Thread: DragonBall Plus (Koibito & LadyAthene)

Kyoku bowed to Tsuzume respectfully as their match finished, a grin on the boy's face from observing his friend's skill who he was honestly impressed by. He wanted to learn this stuff because it was cool, because it was badass to be able to throw a person three times your size, to take out punks who want to pick a fight, to do crazy magical kung fu stuff. Tsuzume being further along than him, she was able to demonstrate some of the former options and Kyoku respected that - he though highly of his friend's skill and in fact thought she was cool. As such, he would never hold back or not try against her. He just didn't have the skill that Tsuzume had. As far as he knew, he went all out, with no idea that Tsuzume thought otherwise. Taking his spot next to her on the mat, Kyoku focused. Relaxation was key, one had to let their body flow. Kyoku breathed out, straightening up his back but loosening up his body. His hands assumed the position, bottom of his palms floating just above his abs, palms facing each other, and fingers relaxed. Kyoku started inward, focusing on himself, inside himself, trying to find the latent flow of Ki all living things had. The boy breathed in, then out, focusing on the pattern as well. Feeling the energy within himself, Kyoku became aware of it, feeling the warmth through his body, surging through him and pooling at his center, at his core. One moment turned to two, and after a few Kyoku finally felt it, he felt a pull at his stomach, his abs contracting quickly from the pressure of his energy. As soon as he felt it, Kyoku grabbed hold so to speak, he focused on his hands, as if cupping water from a pool he imagined pulling power from his core. Soon, a faint point of light began to spark between his hands, as he pulled them from his abdomen it brightened, and soon the halo of light produced by the real light in the center filled his hands, and the smallest sphere of energy possible was crafted. Now was to hold it. They had all been practicing this for a long time, it was still difficult to muster for most but by this point Kyoku could achieve at least this. Perhaps it was because this was the first thing he learned that showed him such crazy stuff was possible for even him. The world knew of Ki and there were a lot who could demonstrate it, it was no foreign concept but even still, to be able to do it felt... Extraordinary. It was the thing Kyoku actually wanted to focus on and so by applying himself he got this far. That could only go to a point however as the rest was needed, peak physical performance, training, everything else the boy slacked on was still needed for the use of this energy and so he was still held back to about this point - but he could do it. And so meditation began. For the next hour students sat in silence, breathing slowly and holding their small examples of their Ki in their hands, focusing on maintaining it. An hour passed and Kyoku was easily the first to drop his Ki, to lose focus and be worn out by the use of it. It sparked apart in his hands, fading quickly. Sweat beaded on the boy's brow and once his Ki went, Kyoku panted, falling back to the mat with a grin on his face. He didn't care that he was only this far, it was just amazing to him that he could do such a neat trick. Once the hour was up, the elder teacher brought out some sort of machine. It was a mounted pad with a screen above it, a punching machine that would give out the reading of the pressure behind their strikes. Alright everyone, line up he instructed. It would be the last portion of class as it was on certain days of the week like today. This test was a little different than just trying out one's strength. Being able to pull out Ki like they had into a physical state was simpler in practice but harder in application than it was to rouse the Ki within oneself to strengthen them. While the visual example and practice of pulling out Ki was easier to demonstrate, it took more effort than simply pushing one's power - the first was needed to feel Ki but if they could do that, they could push their physical ability with Ki easier. The point of this trial was to see just how much one could strengthen their body with the Ki that the last exercise taught them to feel out. You ready? The seemingly worn out Kyoku asked Tsuzume as he got up.