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 Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:14 pm
After a while, Shunketsu had practiced his first six steps to the point where he had actually increased his speed, being able to complete the steps faster. Of course, he didn't notice it... "ok...steps one through six are done and memorized...now...what to do for step 7..." " *snore*" Shut up..." Less thinking, more moving..." Shunketsu hated to agree, but he had a point. Shunketsu redid Step 6 in order to prepare for step 7. "Step Seven..." Shunketsu got in position from Step six's roll and did a spin and upward slash with both half-sais... [16]
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:28 pm
After Shunketsu and slashed upward, he was kind of stumped as to what his next move would be...so he just kind of stood there, examining himself... "hmm...let's see...if I do this...WAIT A MINUTE!! WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!" Shunketsu had just realized that he was standing next to well...himself...just watching what seemed like to be a frozen-in-time...Shunketsu... "who? wha? where? when? why? how?!?!?" " who? me. what? absolutely nothing. where? in your head. when? now. why? because I'm bored. how? I'd tell you, but I'd put even myself to sleep..." "what do you want? and why am I staring at myself? where are you???" " oh no...you don't get to see me yet. Not until you prove to me you're worthy..." "How do I prove I'm worthy?" "By beating me..."Shunketsu was surprised by the last comment since it didn't come out of nowhere like before...it came from...the frozen Shunketsu...who was now no longer frozen but standing and staring at Shunketsu...((confused? I am too...)) [17]
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:39 pm
"What's the matter? Yea, I have a hard time looking at me too, seeing how weak and useless I am...""what's your problem?" "you"Without another word, Shunketsu2(which is what he'll be called from now on) rushed towards Shunketsu. Shunketsu however, recognized the pattern of the attack. It's step one...afterwards, he'll roll off to the side and I'll be waiting...Shunketsu2 got really close, but at the last second, changed his attack from Step 1 to 7. Shunketsu was caught off guard. Time seemed to slow down as he watched two half-sais come upwards at him... [18]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:00 am
"Tch...I was sure I could've finished right there and then..."Apparently, instinct and prevailed and Shunketsu immediately backslid forceully away from Shunketsu2. Shunketsu wasted more energy than usual since he panicked. "hey! I don't want to..." "Save it!"Shunketsu2 was relentless and came in at Shunketsu again before he could even finish. This time, Shunketsu dodge rolled off to the side, narrowly avoiding the attack. Shunketsu2 seemed faster than Shunketsu for some reason...Shunketsu then rushed at Shunketsu2 with his own attack. Step 3![19]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:12 am
Shunketsu missed...Shunketsu2 dodged with ease and just continued standing there, taunting Shunketsu.
"Is that the best you've got? honestly, you stood a better chance when you weren't so predictable...You're going to be up against people better than you pretty soon, and here you are, unable to go beyond your own limits...""shut up!" Shunketsu rushed in again, going for a Step 7 strike. Shunketsu spun, slashed upward, and when he got in the exact same position he was in when this whole thing started, Shunketsu2 vanished. The world seemed to resume and Shunketsu remained in that pose, dumbfounded... "What the hell just happened?" He asked his zanpakutou. No answer. "HEY ANSWER ME!!" Since his zanpakutou refused to answer, Shunketsu sat down and pondered what was going on... [20]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:54 am
"I am..." Long said as he reached over his left shoulder and pulled his zanpaktou from it's chain wrap from behind and he once again took the item in two hands in it's defensive stance as he held it above him. Long's wound had already closed up and had given him back his reflexes. Long had to just wait a bit before making his next move to make sure he wouldn't re-open the wound.
"But, are you?" Long asked as he took focus with his yellow hawk-like eyes. They kept watch of Karite's body movements, like a falcon could tell if a mouse was injured while it flew. Long had yet to really attack, but this odd silence could tell Karite to be the one to attack first.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:27 am
(sorry ive been gone....)
Akira layed down in a bed with bandages all over his left arm, the one that leads the sword. It was the worst broken bone of them all because it poped out of its place and poked through the skin. It was a painful process when the doc nocked it back into place and stapled the skin together. As he layed down recooperating from the sergery and the fight he flashed back. what was it that i did so wrong, was it anger?, No i wasnt blind my mind was cleared, waas i basking in my previous two glories of battle because i came out unscrathed while my oppoenets suffered from my deadly blows, No it couldnt be master always taught me not to do that. so what was it I'll tell you what it was...it was you, you weild me without saying my name yet i scream it so loud,are you so deaf that you cant here me call out to you. your a pathetic runt eho couldnt even beat a weakling like rikatsu agian. its pathetic you should'nt have the authority to weild me at all you disgrace me. After that the voice vanished.
No dought it was her, it had to be it was the old lady questiong his ability to weild her yet agian.
The nurse came back to akira's aid sir your revocery ability is meraculios you're able to go and continue you battle if you want. Akira smiled. "the only thing i want to continue is the rest of my life with out beautiful thing" Akira said laughing as he got out of bed and dressed himself back into his clothing. the nurse smiled and giggled yuor a little late rikatsu beat you to me. More giggled could be hear from her mouth. Akira lauhged as he picked his sword back up and winced in the pain from his arm as he did so. He looked for rikatsu agian and oculdnt find him. "RIKATSU LETS FINISH THIS" he would yell at the top of his lungs.
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:55 am
Karite waited for as long as he could. The first fight proved to be a pleasurable one, but if he didnt win this fight he would be stuck in group B again. He was not Group B material. He was strong and his rivals were in group A, thats where he needed to be as well. "Let my movements show you if I am ready or not. That is all you will be seeing this match so it well be the answer to your question. This match is just you and me, no ancestors no prayers. My skill verses yours." Karite said ripping his Zanpaktou from its sheath and placing it back across his back. "I will start this time."
