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| - Hisashii, the youngest Reikon Kyuuban Elder, walked out of the lone cabin on Mt. Fuji, leaving behind the new Queen. His goal was to find the oldest Elder living and the Newborn he had with him. He was now in bat form, homing in on the Elder's unique energy signature, which for a reason Hisashii himself didn't know, was much more erratic than a typical RK's. Truth be told, it made tracking much easier, since it stuck out like a sore thumb. He found the duo at the base of the mountain, waiting. He swooped down to the ground and took again his human form. "Kain-sama, how much does the girl know of us?" His voice, even hindered by the mask seemed to reverberate with a sense of power. "Here already?" Kain's voice echoed within the mountain, as he then told the man. "She knows very little. Inclusive of training, you will have to give her lessons based on knowledge." Kain told him; patting his shoulder as Kain was on his way out, he asked Hisashii, "You should remain alone of the girl. Be wary of her raw powers, they surpass even your own. Furthermore, has Myst seen you?" Kounaki shivered slightly, both presences were powerful...and they were menacing. The way they were talking to one another had frightened her, and then Kain looked back at her and smiled. "Don't worry, he'll take good care of you!" Kain flew off in his multiple bat form, reached Hisashii's cottage and reverted to his human form. "They are beginning..." is all he told Myst. Hisashii nodded as Kain took flight. "How about we start with a, for lack of better terms, question and answer session? I'm sure you probably want to know something, don't you? What you are, the woman who turned you, anything is fair game. Meanwhile, at the cabin, Myst had just finished feeding on a deer. "They are? I hate when you bring bad news. So tell me, when we saved that girl, was that the start of another war?" "A war? Oh my dear, it is something much more catastrophic." Kain said as he sat down on one of the chairs provided by Hisashii. "You see, the people we saw...they weren't necessarily human. But...they were far more bestial than that." Kain retorted to her, hoping she'd pick up on what he was saying. If one could see inside Myst's mind, it was as if she was afraid to say what needed to be said. "Are you sure this isn't some joke or are you saying that those things were...no. They couldn't be. But if vampires are real, then that means that we're dealing with werewolves doesn't it? I'm starting to think every human myth is true at this rate." "You're not wrong. After all, Angels exist, Demons exist and perhaps you could say God exists. Though we do not know that for sure...but let us not worry about these tedious things, we should watch their training from here." Kain said as he opened an unusual spiritual projection from a large orb at the edge of the room. He sipped some tea that he made just then, and looked on at the girl and Hisashii. Hisashii readied his Gunbai. "Fine, I suppose we should get started. Your task is simple, Land a solid blow upon my person, and make it count." He backed off a little to provide his new student some thinking room and some space to move. "Come at me when you're ready." "W-what?" Kounaki began to get panicked. She saw how easily Hisashii fought Myst, and was afraid she was going to get killed by his power. "B-but..." Kounaki then remembered something, this was training. She wasn't going to get killed, no, this wasn't like Myst's fight. She needed to tame her powers, and she bore the resolve to do so. Immediately she moved in for the attack, using her new-found physical strength to attempt to slam her fist into Hisashii's gut. Hisashii easily saw the move coming and simply caught the fist in his hand. "You pack some punch, but not enough to impress me, not yet." A mere flick of his wrist, he was able to toss the girl like a ragdoll. "At this rate, I'll kill you without even attacking. Try harder. Until you need to drink blood or land a blow, we are not stoping your training, even if the world starts to end. Got it?" Kounaki brought herself back up. She almost forgot that this guy was...over 500 years old. He had too much experience, and Kounaki needed to catch up, quickly! Immediately her feet moved, using a zig-zag pattern to briefly try and disorient her new teacher. Immediately she propelled herself from the ground, using a powerful kick to his side. As soon as she tried, Hisashii blocked her kick with his fist, before exerting slight force to smash Kounaki onto the ground. Kounaki screamed in pain as she smashed into the ice. But then transferred the kinetic energy from her hands into her legs, attempting to kick the man that just