Gallius sat on the mountain top, contenplating all which had transpired. Amatricia offered him a deal… but what exactly would this deal entail? Even the voice had told him over and over again not to accept it. But given their last encounter with that pink demoness, he doubted the voice was the most trustworthy thing as of now. The snow shrouded the mountain below. It would be a rather treacherous trip for a normal mortal. But Gallius would have no issue returning back to that inn if necessary. Maybe he could help people trying to climb it.

“Can we go back to that inn? I liked the looks of that bar wench”

“Silense”

“Just cause you're a prune doesn’t mean I have to be”

“We share thys body”

“So consider it a favor”

Gallius stood and walked over to the mountain side, hands behind his back. He would let out a sigh, his breath visible in the cold air.

“There was a decently sized power level down there. We could fight them”

“Nay”

“If they’re heading up here, I’m fighting them”

“An if thay aren, ye shut it fer the res of our tyme ere”

“Deal”

Gallius would sit down on the side of mountain. He was tired from all these arguments, all the sudden lapses in control. Maybe he would listen to the voice this time. Just to give his mind some quarter.

“I’ll sweeten the deal. I’ll let you fight them. That way you can ensure they aren’t too harmed…”

Gallius pressed his hand against his head. The voice used to be obsessive over controlling his body in a fight. Ever since their fight with that pink freak, he seemed much more willing to give it up. It didn’t sit right with Gallius.

“Fyne. But ye must grant me yer wepons”

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 natsufury Harditz

It would come as no surprise that after hearing about the nature of that mountain Arashi ran straight for it. It was unbelievable, a mountain that had existed for countless years being used as training grounds for some of the greatest human martial artists to walk the earth! From what Arashi was told it was used as not only place to hone one's own skills but also the perfect place to settle disputes! Many conflicts have been fought on this mountain and some say the essence of the warriors who fought there still remained. Pushing forth the next generation to go beyond their hardships and improve with each day they tackle the hellish training necessary to stand among the best! So there the young man ran, zooming through the town and into the hills! The smell of nature would invade his nose as he traversed through the forest! Swinging from tree to tree as wondered what kind of people he would see at the mountain! "This is gonna be freaking AWESOME!!! I can't wait to see all the people there and that MOUNTAIN! I bet the view is amazing from up there!"

After fifteen to twenty minutes of running, Arashi had finally made it! Puissance Peak was standing right before him in all its glory or at least all of its former glory."What the! THERES NO ONE HERE! That jerk lied to me!" What the Inn Keeper failed to mention was that no warrior had used this location in over fifty years. Perhaps people just found more practical places to grow, maybe there was more to that warrior essence, or perhaps they just got bored of the place. Regardless of the reason, he was practically alone up here with nothing to do but sit down and suffer from his boredom."This sucks, I don't even feel like running down there and beating that guy up. Just when I thought I found something interesting too." He sighed as he sat down in the baren rocky floor and looked up to the sky. "When you were around every day was cool! Every day I could wake up to you teaching me something new and kick my ass in ten different ways. After every hunt, we had a different kind of dinner! Even if we sometimes almost got turned into dinner ha ha ha ha. I just don't get it . . . . why did you leave?"


Arashi Agbara truly missed the woman he called master, he was a simple boy who took joy from the extreme parts of life. It made him feel alive and free, but without that all he just felt lost. Like something important was missing from his very being. Perhaps in the future, he would figure out the purpose of his Master's trial but for now, a rather impressive intense Ki signature made itself known at the top of the mountain. The shock of such an enormous power caught the boy completely by surprise! So much so that he jumped to his feet and look up the mountain with a mix of fear and curiosity. "Woah! Just two guys up there and one of them is CRAZY strong! I gotta see this!" Without a second thought, Arashi focused his Ki and took to the skies! Flying head first into what might be the greatest fight he had ever seen!

Will was hoping for a bigger reaction from the knight. It seems that the knight is unable to sense Will's energy and is thus unable to see Will's power. So that means he probably underestimates him. A dangerous mistake to make when battling an opponent. It was then Will noticed another presence coming towards. Even smaller than the knight's coming from above them.

Will then looked up to see a young fighter coming towards. They looked to be a teenager, but their power level is pretty average and their aura radiated pure innocence. It's the power level of a budding Martial Artist, and of a novice at that. It paled in comparison to Will's own power and the one of this knight. This knight was seriously planning on fighting someone this weak. It's practically bullying at that point. He can't let that knight hurt this kid.

"Hey kid stay out of this! It's just between the two of us this fight doesn't concern you! Get out while you still can! This way too dangerous for someone like you!" Will shouted to the kid.

He hoped his words would get through to the adolescent's head, but knowing how stubborn kids can be it probably didn't. He got back into his fighting stance to make sure the knight doesn't hurt him.