Soon after his words Karite began sinking his body lower and lower till he began to build his Reiatsu into his feet causing him to charge forward with all his will and determination. His black eyes focused on Long. As he came in distance He lept from the ground in a quick puff of blue energy spinning quickly with the hilt of his blade pressed against his naval. "Lotus twister!"
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:02 pm
Shunketsu was dumbfounded...he couldn't figure out what the message was... "what can it be???" Shunketsu sat there, analyzing what had gone on in his head...Shunketsu2 had been his opponent for the short time in his head...then it dawned on him. Shunketsu2 went from a Step1 to a Step 7, clearly out of order. "That's it...I've been going at this all wrong...Now I've become nothing more than a textbook. Easy to read and predict..." So thus, Shunketsu gave up on his combination steps and tried to erase them from his memory. Being spontaneous and random probably faired better. But the problem now is that Shunketsu doesn't know what else he can do. "gah!! this is hopeless..." Suddenly, the image of Tsai's reiatsu-concentrated punch came back to mind. The reiatsu built up around the fist must've made the punch stronger than usual...Shunketsu was nowhere near experienced enough to do that though. "hmm...Tsai is much stronger than I am...I shouldn't try to duplicate that yet...but...Maybe I can expel reiatsu instead of concentrating it..." So...Shunketsu began stretching himself. Normally, stretching probably didn't help with the ability to use reiatsu, but hey, it's Shunketsu...he's stupid... [21]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:16 pm
After spending a bit of time rereading the material in the book, Hikari decides it's time to try sharpening her blade with reiatsu. She withdraws her zanpakutou from her sheath (officially separating 'them' though not to her knowledge) and slowly tightens her grasp along the spine-laden grip. She looks around for what would be best to practice on. Then she remembers something she heard. A sharp blade leaves leaves undisturbed where a dull blade crushes them in its path. She looks at the tree near her, and she thinks the leaves should be low enough to test that on. She looks at the boulders scattered about. They should serve to test how much breaking strength the sharpened blade has.
With a nod, she approaches the tree. She swings some low hanging leaves, first, with her sheath. Sure enough, several leaves are crushed and fall to the ground. When she takes a swing with her zanpakutou, fewer leaves are crushed. She takes that as some indication that this thing she heard might be right. As she takes in an releases a meditative breath, she concentrates on her reiatsu pulse and begins twirling it around her. It's her first step, and she wants to get it spinning at just the right speed.
[51]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:20 pm
Moderator Comment: Alright, I kind of lost track of everyone's spars so if you can please send me a PM with the following:
* Any opponents you have lost to or defeated.
* Your current activity (whether it be sparring with another student or training just tell me I need to keep track).
* Any feedback on the spars for future lessons with Nagi(me). Since this is my first time teaching really xd
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:21 pm
Hikari almost smiles as she hears the loud roar in her ear. She knows now that it's the sound of her reiatsu pressure as it spins around her and is 'exhaled' from her body, forcefully. She can gauge when the timing is right to start concerting that reiatsu pulse onto the edge of her blade by listening to it. Louder. Not yet. Louder. Not yet. As it becomes harder and harder to keep up with the speed of her reiatsu as it twirls around and around, her pupils dilate. "Now!" She exclaims as she suddenly changes intentions of her reiatsu pulse.
Hikari knows one thing. This exercise is tough, and what happens next just serves to emphasize that. As her reiatsu pulse comes into contact with her zanpakutou, it implodes and forces her backwards. Unable to regain her footing, she falls flat on her bottom only to stare at her zanpakutou, then the tree, then her sheath, and right back to her zanpakutou again. Shaking her head, she gets right back up.
[52]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:31 pm
Upon finishing his stretching, Shunketsu positioned his feet shoulder-width apart and slightly tilted out. "UAHHHHHHHH!!!" Shunketsu kinda yelled as he tensed up, apparently trying to release some kind of reiatsu...but apparently...nothing...nothing came out, not even a fart...although he did break a sweat... "What am I doing wrong?!?" Shunketsu continued what he was doing...to no avail of course... [22]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:32 pm
((Sent, Tsai 3nodding ))
Closing her eyes, Hikari begins concentrating once more. She lets her reiatsu surge around her, mentally grasping based on her pulse to have it swirl and twirl faster and faster around her. She's listening to that roar once more. She really would rather not fail too many times. She noticed how much it hurt, so she's being careful about timing. She needs to get this right, and she has a feeling she knows where she messed up last time. She didn't wait for the pulse to finish, more like she waited just a bit too long. She has to get it right at the end of one pulse where another is about to begin.
This time as the timing comes, she doesn't exclaim the timing. She just does it. She doesn't brace herself, knowing she won't have time to react to it anyway. She just keeps going, hoping for the best. When she opens her eyes, her pupils are dilated and look like an ocean of blue reiatsu, oddly with some red coloration chaotically swirled in. She watches as that same, water like pulse washes over her blade. The edge actually looks sharper. She doesn't seem to notice the chaotic, red swirls mixed in. As in her eyes, they are so thin and small in number they are easily missed.
[53]
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Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:34 pm
((Hikari, you put 51 twice...)) Shunketsu continued to try and expel reiatsu, but he was failing miserably. Eventually, he just dropped on the floor, tired. "Why can't I do it??" Now, Shunketsu was feeling he had no reiatsu at all...but he knew it was mainly because he had absolutely no experience in it... " loser...loo...oo...ooser...looooooser!" "aww for crying out loud, SHUT UP!!" " well SOOORRY...but I'm not the one who's reiatsu-less am I?" ".......tell me...how do I do this?" " pshh...you're trying waaaaay to hard..." "gee...you're no help..." [23]
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