Chapter 1: Journey of Hekari Taro, Episode 1: Hekari's Adventure Begin

"A story that takes place with a boy named Hekari Taro, who lived in Lazuli Village", the old lady said. The boy asked grandma to tell the story, but grandma looked sad. Grandma mustered up her strength and told the boy about the whole story. 

       A girl, a girl with white, beautiful, silky hair yelled, "Hekari! It's gonna be time for our marriage!" Hekari scurried to get ready for the marriage. When he went out of the building, he heard the girl scream, "Help", but he ran after her and screamed, "Ericka!" The carriage which took her, he pursuited, taking his wedding clothes off. "Man, the clothing was sure hot and tight", Hekari said,"Also, I need to rescue Ericka, my fiancé."

       Running through the forest, he was stopped by an archmage who casted an Dragon's Breath (the dragon appears from the archmage's portal and spewed lava). He retaliated with a sheathed cut, "Dark Cut!" (The sheathe turned into a dark aura blade), the archmage dodge in return. The archmage threw a few needles towards Hekari, while Hekari deflected most of the needles. One of the needles punctured his knee caps, rendering his right leg immobilized. 

     The archmage prematurely activates Sprouting Vipers (From the melted ground the Lava-coated Vipers appears), which makes the archmage vulnerable. Hekari took the chance and threw his kunai to pierce the archmage's right hand. Hekari chanted, "The curse weapon will burn the target: Darken Flame" as the Elemental Power poured through the archmage's veins (the kunai abruptly combusted into cursed flame, entering the archmage's veins). The archmage couldn't continue on, due to the unbearable pain, then Hekari limps towards the nearest beehive (these types of bee specie's stinger heals the creature's biggest injuries).

       Hekari moves out from the forest after 3 days and 2 nights. Seeing the trial, he moves to the opposite side of Lazuli Village to continue his journey. He enters Lapis Village, known as the sister of Lazuli Village and finds his airy friend, Christopher Valley. Hekari asked once, "Could you help me rescue my fiancé, Chris", Chris replies, "No, I am already in an engagement, Taro, I am sorry". Hekari tells him, "Thank you, protect your pride, Chris" as he smiled, holding his tears back. Chris offered Hekari, "Hekari, when you have a child, I will take care of your kids for you.

      When the night shifts, Hekari takes his leave to the nearest imperial kingdom with a few rations and a whetstone. Traveling through the plains, he found a woman being forced to make a decision. He uses Stealth (A unique skill for the Dark Family, which turns the user invisible while removing their presence until the user creates a disturbance). Hekari roundhouse kicked a knight, which the knight launched into the other knight.

     "Grandma, are all the knights like that?" The boy questioned. Grandma rustled the boy's silky hair, "Only some knights, but not all. If you are those knights, I am ashamed of myself for not teaching you well". He shouts confidently standing up with a stern face, "I will never be like that, grandma, okay", she counters this statement with a strong bear hug, "You'll never know my sweetheart, Rihe." "You can continue to the end, okay grandma, but call me Riheka, like my mom named me" Riheka tells her in a serious tone.

      Hekari ran through the knights creating an illusion. "How are you there, I stabbed you" knight 1 said in shock, "ouch, my back". Knight 2 told Knight 1, "What are you talking about, I snapped out of the illusion, he used stealth and kicked you". Both saw a crater that Hekari created himself, displaying strength differences. They both knew they had no chance, 0% at best, running away with dishonor at worst, and tried to attack, but to no avail. At the end, the woman and man were terrified, except the girl in her teens.

     "I will go with you, man", she told him, he then said, "My name is Hekari Taro, what is yours, young lady". She replies, "Shirley Chasmfell, who will be your apprentice, Hekari''. Thus, Hekari's first ally was made because of fate. "So Shirley, why are your eyes rainbow?'' he questioned. "This is because of my mother's side, Hekari", she answered. They both continued to practice throughout the morning. Then they continued to Shirley's home, Imperial City, Sparkson.

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