Post by Ayami on Aug 4, 2020 21:17:38 GMT
Current Location: Bean Sprout Island, South Islands Region
[Thread PL: 75]
The sun shines overhead on a cloudless afternoon. The sand on the beaches reflects the sunlight brilliantly, and the bright blue waters contrast the pale white of the beach, sparkling as the sun's rays dance on top. Countless fishing boats dot the horizon, lazily floating to and fro as the busy fishermen bide their time casting nets and waiting. Clouds in the far distance were towering and impressive to see.
On the white sandy beach were two people! Ayami and her brother Koji. Ayami was wearing her eye-catchingly blue jumpsuit, tinkering with an odd machine, her goggles down over her eyes so she could focus on smaller details! Koji ran up to her, calling out as he kicked up sand under his feet from running.
"Yoooo sis!!! Are you sure this will work? Did you remember to test your crazy ideas this time?"
The water Elfen stared up at her adopted sibling, grinning mischeviously and chuckling to herself.
"Silly Koji...Of course I wouldn't forget something so important!"
Koji gave a sigh of relief, he had grown up being her gueniea pig more times than he liked to count.
"Oh thank kami. For a second there I thought-"
"This IS the test!"
The older brother gave a sigh of defeat, simply nodding his head slowly instead of humoring her with a shocked response. He shrugged his shoulders, deciding to go all in on this.
"Alright, I'll bite. What are we testing, and what does your machine do?"
Ayami raised her goggles up to her forehead as she stopd, excited to have a willing participant. She brings her hands up to her face, squeeing with joy! She wastes no time explaining every little detail to him.
"I'm glad you asked Koji!!! THIS is a machine designed to aid in combat training by providing realistic moving targets that not only respond to skill and feedback...BUT ALSO FIGHT BACK!!! Y'see, this port shoots out little drones that fly all over. They have shock barbs that deliver a small jolt if they touch you! So you gotta knock them away!!! I call it... The ten billion impact trainer: Guaranteed to train your accuracy and dodging skills to their absolute peak!!!"
"...By force."
"By force!"
Ayami wrenches a few more bolts into the machine before flipping a very rudimentary looking switch, causing the machine to whirr to life. She then turns back to Koji, looking quite proud of her invention.
"We're gonna test this baby by pushing it to its absolute limits! I gotta be sure it can handle the most intense combatants possible. After all, this is gonna be the future of training!!!"
"So you want me to kick your drones around for a while?"
"As hard as you can! Not half as hard. Not some arbitrary number...As hard... As you can!"
"If you say so..."
Ayami leapt back away from the machine after punching a big red button! She lowered her goggles over her eyes again, taking up a low fighting stance as she watched the machine's output chute carefully. Eyes laser focused to catch the drones as soon as they popped out. Koji himself finally decided to get serious, taking on his own fighting stance.
"Get ready..."
The machine's whirring sound picked up the pace, becoming much louder than it was. This continued for a few seconds before...A loud "Cachak!" sound followed by two more! Three drones were now flying about with bright orange domes and "pincers" on four sides placed above whirling helicopter blades keeping them afloat.
"Let's gooooo!!!"
The siblings rushed forward each aiming for a different target. Koji grabbed hold of one and threw it into another, causing them to bounce off of each other and slow down for a moment. He followed up by leaping into the air and diving into a kick right onto one, sending it crashing into the beach!
"Ha! I've still got it! You can't-BWAAAHH?!"
The crashed drone immediately pricked his leg with a stinging jolt of electricity and then took back to the air once he jumped away in shock!
"Gotta keep your guard up bro! That's fighting 101!"
"Don't remind me..."
Koji grumbled, rubbing his leg. Ayami meanwhile was taking the initiative, popping a single drone with highly pressurized shots of water, pushing it off of the beach and towards the water! She didn't let that slow her down though, she jumped onto the water and kept running, even as she reached points others would have sunk at! The drone attemlted to fly away from her, but she kept her eyes on it as she skated gracefully across the surface of the ocean!
"Not getting away from me!"
Ayami fired off two shots of water strategically aimed at its side. The drone spun in place as it attempted to correct its trajectory. But it was too late! Ayami had caught it!
"Here comes my ultimate technique! Get ready!"
