Both charged at each other, instantly clashing in the middle of the ring. They then flipped backward on their feet, staring at each other. Jason then threw a punch at Evan's face.
However, he was blocked and countered as Evan kneed him in the stomach. Evan then charged at Jason for a follow-up attack only for his fist to go right through him. Before he could react, Jason appeared behind, kicking him away.
As Evan got up, he smiled at Jason, who also returned that smile, glad for a real fight. Both charged back at each other and began clashing with barrages of punches and kicks with incredible speed. The entire audience was dumbfounded by the battle, never before seeing such incredible strength or speed that the two were presenting.
"Amazing such speed, such strength these two are prodigies in the making, and it seems as if they are fazing through each other's attacks! Whoever wins this fight might actually have a chance of beating our returning champ!" Jimmy gasped, his voice filled with excitement.
Pyrrha, who was watching in the waiting room, couldn't help but agree. She didn't even know if she could divert their attacks with her semblance even if they had any metal on them. The returning champ knew she was in for a challenge, no matter who won this fight. Back in the ring, Evan had broken through Jason's attacks and landed a punch straight in his face.
Jason was sent flying from this attack, landing near the edge of the ring. He looked up at the screen to see his energy level. Both his and Evan's were getting close to the red, but he knew it wouldn't be easy to defeat him. Evan then started to run over to Jason, leaping into the air to slam his fist onto Jason.
Jason only smirked as Evan's fist once again went through him. Evan anticipated this and spun around to kick at Jason, who was now behind him only to again go right through him. Jason then slammed his fist into Evan's face appearing next to him, sending Evan flying away. He didn't let up, however, and followed Evan to where he landed, throwing barrages of punches and kick at Evan.
Evan could barely block all of the attacks seeing that he was still disorientated from Jason's last attack. Jason then put a quick yet powerful punch to Evan's gut knocking the air out of him. Before Jason could take his fist away, Evan grabbed his arm, not letting him away. He then slammed his head into Jason's, causing Jason to fall onto his back.
Evan then took the opportunity to get on top of Jason, sending his own barrage of attacks that Jason could not block. While he did this, Jason's energy level got dangerously close to the red. However, Jason slowly analyzed Evan's attacks looking for an opening. He found it by quickly grabbing both of Evan's hands and flipping him off of his body.
Jason got up and turned around fast enough to dodge Evan's attack. Jason once again grabbed onto Evan's body, flipping him over and kneeing him in the gut, then backing up quickly, not wanting to be caught off guard by Evan. When Evan got up, he charged back at Jason, who charged right back at him, both boy's energies were near the red, so this final attack would decide the match.
As both got closer, everyone in the crowd was on the edge of their seats, with Jimmy Firecracker literally standing up to see. The boys then clashed cross countering punching each other in the face, but neither moved an inch. Soon Evan fell to the ground, exhausted and defeated. On the screen, it showed that his energy level was in the red, making Jason the winner of the match.
"And that's it! The match is over with Jason Shin as the winner. What an exciting fight if I was mistaken, I would have thought that this was the final!" Jimmy Firecracker screamed in excitement. Jason slowly kneeled down to offer Evan a hand, which he took immediately.
"You're really strong, Jason, that was a great fight." Evan complimented.
"Yeah, the same goes to you. I almost thought I was going to lose there. If I did not do my special endurance training, I would probably have lost from all the damage and pain you put on me." Jason replied.
Both boys laughed as they walked back into the waiting room. "Now, we will take a thirty-minute break before the final match to let our finalists rest. See you then, folks!" Jimmy announced.
Later in the waiting room, Jason and Evan sat in the corner of the room, resting up from their fight. "So, looks like you're the lucky one who gets to fight the champ. I would love to fight her. She is a total prize." Evan pointed out.
"You have noticed her semblance, right?" Evan asked.
"Yeah, she can somehow manipulate her opponent's movements but does it ever so slightly that no one else notices. I think I can counter it if I move fast enough, but still, after our fight, I don't think I will be at full strength during the final, so it is going to be close." Jason responded.
"Well, I'm sure you'll think of something, but either way, I think we passed Master's test since we made it to the semi-finals easily," Evan said with Jason nodding in agreement. Not too long after, Jimmy Firecracker's voice came over the intercom
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, it's time for what you've all been waiting for the final match of the tournament between our returning champ Pyrrha Nikos and our amazing newcomer Jason Shin! Who will win is anyone's guess, so let's get this started!" Jimmy announced.
"Looks like it's time for you to go. Good luck out there." Evan smiled.