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natsufury Andrew C. Creed

Will was of course caught off guard that the kid wanted to fight with him instead of the knight guy. It makes sense since he was the more powerful of the two, but Will was too busy focusing on being referred to as cat dude so blatantly and rudely. It's not like he guys any human he meets human guy or anything of the like. This kid surely hasn't learned acceptable social greetings. It is sad that in this day in age kids are getting more and more desensitized these days most likely due to all of the violent influences of the many powerful people fighting each other.

And as Will was too busy focusing on how kids are these days as if he was an old man he ended up getting kicked in the face and sent a few feet back, but still firmly in the ground. After wiping off some blood from the white fur of his mouth and seeing that the knight ran off and it was just between him and the kid. He must admit that kick packed a lot of force for someone who is still a beginner, but it could be because Will had his guard down.

"Lucky hit, but now I am gonna have to discipline you for that rude cat dude comment early. So sorry about this." Will said.

Will then got out his wooden staff and in a blink of an eye vanished and then appeared behind the boy to whack him on the head a couple of times in order to teach him a lesson.

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While the first attack was easily dodged, Will has to spend some energy to be able to dodge the second one. This boy maybe a novice, but he certainly has a lot of potential. Hopefully Will can be able to mold him into a truly powerful Martial Artist. He needed to think up some wisdom to say first though, or he could ask him what he much he knows. Although now that Will thinks about it, he does have some advice to give him. On something he definitely needs to work on.

"You're not bad, but you really need to work on your speed. You don't seem to be the very fast type to be able to dodge my attacks. I guess that is something we can work on right now, try to dodge these next two attacks!" Will said.

He then put up his staff and went close to Arashi to give him a low sweep kick on his feet, and then twirls his body for a roundhouse kick into the gut. After he was done he stepped back.

"Now let me see how you know about Ki, what can you tell me about the three major components? Genki, Shoki, and Yuki?" Will asked.

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  Will was shocked to witness seeing his kick move through the boy as if he were a ghost. At first Will thought it was some kind of strange new technique that made him intangible, but then he looked towards Arashi's voice who spoke to him. An After Image, how could he have achieved that without Will knowing or seeing it? Must have something to do with the adrenaline pumping in his body due to facing such a tough opponent that it given him the energy to move quickly out of the way and leave behind a fake imprint of one's image as a decoy. It's a very useful technique that a lot of martial artists know...except Will. He tried to learn the technique himself, but couldn't quite figure out how exactly one manages to leave an imprint behind like that, of course Arashi doesn't need to know that or anyone for that matter in fact it's best if he no one ever does.

  Will then witnesses Arashi's entire body filled with an orange Ki to make his next attack more devastating. Impressive to say the least, his orange aura shows a fiery passion and determination for self improvement. The boy seems to really enjoy martial arts. With such emotion and dedication he could one day become a fine fighter that could end up becoming as stronger as Will someday. He can't afford to let this boy steer away from the path to improvement. He must beat him to show him that there are people out there stronger then him so that he must improve so that one day he could be at their level.

  Will got into a defensive stance as he began dodging Arashi's onslaught of strikes. It was important to note that if Will was caught off guard and hit by these punches he would be getting more then just a bruise. This kid definitely has loads of potential. He just needs work on Shoki the most. Speaking of which WIll should explain now while he is dodging.

"It's not called Denki, it's Genki also known as Energy or Vigor. It's the life energy within all living beings, but also the energy that can give people the strength to perform amazing feats like how you were just flying earlier. It's important to not only train one's body, but also have a well balanced diet and a healthy body to increase your Genki. Otherwise you wouldn't have enough energy, like for instance if you end up spending all night playing video games or on the computer and you end up feeling like crap in the morning you just wasted a lot of Genki and need to rest your body in order to be able to regain it. Move well, learn well, play well, rest well, eat well! That is the Turtle School way!" Will said while holding a v for victory sign with his right hand.

  Will then rushed forward going towards Arashi.

"I will gladly tell you the next component Yuki, if you can survive and or dodge these next two attacks!" Will declared.

  He ran up to Arashi and stopped, his tail grabbing Arashi by the ankle to make him trip. And then Will gets out his staff once more to do a series of thrusts with it into Arashi's torso.

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What's wrong with turtles? Will thought.

I mean they have hard protective shells, can live for a long time, and are admittedly kinda cute. Sure it's no Crane or a dragon, but a turtle represents longevity and endurance. It does not have to be an intimidating animal to be a mascot. After all you can't judge books by covers, for instance Will's a small cat man and he's beating up a young boy you would think that kid would know that by now. Well Will commends Arashi for not giving up as he continues to keep punching even after being hit by Will's staff thrusts. The boy also managed to dodge his tail grab as well which is not too bad a feat as Will's tail is a lot longer then his limbs reach which is one of the reasons he uses a staff in the first place.

