Chapter 8.

They both bowed to me in a respectful bow, making me feel uncomfortable, so I helped them up while they said in unison: Never doubt our loyalty to you Zahyir, because we have learned that we have to follow you from now on, no matter where you are, even if it is the end of the world, we will accompany you and fight alongside you, because it would be an honor to die at your side in battle.

Having said this, I went with the wind to the second Heaven where the gods received me and were happy that I had defeated those great warriors of China and Taiwan, which at the time were the same country.

However, the God of Mongolia looked at me threateningly and told me that he hoped that I had learned well, because now my true test would come with the military leaders and warriors Jochi and Chagatai, sons of Genghis Khan, the great Mongolian warrior and conqueror.

They will train you and teach you the art of war, so now go to the Onon River where you will be well trained; and immediately and without warning he pushed me off the cloud, I felt as I fell that there was almost no wind, but I remembered that by raising my arms I managed to control the air around me and not lose my balance, so I fell to the banks of the Onon River where these two military leaders were waiting for me

Jochi.- You are Zahyir, ¿right?

Yes, and I suppose that you are the sons of Genghis Khan.

Chagatai.- You got it right, now get up, because we must begin your training.

Zahyir.- Wait, ¿where are we going?

Chagatai.- You will not go anywhere, because this is where our father trained and where we train and here we will train you.

Jochi.- ¿Do you have a problem with that Zahyir?

No, that seems fine to me.

Then a call comes in from Henry that I did not expect, so I answered.

Henry.- Look, you fucking girl, ¿what do you think you're doing? What do you mean, you appear and disappear all over Asia… ¿Do you think you're a version of David Copperfield now?

Zahyir.- No, Dr. Henry, I'm really just visiting, or at least I think so.

You're not a tourist at that time, Zahyir Zabramova, you have to go back, stop playing at being important in the history of humanity... ¿How is it that there's a Legend that the great armies of all ancient Asia swore loyalty to a certain Zahyir? ¿Who the hell do you think you are now? ¿A Superwoman?... I'm telling you, Zahyir Zabramova, go back and leave everything as it is, don't keep interfering in the past because you'll change the whole future and obviously our present as we know it today.

 Henry, excuse me, but I can't hear you well, the signal is bad and I'm losing it...

Henry.- You're not fooling me Zahyir, don't you dare cut me off, don't fuck with me...- I'm sorry, I can't hear you anymore.

I cut off the call and turned to see where Jochi and Chagatai were, who looked at me bewildered as if they didn't know what had just happened.

Jochi.- ¿What is that you have in your hands?, Jochi asked with intrigue and a worried look.

Zahyir.- This is nothing bad, it's just a gift from a friend.

Jochi.- Okay girl, you have to know what the three basic rules of training are:

1.- You must not underestimate your opponent even if she is a woman.

And with that, they immediately began to attack me with their swords and axes; in that surprising attack, I didn't know what to do and I just dodged each of their movements as if I was dancing; and when they stopped, Chagatai says; rule number two:

2.- Even if you don't have a weapon, nature will be your greatest weapon.

And as soon as he finished saying this, they began to try to hit me again as if they wanted to kill me.

That's why I ran near the Onon River causing the rocks that were deep in it to emerge and attack them; their pain at being hit by the huge stones really excited me, but I had to continue with the training, because if not it wouldn't be fun, however, I have a feeling that this game will become aggressive and even deadly, I really have a feeling.

So, I began to walk towards where they were being attacked, but they were clever and were hiding behind large war shields; upon reaching them I jumped and kicked their shields causing them to break and then I told them that I now understood the rules of the game.

Between axes and swords I began to have skill not only in my arms, but also in my legs; I copied their movements and attacked them with the ones I had previously learned, so that I not only used my skill in movements, but I also began to challenge them with the weather, causing small waves in the river and making the rocks continue to hit them, but they did not give up and continued to fight harder than ever, proving that they were not afraid of me; that was when the Earth began to shake; the sky darkened and meteorites began to fall, but even then they did not give up, and for that reason, I continued hitting and kicking them as if I were dancing; It was then that my eyes began to burn as if they were giving off flames and when I opened my hands, the daggers began to come out, strongly wounding their bodies, which caused them enormous pain, which by the way made me much stronger, especially when I saw them fall as if they were dead.

At that moment I stopped my attacks and walked to where they were bleeding and began to wet them with water to see if they would react, but as soon as I turned around, the two ambushed me, tied my hands and blindfolded me, leaving me on my knees on the ground and immediately I heard them say rule number 3:

…Do not underestimate your opponent even if he seems to be weak and defeated…

After hearing this rule number three, I furiously began to scream while a wild force ran through my body, freeing me from their grip and crushing them against the ground.

The two of them said to me: girl, you have completed your training, now you should eat, come and eat with us, saying this I climbed onto Chagatai's back and they walked to their chambers where their wives were waiting for them with a celebratory banquet.

Shortly after the meal, they began to tell how my training was and how incredible my skill as a warrior was.

Chagatai.- Zahyir, if ever it is an honor for all of us to fight by your side, because you are one of the very few women who can handle weapons and perfectly hit their enemies.

We then toasted by clinking our glasses of wine.

Jochi.- This is a woman with guts, because not only is she not afraid of fighting with men, but, on the contrary, I would say that no man could subdue her. Surely Zahyir, you must have a great husband.

¿Whaaat? I'm sorry Jochi, but I'm not married, since I'm still very young.

Jochi.- But Zahyir, that is easy to solve, if you want you can marry the best of our clan, ¿how old are you to not be married?...

I am 22 years old and the word marriage does not cross my mind.

Chagatai.- Nonsense, girl, I once took as a wife a very beautiful girl who was 17 years old, but she died and now I have a new wife who is as young as you.

- Thank you for the food friends and thank you for your offer of marriage, but I must return.