AN: Thanks to Akuma-Helka in QQ for suggesting Taylor's cape name as Jiang-shi.
Lung finally frees her father without even allowing her to talk to him.
As far as her father knows, Taylor is now working for Lung as one of his capes in ABB.
And as Taylor predicted, she is not going back to her house or her school. Her entire life will now be dedicated to Lung's criminal enterprise.
She has no choice on the matter. If she runs, Lung will just abduct her father again and threaten her with him. And the only reason her father hasn't come for her is because Lung threatens to kill Taylor if her father so much as ventures near ABB territory.
Now, she does what she is told but she hasn't given up yet. She has a plan and it all depends on Lung's response to her suggestion. It will probably take time for the ABB leader to trust her but she is patient.
Within a day, Lung has a found her a room for her to stay which is the same building as his. Lung has also ordered his minions to buy the clothes and other essentials for her living there.
Her cape name will be Jiang-shi and she was told to use clothes that cover all her skin to stop anyone from suspecting that she is white. She has no problem doing that.
Lung also orders her to train with Oni Lee because she looks so weak that a wind might blow her away as the Dragon says. That was a day ago and Taylor finds herself in the training center within ABB territory with Oni Lee waiting for her to finish doing her warm up exercise.
After a few minutes, she is finally done with her stretches.
"I'm ready," Taylor says to the silent assassin who has been trying his best to emulate a statue.
The silent man simply nods his head right before he disappears from her view only to appear behind her and kick her without warning.
Taylor immediately is thrown to the ground on all fours.
She becomes shocked and angry.
"What the hell?! Why did you kick me?! And without warning too!" she hisses angrily while she stands shakily to her feet.
"Your enemy doesn't always warn you before hand. So one must be prepared at all times for a fight," Oni Lee explains to her.
Taylor grumbles her displeasure as she faces him again with her fists raise.
Oni Lee disappears again but this time Taylor is prepared and whirls around with the intent to punch the bastard right in the face.
However, Oni Lee didn't teleport behind her like she expected but at her right side and he easily knees Taylor on her ribs with such force that she can already feel the bruise forming there.
Taylor clutches her side and gasps in pain but Oni Lee doesn't give her room to recover and continues to throw punches and kicks at her.
Poor Taylor. She has no other choice but to defend herself against the silent assassin. She covers her face with her arms and curls herself inwards to lessen the blows from her opponent.
"You need to fight back, Jiang-shi," is Oni Lee's calm remark as he suddenly stops attacking her.
"I don't know how!" is Taylor's frustrated answer.
She is in so much pain. She is furious at herself for feeling so pathetic in front of a villain.
She lowers down her arms from her head and uncurls herself. Then, she glares at the stoic man in front of her.
"Why don't you show me how to properly fight instead of beating me senseless?" She snaps at him.
"I can't teach you anything yet not until I am done assessing you. I need to know what you know first and work around it," Oni Lee tells her. "So I want you to fight me without hesitation."
Taylor is still surprise to listen to Oni Lee speak for a long moment. She has always thought the man as emotionless as a rock.
Now, the man is speaking to her in long sentences.
"Fine!" Taylor says with renewed zeal.
She raises her fists in front of her again and waits for her opponent to attack. She doesn't wait long and soon finds herself being bombarded by punches and kicks while she tries her best to fight back.
Her first punch goes through nothing but ashes while her next kick nearly makes her trip as she over extends herself. She can only feel the blooming bruises where Oni Lee's attacks land.
"Good. Very good," Oni Lee remarks as Taylor also begins to teleport herself.
With growing determination, Taylor tries to punch and kick the disappearing cape but most of her attack doesn't land while Oni Lee's are successful that she feels like a walking bruise already.
Her head snap to the side when the man punches her right in the eye.
"Fuck!" She curses while side stepping Oni Lee's lunge and bringing her foot up with the intent to kick the man on the stomach.
The assassin disappears again and elbows her in the face when he appears in front of her for good measure.
She cries out in pain and stumbles back while blood spurts out from her nose.
"Enough," the bastard orders and Taylor gratefully stops moving while she presses the bridge of her nose to stop the bleeding.
She is breathing hard and feels sore all over.
