The party was crazy good. Well, it might just be that I wasn’t accustomed to having people come over to my birthdays. But nevertheless, I had a lot of fun! 

Out of all the gifts I got, my favorite was Ada’s emerald pendant. Shiny and beautiful, it reminded me of my exploring days. I could feel my eyes watering, a tear falling down my eye.

Ada, who was busy talking to the neighbors, turned around and noticed my pitiful situation.

“Aww, baby, why are you crying? Did you hurt yourself?“ 

I wanted to thank her, I wanted to tell her how much this present meant for me. I might have sounded dramatic, but this was the first time someone who truly loved me offered me a gift.

But I couldn’t. I mean how could a kid say such words? 

I quickly brushed my tears and hugged her.

“What a loving son. You’re really lucky Ada '' said Bertha with a low manly pitch as she pinched my cheek.

Moments passed, and everyone was enjoying themselves. I walked my way to the end of the room and grabbed a wooden sword. 

It was quite longer than I had thought but I managed.

I walked to Gavin and gazed at him while barely holding the sword.

His eyes sparkled, as he instantly jumped and grabbed the other wooden stick.

You know when the boys don't have to speak. They just look each other in the eyes and booom ! Instant telepathy !

We went outside and faced each other. It was like those movie scenes, except this was me doing the fighting.

Everyone followed wondering what was going through our heads.

“Is he seriously going to fight a 4 year old?” said the skinny man.

“I hope he doesn’t hurt little Luka” added one of the women.

My mother flipped her hair like a sassy girl and crossed her hands.

She lifted her chin and said graciously : 

“No worries, Our little Lu is the strongest little warrior! ”

I stood there gazing at my father, waiting for him to make his move.

He  stood firmly, feet apart, toes gripping the ground. His knees were bent a little. His body was straight but relaxed, shoulders back, chin up. His arms were upright, bent at the elbows, hands open and ready to strike. Then, his muscles tensed, a faint mist emanating from his form. His right foot made a subtle crack in the ground.

“I spent years watching him”, I thought to myself, “ I know every one of his moves.”

“I would be able to rea… “ 

Suddenly, a punch struck me right in my gut. 

As I tried to make sense of what was happening, the world flipped upside down. and I fell headfirst on the ground.

“..huh?”

“What the hell happened?”

“GAV !!! Why would you do that to your son !!! “ screamed the bald man.

As I lifted myself back up, everyone stood there in awe.

A blow that should have left me half dead on the ground only left a bruise on my forehead. Gav must have eased up on his punch right before he struck, but even so, it wasn't something a 4 year old could withstand.

“Gav don’t tell me.., he manifested?”  exclaimed the skinny man.

“Oh yeah, three years ago” 

“Three? Thre….” 

I could see the looks on their faces, it was quite amusing. 

Seeing people shocked at your achievements was a scene I frequently experienced in my past life. 

Ada hurried towards me. You could see the pride on her face.

“Didn’t I tell you? Our Lu is going to rule this world !!! “ She said as she squeezed me against her chest.