It was a beautiful day in the forest. The animals were grazing, hunting and doing various daily activities. The temperature was neither hot not cold. The trees were lush green. The birds were singing. Some herds of animals were moving from one place to another. Overall it was beautiful to see.

Amidst all this, a man was walking. He was more than six feet tall. He had a beard and moustache which were white in color. The were flowing gracefully in the wind. He had a calm and composed countenance. He was wearing an attire that was neither too cheap nor too expensive. His coat was just draped over his shoulders. He was walking with his head held high. His eyes brimming with confidence. He also had a walking stick in his hand. It just added to his regal style. He did not need its support. He was walking through the forest, enjoying the view. But the thing was that he was moving a considerable distance with every step he was taking. In a very short amount of time he covered several hundred kilometres through the largest forest in Gyagar nation. He soon reached populated areas.

This time he concealed his presence and began to move. He covered a large distance in seconds. He moved to a sparsely populated part of the city and began to descend. As he began to descend, his heroic aura vanished. He became like a thin frail old man. He began to walk to a certain house. He was in front of it and he began to observe. He sensed what was happening inside. It was a family time. The father, mother and 2 children were speaking to each other and having a good time. He walked in to the house and rang the calling bell.

Malina was the one who opened the door. She exclaimed “ Uncle Ruben, what a pleasant surprise.” The old man smiled. Hearing that name John also rushed to the door. Ben and Miraya looked at each other and walked to the door. John said in an excited tone “ Welcome uncle Ruben. Please come in. We are really happy to see you.” Ruben said, “ Ha, ha , I had to come to the city to see an old acquaintance. Then I remembered you people are here and it has been too long since I last saw you. So, I came for a visit. The last time I saw you was when your second child was born right.” That was when Ben remembered it. He did remember this old man. “ The story uncle” he exclaimed. Everyone looked at him. He covered his mouth suddenly.

Ruben: Ha, ha yes, the story uncle. I do remember you.

John: Yes, you made him tell you stories till 2 am at night and he had to spend that day in the hospital.

Malina: Well he remembered you from all those years.

Ben smiled sheepishly. Miraya stood there without knowing what to say.

Ruben: So this is you daughter. You grown up child. I came to see you as a baby.

Miraya: Well, I don’t remember.

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Everyone looked at each other and then laughed. The reason why the family, especially John and Malina were considerate to Ruben was because of the various helps he did when they married. Ruben was Malina’s father’s close friend and someone who watched Malina and her siblings grow up. She was like a daughter to him and hence, he pulled some connections for John and Malina for their transfers and further career. John and Malina were really thankful for all those. They spoke about a lot of things and Ruben was really happy to see that the family was doing well.

Ruben: So children how are studies, Ben how is your martial studies?

Ben: It is going well Uncle. The work is hectic.

Ruben: Indeed it is. But believe me it is necessary. Young talents like you are required for the development of our nation.

John: Do you have any idea as to what is happening in other planets? We hear some news and rumours here and there. You have a lot of connections, right? Any thing we should be concerned about?

Ruben: Well as per my knowledge, there are some issues that our nation is facing. But none of those are going to be a problem in the long run. The government is taking long term measures.

Malina: Those disgusting nations. They want our nation to bent to their will and they want to take over our territory. As if looting us for several millennia was not enough.

John: Yes, indeed. Their greed has no limit. What about our martial entities, why are they not being mobilized.

Ruben: Who knows. We have 5 martial entities. But still it is not enough. We are facing attacks from several fronts. Our martial assets has to be increased. So has to be our technological assets. You young people are its hope. John you should seriously try to break through. It is not too late for that.

John: Yes Uncle, I will consider that.

The discussion continued. They talked a lot about the current politics and situations. Ruben had dinner with the family. But he declined the offer to stay at night. He said good bye to the family. He walked outside and waved good bye to the family. He went in the direction of public transport system. As he took each steps his countenance changed and his previously regal style came with full power. He began to walk through the sky towards the district educational headquarters.

The district educational headquarters was a very secured location. It housed a lot of secrets that were very important for the city. The sensors of this building picks up even the slightest anomaly. But none of the sensors or martial artists in the building sensed the approach of this old man, till he put down his ID card on the sensors inside the inner division of the building. Suddenly a siren rang in the building. All the security staff and the protecting martial artists became alert. The thing that confused them was that the color of the siren light was not red which warned them of danger. It was a light blue color. This was done when an important person came to the facility. But this pattern of siren sound was never made. It was as if announcing the presence of a royal. The mayor and various important officials of the city also received the message of this event.

An announcement rang in the district educational headquarters:

“ Identity verified. ID number 0006. Welcome to the Kel-Sherpa City District Educational Headquarters, Martial Entity, Ruben Den Amon.”

In front of him all the martial artists had come up and where on one knee, with their fists cupped offering a martial salute. All the others stood bowing their heads, in respect of the epitome of human martial level.