Ltd. Edition [Aryll, IO, nk]

It seems that she was letting him go without stabbing him in the back. How surprising, he would've expected something treacherous. Maybe he underestimated her character. He had grown to assume that those who hid behind cheap tricks and machines tended to be cowards, but he reminded himself that she probably needed these to stay relevant in combat. The fact that she had bothered to go down this path at all was also surprising. A cripple as a shinobi? Saying that it was unusual was an understatement. Whether it was brave or stupid though, was not up to him. He supposed that he'd just have to see what she did in the future.

As for himself, he felt kind of bad. How had he lost? Before today, he had total faith in the Mystic Soul Star technique, but now it had failed him for the first time. Or had he failed it? Had he lost the fight because of his own errors? Yes, that must be it. He needed more battle experience, more power to enhance his body with. It wouldn't be easy, but it was better to try than not to try. His belief that he could defeat any opponent through his training method was solid, and he didn't intend to divert himself from it.

Still, a loss was a loss. He could take it, as much as he hated it. His body still ached, but he knew it was just his power growing... well, it was totally the beating she'd laid down on him, but it was all part of what he wanted. The closer he got to death, the more powerful he became. He wouldn't try crazy things like asphyxiation, but he would try to find people that were only just stronger than he was, and work his way up incrementally.

He was young, so he had all the time in the world. There were plenty of people out there for him to fight, and plenty of energy still left for his body to use. As it was, even this fight had helped him to understand that medical chakra could be used to enhance the body in all sorts of ways. In this case in particular, he had used it to increase his power when attempting to break free from the puppet and when he attempted to attack. That surge of strength was unusual, and he'd probably have to practice it more, but this was fine for now.

[TWC 4033
20 stats
4000/4000 to Chakra Enhanced Strength
Memorized Aryll's chakra sig <3
EXIT]

Approved Koz