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p_r_i_s_c_aTitle: Back to the Roots
Character: Daniel LaRusso
Word Count: 350
Prompt: Asia
Finished: 07.04.2023
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The moment Daniel left the plane at the airport in Okinawa, he knew it had been the only right decision to come here. It felt like coming home, to the country of karate, to the homeland of Mister Miyagi, his sensei, his mentor, his friend.
Even if Mister Miyagi was not around any longer; he died about two years ago. It had taken a while until Daniel was ready to accept that his grief about losing him would never go away completely. But with the help of Amanda, his wonderful wife, and his two great children, he finally learned to move on. After the long days at his car dealership, he had even started to do karate more often again. And it had felt good.
But his life came apart at the seams during the last months. He had never thought that Cobra Kai and his former enemy, Johnny Lawrence, would ever play such a decisive role in his life again. Threaten his family, the business he had started from scratch some years ago, all he did believe into.
Feeling tired and broken, he was sitting on the porch one evening, let his eyes wander to the small pond, taking in the ruined surrounding which had still been his dojo only a week ago — an eon where he still had believed in karate, in honor and respect. Everything gone. Even Amanda, who had never hesitated to go through thick and thin together with him, started to doubt his decisions lately.
Finally, his eyes stopped at the sign on the wall, the rising sun with the bonsai in front of it, and the label Miiyagi-Do Karate. Suddenly he heard a voice in his head. „Daniel-san, you need to go back to the roots, and you will find out what to do next!“
For a short moment, he closed his eyes, breathing in deeply, before going over to the baggage claim area to grab his small suitcase. Already now, he could feel the tension inside him vanishing. Where, if not here, he would be able to get a clear head again?
Character: Daniel LaRusso
Word Count: 350
Prompt: Asia
Finished: 07.04.2023
:::
The moment Daniel left the plane at the airport in Okinawa, he knew it had been the only right decision to come here. It felt like coming home, to the country of karate, to the homeland of Mister Miyagi, his sensei, his mentor, his friend.
Even if Mister Miyagi was not around any longer; he died about two years ago. It had taken a while until Daniel was ready to accept that his grief about losing him would never go away completely. But with the help of Amanda, his wonderful wife, and his two great children, he finally learned to move on. After the long days at his car dealership, he had even started to do karate more often again. And it had felt good.
But his life came apart at the seams during the last months. He had never thought that Cobra Kai and his former enemy, Johnny Lawrence, would ever play such a decisive role in his life again. Threaten his family, the business he had started from scratch some years ago, all he did believe into.
Feeling tired and broken, he was sitting on the porch one evening, let his eyes wander to the small pond, taking in the ruined surrounding which had still been his dojo only a week ago — an eon where he still had believed in karate, in honor and respect. Everything gone. Even Amanda, who had never hesitated to go through thick and thin together with him, started to doubt his decisions lately.
Finally, his eyes stopped at the sign on the wall, the rising sun with the bonsai in front of it, and the label Miiyagi-Do Karate. Suddenly he heard a voice in his head. „Daniel-san, you need to go back to the roots, and you will find out what to do next!“
For a short moment, he closed his eyes, breathing in deeply, before going over to the baggage claim area to grab his small suitcase. Already now, he could feel the tension inside him vanishing. Where, if not here, he would be able to get a clear head again?
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8/4/23 01:03 (UTC)