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"It's alright Ultima. Go ahead and go get some rest...If you need me I'll be here, stadium..or at the bar." Reaper said.
Waving Ultima off as he went back to his tree. Reaper looked down at Darksun pet him and then started to walk again. Darksun following close behind.

Kura sat by the waterfall, his cloak floating around him, just above the water. His legs folded beneath him on the rock, and his hands on his knees. His back was straight, and eyes were closed. He was staying in his peak condition. Breathing slow, and mind concentrated. He could sense everything around him, and beyond. He simply smiled at this, glad to have the ability.

Slowly Kura's eyes opened to look at the woman in front of him for a long time before they closed again, nothing else on his body shifting in the slightest. "You have seen me, and have noted my presence Miss Pale-dono...but no, you do not know me. I am Kurayami Odokemono. I may have told you that once before, but you didn't seem all that gracious. Then again, business and friends can take precedent over many things yes? In any case it is a pleasure."

The man continued to sit there under the weight of his shirt and cloak, breathing slowly and evenly, and almost invisibly. He didn't speak again, or move any, after all...he was waiting for someone to meet him there...someone who searched for something that may never be found where it was being looked for.

Kura reopened his eyes to look at the man named Kimache before him. "I'm sorry if it was important to you Kimache-dono...you simply must realize what's important, and what is a true need. lonliness grips us all Kimache-dono...but the trick is living with it." He rose and moved faster than he had yesterday. He was just...behind him, walking and talking.

"You have to learn to live with it when you've been alive for many milleniums, and there are none who can match the length of your life..." He slowly was walking away from the waterfalls, having spent some time in meditation he was happier. His feet were leading him through the forest, a wraith with knowledge of it all, no sound, nor scent defied him. Sight was there, but almost non-existant. He was heading toward a clearing...he wanted to talk there...more open as it were.

Kura stared out after being asked then and then looked at him. "His name was Aura Avalon...I killed him." He turned and removed his hood slowly, he put his hands together in concentration, breathing slowly, evenly. "Have you ever trusted someone so much that you couldn't believe when they did something? Aura killed...killed people he shouldn't have. So I taught him the ultimate lesson. I know the pain Kimache-dono...I know the hardships. I've been living with them for longer than you've been living. That doesn't mean though, that you have to fall into a pit, lest you be cut by the pendulum."

Kura then slowly began to remove his cloak and shirt, stretching his arms and body slowly. He was a very flexible man, despite the muscles he did have. He then rose and looked at Kimache for a bit. "What did you seek me out for Kimache-dono. It wasn't for idle talk, but maybe questions that have been burning in your mind. But there must be something more. People don't seek me out for only questions..."

Kura looked at Kimache as he spoke and then turned to look at the sky. "Aura Avalon was my first and only disciple so far. And I had to kill him...You have to prove to me Kimache-dono..that you'll be worth my time to train you, and trust you. The one thing you'll have to remember if I train you is this. A mother bird doesn't teach her child how to fly, she shows it and then helps it, but lets it learn for itself how to spread its' wings, flap them, and soar with the eagles... If you're ready Kimache-dono...attack."

Kurayami had his back to Kimache, his arms out and pulled in slightly, as if his opponent was in front of him instead of behind him. He breathed slowly, his heartbeat making no sound, and seeming as if he wasn't alive, this even altered his aura and presence just enough to make it harder to sense. This was his own technique he learned. When you're absolutely calm you can change yourself. He breathed slowly and looked at the sky for a while. "No special tricks, speed, anything. No weapons, just martial arts. Understand Kimache-dono? You must hit me in my chest to qualify. It must be a full punch as well, not a tap, or a graze. You must hit me square in the chest with your power. Now let us begin"

Kura says with a strange calmness when Kimach starts to shoot up into the sprint. "Too much noise." He immediately moved, much slower than normal, it was as if he was a normal martial artist who had only trained for 15 years of his life. He was fast still, no doubt, but no longer that superhuman power that he normally had. He spun to the right, shifting his foot only slightly. He ended up hitting Kimache's hands away with his own, and then with that left foot he brought it up, and then back down at the back of the knees.

Since Kimache was prone in the air, it would be impossible to dodge, and it would be hard to hit him. His leg would bring Kiimache down into the dirt. Once he had hit Kimache down, Kura would leap back on his right leg and land like that, only on one leg. "Lesson...do not assume that your opponent needs his eyes to see what cannot be seen. It is not supernatural to hone your senses. Remember that"

Kurayami kept his left leg up, the bottom of his foot touching the side of his knee. His hands behind his back. Despite this awkward looking position, he didn't move, nor waver. He stood in perfection staring at his opponent with his eyes now, ready to defend himself.