the starting line

In a small cabin unknown to the world was a man eating raw meat, as if couldn't bother to cook it, mumbling strange words while doing so.

"999996...999997...999998...999999..."

The man counted while eating the raw meat the meaning unknown but exuding a primitive sense.

The man stopped counting the second he ate his last of the raw meat, burping while doing so, and saying...

"I guess there is no point in keeping you there anymore, don't you think so, little beast?"

The man who was counting till now suddenly turned to a dim part of the room where there was a strange creature a collar on it's neck and glowing eyes as red as blood, Growling at the man and glaring at him as if in hatred.

The man laughed at such reaction saying...

"What good will glaring at me do, if you have time to glare you have time to train, don't you think?"

Hearing it the beast's eyes deemed a little, till it suddenly started cackling and walking out of the darkness a human child malnourished to the extreme came out saying...

"If you have wanted me to train you wouldn't have straved me, you coward!"

Hearing it the man cackled as well saying..

"Don't be so mad, you know just the same it's for you, not for me."

Hearing it the child snorted saying in return...

"What point is there in living being kept as a pet by an old man, just for me to learn martial arts I didn't want to learn from the start!"

The man sighed, rubbing his beard, saying...

It's not like you couldn't leave if you wanted to, we both know that"

The child clicked his tongue, saying..

"If I need to return to that place in exchange of being rescued I much prefer staying here, than you very much."

The old man laughed, saying...

"It's the first time I heard such an insincere thanks!"

The child sat down on the greasy wooden floor, saying to the man with lifeless eyes...

"So what's the next phase, asphyxiation, blood Loss, skinning, organ failure?"

Hearing it the man's eyes reeked of sadness, his disciple having no choice but to die in order to live.

"The next one will be fighting the lord of worms, kisha!"

Hearing so, the child stood up abruptly, falling on his butt due to his malnourished body lack of strength, shouting...

"Why not just tell me to die, do you think I have the chance to even escape the moment I confront him eye to eye, speaking of which he is an opponent even you have no guarantee of winning against, I have no business fighting somone like him!!"

Hearing it the man sighed and said with determined eyes..

"Did you forget our moto, without death there is no life, fighting to avoid death is what makes us defyers of fate and comrades of life.. that said if you want to run I won't stop you, just remember that your other choice will be much worse than me"

Hearing the rumbling of the man the boy stood up and left the cabin slamming the door in his exit, the man seeing couldn't help but sigh saying...

"Forgive me boy, I too don't have much time left"

Saying so the man's nose suddenly bleed makin the man wipe it, entering into a meditative pose to recover and wishing luck to the boy and saying one last thing before entering into what could become his eternal sleep...

"Sasha, please protect him as promised..."

Saying so a sudden wind drifted through the room taking with it a single presence, maybe two...