Chapter: 2 chakra

Life goes on and in a blink of an eye 2 months passed by daemon got used to this new life style of his waking early helping the owner set up shop then following the boring routine of serving the guests all day long. It was boring but a peaceful way of life one which daemon very much preferred but at the same time he could not get rid of the feeling of emptiness inside of him. daemon will often wake up in the middle of the night dreaming about his clans and then force himself to get back to sleep with teary eyes. As strong is his character he is still only a child. The busy routine helped as a distraction which daemon very much welcomed.

Daemon was and its is of curiuos nature he loved knowing about things learning about them being a waiter in a busy inn granted him many chances to expand his horizons. Daemon will often talk to the various guest especially the ones coming from out of town and absorb all the information he could receive as a sheltered child there was not much daemon knew about the world accept for the common things and basic knowledge. He would often times debate and curiously ask many questions to anyone willing to answer them. He truly was interested in knowing the mysterious this world has to offer.

During these two months he found about many things especially about the workings of the world. This world that he resides in is one that is not named there are countless lands in it with the five great nations being the strongest. The region he is in is a country side village which was founded only couple of decades ago. The village was founded as a relay station selling its services to the weary merchants and caravans passing through as the traffic passing through the village increased so did the population making a living on the travelers the village expanded to a town and that is how the current town filled with restaurants , inns and taverns came to be.

As there were many that passed through the town they brought with them their own story’s and experiences and more than a few were glad to tell them in return of a bottle of sake[booze/alcohol].

This was of course a good thing for daemon in these two months he learned many things. Like there are countless villages, towns, and cities which belonged to various feudal territories ruled over by their respective feudal lords which made the law and taxed people accordingly. The feudal lords in turn answered to the court officials which were appointed by the king. And the king was the person with most authority and was the ruler of the land. This land is known as the land of fire and is one of the five great lands.

Interestingly he also heard couple people mention that the person with most authority was not the king but the hokage. For daemon as far as he knew the hokage was the leader of the hidden villages which were powerful military organization. And then there was also the mention of chakra a mysterious energy which same people can use which can make them faster and stronger perform beyond the limits of their fleshly bodies. Apparently the kage were the greatest experts in using this chakra.

Daemons everyday life continued until one day a very rude man with the expression on his face like I’ll kill you if you don’t move aside walked into the inn. He picked the corner table and started flirting with some of the local girls one thing that stood out was that he had a sword by his side which looked not well maintained with nicks all over.

Does destiny exist is there a such a thing as fate does the fate manipulates us or do we make our own destiny answers to these questions daemon did not have but he knew one thing and that was he does not want to spent the rest of his life in this little town he wants to experience explore and live his life to the fullest not just survive.

Daemon more than once thought what will he do if he were to find the one responsible for his clans demise but he did know that he wants to find out not because he has a desire for revenge or he wants to ask the reason behind his clans annihilation but because he is curious interested in a twisted way in knowing how he himself will react coming face to face with the Perpetua.

a lot of things passed through daemons head but after a while he calmed himself he said to himself in a self-mocking tone [fate huh lets test what mine is ]

Daemon clearly analyzed the rude man he’s cloths were dirty but clearly expansive not something commoners would wear he’s skin had a light tan enough to know that he works in the sun but not dark enough for those who toil in the sun all day. Even though the man was clearly messing around he still had his guard up not exposing his back to anybody and with the experience daemon had gained working for two months in the inn he could tell that from the demeanor of the rude man he was clearly a veteran.

Daemon had seen his fair share of mercenaries people which deal in violence anybody worth there salt in this living had some habits they all shared this habits which they picked up after years of experience habits like taking care of their weapons always keeping them dry and oiled, checking for nicks and damages which can lead to weapons failure in the middle of the combat. You can tell a lot about how good a particular crew is just by observing the way they behaved in a public place or by how they maintained their equipment.

Daemon likes knowledge and he always had an eye for details in these past months he would always try to guess a person’s occupation , experience etc… as a way to keep his mind off of things. Daemon had never met a chakra user before no that’s not right according to the one legged old man his grandfather and other elders of his clan ought to be chakra user yes that rude man gave him the similar vibe as when his grandfather had lost his temper once. Behaving in the way the rude man was behaving he is either a complete rookie who will probably be dead by the end of the week but then again even the greenest rookies are not stupid enough to travel and took commissions alone then as a man traveling alone and is still alive and by the looks of things did not had any hard times on the road he will have to be confident in ensuring his safety but more importantly complete the commissions he took on by weighting all of this factors daemon decided that likely the man is one of those chakra users he has heard about.

