SHADOW

Episode 05: SETH RENDER

(a golden haired boy sits on a cliff looking at oblivion as a young boy with spiky grey hair walks over to him)

Seth: Yo!(smiling)

Saito: (turns to look at him) What?

Seth: With that attitude you are not gonna get any girl to fall for you

Saito: (Ignores him and turns back)

Seth: I am Seth Render but you can call me Seth (grins)

Saito: (Says nothing).....

Seth: (stands in front of him) And you are?

Saito: If you don't wanna die, I suggest you move

Seth: Make me... That's if you are as tough as you sound (smug face)

Saito: (Stands up and walks away)

Seth: Tsk! Well that went well (stands watching him leave)

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(The next day Seth stands in an open field perfecting his Shadow Leap Technique as Takashi stands far behind him supervising the training)

Seth: (Falls to the ground with his cloths all torn)

Takashi: If you want to perfect the leap; you need to visiualise it before making the leap

Seth: (still on the ground) That makes no sense

Takashi: (facepalm) If you wanna make a successful leap, first have the destination in mind

Seth: I keep appearing on wrong places

Takashi: Yea like where the girls bath

Seth: (looks at him smiling) You know there're a lot of strong shadows in there; that's why I got pulled in

Takashi: i***t!

(The both of them were laughing as Saito walks past them)

Seth: (stops laughing) Hey master; who's that kid? (pointing at Saito)

Takashi: That's Saito Nadashiko. He is the only one in the Realm that can't control Shadows

Seth: (surprised) How is that possible?

Takashi: (shakes head) I don't know. He is just born different

Seth: Not different... Special (smirks)

(Seth goes to the cliff where he once met Saito: he hopes to see him again)

Seth: I knew I would find you here

Saito: What do you want?

Seth: For a boy that can't use Shadow Manipulation, you sure act tough

Saito: What did you say? (angry look)

Seth: Show me what you got boy (takes a fighting stance)

Saito: If its a fight you came for; I will give it to you (opens twenty-two weapon portels aiming them at Seth and fires all of them at once at him)

Seth: (Takes a few steps back as he forms a five layered shadow wall which block off the attack of Saito. He then forms a shadow vine around the feet of Saito and hits him hard on the ground)

Saito: (He lay on the ground groaning)

Takashi: (Sits on a tree branch far from the battle scene watching the two boys fight)

Seth: Stay down or you will hurt yourself

Saito: (stands up angry) That's it. Now am mad! (opens two hundred and forty-three weapon portal and aims all of them at Seth. Shooting spear and swords and other weapons consecutively at Seth)

Seth: (Pulls out his Demon Scythe as he performs a 360 degrees rotation in mid air while deflecting the weapons with his scythe and dodging a few of the weapons shoot at him. He lands on the ground and mutters a word) Shadow Leap (after he said those words he disappears and emerges from the shadow of a tree behind Saito, landing a heavy punch on his face)

Saito: (Before he could counter his attack, Seth has already punched him. The punch sends him flying as he lands with his head first hitting the ground)

Takashi: (Smirks)

Saito: (lays on the ground unable to move) So the rumours are true

Seth: What have you heard? (he staggers towards him)

Saito: (still on the ground) They say you are the strongest

Seth: What do you think? (sits right next to him)

Saito: I think you are a dumb pervert

Seth:(smirks) Yeah. I think so too, Saito

Saito: (surprised) I see you learnt my name

Seth: It's not as if there is something special about it

Saito: I see that technique took alot from you

Seth: It's my first time using it... And also you aren't used to pulling that much weapon out judging from ur current condition

Saito: Also my first (laughs)

Seth: Yea (laughs with him)

Saito: (stands up) From now on; we're rivals

Seth: Ok! (grins)

(Three years later, Seth has now become a fine man who is regarded as the strongest in the Realm and his name has spread round the whole world; Saito on the other hand has also grown stronger but now envies Seth's power and wants it for himself. Saito stands in front of Seth with a smirk on his face)

Saito: It's been a while old friend (smiles)

Seth: Yeah, came for another ass beating (smirks)

Saito: This time I will be the one standing (he opens up his portal and rains down an infinite amount of weapons on Seth)

Seth: (Pulls out his Demon Scythe and deflects all the weapon shot at him; he jumps to the air and releases a fire ball at Saito)

Saito: (Saito takes a step back as he pulls out a golden shield from his portal which block off Seth's attack)

Seth: So you got a new shield? Shiny

Saito: This shield was forged by the great swordsmen and is unbreakable

Seth: (smirks) We will see about that (Seth performs the Shadow Leap and appears behind Saito holding a fire energy ball mixed with his shadow element power) Fidow (as he yells those word he blast Saito with the fire ball)

Saito: (He uses his golden shield to block off the attack but the shield and his right hand is left useless) You have grown stronger over the years

Seth: (Shards from the broken shield pierce his body. Holds his abdomen)

Saito: We'll meet again(disappears)

Seth: (Blood drops down his abdomen as he staggers into a cave) I guess this is where he stays