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[p66]

CHARACTERS: Reika Kagura and Haise Sasaki
DATE: Backdated to 2/20
WARNINGS: Nah
SUMMARY: [dramatic jojo music] ITS AWAKENING TIME

[ By now, much of Woodhurst has become a ghost town. Reika is out alone, but it's not that far a walk to Haise's safe house and she has her bat with her. If something happens, she'll be able to defend herself without killing other people. The most important part.

Coming to Haise's place is partially to help him, and partially to check on the people around the area. She's not too educated, thus barring her from the science side of things; so she only has physical work to devote herself to. Soon enough she arrives without being ambushed and rings the doorbell. ]

Comments

[p66]

[ A faint violet-black aura appears around the stick again. It's a lot smaller than what Reika could call up, but the resonance is there. ]

I think it's the same one. Sorry, I've never mentioned this ability of mine since... I didn't expect it to work on people who aren't from my homeworld.

[ But if Haise can learn it, then maybe other people also can. ]

Do you feel tired when you summon this?

[ex_adept136]

It...feels sort of like energy's seeping out of me. I'd compare it with spells.

[It's the closest that Haise comes to approximating the feeling of it, given he hails from a world with no such abilities outside of fiction]

It's not too bad though.

[p66]

Yeah... that sounds like how it was in my world.

[ So it's safe! Sort of... ]

Blood Arts were described as a person's fighting will made manifest by someone from my world. I can teach it to people if I spend enough time with them... I think that's probably what happened.

[ex_adept136]

In that case, it sounds like you've retained the same ability here.

[The light flickers out, with Haise no longer concentrating on it]

[p66]

[ She gives him a slight smile, a little embarrassed. ]

That's really good to know. It's a skill that helped me a lot in my homeworld. I'm sure it can help you too.

[ Especially since they have to fight. ]

If anything happens when you're using it, let me know, okay? I'll try my best to help.

[ex_adept136]

So long as I understand how to apply it, I'm sure you're right.

[Although as with spells, he suspects he'll need quite a bit of practice. All of this is forever foreign to him]

Do you happen to have any pointers?

[He's not shy about asking for tutorials...]

[p66]

[ It's just like how they teach each other, so it's all good. ]

Hm... Blood Arts are described more as the manifestation of your will, so I think practice would be needed if you'd want to be able to summon it quickly. I've been told that it's different for each person, but the willpower is the main key. And... training with me increases the efficiency of it too, due to some resonance details, so I can accompany you more.

[ It's weird? But it works and it's saved her several times back home, so she won't question it too much. ]

[ex_adept136]

In that case...I'll be sure to find a way to repay you.

[The circle of training rolls ever onward]

[p66]

It's okay!

[ Haise's very nice, but: ]

I'd just like to help you learn more things.

[ex_adept136]

That's very kind of you.

[Still gonna try and repay her anyway...]

[p66]

[ There's a nod, and then she steps back a little. ]

We can work on that skill alongside too, if you'd like.

[ And thus training was had and both of them improved!! ]