Hiya! This is **your** Raven, always coming back to write another chapter!!!!! Hey, didcha miss me? **winks** ^.~ Ok… erm… ya. =) Hope ya all like this chappy! ^.^
~Raven
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"Haruka, Michiru. I want you both to sit in the corner over there…" The master pointed to a corner of the room. Two tatami mats lay there, and a smooth stone. The two girls did as he said. They sat on the mat. "Meditate… rub the stone… feel the energy of life within all creatures and things." The master ordered. "Put that energy into your hands. Unleash it!!!" The master frowned when nothing happened. "Come on, try again! Feel all of the energy from the stone… gather it! Gather it in your hands! Now unleash it!!!" The girls were exhausted, trying to concentrate.
"How… can we unleash it, Master?" Haruka gasped. "Where do we unleash it?"
"You ask too many questions, Haruka." But the Master was smiling. "Imagine that energy hitting that weed right there." He pointed to it. Haruka nodded and closed her eyes again. But before she did, she turned and looked at Michiru. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing shallow. She had sat there without moving a muscle for a long time. Haruka sighed and closed her eyes again.
"Haruka, Michiru. These exercises will help you gain a psychic balance in your mind. It will help you control what you want to happen. These exercises are very important if you want to be a master of martial arts." The master nodded. "You must be able to pull that weed by your mind, or burn it."
"This is way too hard." Haruka muttered. She closed her eyes and decided to try one last time, using the energy in her hands from the rock, making it a bullet, and tried to hit the weed with it."
"Very close, Haruka. Aim better." The master ordered.
**three hours passed**
"Ahhh!" Haruka through the bolt of energy into the plant, and it burned on contact. Michiru was having positive results as well.
"AH!" The weed was pulled from the ground, and it threw itself to the corner of the room.
"Excellent!" The master smiled. "You have both done well." Sweat was pouring from both of their heads, and they smiled weakly.
"Thank you, Master." Michiru smiled.
"Each of these techniques require the same amount of power. One of them is used for defense, and one is used for destruction. You must choose wisely between the two, when facing an enemy. Michiru, the technique you have learned easily is used for defense. People should not kill everything they want to be from. This technique will be used more often. Learn it well." The master nodded. "Haruka," He turned to her. "You have the more powerful technique within you. You must use it wisely as well. It is not right to kill everything, but you'll have to kill for the journey ahead of you. You are my two disciples, and you will need to do jobs for me. Michiru, go work on your martial arts. Haruka, I need to see you for a moment." Michiru threw envious daggers at Haruka, but obeyed the master's orders. She went to the bag, and started punching and kicking it swiftly.
"Haruka, come here." The master motioned her closer. Haruka did his bidding, and sat next to him. "You have an amazing sense of power in those skinny arms of yours." The master motioned her to punch a hard bag. With one swift kick and punch, the bag burst open. "Amazing.." the master murmured. "Michiru has great power in her mind, and her thinking before where to hit the bag. That's how she beats things… but this is power. Michiru! Come here!" Michiru ran to the master.
"Yes, master?"
"Punch and kick this bag until it bursts."
"Alright." Michiru looked at it for a split second, and after one kick and a punch at the right angles, the bag fell down. The master thought, and then spoke.
"Haruka, you have great power when it comes to destroying, but you are a little weak in the art of defense. Michiru, it is the other way for you. Your defense techniques are amazing, but it takes you a little more time to kill something than Haruka. I want both of you to become good partners. Learn from each other, and you will be invincible." The master smiled. "I want both of you to fight against each other for a moment."
"I will enjoy battling you, Michiru."
"So will I." They faced and bowed to each other.
~Raven
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"Haruka, Michiru. I want you both to sit in the corner over there…" The master pointed to a corner of the room. Two tatami mats lay there, and a smooth stone. The two girls did as he said. They sat on the mat. "Meditate… rub the stone… feel the energy of life within all creatures and things." The master ordered. "Put that energy into your hands. Unleash it!!!" The master frowned when nothing happened. "Come on, try again! Feel all of the energy from the stone… gather it! Gather it in your hands! Now unleash it!!!" The girls were exhausted, trying to concentrate.
"How… can we unleash it, Master?" Haruka gasped. "Where do we unleash it?"
"You ask too many questions, Haruka." But the Master was smiling. "Imagine that energy hitting that weed right there." He pointed to it. Haruka nodded and closed her eyes again. But before she did, she turned and looked at Michiru. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing shallow. She had sat there without moving a muscle for a long time. Haruka sighed and closed her eyes again.
"Haruka, Michiru. These exercises will help you gain a psychic balance in your mind. It will help you control what you want to happen. These exercises are very important if you want to be a master of martial arts." The master nodded. "You must be able to pull that weed by your mind, or burn it."
"This is way too hard." Haruka muttered. She closed her eyes and decided to try one last time, using the energy in her hands from the rock, making it a bullet, and tried to hit the weed with it."
"Very close, Haruka. Aim better." The master ordered.
**three hours passed**
"Ahhh!" Haruka through the bolt of energy into the plant, and it burned on contact. Michiru was having positive results as well.
"AH!" The weed was pulled from the ground, and it threw itself to the corner of the room.
"Excellent!" The master smiled. "You have both done well." Sweat was pouring from both of their heads, and they smiled weakly.
"Thank you, Master." Michiru smiled.
"Each of these techniques require the same amount of power. One of them is used for defense, and one is used for destruction. You must choose wisely between the two, when facing an enemy. Michiru, the technique you have learned easily is used for defense. People should not kill everything they want to be from. This technique will be used more often. Learn it well." The master nodded. "Haruka," He turned to her. "You have the more powerful technique within you. You must use it wisely as well. It is not right to kill everything, but you'll have to kill for the journey ahead of you. You are my two disciples, and you will need to do jobs for me. Michiru, go work on your martial arts. Haruka, I need to see you for a moment." Michiru threw envious daggers at Haruka, but obeyed the master's orders. She went to the bag, and started punching and kicking it swiftly.
"Haruka, come here." The master motioned her closer. Haruka did his bidding, and sat next to him. "You have an amazing sense of power in those skinny arms of yours." The master motioned her to punch a hard bag. With one swift kick and punch, the bag burst open. "Amazing.." the master murmured. "Michiru has great power in her mind, and her thinking before where to hit the bag. That's how she beats things… but this is power. Michiru! Come here!" Michiru ran to the master.
"Yes, master?"
"Punch and kick this bag until it bursts."
"Alright." Michiru looked at it for a split second, and after one kick and a punch at the right angles, the bag fell down. The master thought, and then spoke.
"Haruka, you have great power when it comes to destroying, but you are a little weak in the art of defense. Michiru, it is the other way for you. Your defense techniques are amazing, but it takes you a little more time to kill something than Haruka. I want both of you to become good partners. Learn from each other, and you will be invincible." The master smiled. "I want both of you to fight against each other for a moment."
"I will enjoy battling you, Michiru."
"So will I." They faced and bowed to each other.
