Unexpected Hero

Chapter 9

Jason was up at 5am thanks to Ken not Owl but Ken, he left his phone because of Ken and now he was in for a ride. Ken drove Jason to his house which wasn't in town but in the middle of nowhere, it was like he was going to one of this ancient temples his mom loved but this was very different
"Where are we going?" He asked in the car
"To a place that won't distract you and a place where the former Protector trained"
"But why nowhere?"
"Because when in the city, your mind is on the many sounds you hear and the people you see, but in nature you focus on what is important, the power that's inside you is great and now you need to learn how to use it"
"I feel like Po"
"Who?"
"King Fu Panda?"
"I don't know what you're talking about"
"Never mind" the ride became quiet and soon they arrived at a real temple, its structure was strong being built along the mountains, the red of the roof never faded and the wood looked new
"It's like nobody has ever been here" Jason said
"This temple is protected by the Spirits of course no one comes here" Jason stepped out of the car and felt the fresh wind against his face, the next part of his life was going to be different but he wasn't scared but excited with a hint of disappointment but this was now about him, not Kenji and Naya but him. Stepping in to the vast space of the temple, the ground was cover in neat grass, trees and bamboo and now it made really feel like he was Po.
"This temple holds the history of the origin of the Animal spirits, the fighting techniques and weapons. This temple has been used  as a safe haven for the Protectors to have meetings and it has been here for more than 100 centuries"Ken explained, watering the plants was a very weird creature that got Jason's attention, he moved closer
"What the hell is this thing?" He said examining it
"That is a Garden spirit"
"A weird looking dude"
"I'm not weird, now get your big head out of my business" the little creature said pushing Jason away
"The protect and work on persevering this Temple, now let me take you to your room and then we'll start training"
"Just like that?"
"Time isn't on our side, a very great evil is arising and you must face it"
"Wait what?!"
"Follow me" Ken took Jason into a small room where a bed and a desk was there, he put his bag on the bed and followed Ken out, he thought Ken would let him rest but no, Owl would let him.
"As a Protector you only have a limited amount of time, in two weeks we'll go against a foe and you must be ready, Ren and Yong we're ready" he said
"What?" Lightning from the sky burst as well as thunder and fog from nowhere blinded his sight, when it was gone Jason and Ken were no longer alone, Ren, Mul Yong and Owl stood with them
"Welcome to day 1 of training"

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Blue was really bummed about Jason's disappearance, she wanted to say goodbye but he was gone and she was on her way home with the rest of the class. For the first time in her life she knew it was going to be a long time before they saw each other, she knew this time he was going to get his story figured out. From a young age, she knew that Jason had a small heart and always needed someone to be with him but now he was out on his own, Kenji was right he was 19 years old and a grown man. But what if he wasn't doing well? What if he was sad about not saying goodbye?
"Hey what's wrong?" Kenji  asked catching her sad face
"Nothing"
"Liar, I know that face"
"Ok, I'm kinda feeling bad about Jason"
" Don't worry, he'll survive, he's a Yoso-gai no, we prevail"
"Yeah that I know, but I hope I see him again"
"You will, Friends will always find their way to each other"

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Jason was surrounded by three spirits and Ken for training, he didn't know where to start or what to do.
"First things first, our martial art skills are inside of you, for them to be awakened you need to fight Ken here" Ren said
"Like combat and all those things?" Jason asked
"Yes, now listen carefully you must get this right the first time, redoing will take too much time" Yong said
"We can't rush, training takes peace not pressure you two" Owl said
"Owl is right, Ken go easy on him"
"Oh I will" Ken took of his traditional coat and unbuttoned his shirt to a tang , Owl, Ren and Yong sat to watch, Jason was hoping those skills on him will awake fast. Ken started coming his way, his speed was fast
"First combat, where you start is important" Ken said as he stood on Jason's side showing him how to stand, Jason followed his moves, feeling like the Karate Kid he was following his teacher
"Your hands are weapons but must be protected" Ken said showing him more
"Once you have it all it becomes a technique, now let's fight"Ken immediately came at Jason, all he did was close his eyes then he was on the ground coughing away the dirt
"Why did you choke?" Ken asked giving his hand
"I'll do better next time"
"Good now again" Jason was using the technique Ken showed but again he was on the ground
"Again" Ken said but each beginning Jason was on the ground, soaking in sweat by the time the sun went down
"When will he fight back?" Yong asked bored
"When he's ready, it's already late, Owl"
"Ken that's enough for today" Jason sighed in relief when he heard that, his bones were aching and he was sticky with sweat, Ren gave him his hand and Jason got up.
"Jason, you need to finish your training quick what we face isn't easy and we need to fight"
"I'm tried  my best"
"But why do I feel hesitation, As your animal spirit I can feel your feelings and what I feel is hesitation"
"I'll do better"
"You better, the longer I stay here with this Dragon the less time I keep my anger"Yong said
"Um I don't think that's relevant" Ren said
"He needs advice from both us, I just thought it should be from someone wiser"
"You're right, do more than better, do more than your best" Ren said teasing Yong
"See you tomorrow Little Protector" Yong said ignoring Ren then disappearing followed by Ren
"Seeing your actions, Ren is right, why do you hesitate?" Owl asked walking in Ken's body and taking Jason to his room
"I don't know why but I'm not hesitating"
"You sure?"
"Yes"
"Sometimes it takes the person with feelings to realize what he's hiding"
"But you all are telling me time is of the essence but how would I know if your keeping it from me"
"Jason, let this be your motivation if you can finish martial arts in 2 training days we'll tell you the reason, agreed?" Jason did really want to know why they were all in a hurry
"Agreed, I'll get better to learn the truth" Jason said and Owl left the room, he now made it his mission to forget his family, to forget Blue and to train hard no matter how many bones he broke or if he was tired this was his time nobody else's.

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"We're just wasting our time if he can't tap into our martial arts" Yong said frustrated
"Whatsss are you talking aboutsss" Snake said as they both stood in them Spirit Realm
"Our new Protector, he isn't training well"
"Oh reallysss"
"But it was only the first day, I hope he'll become better"
"Me asss well"