The Chronicles of Kazuma Takahame

Chapters

The Birth of Mazurka phoenix Takahame
The Death of Mazurka's Family
Kasai and Aisu's Arrival
The Village of the Flames
Meeting Sensei Shima Akashiya
Fighting In Sensei Akashiya's memories
Training with Sensei Akashiya (part I)
Training with Sensei Akashiya (part II)

The Birth of Mazurka phoenix Takahame

Now was the date of a new miracle has been born that wonder was a young son named Mazurka Phoenix Takahame. He is the youngest of his dearest siblings. He possesses a gift and talent that his dad and mom could discover. His mother Orchid Takahame was hugging him so tenderly and grinned "Isn't he precious when he's asleep?" she asked her companion while he grinned and added her "He sure is" Orchid Takahame is a pretty female with crimson eyes, black hair, and smooth sensitive skin. Kenshii Toriyuma was beaming and staring at the infant and spoke to her "He certainly is. Welcome to the family..... My little phoenix" My brother Hamato Toriyuma and sister Murasaki Toriyuma was standing patiently in the waiting room praying, begging that their mom would be okay and the infant had been born. Kenshii walked into the waiting area and the two siblings stood up with expectation "I-is the little one here?" He nodded and requested them "Would you want to see him?" They agreed and let out "Yes we would wish to meet him" He drifted off and brought them into the room where Orchid was. "Where is the newborn?" Murasaki was asking her mother as she was holding onto him. "He's right here say hello to your new brother Mazurka Phoenix Takahame" Murasaki was so happy to see her new brother. She said to me calmly "hi there I'm your big sister, and this is your big brother welcome to the family" They all smiled as they welcomed me to the family. Orchid had a necklace with a fire and ice Phoenix together and puts it on my neck and says "This is Kasai and Aisu they will guide you to a great lengths and someday you are gonna make your family proud." By the time he was three his brother would teach him some new things that his mother taught him "Okay little Phoenix, I'm gonna teach some fighting techniques. Are you ready?" I was a little angry with my brother because he would always call me that "My name is Mazurka! when are you going to stop calling me that?" "As soon as you get older." I sighed and said to him "Can we get to the techniques over with or what?" He laughed and said rubbed my head and said "Okay okay, we'll get started but first we need to find your animal fighting style" I was so confused about this so I asked him "My.... animal fighting style? why do I need a fighting style?" "You may need it whenever you're in a battle especially with the toughest opponent. There is a lot of tough fighters out there a lot that our mom, dad, sister and me have been fighting. Someday there will be people who would want to fight you too." I was amazed I didn't recognize what was going on , but I was getting positive that I can do it. "I'm ready big brother." He stared into my eyes and he saw the determination, the flames and ice inside my eyes. "You sure have the determination of dad I like it. Lets begin." My brother started giving me a different styles from tiger style, snake style, monkey style, dragon style, and crane style but nothing seems to go well with me. "There's no animal style that will fit you. there has to be something that will fit your style." He took a deep breath and analyzed me as I was sitting down. "There's gotta be something that will fit this kid. Calm down Hamato, I'm pretty sure he has an animal fighting style that fits him just right." I was looking in the sky and I felt the wind swaying through my body. I stood up and took a deep breath closed my eyes and started to move my hands in a circular motion following the direction of the wind. When I follow the way of the wind a ball of fire and ice was circling around me. As my brother turned around he was surprised to see this. "I-I don't believe what I'm seeing" The ball of ice and fire started to spread around as I was about to finish my attack. "Yah!! *Breathes*" The fire and ice vanishes and I open my eyes and I saw my brother staring at me with shock and awe. "I think I found your animal fighting style. Your a Phoenix Style" "A Phoenix? what's a phoenix?" He explains to me about the legends of the phoenix. "A phoenix is a unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle. They are the most unique and rare and powerful birds of the centuries" I was so happy to hear this explanation but I also wanted to tell my mom and dad about it. I ran home and I said to them in excitement "Mom! Dad! You'll never believe what kind of animal fighting style I have. I'll let you guess what it is" "Hmm..... Is it the tiger style? my dad guess "Nooo." "Is it something that flies?" my mother asked. "Yes it is" She had to think of the animal that can fly. "Is the eagle style?" I giggled a little bit "Nooo" I was smiling a little bit. They couldn't think of anything else "Well we give up can you tell us what it is?" My father said with excitement "It's the phoenix style" My mother was shocked to hear this news she wasn't the only one with animal style like that. "You have the phoenix style?" I nodded and smiled and she walked up to me and said to me "I never thought that we would have another phoenix style in the family. Now that you found your animal style it's time I'll train you to control your powers. You have extraordinary powers no one in this family has." I was wondering what kind of powers I have but I was so pumped to train with my mother. "Alright mom when do we start training?" "We'll start right now" My mother walked outside and got into her stance. "The first thing you have to do is to learn how to fight your enemies. Come on try to hit me and don't hold back just because I'm your mother." I was scared to hit her because I didn't wanna hurt a girl especially my own mother. "I-I don't wanna hit you mom, I just can't" My mother sighed with disappointment and said "It's okay Mazurka we're only training so don't be scared to hurt me. besides your opponents will not hesitate to hurt you, they will kill you if they get the chance. Do not give them that chance." I nodded and said to her "Okay I'm ready." My mother smiled and continued her stance and said with a gesture telling me to come on "Alright Mazurka, show me what you can do." I rushed to my mother and tried to attack her and she dodged every move I made. "Your coordination is slow and your technique are weak." She stood behind me and puts her hand on my head. "Your attacks are a little too wild. let your strength flow naturally" As I began to know what I needed to do, I began attacking my mother but instead of missing her, I was able to hit her. After three hours of training I was tired. "thanks.....for......training......me mother." My Mother smiled and rubbed my head and said "I'm so proud of you my little phoenix. You manage fight better than your own mother. I wanna tell you something. you see that necklace around your neck?" I look down and I see my necklace. "yeah?" "this necklace is a special necklace that your grandmother had wore for a long time. She passed it down to her youngest child." "Was it you mom?" She nodded and continued "When she gave it to me she told me to make sure to take care of this necklace and it will guide you all the way through. So now I'm passing it down to you my son. Their names are on the back of the necklace." I looked on the back of the necklace and it says "Kasai and Aisu? that's their names? I actually kinda like it. I think me and him will be great friends." I smiled and sat next to mother and she hugged me as the sun sets and we headed inside and went to bed. "Goodnight Mazurka sleep well." My mother kissed my forehand and walked out the room with a smile on her face as she walked out of my bedroom "My little Mazurka I love you"