"The first thing you need to know is how to form a proper fist. You are doing it all wrong," Oni Lee tells her as he moves towards her.
Taylor steps back from him and says, "Just give me a moment to collect myself! My nose is still bleeding you know!"
She manages to say through her bleeding nose. Fortunately, Oni Lee understand her but he doesn't let her do as she says.
"No, you can't rest yet. There's a proper time for it and that is not now," The man replies in a cool tone as he grabs a hold of her hands and starts instructing her how to form a fist despite the blood on her fingers.
"Damn you!" She snaps at him angrily but reluctantly allows the man to guide her.
"To make a perfect fist, close your hand tightly with your thumb on top of your other four fingers. Squeeze firmly to maintain a strong grip and keep your wrist as straight as possible and never bend it while striking a target," the man instruct while moving her hand and fingers to a correct position. "As for your fighting stance, keep your feet under your shoulders and turn towards your target."
Oni Lee presses her shoulders down for her to adapt a wide stance.
Then, the man uses his legs to guide her in positioning her lower extremities.
"Put your nondominant foot in front of you and point it at a thirty-five angle towards your target. Then, plant your dominant foot behind you and point it away from the target at a forty-five angle." The man says to her while she can practically feel the body heat emanating from him.
The man is so close to her that she can actually smell his clean scent. He smells like ashes, after shave and mint? He smells really good for a emotionally constipated sidekick.
"Throwing power comes from the lower body, not the upper body, so you need to get into a strong stance before throwing any kind of punch," Oni Lee taps her left hip to show a point about lower body strength and she's glad that his touches didn't linger despite the fact that the man had accidentally been sexually fantasizing about her yesterday.
In fact, Oni Lee is being a perfect gentlemen despite his notorious reputation.
"Getting cozy, I see!" A familiar, drawling voice calls out.
Both Taylor and Oni Lee turn towards the voice.
It was Lung with his usual hanger-on both hanging from his arms.
"We are not! Getting cozy, I mean," Taylor replies in annoyance, her mood turning foul at the sight of Lung.
"Your nose is bleeding," Lung remarks coolly when he finally notice.
"Obviously," she snarks. "Blame it on your Lieutenant."
"So Oni Lee didn't go easy on you then?" The dragon says right before chuckling at her expense.
Taylor scowls at the ABB leader.
Then, she notes the way Lung's eyes suddenly seems to sharpen on her.
"You look different today, Jiang-shi," The ABB leader drawls softly while he looks at her from head to toe.
Meanwhile, Taylor tries her best not to squirm self-consciously. She already knows what Lung means. She looks different because her power granted her the ability to modify her body and make her desirable for her potential victims. After absorbing Oni Lee's power yesterday, her body has began changing through out the night as she sleeps. From flat chested teenager to a teenager with womanly curves and beautiful face.
She doesn't mind the changes one bit. If only Lung could stop eyeing her like he does now.
She looks downright different from yesterday. She isn't surprise that Lung notice the changes, it can't be said the same thing for his Lieutenant who has an emotional range of a tin man.
"Let me guess. You look different because of your power?" Lung says, still scrutinizing her closely.
"Yes," is Taylor's reluctant answer while a blush overtakes the color of her face.
"Any reason why your power seems to physically alter you?" The dragon asks curiously.
Taylor bites her lower lip and contemplates about lying. However, she knows that Lung will probably find out soon enough so she replies honestly.
"My power changes me into this because it easily allows me to seduce my potential victims if I look desirable to them," comes Taylor's mumble.
However, knowing that Lung has super hearing, the dragon must have heard her mumble.
"Hmn, I see," is Lung's thoughtful mutter while the women in his arms became restless.
"I think you still need some improvement though," Lung remarks and Taylor can practically see the condescending smirk behind his metal mask as he said those words. "You are still too skinny."
"Oh, just shut up!" is Taylor's retort as she glowers at him.
In response, Lung merely laughs before sauntering away with his whores towards the exit.
Taylor watches him leave with a scowl still in her face.
"Let's continue," a voice cut into her bubble of thought.
Taylor turns towards the voice and sighs, when she sees Oni Lee's waiting visage.
"Alright," she says to him.
Afterward, she continues to train under Oni Lee's watchful gaze.
AN: Please tell me what you think!