Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 10
Flat-Brim Samurai Chapter 10
Hiroto explained the next step of their journey with one insane sentence ,"It's time to get serious, you guys are going to fight for a whole week starting now, and there will be NO breaks". ,"What!?!" Cais and Apollo said in tandem with surprised looks on their faces. Cias retorted with a hopeful smile on his face ,"Oh, you're joking" Hiroto spoke back with full seriousness and a stern face ,"No, I am not" and now the duo knew that they were in deep shit. Readying their fighting stances in the practice area they stared each other down until Hiroto said ,"HAJIME!!!" and they were off. Their auras flared up in an instant, Apollo threw the first front punch with his right fist and Cias dodged while countering with a roundhouse kick. One after the other they traded blow after blow, sometimes dodging, block or getting full on hit. Their technique and skills getting better as the fight progressed based off of the response of one another's movements.
To a regular person this seemed like insanity, putting kids on this rigorous training schedule, but the thing is, in a world like this, in order to get far you needed to be this intense and hold yourself to a higher standard. Recovering and growing stronger physically impact by impact, Apollo threw a punch WHAM, hitting Cias's jaw and as his vision was fading he clenched his teeth and boosted his recovery once more to go another round. This test of endurance and willpower strengthened their minds. They traded this feeling back and forth, their senses becoming sharper than ever because in return for their ki reserves slowly diminishing, their minds had to get sharper to compensate. This went on for days, for food they were given tablets with enough energy to fully replenish their strength fully, these pellets were made by Hiroto.
WHAM WHAM SHOOSH WHAM BAM, a day and a half had passed since they started this and their movements had gotten exponentially better than they had before this point. They hoped that it would end sooner than later but didn't know how much time had passed… In this dojo, there were two kids that worked extremely hard, they didn't know their destinys ahead but what they did know is that they would be something great. Space distorted around them harsher and harsher as they got stronger and stronger, defying what everybody thought was normal for a person their age. The very cosmos was beginning to take account of their names, sensing the great potential within them. Their emotions rose up within them to grant a greater power, the duos auras flared up as they continued to get even stronger and beat the odds once more by sheer determination.
Another day passed, although not by technique, the very space around them bent to their movements off of the energy being put off by these young fighters. Their power climbed ever greater and the fight grew more intense, BAM BAM BAM, uppercut, cross, front kick, roundhouse, dodge, evade, redirect, accelerate, and adapt. Exchanges that made their master grin, (So they do have grit) he thought to himself, chuckling and admiring the passion of each maneuver to surpass what they were seconds ago… half of the week was over and Hiroto shouted ,"STOP, I want to guys to switch it up a bit, first take off your arm and leg weights" which they abided to almost immediately but things were only about to get harder. "Get your practice gear, I want to see Cias with his wooden spear and I want to see Apollo with his Bokken" ,"But I've barely even practiced with my sword before" Apollo replied ,"Too bad so sad Loser" Cias laughed as he said. They got their weapons and headed back to the training area before being told once more by Hiroto ,"HAJIME" and thus the fighting continued.