Day after day, he practiced. Kick, block, strike, and repeat. Kick, block, strike, and repeat. Over and over until his strikes turned heavy, his blocks soft, and his kicks loose and unthreatening. And after that there was still more! Mantra training with Satori came next in the training sequence. Blindfolds would adorn their eyes, and kicks, blocks, and strikes were executed until they collapsed. But today was different. Today, Satori would have to train with Shura, for today was Ohm's birthday.
He woke up smiling, content with himself. His bruises ached from the day before, but he barely noticed. He sauntered out the back, not wanting to face his bretheren in the courtyard. No, if they saw him, their hearts would turn greedy and envious of his freedom, and that would contradict his whole liberating purpose. If they turned greedy, he would have to kill them, and free them of their sins. So Ohm exited by the back, rather pleased with himself. But before he could leave the dojo, he was stopped.
"Ohm," said Eneru, placing a hand on Ohm's shoulder.
"Yes Kami-sama," responded Ohm, kneeling at once.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"I believe it is my holiday, Kami-sama."
"Is that so? I don't remember authorizing it," said Eneru, dragging Ohm to his feet. Ohm could only hang limply from Eneru's hand, as struggling would only worsen his situation.
"Go back to your training," said Eneru, dropping Ohm and walking away. Ohm felt annoyed with Eneru. But he quickly reverted to neutrality. Annyoyance could lead to revenge, and revenge was a sin. Besides, the world thatn Eneru spoke of, a world without sin, was a world worth missing a day off for.
A.N.: Hooray! This is the last of our March Birthdays. I'm somewhat glad for it! I've fallen off-track since mid-March, so it'll be nice to have this week to catch up. Reviews, Favourites, Subscriptions, and Requests are welcomed and much appreciated! See you next time for our April list and Usopp's Birthday!