20 chapter 19

Minutes had transpired and the four had said their good byes.

Kimza spoke as he enter the large dining hall," You can say goodbye to everybody before we

go. I can wait."

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The entire village(over one hundred people) show up to wish the lad good luck.

They had gathered together for the sole purpose of seeing off the young teen that

they all had loved so much for the last fourteen years. There was not a single person that did not put forth some sort of effort into raising Jimmy and tears on the villagers' faces showed that they had truly loved him. The villagers would miss him every single day until the day Jimmy finally returned. It is was a sad day for the village to be sure but at the same time they wanted Jimmy to obtain success as a warrior.

They wanted Jimmy to have a chance at a better life than he could ever have as a part of the small village.

Grimwald cleared his throat and he begins to speak," We have come together to see off this young man that we have all adored and had taken great attention to this last fourteen years. Jimmy had expressed to me and many others that he has but one dream!"

Everybody begins to tear up into loud rush of bawling.

Grimwald spoke,"Jimmy's desire is to be able to support and protect this village! He wants to help us have a better life! What a selfless desire for a young man to have! What a commendable goal for somebody to have since most people care about just themselves! He wants to be able to better suit the needs of others and not only his own needs. (Though we would not blame him for wanting to do)?"

Jimmy begins to look down at the ground as his tears hits the bricked ground.

Holly is holding Jimmy hand as Honno and Gerald had each put one of their hands on the young lad's shoulders.

Grimwald sees the young man and he is taken back by all the emotions that Jimmy is showing openly.

Jimmy was not one to show a lot of emotion.

Grimwald spoke,"Jimmy, look up at everybody! It is no shame to cry especially about tears of joy or those of parting from love ones! Do us the honor and letting us see the face of the man that will succeed in his mission to become a successful warrior!"

Jimmy looked up to everybody and they had all were crying too.

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Everybody in the village had given Jimmy hugs and even kisses to show the lad their love.

The pastor of the village, Brother Love went up to Jimmy and laid hands on him. The pastor

anoints the boy with oil. The preacher and the people of the village all pray over the young boy.

The old preacher even wanted to anoint the warrior Kimza to the surprise of the master.

The old master was taken back but allows the prayer from the old preacher to continue on.

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After Brother Love got done praying over Jimmy and his master to be, a young girl grabs the shirt of Jimmy.

The young is crying her eyes out and holding unto the side of Jimmy's shirt. Jimmy blushes

and is nudged by Holly.

Holly whispers in his ear,"Respond to Mary Jimmy. She merits that much!"

Jimmy jolts and says,"Good bye Mary! Do not cry when I leave to become a master warrior."

Mary lets go of Jimmy and pulls out a wristband made out of flowers. The young girl hands it to Jimmy.

Jimmy is uncomfortable by the act of receiving a gift from a girl so much younger than him.

Jimmy was fourteen years old and Mary was only seven years old. The boy was afraid that he would be made fun of by the other boys in the village.

The lad did not know when he would return back to the village so he took the bracelet and put it

around his left arm. Jimmy did not want to hurt anyone especially his love ones.

Mary then hugged Jimmy and the lad reluctantly returned the hug.

The girl's parents went up to Mary and stop the young girl from keeping Jimmy from going to be trained. They did not want the young girl to make too big of a scene.

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While Mary was being taken away by her parents, Jimmy was being held tightly by Holly then Honno and his father Gerald.

Holly cried,"Be a good boy and become strong!"

Jimmy spoke,"Yes Mom!"

Holly was taken back by the comment and held Jimmy tighter.

Gerald spoke,"Jimmy, do not let yourself be influence by bad people! You know the difference between right and wrong, do not forget that!"

Jimmy spoke,"Yes Dad, I will be the same person when I come back just stronger!"

Gerald spoke all shaken up by being call Dad by Jimmy.

Honno spoke,"Jimmy, come back to us all safe and sound!"

Jimmy smiled,"Yes Grandpa!"

The family of innkeepers had always let the lad call them by their first name.

Jimmy was showing them to how he really felt about his adopted family. The family had always knew how the boy's truly felt about the village, especially Holly, Honno, and Gerald, but it meant so much to hear it straight from Jimmy's own mouth.

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After Jimmy and his family got done with their farewells, he begins to walk over to Grimwald.

He speaks,"Grimwald can I say something?"

Grimwald spoke," That is fine! Hey everybody be quite because Jimmy has something to say!"

All eyes turn to Jimmy and it was so quite that you could hear a pin drop to the ground. Jimmy was nervous but he forced himself to speak.

"I want to thank you all for my care here in this village. You did not have to do it but you all

loved me as your own! I will become strong enough to be able protect you all and help support this village! You are my family and I will die for the village if necessary! That much I will promise you! Thank you all for your love!"

The whole village yelled in response,"Thank you Jimmy! We all love you, too!"

Jimmy yells as loud as he could,"I love all you too! I will return back to you all!"

Kimza spoke,"Thank you for letting the academy and 1 take your precious son to be trained! I will do all I can to protect him! Training can last for a long time depending on all how many forms of combat he is able to learn and to how much degree of mastery he is able to obtain. It should be three years of training minimum and maybe more! Thank you!"

Kimza bowed with his right arm held in front of his chest.

Grimwald returned the bow and the master stood back upright.

Kimza turn around and begin to walk out of the village with Jimmy followed right after the old master.

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Kimza and Jimmy had walked for several miles.

The aging man spoke,"Jimmy, do you want that girl Mary to be your girlfriend when you both come of age?"

Jimmy did a spit take by the usual solemn speak.

Jimmy spoke,"What are talking about? She is a little girl! I would not like her even if she had been my age. I am a warrior and women weaken a man's legs! I will not have time for a girlfriend even if I wanted to have one!"

Kimza spoke," But it is not wrong to love someone and it will not make you any weaker. Love can make you stronger by giving you something to battle for. You love your village do you not?"

Jimmy stop in his tracks and the old master stop walking as well. Both of them had not progress

any further and Kimza turned around to look at the teenager.

Jimmy was crying his eyes out and he yelled out,"Of course I love my village because they are

my family!"

Kimza walks over to the crying Jimmy and kneels on one knee in front of the boy.

Kimza spoke,"Loving your family is a good thing and will help you reach your uppermost potential! Your love can make you stronger by causing you to work harder that you would normally would be!"

Many people have greater potential than what they actually use. People can be lazy and love the stasis quo! People do not want to have to struggle for something better.

Kimza puts a hand on Jimmy's left shoulder and continues to speak,"Laziness is not the only problem in people that keeps them from reaching their highest potential. Jimmy you will need more than natural potential to become the greatest warrior.

But that is enough for today when it comes speaking about one's greatest potential.