chapter 5-Where does the sun go?


" See every King has there own way of life called Ikik Taka's".

Ben guided his finger across the same book that Kenshi showed him a week and a half ago.

" This guy is interesting", Wolf points to King Zosen's paragraph." Way of building", Wolf repeats." He used to live on Portside, that's fantastic!"

" And once we get to the Royal Island you'll pick out your own weapon, Ikik Taka and maybe even a kimono-like mine". He fluffs up his kimono.

" I don't need to pick a weapon", Arashi says as he pulls an axe out from his back. He holds the blade in one hand an the handle in the other as he stares blankly at it. The handle had similar etchings to the wooden pillars back at the Portal on Portside.

Arashi spoke slow," It's my family's legacy to be great shipbuilders, and this axe helped create the ship that started it all." He sighs," Just because you have the ability to do great things, doesn't mean great things will come from it".

Ben, who sat next to him, started speaking," Woah. That's deep Wolf".

" It shouldn't be…" Arashi said putting his Axe of Legacy away.

Arashi stands up and stretches as he watches the sun fall on the horizon and sink below the ocean.

Ben walks to the front of the ship." When the sun falls below the ocean…where does it go?" He looks over at Wolf who was near the center of the ship.

" My father once said that the moon steals a portion of the sun so that it can glow in the night. And then she gives it back in the morning. He never told me where it went, though. Maybe the moon is the sun, just at a different time".

Ben didn't have someone like Wolf Arashi in his life. Even though he's known him for two and a half days, Ben believed the two were friends. He also thought Kenshi to be a friend, now it's more of a rival friendship. Ben wanted everyone to be his friend, but his shyness gets in the way. And he was okay with it, if the friendship wasn't meant to be, then that's okay.

Next morning:

Ben yawns and scratches into the morning light. The sun was slightly above the horizon, making the most beautiful sky. A mix of oranges and pinks filled the sky. Ben lied on the wooden floor and stared up into the mess of colors as the best smell in the world filled his nose, morning air.

You could agree for centuries, the best smell on the planet is fresh morning air and it has the ability to instantly make anyone happy. Ben closed his eyes and breathed in, when he opened his eyes Kenshi stood above him.

" Training time", Kenshi said as if he'd been awake for hours.

The clashing of their swords filled the silent ocean. With each strike, a shock was sent into their hands, vibrating their arms vigorously.

As the sun rose high...