Three times. Three. Times.

THAT'S HOW MANY TIMES THIS CHAPTER GOT ERASED WHILE I WAS WRITING IT.

I don't know WHY it kept happening, but hey, maybe this times the try? In any case, I want to be done with this so I can actually move on and write other things.

Have fun!

Spoiler: Winning Vote [X] Try to Train Something (Costs 2 Action)x2
-[X]Scorpion Style
-[X]With Koga
-[X]Chi
-[X]With Wuya
Here we go.

Martial Arts.

The method used to turn the human body into a hard-core machine of violence or tranquility. Sometimes both at the same time. This was done by either training specific muscle groups for specific effects, by emphasizing certain instincts into hard core weapons, and by mimicking animals and their interactions in nature.

This was all academic knowledge you knew to be true. Physically however? TOTALLY different story.

"Oh GOD, why did I think this was a good idea!?" You cried out as you did what felt like your thousandth crunch in eternity, while simulations trying to hit Koga who was standing behind you with the Third-Arm Sash.

"Because you seem to have decided to cheat when life threw a curveball! As you should! NOW TRY HARDER TO HIT ME!" Koga roared as he dodged your Sash again and again, performing tricks you were only peripherally aware of, too focused on keeping the vomit in your body from the pain in your torso.

"Also the fact that you don't seem to realize what you do. The Scorpion is indeed a worthy beast to base a fighting style on, but what did you expect to do when learning this? You must be able to withstand at least this much, you'll find that idea of your staying such." Wuya chimed in, floating just beside your head for a moment, prompting a moment of unnatural cold to flash through your overheating system. It felt both refreshing and horrifying.

"Oh- *cough*- Okay, I get that! But COME, ACK, ON! Can't we start with something slower? Or Easier?" You begged, coughing with every other breath now from excursion, the swipes of the Sash going wider and wider with every spasm.

"When walking a path untred, every step must be filled with progress, or else it will lead nowhere!" Koga suddenly shouted in your other, formerly unoccupied ear.

"Ahh!"

Aaand there you went, collapsing from your half seated position firmly onto your side, sending the previously wide sweeping sash directly to where Koga now was.

As you lay there panting for breath and trying to deal with the pain in your hips, you looked over to Koga and Wuya, both of whom were now standing together, their grins with the sharpest of teeth.

Because on Koga's hand was a small cut.

You felt a grin of your own grow on your face. You had done it.

Then you passed out.

Time Skip: 5 Hours later

"Uuuurrgg. Anyone get the number of that truck? I'll sue..." You murmured out tiredly as you started to blink awake. You didn't really remember what happened, but you were in a fair amount of pain at the moment.

"The ID on the truck was SUC S3S, young sir. I'm actually quite surprised your up already." The calming gravel that was Koga's voice called from your right side, causing you to turn that direction slightly, then jolt a little due to the sheer agony that was you stomach region right now.

There was Koga, standing in his usual apron and grin, with the addition of a plate holding your Third-Arm Sash, a glass of water, and what you saw to be a bottle of pain relievers.

"Thank you God..." You whispered, trying not to move your flaming diaphragm with every breath.

"You're welcome." Koga replied as he set down the water, and handed you three of the pills.

You quickly downed them, and chased them with the water. You immediately felt the relief was over you, and sank back into your now slightly sweaty chair. Something for the bot's to clean later...

"Woo, that's the strong stuff. I actually wandered a bit there..." You trailed out as you slipped the Wu around your waist, feeling comforted by its now familiar presence. It felt...good.

"Don't worry too much about it Young Master. You did VERY well today. Much better than I was expecting. For now however, there are a few things we should go over." Koga said, smiling before dropping beside your seated form.

"Oookay, what's up?" You asked, sinking into your chair.

"First off, I apologize for the pain you are feeling. Over the years I have ensured you maintain a certain level of fitness and athleticism, both for health reasons and to ensure you do not become...slovenly. However, That was merely the standard muscles, not the ones used primarily for the style you are trying to make, such as the abdomen, pelvis and thighs. This could have caused serious damage with the efforts I have pushed you to today, and I apologize for such." Koga said, for once not wearing his signature toothy grin.

