Author Notes: Australia is so cold... TTATT So cold I could cry. ANYWAY; I'm sorry I procrastinated a bit... This should've been uploaded ages ago. XD

Disclaimer: I don't own D.Gray-Man or anything related to it.


The training that he had to go through was very harsh. It involved placing himself in a life or death situation and yet be able to make clear decisions. In other words, it could be easily summed up as a training method to force your inner talents out under a suitable amount of pressure. Of course, this meant that there has to be something that is causing this pressure which is, in other words; Tiedoll. Being the fabulously nice and caring teacher he is, Tiedoll had already held back while going up against his beloved student. Despite knowing that his master was holding back, Kanda still found it difficult to reach his teacher in a ten metre radius. This only proves how big the gap between the two is.

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A trail of dirt rose in small clouds as the boy slid to a stop. Lowering his arm which held tightly onto a black katana, the boy used his other to wipe off the sweat that trickled down the sides of his face. As he bent over to stare at the ground, he could only hear his own heavy and rapid breathing. Trying his best to slow down his heart beats and breathing, the fourteen year old took in several deep breaths then stood up straight with determination clear in his pitch black eyes.

Opposite him stood a man who had grey frizzled hair and a thick moustache. He too took a small break, letting down his guard completely and taking his black rimmed glasses off and wiping away several large drops of sweat from the lens. In that split moment, the long haired boy took his chance and dashed forward with the black katana in hand. "That wasn't fair, Yuu!" The grey haired man complained to the boy as he dodged several swings of the katana, earning him an unpleasant frown.

"There's nothing called 'fair' in fights!" Kanda raced towards Tiedoll, carefully avoiding the thick agile tree trunks that shot out from beneath the ground, "You find a weakness and take advantage of it!" He easily avoided all the offensive attacks aimed at him and finally reached Tiedoll within a five meter radius. When the French man once again blocked his attack and distanced himself from Kanda, the Japanese boy let out a soft 'che', showing that his patience was starting to run out.

Within the blink of an eye, the black katana was no longer black; instead it became silver and gave off a soft glow as the faint sunlight that pierced through the heavy clouds reflected off the blade. Concentrating all his energy into his calloused hands, the sword gradually glowed a shade of cerulean. The energy wrapped itself around the sword, shaping itself so that it produced an impossibly sharp blade. The energy then proceeded to spiral up the young swordsman's arm before it travelled behind his back and spiralled down his other arm where he held a black scabbard. Like how it coated the katana, the cerulean energy wrapped itself around the sword's sheathe, moulding itself into another impossibly sharp blade. "Nigentou!"

Seeing that Kanda had finally regained enough energy to use this more advanced technique that he had only just mastered hours ago. This technique required a lot of energy which would mean that Kanda would soon run out of energy. But nonetheless, Nigentou was not to be underestimated. The cerulean energy that coated the scabbard and sword vibrated at high speeds, shaping the edge of the energy into an impossibly sharp edge. The glade can probably cut almost anything in half; not to mention the fact that by using this technique, it boosts the user's agility, making their movements faster than usual.

"Alright then Yuu, now clear your mind and tell me what the first thing that comes to mind is." Tiedoll carefully avoided all of Kanda's swift attacks. One swing of the sword had just trimmed a small strand of grey hair from Tiedoll's head. Ignoring the fact that a tiny amount of his hair had been cut off, the French man concentrated more on avoiding his every single of his pupil's attacks.

Obeying his teacher's instructions, Kanda closed his eyes for a moment and cleared his mind. In his mind, there was nothing – it was simply a space devoid of any thoughts that may have been there a second ago. However, when he opened the gates and let all those thoughts fly back into place, the first thing that caught his attention was a single robust flower – a beautiful pink lotus.

"A lotus flower." Kanda replied clearly above the loud thumps of tree trunks falling down onto the ground, blocking the route.

'Of course he would think of the lotus…' Tiedoll ducked to avoid another swing of Mugen. "Very well then! Let's see what you can do with a lotus flower!"

Gathering all his remaining energy into his hands, Kanda stoped chasing after his master and stood there silent. The air all around seemed to be drawn towards him, as if a black hole had appeared where the boy stood, sucking the air into it. When the fourteen year old finally moved, he immediately sprang into action. Slicing the air, the blue energy in the form of crescent shapes seemed to split off from the energy-coated katana. One after another, a total of eight swings of Mugen in the air created eight strips of energy, curved like how the swing of the sword was.

"Hakka Tourou!" Kanda called out as the eight strips of blue energy flew straight ahead, aimed at only one target – General Froi Tiedoll.

Without much thinking, the French man let the hammer in his hand collide with the top of his chisel, making the other end of the chisel dig into the ground. A large tree with a very thick truck soon shot out from beneath the ground, intercepting Kanda's attack's course. As the cerulean energy came in contact wit the tree trunk, deep marks were left in the trunk as if they had been burnt in there by something flaming hot. When all the splinters had descended onto the ground, faint smoke trails drifted up from where the marks remained embed into the tree trunk.

Hesitantly coming out of his hiding place from behind the tree, Tiedoll smiled nervously at his pupil who stood silent at a safe distance. The French man then spoke while scratching the back of his head. However, Kanda could only hear muffled noises coming from his master. "…Seriously Yuu, were you trying to kill me with that just then?" Tiedoll chuckled nervously to himself. Kanda could only breathe in pain as his lungs seemed to burn with every breath he took. Finally letting the energy that he had kept concentrated in his hands return back to where they came from, Kanda felt as if he had large amounts of energy deducted from his body, making him unable to stand up any longer. As he felt his consciousness fade away, he saw the blurry image of Tiedoll running towards him but that was all he saw before everything turned black.

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Letting out a small gasp, the twelve year old rushed towards the figure that had quietly slipped into the front garden. His clothes were completely drenched in rainwater, a single bag loosely dangling from his already full hands. "What happened? You're all drenched!"

"Ah, it's nothing; more importantly…" Tiedoll glanced at the boy who he carried on his back. The boy was also in a wet state, strands of hair sticking to his face. His breathing was rapid and his cheeks were a faint pink shade. Lenalee quickly took the bag from the French man's hand and rushed to the guest room, opening the door in advance so that Tiedoll wouldn't need to open it when he came later.

Quietly following behind the adult, Lenalee helped the unconscious boy slip down from the man's back. With some struggling, she managed to lay him down on the bed and as soon as she stood back up straight, Tiedoll commanded instantly, "Get a set of clean clothes please, Lenalee." With a nod of her head, she was out the door, bolting down the hallway towards her brother's bedroom.


Index:

Nigentou – Kanda's technique; Double Illusion Blades

Hakka Tourou – Kanda's technique; Eight Flowers Praying Mantis