I finaly found my way home, if this town can even be considered that anymore. I looked around town and found Shinpaku Alliance's HQ, it was still as dirty as before, only inside were some twerps playing gangs. Probably the next generation, I couldn't find any familiar faces, thus I left after sighing in front of the destroyed overgrown garden, without Kenichi looking after it weed took the place of flowers.
I walked outside of the school, it was as rowdy as always with student going left and right as lessons had just finished. I felt weird, since I hadn't even finished school because of this stupid promise, well It doesn't really matter anyway.
The next destination was the estate, where I slept for so long, funny the lot was empty and the estate was no more, there were construction signs and probably something big will be made in its place, like a Mall.
Last destination would be Ryozanpaku dojo, I don't know why, but I want to see at least one familiar face, before I decide what to do next. Ryozanpaku hadn't changed much, the walls and gate were dirty and ancient, just as I remembered. I opened the door and was greeded by a familiar face, Master Hopachai was in front of me, I bowed and asked.
-Is the Elder inside
-Elder! Yashin has come to visit!
All the masters surrounded, looking at me with suspicion and anxiety, I saw the elder approaching and I could feel his sadness and a hint of fear.
-Can I have the method to alleviate my condition?
-I don't have it
-Then Yami it is
-Wait, won't you ask me any questions, like how to find your girlfriend or why I didn't visit you for so long?
-There's no reason to ask, if I was given the choice again, I would have decided to give up this power and be with her, but I failed, it seems I joined the wrong side
-No, the side you chose was right, you simply trusted the wrong people, When I went to visit you they told me that you already resumed your new identity and for your protection they didn't say more, but they told me a few days ago that they had simply moved you to another detainment facility
-So what? Will this return 3 years of my life in captivity back or do you want me to forgive you for something, I had the choice and I blew it, I could have joined Yami and nothing like this would have happened I would probably have been living like a god with Kisara by my side
-Don't delude yourself, if you joined Yami they would have plotted against you using her as your weakness
-What's the difference, didn't your life saving fist faction do the same thing, the moment I was weak you forced me to make a promise, I kept that promise till a few days ago, or do you want me to apologize for killing the people that wanted to kill me
-So you have killed them, did it feel good?
-It felt nothing, like cutting wood or sweeping the floor of garbage, do you feel good when you save someone, does it give you some sort of satisfaction, because I saved some people and as thank you they confined me for three years in a room while druging my food and water, do you know how that felt!
-Why don't you cry like a little spoiled brat, it's just three years, you have your entire life in front of you, will you let one bad moment destroy everything
-Then tell me what do I have to live for, do you think my girlfriend has been waiting for my return or something, last time I died it only took her two weeks to find a substitude and we're talking for 3 years, I wouldn't be surprised even if she had kids right now
-Well not kids, but she is getting married
-See, I knew it!
-Well it's not like it's too late if you still care for her you can try winning her over
-Or I can rip her husband's heart out and take her as my own
-Do you think she will love you, if you did that?
-Alright, we can do it your way, but let me ask you one question first, what about my condition?
-Well you could look for the cure yourself
-So I have the choice of Joining Yami and getting the cure immediately, or looking for it myself, which might take years of my time
-You spent 3 years locked inside a room, a few years of travel might help you recover what you lost, make friends and live life to the fullest
-Elder, are you tired?
-Nope, I'm full of life, how about I accompany you on your travel
-Elder there's one power that I possess, which I haven't told you about
-And what is that?
-I can feel other people's emotions, yours are those of hope, fear and Joy, but I can also feel a hint of hostility inside you and everyone around me right now, especialy that man, is he a new member here in the Dojo?
-That's my son Saiga and Miu's father
-That's good, but I have no intention to go travelling around the world, unless of course with my girlfriend, isn't it simple to solve?
-You already know she's moved on, why bother her?
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-Then how about this, I want to see her, if my heart doesn't move I will leave her alone, otherwise I'll just go join Yami
-Why do you want to join Yami, only for the cure?
-Well there are other reasons as well, like the enemy of my enemy can be my friend, or that I can't trust your honor anymore, if you can be manipulated like that
-But you do know that you girlfriend is part of the life saving fist
-So what, knowing her temper she'll probably kill someone sooner or later
-People change
-Of course they do, but some things never change, like for example those snipers on those rooftops, they always stay the same, or the armored cars parked around that corner full of soldiers, let me see, there are even other people of considerable power training in the dojo, probably Miu and Kenichi, or have they changed as well?