"Thanks, see you after the match," Jason replied as he walked off into the arena. With Mura and Kai, who are currently in the stands watching the tournament, Mura smiled, knowing that his students have grown strong.
"It seems like everything is just as I wished they are loved by the crowd, and I have no doubt that they could get into any school they need to." Mura smiled.
"I don't know what I am going to do with you, though." Mura sighed as he looked over at Kai, who was still high off his ass.
"Do nothing doesn't really matter. Right, Mr. Genie?" Kai asked looking over at Mr. Popo.
"Yeah, but you know I am just an illusion, right?" He asked, with Kai's response being just laughter.
"Who is he talking to?" Mura wondered, confused. As Jason reached the ring, he was greeted by Pyrrha, who was already there.
"Good luck. I hope we have a good fight." She said.
"Thanks, same goes to you, good luck," Jason replied as he bowed to his opponent. He then took his fighting stance, ready for the fight, just as Pyrrha took hers.
"Now then the final match is here, are you ready?!" Jimmy asked the crowd, who cheered as a response.
"Alright, then let us begin!" Announced Jimmy as the horn rang, starting the match.
Jason immediately ran forward, attacking Pyrrha with a variety of attacks, each quickly blocked by Pyrrha. He then ducked down and kicked upwards at Pyrrha, who barely dodged his attack.
"It seems like she hasn't tried using her semblance, yet I wonder why? Is there something that is stopping her from using it, or is it that she doesn't need to use it yet?" Jason thought.
He continued to attack Pyrrha, not giving her a chance to attack until she switched her weapon to rifle mode shooting Jason in the face causing him to fall back. Seizing this opening, she began to attack Jason with various slices of her spear and shots from her rifle.
She went for another attack jabbing her spear at Jason. However, Jason easily caught the weapon in his hands and elbowed Pyrrha in the chest, pushing her away.
"Amazing the seemingly untouchable Pyrrha Nikos has just been hit by this newcomer. This match is already shaping to be a great one, folks." Jimmy announced.
Before Pyrrha could recover, Jason rushed over for a follow-up attack, but before he reached her, he could sense her using her semblance. Jason expected her to move him slightly so that he would miss, but instead, she moved out of the way.
As she did so, however, he noticed something he didn't before. Pyrrha was being pulled by her armor away from him. "So that's it! Her semblance lets her control the magnetism of metal objects, which explains why she can't use it on me seeing that I have none on me." Jason thought as he figured out Pyrrha's semblance.
As Pyrrha finally recovered from Jason's attack, he could see a smile on his face, which confused her. "So that's your semblance. You can control magnetism! I wondered how you manipulated all of your opponent's movements." Jason said quietly so that no one but Pyrrha could hear.
Pyrrha's eyes widened, startled that Jason had entirely figured out her semblance and the fact that he noticed all the little changes she made to her opponent's movements. But she did not let that get to her. She stood firm and prepared to attack her opponent.
Jason then charged at Pyrrha, ready to attack, but each attack he made, she countered. However, every so often, a punch or kick would get through. The two clashed like this for a while. That is until Pyrrha attacked Jason by slashing at his head only for the attack to pass right through.
"This is the same technique he used in his previous match!" Pyrrha thought before she was kicked by Jason, sending her skidding away.
Before she could recover again, Jason charged back to attack. She only had enough time to use her semblance to move her shield over to block his attack. As his attack bounced off Pyrrha's shield, Jason spun around to kick Pyrrha landing a blow to her face as he flipped backward and away from his opponent.
Pyrrha recovered quickly and started her counterattack at Jason, who blocked her attacks, though with some difficulty.
"Looks like I have not fully recovered yet, guess I won't be able to be as fast as I usually am." Jason Thought blocking another attack.
Jason dodged Pyrrha's next attack jumping away to create some distance. As he did, Pyrrha switched her weapon to rifle mode and shot several bullets at him. However, he was prepared, and he, to the surprise of everyone, caught every last round in his hands.
Seeing this, Pyrrha threw her shield at Jason, who dodged it easily but was taken by surprise when she attacked him afterward. "Damn, the shield was a distraction." Jason thought as he blocked the attack but was pushed back. He then rebounded from the attack and flipped over Pyrrha's head, kicking her in the back.
As Pyrrha recovered, she turned around to see that Jason had disappeared before she could react though he came from above, punching her on the top of the head, causing her to fall to the ground. Pyrrha then spun around with the help of her semblance to sweep Jason off his feet, then grabbing her spear to attack. Jason kicked the spear away, then rolled over and got back on his feet.
