78 Chapter 2
Tenlong and the others were just out in the woods outside Mary and his house when the trio find themselves blanketed with hunters.
Mayor Grimwald was leading a mob to attack the trio.
The mayor spoke, "We do not want any trouble from you three, now get lost! We are looking for our family and guests to return."
Tenlong left smaller five feet smaller and clean shaven, while he returned back fifty percent bigger, and with a large brown beard that was down to the top of his abdomen. The twins' appearance changed as well, with Rin gaining both muscle and vertical height. Lin was more well rounded and curvy in her physique. Her body was that of a fitness athlete, despite she originally appearing to a doll.
Tenlong spoke in a deep bass voice, "This is how you treat your family? We were gone for only one month!"
Mary ran out from door to her house and leap off of one of the hunter's back. She landed into Tenlong's arms.
Mary spoke, "I missed you so much Tenlong! You had gotten so much bigger, I barely knew you at first. But, a mother always knows her child no matter how long they had been absent from them!"
Jimmy Jr jumped unto his brother's shoulders with glee as well,
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The village created a going away feast for the trio that lasts a few days. In a blink of an eye, a week had transpired and the village had given Tenlong, Rin, and Lin all sorts of supplies that they need to start a journey. Tenlong had carried a huge backpack that weighs at least half a ton at the very least. The twins carried a lot but nowhere as much as the young Gigantos had carried.
Master J was waiting at the edge of the village for the trio.
Master J spoke, "It is D-day and there will be no going back once we get started. Once you
set out on your journey, I will not be able to help you, since I have other issues to deal with at this time. You will have to use all the training that I bestowed upon you all to survive."
Tenlong and the others looked sad at just the mention of their master's departure.
Master J spoke, "I have trained you all enough, no more than enough. You just need much more combat experience, than fighting some few pirates in your free time. There will be more than enough
danger to experience, once I take you to the underground tunnel system. Tenlong had given you more special treatment than the others, so do not forget to carry your weight, no pun intended."
Rin and Lin started to laugh once they looked at Tenlong's backpack.
Tenlong started to tear up after thinking about leaving the family that he received, after losing his first family once his mother Zizi was murdered.
Rin and Lin were on their friend's shoulders, trying to wipe away his alligator tears.
Master J spoke, "Tenlong, do not ever forget what you are trying to fight for. Don't lose yourself
in the fighting, as I did all those centuries ago."
Tenlong smiled a bittersweet smile.
"I will not forget what I am and that I want to be strong as you one day. Yet, I want to free this land of all it's dangers so that God's people will not have to suffer in silence anymore."
Master J put a hand on his student's shoulder, next to where Lin was sitting.
"Tenlong, our kind becomes stronger based on one's desire. My desire as a young warrior was to the strongest in all of Violin and for a while, I was that strong. But, it did not fill the emptiness that was in my heart. That spot was where my family and God once was. You fight not just for the sake of becoming the strongest but also for the sake of others less fortunate than you. You have two pillars of power to work on so that you can become stronger than me with only one pillar."
Tenlong spoke, "That is flattering, teacher. Stop it before it goes to my head."
Master J had a look of shame on his face, while he could not look at his face.
He spoke, "Children, I had killed millions, no billions over my lifetime. I am not proud
of it. I was both a serial killer and a mass murderer! I do not know why the Lord wanted to take me back.
It is beyond me."
Tenlong smiled and put a hand on his teacher's shoulder.
"Teacher, the Lord is not done with you, because he has a mission for you to do, like the three of us, have our own to do as well. Your sins can be covered by the blood of the lamb."
Master J spoke, "I wish that I could cry but my tears had dried up long ago. Rin and Lin, please take care of my student. You all, please take care of each other."
Tenlong hugged his teacher with Lin and Rin still on his back. They hugged their master as well. The old Gigantos was taken back by the tender embrace but he soon relented to his student's touch.
Master J did something he rarely ever did anymore.
He smiled.
The trio was taken back by the sight but they mutually decided to not say anything about it.
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Master J took the trio down to an entrance to the underground tunnel system.
The master spoke, "Here we are, do you three feel the same way as you did before we left the village?"
Tenlong spoke, "Yes!"
The twins followed up with a loud yes as well.
Tenlong led the way into the tunnel with Rin and Lin following behind him. Each of the young warriors was given a lit torch by the master as they entered the cave.
The entrance disappeared behind them like it was never there, to begin with.
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The trio walked for what felt to be hours, but they did not know to be true since they had no external lights beside their torches.
Tenlong was like a kid on the day before his birthday party, instead, his presents were various forms of bandits and monsters.
Rin and Lin did not have the urge to fight as Tenlong did. The twins fought to live, while Tenlong was visa versa.
Tenlong did not have to wait very long, because a pack of wild dogs attacked his group. The trio threw the torches to the ground at their feet.
There were at least twenty to thirty dogs ranging from medium-sized dogs up to extra large dogs that weighed two to three hundred pounds of sheer muscle and little fat. The dogs were attacking the heroes from all angles.
Tenlong punched some of the smaller dogs into oblivion, one right after another. Rin was slicing some of the bigger dogs with his two-handed sword, while Lin using her mental powers to cause some of the dogs to attack each other.
More dogs came to attack our heroes, but they soon fell to the overwhelming prowess of the trio.