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Chakras users were not rare but they were uncommon. the town daemon lived in had one or two pass by every couple of months the town had a lot of merchant caravans passing by as the town was situated on a trade route and with merchants came their escorts paid mercenaries to ensure their safety. But only the caravans big enough or rich enough could afford to hire a chakra user .

There was a myth among the mercenaries that if one gets attacked by a chakra user and lived to tell the tale the chances of the survivor being able to use chakra himself were high. The reasoning behind this thought was that everybody has chakra but only few through training or talent are able to control and utilize it. If a common man were to come in contact with the chakra it will stimulate the chakra within them allowing them to use it. The other reasoning was that since the chakra users knew how to control chakra they can teach you to do the same.

By looking at the statistics daemon could tell that if even a countryside town could get one or two chakra user than chakra users were more common than the town people made out to be and that the likelihood of the first reasoning being true is pretty high.

Daemon did not know if this hearsays were true or not but what he did knew is that he as a member of a clan of ninja who without doubt used chakra he had chakra inside him he just needed a simulant to use it.

Daemon was scared of injury of death of what the future will bring but most of all he was curious interested in what the future had in store for him. And with this conviction he made his move.

The swordsman was hitting on girls and the girls were clearly not pleased with his behavior they were looking all over for someone to came save them alas non did. Daemon did not fancy himself as a hero if did not cost him anything or very little then daemon will not mind helping somebody but if you ask daemon to sacrifice himself for the greater good or for a higher purpose daemon will outright refuse.

This time his goal was to incite the swordsman into hitting him with chakra nonetheless. Playing a hero to save a damsel in distress was just a convenient excuse.

Daemon threw the dirty rag he was just using to clean tables at the swordsman giving an image of a brave bold man then mocked the swordsman [have not seen a woman before or is it that with that ugly mug of yours every one treated you as the shit you are]. The swordsman was hit right in the face with the rag he looked at daemon more amused than angry. He gave daemon a deep look before quietly seating down and drinking his sake no longer bothering the girls.

Daemon was surprised he did not think that the swordsman would just quite down and not get angry at him. Daemon had seen all-out brawls for a lot less.

Since that did not worked daemon continued to harass him spilling drinks on him multiple times tripping into him not answering when called he even mocked and cursed him but the swordsman just continued to sit there quietly looking amused.

The entire day went by just like that at the time to shut the shop down the swordsman got up paid what was owned and quietly left just like that. Daemon was pretty disappointed he knew that the swordsmen was more than meets the eye especially his patience and that the swordsman has seen through his intensions.

After closing shop daemon went to his room a little shed in the backyard and laid down to rest thinking over what happened today he was just going to sleep when he heard a man harassing some girls in the nearby ally the voice was the same voice that the swordsman had. Daemon jolted up to take a look outside just in time to see the swordsman turning around the corner after thinking it over for a bit he quietly followed the swordsman. the swordsman went around the town trying to woo any girl that came across him of coarse the result being him rejected and shot down every time.

Eventually they arrived at a deserted alleyway daemon quickly noticed the lack of passersby [not good ]he thought [well let’s get this over with shall we little guy ] daemon felt the chill up his spine when he heard the swordsman say that. [it seems senior is misunderstanding me for someone else well I won’t bother senior any further and just take my leave ] daemon turned around trying to make a run for it before he heard the swordsman say [chakra, that’s what you want right] daemon froze he looked at the swordsman before giving a light nod

[very well little brat since you have done everything you can to try to piss me of today but at the same time didn’t push me too far, you have a good sense of judgment, and quite big guts to try to provoke a chakra user I will you what you want] the swordsman quickly explained some things to daemon and bam heavily punched daemon in the stomach daemon fainted the [remember you own me one] was the last thing daemon heard.

Daemon woke up with his body aching all over but he could feel it in the pit of his stomach something which he could not describe but clearly it was not there before [so this is chakra?] daemon collected himself then thought to the things that the swordsman had told him in summary the swordsman had told him that the chances of a person awakning chakra were pretty low but if successful daemon will clearly be able to tell the difference lastly the swordsman told daemon that this little town had its own underworld with bandits and mercenaries wresling for control if he awakens chakra he should try to beat the boss of the underworld arena as a chakra user daemon should be able to win with enough effort.and lastly after he has beaten the strongest non chakra user in the town[the boss of the underground arena ] daemon should came to find him in the mercenary guild.

Pulling together all of his thoughts daemon looked out the window in his room. Staring for a while at the numerous people waking by he collected and said to himself [grandpa I don’t know if the path I am taking is the right one or not but I will live my life on my own terms live and enjoy it as much as I can just as you have told me to ]

CHAPTER END