In Ignacia, there was the "Four Arms" blacksmith shop, inside Maya was preparing the food while Nya, 3 years old, was sitting at the table watching her mother cook the food, while she did that behind her her son entered Kai with a beaten look on his face, was even holding his right arm with his good hand. As he walked through the door, he tried to sneak away so his mother and sister wouldn't notice.

- Kai! Are you here yet? - Maya answered her son without taking her eyes off the food she was preparing.

Kai, 7 years old, stopped when he heard his mother's call while making a face - Yes ... -

- Can you come please? -

Kai had no choice but to go to where his mother was, with his own good hand he tried to hide his face while keeping his head down. As he entered the kitchen, he saw his little sister Nya sitting at the table.

- Brother, why do you hide your face in your arm? - Nya replied when she saw her older brother hiding his face with his arm.

Maya stopped what she was doing and turned to see her son, she saw him hiding his face with his arm because she did not want him to see the blows he had. He approached him and knelt at his height and removed his arm from his face and saw all the blows he had, even his left eye was hit.

- Another fight? - Maya asked to which Kai nodded ashamed - Come let me heal you - I took Kai to the table and sat him on it.

Maya brought some gauze and a bandage and placed them next to Kai, she also brought an ointment, with two of her fingers she took a little and applied it to Kai's blows and when she felt the touch of her mother on her face, everything was beaten. something hurt.

- This time, what was it? - Maya asked her son because he knew that this was not his first fight, he had already fought many times and always returned home beaten and always hid his injuries.

- It's not my fault, they started -

- But you know that fighting is not good, Kai -

- Papa says yes -

- Well, your father should teach you not to fight with people -

- Why did they beat you brother? Nya asked her brother as she approached her mother's side to get a good look at Kai.

- They were bothering me, you should have seen me Nya, your older brother beat three boys older than him - Kai pointed out to himself proudly with his injured hand which immediately caused him to make a pained face.

- Does your arm hurt? - Maya asked, somewhat worried.

- Mom, I'm fine, you should. You don't have to do this - Kai said as he held his injured arm.

- Kai, you don't have to hide your injuries, I worry about you, I wouldn't know what to do if something happened to you - Maya answered gently towards her son.

- What about me, mommy? Nya replied.

- I wouldn't forget about you either, my little baby - Maya said as she bent down and kissed her daughter's forehead, but again she fixed her gaze back on Kai - Come on show me your arm -

Kai was hesitant at first to show her his arm, but still held it out for him to see, Maya carefully lifted the arm sleeve and revealed many very severe bruises.

- Well, thank goodness you don't have it fractured -

After a while, Maya finished taking care of Kai's wounds, she had two gauze pads on her face and her arm was wrapped with the bandage she brought.

- Well, I'm done, and now please, try not to peel more , okay? -

-This well I answer sheepishly Kai.

-Son, you should not be ashamed, when you get into a fight do not do it only for yourself, the important thing is to fight for something you want, you have a good heart Kai, a heart that makes you strong and brave, always use it for him good and not to hurt others -

- How can I be all that if I can't even get out of fights without getting hurt? -

- Coming out of a fight hurt does not make you weak, it only shows that you are strong and that you can survive everything you face, but hiding the wounds will not make you strong, it will only make you feel weaker, that is why you should not hide the wounds. wounds, let the people who love you and care about you help you, because when your family or friends help you they make you stronger and safer, Kai, remember that -

"I'll do it mom," he replied with a smile towards his mother.

Maya returned the smile to her son and hugged him and he also hugged him in a gentle and kind way - Very good, Kai, you are a very good boy, I know that one day you will do great things, I know -

"Mommy! I want you to hug me too," Nya said with her shrill voice as she pulled her mother's clothes a little.

- Okay? Well, I'm going to hug you too, my baby - she replied sweetly as she picked up Nya and hugged her lovingly like Kai - My dear children, I know that one day everyone will know how special the two of you are, have faith in that because I know, do not forget -

This is how the three of them were together in their loving embrace, which reflected Maya's love for her children that she loved with all her heart and that she would never stop loving.

