Post by othus on Feb 5, 2020 8:23:08 GMT
Mai had talked with her sister for almost 3 hours straight, when was the last time they did anything like this? easily the first time in over a decade, but after all the things that happened in their lives, both had changed.
“So, what do you think? It’s not a bad plan, nobody is going to complain if I make it to the top 20”
Akane crossed her arms and thought about it for a while
“It’s a little too much, I don’t know how I would ever be able to repay you for this…”- Akane finally replied.
“You don’t have to, you’ve been dealing with the idiots at the elder council for far too fucking long. plus, you cannot ignore what the doctor said…”- Mai said as she laid back on Akane’s bed while holding the picture she had framed of Callis and Akane at Valstand as a gift.
“I’ll take your offer, but at least let me help you with this. from the footage you showed me, you are definitely going to need a sensei if you want to defeat the higher-ups, plus, joining a proper style will also give you the credentials...Let me make some calls, I’m sure Mother has friends who can take you in”
“Sure, let me know what you come up with, I’ll tell Soon about the details later, are you sure you won’t miss being the slayer of the clan and all that?”- Mai told her with a sarcastic smile
“Not even a little”- Akane replied to her as she closed the door, the hint of a smile could be seen on her face just as the door was shut.
KODOKAN, OKINAWA
It was a hot day in Okinawa, the island had the scent of the sea nearby and the breeze was the only thing that mildly stopped the weather from feeling like hell. After 2 weeks of calls, favors, money, and connections, Akane had finally managed to get Mai enrolled at Kodokan. This was a massive move on her part. Kodokan was famous not only for its high caliber grapplers but also for rejecting the Musashi clan’s invitation to assimilate. The elder council had no authority here.
There was a small way uphill, the dojo was lost amongst the trees, but Mai knew it was definitely there, Even to those who weren’t sensitive to Ki, the pressure was great.
As Mai began the climb, she noticed her steps were getting heavier.
“The fuck?” she said as she waved her hand, it was almost as if she were underwater, a small bird who flew from behind past her suddenly fell to the ground dead. Mai frowned confused but continued uphill nonetheless
By the time she had arrived at the gates, the pressure was too strong, why did this decrepit old house exude such pressure?! Her body felt as if she was carrying two or three sets of her titanium armor. She knocked on the door and was greeted by a small girl wearing a white gi and a blue belt.
“HI! you are here for the demo class, yes? Musashi told us to expect you! let’s see...Musashi...Mai, yes? of course that’s you! come on in!”
The sight of the girl utterly confused Mai, her ki was like a tidal wave, her presence akin to that of an extremely high-level monster, what was the belt hierarchy again? black was the strongest, right? what was blue?! even with that size it was clear that the child was probably right around her level. Mai pulled through the pressure and began to walk as normally as she could. the girl’s eyes widened in surprise
“You are very strong, aren’t you? you are not even using ki! I‘m Hina by the way, we are gonna be taking lessons together! ”- she said, not stopping as they headed towards the actual part of the dojo.
“That’s...cause I can’t use that shit”- Mai replied, still struggling to walk normally
“Oh...well that’s a problem..let’s just hope you don’t die! oh hey look, we have arrived!!”
“Wait what?”- Mai replied at the girl as the little martial artist opened the main door. Inside, a place with a beautiful wooden floor, and the flag of Kodokan on each side. A young, slender woman with blue eyes wearing a white gi and a purple belt was sitting in the middle in seiza position, the moment she saw Mai her eyes widened in surprise, the woman stopped channeling her ki but it was already too late, as Mai got knocked out unconscious.
Mai woke up on a rather deteriorated bed, the woman she saw for a second in that room was there, making sure Musashi was ok. Somehow, the pressure she felt before was completely gone.
“Oh hey, you are awake! thank god, I was afraid we were gonna have to send bad news to the Musashi”
“Who? what the hell happened?”- Mai just grabbed her head confused
“Sorry, I got sucked into my Ki training and totally forgot you were coming, please forgive Hina, she sometimes forgets it's dangerous to bring people in with no ki to the dojo”
The woman dropped everything she was doing and slightly bowed at Mai
"I am Yui Shimatsu, it seems grandpa is friends with your mom, so let's get along as well!"
"ok?"
"Now, tomorrow begins your training, I'm gonna be doing my Ki focus everyday from 5 to 6, why don't you try getting used to that as a start? just breathe in and out. can't teach ya anything if you faint on me everytime! oh by the way, welcome to Kodokan!"
Yui waved at Mai and left the room, probably to do other stuff that was more worthwhile.
