The Dragon Amulet

Shen Nu pushed through the crowds towards the city gates, when he arrived at the fron ot the crowd, a guard blocked his path and asked" Why are you entering HarrowGate city?"

Shen Nu lifted up his left hand and showed the guard the symbol of the Shen clan he had gotten at birth. The guard immediately stepped to the side and said" Welcome back Young master Shen, Would you like an escort back to your clan's mansion?"

Shen Nu shook his head and said" I'm only visiting for the tournament, I want my appearance in it to be a surprise, as far as you know, no one from the Shen clan entered here today ok?"

The guard nodded his head and let Shen Nu pass, after walking away from the Guard, Shen nu made his way towards the Shen clan mansion, the home he was thrown out of 10 years ago. The streets of Harrowgate were filled with market stalls, some selling food while others were selling cloths, weapons and armours.

He walked past a few until he came across a jewellery stand, a pair of earrings there had caught his attention, they were made of dyed iron and had jade crystals embedded in them. He walked up to the vendor who was an old woman and said" I do not have a lot of money however I have some jewellery of my own, could I trade this ruby necklace for he dragon shaped, jade earrings?"

Shen Nu placed a small golden necklace with a ruby stone on the table in front of the woman, she instantly said" That necklace is worth 5 times the Earrings, are you sure young man?"

Shen Nu nodded his head and said" My wife practices the way of the Dragon and these Earrings will more to her than this necklace, I hope you sell it for a good price."

Shen Nu traded the items after confirming with the woman that it was ok, he then moved past the rest of the stalls and entered the section of the city that contained the mansions and land of the four major clans. He walked past the pathway to the DongFang Clan and the Armus Clan and headed to the eastward paths that lead towards the Shen Clan and the Dermont clan.

He took the splintered path towards the Shen Clan, he pushed past the masses that were buying tickets for the fights that would be taking place tomorrow and walked towards the registration area. He waited in the Que and when it was his turn, the attendant asked" Your name, What you cultivate in, rank and age?"

Shen Nu responded with" I'm 17 years old, the path of the dragon, advanced practitioner in the three sections and lastly my name is Shen Nu."

As his words echoed in front of the Shen Clan's building, the entire place froze, the attendant laughed and said" Thats a funny joke however Shen Nu went missing and whats funnier is that little orphan bastard couldn't cultivate."

Shen Nu laughed alongside the Attendant for a minute however he abruptly stopped laughing and a spirit projection of a Dragon appeared behind him, he looked the attendant in the eyes and said" I'm back, now sign me in."

The Dragon let out a deafening roar which caused everyone that heard to hold their ears in pain, except Shen Nu who stood there looking into the eyes of the attendant who very gingerly signed Shen Nu up for the competition.