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Starborn: The Journey. Chapter 4

Location: Studio, Dojo.
 

Mr. Wu: Today i along with my Grand Daughter will teach you two how to use a sword.
We will begin with these wooden practice swords.
 
Mr. Wu tosses the wooden swords at David and William while Meifen smiles at him and comes in to help him with his stance.
 

Mr. Wu: now the key to sword fighting is not to block your opponents sword slashes but to side step his and counter with your own.
but for now i will teach you the different blocking sword positions as it is the basics.
But once you are ready you will not be blocking but rushing into your enemy without fear.
 
David and William facing each other holding their wooden swords while they replicate the motions of Mr. Wu. Meifen walking around both men straightening their arms and bending their knee. 
 

Mr. Wu: good, both of you are fast learners but it takes more then simply repeating the motion but practice muscle memory till it becomes second nature without thought.
You need the Warrior Mindset not just the memory of a simple scholar who can reside text perfectly.
Now you must know how and where to strike your opponent for the kill or incapacitation.
 
Mr. Wu walks over to his grand daughter having her stand still as he points to specific pressure point areas on her body pointing at the throat, front, and sides, maxilla, between the eyes.
 
Mr. Wu: here. *points at temple*
you see this dip on the side of her temple. that right there with precise hit can blind your opponent.
you see how easy my knuckle fits there?
the muscles swell up and pinch her nerve cutting off her sight. 
 
Mr. Wu raises her arms showing them artery placements before moving to the legs and showing them the femoral artery.
 

Mr. Wu: you got these areas and the person will bleed to death within seconds, their heart will pump out their own blood out.
You know where to target now you will try and strike each other while also side stepping and blocking without  leaving this circle. 
 
Mr. Wu points at the Dojo floor where both men stand showing them the circle marking.
 
Mr Wu:
now b/c you are both new to this, you will only go at half speed, nice and slow.
we will focus on technique.
 
William and David wait for the Old Man to give them the signal to begin, the Old Man looks at them both and he signals them to start. William holding back so not to give away their secret swings at David's temple, David in turn blocks it while also restraining himself.  Both men go back and fourth for a while only occasionally striking each other due to not being able to show their full reflex speed and sacrificing a hit. William feigns an attack drawing David in with a block only to strike him in the leg. William smiling at David for being so easily tricked. David in turn becomes slightly annoyed as  he in turn begins to feign attacks hoping to commit William into blocking and exposing himself.
 
 
Mr. Wu: Good, Good. you boys are fast learners. 
 
Meifen watches David and smiles only to distract David costing him a hit to the side of his temple...
 
Meifen:
oh, my.....
 
Mr. Wu: okay stop....
are you okay David?
 
David: i am fine. 
we can continue.
 
Mr. Wu: no, you both did good. 
remember, muscle memory.
 you know the moves that is only part of it.. 
now you must practice it over and over until it becomes a part of you.
 
David: how long have you studied before you became a Master?
 
Mr. Wu: Master?!
ha! there are no Masters.
One must always train everyday of their lives and even then they are not masters.
Remember knowledge is not enough.
Meifen knows everything i know, every kick, punch, block but she is no master. 
She does not train religiously, no muscle memory.
 
anyone who tells you they are a Master is a liar. 
since you been here you have seen and practiced much of what i know.
Would you call yourself a Master?
 
David: no.
 
Mr. Wu: good. 
remember it is more then knowing the names of the kicks, and good stance.
It is the mind, muscle memory.
 
Mr. Wu: now you two stay and practice while Meifen starts lunch and i read my newspaper..
 
David: for how long?
 
Mr. Wu: when i say it is enough.
now no more questions, practice what i taught you..
 
The Old Man and Meifen walk away leaving the two alone to practice, William smiling raises the wooden swords, David smiling back grips his sword as they prepare to engage. They wait till the Old Man is gone before both men with astonishing speed swing at one another avoiding the sword swipes and each other while restraining enough to not shatter the swords..

 
 
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Location: Hospital
 
Men in uniforms arrive at the hospital walking past the doctors and nurses in the hallway a heading straight to one of the rooms where one of the men from the alley fight is resting. The leading Officer Chinese Soldier steps in removing his military hat as he stands beside the man, looking at him with contempt as he grabs a chair beside him and sits down.
 
Officer: now you will tell me exactly what happen in full detail. 
  
Man: i already told the police everything i know. 

Officer: and now you will tell me.
 
Man: what does the military care?
 
The Officer not wanting to put up with the man any more reaches for his medical chart as he flips and notes his injuries before putting it on the side of his bed before putting his hand down on the man's ribs and slowly pressing down..
 
Man:
aarrghh!!
I already told the police!
 
The Officer: and now you will tell me.
 
Man: he was a gweilo, blue eyes, blonde hair!
tall, strong!
 
The Officer releases the pressure on the man's ribs as he becomes more cooperative. 
 

The Officer: good, what else did you notice.
 
Man: he was strong and fast, too fast for it to be normal. 
He broke my ribs, nearly collapsed my chest with one kick.
He pulled one of the other guy's in the next room off his feet by pulling on the chain in his hand with a tug.
 
Officer: anything else?
 
Man:
we couldnt even lay a finger on him.
almost as if he knew what we were going to do before we did.
there was eight of us with chains and knives..
 
Officer: you brought the wrong weapons to the fight.
stay out of trouble.
 
The Officer stands up as he walks out the door his men exiting the other rooms where the man's compatriots are recovering from similar injury and head back out to their next objective, reconnaissance. 
 
Location:  Docks.
Time: night. 
 
Five white vans pull up to the docks into an empty warehouse and quickly begin to set up shop unloading equipment for surveillance in hope of finding the two foreigners. Others paint the Vans with fishing logo's in hopes of blending in, while others patrol the docks and factory looking for places to post on roofs and corners. Others in the warehouse remove their uniforms and put on dock work clothes to complete the illusion. The Lead Officer looking at his men walks outside toward the pier and cracks his knuckles while making a fist and flexes  his neck in anticipation.

 
Officer: Everyone check your equipment, rifles guns, and begin your surveillance shifts switching every six hours..
 the rest of you go over the notes of our  targets and  get some sleep, you will need it
 
Soldiers: yes, sir!
 
Officer: not so loud.