Pyrrha also got back to her feet, and the two fighters stared each other down. Taking a quick look at the screens, Jason saw both he and Pyrrha were close to the red, but he was in the lead. He decided the best course of action would be to attack her and give her no breathing room or chance to counter.
Jason put his plan into action by throwing a barrage of attacks at Pyrrha, who could barely block any of them.
It seemed to the crowd that the battle was almost over when Jason went for his final attack, but Pyrrha surprised Jason and the crowd when she out of nowhere picked her shield back up and blocked it.
Taking Jason by surprise, Pyrrha used to opening to for a counterattack and hit Jason several times, pushing him back. However, before Jason could recover, Pyrrha shot several bullets at Jason, hitting him even more, putting his energy in the red.
"And there you have it, the winner of the Mistral Annual Tournament for the fourth year in a row is Pyrrha Nikos!" Jimmy announced, causing the entire crowd to go wild and cheer very loudly.
"And let's have it for our runner up, Jason Shin!" The crowd Cheered equally as loud for him as Jason got up. Pyrrha walked up to Jason, reaching out her hand.
"That was a great fight. I enjoyed it a lot." She smiled. Jason took her hand and shook it
"Yeah, you're outstanding I would love to fight you again one day, cause next time I won't lose," Jason replied. He and Pyrrha smiled as they went their separate ways leaving the arena.
Pyrrha knew though that she got lucky if she didn't land next to her shield, or if her opponent was at full strength, she would have lost for sure. She also couldn't shake the feeling that he was holding back some power.
"He never used his semblance. I wonder why?" Pyrrha thought.
As Jason returned to the others who were now outside the stadium, Evan was astonished. "You lost! How did that happen? I thought you had her for sure!" He yelled as Jason arrived.
"Yeah, so did I, but she managed to get the best of me. I didn't see her shield back there, so if it wasn't for that, I probably wouldn't have lost." Jason shrugged.
"Still though the both of you fought outstandingly and have passed the test, let's head back." Mura complimented as he turned around.
"Wait, shouldn't we go somewhere more private for Kai to teleport us?" Evan asked.
"Well, for now, we will be walking. Kai is too out of it to take us anywhere." Mura explained.
"Ah ha ha." Kai laughed.
"Just take it as some training," Mura said as he began walking with the others following suit.
As they walked around the terrain of Anima, Jason was taking in all of his surroundings. They were surrounded by floating islands that towered over them. Two hours had passed since they left Mistral, and they were currently walking back and waiting for Kai to come back down.
"Jeez, how much drugs did he do? Also, what kind of drugs did he do?" Evan asked.
"I have honestly no idea, but I think it is safe to assume that he won't be coming down anytime soon," Mura answered. Jason continued to look at the floating landmasses.
"Hey, Master, how are those islands floating like that?" Jason asked.
"Oh, that, those are kept up by the gravity dust that is inside them. They keep them floating like that until the dust runs out of power." Mura answered.
"Wow, must be a bitch to mine those," Evan commented.
"Well, actually, they don't mine gravity dust from there. They mine it elsewhere. It would be too dangerous to mine it from the floating islands." Mura explained.
"Wait, then where do they mine gravity dust?" Asked Jason.
"You see, like there are islands that float because of the gravity dust, the opposite is also true. There are areas of land that have gravity dust in them that increase the amount of gravity you are put under." Mura began.
"Each deposit are always in a circle, and the closer you get to the center, the stronger the amount of gravity you are put under." Mura finished.
"But how is that safer?" Asked Evan.
"Ah, that is because if you continue to take away the dust from the outside. Then move on inside the amount of gravity you are put under is decreased." Mura answered.
"That's cool!" Jason exclaimed.
"Maybe I can use that for training someday." Jason thought.
"OH GOD!" Kai screamed.
"What! What's wrong, Kai?!" Jason asked, startled at the sudden outburst that came from Kai.
"I'M COMING DOWN!" He screamed as he fell onto his knees.
"Oh, good now, he can take us home." Mura smiled.
When they got back, night had come, but before they went to bed, Mura wanted to make an announcement. "As of today, the two of you have finished my training, and I can teach you no more," Mura announced.
"Wait, what! That's it? there's no more!?" Asked Jason.
"Nope, that is it however is you should choose next year when the school year starts. I can get you into Beacon academy a year early, the headmaster owes me a favor, and I'm sure he would be more than willing to take you in after your performance at the tournament." Mura offered.
