Chapter 2: The Untold Past

“There’s no need for that. In fact can you go search for someone that can give me some medical on my deadly arm here.” Said the Hunter to Keith.

“At least I can help you with a formal appreciation.” Said Keith to the Hunter.

“You’re really hasty for a boy at your age aren’t you?” Said the hunter.

“I’ll go search for someone nearby that can help with medication.”

“Just stay there don’t go anywhere okay.” Said Keith.

“Do you really think that I can go anywhere with this type of injury? You’re really stupid for a kid aren’t you?” Said the Hunter.

The boy silently stood up and quickly ran to search for somebody that can help with the Hunter’s serious injuries.

He ran about an hour to search for somebody and can’t find anybody that has a medical technique in them. The moonlight that guides him almost over because of the weather changing. Clouds begin to blocks the moon and thunder can be seen while there is no rain pouring whatsoever.

Keith ran back to the Hunter to tell him that he didn’t find anyone because of the clouds that blocks the moonlight to shine to the earth surface that night.

“No luck huh boy? Well, I’ll just use my useful knowledge to heal this wound.” Said the hunter.

“And what is that brilliant idea that you have there mister know it all.” Said Keith to the Hunter.

While happily grinning to Keith, he answered him nicely “I’ll just go to sleep.”

The boy made a shocked face while scratching his head and said something slowly “can that type of method work?

The boy sat beside the Hunter and then slowly lean his back on the gra.s.sy field and for a few moments he slept there soundly.

The Hunter peeked at the boy for a moment and then smirk a little bit a then continue sleeping until the sun rises.

When the sun rises, Keith stretched his body to get the good morning feeling in the morning.

"You"re up boy?" Asked the Hunter to Keith.

"Yup, I"m feeling like i"m being regenerate right now. How about you mister.....umm sorry what is your name again?" Asked Keith in confusion.

"Yeah right I haven"t introduced myself yet did I. So my name is, wait what is it again?" Asked the Hunter.

"Wait, did you hit your head or something?" asked Keith to the Hunter.

"HAHAHA I"m just playing with you kid." The Hunter laughed out loud at Keith.

Keith glared at the Hunter with a murderous intention towards him.

"What? I"m just trying to cheer you up that all." Said the hunter while giggles a little.  

"Just call me sensei for now. When the time comes, I"ll tell you my name." Said the Hunter to Keith.

Keith had this confused like face engraved on his face and asked the hunter "what do you mean by sensei?"

The hunter sighed with a smile and said "you want to save this twisted world don"t you? So I"m given you an opportunity to meet the person you loved back you know."

"So from today, you"ll be training under me you understand." Said the hunter.

Keith had this cute blushing face while still being confused.

"She"s not my girl or anything you know. She"s just a friend, A FRIEND." Said Keith to the hunter with a loud tone.

The Hunter laughed out loud at Keith while sharpening his blades with only hand, which is his left hand while he uses his legs to hold the katanas.   

Suddenly the hunter throws a black and red wrapped katana to Keith and a said “take this kid. From today it’s yours.”

When Keith holds the katana on his hand, he can feel an uneasy aura from the blade. Keith asked the Hunter “why does it have this uneasy feeling to the katana sensei?”

“The katana has a curse that has been pa.s.sed upon generations and it has sliced too many people to be called a normal katana.”

“That is why the katana is called The Oni, because of the murderous intent that you can get from just waving the katana.” said the Hunter to Keith.

Keith smirk when he get the katana and tried to swing it several times but it is still too heavy for him to swing it because he only used a wooden sword to defend himself all this time.

“Keith you need training before you can even swing that katana like me.” Said the Hunter while holding his mouth.

“I know that!” Shouted Keith in embarra.s.sment.

“So when do we start the training session sensei?” asked Keith.

“How about you go search for something to eat and then we start our training session”. Said the Hunter.

Keith stood up and walks slowly to his home to search for something to eat after the endless night that he and the Hunter had.

While walking, each step that he walks reminds him of the tragedy that befalls him yesterday and he just can’t seem to forget the face of his friend that is Iris.

Time flies, the moment Keith arrived at his house he sight at the view of his house. The house seems like there was a war that befalls the place and n.o.body to be found near his house.

The house seems to be made of metal sc.r.a.ps that scattered around his house. In the house, there is no one to be seen because he lived there alone in that house. He doesn’t even have any siblings or even a single parents.

“No one”

That’s the impression when he walks into his house, all he see is only a single picture of his only sister. A picture old enough that when you touch it, dust flow into the air. There were cobwebs everywhere and the floor seems to be full of footprints.

All he can find in his house is food leftovers that he picked at some old bar.

“So this is your house huh.” Said the Hunter to Keith.

“Wait, you followed me? Why?” asked Keith to the Hunter with a question mark on his face.

“I’m not going to rot on that hill you know?”

“So where is your family? You lived here alone huh.” Asked the Hunter while watching the skies.

“There’s n.o.body here. I live alone in this house.” Answered Keith with a sad tone.

Keith’s house is located in the forest. The city of Tartarus is just too difficult for him to live alone as a young boy.

The Tartarus city’s scenery is not quite amusing. It’s like a place that had been wars befalls upon that city several times. The people there looked gloom like there is no hope for that city.

Other than that the Holy Land scenery is like a holy ground for the rich people and it is like   a parallel dimension. The city of Tartarus looked like an ancient city. The Holy land has a very ma.s.sive amount of army and guards to defend themselves from the invaders, which is Tartarus people.

“Here’s the food that you wanted.” Said Keith while giving a little piece of bread to the Hunter.

“You don’t have that many food do you?” asked the Hunter at Keith.

“That is all I can get here in Tartarus anyway.” Answered Keith to the Hunter honestly.

The Hunter sigh while watching Keith eating his piece of bread. The Hunter eats his portion of food with a single bite.

“Do you have any water?” asked the Hunter.

Keith replied “you can get some water at the river behind this house.”

“Go get the water, I’m thirsty here.” Said the Hunter.

Keith sigh and stood up to get the water that his sensei ordered him. Keith grab a bucket to fill in the water and slowly walks to the river.    

Before he arrived at the river he suddenly saw a glimpse of a young girl that seems to be pa.s.s out beside a rock. He quickly drop the bucket and ran to the young girl to help her.

“Hey, are you okay?” asked Keith at the young girl.

There were no response from the young girl. Keith checks her breathing through her nose and found out that she was still breathing. He tried to wake the girl up but the girl doesn’t seems to be giving any response.

Suddenly the girl opened his eyes and asked Keith “do you have any food with you.”

Keith answered “yes but it’s only a piece of bread.”

Keith take out the bread from his pocket and gave it to the girl. The girl took it and eat it greedily.

Keith surprised when he saw the girl and s.n.a.t.c.hed the bread from his hand and eat it that way.

The girl is wearing a torn white dress and seems to be that there is a little bit of blood stain on her dress.

Keith wondered what happened to this poor little girl.

“What happened to you little girl?” asked Keith politely to the girl.