1 New School

"Khan's fist. A technique as brutal as death itself, being a glow as bright as the sun or a shadow as dark as a moonless night. If someone of a future generation manages to recreate such a technique, he will surely be invincible." Kohu Rapa. 1193-1248. Northern China.

Japan, a sunny summer day where classes were about to start. An ordinary, quiet neighborhood with small houses, a girl was on the street, she wore a black uniform that resembled a kimono top showing her arms. She had a small dragon crest on her chest, branded by the biggest school in Tokyo, she had a red backpack on her back and was wearing a skirt the same color as her uniform.

Her hair was long and straight down to her waist, an unnatural hot pink color, she was short and with strong arms. In front of her a huge man with arms crossed, was extremely tall and muscular, the hair was short and pink the same color as the girl. He wore a long-sleeved black T-shirt, his face was covered by a white wooden mask showing only his hair and ears, the mask had a huge Tiki face carved into the pale wood.

"Today will be your first day of school, are you happy?" He says looking at the girl, the ear to ear smile on her face doesn't hide her excitement.

"I am! I always wanted to come here!" She said looking at the man, he placed his huge hand on the girl's shoulder.

"Hhm, I'm happy seeing all your excitement." He said and then flicked her forehead. "It's about time, you better get going." The man would say and the girl would lower her head quickly showing respect.

"I'm leaving then, see you later dad!" She said and started walking quickly down the street.

"Hey Saran." The man spoke in a loud voice, the girl then looked back. "Remember where you're going, don't get too excited at first and one more thing, try not to get lost."

He would say and cross his arms again, the girl would wave her hand and then continue on her way. Ten minutes passed and Saran finally stopped walking, in front of him was a torii, a huge red traditional Japanese gate, a few steps ahead two huge men in suits with the same crest on their chest were standing, both wore sunglasses and had a weapon with them, one had a dagger and the other a small Katana in the scabbard, the man with the dagger approaches her.

"Do you have identification?" He asked in a serious tone and pointed the bat at the girl. Saran took out a small black and red card and showed it to the man.

"Hhm...Sarangerel...Rapa, first year. Ah, so you're a rookie, go ahead." He would say showing the way, a few more steps and the expression on the girl's face showed all the excitement he felt.

"What a strange name…Rapa…" one of the men grumbled but the girl continued anyway.

Two white buildings with blue windows next to each other, two walkways connected them both above and below they had seven floors and were wide, it was possible to see several people entering the building that had the same red gate as the entrance but smaller, all wore the same coat of arms as the girl's uniform. Behind the building it was possible to see a structure that looked like a small stadium, a combat arena.

"Alright alright, all first years go to the hall inside the red gate please, the rest can head to their respective classrooms." A female voice was heard, Saran looked at a large pole that was beside her and looked up seeing speakers, she walked to the hall inside the red gate.

It was crowded with people in the same uniform, something felt strange looking right away, it seemed that everyone was carrying some kind of weapon. Spears, swords, knives, sticks, all sorts of melee weapons were there, some didn't carry any kind of weapon but carried big suitcases. Everyone was in front of a small glass door, the door opened and out came a tall, strong man wearing a white Gi and a black belt around his waist, his hair was black and pulled back in a big tuft. Everyone there was looking at him with bright faces and sparkles in their eyes, as if they were seeing a celebrity. The man straightened his Gi and sighed.

"My goodness, I'm surprised at how many people for the first year, this is going to be an interesting year." He would say in his thick voice. "I'll introduce you to the school and give the introduction, I imagine some of you know who I am, correct?"

The man would say that and a girl would raise her arm almost instantly, she had short white hair full of gold barrettes.

"You are Mr. Matsumoto Kenji! One of the greatest karatekas ​​of our time, you were on the Japanese team in the semifinals of the Gang quan bisai tournament!" She would say with a lot of excitement in her voice, the sparkle in her eyes was clearer than the sun.

"Jeez, I can't believe you did your homework, anyway I'll be the teacher of one of your classes, please follow me, I'll explain everything to you." He would say turning around and walking down the corridor of the glass doors, everyone followed him and looked around.

"The place we are standing at now is the largest traditional and combat school in Tokyo and Japan, Senso-Ji. It was founded on the ruins of a Buddhist temple and welcomes students from all over the world." He would say walking down the open hallway that showed the interior of the school, several small statues of Buddha were dotted around the hallway.

"Here you will learn chi manipulation and master both your fighting style and your mastery of chi use. This is where you will become great warriors and masters in the art of dueling." The man would say walking and stopping in front of two large doors that lead to one of the arenas, the man opens the door and reveals the inside of the arena. A huge auditorium with a circular stage in the middle, it was made of concrete and looked brand new, everyone saw it and knew that this was where they would demonstrate their talent and strength.

On top of this small arena were four people. Two men, one blond and short in a white shirt and black pants, the other was tall and wore a huge black apron. One of the women was short and wore a yellow kimono reminiscent of traditional Buddhist monks, she had her hair shaved and marks on her head resembling six small balls with three on each side, the other was an old lady in a nurse's outfit.

One more person appeared in the arena, a woman wearing a white blazer and gold earrings, she was tall and wore a red heel, the school principal.

"It's always a pleasure to see new students entering this place, isn't it, Kenji?" The lady in the arena would say looking at the students.

"Yes, it's always nice to see determined faces here." The man would say crossing his arms. The lady in the arena gets a big smile. "And you? Don't you think it's great to see new students here with us?"

"Yes yes, for sure, it's great to see some weak bones, I already want to break." The man in the white shirt would say smiling scarily and looking at the students, he had extremely thick eyebrows.

"Don't say that, Saito, it'll scare them." The man in the apron would say, he had a thick beard and a headscarf.

"Don't you think that guy's eyebrow is weird?" One of the students was whispering to another, the man in the shirt snapping his fists in an extremely loud noise.

"Hhm...what did you say dear?" He was looking at the girl with an expression that looked calm but hid a lot of anger.

"Ahh...nothing sir!" She mumbles scared.

"Aah... have you started to scare them, caterpillar?" The woman in the kimono gave a dejected sigh, the man looked at her with the same expression he looked at the student.

"What did you say, Yamazaki?" The man said looking at her, the veins were starting to jump in his forehead with hatred, the girl was laughing.

"Haha you're already mad, are you? The year hasn't even started right, darling." She would say looking at him with a smile.

"Okay, enough of the conversation and let's get to the explanation. You will be divided into four groups, two combat groups, one nursing and one forging." The principal would say looking at the students. "It seems that the numbers are in my favor... each combat class will have 15 students, the other groups will have 14."

The director took a few steps forward.

"Now that our initiations are done, welcome to the Senso-Ji Academy!"