"Beacon, just like mom." Jason thought.
"Go to Beacon for real! That would be amazing! Count me in!" Evan smiled.
"Yeah, I also want to go, Master." Jason agreed.
"Then it's settled. I will contact him soon, and next year we will take you to Vale, where you shall begin your school lives." Mura informed.
"What should we do in the meantime, Master?" Asked Jason.
"Anything you want, continue the training exercises that I have taught you or go out and train on your own for a while, then return." Answered Mura.
"Okay." Both replied simultaneously.
"Now, before you go, I must admit something to you both," Mura informed.
"I have trained you more than just because you wanted it. I had a vision that danger will come on Remnant and that the two of you will help stop it." Mura began going on to explain with both the boy's eyes widening.
"So I had to set you both on the right track, and I have done just that. Evan, if you continue training like you do, you should be ready for the threat. However, you, Jason, must train harder, and you must tame the beast within and accept who you are." Mura informed.
"Master, what does that even mean?" Asked Jason.
"I'm sorry, but I don't know the answer to that. You see, my vision was very brief and vague. I don't what it means for you to accept who you are and the beast within, but I do know that this will decide the fate of the world," Mura explained.
"And I am sorry to say, but I do not know who or what this threat is, but I have faith in the two of you and believe that you will succeed." Mura finished as both boys looked blankly at him.
"Well, whoever this threat is, they will be defeated by me." Evan boasted.
"Yeah, and I'll figure out just exactly what I need to do, Master. I will get stronger to fight this thing." Jason declared. Both of these responses brought a smile to Mura's face.
"I am glad to have such great students." He smiled.
"Okay, the two of you are now dismissed. Go and train for the next year and meet here to go to Vale." Mura said.
As the two of them walked away, both wondered what training they will go through for this year. "So, what are you going to do for training?" Jason asked.
"I think I will stay here and continue the exercises with my own little twist, and you?" Evan answered.
"I think I am going to go out and train in the wilds for the next year. I have a little something in mind too." Jason replied.
"Well, then best of luck in your training. I guess I will see you in a year." Said Evan.
"Same to you, buddy, same to you," Jason replied.
"How much do you want to bet that you won't grow over the year?" Evan asked.
"Hey, screw you!" Jason yelled, hitting Evan in the shoulder.
"Sorry, I was just joking!" Evan apologized while laughing, causing Jason to laugh as well.
"Well, then goodbye, bud," Jason said.
"Seeya in a year," Evan replied. Jason then went to grab his things and met with Kai to bring him to the nearest ground gravity dust deposit, not being mined.
"Looks like I will get to try that training sooner than I thought." Jason thought as Kai teleported him away.
One year of training alone, how strong will Jason and Evan become before they enter into Beacon a year early? What is this mysterious threat that Mura spoke of, and what does Jason have to come to terms with? Find out Next Time!
Author's Note:
So, this was hard to write, not that I did not like writing it, it's just writing fight scenes are hard for me. But I do hope you enjoyed the chapter next time, we will finally get into Volume 1 of RWBY. See you then.
Revised Edit: Hey this is ThatSaiyaGuy from the future, or now, just wanted to clarify why Jason lost against Pyrrha. I do know about Zenkai's and all but he did not receive one this chapter. Nor has he received any at all in this story so far. A Zenkai only occurs when a Saiyan survives and recovers from a near death experience and Jason has not been through one yet. Remember Mura forbade both Jason and Evan to use Ki during the tournament and during his match with Pyrrha Jason had not fully recovered from his fight with Evan.
Because of those combined factors is why Jason lost. If he was allowed to use Ki he would have easily won and if he had fully recovered he again would have won. I know Jason seems weaker than Kid Goku but that is the whole point. I don't want him to be exactly like kid Goku even if there are similarities I want him different as a character in both strength and personality.
Of course, Jason is going to get much stronger over the next couple of chapters as you will see I just wanted to make it known why he seemed so weak. Plus I have to have him lose every now and again don't forget Goku didn't win all of his battles. He lost to two humans aka Master Roshi and Tien which were close matches which is why Evan and Jason are on more equal grounds.
Then there is also the fact that their "aura" has merged with their Ki making their reserves a bit larger than normal. I know how they measure the aura levels for Jason and Evan doesn't make too much sense but it will only matter when they are measured. Let's just say aura is still there but protected by the hardness of Jason and Evan's body but again since Jason was not at full strength he still lost.
Anyway, that's all I had to say hope you enjoy the next chapters!