Honored: The Embers Of The Flame

Chapter 1.5: i alone am honored

TW/ there will be adult language, mentions of death and violence if you do not wish to read about that I advise you do not read from further on in this book

[6 years Ago]

I'm now currently resting after finally escaping sensei's boring lecture about how a swordsman shouldn't be reckless. "Ugh, how boring can that old bat be?" I mutter to myself, one day, I'll be the head of the dojo and everyone will listen to me. Everyone knows it, so why couldn't I act however I want? It's not like anyone can stop me, because after all, I alone am the honored one. Sensei himself said it, I mean I am the strongest especially with my blessing. I will not be told how to act by someone weaker than I, not even sensei, that stupid old geezer! He's so annoying, why can't he leave me be? He's constantly getting weaker! It's all because of that weak body.  I'll kick his ass the next time he tries to stop me from doing what I want. Why can't he just stay in his place? He isn't my father, I have no father. Suddenly a foot finds itself in my stomach, sending me through the tree I was resting against. I open my eyes to see it is sensei who kicked me,

"Oi, brat, don't go slacking off! I thought I told you to get back to your training?"

Oh boy, here we go with him talking down on me. "Shut it old geezer I'll do whatever I damn well please! I refuse to listen to a bag of dusty old bones like you." That seems to have pissed him off, telling from how he's currently glaring and walking towards me.

Without warning, he starts throwing punches towards me. I'm barely able to block them— and when I counter kicked, he threw his own kick. I refused to be humiliated  by him, so I palm striked his chest, sending him several meters back. That didn't put him down, however, before I could blink he's already back in front of me trying to hammer me into the ground in an attack of speeds I'm barely able to dodge. In retaliation for this disrespect, I reach up grabbing his face and slam him into the ground.

"Had enough, old man~?" I guess teasing him wasn't a smart idea because he gets back up and starts releasing an intimidating aura.

"You listen here young man. I'm about to put you in your place. No more taking it easy on you!" Wait, taking it easy on me? Does that mean I've never brought him to a stalemate like I've been led to believe? Before I could even react, he knocked me onto my ass. Enraged, I got up and aimed a punch right for his nose, but right as I'm about to hit him he disappeared— was it just an afterimage?

"Oh no." I mumbled, and as soon as I turned around, everything goes black.

Opening my eyes, the first thing I noticed was a tight pressure over my face. Deciding it was uncomfortable, I reached for my face and as my hand reaches it I noticed that the tight pressure is bandages. How awfully annoying that is...

"Wait, does this mean I lost to that old bastard?!"I groaned to myself, "How could this be possible? l'm the strong,everyone knows that... does that mean he's always held back against me? No that can't be right I'd never lose to a sack of dust I'm the honored one he said so himself! He dared lie to me. How could I be so foolish to think he trusted me? Does he think I'm so weak that I can't handle losing to someone stronger than I? If that's the case he better watch himself because starting from this day forward I will train and I refuse to stop even if it kills me. I will surpass ." It felt like a small flame igniting in me as I mumbled it all out, until,l, I felt a small hard object slam into the temple of my head. Turning to the direction it came from shows me who it was and it was my sensei, I quickly jumped up and yelled at him "WHAT WAS THAT FOR YOU OLD BASTARD?!" He just chuckles at me before responding

"Well you looked distracted whispering about getting stronger, if that's the case that's why I'm here to train you and the others of the dojo so get up and let's go Akira." I widened my eyes a little. He's usually never this kind. Is there a reason he's suddenly being so nice towards me? Glaring towards him I stomp over and grab the collar of his haori and get in his face.