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Okay then. He was done already with that skill. Razual went over to the wall of weapons and pulled down two wooden sabers. She then handed them to him. "Back flip Rend. It's best if you read the book to really understand it. However I'll explain it anyway. You're going to do backflips with your sword outward in other words, you'll reteat if you backflip with the right force. And depending on how close or far you are from your opponent when you do this move you could remove an arm or just do light damage. You'll be practicing on that dummy," she said.

The woman pointed at a maniquenn like dummy that looked much like a person except that its blank and ungendered. It was made completly of cloth.

"You'll also do Long Slash and that will complete this stage...I think.... I'll have to check. Any way you'll jump over that dummy while slashing at it. This normally would block weak attempts at retaliation and it will put you behind your opponent. You'll have an opening because the back is one of the most vulnerable places. Start now, please," she said.


Backflip Rend
Rank: D
Description: Another risky move where the user backflips with their sword extended outward, they will fly backwards in retreat from the enemy if they backflip with the needed force. Depending on the range the user is from the enemy it inflicts changing damage. If the user it close it will probably remove an arm, far away does light damage.

Long Slash
Rank: D
Description: The user jumps at the enemy and over them while slashing with their sword. This will block any weak attempt at retaliation and put the user behind the enemy. From here they have an opening since one of the most vurnerable spots on a human body is the back.

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(1) This one seemed a slightly bit more complicated than the last one but Jack was sure he could pull it off. He would simply front flip right on over the enemy, using the flip as the driving force behind the slash as he traveled in midair. Backing up a little, Jack front flipped straight into the air traveling over the mannequin, positioning both swords to where the flip would take the swords straight into the mannequins body. It was a success, and Jack did it in such a way to where the force exerting on the mannequin would allow Jack to travel even farther overhead, landing gracefully as always. Also this flipping and aerial attacks told him that this style's focus were flashy, but also hard to predict and fast offensive capabilities. Good, it would give him more flexibility on the battlefield.

Long Slash Learned

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They were done for the day eh? Good, Jack's body was crying out a storm. He was going to be sore in the morning. Taking the Sabers for himself, he strapped them down to his back while moving his katana to his waist. He looked outside, it was dark, night fall already. He turned to Razual and said, "Thank you for your tutelage. I will be back tomorrow afternoon. Have a good night". Bowing in respect, as anyone should do to their combat mentor, Jack put his shoes back on, gathered his belongings, and began to walk back to his dorm room.

Though on his way, he would practice a skill he learned from a book called Wall Run. (1) On the way over he tried running across the wall to his dorm but he fell flat on his face, getting up he tried again. (2) This time he ran across one of the buildings side and he almost got all the way across but he lost his balance. Getting up he tried once more. (3) This time he was alot more successful, running across the wall with perfect ease and landing, using the ki to keep his stuck to the surface. (4) He repeated it again, mirroring his success. Jack praised himself for such an accomplisment done, now he can run on walls.

Wall Run Learned

((Edited due to me looking for where i posted learning about Wall run...but then saw i made several spelling errors in which I fixed...plus for some reason the font was in white....the hell? Probably a coding error))

"Welcome back, Jack," Razual said. She was in the rafters, but jumped down and landed on her feet behind Jack after her greeting. She had noticed the new blades but waited for Jack to turn around so she could get a good look. "Where did you get those?" she asked.

Razual raised an eyebrow. So Gunner had made these and they actually worked? She remembered when they didn't always. For Jack's sake Razual hoped they didn't stall or back fire. She did feel a bit offended however and looked away from him. "I guess I won't have to worry about giving you real blades when you earn them now," she said simply.

When Yajuu was mentioned her eyes snapped to his in a glare. "You studied with Yajuu? That egostitical, human fleshing eating, p***k?!" she said, clearly incensed now.

Razual walked up to Jack until she stood very close to him. The whole time she kept her gaze locked with his. While she had heard his words she wanted to make sure he was telling the truth and she had always been told that the eyes were windows to the soul and you could see whether or not a man or woman were lying to you in them.

As far as she could tell, he wasn't lying so she relaxed and stepped back to a more normal talking distance. With a sigh she ran a hand through her hair. "I know...that man...and I hate him," she said.

To work out some of her frustration, Razual took her hair down from its hair tie and redid her pony tail. "Any way, do ten laps around the dojo and then one hundred push-ups on the porch for a warm up. We have to improve your strength and stamina if you really want to be able to effectively wield both your katana and your sabers." She smirked at him. "Not to mention any other blades you plan on acquiring one day."

Razual made a dismissing hand motion. "Go now. I have a lot to teach you before the sun goes down," she said.

Razual was already sitting outside on her porch. It was better to watch her student to make sure he did his warm up right. Razual didn't know Jack very well and while she'd like to think he wouldn't slack, she didn't know for sure. So for now she'd observe him. Besides, it was entertaining.

Once he was done she gave him a bottle of water. She seemed to keep them on hand. "Drink it slow. And we'll start with your favorite style, the katana. You're ready for stage three. And stage three calls for you to spar with an opponent. I will be your opponent. And since we'll be hitting each other and are not equal levels we'll use wooden practice swords. It'll make it less likely we'll kill each other during your lesson," she said.

With that she rose gracefully to her feet and pulled down two wooden practice katanas. One was rather old looking and beaten, but the other looked new. Razual walked over to Jack and handed him the newer looking one.

"I had this made for you. It's better to practice with a blade that is the right balance for you so I took note of your own. This one should be fairly close, but lighter since it is wood," she said.

"And the first move you will learn is Dragon Wind up Flash. It's fairly simple, get beside your opponent and perform a powerful swing with the twist of your body. This will result in a direct blow under the skull. Try not to crack mine," she said. The sword master smiled.


Stage 3
By now the student is ready to undertake the training and skills necessary to become a samurai legend. This legend of katana master revolves around principles of utilizing godlike speed, or shinsoku, and precision to deal powerful blows that usually bring down foes with one shot. Combining those two elements with the speed and the precision allows the swordsman to subdue opponents before they even act. Such principles can only be learned through sword combat with other combatants, so the student must train against other swordsmen to become experienced enough to learn these techniques.

Dragon Wind Up Flash
Rank: C
Description: A technique used once one has gotten beside an opponent, it involves a very powerful swing with the twist of your whole body, inflicting a direct blow under the skull.

Razual took the Katana stance she had been taught. She held her blade over her head with the point down and the sharp side of the blade up. When Jack moved to attack she readied herself and seeing as this attack was missing something she easily blocked it by slashing around and down and pinned Jack's blade to the floor.

She then turned the blade and swung it up, aiming to hit Jack's stomach.