Chapter 6 - M.D.B 6: Saint’s First Actual Combat (1/2)

Chapter 6: Saint's First Actual Combat

Colleen Wing raised her eyebrow of surprise. Back when Saint's parents were still alive, she was a frequent customer of Lee's Chinese Restaurant. Although she and Saint never had much contact, she had been around him for years and very familiar with him. This Chinese American teenager one year younger than her was usually really shy. He was never as bold as today, but she did like being praised for her beauty. Curious, she couldn't help but ask: ”Saint, why was your restaurant closed for so many days? Is there something wrong?”

Saint walked over to her, giving her a half truthful answer: ”Nothing, it's just that my training reached a critical point; I've been practicing in the past few days.

”Practicing?”

Colleen was surprise and asked suspiciously: ”The Lee Family has Martial Arts traditions? How come I don't know of that?!”

Saint shook his head, remembering what he told Danny the day before: ”That's not it. I've learned the teaching of the ”Kame Sennin” back when I was a child, but I've never practiced them until now.”

”Kame Sennin?” Colleen looked at Saint with a sigh of interest: ”A strange name! Is he from China town?”

”No.” Saint shook his head again saying: ”Do you know of K'un-lun?”

Hearing that word, Colleen eyes went wide open. She remembered the ”geek” she met the other day, Danny Rand. She remained stunned for a while, and then said: ”Yes I heard about that.”

Because Saint had already deceived Danny once yesterday, he was lying more smoothly this time around: ”We at ”Kame School” just like ”K'un-lun” keep our presence hidden. Back when I was a child, I met the Kame Xiānrén by chance as he went to visit the outside world. He accepted me as an apprentice, and taught me how to control Ki, and even how to fly.”

”Xiānrén?!”(Translator Note: I've kept the word's pronunciation in Chinese here. It's the same Kanji for Sennin in Japanese. It means Sage, and whenever the fact that Saint used the Chinese Pinyin is not accentuated, I'll be using the more common ”Kame Sennin” as it's far more familiar.)

Colleen was half Chinese. Having spent most of her life in Japan and New York, she wasn't that good in Chinese. However, words such as Xiānrén were not forgotten.

Saint shrugged his shoulders bragging about his supposed Sensei saying: ”He was a Sage indeed, even able to fly in midair!”

”Fly?” Colleen gasped and then said: ”You mean, through practicing Ki, people could fly?”

”Yes.” Saint nodded and said: ”It's a very advanced technique called Bukujutsu (T/N: lit.”Dancing Sky Art”). But my Ki is still far too weak, and in this short period of time, I didn't even reach a level high enough to practice it.”

Colleen's face was full of disbelief, and she immediately started doubting Saint's word: ”How old did you say you were when you met this Sage? I'm starting to feel that you've been cheated!”

Saint laughed indifferently, not bothering to argue with her saying: ”Words are empty, you'll see it 1st hand later. Soon or later, one day, I will fly before your very eyes!”

”Come to my Dojo at anytime!” Colleen said as she raised her eyebrows: ”I have to see if it's even real martial arts that you've learned!”

This was very convenient! Saint was already looking for someone to practice with, and to gauge his current level. He looked back and forth then said: ”I'm free now!”

”Alright!”