The Last Guardian

Chapter_34: Great balls of Fire!

The Watchmaker backed off a few steps as Shemyaza walked towards him.

"Now- tell me, are you going to lead me to the Guardian or not?" he asked.

"You don't understand- you don't need to fight him, he's not powerful enough- he won't be a threat to you-" replied the Watchmaker.

Shemyaza laughed-

"You fool- even if he were powerful- he won't stand a chance in front of me- I just need to make sure that no one bothers me as I take over this world- so for the last time, tell me where is he, or I'll tear you apart-"

"You can't do that- You're not allowed to hurt His creation-" replied the Watchmaker trembling in fear.

"Oh! I can't kill you, but I can make you suffer, the things I can do- you would wish you were dead, old man!", Shemyaza said standing three feet away from him, his eyes still glowing.

"Ok! Ok- I'll take you to him- but please I don't want him to see me-" he replied.

"You show me the place- I'll turn it to dust!"

8:00 p.m. - The Lucky Shop

"Its won't be long before he finds you- I think you need to level up your powers further-"said Farid.

"You think I have more powers to unlock?" asked Johnathan.

"Oh! Yes- you're only starting-C'mon we will practice all night if we have to-"said Farid.

Moments later Farid stood with a long stick in his hand, in front of Johnathan who was empty handed.

"Now listen carefully- you can't always rely on your weapons in a fight and hand to hand combat won't work against supernatural entities, so you need to learn to harness your Qi- I have read about an old technique used by the ancient guardians during battles, It was so powerful that it incinerated everyone in the battlefield- I'm not quite sure if you can learn it so quickly but we have to try-" he said.

"Ok- I'm down- teach me!" said Johnathan.

"Hmm- think of your Qi- your life force, as electricity- in it's dormant form, it's hardly useful, but if you focus it and channel it in the right direction, it can move giant machinery- now take a deep breath and empty your mind- relax!" instructed Farid.

Johnathan did as he asked.

"Your strengths are in your emotions- learn to control them and you will learn to bring out your powers- think about the time when you were a drunk loser- the time when the girl left you- the time the demons beat you- and when you held her in your arms begging for her life-" said Farid walking around him in circles.

"You know about that?" asked Johnathan.

"Shut up and focus!" scolded Farid.

Johnathan recalled all the incidents that led him to this moment. He realized how far he had come, from being just a cripple, to a powerful fighting machine, almost invincible. He recalled how he felt, each time he overcame a challenge and defeated his enemy. He felt the power surging inside him- his hands tingling with electric energy-

"Now-" said Farid, "I'm going to attack you- but you can't use your legs to defend- nor you will have your Katana to fight with- I want you to close your eyes and feel my moves"

Johnathan closed his eyes- he emptied his mind and let his feelings flow. It was pitch black in his mind but his ears were ringing with the energy inside him.

Farid quickly took his stick and swung at him from the back. Johnathan felt the stick like a glowing ember approaching from behind and as soon as it was about to strike- he ducked down-

"Good! You're starting to learn-" said Farid

Farid struck again, this time from the front-Johnathan felt the stick again and with his eyes closed, this time he grabbed it before it could strike. He then let go off it slowly.

"Nice! Now I want you to attack as well as defend- this technique uses the power of your third eye so I will tie a cloth around your eyes-" said Farid blind folding him.

"Okay but how will I achieve this power?" he asked.

"When I threaten your life- your powers will find a way!" replied Farid.

"Threaten my life? What? Whoa!!" said Johnathan, still blindfolded.

Suddenly Farid took a gun out from somewhere-a colt revolver and pointed at him.

"This won't kill you but it will hurt like hell-" he said firing a shot a few feet away from him.

Johnathan jumped in shock.

"God! That's a gun-" he remarked.

"Yes-and it's filled with demon essence- that will burn through your skin like acid- you will heal but till then its just a lot of pain- so dodge the bullets- ready!" said Farid c*****g his gun again.

"Wait- wait- is this really necessary-"said Johnathan.

Farid didn't reply but instead he fired a shot directly in his right arm. The bullet went straight through his arm and Johnathan rolled down in pain.

"C'mon get up! You can't die of a bullet! Your enemy won't show you any mercy!" saud Farid c*****g his gun again.

Johnathan struggled to get up and once he was on his feet he tried to calm his mind. The pain was tearing through his veins. He focused and anticipated the next shot- he knew that nothing could actually hurt him, so he let go off his fears.

Farid fired again. But this time Johnathan felt the bullet approaching in his mind- he saw with his eyes closed, a tiny spark of light approaching him fast- it was aiming for his chest- he quickly moved out of the way.

Farid understood that Johnathan's ability was improving so he started firing one shot after another. Johnathan got out of the way every time. Farid stopped for a moment- the room was filled with smoke and his gun had only one bullet left. Johnathan was kneeling on the ground with his head down and hands on the ground, he was feeling different now. Steam began to evaporate from his body- his new power was turning on at this point. He felt no fear or remorse, he was ready to fight back-

Brother Farid aimed the gun slowly at him. Johnathan was feeling his presence- in his mind, he saw him as a glowing body of light- the entire room was materializing in his head- he didn't need eyes to see anymore. Farid put his finger on the trigger but as he was about to press the trigger, Johnathan jumped at him within half a second like lightning through the air and grabbed his gun.

Farid was shocked-

"My God you've got it- finally- but not so easy to defeat me-" he said and pulled the trigger anyway right at his face.

The bullet exploded out of the gun with a bang- Johnathan moved his face out of the way, but he didn't let go off the gun.

"You sick bastard!" Johnathan whispered and suddenly released all his energy.

He began to glow red hot like a fire, the gun he was holding turned red from the heat and was beginning to melt. Farid let go off the gun and backed off. He understood that Johnathan had awakened the fire element in him and now he was all rage and anger- he had no reason or empathy in him.

Farid backed off against the wall- Johnathan raised his right hand and pointed his palm at him. A ring of fire was materializing in his hand. He was going to burn Farid alive!

Just as he was about to let go off the fire from his palm, Billy suddenly entered the room and jumped at Johnathan and held him down to the ground. He then quickly removed the blindfold. Johnathan powered down immediately and realized what he was about to do.

"Goddamn! Farid- you're going to get killed one day-" remarked Billy.

Farid smiled and brushed off his clothes and went out if the room. As he went out he said-

"My life doesn't matter- he has attained another level today- that will go a long way in defeating the darkness and that's what matters-"

Johnathan got up from the ground feeling sorry. He looked at Billy- he was panting.

"Look I don't know what happened there- but I didn't mean to hurt him-" he said.

"I know but be careful next time- not everyone's bullet proof like you-" replied Billy.