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Ryu opened his eyes not knowing how long he had been asleep and he saw blinding light from the sun which was hanging just above his head. Suddenly the cute and innocent face of Emiko who was Hanaka’s younger sister came just over his face and this startled Ryu… The little girl screamed, “Dad, mom…Ryu is awake…” Then Ryu sat up and he found himself lying in the house of Hanaka or at least what remained of it after last night’s battle. Then he came out and saw that most of the houses were completely razed and the few that survived were badly damaged. The village chief entered the room and said ,”Thank god Ryu…You survived…we had limited sources and didn’t know if we could save you or not…” “I am extremely sorry…about your village” said Ryu with guilt filling up his heart again. “No Ryu don’t be sorry, if you hadn’t been there we all could have died…” said the village chief hiding his sadness. “But it’s because of me that those brutes attacked your village…” said Ryu. “Actually Ryu they...

The chief of the Flower Village was awestruck when he saw that Ryu was cursed by the Black lightening. “Who did this to you?” were the first words he said when he got back his senses. “I think his name was Rai or something like that…. And I have been living with this curse since 4 years.” Said Ryu. “4 Years!!! That’s too long…you should have been dead by now…I am sorry but no one has ever lived for more than 2 years…” said The Village chief in complete disbelief. “Well, I have the spirit of the Eternal Shadow Dragon inside me, but you know more than that what is keeping me alive?” “What?” asked the village chief curiously. “My thirst for revenge against those who have killed my family members.” Said Ryu filling up with rage just by thinking about his uncle. “Ryu, you have a lot of years ahead of you…don’t succumb to revenge, it’s bad…remember Ryu if we go on killing each other for different reasons, there will not be any humans left on the face of earth…” said The village chief with a...

“Hanaka, be careful when you are alone in the woods….you never know what may attack you” said Hanaka’s father who had a lot of apprehensions of his daughter going out alone at night To that Hanaka said, “Dad, how will I become a good medico if I don’t start getting practical experience… the Night Jasmines bloom only at night and they are essential for the medicine I am currently working on” “What is the use Hanaka, why do you want to start so early..you are only 17 years old…” said her father with concern. “But dad weren’t you able to perform even the most complicated surgery at my age…” said Hanaka. “Those times were different…there were constant wars and we needed lots of good medicos but now times have changed…” said her father thinking about the times of war, when he was at his prime… “Bye dad I am going…” saying that Hanaka ran off. In the forest at night the shadows can seem very different and that had an effect on Hanaka. She thought, “Maybe dad was right.. I shouldn’t have come...

4 Years later….. “Grandpa, I am going out to meet Ryu….” Said a girl getting ready to leave her house. “To meet Ryu you say, take some food along with you Kaiya, God knows when was the last time that kid had eaten well.” Said Kaiya’s Grandfather who was the trusted servant of The Sunshine and the Shadow Clan years ago. “Ya I know that….packed a few of his favorite dishes.” Said Kaiya. Then she rushed off into the nearby bamboo forest where Ryu was spending most of his time after that fateful night. While Kaiya was on the way her mind was filled with various thoughts of Ryu. She thought how much he had changed in the past four years not just physically but even his character. “I still remember him as the little boy who could do no magic but still had the heart of a true warrior” “These days I don’t even see him properly…he is training all the while” those were some of the thoughts running through her head. She reached the bamboo forest and began searching for him but she didn’t have t...