(Sneak peek of) Chapter One – The Legend Reborn

[Planet Furuta, Age 779]

Off in a building towards the center of Duria City, Eeto and Epla were training hard. They had already set up a routine they went through with Namgo eveey day.
Stretches and a small warm up, going against punching bags and gradually increasing impact strength, another round of punching against test-dummies with the same gradual increase, the previous two with kicks instead, and then a 15-minute rest period.
Next, an (independent) test against Namgo himself to see if they learned everything, and then a 30-minute cooldown period of Ki meditation. It was rough and took almost two hours including their breaks, but the boys got used to it, and it seemed to be paying off greatly.
“Woah, Epla, I think you went up 4 FPUs today!” Eeto exclaimed after their main training was over.
“Dude. You went up, like, 12 this week,” Epla said.
“And you’ve gained, like, 10 not even counting today. Seriously, don’t be like that, bro,” Eeto replied back. “Namgo, shouldn’t he stop doing that?”
“Yeah, Epla, lighten up a tad. You’re both making progress here,” Namgo pitched in. “Besides, we’re goin’ to try weights tomorrow. I think you’ll like that.” And it appeared he was right- Epla was suddenly beaming. They’d already heard about how weights work and all of their benefits, but for some reason Epla seemed a lot more interested in them than Eeto. It could have been that they had slightly different mindsets.
“So, I’m at a… what, somewhere in the 500’s?” Eeto wondered aloud, closing his eyes and focusing on his Ki.
“Yup, I’d say 502 FPU. Epla, you’re just a little lower- 480,” Namgo said, complimenting Eeto and trying to encourage Epla at once. “Anyways, guys, we should start our meditation.”
The boys nodded, sitting down in place, cross-legged. They both enjoyed this meditation period because it was where a good chunk of their growth came from. As the boys’ breathing slowed and all movement came to a stop, Namgo swore he saw Eeto flinch out of the corner of his eye, but he couldn’t be sure.