Chapter Four: Kris

Juno, Miguel and Kris were standing inside the huge dojo. Eskrimadors were already there, doing their practices and some are doing spars. The noise of Arnis clashing with each other can be heard from time to time.

“Alright! Let’s start my road to being a Punong Guro!” said Juno enthusiastically. He is wearing the prescribed uniform of Kali Eskrima already. Black colored kendo pants with matching black saggy long sleeves. Most of the Eskrimador’s including Juno and Miguel are practicing bare feet but some like Kris practice with socks and while sandals.

“That’s the spirit!” said Miguel doing a thumb up at Juno.

“Anyway, I have to go do my own practice so I’ll leave you to Kris.” Said Miguel as he walks away from them.

“Okay!” said Juno while doing a highly spirited thumbs up to Miguel.

“Alright… lets start from the basics.” Said Kris.

“This is how you breath properly…”

Kris puts her hands on her waist and started breathing in order.

“Inhale…”

“Exhale…”

“What are you doing?” asked Juno in a slight confused tone.

“Teaching you the basics of proper breathing.” Kris answered.

“That’s too basic!” Juno squabbled.

“Don’t worry, once we’re done with the basics we can move to the advance.” Said Kris.

“Now put your hands on you waist and start breathing like this.”

“Inhale…”

“Exhale…”

Juno started breathing according to Kris’s phase. While they were breathing Juno was looking around the seeing the sight of Eskrimadors doing their fancy sword dances. Some of them are fighting with other using sticks in incredible speeds. On the other side of the dojo, he can see another teacher teaching on how to disarm your opponent of his Arnis.

“Inhale…”

“Exhale…”

Kris continuously said as they both breaths simultaneously. Juno was getting weary of his practice with every second.

“Haven’t we done this enough?” Asked Juno.

“No… Inhale… Exhale…” answered Kris as she continued with the practice.

“Come on… When will I get into the cool stuff?” questioned Juno.

“This is cool… Inhale… Exhale…” replied Kris in a taunting manner.

“I’m tired of this… I’ll ask Miguel to spar with me a bit.” Said Juno as he walks away. Before Juno walked a few meters Kris stopped him and said.

“Juno, come back here and do your training properly.”

“Nah… I feel like a spar.” Said Juno as he continues to walk away.

“Juno…” called Kris.

“Fine, you’ve made your mistake. I hope you will learn from it.”

“Since I’m your teacher I believe it is my responsibility to show you how weak you really are.” Said Kris with a stern voice.

“If you can beat me in a spar, I’ll teach you the advance lessons of Kali Eskrima already, but if I win…”

“You’ll have to learn Kali Eskrima my way.” Bargained Kris.

“Sounds fair enough.” agreed Juno.

Juno was completely confident about winning the fight since Kris doesn’t look like much of a challenge to him. After Kris puts on her padding and headgear, she handed some headgears and padding to Juno too. Juno puts on his gears while muttering to himself.

“What does she take me as… a child, I’ll show you my sword fighting skills.”

Kris stands a few meters in front of him.

“Are you ready?” asked Kris as she goes to a pose. Two Arnis are crossed in front of her body, as she stands completely straight.

“Yeah…” answered Juno. Juno’s voice was very serious, which show he has no intention of loosing the fight.

Miguel who was whistling while passing the two by noticed they’re both about to spar.

“What are you both waiting for? FIGHT!” Miguel said as he laughingly walks away.

Juno charged at Kris with his right Arnis already up in the air. His left Arnis are on guard in front of his chest area.

Before Juno was at a range close enough for combat, Kris began a sword dance which continuously circles her area of attack from the behind to the front. The movements were very fluid yet somewhat slow. Juno’s reaction was in between stun and confused, which stopped his charge.

Kris started walk directly towards Juno with slow and easy steps without stopping her dance. Juno was a little bit intimidated by the sword dance so Juno was backing up at every step that Kris made.

“The circles are very wide but slow…”

“I think I can manage to block one of her attack then throw a counter before the second one comes at me.” Juno thinks out loud.

Juno stopped from moving back and raised his guard. He waited for Kris’s attack to come to him, meanwhile he braced for the impact.

“I didn’t become Punong Guro for no reason Juno.” Kris said a second before the moment of impact.

Thud!

The Arnis Juno is holding was thrashed to the floor. The whole force of Kris’s wide circle was completely transferred to Juno’s block and the result it Juno releasing his weapon. Juno’s face was filled with shock and disbelief.

“How could that be? That attack doesn’t have enough force to throw my weapon away.”

“That was even a swing. It’s more like a free fall.” Juno kept on whimpering.

Kris takes of her headgear and said to Juno.

“I won… you’ll start from the basic like we agreed.”

Kris picks up Juno’s Arnis and gives it back to him.

“We’ve wasted valuable time with your puny attempt to beat me.” Kris said as a burst of laughter take over her. She is doing the victory thing with her finger and laughing like an insane person.

“Wow… being a monster runs in the blood.” Whimpers Juno as he stares at Kris.

End of Chapter Four

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Authors Note: This is the end of chapter four. This was a very short chapter and the action scene is also short. I’m trying to make Juno as strong as quickly as possible ; I feel like I’m doing something wrong with my story.

Kris, which is the name of Miguel’s little sister and the name of our chapter is also a name of a knife. It is the type of knife where the blade is all wavy and stuff. I’m not sure if that knife started from Philippines but it sure sound like it ;

Remember to R&R or else I’ll go SUPER MIGUEL SWORD DANCE on your ass.