xin_shan_quan_girl: (focus of the master)
Li Kuugo ([personal profile] xin_shan_quan_girl) wrote2009-09-29 07:43 pm

A little music to fit the mood

Even in the wilds of the Netherworld, there are boulders.

In front of this particular boulder, a figure in pink stands, her palms together, her eyes closed. She focuses.

Slowly, she begins to move -- simply at first, a few punches here, a few kicks there. Graceful, deliberate motions that are almost more of a dance than they are a martial art.

Then faster, with more power. She moves in a circle, running through the moves as if they are built into her very being. Only the smallest beads of sweat break out on her brow.

She puts her palms together again. Calm.

And then -- a hurricane. Faster than the eye can see, she moves, punching, kicking. Her mind as much of a weapon as her body, she is formidable in her actions, and yet as light on her feet as a feather.

A final moment of focus, and she directs one final punch at the boulder.

A beat.

And the boulder splits in half.

She resists the urge to smirk. She hopes Sammo, Yuan and the old man are watching somewhere.

[identity profile] fasterthan-u.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
Heh, teachers, huh?

I've just had the art of speed. Self-taught. Had friends but no teachers. I learn everything by my own experience.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
Used t' do that. The old bastard gave me anything, though, it was focus, which I sure as hell didn't have before we met. Been havin' to work on my own moves since he passed on, though. Betcha I've improved on his stuff by now.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Don't blame ya. Can't let yerself give in, though. If there was one thing the crazy bastard was onto, it was that anybody can become a Demon King if they don't watch themselves.

[identity profile] fasterthan-u.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes I wish I had that guidance.

No use regretting stuff I never had though. I wouldn't trade my ability to roam the world however I want... for the world!

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
Roamin' the world, eh? Sounds nice. Kinda th' sorta thing I might've wanted to do before I figured things out.

[identity profile] fasterthan-u.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
Heh!

I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Li Kuugo. Can't say I've met a lotta talkin' hedgehogs, but I guess I can roll with it. I seen a lotta stuff already.

[identity profile] youkai-hunting.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, this incident is...bigger than the ones I've been in.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe y' oughta find a stronger word than "incident." I like "load 'a bullshit," myself.

[identity profile] kyoko-needle.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
*Kyoko suddenly appered in a pink puff of smoke behind Li.*

Oh, are you a fist fighter as well? It's very nice to meet someone else that fights with their hands. My name is Kyoko Needleworker.

*She bows*

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa! Geez, what is it with you Japanese ninjas an' appearin' the hell out of nowhere? Between you and that Oboro jackass, I swear...

Ah... guess you could call it that. Kung fu 'n all. I'm Li Kuugo.

[identity profile] kyoko-needle.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, I was just trained that way. I am sorry if I scared you.

So, you learned Kung Fu Miss Li? You should come to my club. I am the leader of the fist club at the school. I can teach you some of the things I know.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm... I ain't sure how much I really need taught. Though I suppose th' old bastard would tell me I oughta learn from others 'n the like... Maybe I'll swing by sometime.

[identity profile] kyoko-needle.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
It's always good to learn from other people. I'm sure you have never heard of Netherworld fist arts, such as Splitting shot and Big Bang.

[identity profile] youkai-hunting.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahaha...well...

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-09-30 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. The Netherworld's got its own martial arts, anyway? I met a weird guy once who'd leap at that sorta thing.

[identity profile] kyoko-needle.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
We do. Are fists skills are considered some of the best attacks in all of the netherworld. Would you like a demonstration?

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Might as well. Gotta learn from others t' better yerself. That's what th' guy who was into learnin' all the other stuff taught me, anyway.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
'Cause y' gotta admit it's all a load 'a bullshit.

[identity profile] youkai-hunting.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't use those exact words, but...yes

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Fancy words weren't ever really my strong point.

[identity profile] kyoko-needle.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
Ok, watch me.

*She sees three large rocks right next to each other. She walks up to them, and the words Splitting shot appear in the air. Kyoko jumps, and splits into three of her self, and each start attacking a different rock with punches and kicks, eventually throwing them up into the air. The three Kyoko's leap into the air, and each shot a different colored energy ball. They fly at the rocks, spinning around each other, and slams into them with a shower of sparkles. Kyoko then lands as one as dust falls from the explosion.*

How was that?

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Li whistles.

Phew, flashy. Effective, though, I gotta hand it to ya. All fightin' in the Netherworld like that?

[identity profile] kyoko-needle.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, all our special attacks are very flashy. It seems to be a trend here. But I don't use my attacks against others much. Fighting is only a last resort.

[identity profile] xinshanquangal.livejournal.com 2009-10-01 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, don't discount th' idea of a few friendly spars here and there! Nothin' like a few masters gettin' a feel for each others moves an' all.

We don't do flashy none too much in my style. Flashiest is our ultimate move. Ain't really supposed to use that unless we need to though. I can tell you it got used more than a few times fightin' that Demon King a while back, though.

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