The Death of Mazurka's Family

By the time I was eight years old, I was getting better and better than I was before. When I was in school, a couple of guys always bullied me because I was different from others like the way I dress, the way I act and the way I am. If your wondering what I look like I have black to gray like hair and brown eyes. I wear black baggy pants, a black top with a red tank top underneath it. I was shy, creative, friendly, and fun kid to be around. I never really fight against anyone for any reason but whenever I do I have no control and I don't stop until the other person has given up on fighting me. One day I was heading off to the cafeteria and the two guys who doesn't like me what so ever so they came to me when i sit down and eat my lunch. "Hey there phoenix boy what you got there?" I was kinda ticked off about that cause that was not my name "It's Mazurka and my mother made me a sandwich" "oops!" he throw my sandwich to the ground and I got kinda upset about it. I wanted to fight him but my mom told me to stay out of trouble. They laughed and said with an taunting voice "See you in class Phoenix boy" I sighed and cleaned up my mess. A girl who saw me at the cafeteria was a little upset, she felt bad for me so she walked up to me and asked "Do you need some help?" "Yes thanks" she helped me clean up the mess as she was helping she couldn't help herself but to blush. "I'm Luna Takashia. Whats your name?" "I'm Mazurka..Mazurka Phoenix Takahame" We smiled and our hands touched as we cleaned up the mess. Luna is the most beautiful girl in the whole school, she had brown long hair, blue eyes, a beautiful red and purple kimono dress and black shoes. I blushed and looked into her eye. "Th-thanks for the help." She smiled and blushed a little and said to me "your welcome." The bell rung it was time for us to get to class. "I-I got to get to class I'll see you later." "yeah see you" I walked off to my class and thought to myself "I cant believe I met a girl that cute. Maybe today won't be so bad" The guy who knocked over my sandwich was named Anoraku Saki. He had black hair always wore a red headband, wore a white button downed shirt, black pants with grey eyes. "what could possibly go wrong since I met this girl?" That was when the day I should have never asked that question because something unexpected was about to begin. School was ending and Anoraku Saki was heading his way towards me and he called my named "Hey phoenix boy" I ignored him and walked home, "Phoenix boy!" I turned around and said to him "What do you want?" He pushed me down and said to me with anger "A fight. I need a someone to fight me and I think you can be my first victim" I told myself not to fight and I grew terrified and scared "I-I don't want to fight you." Anoraku got closer to my face "Whats wrong? too scared to fight your own battles? Does your mommy and daddy fight your battles for you? your weak just like your mom and dad" The stuff he said made me snap and i lost control of my actions so I threw him off me and picked him up by his shirt and said to him "You can bully me, tease me, say my name wrong, and other things but putting my family in your mouth just really makes me mad, So Never....Ever...talk about my mom and my dad you jerk!" Luna Takashia touched my shoulder and said to me calmly "Mazurka stop please you don't want to do this" I looked at her and then him and I put him down and said "Just leave me alone okay?" I walked away from him and headed home only to found the house on fire. I saw my sister, brother, mom and dad outside lying on the ground covered in blood. My eyes grew wide, heart started to beat fast, mind started to race, I walked up to my family and saw them with their eyes closed "Mom?.......dad?........Big brother and sister?......... wake up..please" I rubbed their shoulder asking them to get up but there was no response, "SOMEONE! ANYONE! PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP!" I screamed for help and nobody was able to hear my cry. Tears started to fall and I couldn't believe my eyes that they were gone. I looked toward the sky and screamed and fire and ice started to circle around me. I looked down and I saw my fathers swords but it was missing the second one I grabbed the sword and his red head band I buried my family next to each other with a rose "I'm gonna find the person who is responsible for this! Whoever you are, I will find you and I will Put an end to it! I swear Ill never give up!

