INTRO

• PROLOGUE

The classroom was coloured blue at the bottom and had white on the upper part.
All around the room were students in white shirt and red trousers. They appeared to be seven years old in all. They were seated on the wooden floor in form of a pentagon around their master, Master Yark, who had on a white garment with red head tie.

Master Yark began to teach his students on the principles of becoming immortal criminals or as they call themselves 'Roaming Tigers'.

"Yourself is the master of your destiny. Anything you need to be able to reach any height, is already in you. Consecration and concentration only can bring it out. Today, we move to the Melgushi, the test for the coming death mode. Tomorrow, we'll get to the final test before attempting Gustocano, the training that ends lives. A bare hand fight with Sacura, my pet."
The students began to frown, because they knew what that meant - a fight with a real tigress- but they could not move an inch. They dreaded their master than Sacura.

A student who was always silent, he only talked just once or twice in a week, stood up and bowed. He waited for Master Yark to reply.

"Stealth, Speak up!" (Stealth was his nickname.)
He raised his head and began to speak with a firstly faint voice, which turned pleasant as he spoke.
"Mast*** Yark, A question."

Master Yark just nodded as reply.

"How can I disappear like you?"
Master Yark was impressed with the question. He had always wanted someone to ask that, and he knew someone would eventually throw the question. He smiled and spoke.

"Stealth, It takes time! Focus on your mind alone and reason with your spirit. Once you can connect in time, you will no longer be seen or touched."

A girl named Natashi spoke up without thinking.

"What if it doesn't..."

Master Yark pointed left hand towards her and hit her nose. She immediately fell unconscious with blood oozing from her nose. Three Kids, all eight years, with green trousers ran into the room. They knelt down and performed what they were taught on how to heal without medication of any kind.

"Master Yark, I'm pleased." Stealth said still standing.

"Alright, don't sit yet. Everyone else get on your feet."

Natashi regained consciousness and joined others to stand. Few seconds later a screeching sound distracted every one. No one could concentrate because of how loud it was. The students began to cry out loud with their hands on their ears. They had been taught ankhrah, the fastest way to disappear at the point of trouble, but the sound must have been created by the most perfect enemy.

Master Yark was equally tormented. He tried to concentrate. He recognised the sound. It was that of another clan, the Crenium Legends. They had been enemies since a long time.

He struggled, as he heard footsteps of youngsters invading the territory. He focused hard and with his mind, he was able to watch their invasion. He saw the leader, his twin brother bouncing in with a slim, but sharp sword known as black dragon sword of life.

Stealth noticed something odd. Everyone was trying to disappear with the not working way they were taught but no one moved an inch. So, he ran to a room and went underground. He locked himself there and soon could hear cries of his fellow students.
Seconds later, he passed out.


Theophilus