Master And Pupil

Wind blowing softly through the clearing, ushering in the warm summer breeze welcoming and gentle. In the clearing stood two men, one a student, and the other the master. I look to Leon's face to see any indication of the master I knew, but instead all he saw was his enemy, the cold green eyes of the man who saw him as a threat, and must protect his family. you know it's funny, he did warn me back at Anroc Hill that if I ever endangered his family, he would kill me, I guess my existence is a threat in of itself. None the less I have a new mission, find my mom and cause all those who caused pain to my family, and tore my family apart to suffer I will have my revenge. "Leon I am grateful to all that you taught me, but I can't let you kill me here you just ignited a new reason for me to live, and I need to fulfill it no matter what." Leon staring directley at me, as if piercing my very being with his gaze let's out a laugh, and buckles to his knees with laughter. "What is this, some melodramatic moment where you go and do some crazy speech, and say you will defeat me no matter what the cost is; grow up kid you're leagues away from being able to touch me, and to add insult to injury this isn't some fairytale from the halls of legend, you are not a hero, and this is reality she's a cruel mistress and I'll be the teacher of the that lesson." With that last statement he dashed right at me, slamming his shoulder right into my chest sending me flying. I summon the wind under me trying to help me recover; as I try to recover Leon is there right over sword exposed and in a forward arc comes for my chest. I arc my blade in angle to catch the blow, but as my blade makes contact with his blade I get slammed to the ground, knocking all the air out of my lungs. I get up slowly, and with no hestitation Leon is there with a flurry of attacks barely able to guard aginst all of his attacks slashes coming across my arms, my legs, slashed, and my gashed. I'm kneeling using my sword to hold me up I'm bleeding from all the wounds Leon incurred to me. I don't even think if I was able to attack using lightning it would do anything. If anything he would just dodge, I have to go back to the basics. That's when I think back to all of our sparing fights, Leon always yelling at me and telling me to focus on what my body needs to do forget my opponet, and as I come to that conclusion he dashes at me again full speed. I breathe in allow the wind air to fill inside my chest, and close my eyes, each oh his steps echo inside my head, and as he reaches the inside of my swords reach I swing my sword with percision aiming for his neck. Just as fast as I swing my sword he steps back looking at me with a smile on his face and a small cut on his cheeck. " Took you long enough to remember your lessons, granted you did blocking those attacks, but look how much damage you took, and you plan on taking on the capitol, you're a damn fool." Preparing for his next barage of attacks, I gather my strength, and channel the wind through my body; a small gust of wind forms around me, "more, I need more, snatch the air, snatch the wind, I need the power of storms!" With a blast of wind the ground under me begins to crack and explode, my blood begins to boil, my muscles begin to ache, and swell. I begin to look at the sky and picture a storm forming over head. I invision lightning, and as I do a sky blue bolt of lightning cracks across the sky; as I lower my head I see Leon holding fast in a guard, but trying to move forward everytime being pushed back. I look to him with trying to understand where his guard is weakest, and with a blast of wind under my feet I launch myself forward blade at the ready. Moving like a speeding arrow I slash forward unleashing an insane amount of devistation behind it, but Leon catches it with his blade being pushed back clealrly seeing the trail caused by his feet. With a scream Leon throws the attack back at me, narrowley dodging the blast I see him steaming, steam coming off his body, huffing and puffing trying to catch his breath. "Man there was a serious weight behind that, if I wasn't as strong as I am now, you probably would of killed me hahaha." Just as quickly as he was fitigued, he quickly recovered, and took to his guard. I still feel this power, this unknown power it isn't just the power of the wind is this another form of lightning? My wounds just as quickly as they were made healed and scarred over. I grip my blade and point it directley at Leon; I focus the air around me to the tip of my blade condencing it making it small like a pebble. Once I feel it is small enough I begin to draw more in around the condenced wind, and begin to have the small pebble rotate, faster, and faster till I can feel it begin to feel heavy. With a breath I aim the pebble at Leon, and imagine myself behind it with all the force I can muster behind it launch the attack at Leon. With a flash the attack headded towards Leon, and for the first time he didn't try to block the attack instead he dove clear out of the way, and when the attack crashed into the wall of the clearing nearly half of the northern half of the clearing exploded. Both of us looking shocked at the devistation I just unleashed, we locked eyes just as quickly, and begin attacking, but this time on even footing. Our swords clashing unleashing blasts of wind, and soundwaves across the land, to us we were moving at normal pace, but what Rebecca later would