Solitary days (p, jaye)

Ow approved, Shib your posts are hard to read I mean visually hard with the way you space them and all

as the man responded his stance indeed changed. Although it was nothing invisible to xuba.  The man had changed his stance and approached slightly and sneakily while xuba was speaking. Then he saw the unusual redish hue.. although it could’ve been a trick of his eyes. The real point was that the man began his motions and movements simultaneously. And xuba was prepared. He admired the work behind the man's "empty lotus" style. As he kept his motion up xuba relaxed and hence dug deep down the man’s assault was truly a marvel. Now it may have been a shove, but xuba detected by merely touching the man was enough to make xuba actually ground his rear foot in the dirt, and pivot while rotating his hips slightly.
 
 However this was an elegant flowing movement that held both balance and power. One that matched the man’s momentum with inclusion to his enhanced strength. Xubas right hand was wide open as simply preformed an open handed inside to outside block. It was relaxed in look, but was a lot faster than normal like a sudden breeze coming. Xuba added with the block upon making contact with shoku’s left hand a small, yet warm soft grab for an inclusion to the motion. The man’s left arm pushed off of xuba’s chest and xuba with acknowledgement of the motion and nodded.
 
 
Very nice.. he defintley is a man that can fight with seemingly a very powerful art. I might get bruises if this was to continue. Exciting! Now I am curious to know if this art of the empty lotus will truly stand the test of time? Will his own power actually as a swordsman with hope of the improvement of his art Both in offense and further a use of reaction and be able to excel in intent? A mystery that may reveal itself in all due time. Shoku I’ll definitely have to see this art in full glory.  Still you play keep away. In short the ability to assault the weak points and create the weaknesses in hand to hand will be an incredible display of artesian serenity.
 
Xuba thought as shoku place his distance and xuba nodded and bowed back to shoku. Then he asked the question which xuba upon instinct and grace responded after a second or two of silence. The man had insight. However, even his own insight was not enough to fully peirce the veil of xuba.
 
“I only seek the peace the world offers. Even if it means walking a dangerous pathway in life. Still the arts are like nature. Only second to my soul as I embody and travel down the life the world hands out to me, and the life of a martial artist. The soul stays the same, and ones body may decay, so I drive to improve beyond the normal measures of what I am handed. And only seek another wanderer such as you. That does not need to inflict violence in a world as graceful yet deadly as this.”
With that shoku seemed to be ready to head off in a hurry. He nodded and spoke kindly as the man headed off.
 
“we shall of course cross paths, you shall know if im around, but I do suggest you take care, even grab a nice disguise in the trying times.”
 
With that shoku was gone and xuba once more was alone. He chuckled and headed off for a walk. It was a good warm up and the day was truly a marvel. Now he wandered off in a moment of thought. The heat was already picking up and the man gave him even some thoughts to consider. Xuba found a bucket amid his wandering and simply swept up a decent amount of water to both drink and  cool off in the heat.
 
 
 
Xuba wandered the roads with a simple purpose. The path of eternal growth was endless. As he felt that with his spirit also grew his body as a whole. Not just in individual bits and pieces. The long nights to the enduring days showed xuba as much with the various traveling he has done through the world. This day he took to training in one of the boarded up homes that was sort of spacious. The day was sweltering as the heat could be seen rising from the ground. An indoor training was required to keep himself from merely fainting in the event of too much exertion. With a bucket of luke warm water to make sure he was hydrated xuba rolled his neck as he eased his shoulders and with rolling and stretched. His joints popped as air bubbles were released and his body relaxed as he eased all the tension from his body.
 
Amid his stretching xuba thought back to himself as he was a lot younger. Huddled under sheds to shelter himself from both rain and water. Even he recalled the fear of a child as he was fresh from running away from the murder he committed. He was frightened and uncertain to what to do. All he knew was that it was time to run. Days and nights he ran, dogs howling and men of the darkest corners reaching for him for their own uses. Perhaps as lackys? Xuba did not dare to guess where he would be as he proceeded to stare at the back wall of the room. Xuba stood at the center of the room.  As he took a stance. For each time he took a stance casual or serious xuba felt that it was a statement to make at the end of the day. A serious stance was a measure to take if he decided to train or fight.  For this day he decided to train. He recalled the first time he encountered the wind.
 
