4 Now You Are Ready

Dante: "I can't believe Master Rex left me alone. I've been walking for like forever now, without any tracks to find my way back. I guess I have to use my ki to sense his presence, but how? I tried to close my eyes like before, but it didn't work. Wait a minute, if I remember correctly, Master Rex put his hand on my back and I felt hot air and pressure surrounding my body. Was that his ki? Maybe, I can replicate what he did."

Dante closed his eyes and tried to focus his ki.

Dante: "I can feel hot air surrounding me. I can sense something or someone. It feels familiar. It's Master Rex. I can sense his ki. I Did It!!"

Master Rex: "He found me. I knew that kid was special from the moment I saw him. No normal person can learn how to sense ki this fast. Looks like I got a great project on my hand hahaha."

After a couple of hours of walking, Dante finally arrived at master rex's house.

Dante: "Master... I can barely breathe. I feel so tired and hungry, please. I need fooooood."

Master Rex: "hahaha, well, good thing I already prepared food for you inside. But you were late. I expected you to find me way earlier."

Dante: "Can't talk.. food first."

'11 pm, almost midnight.'

Dante: "I can't sleep. I feel tired. I can see Jake's lifeless body and my mom burning. I still can't believe that they're dead. It feels like a bad dream. Those bastards, they will pay for what they did. Even if it's the last thing I do. I'll fucking kill them all. Aghh, I'll go outside and train for a bit, I need to master my ki fast."

"Next Day 5 AM"

Master Rex Slams The Door Open: "WAKE UP DANTE, IT'S TIME!"

Dante ignores him and continues sleeping.

Master Rex: "Ohh I see, you're ignoring me now? OK."

Grabs a bucket full of cold water and throws it at Dante.

Dante:"AGHHHHHHH! IT'S FUCKING COLD WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU OLD MAN? I WAS TRAINING ALL NIGHT!!"

Master Rex: "Ahahahaha, that's not an excuse, now get up, you are ready." said master rex.

Dante: "Ready for what?"

Master Rex: "For your real first training."

Dante: "you could've said that from the beginning, you didn't have to throw an entire bucket full of cold water on me."

Master Rex: "Get used to it, I'm going to throw that bucket on you every day if I see you sleeping again in the morning. Do you understand me?"

Dante: "sighh, yes Master."

Master Rex: "Now clean up this mess and meet me outside."

Dante: "I'll never stay up late again in this house."

After cleaning the bed, Dante went outside to begin his first real training.

Dante: "I'm ready, master, but tell me this first. How did you move so fast yesterday?"

Master Rex: "You are not ready for that yet. First, I want you to punch me."

Dante looked at Master rex confused by what he just said.

Dante: "huh? you want me to Punch you?"

Master Rex: "Yes. I want you to punch me, with your full power, right at my face."

Dante: "OK, you asked for it." This is my revenge for the water bucket. "AGHhhhhhhhh"

Master Rex stops Dante's punch with one finger.

Master Rex: "Ahahaha, that's it? Your weak kid. You won't survive one second in a real fight."

Dante was shocked.

Dante: "What...? B but how? I punched you with all my power. How did you stop me with one finger?"

Master Rex: "Didn't you feel it?"

Dante: "Feel what?"

Master Rex: "My ki. I used it to block your punch with one finger."

Dante: "But How? I thought we only use ki to sense stuff."

Master Rex: "Ki has many uses, and techniques, not just sensing stuff. You can use that energy to increase your agility, strength, and endurance."

Master Rex: "Here's your training plan"

Two hours ki training.

Two hours of martial arts training.

200 push-ups.

Two miles running.

Every Single Day.

Dante: "You want me to do that every single DAY? Are you out of your mind?"

Master Rex: "Hahaha. I didn't say it was going to be easy, kid."