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(( it was a fox cause ishi kept playing with it. She could relate to it since she is fox demon XP))

Gil was a bit caught off guard by Ishi's new assignment.... A thought occured to him, that it seemed impossible considering he was nearly full to the brim already.....He truly did not understand how he was going to compensate for even more energy.......Nevertheless, he smiled in acknowledgement......

Gil knew this new assignment would be a lot different from the previous task.....where as before, he had needed to trade energies, he was now required to draw from the other source with losing his own.....He assumed it would be alot like the Chakra Absorption technique, he'd learned a while back, but he also had the notion that it was completely different.....This task would prove to be a challenge he knew......

He turned, once again and looked at Gabril,....

"Are you ready?"
Gabril smiled and nodded enthusiastically.....There was complete trust in his eyes....

Gil nodded and returned the smile,....then he closed his eyes, reaching out with his mind......he could feel his natural energy flowing through Gabril....as well as the energy flowing through his own body.....

He knew what the technique required, but he was confused by how to achieve it......He could not simply allow his energy to flow forward,...it would flood out and attempt to return to its owner, he knew......So, how was he to do the task, he questioned......

Standing there, Gil allowed his mind to travel back to Ishira's use of the technique.....he studied the demonstration, analyzing, evaluating......Then, slowly but surely, it came to him.....It would never work, as long as their energies remained as two separate energies.....They would have to become one,.....and that meant bonding.....

"Well, I would appreciate another demonstration, but I'll give it a try first."

Q turned to Daeor, and Daeor swiveled to face him. Q was starting to get irritated... How did Daeor manage to move without seeming to take any steps? He glided so smoothly...

Putting aside any distractions, Q looked into Daeor's face, and Daeor did the same. Q reached out and connected to Daeor, and felt their energies merging again. This time, however, Q visualized a thin, super strong membrane of Spirit Light connecting them. and this also connected their energies into a more stable circuit, branching and linking them at the naval, like an umbilical cord. Q used this energy to constrict the flow of energy from him into Daeor, and increased the pressure on the energy moving from Daeor to himself. He did this gradually, not wanting to rupture the invisible arteries connecting him and Daeor.

Slowly, he began to feel more and more of Daeor's energy, and could see Daeor visibly wilting slightly. He could feel him, and knew this was unpleasant. He didn't need much energy, however, and tried not to hurt Daeor as much as possible.

Q had no problem keeping the connection open, concentrating and holding the shape of the web of energy, but decided it was time to stop. He'd done what he'd been asked to do, whether it was done correctly or not was to be seen later.

He slowly broke their connection, winding it down, retracting each tiny fiber of Spirit Light with painstaking care. He did not need to rip any, losing any spirit energy when he did not need to. He'd learned how precious it was to him before.

He broke down their connection without incident, and turned back to Ishira. He felt a bit of confidence at his current success, but was not sure whether he'd performed as Ishira had expected. Daeor seemed in good shape, recovering after losing a portion of his energy. His robes seemed to sag, as did his hair, and he had faint dark rings under his eyes.

((Guess I'm not a naturally violent person. It took me a while to realize the tiny hint. But I just don't naturally think of violence as a way to share energy...lol Anyways, going to work on fabricating my little fox now...))

Q smiled, but was worried inside. He hadn't thought of his new friend as a training partner, but now that he did, it made him nervous. The way Daeor moved blared 'I'm dangerous, don't mess with me'. However, if Ishira thinks it's best, it would be good to do it.

He slowly allowed the energy he'd funneled from Daeor to return, making sure to adjust the floodgates slowly, not wanting to shock either of them by a sudden surge or shortage of energy. In a few moments they were balanced again, energy wise.

Q then turned to Ishira and nodded. He was afraid that if he spoke his voice might crack a bit. Daeor's face was slowly splitting into a grin, knowing what Q was feeling, and Q couldn't make heads or tales of anything Daeor was thinking or feeling.

