THE LAST DESCENDANT

Chapter 6.

Chapter 6.

We started the duel, but every time I was about to beat him with a single move he would knock me down.

Zahyir, you have to concentrate, look at me, see my movements, you have to know what my next move will be and before I attack you, you have to feel it in your veins.

And here I go again, all bored, I almost seem like a masochist, but I have to find his weak point no matter what and that's why I'm still there willing to defeat him, but again he beat me with a tremendous pain that left me seeing stars and without air…

Zahyir.- Damn Chin Yang, I no longer have the strength to continue this duel, I'm very tired and beaten... I don't think I can defeat you at least today.

Chin Yang.- Tell me what your name is, because I forgot it…

Zahyir…

Chin Yang- I ask you again what your name is…

ZAHYIR MARINA!!!

Chin Yang.- IF YOU CAN SAY IT YOU CAN LIVE IT, NOW REPEAT IT... ¿WHAT IS YOUR NAME...?

MY NAME IS ZAHYIR I said shouting ZAHYIRRR DAMN IT!!!!

At that moment I felt my eyes burn, regaining the strength I no longer had and I began the duel once again; and now I won, surpassing him in all his tricks and movements; using only my agility and subtlety.

Then, the weather began to change drastically and I began to feel how his fears made me feel more and more powerful, it was as if each of his heartbeats breathed life into me, then I hit him from behind with such force that from his mouth came out mouthfuls of blood that made me feel great and invincible at that moment, so much that I forgot that my purpose has never been to kill someone, but to save people and just with that thought was when the weather calmed down, my eyes stopped burning and I walked to where he was on the ground bleeding... 

¿Are you okay, Chin Yang-?, ¿Did I hurt you?

Chin Yang.- Girl, you have not done anything to me, but take your magic stone, I think you are ready, so go to the Masters and they will tell you what to do; stay calm and take off that face, because I will not die, because first I have to fight at your side in a war.

I prepared to leave the Baeduk mountains and orienting myself by the horizon, I walked aimlessly when a current of air pushed me to the second Heaven.

When I opened my eyes I saw the gods again and this time they were congratulating me for having defeated Chin Yang, but warning me that my next adversary would be much more powerful than Chin Yang.

Thus, the goddess Izanami walking in front of me tells me: girl, you will have to learn big, so you will go to Japan and train with Tomoe Gozen now with the wind as a guide. She is waiting for you in KOYASAN the sacred mountain…

Without preamble, I told them that I would go, and that it was not necessary to push me… then, I immediately jumped from the clouds and fell at the foot of the sacred mountain of Koyasan, where a young warrior woman on horseback was waiting for me.

Tomoe Gozen.-Surely you must know that I am Tomoe Gozen, and that my lady and my guide in war, the goddess Izanami, ordered me to train you; I hope you are worth it as they say girl.

Zahyir- Hey Tomoe, but we look the same age, I said.

Tomoe- ¿Really Zahyir?... then tell me ¿how many wars have you been to?, ¿how many people have you killed and if you know as much as they say, why do I have to train you if you are better than me?

Zahyir.- Wait friend, I'm not saying that I'm better than you, but I'm not worse either, I understand that I have not been in wars nor am I a warrior like you, but I promise you that if you give me the opportunity I will quickly learn everything you have to teach me.

Tomoe.- We'll see about that, so walk, your training is already beginning.

Zahyir.- Wait Tomoe, ¿what about my horse? …

Tomoe.- No Zahyir, there is no horse for you, because on the road to success you have to walk, paying attention to your feet, because if you fall it's easy to get back up.

So, I had to walk pulling the horse's reins so that his 'royal highness' wouldn't keep lecturing me, ¿what kind of pathetic training is this I thought?...

And then things got good, because the horse was afraid of snakes and began to neigh making me laugh because she was about to fall, but she whispered something in her horse's ear and patted it calming it down immediately.

Zahyir.- ¿What was that, how did you do it?

Tomoe.- You are curious, yes, but you better continue leading the horse if you want to know everything…

I fell into the mud; many branches scratched me and bothered me, that is to say, it was not pleasant to guide an animal through these inhospitable terrains, but finally we reached our destination and I let my suffering, sore and battered body fall to the ground.

Zahyir.- I thought I would not live to tell the tale…

Tomoe.- Girl, get up, take this bow and pull it, because I want to see you hunting swallows.

Zahyir.- But anyway Tomoe… I do not know how to hunt nor do I have aim, much less balance and I have never used a bow.

Tomoe.- Look Zahyir, patience and tranquility are wonderful virtues and you will see that with determination and without despair you will manage to do what I ask of you. So, there I was concentrating, trying not to be knocked down by the bow and avoiding being dominated by it when tempering it and firing the arrow, but I couldn't even fire a single arrow and because of that I couldn't catch a single swallow.

Suddenly, Tomoe got off her horse and began to attack me fiercely with a spear and katana and her movements were very difficult to avoid.

Tomoe.- Zahyir, don't think that the battles will be fair, because the enemy will never take pity on you or give you second chances.

I fell to the ground hearing her words and assimilating everything that was happening, even though I didn't believe that this woman could intimidate me.

Tomoe.- I've been told that you defeated King Chin Yang and I don't think that's true.

Don't play with that Tomoe, because I did knock him down and defeat him.

Tomoe.- Lie, your whole life is a simple lie Zahyir, nothing is real, if you can't hunt much less could you defeat a king, so I know you don't have the courage to hurt people and much less kill them.

Zahyir.- ¿Do you think I asked for this, do you really think this doesn't affect me? I don't even know why I bother to comply with what they ask me, and ¿you know what?... I better get the hell out!!!

Tomoe.- Yes, that's right, run away coward girl... That's what traitors like you always do, they just run away and let their people die... you're worthless Zahyir…