But even with Will dodging the punches the boy was relentless, he kept moving towards Will to try to get one punch in. And then, wham, a punch Will square in the left cheek sending him back a few feet and creating a rut in the dirt. Will then licked his right paw and used it to clean the blood from the white parts of his fur from the hit. The boy actually managed to cause some damage. Impressive to say the least that he managed to get a hit in. Usually people would change tactics or tire out and stop for a minute to take a breather, but this kid didn't give up. He watched as the boy in his anger charged up his next attack again and Will decided to give some more wisdom before he launched his next attack.

"Congratulations, you got a hit in. Might as well you tell you about Yuki, this component is something you seem to already have a lot of. And that is Courage, the courage to be able to face off against powerful enemies. Ki is affected by our emotions, and when facing an opponent that you believe to be stronger or is and you start to feel fear you start to end up not using your full power. The same could be said for people who don't like fighting and are afraid to cause too much damage or kill someone. Any hesitation like that or feeling of fear could prove to be a grave and costly mistake. But you have proved yourself to quite determined to facing me even with the odds seemingly against you. However, there is still one more component of Ki and that is something you need improvement in and is really critical and I would like you guess what that is." Will explained.

Will went and continued to dodge all of Arashi's strikes with ease. And now Will thinks it's time for him to show some strikes of his own. He puts his staff back onto his back, and goes for a kick to Arashi's right shin. And proceeds to peform and uppercut to his lower jaw.

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Again Will is caught off guard by the boy continuing his onslaught of bunches, it seems as if this technique requires energy for him to increase his body's capabilities in order to cause more damage with melee attacks. And the aura seems to take a lot longer to dissipate the Will thought. One of those strikes happened to be a kick to his stomach which caused knocks him into the mountainside living a cat size crater. After barfing a bit he dodges another punch by Arashi which made the crater even larger. He gets up and takes out a napkin to wipe his mouth cause he isn't going to be cleaning himself the "normal" cat way and get vomit on his paws.

Although while Arashi's master's wisdom is partially correct, on the other hand it could be taken the wrong way.

"Well yes and no, it does not hurt to know what you are doing and think up something while fighting. Although too much thinking and you wouldn't be able to listen to your instincts. And you can't just pick a fight with like any jerk who cuts in line or bumps into you while walking in a crowd. Martial arts is primarily self defense so it's best to be used for the assholes that attempt to take your life. However, the Turtle School advocates defending others from such people as well. I fought my share of soldiers belonging to a anthropomorphic animal Earthling supremacist, a woman who became an eldritch abomination after picking up a cursed book, actual zombies, and aliens." Will explained.

When he went in for his next attacks he ended up being forced away by a loud concussive blast of Ki that sends him back and prevents him from attacking. Will recognizes that move as a Kiai, something that definitely came in handy now and then. He also watched as Arashi was using some breathing techniques to build up his Ki. So he recognized he was low on energy and decided to stop to recharge. So he wasn't as low in Shoki as he thought he was.

"That Kiai was impressive, I know that technique as well and it can be quite useful in a pinch. Since you asked the third component is Shoki or Mind. When facing a stronger opponent it is important to come up with a strategy on the fly to think of a way to defeat them. If you could keep outwitting your opponent and whittle them down you can be able to come up on top. You made some wise decisions using that After Image earlier and that Kiai a few seconds ago to stop my attacks. Defense is just as important as offense, and now that you regained some of your energy prepare to this next attack." Will explained.

Will then got onto his staff and stood on it with one foot, and his right leg out and begins making a rotary kick which causes Will and the staff start spinning like a top or even a miniature tornado. The living tornado begins moving towards Arashi in an attempt to hit.

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It seems that the boy could tell from his aura he wasn't lying. That is impressive that he knows how to read one's aura. This boy certainly is filled to the brim with potential. Potential that Will needs to hone and temper like a sword. Will then began dodging each and everyone of Arashi's blows again. Perhaps it's time to answer why he fought those guys.

"Because Arashi, peoples lives were on the line and those lives weren't able to protect themselves like how I could. Those animal Earthling soldiers I mentioned, they are called the Red Pants Army and they constantly bothered me and endanger people's lives. That women, blew up an entire city on an alien planet. And that zombie invasion happened in Central City and endangered the live of King Ches and his daughter the Princess Felicia who both would've died had I not been there to help. And I fought many aliens but none hold a candle to a gluttonous alien bear monster I fought that was eating up all of a planets food and even their own people just to satiate it's insatiable appetite. Of course I did not do it alone I had help now and then, even when faced with a possessed Super Saiyan or a Bio Android that tried to assassinate the king me and some other powerful Ki users managed to stop them. Although you're not always going to have someone by your side to help fight your battles one day you might have to defend yourself against a single opponent and it might be to the death so you have to get strong enough so you aren't the one lying on the ground bleeding!" Will said.

While that last sentence was a bit much Will needed to be harsh so Arashi would know how dangerous battles can be someday and if he wants to keep on living to improve and go on adventures then he needs to get his head out of his ass. Will decided it was time to finish this. He then goes for one charged punch at Arashi towards his face in an attempt to knock him out and end this battle.

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