Ayami began to circle the drone at high speed, creating a whirlwind that trapped it right in the center. As she passed she sent out a random number of kicks right to its solid dome! She began to pick up speed, still delivering rapid chaotic strikes from her legs, all until a whirlpool began to form underneath them. The drone and Ayami both slowly sunk until they were at the bottom of the massive swirling torrent. With the drone's sensors going haywire Ayami finally stopped, turning her back to the drone...
"Sink to the depths! SHINKAI...TENSORYOUKEN!!!"
Ayami unleashes a powerful kick that sends a focused water jet straight through the drone's armor plating, launching it right through the water and back up to the surface!!! The whirlpool collapses, causing Koji to panic.
"Ayami!!!"
Koji frantically runs into the water, prepared to swim out to get his reckless sister... Up until she pops up to the surface. He slows to a stop watching as she ejects water from her mouth...And starts laughing. He sighs and rubs his forehead.
"That...Was...GREAT!!!"
"Seriously...Gramma would have killed me if something happened to you."
As the hours passed by the two continued testing Ayami's training drones, putting them through the wringer and then some. Soon the bright afternoon sun gave way to the evening sun, vibrant colors of orange and red filled the sky, the waters no longer sparkled, and the fishermen out on the sea had pulled in their nets and gone home for the day. Ayami and Koji sat on the beach catching their breath as Ayami finally shut down her training machine.
"Sheesh...I haven't fought that hard since Budokai. I imagine even Gramma would get a run for her money. You sure these things need calibrating?"
Ayami leaned back, using her arms to support herself. She gave a nod to the human sibling of hers, her goggles resting beside her on the beach rather than on her head.
"Absolutely. They weren't dodging enough! But...This gave me plenty of data! With this I think I can put the finishing touches on the drone sensors! We'll have a rough tough training robo before you can say 'Capsule Corp!'"
"Uh-huh. So...I was going to ask. What was that move you did with the whirl pool? Sounded like a modification of Gramma's Tensoryouken. But that's a fist strike, not a kick. And certainly not multiple kicks..."
Ayami perked up, grinning and still full of energy despite a full afternoon of training. She was excited to share the details!
"That was my personal spin! The Shinkai Tensoryouken! Gramma is always saying that martial arts are meant to evolve right? Besides...Someone's gotta take over our family art one day!"
"Maybe so. But I feel like it's missing something. It doesn't have the same energy as Tensoryouken. Plus Gramma hasn't taught you the TRUE Tensoryouken yet y'know."
Ayami sits up, giving him a baffled expression of shock.
"Whaaaat?!"
"You didn't realize? You've only been taught half of the full technique. She only trusts the other half to people she believes are ready for it."
"Awww, but I'm totally ready for it!!!"
"Absolutely not! You're not even a fully fledged adult yet!"
Ayami falls down onto the sand flailing in frustration.
"Blaaagghh! No way, I can't believeeee this!"
Koji pats his sister on the head, laughing a little.
"Don't take it so hard. It's nothing personal! It's just a dangerous skill to use. Gramma wants to ensure you're mentally and physically prepared is all. If you keep at it I know you'll get there one day."
Ayami finally sits up, sitting cross-legged, her hands grabbing onto her calves for support as she gives a defeated sigh, watching the sun set slowly behind the sea.
"You really think I have a chance to inherit Gramma's school...?"
"As sure as the sun sets in the evening."
The two sit in silence soaking up what he said before they both burst out in laughter over how silly that sounded.
"Okay okay, I admit that was pretty cheesy. But those new friends of yours sound way sappy! What's the short one's name? Hono? The hell's with her nickname for ya! "Goggles"?! Haha!"
Ayami huffs and punches Koji on the shoulder, grinning at him.
"Well I think it's cute! 'Least I HAVE friends dumbass!"
The two continue laughing as the sun sets, rough housing with one another. After enough time passes they're both up and ready to go home as night begins to arrive. But as Koji turns to head for the house he stops, looking back at Ayami.
"Listen...I know Gramma is tough on you, and she likes to keep you close to home...But one day when you've proven your maturity I know she'll open up. Just don't lose that spark of yours, alright?"
Ayami looks down at the ground with a somber expression as she listened... But when he encouraged her, she took on a determined smile, balling up her fist and pumping it in excitement.
"Yeah! Just watch me Koji! I'm gonna become a martial arts master!!!"
The moon rises on a hopeful champion... Ayami has set herself down a path of growth she can't possibly imagine... But she bears a bright smile, never letting the darkness carry her from her destined path!
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