Three days have passed since Dan's triumphant victory in the preliminary rounds of the Knight exams. The morning sun rises and shines on the beautiful city of "Zigor"
Dan is in his bed, just waking up from his long nap, he yawns while rubbing his eyes, he gets out of bed and looks out of the window "What a beautiful morning." As he begins to head downstairs he still feels the pain from his matches ."Ouch, my body still hurts."
As he gets downstairs he sees Mr. and Mrs. Zaki preparing for the opening of the restaurant, Sofia appears behind him and smacks his back. "How you doing?"
Dan falls to his knees while holding his back "You crazy bi—tch, Sofia! my body still hurts!"
Sofia laughs at him "If that is disturbing you how will you be a strong knight"
Dan"I still will!... I really can't believe today is my final day"
A little tear drops from Sofia's eyes but she quickly wipes it away. "I can't believe my little bro is leaving to become a knight"
Dan holds her hands while reassuring her "I will be fine, but no matter what I will always come back to visit"
Sofia smiled through her sadness"Oh really? That's great"
Dan heads to the door "I'm leaving for my award ceremony now"
"Remember to be back for your goodbye party"Sofia reminds him
"Of course, I won't miss it"Dan said
Dan heads to the town square and saw a huge crowd of people, cheering and clapping through the streets, awaiting the mayor of the town to announce the competitors who were victorious in the preliminary exam.
They are celebrating the competitors who will represent them in the forthcoming Knight exams.
Dan heads to the back of a wooden stage in the town square behind a shining red curtain, along with the other victorious competitors
A short balded fat white man headed to the podium on the stage and addressed the people; he is the mayor of Zigor "Mr. Richmond"
"Hello all, we are here today to present to you our winners of the preliminary exams who are going to the main knight exams!!!" Mr. Richmond said on a microphone
The crowd roars in joy
"Yessss"
Dan peeks from behind the curtain, his eyes sparkle, he is amazed by the turnout, he remembers being in the same position the crowd were so many years ago as he saw other people who succeeded from the preliminary exams move on to the main exams.
This excitement from the crowd brings joy and satisfaction to his soul
On the stage
Mr. Richmond raised his hands for silence "Time to introduce the winners but first i would like all of you to give a round of applause to the man who supervised our tournament Greg Denver from the 13th branch of the Fire Nation"
The females whistle and cheer as they see Greg Denver come out in a well tailored black suit and his hair slicked back with a cigar in his mouth
"Thank you all for having me" Greg said
Dan is surprised by how well Greg looks without his red armour "Wow he looks good in a suit"
Mr. Richmond begins to call out the Nineteen winners, as he is about to call out the last one, he does a special presentation "Well folks this man, was a surprise contestant and he had the best fights we've seen in a long time, give it up for "Dan Mori!"
The crowd cheers go louder than ever when Dan appears on Stage
Dan is shocked by the response. He is awarded ten pieces of Fire Nation gold and a certificate
Greg pats him on the back "Nice matches Kid"
Dan nods "Thank you"
The presentation is over and the winning contestants are invited for a party at Mr.Richmond's house
Dan opts out of going, telling the other contestants he has other activities planned
As Dan is leaving the podium he sees a tall black man with dreadlocks, watching the contestants as they leave, Dan recognizes the man
"Daki!" Dan shouted
Daki with a stern face "Lightning boy"
Dan smiled "Hey man I wanted to thank you for the match the other day... You really pushed me to my limits"
Daki didn't let off any reaction on his face "Hmph"
"Why do you want to be a Knight?" Dan asked
Daki eyes glared straight at Dan in annoyance" What kind of question is that?, Simply to protect those weaker than me and uphold the honor of the knights"
Dan face brightened with a warm smile"That's awesome"
"So, will you try again next year?" Dan added
Daki replies "I might"
"No you must... The world needs knights like you" Dan said while staring straight at Daki
Daki paused for moment, surprised by that statement, as he turned to leave he glanced back "Sure, I will do that"
Dan begins to walk down the street and look around— he won't see this place again for a while
A warm voice calls out to him from behind "Dan"
He wonders who it is, he turns and he sees Greg
Greg loosens his tie as he approaches Dan "Come let's have a little chat"
"Sure" Dan said
Hours later at a bar in town
Greg is heavily drunk with girls around him
"This is life, waitress keep the drinks coming" Greg with his flushed red cheeks
Dan seated at the end of the booth, sipping his orange juice
Dan asks Greg "Erm... Greg are you sure you haven't had enough?"
