The stranger

Being depressed is useless.

Sighing, the anger were filling his heart.

He lay down, checking his body condition. He look at his knee with his hand rubbing it.

He do it for five minutes or so. Just as he was thinking, he felt a red bump on it cheek. He touch it, couldn't help but cry in pain. He try to wash it off but couldn't; it make it bigger.

Crying, He felt so bad and miserable: walking was even more depressing.

He decided not to walk back to the river again and he doesn't feel like it.

Feeling tired, his mind right now, only want to get rid of his pain. Ah, My cheek. It hurt so much!

In the courtyard, he surprised there no sight of his uncle and sister; confused, the boy walk in. He saw them but were all in the house.

He sneaking go near the empty window then squat down, holding it breath by two hand coverings its mouth.

He hear voices talking. Surprising, he hear the chief. There was also a stranger. He heard them talking but didn't understand much.

"Your child aptitude is not bad, so sir decide that it a good idea, taking her back to the temple." The cheif voice.

"Really! Master..I…!!" The boy hear his sister voice but in an exciting tone. Oh, She must be very eager.

"Hmmm." The stranger just simply nodded in response. The boy got sneak peek as his head slowly go up, watching from the window, he saw the stranger.

He look big and strong even bigger than the strongman of their village. He had a dusty black clothes covering it body and a hood covering it face.

These clothes all look wore out as if it being through countless of age and time.

"Glup..so mystery" the boy thought.

Huh!?

The boy look at the cheif, feeling surprised. He look older and weaker . The chief now, one hand holding on a small wooden staff to support it back.

He had a elderly look but his eye seem to contain high expectations.

"Who!" the stranger suddenly said as he stretches his hand in the air, aiming at the wall. it hand seem to have pull the air.

"Wooshhhhh…Boom!"

The wall then crumbled to many pecies, revealing a small boy who covering it face with his two small hand.

Seeing the collapse wall, the boy frighten that don't know how to move even forgetting the pain and everything on his mind. His breaths become soft and weak. Big ear could felt the heavy beating in his heart. Never felt this much in his life, could it be today is the day?

"Big ear, come here"His dad called, raising it hand, signaling the small boy to walk over.

Big ear run over in a quick speed. There were tears in his eye but couldn't come out.

He quickly goes behind his dad, he now feel more secure and a bit of comfort. After all his dad is a strong build men, his leather shirt had many sweat on it as it reveal his muscles on his chest. The boy look at his hand then try to comfort it down but it keep trembling. So his name is Big ear.

"What the meaning of this?!"

The dad then ask in a angry tone.

But the black clothes stranger only sneer back.

The chief quickly stop the dad and said hurriedly "don't be impulsive, I will help you rebuild it. It a small problem, just a small problem. everyone clam down first and listen to me. Sir does'nt mean it.."

Ignoring the stare from the dad, the stranger look at his daughter.

"You come with me or I leave." the stranger said lazing.

"Hmf!" The dad snorted, blocking his daughter with his hand.

"Dad.."

"Huh?"

"I want to go."

Her sister look at him and said anxiously. She must be big ear second sister, she look much different compare to her eldest sis who look poor. Her dress was white unlike her Big sis dress. Big ear look around, confused as he blink his eye.

"This is an opportunity, what you doing?!." The chief also start to look anxious.

"But, can't we have some time to prepare before going."

The dad sighed and loosened it anger. He also know it a opportunity and can't be miss but feel uncomfortable, can't bear the rudeness and his wall…sighhh.

Shaking his head, The cheif then make a hand gesture signaling the white dress girl. Seeing this, she walk over. Her figure walk past her father and stood behind the stranger; facing her family.

"Yue er."

The Dad seem want to remind her something but couldn't say it.

"I know dad."

She know what he want to say. Just as long as she follow the stranger, she could receive endless of benefit. Rather for dad, the family or herself.

He always want his family to have some influence, to the point that even when going out to some big city's, he could go in for free, finding job that easy and well paid.

He was also very interested in the strong power of that stranger, maybe yue er could even teach him. Very excited in his heart, that already made him forget the grudge that the stranger did to his house.

He nodded and said "remember it good for you and the family"

Yue er happily nodded.

Seeing this even Big ear could tell something happening, although he usually look dazed but he alway been thinking a lot and a lots.

Yue er then show a mocking face at Big ear. Big ear then suddenly feel jealous. He know that the sister must be leaving and no need to do work anymore. Sighing and anger fill his heart. But the pain snap him out. He rub his cheek using it hand. He then say" I also want to go."

"You?.." the stranger said in uncertain tone.

"Yeah, why, are saying only sister can go."

"You have poor aptitude, no qualifications."

"No! You lying!

"Big ear." His mother said but in low voice; she look worry.

"you just don't want to bring me along! I can prove it to you! who you looking down at!"

The boy roar in anger.

The Stranger ingnoring his roar and curse as he slowly walk out of the house. Just he was about to keep yelling but couldn't, for a moment, something thing have stunned big ear, something that probably would shock him for a lifetime.

Why can bird fly?..cause they have wing, so human can't?

But why, Big ear mind feel so mixed up. All the knowledge he know of seem so confusing right now.

The stranger, he saw was floating away, his feet on a steel made sword, with one hand carrying her sister on his back.