Kasai and Aisu's Arrival

After the death of my family, I was on my own to survive, I was lonely, tired , scared, and most of all i was lost. I sat underneath a tree blocking the suns rays of light, with a cool breeze blowing towards me, my body started to shiver so i hugged my body tightly to at least stay warm. Tears fell down from my eyes and I said to myself with despair "I....I miss them....I can't believe this had to happen to me. What did I do to lose my family?" I started to close my eyes and fall asleep "Maybe some rest will help feel a little better." As i fell asleep my necklace started to glow and two figures came out of the necklace. One wore a fire dress with a ruby red headband and a fire skirt, orange boots, white wings and half of the necklace with green eyes, red-orange long hair, light-skinned and medium sized breast, the other one wore a sapphire blue dress with a baby blue headband and and ice skirt with ice trimmings at the bottom of the dress, blue boots, and ice blue wings, and wearing the other half of the necklace, brown eyes, light skinned, and medium sized breast. *Yawns* they awaken from their slumber. As they opened their eyes they looked at each other and then at me. "Hey look at that. What do you think it is?" Kasai asked her sister "It's.....a boy look at that he's wearing our necklace." Aisu examined "Why is he wearing our necklace. I'm gonna take that necklace off his neck" Kasai said as she walked towards me "Kasai wait......his hair it looks like orchids hair could this be her son?" Aisu thought "This cant be Mazurka Takahame it just cant be orchids son!" Kasai yelled. As i woke up from my slumber I saw two girls staring at me. "I see that you are awake Mazurka Takahame" I was surprised to hear one of them say name "H-how did you know my name? wait....who are you?" I asked and they stood up and Kasai said "Allow us to introduce ourselves, I'm Kasai Kage and this my sister Aisu Kage We're sorry if we woke you up but we have to ask you do you know a woman named Orchid Takahame?" I answered calmly but with a hint of despair "Yes she's my mom but she's gone" They gasped and covered their mouths with their hands and Aisu said to me "Oh my god! What happened?" I didn't know what to say I felt the pressure and the memories of the time I saw my family lying in their own blood and the home on fire and leaving my fathers sword on his chest "I.....don't know I only saw my home on fire and my family covered in blood but i am going to find out who has done this" They sat down next to me and said one of them said to me calmly and sincere "I'm so sorry that had to happen to you I wish there was something we can do for you." "Wait a minute sis! maybe there is something we can do for him. Why not we take care of him?" Kasai suggested. Aisu thought about this and she said "I don't think that's a good idea since two girls are taking care a boy" "Oh Come On! You always wanted to take care of someone ever since you were in middle school. I believe this your chance to take care of him and besides you can be great mother and i can be a sister to him" Aisu could imagined and couldn't refuse to the offer given to her "Well I guess I can't argue with that" I looked confused and strangely having a thought to run but the thought about doing that made me feel bad so I sat there listening to the whole thing. "Well Mazurka it looks like we'll take care of you, train you to get stronger, and guide you and most of protect you with our lives." Kasai said with confidence and assurance. I was surprised to hear this and I said them "Thank you...Thank you so much Aisu and Kasai for as long I have you guys I swear, I'll never give up and do my best!"

