Like Father Like Son

Tian-Han puts himself in position. Nothing seems to change yet. But after a short time, Kazuki observes a tiny change on Tian-Han's body. Some kind of thin golden color appears around the old man. It's like the golden energy defines the lines of the master's body and clothes. 

Kazuki keeps his eyes on the old man, observing if there is anything new but he disappeared. Tian-Han isn't there anymore.

When Kazuki thinks that he failed to follow his master with his eyes as instructed, he sees a glowing golden line in front of him. It is left by his master while he moves everywhere. It allows Kazuki to keep up with his movements.

"-I can see you!" 

-Are you sure about that? "

A hand touches his shoulder. Kazuki starts to turn around and ends up face to face with Tian-Han. The young boy's gaze switches from the golden traces still on the field to the old man. Tian-Han just smiles.

"Surprised? I can go faster still, to a point where it's not possible for the traces I leave behind to be seen."

Kazuki is amazed by this statement, while he tries to process what happened still. The golden traces slowly fade away and blend with the air. Tian-Han claps his hands, which draws Kazuki's attention to him.

"Well, now it's your turn to learn how to do it. First, instead of focusing on your arms only you have to be able to spread your spiritual energy to your whole body. You can use Língjī without it, but it's less useful. Unless using your fists is the only thing you're capable of, of course."

Kazuki looks at his hands. The white energy is not there. As his master said, he focuses his mind on channeling the Art to his hands like a familiar feeling. At first nothing happened but a thin layer of white energy on his hands.

"Good. Keep it low. If spiritual energy starts to leak from inside your body, start spreading it."

Kazuki feels something rising quickly. The thin energy on his hands starts to move. It becomes bigger. The energy starts to be disturbed, moving in chaotic ways. Kazuki starts panicking, not knowing what to do in this situation. 

"Your body, Kazuki. Use it!"

He manages to spread the feeling of the spiritual energy into his body, therefore the white aura is spreading onto his body. The white aura becomes a thin layer surrounding him.

"It is.."

Words cannot describe the sensation growing inside of him. The energy is now flowing like a powerful torrent in his flesh. He doesn't understand what is happening but the spiritual energy seems to make his body warmer. It keeps getting warmer without any break. Something starts to tickle his mind and his skin. He feels energetic. He has to move. He looks around him quickly, searching for a direction to run to. The sensation grows bigger. He has to run, right now. 

"Kazuki, are you okay?" 

He scratches his skin. It's like a burn. It is like this sensation is burning him. It is overwhelming. Without a word, Kazuki starts to run. He is not as fast as Tian-Han was during his demonstration, but enough to surprise anyone without a preparation or a relative speed. Tian-Han was in the first case. The old man didn't think Kazuki could have so much spiritual energy. 

Kazuki is running around in the domain. Everything is so different when he runs. Distances are shorter. And even though he keeps running, he doesn't feel any pain. At first, he feared the sensation. But as he keeps running, it becomes more bearable. It's like the torrent of energy is flowing to the sea and slowly draining. It feels so good. He has a lot of stamina and it doesn't hurt him. He can just keep running. The adrenaline is kicking in his head. He loves it. He doesn't stop but it's on purpose. 

"Whouhouhooouuu!" 

His fun brutally stops. A golden flash appears in front of Kazuki, which stops his race. Tian-Han stands before him, his arms crossed. 

"- I'm not against the fact that you're having fun, but it's very important. 

-Don't worry, it's fine! Look at me! I'm fine! 

-Be serious, Kazuki. 

-But it's fantastic! I love it!" 

Tian-Han smiles, as he sees in those words the man from whom Kazuki comes. So it's true when they say "Like father, like son."

"-You're like your father. 

-What do you mean? 

-You are always as impatient and stubborn as your father was when we were younger! I told you he was fast. I really hope you'll be as fast as him. But during our training, he didn't take the time to control what he did. What I mean by that is that he loved running just like you did. However he wanted everything fast and said it's fine even if it wasn't in the proper way of training. And when he had an idea, it was stuck in his head. It can be dangerous. I don't want you to follow his path, Kazuki. So, next time, try to put less energie into your exercise. 

-But it's hard! 

-I know but I need you to be strong enough to have self control. If you skip the step a bit too much, it'll be difficult for you and you won't be able to master this ability. 

-Well.. You told me that my father was one of the fastest people you ever knew! So. Why can't I do like he did? 

-Because it caused him many injuries. And you already have a lot of troubles to deal with. Remember that you have to keep your focus on the spiritual energy and stay calm no matter what happens.

-Yeah, I know… 

-If you have enough energy left right now, I can quickly show you an exercise that your father loved. Maybe it'll help you with focusing on the channeling of your energy."

As the old man said those words, Kazuki's face brightened.

"Re-really?!" 

The white layer around him started to get more dense and to accumulate even more spiritual energy. 

"-Kazuki, your energy! 

-Ah yes, sorry Master!" 

Kazuki calms down a bit. Tian-Han declared a break for Kazuki, in order to install what is needed for the exercise.