"Huh? You talking to me boy?" Greg slurred
Dan flinched"Sorry sorry"
Greg bursts into laughter "I'm just twisting your leg there boy, you are really fun"
Dan whispers to himself "Why did I decide to hang out with this maniac"
Greg drops his drinks, and asserts himself in a more serious way "So tell me boy, what do you want to achieve as a knight"
Dan clears his throat and leans forward, looking straight at Greg "Before, when I didn't know about my abilities i wanted to be a regular knight, but with this chi i want to do the thing no one has ever done..... Become the Lightning King"
Greg chuckles"That's a high goal... Are you aware of the ranks?"
Dan replied " Of course; Private, Vice-lieutenant, Lieutenant, Vice-captain, Captain, Vice-commander, Commander, Vice-General, and General"
"You forgot the imperial knights, the princes and princess from each nation, they are the only ones that can compete for the king or queen position"Greg adds
Dan blinked in confusion "What?"
Greg in a serious tone said "So you didn't know, since the Five nations were created there have been Five rulers of the Air nation, Three rulers of the Ice nations, Two rulers from the Fire nation but only the Weapons and Lightning Nations ruler that has never been changed, and it's only the prince and princess that ever compete for those positions"
Dan's eyes widened."What?"
"I'm telling you this because i like your spirit kid, but you need to know how to use your ability better" Greg added
Dan tilts his head slightly to the side "What do you mean"
Greg sips his drink "You will find out at the main exams, that's all for now, I'm going to the next bar, I'm partying all night"
Dan scoffs "This guy"
Dan looks at his watch and sees he is late for his farewell party, he gets up immediately and starts running home
Dan arrives at his farewell party right on time breathing heavily
Sofia clapped as Dan arrived "Yayyy you made it on time"
Damon adds "Welcome knight boy"
Dan panting heavily fell on his chair "How can i be late? Let's eat!"
Dan eats and parties with his foster parents, karate teacher and karate classmates, and his best bud damon
Dan and Damon on the roof
"What a day huh" Dan said
Damon breathes in and exhales "I can't believe this will be last time we will do this"
Dan's face saddened "Hmm"
Damon rests his back "Well you know your going off on your knight journey while me I'm travelling to see the world"
An idea pops to Dan's head "Never say never, my good man."
"What?" Damon said
"I will still return to visit, we can write letters to each other, once i get drafted to a branch i will write a letter to you" Dan replied
Damon scratches his head"That is fine and all but how will you find me"
Dan hits the roof "Damn it, didn't think about that"
Damon laughs "Don't worry about it, i will write to your branch once you get drafted, i will pay close attention to your knight exams"
"How will you-"
Damon reassures him "I have my ways"
Dan with a bright smile across his face as he grabs Damon's "Fine, but better make sure to write a letter to me immediately"
"Sure" Damon said
Meanwhile at the Edwin household, the noble's son Ezekiel who lost to Dan in the first preliminary match refused to go to the party at Mr.Richmond house with his family
Ezekiel destroys everything in his room as he shouts and swears at Dan "Damn him, Damn him, i deserved to be there not him, he just beat me by luck"
Then a deep voice begins to speak behind him "Anger, hate, it reeks off you"
Ezekiel turns immediately attempting to attack the tall man in his room
"I wouldn't attack if i were you, i don't know why but my master sees something in you" The deep voice said
Ezekiel charging up his sonic wave chi pointing it straight at him "Who the hell is your master"
Another voice comes in, a familiar voice to Ezekiel, but calm
"Hello Ezekiel"
Ezekiel's eyes widen "You!"
The calm voice goes Infront of him quickly before he can even blink "I have a proposal for you— something that will take this world by storm and create a new one. I want you to be part of it, a new world order. If you want to take what is rightfully yours"
Ezekiel looks down for a quick second then raises his head, walks straight to him "I know what I want. I..."