Trouble

Walking out of the woods, the first thing that came into sight was their tent, with a smile on his face Jason mutter to himself before heading to the tent.

"Here is a surprise for you mother".

Jason was just getting close to the tent when Hannah came out of the tent only to see her brother coming from the distance.

"Mother big brother is back" yelled Hannah in excitement as she ran to meet him.

"This girl, can't you be silent for once and let me give mother the shock of her life," said Jason with a smile on his face.

Getting close to Jason, Hannah jumps on him. Not expecting this turn of event Jason was pushed back as he caught her in his embrace.

"Big brother your body is a bit hard, I almost got myself injured you know," said Hannah with a smile on her face.

"This is the results to show for the training I have been doing lately" reply Jason as he continues to head to the tent with Hannah in his embrace.

Clara came out to see her son when Hannah make the announcement and the moment she saw him coming forward, she felt something has changed about him and she couldn't put her hand on it. It was only when he was close to her that she felt the change in his aura.

"Good morning mother, how have you been doing," said Jason with a bow when he was close to her.

"I am doing great and you, when will you stop acting like a baby" reply Clara as she turned to give Hannah a look.

"But I am still a child mother," said Hannah as she places her head on Jason's shoulder.

"Just take a look at yourself acting like this, is not cute at all" reply Jason with a laugh.

"Big brother are you on her side now," said Hannah feeling a little betrayed.

"Yes Hannah, are you going to take revenge on me" reply Jason with a smile.

"You bet I will big brother," said Hannah with a smile on her face as she left his embrace and walk toward the tent but before she goes in, she turns around and gives Jason a look with a cunning smile on her face as she says.

"You better watch out big brother cause I am going to hit you really hard".

Jason felt his arm goes goosebumps as he looks her in the eye. Turning around in freight as he shakes the feeling of him.

"That little rascal, what did she have in mind that time around. I have to be careful not to fall in the trap she has set for me" said Jason with a sigh.

"Seem like your training really pays off, 4th layer of tempered body in just two days. You just did something others could never do something" said Clara with a smile on her face.

"It was only my luck mother" reply Jason with a smile.

"Luck has nothing to do with it but your hard work son so don't put it on luck," said Clara.

"Okay, mother" reply Jason in defeat.

"So have you been able to master the technique all this while," asked Clara.

"Not really it's kind of difficult and I almost broke my leg when I try practicing it the first time" reply Jason with an awkward laugh.

"Then your legs are still not strong enough," said Clara.

"Yeah but that was before I breakthrough, I believe this time I will be able to learn it" reply Jason.

"Good because you are already running out of time, you have ten days left before the start of the tournament," said Clara.

"That should be more than enough days for me to grip the technique" reply, Jason.

"Don't get too cocky son, it wouldn't be a technique if it could be mastered that easily, so that rush it okay" said Clara.

"I have my ways mother so don't worry about it" replied Jason.

"Alright if you say so but don't over push yourself. Here, Jason, I was planning to send your sister to get me some herbs in the market but since you have arrived why don't you get them for me" said Clara as she passed Jason two spirit stones.

Taking the spirit stones, Jason was told what he needed to buy before he left for the market. Getting the herbs, Jason was just on his way home when his way was blocked by four boys of his age with Andrew being in the middle.

"What do you want this time around," said Jason with a frown on his face as he came to stop.

"What more loser other than to get my arms warm since it been long I have seen you around this place my body begin to itch the moment I saw you" reply Andrew with a laugh and his friends follow suit.

"Look Andrew I don't want any trouble okay, just let me be on my way," said Jason.

"Do you hear that guys, he called me by my name? The kid has finally grown some wings don't you think" replies Andrew with a smile on his face as he turns to his friends.

"He sure has boss, what did you say we teach him a lesson to educate him," said one of his friends with a chuckle.

Seeing the way they are acting, Jason knew there is no way he is going to avoid getting into a fight this time around and was just about to think of a way to get away from them when Andrew suddenly said.

"I think you are right about that, let's teach him a lesson and make sure we teach him one that he won't be able to forget for the rest of his life".

"I am warning you guys, I don't want to fight you so let me be," said Jason as he kept the herbs in his robe as he ready himself for what to come.