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***Genkai's Student*** Chapter Four: Simple Test of Agility?
Willow woke them a few hours after dawn, letting them get some extra sleep. Kuwabara and Yusuke weren't exactly pleased but got up anyway. Willow merely snapped her fingers and the sleeping bags vanished. The four ate the rest of the food before following Willow up the path. She skirted around a rock around the cliffside of the path, looking back to see what they would do. Three of them skirted right by it, but the fourth got trapped in its grasp.
"Hey! Let me go! What is this thing?" Kuwabara struggled to move but his feet were frozen. Willow shook her head and tapped the rock. It glowed orange before transforming into a small demon. It cackled before running into the cliff. It vanished easily into the rock. "What was that thing?"
"Earth demon, they can take the form of rocks and can enter mountains and boulders. Relatively weak, but if they catch you, you're stuck until they decide to release you." Willow explained, looking at the cliff. "Next time, watch what you're doing, and what your fellow teammates were doing. I'm not going to save you everytime." she turned and continued down the path, arms crossed.
"Geez, I don't know what Genkai was worried about, this place is stupid to train on." Yusuke complained.
"What you say is true, we haven't met any demons worth a good fight." Kurama sighed, almost disappointed. They followed Willow, and stopped when she turned to them. She had a small smile on her face.
"You have passed the simple tests, now, you must pass the difficult ones. Ahead of us is a Leech Plant. You must dodge all of the tentacle-vines and touch its trunk. You will do it however many times it takes for you to accomplish the test. By the way, I suggest you don't get hit." she warned.
"We've fought against a Leech Plant already." Kuwabara complained.
"This is to test your agility. This Leech Plant is much faster than you think." Willow replied, not looking at them. She led them to the path, where a huge Leech Plant was growing. Its tentacle-vines raised as it sensed them. It swung its tentacles at them, but they were out of range. "Let's see, Hiei, you go first." Willow said thoughtfully. The fire demon took off his cloak and sword, setting it off to the side. He leapt forward and dodged some of the vines, but all he could do was dodge, he couldn't move closer to the trunk than when he had jumped in. After several minutes, he leapt back out of range. His form was covered in sweat and he was panting.
"That's impossible, to get to the trunk." he panted, glaring at her. She didn't seem impressed.
"You're the fastest one of them, this is going to take longer that I thought." she said out loud. "Kurama, why don't you try?" she asked. The kitsune frowned and jumped in. He only lasted a few minutes before he was hit by a tentacle. The three males stared as they saw his energy being sucked into the plant. A small silver flash, and the tentacle was chopped off, freeing Kurama. He dodged back to the safe zone. Willow sheathed her sword, that she had taken out. She laid a hand on Kurama's shoulder, he imediantly got his energy back.
"What's the big idea? None of us can get to it." Yusuke exploded. Willow looked at him passively.
"What? Do you want a demonstration?" she demanded. Yusuke looked taken back at her tone. "Fine, I'll give you a demonstration, then you're going next." She threw her cloak off and shot into the tentacle-vines. They stared as she dodged and spun around, dancing on the tips of her toes. She touched the trunk and danced out of the tentacles. Then she stopped and didn't move. The tentacles shot at her but stopped a few inches from her. The four males looked at her, surprise on their faces. "In case you didn't notice, it only started trying to reach you when you walked to the path. It can only feel your footsteps' vibration. If you stop moving, it can't find you." she said logically. "That's the secret with Leech Plants. Don't move, they don't get you." she crouched and sprinted, appearing infront of them in less than half a second. "Your turn Urameshi." she picked up her cloak and put it back on.
"Great," Yusuke muttered, stepping forward. The tentacles turned to him, waving in an almost friendly matter. He leapt forward, pausing on the ground to leapt back up. He dodged some of the vines but then stopped and waited. He opened his eyes to see the vines barely an inch from his nose. He gulped and waited for them to retract. They slowly moved back, giving him a clear path to the trunk. He leapt forward, the vines automatically lunging at him. They hit the ground behind him and he touched the trunk. He grinned, giving a thumbs up to them. Willow smirked and shook her head.
"By the way, look out for the roots, they'll snag you." she warned, too late. Yusuke looked down to see the roots pulling up from the ground. He dodged the roots and then ducked at the tentacles shot at him. The tentacles shot into the trunk, and got stuck. "You've threatened the Leech Plant, now the vines are going to kill you." Willow warned, smiling slightly.
"Ack! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he shouted, dodging the tentacles which were now pointed like spears. Willow shrugged, as though nothing were happening.
"You never asked." she said, picking at her nails. Yusuke shot out of the range and collapsed onto the ground. Willow shook her head and crouched on the ground. "Duck," she said calmly. The four males looked at the plant and ducked as the tentacles started shooting their tips, the bony part that was shaped like spearheads. After five minutes, the tentacles stopped and the plant was quiet. "Your turn Kuwabara." Willow said, standing up. Kuwabara stuttered and backed away.
"Er, uh, I think my sister's caling me!" he mumbled. Willow shook her head as she dusted off her cloak.
"Your sister is currently in another dimension and you cannot hear her unless there is an open portal from here to her and there is no portal open because I control all the portals in this dimension." she said simply.