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After everyone left the swamp, the ninjas arrived at the Airjitzu temple and explained what happened with Wu to Misako who was distressed at first but the ninjas promised that they would do everything possible to find Sensei, now that Lloyd is the new Sensei the ninjas will be able to continue with their training. While the others were at their business, Kai and Nya would take their parents to the "Four Arms" smithy.

Kai was getting ready in his room, in his thoughts he only found the reaction that his parents would have when seeing his old home, even though they have not lived there for a long time, he and his sister made sure that they were still whole Well, on All Souls' Day when they were attacked by Chen, the smithy suffered a large hole in the wall, from Chen's improved throne, when launching the missile at the two brothers. With the help of the others they were able to repair the big hole, he just waited for his parents not to notice the difference.

While he was doing a shirt change, he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his side, when he raised his shirt again he saw the tremendous bruise he had, the color was almost red and black at the same time he even had a cut, he It seemed strange that he didn't feel it before. He remembered that the wound had been caused by Krux when they were fighting in the Iron Doom, his sword had made the not so serious cut, and with the kick and the punch that he had given him tremendously causing the bruise.

- Ray! Because right now? - He said to himself as he grunted in pain as he touched the wound.

He went to check something useful between his drawers until he found a blue cloth, moistened it with the bottle of water he had and carefully pressed it on his wound so that it absorbed some blood when he touched it, he let out a small, sore groan.

Suddenly there was a small knock on his door - Kai? You're ready? - It was the voice of his mother, Maya.

- Y-Yes! I'll be here in a second! - He answered nervously as he left the cloth on his bed, lowered his shirt and went to the door to open it for his mother.

When Maya saw her son she noticed something strange, because it seemed that she had already seen this situation a long time ago - Are you okay? - He asked with a calm tone towards his son.

- Of course! Why wouldn't it be? - He answered with a nervous tone while his mother observed him holding his left side where his wound was.

- Why are you holding on there? - He said while pointing to the wound with his gaze.

-What ? Oh! hehehehe. I ahmmm ... good. N-It's nothing -

"Kai," he said firmly at his son's expression, which Kai couldn't help himself.

With a frustrated sigh Kai couldn't help what his mother was referring to as he already knew why, so he let his mother see the wound on his left side.

And when Maya saw the wound, she couldn't help gasping in surprise at seeing such a serious wound that her son had.

- Kai! Why didn't you say it? -

- I did not know until now, when I felt the pain, I was thinking of treating it after leaving you and Dad in the smithy and returning to the temple -

- Hiding the wounds again, right? - Kai just smiled at what his mother said - You never change right? -

- It's something I got from potato, right? -

- Sit down in the meantime, I'll go get something for your injury - I force Kai to sit on the bed and left the room to go find what is necessary.

After a few minutes Maya returned with what was necessary for Kai's injury, laid them on the bed next to him and began to lift his shirt again to reveal the injury again. Maya soaked a cloth with rubbing alcohol and used it to clean the cut, which caused some pain for Kai when the cloth was damp.

- Can you tell me how it happened? - Maya asked referring to the wound.

- Maybe it was Krux, while we were fighting at Iron Doom -

- I still remember that time you came home beaten when you were a child, when I finished healing you I told you that I did not want you to fight with people anymore - he said while preparing the gauze to cover the wound.

"Not all my fights were with people, you must believe it," Kai said as he referred to his old fights.

- All these years, your father and I were just trying to make you and Nya safe, what Krux did is unforgivable, but we did it so that you two were safe -

- All this time, I wondered many times what had happened to them, trying to be strong for Nya and my friends, I never wanted to worry them, not with everything that was at stake, that's why I hid my injuries, whether physical or emotional -

- You were very brave my boy - I carefully stick the gauze on the wound causing Kai to make a pained face - Well that's it -

- Thanks mom - he got up and put his shirt down.

- But, if you remember what I told you that day about hiding the wounds? -

- How to forget them? That is why I let those words sometimes guide me, I achieved all this thanks to my friends, my family, and now it will be yours and Dad's, finally we will be a true family as before, no more hidden wounds -

Maya upon hearing the words of her son had not been happier and more proud, finally that wound from the past and that had been hidden at last healthy - I love you, son - she said while hugging him.

"And I love you, mom," he replied as he returned the hug happily.