The Village of the Flames

As the day grew by, I was happy to hear that these two would take care good care of me. "Are you two sure you wanna take care of me?" They nodded and smiled at me. As the sun set a red and orange smoke came by my face and a scroll came out of it. "What the heck is that?" Kasai asked me as it floated on my hand "It looks likes a scroll but I wonder who its for?" As I opened it up it said my name "Mazurka Takahame" My eyes opened wide and I said "Its for me I wonder what it says" I looked at the scroll and it says "Dear Mazurka Takahame, I heard about the death of your family and I truly apologize but if you want to know the information of the person who killed your family, meet me at the village of the flames at noon. I'll be looking forward to meeting you. Signed, Tori Sanasaki" As I read the scroll, I had ti think about this "If they know about the person who killed my family whether I like it or not, I'm gonna have to trust them." they looked at me with worry "B-but Mazurka, what if its a trap? I get a bad feeling about this." Kasai said "I agree with her on this question, what if it is a trap? Then what are you gonna do?" Aisu said to me I had thought about it but I had confidence and looked at them and said "I'm not sure about that but we'll just have to find out and see about that, and if it is a trap, then i don't know." I lifted my body in the air and flew towards the village. I was searching for the village and asked them "Do you know where the village is?" they thought about the location and Aisu said to me "It should be right over there just about five miles in the north." I nodded and said "alright lets go" as we saw the village I landed towards the gate of the village. "So this is the village of the flames" The sign on the gate had a fire symbol in the middle and and ninjaken crossed by the flames. We walked in the village and it was empty and quiet, too quiet and mysterious. "Where is everyone?" Kasai asked "I don't know but I got a bad feeling about this." Aisu said thinking about the dangers of this place. Just as we entered the village *CRACK!* with a sound of a stick out of nowhere someone screamed "NOW!" it was an ambush and the soldiers threw knockout gas and cast a shield to keep the smoke in the shield. "*COUGH! COUGH! Ma...zur...ka.. *Thud!*" Kasai collapsed to the ground "Mazurka. Its a trap! *COUGH COUGH! uhh *Thud!*" Then Aisu fell to the ground next. I turned around and I saw the two on the ground I started to feel dizzy and nauseous "What....is.....going uhh *thud!*" The gas was clearing up and the commander said to his men "Round them up and bring them to our ruler, she'll see what she is going to do with these three" "Sir!" As they dragged us to the home of the ruler and the empress saw the soldiers see had sent to look out for her village. "Your majesty, we have captured the intruders who have invaded into our village." "Hmm I see, take them away but keep that one out there's something about him that's different and special" "But your majesty what about these two?" she examined them two and said "Put them in a room make sure they treated well. I must talk with this boy." "Yes ma'am!" the guards have brought them to a room and laid them on a luxury bed with fine silk and and cotton. I woke up and she said to me "Ah I see that you have awaken." "Ugh! my head. Wh-where am I? Who are you?" "I'm Tori Sanasaki empress of the village of the flames." "Your Tori? I always thought you were a..." I said with confusion "A guy?" she asked me and laughed a little. "Silly boy as you can see I'm a woman" Tori wore a orange and red kimono with a princess tiara with a fire stone in the middle, white shoes of a ballerina, medium sized breast. she was very beautiful almost as beautiful as my mom. "wait where's Kasai and Aisu? I hope you didn't hurt them" I said with worry "Rest assure Mazurka they are in a bedroom and they fine they are just sleeping. this Village does not hurt any travelers especially those who seek for answers." I was shocked to hear her say my name. "H-how do you know my name? Wait you sent me that scroll and told me that you know about my family and the person who killed them." "Indeed I did but unfortunately we have not found the man who killed your family" I looked down and said to her "I see but you know the person who did it?" "I do. Her name is Lady Kadoshi Takumia. She is very dangerous and one of the most deadly killers in the world. but i warn you she is very strong, and she'll take anyone out within the moment she strikes." I was intimidated by the images of this person who could take out her enemies in one single strike, But I had a feeling that I can beat her and avenge my family. "Where can I find her?" Tori had to memorize the place to where I can locate her "She's in the Fugikou Academy. But I don't think you are ready to fight her in this state, I can feel your anger and rage get in the way of your body. you let your emotions run wild and you don't know how to control your powers. But don't worry, I have someone who can teach you how to control your fire abilities. Her name is Shima Akashiya." I was shocked to hear about this and my mind was wondering around but I thought about it "Shima Akashiya? Hmm..I hope she can teach me how to control this power. Maybe she's really strong." Tori looked at me and she said to me "Well what do you think Mazurka?" I looked at her and said with confidence "Okay. I'm ready to be taught. I'll do my best to learn my abilities." "Very well, you will meet her in the center of the training field just about two miles from here. You'll find her there."

