Joining the Cobras
Every Hero has his own Origin story. Mine? I never said I was a Hero.
Trapped in the world of Cobra Kai, I had no idea what to do. There were quests, but those could only be completed in the long run.
[Quests.
1. Join a Dojo.
2. Reform Cobra Kai or bring an End to it.
3. Become the All Valley Champion.]
As Aghanim had said, this was just a trial world for me to increase my Stats and reach Level 10 at the least. There would be more smaller quests to help me in the short run, but these three were my main objectives.
Join a Dojo? Easy as fuck.
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While sitting on the couch of my new apartment, I browsed through the Internet in search of a Dojo that was suitable for me. I did not know about Cobra Kai, except that it was a grand time skip sequel of the Karate Kid franchise.
Surprisingly, I discovered that Cobra Kai had won the recent All Valley tournament with Miguel Diaz as their Champion. John Kreese was not the Sensei of the Dojo, instead it was Johnny Lawrence, whom I remembered from the Karate Kid.
On the internet, I watched the performance of Cobra Kai at the All Valley Tournament. They were good, not good as in good, but it was a start.
Thankfully I did not have to join any Highschool even if my age was reverted from 22 to 16. I did not have a stable income and needed money for my rent and electricity bills, but that did not mean I would be wasting my time by doing part time work.
There were several ways of earning money, and coincidentally, I knew a few of the easier ones.
"Let's look my Status." I muttered under my breath after watching the video.
[Name: Alexander Wick
Level: 1
Race: Human
Age: 16
Persona: Null
Talent: Adaptive nature.
Strength: 16
Agility: 22
Intelligence: 18
Physical Resistance: 10%
Magical Resistance: 25%
Status Resistance: 0%
Additional points: 0
System Points: 0
Shards Acquired: 0.]
Humans had the average stat of 15 in all their attributes, so I could say that I have started on a good road.
"Let's check out the Cobra Kai Dojo." I chuckled with an excited grin and got my ass off the couch.
I grabbed my Jacket, Wallet, and Keys, before I left my apartment and got on my Bike. The Bike came along with the apartment and looked cool, so I did not mind spending my money for its petrol. Not to mention, it made travelling much more easier for me.
"Resedo, next to the supermarket." I read the location on thier website through my phone and put on my helmet, "That's close." I mumbled and drove away to the location.
Ten minutes later, I stood in front of the Dojo named Cobra Kai. It was nothing compared to glorious Dojo they had in Karate Kid, but the atmosphere of a Dojo was still present in the air.
I looked through the transparent glasses and saw the students inside practicing Kata and other Karate moves. I recognise a lot of them from the video I had watched earlier, such as, Miguel, Hawks and Aisha.
There was also another hot girl, but I did not see her in the video. So possibly a new member at Cobra Kai.
"Can I help you?" Lawrence came towards me as he saw me watching them.
"Yeah, I was interested in joining the Dojo." I replied by facing him, "I found the place from the videos of All Valley tournament."
"Hm. Come in." Johnny nodded at me and gestured me to follow him inside.
The students stopped practicing and looked at their Sensei as he came on the Mat. They also looked at me as I followed after their Sensei.
"A new student?"
"I have not seen him around here."
"Well, he's tall."
The gossips had already started.
"Silence!" Johnny commanded in a strict voice and looked straight at me, "Do you have any former experience in Martial Arts?"
"None, but I know how to fight." I replied.
"That was a good answer." Johnny smirked and looked at his students, "Anyone wants to have a go at the new guy?"
"Me, Sensei." Hawks stepped ahead without any hesitation.
"Come on the mat." Johnny gestured to Hawks.
I took off my shoes and Jacket, before I came on the Mat as well.
"Don't worry, I won't beat you to death." Hawks tried to intimidate me by swiping his hands on his spiky hairs, "Though, I won't guarantee about kicking your ass."
"Sorry, I don't know much about Karate, but is it a rule to say bullshit before a fight starts?" I scoffed at him, "If so, you're quite bad at it I must say."
The students snickered at my jab and Hawks got affected, because it put a dent on his reputation.
"Enough chitchat." Johnny said strictly, "Now, fight!"