tell us we were moving at speeds the eye couldn't see. We clash over, and over cutting eachother all over our bodies. We clash one last time, and seperate I can feel my stamina draining, but I can see Leon is also feeling the fatigue of this fight, sweat rolling down his forhead, and across the brow; my breath clearly visable, sweat coming across my cheek, I can feel the sting of the salt into the wound on my cheek, but we haven't lost eye contact, and for the first time I feel enjoyment, and release a smile. "Are you ready for this fight to come to an end?" Leon now gathering every bit of energy he could muster into his blade ready to unleash his attack. At the same Ezra begins to charge his energy, but this time demanding from within his body, no his soul that lightning obey him that the storm be drawn into his body. As he does his aura begins to change from a light green to an azura blue for the lightning that dances across the sky; Ezra's body begins to glow every part of him radiating with power, and at the last second lightning arcs around his body like a glistning piece of armor. "Are you ready?" asking Leon who looks more then prepared to finish this fight with a single blow so I honor him with the same courtesy. I begin to imbue my sword with lightning, as Leon does the same with wind. The ground beneath us begin to shake and crack; with a quick breath we both lunge at each other, and with a flash of light we clashed. Our bodies being launched across the clearing, with the remainder of my strength I flip over and land on my feet while I see Leon crash, and slam against his back motionless. Rebecca emreges from the shadows, and sprints to Leon's side. I use the scraps of stamina I have left to make it to him. "Good job kid, when it comes down to push comes to shove you have the metal to make it out alive, proud of you kid." Tears welling in my eyes I begin to cry, but just as quickly as I begin to cry I fade, and lose conciousness. I wake up to the morning with birds chirpping, Lorraine playing around the camp singing, and laughing like the battle that just happened didn't even happen. I walk out to see Rebecca still bandaging Leon who then call's out to me "Boy come here, help my lovely, adoring, beautiful wife with my bandages!" with a quickness Rebecca cracks Leon upside the head. " OW, what did I do!?" gripping the spot he got hit. Walking up I noticied that through out the night Rebecca must of been the one putting on, and changing my bandages. "Thank you for bandanging me while I was asleep, Mrs. Horton." Rebecca nods her head towards Leon indicating it was actually him that bandaged me. "Ezra you have ways to go before you could take on, and win aginst an elite guard captain, but I have faith that you'll at least survive against bandits, and city guardsmen; now tell me two lessons you learned from this fight, and it will dictate weather or not Rebecca here will tie you to the wagon, or give you the gear you need for your journey." Thinking back to the battle, the start of the fight, the fighting, and me winning the fight. "If I had to say I actually learned three lessons from the fight." Leon with a sense of accomplishment waves Ezra to continue his thought. "The first lesson was to humble myself I was going to fight aginst you yet in the back of my head I thought I had the chance to wipe the floor with you, but you quickly reminded me the gap in our strength." Leon acknowlding what I said crosses his arms, and begins to nod his head. "The second lesson was, when in a duel never get intimidated by my opponet stay relaxed, and focus on myself." Leon still nodding, and occasionaly fixing his bandages. "For the final lesson is that I did not win that fight, because my opponet was neither dead or unconsious so realistcally I lost the fight." With that final statement Leon grabs me in for a close hug as if a father letting go of his son. "I'm proud I was able to humble you, because if you kept rushing in those fights head strong, and not considerate of what actually might be the situation, more then likely you would of gotten yourself killed." Gripping my shoulder Leon begins to shed single tear, "you've grown so much between these five months, and I couldn't be more proud Ezra once you get to Raigo look for my old master his name was Sora, he should be in the western market district if memory serves me stright." Rebecca walk's up behind me, and hands me a freshly carved bow with a eagle, and a wolf on it. "Carved this for you for when you passed my final test, and here is some rashions in this pack, along with a cloak to keep you warm." Taking the gear I feel tears well up, but I swallow back the tears. "Ezra I am not a warrior anymore, you saw that with these last few fights so I wanted to give this to you." handing me his sword with red, and silver scabbard, and a red eagle embroided on a the hilt. At that point tears explode out, both Rebecca and Leon grabbing me, and throwing me into a group hug. I walk over to Lorraine, and pat her on the head, and draw her in for a hug. After all the crying, and hugging I began to walk off out of the forrest into the direction and capitol of the eagle clan Raigo, with my cloak on, my quiver slung across my body, the bow slung across in the oppisite direction, the pack that Rebecca made for me slung across my shoulder, and my masters sword attached to my hip I set off to Raigo, with all the memories, and love the Horton family was able to give me.