Mai simply went back to bed, feeling completely crushed.
"Kodokan huh? fucking hell"
“So, what do you think? It’s not a bad plan, nobody is going to complain if I make it to the top 20”
Akane crossed her arms and thought about it for a while
“It’s a little too much, I don’t know how I would ever be able to repay you for this…”- Akane finally replied.
“You don’t have to, you’ve been dealing with the idiots at the elder council for far too fucking long. plus, you cannot ignore what the doctor said…”- Mai said as she laid back on Akane’s bed while holding the picture she had framed of Callis and Akane at Valstand as a gift.
“I’ll take your offer, but at least let me help you with this. from the footage you showed me, you are definitely going to need a sensei if you want to defeat the higher-ups, plus, joining a proper style will also give you the credentials...Let me make some calls, I’m sure Mother has friends who can take you in”
“Sure, let me know what you come up with, I’ll tell Soon about the details later, are you sure you won’t miss being the slayer of the clan and all that?”- Mai told her with a sarcastic smile
“Not even a little”- Akane replied to her as she closed the door, the hint of a smile could be seen on her face just as the door was shut.
KODOKAN, OKINAWA
It was a hot day in Okinawa, the island had the scent of the sea nearby and the breeze was the only thing that mildly stopped the weather from feeling like hell. After 2 weeks of calls, favors, money, and connections, Akane had finally managed to get Mai enrolled at Kodokan. This was a massive move on her part. Kodokan was famous not only for its high caliber grapplers but also for rejecting the Musashi clan’s invitation to assimilate. The elder council had no authority here.
There was a small way uphill, the dojo was lost amongst the trees, but Mai knew it was definitely there, Even to those who weren’t sensitive to Ki, the pressure was great.
As Mai began the climb, she noticed her steps were getting heavier.
“The fuck?” she said as she waved her hand, it was almost as if she were underwater, a small bird who flew from behind past her suddenly fell to the ground dead. Mai frowned confused but continued uphill nonetheless
By the time she had arrived at the gates, the pressure was too strong, why did this decrepit old house exude such pressure?! Her body felt as if she was carrying two or three sets of her titanium armor. She knocked on the door and was greeted by a small girl wearing a white gi and a blue belt.
“HI! you are here for the demo class, yes? Musashi told us to expect you! let’s see...Musashi...Mai, yes? of course that’s you! come on in!”
The sight of the girl utterly confused Mai, her ki was like a tidal wave, her presence akin to that of an extremely high-level monster, what was the belt hierarchy again? black was the strongest, right? what was blue?! even with that size it was clear that the child was probably right around her level. Mai pulled through the pressure and began to walk as normally as she could. the girl’s eyes widened in surprise
“You are very strong, aren’t you? you are not even using ki! I‘m Hina by the way, we are gonna be taking lessons together! ”- she said, not stopping as they headed towards the actual part of the dojo.
“That’s...cause I can’t use that shit”- Mai replied, still struggling to walk normally
“Oh...well that’s a problem..let’s just hope you don’t die! oh hey look, we have arrived!!”
“Wait what?”- Mai replied at the girl as the little martial artist opened the main door. Inside, a place with a beautiful wooden floor, and the flag of Kodokan on each side. A young, slender woman with blue eyes wearing a white gi and a purple belt was sitting in the middle in seiza position, the moment she saw Mai her eyes widened in surprise, the woman stopped channeling her ki but it was already too late, as Mai got knocked out unconscious.
Mai woke up on a rather deteriorated bed, the woman she saw for a second in that room was there, making sure Musashi was ok. Somehow, the pressure she felt before was completely gone.
“Oh hey, you are awake! thank god, I was afraid we were gonna have to send bad news to the Musashi”
“Who? what the hell happened?”- Mai just grabbed her head confused
“Sorry, I got sucked into my Ki training and totally forgot you were coming, please forgive Hina, she sometimes forgets it's dangerous to bring people in with no ki to the dojo”
The woman dropped everything she was doing and slightly bowed at Mai
"I am Yui Shimatsu, it seems grandpa is friends with your mom, so let's get along as well!"
"ok?"
"Now, tomorrow begins your training, I'm gonna be doing my Ki focus everyday from 5 to 6, why don't you try getting used to that as a start? just breathe in and out. can't teach ya anything if you faint on me everytime! oh by the way, welcome to Kodokan!"
Yui waved at Mai and left the room, probably to do other stuff that was more worthwhile.
Mai simply went back to bed, feeling completely crushed.
"Kodokan huh? fucking hell"