Meeting Sensei Shima Akashiya

I nodded and walked towards the training field and I saw a woman siting in the middle of the field with long white hair, red eyes, light brown skin, with red fighter shirt with a orange trimmings on the end of the shirt, black pants with a fire symbol on the leg of the pants. She stood up and moved her hands in circular motion moving it with the wind, "this is what I did when I was three years old. She's so calm, and focused." I watched and examined her techniques and skills and she was impressive and skillful and I didn't know what to do. I felt my body shiver and a body of aura started flowing around me. She opened her eyes and sensed my energy "I know your hiding come on out." she said sternly and firm. I grew nervous and worried "How'd she know I was hiding?" "Come on out of there!" she yelled having a ball of fire in her hand ready to throw the fire ball at the bush. I walked out of the bush and said to her "Okay I'm coming out." She looked at me and said to me "A boy? I never thought I see anyone so young." "A-are you Shima Akashiya?" "I am and this is my partner, Kai Akashiya" I nodded and said nervously "It's nice to meet you two. There's something I need to ask you." "Let me guess, You want me to teach you to control your fire abilities?" I was surprised to hear this "How did you know that I was gonna ask you that?" I asked her. "I can tell by your aura it's pretty easy to tell how you feel, I can also feel your aura getting tense since the day you lost your family." My eyes were wide and shocked to her say that to me. My eyes began to twitch and muscles began to tense up, my anger started to boil and the memories of my family lying in their own blood and the home on fire made me go crazy, I began to scream and fire started to circle around me uncontrollably. "Oh no I got to stop this. Kai let's help him." "Understood" She ran towards me and touched my forehead and focus her energy on to one attack. "I'm.....sorry....." she said and with one swift of a punch she hit me in the stomach causing to gasp for air, and collapse to the ground. *Thud!* "This kid is very unstable, Kai maybe we should train him and control his powers and his anger." she said to Kai. "I don't know if this kid have what it takes to control it." "I know this kid has that potential to do it. It's just that did you see the way he acted? something must have triggered him to where he couldn't control it." Shima said to Kai, "Maybe it was his family he must have remembered his family's death and it changed him into a whole different person. If you think he can do it, then we'll train him" They nodded and I woke up with a extricating pain in my stomach. "Ugh! ow! my stomach..." I groaned and putting my hands on my stomach and trying to stand up. "Sorry about that Mazurka, I had to do that to make you stop and your fire abilities went wild. But not to worry I'll train you to control your abilities and make sure you know how control your anger." "r-really? you would really train me." "Yes I will train you. From now you must call me "Akashiya Sensei" Understand?" "Yes ma'am" "but first I need you to lay down on your back and take off your shirt" she ordered. I was blushing hard "wait what? Why? That's kinda embarrassing don't you think" I said to her "Just trust me I promise nothing bad is gonna happen to you" She winks and I did as I was told "okay so what now?" "Now hold still" I blushed and said to her nervously "O-okay" she puts her hands on my stomach and chest and used a healing ability and it stung a little. The wound in my gut started to vanish. "Whoa! How'd you do that?" I asked in awe. "I have a healing ability just in case. You have a healing ability too, you don't even know it." I was eagered to start training. "So Akashiya sensei, when do we start training?" I asked her. I was confident that I can do it and become stronger. "We'll start first thing in the morning. But for now, you need to rest after that hit you took from me you won't be able to train in that condition." I nodded and began to close my eyes as the sun sets.

Fighting In Sensei Akashiya's memories

"Now we're in my memories the first battle I had was with your mom. Now the first thing you need to do is this sit down and calm your body, relax your mind and body." Sensei said to me as I sat down in the circle of memories.

