Darkness.
No pain.
No sound.
No thoughts.
For a moment—
Kai simply existed.
Then the darkness shifted.
A figure stood before him.
The same figure.
The one from before.
The one teaching him.
Its face remained hidden.
Its body obscured.
Not a man.
Not a woman.
Just a silhouette.
The figure moved.
A single step.
Then another.
Its movements flowed like water.
Elegant.
Controlled.
Every action connected to the next.
No wasted effort.
No unnecessary force.
Kai watched.
Unable to look away.
The figure raised a hand.
Turned.
Struck.
The motion felt familiar.
The Order of Karma.
Even if Kai didn't know its name.
Then—
The memory changed.
Abruptly.
The training ground disappeared.
Now there were two people.
The mysterious figure.
And—
Fais.
Kai frowned.
That didn't make sense.
Why was Fais here?
The two stood facing each other.
Neither spoke.
Then Fais spoke.
"I hope you learned what I taught you yesterday."
Then they moved.
Fais attacked first.