The night was dark and a storm was well on the horizon. In time the wind howled and as xuba remembered he was hiding from the pursuers of a sorts. As the men scrambled for the shelter. A man was scrambling for the trees when he was swept up by the wind. Powerless to the very force as were his allies. Xuba recalled as the man was sent into the air by the wind and remembered the unmistakable “crunch” heard through the roaring wind. The crunch that stood with him to this day. From the breaking of bones of his enemies. To the crunching of the grass as he walked through the various woods and forests. Then to now as he slowly wove himself through the creaky and unstable house. With grace of a swan and the striking pose of a bear xuba moved throughout the creaking house intimidating, yet with an seemingly handle of peace. The various motions of the martial arts were no stranger to xuba.
 
After several minutes of getting a feel for the area. From the creaky floorboards. To the various nails and even unmade ground that lead to murky, and even questionable areas where muddy and slush like areas were the question of if the home was abandoned due to the wrong choice of land was used for building. Xuba confirmed this by noting most of the house was on a slant.

well damn
 
Xuba thought then he took a stance once more as he kept it to the mindset that this was just an edition to the training routine. In his experience xuba felt that his work alone would make him more proficient in the art of hand to hand combat. As even weapons had their own place in the combative standard. Yet he fel;t that in time he needed an intuitive advantage. Not only from his own martial style, but also from his own power. As xuba traveled around, little tibitts of knowledge was always helpful from others whom would be willing to hand over knowledge over time. Yet with the knowledge of various techniques and such the most mysterious were the ones that involved time and space. Xuba’s ears perked at this for he knew of several things. Time in itself was merely a stationary ideal. Secondly time alone with the know how could be utilized.  Xuba was curious as with the many of his arts. Anything could be of use for him. Yet with the scare of knowledge he only knew of one such technique which would have use. A technique that would enable him a little more of a hand up in the combative arts.
 
The simple emphasis of this was what drove xuba to take the technique into his own hands. As he knew as long as one can control their own self. No other person can control them. With this xuba quieted himself as he recalled the rumored hand signs for the technique. The seals although simple being ra and boar were respectively tricky. As he calmed himself xuba continued to focus as he felt the world slow down. He imagined as his breathing synchronized with his chakra flow as one being in peace and calm. With the calm xuba weaved the hand seals once more and felt the strain on his chakra as he worked his chakra to speed up his body. The slowing down of time due to him taking a bit more of the world internally. Opening his eyes xuba felt that although small in comparison to the seven heavens breathing method. The speed was an acceptable use. It definitely had a lot less of a cost comparably as well.
 
This is good. Not bad.
 
Xuba thought as he relaxed and took a breath as he ended the technique. The hours shifted by as xuba continued to slowly improve on his ever improving fighting sty of combat. Surely it was as he learned one to be used alone. But with the flowing motions it was steadily coming to light. Each motion was going to be worked to it’s fullest and in its point every motion had a way of connecting. It was now a question of how and why. As the setting sun dimmed the light of the area xuba stopped for the day as his bucket of water was 1/4^th empty as his day was just about done. With the dimming of light xuba began the last of  his training. A measure for deception as he worked his patience the problem with many things such as combat was that many simply took too long to draw such simple objects. Like reaching into a jacket or such, thus xuba went to work on working with a few simple maneuvers. Such as drawing an weapon with seemingly simple ease. In many cases xuba could’ve appreciated drawing a weapon at a more appreciative speed. Instead of ruffling around for a kunai in a bag. As it got dark xuba finished his training of this seemingly simple maneuver with some shrunken and even his blade. Making sure that even in the dark he could utilize it. A few minor cuts occurred that xuba simply bandaged and used his minimal medical capabilities to cause and speed up the healing.
 
The night life was what lulled the man known as xuba to sleep.
 
(exit)
 
Twc: 3,479
 
1,300  words to The white heavens skill (learned)
1,000 word to Flicker movement(learned)
1,000 words to Hidden arms technique (learned)
 

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