CHAPTER TEN
ACT ONE (How They Met) 1
FIVE YEARS AGO
Teresa and Eliza stand in front of Jack's doorstep.
Eliza grabs her sister's jacket and looks at her sister with a terrified look on her face.
"You don't have to worry, they are nice people. I know that from experience."
Then Eliza lets go of Teresa. "If they are really nice people. Then why does this house have the same feel as the man who killed Dad and why are you taking me here."
Teresa notices where the conversation was headed to, and decides to put an end to it by clicking the doorbell. "Oops, silly me."
Then, Ten year old Jack opens the door glimpses the sister's and closes immediately.
Eliza faces her sister. "So, Sis, do you still think that boy is a nice person."
INSIDE JACK'S MOM'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM
Teresa and Eliza sit on a sofa, Jack brings a jug of tea from the kitchen and pours it in two cups. Eliza places her feet on the table and stretches her body.
"Sis, you were right. He really is a nice person."
After he was done, Jack waltzes out of the living room and into his room."
ACT TWO (Romeo and Juliet)
LOCATION UNKNOWN - THE WORLD TREE (LARGEST TREE IN THE WORLD)
Manny is climbing up a 50 foot tree, located at the edge of a village. He finally reaches the top and lies in exhaustion. "Finally."
"What are you doing here? If you keep coming here, you are sure to be found out."
Manny turns his head and stares at a seven year old poabla, who was wearing a plain light blue gown. "You are looking more beautiful today."
"Stop it, if father catches you, he will make you disappear, like___"
Manny stands up and holds poabla's hands. "Don't you worry... I can take care of myself."
A fencing Blade flies straight to Manny, but he catches it. A man who looked like he was in late sixties, points a fencing Blade at Manny. "Your reflexes must be dull from all that climbing."
Manny turns around and strikes the man with the fencing Blade, but the man blocks the Blade with his own.
"How, how did you find out?"
The man paries Manny's Blade and stabs Manny on three different spots in a flash. "How dare you ask me that type of question. You don't ask God how he knows everything".
Manny falls to the floor and as he is falling, the man decided to finish him by stabbing his head. But, Manny disappears and reappears on poabla's laps.
"Papa, please stop this."
The man smiles and then manically bursts into laughter. " Alas... An awakening fitting for a queen". He drops his sword on the floor walks to the edge, and jumps down from the tree.
"Manny, please don't go"
Manny raises his arm and touches poabla's face. " How can i go, when a beautiful girl wants me to stay with her."
Poabla holds Manny's hand and squeezes it tight. "Thanks."
"Don't worry, I'll never leave you."
That night, while Manny and the rest of the villagers slept, a group of people invaded the village where the tree resided. They burn down the village down, and one of them fell the world tree.
Manny runs to the tree to save Poabla, but when he arrives at the scene, he sees three people, on cloaks standing in front of Poabla.
One of the persons notice Manny's presence and pulls out their blade , but the person in the middle, blocks the other, with their arm.
"I will take care of this, myself".
Then, the one in the middle stretch out their arm. "Will Join us, on our mission to take down the government?"
Manny looks at Poabla's distressed face and runs to her, but the middle one pins him to the floor with thier foot and points Thier sword at him.
"Answer my question, I don't like to be left hanging."
Manny grabs the sword and breaks it. "How can you hurt Poabla and expect me to comply."
The middle one stands up and removes Thier hood. "My name is Nikki and I came here to recruit Poabla Meriri and not hurt, but you are showing promise. Join me and I can give you freedom."
Nikki takes her foot off Manny and walks to Poabla, she squats as soon as Poabla was within arms length and touches her hair. "Do I scare you?"
Poabla places her hands on shoulders, in a frightened manner. "No, But Papa, he's coming. He's going to kill everyone."
Nikki stands up and stretches her arms to both Poabla and Manny. "Come with me and you wouldn't have to worry about that man any longer."
ACT THREE (The Za Clan's Leader)
'As I die, the next generation, my beautiful daughters will take care of the Za clan and make it blussom better than I ever did'. Those were the last words Eliza ever heard from her father.
Eleven year old Eliza had just watched her father brutally murdered in front of her by a mysterious person who had challenged him to a duel earlier. Unable to process what had just happened, she kneels to the floor and tries to wake her fathers corpse.
Other clan members who were watching the fight play out, look away from Eliza.
ACT FOUR (Rivals)
A twelve year old Jack with long black hair tied back. Wearing a white dogi with a black belt tied around his waist. And a twelve year old Manny with spiky white hair wearing a black hoodie, stand directly in front of eachother. Then they both assume fighting positions as they prepare for their battle.
Manny charges forward and throws a punch at Jack, which he skillfully dodges. In retaliation, Jack delivers a kick with his right foot aimed at Manny's forehead only for it to be blocked by him. Undeterred, Jack brings down his right foot then throws his left foot towards Manny's temple but it too is deftly blocked.
Jack tries pushing away by grabbing hold of Manny's shoulder but he resists by also grabbing onto Jack's shoulder attempting the same thing. Seizing an opportunity when least expected; Jack turns around taking several steps backwards while pulling him along thereby throwing off balance which gives him the chance to roll over.
Manny uses his arm as support to break free from falling flat on his face, before standing up quickly and jumping backwards.
Then Jack runs forward and Manny does the same. Manny throws a punch at Jack, but Jack bends downwards, then he springs back up and delivers an uppercut on Manny's Jaw.
Manny falls to the floor flat. "You win. You are the strongest in the world". Then he raises his fist towards Jack.
Jack fist bumps Manny and smiles. "That much was obvious."