"Are you ready? I get the feeling you are..."

"Oh, don't worry about ,e. You should be more worried about yourself. I'd know... Now, come!

Q stood for a moment, then slowly slid down into his fighting stance from of Tae Kwon Do. Daeor just remained still, his cloak drifting slightly, making his outlines less and less discernible the more Q observed. One thought went through Q's head. Strike before you doubt...

He leapt at Daeor, taking one long, sliding step, and aimed a side kick at Daeor's center. No matter how prepared he'd been, this would take your usual enemy off gaurd...

However, Daeor was no ordinary enemy. He deftly sidestepped Q's kick, and snatched his leg out of the air. Performing a knee lock, he dropped Q in an instant, compromising his center of gravity simply by pressing down on his immobilized leg.

Daeor looked on as Q got up, brushing himself off. "So, I see you practice Aikido... That makes this a bit one-sided, doesn't it?"

Daeor didn't react as Q returned to a fighting stance. Well, now he had a second thought about this fight. It is, after all, a time to learn, not truly aim for victory.

In a flash, Q dropped to the ground in a squat, and tried to legsweep Daeor. Time to see if he even has legs... Q thought to himself

However, Daeor reacted just as quickly to this attack as the first. He leapt into the air, his cloak billowing out widely, yet suggesting that Daeor had pulled his legs up to his chest, getting as far away from the ground as possible.

Q grinned, his attack plan coming together. He retracted his leg and rose with it, with a rising knife hand.

Somehow, however, Daeor saw this, too coming. Not only that, but he managed to use the folds of his cloak as tiny rudders. In a flurry of frantic motion, he spun himself out of the main ark of Q's strike, managing to only barely get clipped with Q's fingertips. The extra momentum of his spin sent him a few feet before he landed, catlike, on the floor, after which he drew himself back to his full height, and began watching Q once again.

Q was stunned. He regained his fighting stance, yet it was saggy with Q's disappointment. Q was simply thinking to himself all his years of training in the other martial arts before coming here may be useless.

Daeor did not take advantage of Q's bad form. At least, not yet. He simply observed the drama unfolding in Q's mind, and chuckled deep in his own mind. A bit weak, Q, becoming so disheartened after only a few dodges. His moves were not difficult to read, he telegraphed them long before they were executed. However, he could help with that...

( =.= .... my students disappear all the time... lol )

((yes you always do))

Ishira touched the pale hand of the woman. She looked at it and sighed, her past had been re-entering her mind for the past few days now... She started to feel a lot of regret recently.
"Kioke... this pregnancy is feeling awkward.... It doesnt feel right." She tried not to think of the other things by bringing up a different subject. Something more recent.

M'lady im sure you will be alright.... Kioke smiled and held her master tightly. Ishira only went silent and let out a rather large sigh. Tutsumi and Kioke were scaring her, because Ishira knew that Kioke had a clue to what was going on.

((brb i gotta go out for a few))

"Daeor is being a bit strict i see.." Ishira smiled adn stood up, remembering that there was another lesson she needed the students to go through. Currently neither should need her help but in case she left Kioke there, without saying a word. Kioke knew her master well though and she didnt move from her spot. Instead she watched as the four grew closer together.

Ishira wandered back to her room and into her secret garden. It was filled with flowers of a different land, Iris. As she looked through them her heart grew heavy. She missed her home town so badly, but this was now her home and due to her pregnancy she could not return and fight. She just sighed, and continued on her way to find what she was looking for. A sharp whistle called out the fox, and many different animals, such as a wolf, hawk, and so much more. Ishira only touched the fox and walked away. It followed, trotting only a few feet behind her.

Ishira entered back into the room that everyone trained and watched silently. She fox happily yipped and waited for a response as Ishira sat next to Kioke. Her hands had gone to her stomach again and a small pain streamed down her body.
"Quiet..." She whispered to the Fox and it pouted a small bit before taking its place beside her.