I took a deep breath and relaxed my body and my mind. "now Mazurka, this will be the first thing you need to do, you need to relax and close your eyes" I closed my eyes and I began to relax my mind, and i was in her first battle.

"where am i? what is this place?" I asked as I walked around trying to figure out what the heck was going on. 'Your in my memories I'm going to put you in the first battle that your and mother and I had ever fought. you may see me but I was younger almost your age, but right now i will speak to you telepathically, but do not tell them who you are.' I nodded and I flew high in the sky and I saw lightning bolts piercing the ground and three fighters stood there waiting for the person to make a move, "that looks like mom and sensei" I looked closer and I saw her hair and headband "it is them, They look like their in trouble I got to help them." "ugh! dammit! he's too strong sis! How are we gonna beat this guy?" Shima Akashiya asked her younger sister Orchid. "I dont know But we are not going to lose!!" The man laughs at his opponent and says to them "It is impossible to defeat me Nothing in this pitiful world will be able to beat me!" He said with confidence as the two girls stood there with no hope of beating him "What are we gonna do sis?" Orchid asked her older sister Shima "Damn I dont know sis, I wish there was a way to beat this guy." "perhaps I can help" I came to help the two girls. "who are you?" The man asked me (his name is Kai Junketsu) , "My identity is none of your concerns but for now I'm going to defeat you" he grins and and laughs with his ridiculous i have to admit its kinda crazy to the way it sounds it maybe one of my toughest fights ever but I will not lose. "who are you?" Orchid asked I looked at her "names Mazurka" *Fwoosh!* I turn into my fire phoenix form and they were surprised to see this transformation. Orchid knew that she could do it too. "I didn't know that you can turn into a fire phoenix." Orchid smiled and then grinned "You look a lot better then me. this your first time doing this?" I nodded and I looked at sensei Akashiya and she wore the same thing but she was younger. I was kinda impressed but I have to focus on my training. "HERE I COME!!" He rushed towards us and began his first attack. I never thought that this would be an interesting but then again challenging. "whoa! your pretty fast! but I won't Lose!" I clenched my fist and readied my first strike. 'Let your strength flowed naturally' the lesson my mom told me when she trained me "UGH!" he flew across the sky "hey not bad for a new guy." I closed my eyes and my body was relaxed to the point where my mind was at peace and my strength flowed like the gentleness of the wind and the waves of the ocean. 'Let your strength flow naturally' it kept going into my head. "here......i come!!" i rushed towards kai and begins my attack "PHOENIX FIRE FIST!!" A fire clenched on my fist and I ran towards my opponent and punched him in his stomach. "Haaaaaaa!!" After that he was sent flying. I couldn't believe that I had that kind of power. "Whoa. This energy......I feel different from before" i realized that the abilities I have couldn't believe the power. i opened my eyes and saw sensei akashiya standing there smiling. "good job kiddo, i think you should get some rest, you deserve it" i nodded and i tried to stand but tumbled a lil, "easy kid its gonna take awhile to adjust but for your first time not bad" she said with assurance. "zzzzzzzzz" "heh mazurka, you will be one hell of a fighter"

Training with Sensei Akashiya (part I)

