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Lin shook her head again. "No, you do not press. You jab. Pressing will do nothing. You must deliver a sharp, hard thrust, propelling your entire body forward and putting all of your force into that jab. Imagine all your power and energy focusing in the heel of your hand as you jab it forward."

She looked over at one of the practice dummies. "Would you like to try it over there or continue to learn more pressure points?"

"My hair? I just... turned it back to its original color," Ophiuchus answered nonchalantly, filing away her comment about cutting for later. "I was feeling nostalgic.."

He looked at her, catching her bloodshot eyes. "That's not buzzed. That's making yourself sick. And the rules are not guidelines, they are there to protect you." He reached out and patted Danni on the back. "I'm hoping Poopsie-darling will make you understand that.'

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Lin's eyes widened in surprise when Ambrose practically yelled out his preference. She laughed softly and nodded, the sound of soft bells filling the air around them.

"Alright. Practice dummies it is."

She walked over with him to one and then nodded to it. "Alright. Throw a jab and I will see where you hit. Then, I will place my hands on your shoulders and feel how much force you are putting into the jab."

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Ambrose nodded, facing one of the demons. He imagined it was Arzol, the demon who'd tried and almost succeeded in killing his baby sister. That smug grin, those blood red eyes.

With an expression that was as close to a scowl as Ambrose ever got, he surged forward, jabbing exactly where she'd shown him, right over the 'life force', the force of it making his arm vibrate. Beneath the gentle face were muscles, toned by swimming endlessly against the tides around the island, clearing his mind in the blue seas.

Lin's eyes widened as she watched Ambrose powerfully hit the exact spot she had shown him earlier. No practice was necessary. He had gotten in right on the first try. Very impressive. Definitely must be his elven side coming out.

She found her eyes focused on his arm muscles as they clenched and flexed. She told herself it was because she needed to make sure he was putting enough force behind his attack. Yep. Sure.

But really, wasn't she going to do that when she rested her hands on his shoulders, not now?

Her face was beginning to flush and she tucked a strand of her long brown hair behind one of her elegantly-pointed ears. Then, she reached forward with one of her hands and ran her long slender fingers along his arm muscles. Yes, they were tensed and rock hard. Exactly how they should be. Perfect...

She nodded her head and spoke softly. "Perfect. That hit.. it was perfect. Very impressive. You also put forth a large amount of force behind your hit."

"Ah, them..." She'd naturally jumped to Eleanor and Satan when he'd spoken of parents. She, the only mother figure she'd ever known, he the most driving male force in her world. Before high school, that is.

"Fine. Cook...It takes nothing to please Cook. He lets me do my thing, and as long as we have our bonding time, we're fine. It's all good. He doesn't need to know anything." She muttered.

"Father...Just because he's come to terms with what...what I am doesn't mean he's pleased. He's hanging onto some silly memory of a toddler in overalls on a beach. I can't be that for him again, so I can't please him."

"And you two...Every move seems to be a wrong one on my part." She said, shaking her head.

Lin looked up and into Ambrose's eyes and smiled, too. His smile was so contagious. How could someone not smile when he was smiling?

"That you are. I believe it is the elf coming out in you. I am very glad that you can harness it so well and quickly. Well, it looks as if we can move to the pressure point on the neck now! This is going much faster than I anticipated. I am enjoying this immensely. It is always a joy to work with someone who enjoys learning and learns quickly."

She turned around and swept her hair over her shoulder. She bent her head and then said, "Alright. Where is the pressure point on the neck that I showed you?"