A large three-headed dog came to avenge its pack. It was ten times bigger than any of the other
previous dogs
Mayor Grimwald was leading a mob to attack the trio.
The mayor spoke, "We do not want any trouble from you three, now get lost! We are looking for our family and guests to return."
Tenlong left smaller five feet smaller and clean shaven, while he returned back fifty percent bigger, and with a large brown beard that was down to the top of his abdomen. The twins' appearance changed as well, with Rin gaining both muscle and vertical height. Lin was more well rounded and curvy in her physique. Her body was that of a fitness athlete, despite she originally appearing to a doll.
Tenlong spoke in a deep bass voice, "This is how you treat your family? We were gone for only one month!"
Mary ran out from door to her house and leap off of one of the hunter's back. She landed into Tenlong's arms.
Mary spoke, "I missed you so much Tenlong! You had gotten so much bigger, I barely knew you at first. But, a mother always knows her child no matter how long they had been absent from them!"
Jimmy Jr jumped unto his brother's shoulders with glee as well,
#
The village created a going away feast for the trio that lasts a few days. In a blink of an eye, a week had transpired and the village had given Tenlong, Rin, and Lin all sorts of supplies that they need to start a journey. Tenlong had carried a huge backpack that weighs at least half a ton at the very least. The twins carried a lot but nowhere as much as the young Gigantos had carried.
Master J was waiting at the edge of the village for the trio.
Master J spoke, "It is D-day and there will be no going back once we get started. Once you
set out on your journey, I will not be able to help you, since I have other issues to deal with at this time. You will have to use all the training that I bestowed upon you all to survive."
Tenlong and the others looked sad at just the mention of their master's departure.
Master J spoke, "I have trained you all enough, no more than enough. You just need much more combat experience, than fighting some few pirates in your free time. There will be more than enough
danger to experience, once I take you to the underground tunnel system. Tenlong had given you more special treatment than the others, so do not forget to carry your weight, no pun intended."
Rin and Lin started to laugh once they looked at Tenlong's backpack.
Tenlong started to tear up after thinking about leaving the family that he received, after losing his first family once his mother Zizi was murdered.
Rin and Lin were on their friend's shoulders, trying to wipe away his alligator tears.
Master J spoke, "Tenlong, do not ever forget what you are trying to fight for. Don't lose yourself
in the fighting, as I did all those centuries ago."
Tenlong smiled a bittersweet smile.
"I will not forget what I am and that I want to be strong as you one day. Yet, I want to free this land of all it's dangers so that God's people will not have to suffer in silence anymore."
Master J put a hand on his student's shoulder, next to where Lin was sitting.
"Tenlong, our kind becomes stronger based on one's desire. My desire as a young warrior was to the strongest in all of Violin and for a while, I was that strong. But, it did not fill the emptiness that was in my heart. That spot was where my family and God once was. You fight not just for the sake of becoming the strongest but also for the sake of others less fortunate than you. You have two pillars of power to work on so that you can become stronger than me with only one pillar."
Tenlong spoke, "That is flattering, teacher. Stop it before it goes to my head."
Master J had a look of shame on his face, while he could not look at his face.
He spoke, "Children, I had killed millions, no billions over my lifetime. I am not proud
of it. I was both a serial killer and a mass murderer! I do not know why the Lord wanted to take me back.
It is beyond me."
Tenlong smiled and put a hand on his teacher's shoulder.
"Teacher, the Lord is not done with you, because he has a mission for you to do, like the three of us, have our own to do as well. Your sins can be covered by the blood of the lamb."
Master J spoke, "I wish that I could cry but my tears had dried up long ago. Rin and Lin, please take care of my student. You all, please take care of each other."
Tenlong hugged his teacher with Lin and Rin still on his back. They hugged their master as well. The old Gigantos was taken back by the tender embrace but he soon relented to his student's touch.
Master J did something he rarely ever did anymore.
He smiled.
The trio was taken back by the sight but they mutually decided to not say anything about it.
#
Master J took the trio down to an entrance to the underground tunnel system.
The master spoke, "Here we are, do you three feel the same way as you did before we left the village?"
Tenlong spoke, "Yes!"
The twins followed up with a loud yes as well.
Tenlong led the way into the tunnel with Rin and Lin following behind him. Each of the young warriors was given a lit torch by the master as they entered the cave.
The entrance disappeared behind them like it was never there, to begin with.
#
The trio walked for what felt to be hours, but they did not know to be true since they had no external lights beside their torches.
Tenlong was like a kid on the day before his birthday party, instead, his presents were various forms of bandits and monsters.
Rin and Lin did not have the urge to fight as Tenlong did. The twins fought to live, while Tenlong was visa versa.
Tenlong did not have to wait very long, because a pack of wild dogs attacked his group. The trio threw the torches to the ground at their feet.
There were at least twenty to thirty dogs ranging from medium-sized dogs up to extra large dogs that weighed two to three hundred pounds of sheer muscle and little fat. The dogs were attacking the heroes from all angles.
Tenlong punched some of the smaller dogs into oblivion, one right after another. Rin was slicing some of the bigger dogs with his two-handed sword, while Lin using her mental powers to cause some of the dogs to attack each other.
More dogs came to attack our heroes, but they soon fell to the overwhelming prowess of the trio.
A large three-headed dog came to avenge its pack. It was ten times bigger than any of the other
previous dogs