Chapter 5. Life Goes On

Shawn watched astounded as the old man's wound healed a bit. However, after healing to a certain point, the old man could no longer maintain the technique. The old man sighed and looked at the wound but then looked back towards the boy. "What I am doing is exchanging my life force in return for strength and healing. The first attack I was able to manage by timing myself. He underestimated me, which was his mistake. The second attack forced me to activate another technique, although not damaging to my life force. It is something that will still cause damage to my body. And as for the third attack, that is when I sacrificed some of my life force in exchange for a momentary gain in power.

But I am old and not as strong as I used to be. That is why I did not succeed. You are young but you must pay attention to the many details in any situation. "I'm sorry grandpa, if it wasn't for me- "Stop, you have no need to apologize. What happened today is just another lesson in life." Shawn asked, "Does that mean you won't live too much longer?"

Shawn saw that the wound partially closed up but the scar was still fresh and it wasn't even close to being completely healed. "I may not live long but I will impart everything that I know and have to you before I die. Go get miss Tabitha so I can figure out how to repay her." Being obedient he walked to go find her.

Shawn woke up the next day in cold sweats after recalling the entire incident. He got up, it was still early in the morning and planned to go beg but was stopped by his grandpa. His grandpa solemnly said, "Today I want you to learn about our history Shawn."