Rune had started to train in karate and aikido when he was eight years old. He had seen movies about how a strong a person could defeat any opponent and he wanted to protect himself and people he knew. He asked his parents when he was seven years old, but they had said it was too early to start.

For his eighth birthday, they had gotten him children’s lessons for karate and aikido to see which one he liked better. He had gotten into the car and they had started to drive to a dojo that allowed people to learn either aikido or karate.

Rune’s town was not too bland, but was more like nothing exciting ever happened. It was the kind of town where the crime rate was one of the lowest, but their police force was extremely capable. There was a mall on the opposite side of the town which was at the intersection of another city. There was a small farmer’s market twice a year for fruits and vegetables.

The school system was different that that of other schools because they switched some of the math and science classes. Geometry and physics was now in sophomore year and freshmen had algebra II and environmental science.

However different this school was, they still had a good educational system for its students and they gave a lot of freedom to them. People could dye their hair, wear what they want as long as it wasn’t offensive, and multiple other freedoms. The people there were friendly and helped each other out when they were needed.

Rune stared out of the car window as the car entered the parking lot. It was full of empty spaces, but there were multiple cars parked there. They pulled up to a space and stopped the car.

When Rune entered the dojo, he and his parents were greeted by a friendly receptionist. The interior of the building seemed somewhat simple with its wooden floor and mats placed periodically around the floor.

“Are you here to check out karate and aikido?”

Rune nodded and his parents started to give the person the tickets they got when they signed him up. Rune was not watching this event, but was instead focusing on a man with white hair who seemed to beat everyone who he went against. He threw palms and punches and kicks that blew the opponents back as they landed with precision and speed.

“Alrighty, come on Rune. We will go see the instructor, okay?”

The person gave him a smile as he was led to the man with the white hair. The man stopped fighting as he saw the receptionist walk up to him and he waved them off. Then he kneeled to Rune’s height and spoke in a tough voice.

“Hello. Are you Rune? Do you want to be taught karate or aikido?”

“Can I try both before I decide?”

“Ah! A wise choice!”

The man stood up and him over to two mats. Then the man stood on one and gestured that Rune take the other. Then Rune was taught what each looked like and what they were used for.

“So, what do you want to do? You seem to have grasped both concepts easily. I’m sure you can master one of them.”

“I want to do both.”

Rune spoke in a determined voice and the man just chuckled. Then he nodded and waved for the receptionist to come over. They came over with a paper and clipboard and the instructor wrote something.

“He will be signing up for both karate and aikido.”

Karate utilizes attacks made by the hands and feet while aikido takes advantage of opponents using locking, holding, and throwing techniques.

He mastered most of the art of karate and aikido by the age of twelve and had started to practice using different types of weaponry by the age of ten.

He went to the dojo when he was bored and was taught by his instructor, master Ken. He taught Rune the techniques of aikido and karate as well as teach him weapon techniques when he was ten.

Master Ken was a man who had trained from a young age and wanted to train a prodigy who would be as powerful as him. He sensed that Rune wanted to be stronger, but he didn’t force it onto him.

Later on, Rune became a master of dual swordsmanship, the halberd, one handed and two handed swords, scythes, bardiches, bows, battle axes, and knives. He mastered them at the age of fifteen when he diligently worked on his skills at home and at the dojo.

He soon looked over different techniques and developed his own. Using the concepts of knockout and killing techniques, he learned how to bring down an opponent in an instant.

The only problem was that there was no reason for him to to use those moves in the current society. He wished to be in a fantasy world of kill or be killed to use his attacks.

Luckily for him, he would go to a fantasy world. The only problem was that he had to die first.