As I expected, Hawks wasted not a second to make the first move. Unfortunately for him, I was used to dealing with assholes like him.
I caught his forward kick in my side arms, rotated in front and landed a solid punch on his face.
Hawks was stunned for a moment, and I took this opportunity to twist his leg around and throw him on the mat. To make sure he won't be able to fight anymore, I pressed my right leg on his back and held him down.
"Do Karate kids use swords?" I asked with a light chuckle, "It would've been cool if you said I Yield, right about now."
"Okay, that's enough." Johnny stopped the fight and separated us from one another, "Hawks, go back."
Hawks went back to his side, but not before giving me an vengeful glare.
"That was smooth execution." Johnny complimented and took my attention, "I can tell that you haven't practiced Karate before, but you do possess the instinct of a fighter."
"My name is Johnny Lawrence." He offered an handshake to me, "You can call me Sensei Lawrence. Welcome to Cobra Kai."
"Alexander Wick." I shook his hand introduced myself, "Don't refer to me as Wick, Alex will do."
"Alex." Johnny nodded at me, "How about you join the students as I continue this session? We can talk the formalities in my office after it's done."
"Sounds good to me." I shrugged in response and joined the students.
"So, we'll start the Katas again to show Wick how it's done." Johnny clapped his hands as he commanded and took everybody's attention to him.
'Fker.' I rolled my eyes as I knew he purposely used my last name.
Johnny showed us some moves and I paid attention to his teachings, because I genuinely wanted to improve my skills and get stronger.
After the session was over, he called me to his office and explained me the formalities. We negotiated the installments of my fees and shook on it after we agreed to deal.
"Congratulations." I heard an old man's voice behind me, "It seems you've got another new student."
I turned around was astounded to see him here, not to mention, still alive. 'Kreese. So he's still with the Cobra Kai.' I knew that this guy was a strict teacher, but not the idol figure for a mentor.
"Yeah, our show at the All Valley tournament seems to have worked." Johnny nodded at him, "First Nichols and now Wick. More and more students are talking about Cobra Kai."
"Good, that's great." Kreese nodded with an impressed look.
"Alex, this is Sensei Kreese." Johnny introduced him to me, "He's one of the Senseis at Cobra Kai."
"Nice to meet you, Sensei Kreese." I stood up and greeted him, "My name's Alexander Wick."
Kreese nodded at me and went to the locker room, which was next to the office.
"See you tomorrow, Sensei Lawrence." I said my farewell to him and left the office.
When I came outside of the Dojo, I saw Hawks and some of his friends standing near my bike.
"You want something from me?" I asked with a smile as I approached them.
"Know your place, Wick." Hawks said with a glare, "I warn you, don't mess with us!"
"Huh, really?" I scoffed in amusement, "Don't you think it's the other way around?"
"Why, what are you going to do?" Hawks said by pushing me back with his both arms, "You're gonna fight me, huh? This is not a Dojo, you moron, nobody cares what we do here!"
"That's what I am saying." I said eerily as I slowly took out the knife from my jacket and placed on his neck, "Nobody would care if I give another shitty scar on your lips, because you'll still look as the time your mother gave birth to you."
Hawks was frozen on the spot as the knife was held on his throat, "You.. You won't do it." He stuttered with a shiver.
"Do you even know me, you moron?" I laughed in amusement, took away the knife and lightly slapped his face multiple times, "Don't mess with me, okay? Because next time I see you fucking around, you'll either get a new scar or a broken bone."
I placed the knife back into my pocket as they stood frozen to my warning. I did not say another word as I sat on my bike and drove away from the place.
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Miguel, Tory, and Aisha who looked at the scene were stunned. None of them had expected the situation to take such a turn.
"I think we better stay away from that guy." Aisha suggested.
"Why did he have a knife with him?" Miguel asked with a confused frown.
"That wasn't just a normal Knife, it was a fucking Karambit." Tory said with an astounded look on her face, "That guy is some serious trouble, I tell you."
"Wow, I did not expect that coming from you." Aisha said in surprise, because she had seen Tory's personality after spending a whole day with her on the beach.
"We should tell about this to Sensei." Miguel said and went back towards the Dojo, to snitch on Alexander.
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AN: Nothing to say. Enjoy.