You just kinda shifted uncomfortably, suddenly aware of the now fading pain in your torso. You didn't THINK it was that bad, but...

"Thus, I have decided. You will NOT be allowed strenuous activity for the next three days. MINIMUM." Koga stated, locking eyes with you as he crossed his arms over his chest.

You lifted a brow at him for a moment. That didn't sound too bad...

Then he continued.

"WHICH MEANS. NO tinkering with Heavy Machinery. NO trying to create new Martial art stances and or styles. NO pushing your soul or spirit in a corporeal medium. And NO MYSTICAL ARTIFACT HUNTING." Koga gritted the last one especially, fangs glinting off his chains somehow.

That you reacted too.

"WHAT! But, but, THEN I'LL MISS THE NEXT WU! What if it's really good! I might.!" Whatever you were about to say was cut off by Koga gently placing his hand to your mouth, muscle stopping you flat.

"No. Your health takes precedence over some Magical Trinkets that have wandered hands for centuries. One will not result in the end of the world, any more so than it would have at any other time. As my charge, this is the least I can ask of you. Is that understood?" Koga gently but seriously spoke, all hint of smile or teeth gone. After a moment, his hand moved away, and you gently nodded.

"Good. Good... Thank you, Young Master." Koga said with genuine relief.

The both of you simply sat there for a moment, breathing and feeling.

Then Koga bolted up from his seat, arms thrust into the air with such speed you were surprised the air didn't crack.

"Now that the serious stuff is out of the way, let's get into the good!" Koga roared, suddenly giving you a large thumbs up and holding a sign that said "GOOD JOB!" on it in his left hand.

"W-hat the fuck..." You droned at the sudden change of tone, and was summarily ignored.

"First off, you did a fantastic job with your exercise, going above and beyond what I expected of you! Secondly, we found out that while the Third-Arm Sash can move on its own at a fair pace, it has enough weight to it that sharp movements from its user can be used to leverage it! That means that, with practice, you could reel it back or send it flying with great force and speed! Lastly, we now have an idea of what kind of movements are needed to make your Scorpion Style effective!"

"Wait, we did what now?" Hey, you were high on pain killers, how the hell were you supposed to understand what he just said?

"In layman's terms, you must Master you Ass! And this is how you will do it! HAHAHAHA!" With that, Koga gently placed a DVD he pulled from his apron onto your night desk, and then jumped up through the ceiling, laughter still ringing as you started at the Maid Guy-shaped hole now in your room's ceiling, already being patched over by some Bots.

After a nother minute of staring and trying to decide if that really happened or if the drugs were that strong, you finally dragged your eyes over to the DVD he had left, and decided, yeah, these must be some Capital D drugs.

Keijo.

"No, seriously. WHAT. The FUCK."

END OF CHAPTER

Gains:

Plus (+) 1 Strength, bringing us to

9!

Gained +5 Chi for pushing past your limits and constant use of a Shen Gong Wu!

First Scorpion School Technique Created! Sting: A move specific to the Third-Arm Sash, the user swings their hips with such strength that the weight of the Sash flys out at the other side, causing a surprise attack if fast enough.

Gained Quest! Master Your Ass: Create 5 techniques or stances for Scorpion Style! 1 of 5 Completed!

Temporary Debuff: Muscle Tearing; Torso; Moderate: By working yourself to the bone, you have incurred damage to the body that requires time to heal. Cannot undergo 'strenuous' activities, and if forced to do so, can lead to loss of stats or life, depending on location and severity.

End of Gains!

And there we have it folks. I hope it was worth the wait, seeing as how many times I've done it. Also, this serves as a little lesson.

STOP COMBINING THINGS AND CHARACTERS. It can TECHNICALLY work, and can TECHNICALLY succeed, but doing so puts our body at MAJOR risk or eithe rharm or burning out. Spread yourself too thin and you get holes poked through you.

That said, next chapter will be up MUCH sooner this next time hopefully, and I'll be dabbling with my MLP story for a bit. Have a great night everyone.