'where.....where am I? Am I dreaming?' I looked around and everything was dark and kinda spooky I was walking in the depths of the darkness, I saw my home being on fire and my mother, sister screaming and my brother and father trying to fight for their lives to protect them. 'Dad! Hamato!' I yelled their names and they didn't hear me. Then I saw a woman carrying one of my dad's swords and killed them in one swift of an attack 'Mom! Dad! Hamato, Murasaki!' they were all killed by the same woman blood was on my fathers kitana and she was staring towards me with the eyes of death and ready to kill she rushed towards me and with one swift of the sword, "AAH!! *Pants* W-What the?" I woke up in a room and I dripping in sweat. I was surprised and mostly shocked to see no to have that dream. "It must have been a dream or a terrifying nightmare. So that was Kadoshi Takumia huh? I guess I better get stronger if I want to beat her" I got out bed and I saw a uniform on the left dresser with a note on the clothes 'Here put these on you'll need them for your training today. Sensei Akashiya' The uniform i had to wear was a black headband with a fire symbol on the headband, A white t shirt with a black tank top to go over the t shirt with a small fire symbol on the left side of the shirt, black pants and black shoes. 'where'd she get the time to get me a uniform?' I thought about it but I rolled with it and put on my uniform and headed outside to meet Shima Akashiya. I walked and I saw her there meditating in the middle of the field . I walked towards her and she opened her eyes. "Hello there Mazurka. I was wondering when you were going to arrive. So are you ready to start training ?" "Yes ma'am I'm ready to start training" she smiled and said to me "Well then, lets get started. But first, lets stretch first before we begin." I nodded and I began to stretch for a while. after fifteen minutes of stretching we proceeded with training. "okay Mazurka lets begin with channeling your energy, it'll help you control your fire abilities and your energy towards battle." I nodded and I asked her "How do I channel my energy?" she walked towards me and said to me, "well the first step is to meditate, concentrate on your energy and focus on your power, remember this: You are in control of your power, do not let your power control you" after she told me what I had to do I said to her with confidence "I understand." I sat in the middle of the field and began to meditate. I closed my eyes and began to breathe in and out slowly. 'Channel your energy. Do not let your power control you' her advice echoed in my mind and I was focusing on my power and channeling my fire in a circular motion. Fire was circling around my body and risen from the ground and through my mind. "That's it Mazurka concentrate and most of all relax yourself. I nodded and continued meditating. I opened my eyes and I was calm and stood up and moved my hands in a circular motions flowing the directions of the wind. 'his pattern of the wind it's different from mine, the way he moves his body its almost perfect, this kids got potential and heart of my last student.' she thought to herself as she was watching me. After following the directions of the wind, I felt my mother presence next to me, helping me, guiding me and changing the patterns of my hands and moving my body with the wind. A ball of fire was appearing on my hands and I focus it on one attack "Fire blast!" I threw the fire ball into one swift motion. "I-I don't believe it.... you actually created an attack." Sensei Akashiya said with awe. "Wow I cant believe I did it." I said happily but I knew there's more I need to learn. "You completed the first step in your training but there is more you need to learn." I nodded and I said to her "I'm ready for the next step in my training" I stood in confidence knowing that this is only the beginning of my training. "Alright Mazurka, let's get started. Now that you channeled your energy, its time to control your fire abilities, you do have confidence in your heart but you have the soul of a phoenix."

Training with Sensei Akashiya (part II)

"It was all thanks to my brother Hamato he was the one who figured out my animal fighting style, and my mother Orchid..." "Did you say Orchid?" She stopped me and looked at me with shock. "Yeah I did why? you know her" "Know her? I'm related to her, She's my sister." My eyes widen and I didn't know she had a sister as a matter of fact she never told me about her relatives at all. 'mom has a sister? So that means she's my...?' I thought about that question and I realized she's my mothers sister. "So..That means your m-my.... aunt?" She nodded and I didn't know that she was going to be my aunt until now. "For now Just call me sensei Akashiya, Okay?" "Yes Ma'am." I smiled and I was ready for the next step. "The next step is to find your inner phoenix." "My....inner what? uhh don't you think that's a little ridiculous. I don't understand." I was confused as the moment she said so i stared at her with a confused Look on my face as she begins to explain. "I'll explain to you, you have two parts of you: Physical, and Mental, but there's two parts of you that are in your mental strength: Your Inner and Outer self. Take a look at my ki for an example." I examined her Ki and its both equal in physical and mental. the two merge in together and creating a powerful, bright red and orange color it was amazing I couldn't imagine anything like this. "see that is my aura, as you can see my mental and physical strengths are both equally aligned. Now lets look at your ki." She examined my ki energy and saw one thing that was out of balance: My mental strength. "it looks like my sister didn't train your mental strength, it appears that it is weaker than your physical. You see how your physical which is your red and your mental is your orange your orange is weaker than your red. We need to start training on your mental strength. How about a little sparring?" I looked at her with excitement waiting to spar with her. "Okay sure" "Not out here in my memory. Thats where you will fight in my previous battles that I had and your mother and I fought together." I looked confused but then again I was surprised and ready to get started. "Alright, Sensei when do we start?" I asked and she grinned and said to me "We'll start now. The first thing you should know is that you must meditate on your mental strength" I sat down and I closed my eyes. and began to meditate. "Whoa! where am I?" I asked her as we were in a some sort of space like dimension. "We are in my memories. all the previous battle I fought with your mother and the ones I fought on my own. We'll start with something easy okay?" I nodded and I was ready to fight.