two hell raisers. (Zyxis)

Hoshi was within the hospital. Doing simple reading on a particular subject. The eight gates. He had only just recently managed to open his first gates in the hospital after learning of them and yet he wasn't able to open the third at all after he fully recovered. They were currently weak little boosters for him and nothing extraordinary and yet the third gate ,from his research, seemed to be a much larger gap in terms of strength and speed gained. Even comparable to the upper limits of seven heavens breathing. Training this with his injured body was painful but he's learning how to control the gates better and better. After a simple 3 days of hospitalisation, Hoshi was once again released out into the village. Suffering another injury from the same person after failing yet again.

He scratched the back of his head as he left the hospital grounds, The scent of medicine still thick in the air. He needed to become stronger. The permanent scar on his chest caused by Ryuka would be the symbol of Hoshi's need and desire to become stronger, Creating a much better opponent for Ryuka so they could trade blows to their hearts contents... No Hoshi did not only want to train blows with Ryuka but overpower him. But if he was going to become stronger he would need some company to stall the monotony of his own training. It had been three days and all with no contact with the outside world. He decided it would be a good thing to train across the village and barely outside of it. So Hoshi tried to brain storm an idea of who to bring with him, A journey around the village with training and exploration intertwined. 

He had several options. First though he wanted to get the non desirable one out of the way first. Ryuka himself. If Hoshi wanted to train and defeat Ryuka then an invitation to come train with him may not be the best idea and if Ryuka was with Hoshi they would probably end up fighting just for fun and have Hoshi once again visit the hospital after another critical injury. Natsume was the first real candidate and yet Hoshi was hesitant. Would she be able to even keep up with him as they go around the village and train? Probably not. And her fight style is more suited to ninjutsu rather than the speed training Hoshi needed at this moment. Another one is off the list. Hato? Hoshi barely knew Hato to even know how to communicate to here where he is and how to begin. Sadly Hato would've been the best candidate to prevent self injuries as he used the gates jutsu.

Reluctantly Hoshi had to choose the one person he has not listed off yet. Zyxis. And although Zyxis may of switched to a more chakra orientated fighting style, he still has the speed to even match Ryuka on a good day and perhaps even surpass that if he used Body flicker. Zyxis and Hoshi both had a rivalry thing going on too so this could be the best time to actually smooth down their relationship and learn more about each other... Though honestly Zyxis and Hoshi would probably have fun and still be at each others throats the entire time. Yet that's what makes this training experience worth it. 

Hoshi managed to return home within the second gate state. After he had left the hospital this technique had seemed to become easier and easier to handle. And yet the third gate would not be as simple to get the hand of. Yet for now it was servicable as a movement aid and nothing more at this moment. Swinging on the tree branches around his house Hoshi entered the crooked shack called his Home and began writing a letter to Zyxis. "Zyxis come round my house soon. I have an idea for both of us to explore around the village. It'll be great and involve ALOT of training. Hope you come prepared at 9:00 A.M Tomorrow at my house." Hoshi even had to write the co-ordinates of his house and directions. Though after all was said and done Hoshi was ready to get some shut eye. And wake up ready for Zyxis tomorrow.

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Now, it wasn't like Zyxis wasn't fond of Hoshi. The two of them were teammates, and they've hung out enough to know a lot about each other. It's just that the Taijutsu specialist was brash. He tended to say inappropriate or somewhat idiotic things without thinking. He most definitely wasn't stupid as they were shinobi and needed to have some sense of logistics and intelligence, but he wasn't the wisest of people. The white-haired Genin had woken up, taken a shower, ate breakfast, and brushed his teeth. It was a regular morning full of everyday activities. Until he went to check the mail and there was a note from Hoshi in it. Now, thinking back to what he had just thought about Hoshi, can you imagine how he acted when he read it?

"Sure," Zyxis said to himself. "I'll train with him." If the boy didn't want to create a better relationship with his teammate, he would've chucked it into the air and hit it with a lightning bolt. The two of them couldn't be feuding in battle, that would only result in the two of them ending up at their funerals. What they needed to do was find a way around their clashing personalities and come together as one unit. It shouldn't be that hard, right? Well, there was also an ulterior motive. Hoshi was the founder of hard work. If Zyxis hadn't put so much work into his career by himself, then there would've been a massive gap between their strengths, and he would've been way weaker; their rivalry was what inspired him to get tougher.

He didn't mess around when he was training, so neither could Zyxis. If he were to go hang out today, he would have to put in the hardest work that he has ever done in his whole life. He would have to go home bloody, torn, and nauseous. He wouldn't be able to walk for a month! And he would train through it as well. Maybe Hato could help if he did injure himself, the boy wasn't fond of hospitals. They were too sterile and white. Anyway, he had to make a few trips before he arrived at Hoshi. If he was going to do this, he was really going to do this.

The Genin headed into town towards one of the shinobi shops set up. He flashed his headband as he walked by the Chuunin guarding the door. The two nodded to each other as a form of respect before Zyxis slid through the doors. There were millions of things in the store, ration bars, food pills, kunai, shuriken, smoke pills, etc. Anything that you could name it would probably be here. Zyxis walked over towards the counter, "Excuse me, sir. What kind of weights do you have for training? Can I get four Taijutsu specialty ones and four Ninjutsu specialty ones?"

The man nodded and headed back into the store. Not even a minute later and he was out with everything he needed, "Are you buying these or borrowing them?" The man asked. Zyxis raised an eyebrow at his speed? Was he a former ninja? He shook his head and answered, "Yes sir. I'm aware that if I damage them, I'll have to pay for them."