The next day, Big ear was cutting wood while siting on a small wooden chair. It axe was not fit for his size but he managed to use it with his two hand but his cutting were very clumsy. He felt very tired so he stopped, putting down the axes m, at the same time he use his free hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

He look dazed. He still couldn't help but remembering the moment her sister who left the house and never came back. Because of his sister absence, his parent had to do some of his sister work, with no time to pay attention to Big ear. But Big ear bump had become much smaller compared to yesterday. He remember sawing an grandma who treating a child who also had bump like him but his bump on his hand. He saw the child hand were covered with honey and many herb. Seeing this, he quickly steal some honey from their house. Of course it was when they outside the house.

The honey as magical as it seem, it relieve his pain and the itchiness. Especially out in the sun, it dry much quickly and the bump start to shrink. The boy think and think, he couldn't help and wonder why that stranger can fly and he can't.

He was very jealous and sometimes he try to do the same but all seem useless. Remembering something, his face burn red, those awkward moments. He thought of it was rather the pose or how he move but none of it work. Sighing and he decide to no think anymore, it full of headaches.

Today, he happen to have little work, because he was punished yesterday, so the whole night he was doing work and all work. Thus, even the work today were finished along.

He wasn't sleepily, he couldn't help but keep thinking. That event happen to stuck in his mind and made it difficult to sleep. He move two stack of thin wood that he just cut to the house. He put near the kitchen and go out. He then walk out and around the village. Many villagers house weren't that big and similar to his own home. The road was built with stone and weird rock. Every time he walk on it, he could felt it texture and it hardness. It felt harder and could easily break it leg. He think as he walk. Dog bark as it pass by. He seem to be in his own world, notice no noice nor anything that happening around him. Butterfly fly on it head, yet he still walking as he stare at the road. Some ant crossing the road, yet he still didn't notice it. It was'nt until this happen.

"Ouch!"

Big ear yelled in pain.

A rock hit right on his nose. Almost causing it to bleed.

He try to ease it pain by rubbing it nose.

"Huh?"

A young boy who about 10 or 11 year old walk over.

"Big ear, what you doing?" The young boy ask.

Seeing it was this young man, he wanted to run as far as possible after all he is quite a bully and no one can say much about it since his father was the chief. Due to his status, he attract two lackey to work with him. I saw two more shadow walking out from the tree back. The sun revealing their figure. One is named big nose, while the other is big eye.

Weird name, huh?

They known as three big boss. As the title suggested, they not big boss but like to be called that.

"Oh, it the first Big brother." Big ear say politely.

The young master nodded and waves his hand.

Then Big ear walk over.

Big eye had a body mass much bigger than big ear. I saw him had a wooden chair held in his hand.

The leaves fall, the sun were bright but was covered by the tree many branches and green leaves.

I saw the young master sitting in a chair, looking relax while big eye massaging his back.

"You have a lot of question." Big nose yawn.

I saw him walking over to big ear. Big ear was kneeling on the knee as he talk nonstop.

Big nose is much skinnier than Big ear but saw him swept his hand at Big ear.

Big ear then stop it mouth, noticing the pointing branch that close to it mouth.

Big nose sneer and said "I say, you can't hide anymore."

Big ear sallow it saliva and explain.

"Oh, second bos..Great boss. Um, let me explain, the honey taste great, originally the first thing I thought was to have you three bro to have a taste."

"Huh?What you take us for, We are doing for justice and eliminate the bad."

"Yes..yes, yes." Big ear said smiley at Big nose.

Suddenly, the young master stood up as Big eye push the chair away. The young man walk over the rocky road. His figure went past Big ear then stood facing it opposite direction. He put his two hand behind his back and start to speak. The wind blewing his long hairs. His eye were closed as his lip move, his face could feel the pushing wind, his eye felt the breezing comfort. He had the countless of grief but his desire keep his heart firm.

"I'll forget the crime that you steals from grandma ya, but tell me more…. that person."

Big ear nodded and began to explain.

Sun fall, rotating the sky, it color change like orange and red.

Standing on a cliff, I saw the clouds covering the land.

Two figure were standing side by side. The winding wind howling it sound.

"You don't understand, they can cultivate, cultivate… I also want to..." shaking his head, the young master sigh.

Cultivate?

What cultivate, what that do?

From the young master tone, Big ear could felt it is the key and answer that he been looking for.

Maybe, cultivate could make him fly or collapsing a house with a move by one hand. Oh, how almighty would that be, Big ear thought.

As the young master was thinking. "That must be the senior who save my father," he suddenly thought that possibility.

when he was young, he remember his grandpa told him a story, a real story.

In the past, their village was much bigger and had produce many strong warrior, but unfortunately they suffer a lot. during these few year, bandits come continuously, attacking their village. But one day, a man appear, he use one hand defeating forty bandit and stopped their attack. Now I think it was 7 year ago. Their village was plunder pretty badly, not much valuable thing were left. "To think he would came back, I wonder if I can meet him. The more he thought, the more he felt conflicted. Shaking it head, he said "I would just ask Uncle Sam." But he said in his heart.

It was blue night sky, it had hang a bright white moon. I saw a quick figure running down a cliff, he was carrying two water bucket, using a wooden staff on it back making it easier to carry. I saw him rush in to big ear house.

It was very quick as he come out, I saw carrying wooden baskets backpack and had an axe on his hand.

cutting the wood from the forest, picking its herb and rob it soil. Big ear thought as he did.

Don't know what medicine he eat, he look energetic all night long.