Derrick took the remote from the couch and switched on the flat-screen TV that hung on the wall. It was kept there by his mother, so the children could not mess it up. The first channel was a news broadcast. Derrick had never liked the news. When he was a child he always liked to change the channel to a cartoon channel. Apparently, people grew to like news but Derrick reckoned he was different, no matter his age, he always disliked news."Hmm?"Derrick had his finger on the remote a second away from changing the channel, when the headline of the broadcast caught his attention.# BLACK VACATION: CRUISE BOAT CAPSIZES, FIVE THOUSAND PLUS FEARED DEAD.# AUTHORITIES BLAME MINI TSUNAMI AS CAUSE OF INCIDENT, SEARCH FOR MISSING PEOPLE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.He pinched his forehead in embarrassment. He had completely forgotten about that. He picked up a phone he saw on the desk, probably one of his nephew's. He dialed the police hotline." Hello, Good evening. I want to report a case of missin

" Here is your certificate to identify as a Martial arts trainee". Agnes said as she handed Derrick a document."Thanks".Derrick replied. " Is there anything else I need to know? Maybe like when do I take training and stuff?".Agnes reached into a drawer in her desk and handed him a pamphlet." Here are the rules and regulations of the training center. And about training, it's entirely up to you. You can come any time between six thirty in the morning to seven in the evening. The only thing is you have to pay monthly fees any time you train. And once the time is exhausted you pay for another month to keep training".He nodded " That's cool"." Mr. Derrick". A voice came from behind.Agnes stood up, "Sir".Derrick turned and saw it was that creepy head trainer." What do you want?"." Just so you know, if you are not a Martial apprentice by the age of thirty-five you lose the certificate to practice martial arts. It's the rule for everyone alike, and since you came this late you only

Two weeks later. In another country in Bur. The Martial Arts Trainee Center.Two young boys stood across each other on a round mat.The first boy had a dark skin with bushy eyebrows and a shaven head. He was topless and displayed his ripped muscles. His gaze was serious as he stared at the other boy who looked at him mockingly. This one was light in complexion and had white hair, his green eyes sparkled evilly and he wore a thin yellow jacket that was left unbuttoned. A man who stood a small distance from the mat raised his hands and shouted." Start!".The dark boy stiffened his taut muscles and pushed off immediately from the ground. He shot straight at the fair boy and threw a heavy punch at his face.The other boy smirked. Before the punch arrived he turned his body slightly and narrowly dodged the punch. In the next instant, he caught the attacking hand and in a swift motion broke the arm at the elbow joint. A mournful voice immediately cried out.Still, in a fluid movement

" Well then, what do we have here?".Derrick raised Marcel until he was face to face with him. His smile grew wide until it reached his ears.The boy really pissed him off. Two times he had hit him and both times he aimed for the face. Who aims for the face? He raised his hand.Pah!Marcel's right cheek inflated immediately. Derrick raised his hand again and slapped. Pah! Pah! Pah!.Derrick continued slapping until a red hand print formed on Marcel's face.He was enjoying himself. This guy's face was really smooth. Slapping it gave his palm a good sensation. Suddenly, he felt the weight on his hand disappear. Looking at his hand he saw that Marcel was gone. He looked up and saw Max dropping Marcel on the floor away from the mat. Max turned back to Derrick and smiled." Bullying children are we now?". His smile looked as genuine as one looking at a beloved family member. He took a step forward and suddenly Derrick lost sight of him. In that fraction of a second Derrick felt a

" And where would that be now?".Derrick knew that there was no way the Martial Arts Training Headquarters was in Burrin. He liked new places but anywhere away from would be too different for him to endure. For one he had never left Burrin once in his life. Though the country was not perfect, he was content living here." The Headquarters is in Starlight City". Harrison answered.Starlight City was the city with the most population in the most powerful country in the world, Azhar which also served as a continent of its own. This was the first among the five major world powers. It stood as the pioneer of mankind's development from the ancient times. " From your expression, I guess you're not too keen on going anywhere but I just have to tell you. That's always how it's been. Our Martial arts training center is just a side branch of the main thing in Starlight City. Our main job is to produce first-stage martial apprentices. We have no further knowledge on how to train you past this