Healing and Mystery
A day after the brutal assault, a Japanese nurse in a crisp kimono tended to a teenager lying unconscious. His body bore deep gnarls of injury, like bark twisted by a storm. Master Enzo Ikiemoto, the grandmaster of Jyotu High School of soccerery, had taken him in,,,, The room's wooden door slid open. Chun-yin and Enzo entered. The nurse bowed and took her leave.
Enzo sank into a chair, stroking his old grey beard as he studied the youth, Sadori. "Chun-yin, would you mind taking away his pain for now?" Enzo said". Chun-yin, his trusted healer, gripped Sadori's left hand. Veins popped in her neck as she channeled her healing energy into the young teen, a warm glow. Moments later, bruises faded, cuts closed, and the ragged breathing steadied. he begins to sleep peacefully.
"Thank you, Chun-yin. You're a godsend," Enzo said, pleased. Since rescuing her from her village, he'd treated her like family. Now, with his grandson away, she watched over him in return.
"Master, are you sure it's really him?" Chun-yin asked, puzzled. She sensed no dragon energy signature in his bloodstream nothing at all. it's just like an empty vessel's.
Enzo stood, leaning on his walking stick, gazing at Sadori's limp hand as if it held a secret. "We'll see. Belzubulb, are you there? It's me, Enzo Ikiemoto, old friend."
A bluish eye flickered open on Sadori's palm. A low, harmonious voice spoke, "Old man, it's been a long time. Looks like age caught up with you." hus comments causes the room erupted in laughter.
The Dream realm.
Sadori's eyes snapped open. He woke up and found himself in a loomed environment covered with Giants shades of trees" standing up from his spot he turned around scanning disoriented, and found himself in a shrouded forest. Heart pounding, he stood barefoot, wearing a thin white T-shirt and black pants. Towering trees vanished into a cold fog.
"What the hell… how did I get here?" he muttered. His breath misted.
A grawling noise echoed. A chained shadow lurched behind trunks, hiding. Sadori followed, footfalls squelching in mud. as he went after it's Then he froze. what he saw left him shocked and cold as ice,
A dragon. Massive one. A sword impaled its brow, and a pair of ember-red eyes locked onto him. Wings flapped, silent as thunder. breathing steams it if it's notris."
"Sadori," a voice rumbled inside the beast, the lips unmoving. "My name is Champion. I've waited centuries to meet my partner… whom I will be fighting alongside from now on, but it's seems you're too weak to hear me."
The vision begins to blurred. Sadori shouted,
"Wait!" "wait!"
He jolted awake, groaning holding his head, it's was like his head was coming down hard. memories flashes, The assault, the necklace, fragments swirled. And the stranges dragon?
"champion?"
Meeting the Clan
The door slides opened. A Chinese woman in elegant hanfu smiled. "Sadori-san, how are you feeling?" she asked touching his forehead."
Her, cool touch sent a shiver through his spines. as he graons He bit back a grin. "Sorry, miss… it's just"
"You're a pervert," she said, pulling her hand away, amused. He sighed in defeats, taking clear visual of hi sorrundings he asked.
"Where am I?"
"terma, Jyotu High School of soccerers. And here's your necklace." She handed him the undamaged charm. "Who's this special girl, Amanda Halle?" you've been mumbling the whole time, Chun-yin asked.
"Amanda…?" Sadori's heart skipped hearing her name, "She's lucky to have someone like you," Chun-yin teased. come let's me show you around there's plenty of things here waiting to be explored" Chun yin said, and they both walk out together, As they walked the bustling campus, students in sleek black uniforms trained with eerie focus. Sadori's eyes widened.
"Wow!"
voice chuckled behind them. "Look who's here." Chun-yin sprinted, around the moment she heard the voice, hugging a black-clad giant.
"Kojou-san!"
" groaning" Chu… Chun-yin, you're breaking me!" the grinning giant said, as he gasped for breath, snacks spilling from his pack.
oh! I've missed you." Chun yin said, as soon as they're broke the hugg., really!" i speed up my trip but to see you," now give me a kiss will you, Kojou said stretching hi slip forward with his eyes closed in attempt to kiss her, Chun tries to pushed his face away using almost all her strength," she knew Kojou is a city Buster's, there display left sadori on his spot with smokes puffing out of his head, his eyes became riud with black dots in the center,"
love birds" gets yourselves a room." sadori said a he keep watching Chun-yin and Kojou running around like children with Kojou so hungry to kiss her badly." every students in jotyu had smiles on there's faces." as they're watched the adults displayed.
The Introduction.
Enzo Ikiemoto leaned on his staff, a pleased smile creasing his weathered face. The afternoon light through the tatami-shuttered window framed him like a living scroll.
"Sadori-san," he said, his voice a bridge between worlds, "this is my grandson son, Kojou."
Kojou Ikiemoto stepped forward, his black shirt a stark contrast to Chun-yin's soft handful. He dwarfed the room, snacks tumbling from his torn pack as if even gravity deferred to his presence.
"Nice to meet you, Sadori," he rumbled, extending a massive hand. The air seemed to hum.
Sadori, still clutching his salvaged necklace, felt like a fledgling bird offered to a hawk. He took Kojou's grip warm, calloused, like a training sword's hilt.
"Last dragon lord, I presume," Kojou said, his grin a gleaming challenge. He circled Sadori, eyes narrowing as if scenting smoke on the wind. Chun-yin hovered nearby, arms crossed, amused.
Enzo chuckled, tapping his staff. "From now on, Kojou will train you. Master your fire, young lord."
Kojou halted, his peridot-orange gaze snapping back. "I wasn't expecting you so soon. But… very strange." He leaned to whisper to Chun-yin "Has he shown any signs?" Chun-yin's voice was a quiet counterpoint. "No. Except that explosion in Shinjuku we saw a few weeks ago."
Enzo's voice overrode the doubt:
"Your potential is a spark, Sadori. Kojou will fan it."
The grandmaster's words hung like a challenge. Sadori looked up Kojou towered, a storm in stillness,impatient to unfurl.
"It's… nice to meet you, Kojou Sensei," Sadori said, the words a little lost. Kojou snorted, a hint of a laugh. "We'll make sure you're not just a rumor, dragon."