The Art Of Fire
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"Today, I will teach you how to read this manual. I don't know what is written inside too but we will both learn it later." Ratty said.
"Jupiter gave it to me, can I have the honor to open it first?" Moisheria asked.
"Sure. This is yours." Ratty said and give the manual to Moisheria.
Moisheria opened the book and she's surprise to what she saw.
"Art of Fire." Moisheria read the title in the first page of the book. "It is written in my language and hand writings, I can understand it." Moisheria said and smiled to Ratty.
"That's good." Ratty replied. "I learned the art and techniques of water and wind but not the fire. I thought I already acquired the highest level of Kung Fu. I still have a lot to learn." Ratty said.
"I guess this is not about kung fu." Moisheria said. "Let's read it first." She added.
"Enter the Sea of Fire and endure it's hotness. The survivor will acquire invincible shields." Moisheria read the first page of the book.
"Fire shield technique." Ratty said. "Don't dare to try it, it is very dangerous." Ratty warned Moisheria.
"Invincible shields and hotness endurance." Moisheria said. "This is what I needed the most to survive in entering the Heavens Realm." She added in her mind.
"I told you, no one ever survive from the Sea of Fire." Ratty said.
"Then, I will be the first mortal to survive on it." Moisheria said.
"Guard and don't let anything disturb me." Moisheria told Ratty.
"But Moisheria." Ratty said.
"I need this the most. Please master!" Moisheria said.
"From now on, I'm not your master anymore." Ratty said and walk away.
Moisheria is determined and gather all her strength to enter the Sea of Fire. She closed her eyes and she see the burning sea in front of her.
"You still have a chance to give up now." A voice echoed.
"Giving up is out of my vocabulary. I'm afraid of nothing." Moisheria shouted and she slowly walk toward the fire.
She feel the hotness even she's not yet walking in the fire.
"Come back now. You can't do it." A voice echoed again.
"With faith, there's nothing I can't do." Moisheria replied and continue to go near the burning Sea of Fire.
"Moisheria." A woman's voice echoed from the back and Moisheria turn around.
"Mother?" Moisheria asked when she saw the woman.
"My daughter, I missed you so much." Orfeila said and Moisheria eventually run back and hug her mother.
"I missed you too mother, very much." Moisheria said and her tears flow.
"Don't cry, let's go back now. Your dad is waiting for you." Orfeila said.
"But mother." Moisheria said and look back at the Sea of Fire. "I must get the shield and understand the art of Fire. I need it." Moisheria said.
"You value it more than me and your father?" Orfeila asked in a very sad face.
"Ofcourse not mother, but." Moisheria said but Orfeila stop her.
"No more but. Let's go now." Orfeila said and hold the hands of Moisheria. She walk away from the Sea of Fire while dragging Moisheria. Moisheria is still looking back at the fire.
"No!" Moisheria said and take her hands back from the woman. "You are not my mother." She shouted and strike her sword into the woman.
"Hahahaha." The woman laugh and change her looks into a three headed beast. It has six hands in it's body and one big crystal eyes in it's forehead.
"If you want to go into that fire, you must pass by me first." The beast said and it strikes fire to Moisheria.
Moisheria use her Golden Sword to stop the fire from hitting her. All she can do is to avoid the fire.
"Enter the Sea of Fire and endure it's hotness. There's no way for me to survive the hotness of that Sea but the hotness of this Magical fire, I can endure it." Moisheria said to herself and let the beast hit her with fire.
"HAHAHA! Are you tired now? Won't you fight back?" The beast said while it continued to strike Moisheria with her magical fire.
Moisheria feels like she's burning but her courage was not lessen. She endured the hotness and her body is burning now. The beast keeps on striking her with it's 6 six hands.
A few moments later, Moisheria feel no hotness anymore. She saw her body burning through the crystal eyes of the beast and the fire looks like a shield.
"My body is the fire itself now, how can you hurt me Jupiter?" Moisheria asked and the beast stop striking the Fire.
"I can't believe that you even recognize me. You are the first one who passed and understand the Fire Shield Technique." The beast said while turning himself into the old Master Jupiter.
"It's a great honor to fight against the great master of Kung Fu." Moisheria said and bow to the Old man.
"Your courage, strength and faith are too powerful. You're heart is so soft as how kind and loving you are but it's as hot and numb as a flaming stone when you have a desire. You had survive the battle of mind that you understand what the riddle in the manual means, you endured my magical fire. You had survive the battle against l**t that you even sacrifice your body and beauty to become the burning fire and shield yourself. You had survive the battle against emotion that you even endure your parents. This is hallucinations but it shows how great you are inside and out. You may now go back to reality, farewell." Jupiter said and he disappeared.
Moisheria opened her eyes and see Ratty lying beside her.
"Ratty, what happened?" Moisheria asked but the man is unconscious.
Moisheria lift Ratty and bring him into his room. It seems like he lost a lot of strength.
Moisheria check Ratty and give him a little inner force to recover from whatever happened to him.
A few moments later.
"Moisheria, you're alive." Ratty immediately said when he wake up and see Moisheria beside his bed.
"Ofcourse, the art of fire is just a little challenge between desire and emotion, courage and sacrifices, strength and understanding. Jupiter specially made this art to give someone the Fire shield technique, and he gave it to me." Moisheria explained. "What happened to you?" Moisheria asked.
"You are losing strength and can hardly breath lately. Your body is as hot as the fire but full of sweat." Ratty replied. "I give all my inner force and power for you to survive." He added in a very sad tone.
"You, you transfer your inner strength to me? You must not do that, what about your Kung Fu? The power that you get from the beast? You will lose all of it. It can't be." Moisheria said while shaking her head.
"It already happened. It's my pleasure to save you. Besides, the riot here was gone and it's all because of you. You deserve to live." Ratty replied.
"But you have to start from the very beginning first to get back your Kung Fu abilities. I must give back your inner strength." Moisheria said.
"No! You will lose the Fire shield if you give it back to me. My inner strength doubled your power and strength. You're indeed a fast learner but the strength and power that I gave to you, you can't acquire it even you practice for many years." Ratty said.
"But you need it." Moisheria said.
"I'm already old. As long as I can find people to stay in this village again, I will die with full of joy." Ratty replied. "You still have a long journey, you can use it for the better." He added.
"You are such a good man. I promise to find your people and use this power to do good things. I will never forget you wherever I am and whatever I will become." Moisheria said.
"Thank you. I need a rest now. I'm fine here, you may leave." Ratty replied.
"Just call my name if you need me." Moisheria said before she get out of the room.
"I can't believe that he sacrificed his own power and strength just to save me. There's a lot of bad creatures but there's really some with a good heart." In Moisheria's thought.
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