Yukimura

Matt found himself floating down into a strange village very slowly. The man's hand was still on him and kept his descent slow, but somehow, he did it without actually grabbing Matt. Matt was confused, but something about this place seemed peaceful to him, like coming back to his hometown. The two landed gently and Matt immediately turned towards the strange man and shouted.

"Why did you pull me away from there?! Why just me?! Marc's still back there! How could you just leave him?!"

The man looked very puzzled by Matt's reaction, but he quickly seemed to shrug this feeling off. He gave Matt a reassuring look and placed a hand on his shoulder. When he spoke, his voice flowed like a gentle stream. It was refreshing and relaxing to the ears of its listener.

"Your concern for the earth dragon is most noble, but I assure you, his guardian must have gotten him out of there in time. You aren't the only one with people looking after you."

"Guardian? It's high-time I asked, What's going on?!"

"I am sure your confusion is deep. There is much to explain, and not much time to waste. Come, we shall talk."

The man led Matt through the small town towards the center where a great castle lie. To Matt it seemed the castle, which had many buildings within its walls, was bigger than the rest of the town combined. As they passed through, Matt couldn't help but notice a few curious looks from those around, but they all seemed friendly enough. Still, something about this place seemed different than anywhere he had been before, and not just because they appeared to be a few centuries behind the times. As they walked the man spoke.

"My name is Enzeru. I am the one who has been assigned by our lord God as your guardian, and as the guardian of all the past dragons of heaven. All throughout the earth, there are people who serve as protectors of the human race, most of them not even realizing it. They have huge amounts of spiritual energy. Spirit energy works just like it would seem, it affects the spirit. Those with high spirit energy affect the hearts and minds of those around them, changing every situation they enter in some way."

Enzeru paused to yell out to the gate guard, who signaled down the other side of the wall for the gate to be opened. The castle gate began to slowly rise into the air, and the massive doors behind it open back into the castle. Matt amused himself thinking, Man. I wonder if they even know about electricity?

"In extreme examples, spirit energy can be used for things like healing, or possession, changing even the body of those they affect. The thing that makes the dragons stand out is, they have enough, or should i say the right type of spirit energy to even affect the physical world around them."

"So how does one build their spirit energy?"

Enzeru thought, I like this one.

"Actually, inside every soul is a vast, pure, and powerful supply of spirit energy. The problem is all of the contradiction that exists inside a person. Different sections of that energy work against one another to the extent the person is conflicted in their own soul. You, dragon, like all dragons, regardless of whether you will it or not, will forevermore reduce the number of conflicts in yourself. It is part of your very design, your purpose. Now that you know this of your nature, you will never again reduce your power, it will only grow and grow."

At first Matt smiled at this, but something soon occurred to him that made him far less excited about this revelation.

"So wait, you're telling me that regardless of how I feel about it, my soul is going to change from this day forward? How many forms are there of an unconflicted soul? What happens to me? The real me?"

Hmm, he asked so much sooner than the others.

"You will become what you are meant to be, and when there is no more conflict in your soul, the world will no longer be able to hold it, and you will be taken to heaven."

Matt suddenly felt somewhat dizzy, and the world around him seemed to spin, everything except Enzeru. Matt got the sensation that he was travelling at a great speed while still standing still, and he saw a brilliant flash of light.

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Maybe the answer is in the very light reflected off our blades. Maybe that's what it means to be this creature known as samurai.