pummeled her into the ground with a powerful flip-kick. However, that was also redirected as Hisashii fluidly evaded it by shifting to the left, immediately afterwards she flicked Kounaki again, causing her to pummel onto the ground. "Your strikes aren't getting anywhere. Stop being arrogant and realize who you're up against!" Hisashii told her, as Kounaki continued struggling to get up from the icy floor. "Why don't we talk for a bit? I'm sure by now you're tired of ending up on your backside. I must know, why did the Queen choose you? From what Kain-sama said, she hadn't Turned another in over twenty years. She imparted much of her stored up energy into you, but why?" She stood up again. And replied to his question, "Honestly...I don't know. I was lying there, on the floor, blood dripping out of me bit by bit. Her compassion was enough to save me from being destroyed. For some reason, my family was kidnapped. And yet she entered to prevent me from dying. She is one of the most compassionate people I have ever met. Will I forget her favor? Never. If I must, I will submit myself to her. I will become her guardian, just like Kain-san. But for that, I want strength! I want the power to protect her as she protected me!" Kounaki shouted, and her voice was heard by the spectating Kain and Myst. "Did you heart that, Myst? The child is already grown attached." Kain commented, chuckling in the process, "She's quite a bit like you." Hisashii chuckled. For a Newborn, the girl was stubborn as could be, but at least she had something to hold onto. "I like the fire in your eyes. You know your Queen is watching us. Show us all the depths of your loyalty to her, and when the time comes, perhaps you can join the ranks of her few guardians. But that, child, is years ahead of you. You're only hours old." Myst smiled. "She's the type who likes to repay debts. I like that in a person. She's stubborn, almost as bad as myself, but how long can she fight on? Hisashii barely exrted any energy between our fight and that little smack-down. I should have expect this, fighting Elders is hard work." "I will fight! For her and for myself. I must learn...to protect what I couldn't back then..." Kounaki said, as suddenly there was a sword that manifested in her arm. "...Huh? Where did this come from?" A voice pulsated inside her being, "Hehe. You have shown us some outstanding resolve. Now give that guy a good beating!" Kounaki realized who it was, and smiled at the weapon given to her. Clutching it with both hands, "Alright! Let's do this one more time!" "Fine. As a courtesy, I will fight you seriously." Hisashii declared his intent. He readied his Gunbai once again and charged in, swinging the massive war-fan as if it were a twig. Kounaki's reflexes picked up and she attempted to parry the Gunbai with a side-stroke of her blade, but its strength was enough to cause her to move to the side. However; Kounaki clutched onto a spike of ice that had been present. She surprised herself with her newfound movements, and then understood that it wasn't solely her own, but the person inside of her was assisting. So she moved once more, attempting to strike Hisashii multiple times with several KendÅ strikes to his upper body. Hisashii hadn't expected Kounaki suddenly becoming a good fighter, not that it was possible to see coming anyway. That kid...what IS she? It was simple enough to try and block, but the girl was getting faster. A few tears appeared in Hisashii's shirt where the blade slid past his guard, which moments before had been impenetrable. "Good, keep this up and soon, you will be a great Reikon Kyuuban." he said as he aimed a kick at Kounaki's chest. Immediately she used the sword to block the sudden kick, but was swept aback. Catching her breath and gripping onto the icy floor, she told the spirit inside her, "Remove this sword...I need to use my own power!" Kounaki's thoughts amused the spirit, as it grinned and told her. "Are you sure? There's a lot that you will have to improve on you know." Kounaki coldly replied, "I am ready to take it, without your assistance." The spirit did as she commanded, and removed the sword. Kounaki's movements suddenly stumbled greatly, and her knee smashed onto the ice as she began to pant. "H-Hisashii-sensei...I would like to implore you to teach me combat...before we do this test again...but only after a small rest..." Kounaki suddenly collapsed onto the ground, falling unconscious due to overexertion of her ability. Hisashii placed the Gunbai on his back and lifted the girl, taking her up to the cabin so she could rest and recover. I can tell, I'm going to have my hands full with you. Perhaps that is for the best.
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