***Genkai's Student*** Chapter Four: Simple Test of Agility?
Willow woke them a few hours after dawn, letting them get some extra sleep. Kuwabara and Yusuke weren't exactly pleased but got up anyway. Willow merely snapped her fingers and the sleeping bags vanished. The four ate the rest of the food before following Willow up the path. She skirted around a rock around the cliffside of the path, looking back to see what they would do. Three of them skirted right by it, but the fourth got trapped in its grasp.
"Hey! Let me go! What is this thing?" Kuwabara struggled to move but his feet were frozen. Willow shook her head and tapped the rock. It glowed orange before transforming into a small demon. It cackled before running into the cliff. It vanished easily into the rock. "What was that thing?"
"Earth demon, they can take the form of rocks and can enter mountains and boulders. Relatively weak, but if they catch you, you're stuck until they decide to release you." Willow explained, looking at the cliff. "Next time, watch what you're doing, and what your fellow teammates were doing. I'm not going to save you everytime." she turned and continued down the path, arms crossed.
"Geez, I don't know what Genkai was worried about, this place is stupid to train on." Yusuke complained.
"What you say is true, we haven't met any demons worth a good fight." Kurama sighed, almost disappointed. They followed Willow, and stopped when she turned to them. She had a small smile on her face.
"You have passed the simple tests, now, you must pass the difficult ones. Ahead of us is a Leech Plant. You must dodge all of the tentacle-vines and touch its trunk. You will do it however many times it takes for you to accomplish the test. By the way, I suggest you don't get hit." she warned.
"We've fought against a Leech Plant already." Kuwabara complained.
"This is to test your agility. This Leech Plant is much faster than you think." Willow replied, not looking at them. She led them to the path, where a huge Leech Plant was growing. Its tentacle-vines raised as it sensed them. It swung its tentacles at them, but they were out of range. "Let's see, Hiei, you go first." Willow said thoughtfully. The fire demon took off his cloak and sword, setting it off to the side. He leapt forward and dodged some of the vines, but all he could do was dodge, he couldn't move closer to the trunk than when he had jumped in. After several minutes, he leapt back out of range. His form was covered in sweat and he was panting.
"That's impossible, to get to the trunk." he panted, glaring at her. She didn't seem impressed.
"You're the fastest one of them, this is going to take longer that I thought." she said out loud. "Kurama, why don't you try?" she asked. The kitsune frowned and jumped in. He only lasted a few minutes before he was hit by a tentacle. The three males stared as they saw his energy being sucked into the plant. A small silver flash, and the tentacle was chopped off, freeing Kurama. He dodged back to the safe zone. Willow sheathed her sword, that she had taken out. She laid a hand on Kurama's shoulder, he imediantly got his energy back.
"What's the big idea? None of us can get to it." Yusuke exploded. Willow looked at him passively.
"What? Do you want a demonstration?" she demanded. Yusuke looked taken back at her tone. "Fine, I'll give you a demonstration, then you're going next." She threw her cloak off and shot into the tentacle-vines. They stared as she dodged and spun around, dancing on the tips of her toes. She touched the trunk and danced out of the tentacles. Then she stopped and didn't move. The tentacles shot at her but stopped a few inches from her. The four males looked at her, surprise on their faces. "In case you didn't notice, it only started trying to reach you when you walked to the path. It can only feel your footsteps' vibration. If you stop moving, it can't find you." she said logically. "That's the secret with Leech Plants. Don't move, they don't get you." she crouched and sprinted, appearing infront of them in less than half a second. "Your turn Urameshi." she picked up her cloak and put it back on.
"Great," Yusuke muttered, stepping forward. The tentacles turned to him, waving in an almost friendly matter. He leapt forward, pausing on the ground to leapt back up. He dodged some of the vines but then stopped and waited. He opened his eyes to see the vines barely an inch from his nose. He gulped and waited for them to retract. They slowly moved back, giving him a clear path to the trunk. He leapt forward, the vines automatically lunging at him. They hit the ground behind him and he touched the trunk. He grinned, giving a thumbs up to them. Willow smirked and shook her head.
"By the way, look out for the roots, they'll snag you." she warned, too late. Yusuke looked down to see the roots pulling up from the ground. He dodged the roots and then ducked at the tentacles shot at him. The tentacles shot into the trunk, and got stuck. "You've threatened the Leech Plant, now the vines are going to kill you." Willow warned, smiling slightly.
"Ack! Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he shouted, dodging the tentacles which were now pointed like spears. Willow shrugged, as though nothing were happening.
"You never asked." she said, picking at her nails. Yusuke shot out of the range and collapsed onto the ground. Willow shook her head and crouched on the ground. "Duck," she said calmly. The four males looked at the plant and ducked as the tentacles started shooting their tips, the bony part that was shaped like spearheads. After five minutes, the tentacles stopped and the plant was quiet. "Your turn Kuwabara." Willow said, standing up. Kuwabara stuttered and backed away.
"Er, uh, I think my sister's caling me!" he mumbled. Willow shook her head as she dusted off her cloak.
"Your sister is currently in another dimension and you cannot hear her unless there is an open portal from here to her and there is no portal open because I control all the portals in this dimension." she said simply.