-The snipers are just a precautions by the secret agencies, they won't dare to shoot, unless of course you decide to go on a massacre
-My god you've become senile with age, I've a rule to never attack first, I'm waiting for you to do that or the idiot Kenichi to run strait at me with a fist, I can probably just badmouth you all day and wait for your reaction
-Then be my guest and stay at the dojo, I want to see how much patience you have left after 3 years of captivity, staying at the entrance badmouthing is surely a good way to spend your time, congratulations of finding such a good plan for your future, do you need us to bring you some water for when your voice will go hoarse
-Old man you know you cannot defeat me when it comes to words, because for me words are but air, but to you people every words has some deeper meaning, you overanalyze everything in order to extract some sort of excitement from it, In truth I came here expecting to find the brave Masters, Heroes that I used to respect, but all I see are old people with fake teeth playing shogi, you're not even worth my wrath, you're not even worth all the saliva I have spent talking to you, that night at the hill when we fought to the death I had seen a Hero, now all I see is a coward that's afraid to even touch me, it's hilarious, you should really go become an actor, because you're no different from those bullies at school, afraid of the strong and beating up the weak, Will you also teach your Disciple to be like that or is that the motto of your dojo, fight only when you can win
-I think your skills have deteriorated with your years of captivity, because right now technology has taken leaps and bounds, I have 18K followers whom think I'm amazing and I've been in 3 more movies after my debout with you eating dirt at the end of the movie, even your girlfriend abandoned you twice because your personality is shit, you have no respect for your elders and you haven't even finished high school
-Should I go fuck Miu to give you grandchildren after all you've already cut off Kenichi's dick to make him a sissy like yourself, does it hurt to be the second strongest man alive after losing to a 13 years old child, what's next are you going to fight a toddler and become the third strongest man, I see your son resembles you perfectly but he forgot to put on his fake beard today like you have
-Am I supposed to hit you now?
-Why should I care old goat, I'm only here to badmouth you, either way you won't care because you're too stupid to even understand what I'm saying, you must have gone senile in these last three years, but not all people have so much free time as you, see you later Sissy Dojo
I left as I came, disappearing from sight, the elder was a bit sad that things turned as they did, but he was also a bit relieved, because he knew that they had time to train Kenichi, their strongest Disciple, although technicaly he was already a master.
-So what do we do now?
-Train Kenichi and wait, what else?
-Do we inform others about this lad?
-They will find on their own
I left the Dojo and begun searching for my parents, I didn't know where they were until I found those weird people on observing a certain Estate, It was mostly out of curiosity that I went to see what was inside. When I saw Mr Nanjo sitting at his desk counting money I knew whose place this was, he hadn't aged one day, he looked really energetic and happy as he counted again and again the bills on his desk, should be around a million or so.
The Large TV in his office was working and some journalists were talking about movies.
"Mr Nanjo, the genious producer turns out to have lost his touch, after his great success "Duel under the Rainy sky" his other fighting flicks are just raw violence, although Actress Miu Furinji and Kano Sho have gathered huge group of fans over these few years, they couldn't replicate the emotions of the genious actor whom died young, the mystery surrounding his disappearance still bogs journalists and detectives all over, young Yashin Soryu was kidnapped and found half dead, later was registered as dead, only to mysteriously come back to life two weeks later, trying to shoot some sort of vampire movie in the middle of the street as seen in this short video recording by a passer by, the special effects used were simply amazing, but the actors other than the young genius lack the ability to convey their emotions...fzzt"
-Fuck these critics, as long as my movies rake in money they are as good as masterpieces, I have to thank my daughter for introducing me to that dojo, now each year we shoot at least one movie, a pity for that boy though, he would be a much better husband for my daughter than that useless oaf that only knows how to waste money
-Hello Mister Nanjo
-What? Who are you? Were you sent by the Yakuza, I told you the movie will be at the box office next week
-How sad, I thought that you would recognize me imediately after saying such good words about me
-Yashin?
-I see you have a good memory after all, it's only been 3 years, I think I've served my time in jail, how about making a movie, you see I'm kind of short on money
-How comes you're still alive, I was told that you died 3 years ago, my little daughter waited 2 years for you this time, but you never showed up
-Is that so?
-If you're going to ruin those kids marriage please don't, she's gone through enough already, just let her be happy for once
-I'll think about it when I see her
-Tell me, how much do you want to disappear from her life?
-You know that I could just kill you and take all the money on the desk if I wanted money
The red headed man gulped terrified to the prospect of his life ending, till now he hadn't thought at all about this, but remembering the battle at the hill that time and how a young brat had fought to the death, it wasn't at all a ridiculous threat.
-Listen old man I didn't come here nor for money or to kill you, truth was I'm looking for my parents, do you have any idea where I can find them?
-I advise you against it, but if you want to just see them, they live at this adress, or at least lived a year ago, I'm not keeping track of them anymore
-Then I hope your next movie does better
-Wait? how about returning to the stage, I have some friends that can make a fake identity for you, then enroll you to a good acting university, in a year or two you might become a movie star
-I'll think about it
I disappeared once again as tons of fully armored commanders bashed through his door. They wanted to check if I cared about the man's safety or not, if he was a useful hostage for them or not. Of course I didn't care what they did with him, the only One I cared was his daughter and right now, I honestly didn't even know if I loved her anymore. I had to find out by standing in front of her.
I arrived at the adress I was given, it was a large flat, I could see the secret agencies observing an elderly couple whom were smiling over a baby, it' wasn't even a toddler yet, sleeping soundly in its cradle. Time didn't do them any favour, I think my deaths had probably something to do with that as well, I looked at them for a good time while time was frozen, for the first time I felt like I was frozen in time as well, tears fell from my eyes as I wanted to hug them and tell them I'm alive, but couldn't do it, not in super speed, not even in normal speed, I was too ashamed of what I had become, I had caused them nothing but pain and disappointment, I'm a failure, a useless person that only cared about his own desires, doing whatever I liked, disregarding those that loved and supporting me most.