The cashier/owner nodded, "That's right. We're not trying to make the village weak by not supplying stuff to our shinobi, but there has to be some demand and supply so we can keep this business running and bring in the products and materials everyone wants." Zyxis internally cringed. He hated economics with a passion. There was no need for him to know it, but the Academy taught them almost everything if they wanted to learn it; and hell, his mother wanted him to learn a lot.

The boy nodded, "Thank you again. I'll be back later tonight. Probably around midnight." The man nodded, "Don't die out there. Those weights cost a bunch." Zyxis rolled his eyes and left the store, happy with everything he had got. The boy looked back at his note and took off once again towards the training grounds. When he reached the destination, he was surprised. It wasn't weird to think that Hoshi had invited him to the training grounds, but it seemed as if there was a little shack here.

The Uchiha liked the sight of how the hut had been built, it was quite amazing. It was humble and enough to survive in. Something that Zyxis had crafted many times on his expeditions, and that one illegal one into the mountains. He walked towards the entrance to see Hoshi still sleeping. To not be rude, Zyxis backed up a few and sat in the grass wet from the dew. He silently pulled out a kunai and started to dig out the dirt from his nails by sliding the metal through them.

Usually, Zyxis would've just thrown something at him or kicked him to wake him up, but he needed to think happy thoughts! The best way to making a friend wasn't to hurt them or make them upset; it is necessary to be calm and patient. Zyxis would wait as long as he had to for Hoshi to wake up. Now would be a good time for a warm-up. He took off his shirt as he didn't want to get it wet and laid back in the grass. One, two sit-ups, three sit-ups, and on forth. After he reached the hundredth, he moved on to push-ups. Over and over again he went down and pushed his body weight back up.

Afterward, it was pull-ups, wall sits, sprints, planks, jumping jacks, karaoke, and lots of stretching. By the time Hoshi would've woke up his whole body would feel flexible and loose. Now was the time to make their friendship come to life and to surpass Hoshi finally. There would be no more hard competition between the two cause Zyxis vowed that he would be able to beat him easily, but, you know, without ruining their relationship any more than it was.


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Hoshi could hear Zyxis in the background outside of his shack. Though for now it was an hour before they should in fact meet up and so Hoshi ,instead of taking it to an early introduction, Just continued to lie down within his sleeping back. Completely still and thinking about the internal system of his body. Feeling the gates within and trying to at least chip away at the third gate with small amounts of power. Yet this technique would never work if Hoshi wanted to awaken the gates. After a full blown 30 minutes of trying, Hoshi got out of his sleeping bag and decided to quickly get changed to meet up with Zyxis who was just outside his house. Within the panic Hoshi broke another lamp, Placed besides his own sleeping bag. Thankfully it was specially made to prevent fire outbreaks and so nothing was truly damaged. 

Once Hoshi was prepared he opened the door of his shack ,with his scuffled hair and orange shirt on, too face Zyxis and perhaps even make them better friends instead of hellbent rivals. The hardest part would be both him AND Zyxis appreciating one another for a prolonged time. Not just for now. "Zyxis! How are ya! You seem to be already training well right now. That's good. But ya know ya shouldn't wear yourself out for the journey we'll have going on right now." Hoshi's goal for this outing would begin right here. In the forests near his home. 

"Zyxis. You seem prepared so I should also stretch out a bit." Hoshi immediately prepared his stance to show Zyxis the new power he's trained with to defeat Ryuka. "First Gate. Gate of Opening. OPEN!" The air around Hoshi became more fierce as he trained his kicks and punches within the air around him [81 speed, 100 power]. Each kick seemed to split the air and leave a shock wave of wind besides him and each and every punch seemed to hold enough power break through steel easily. "This state is as good as I remember it. And it's pretty easy to uphold compared to seven heavens breathing." Hoshi could easily keep this up for an hour without even losing that much energy. 

Though Hoshi couldn't just practice his movement in this case. He also did a few stretches. Initially going for his toes whilst standing up straight "You seem too of already warmed up to get ready for today, I haven't actually told you exactly what were doing. So first of all let's explore around this forest a bit. That may sound normal but the part of this that's practice orientated would be is that we need to explore the forest... Without ever touching the floor at all." This wouldn't be too hard for Hoshi to achieve ,as he's been living in this forest for years and years to get accustomed to moving with the tree's and branches, But it would be excellent for Zyxis to train his mobility as Hoshi would get used to his normal movements whilst within the gates state.

Hoshi started to look around to think of a nice direction to go in. Finding a good enough path to take initially, Even point his right index finger to the mountains in the distance. "We'll first move about these forests to reach the mountains bottom. From their we can explore a lot more from that higher vantage point. So ya ready ta go around by the tree's to reach the mountains. I'll have a different goal also in mind. We need to keep around the same speeds so if your ready for this let's go!" With that told to Zyxis Hoshi smirked at him with a thumbs up. The sign that it would be time to go! 

With that in mind Hoshi would begin moving through the forests at a slightly reduced speed [70] with the powers of gates. Simply to control the power at an easier rate and not break any of the precarious branches. Yet even without that the Chances of Hoshi breaking a branch were slim. "So Zyxis. As were on the way to the mountain side I wanna ask ya a question." Hoshi was extremely calm even whilst moving at massive speeds through the forest "Why are you a ninja? And what do you fight for." These would be important questions, Testing Zyxis's Morales with two simple questions.

Even if Zyxis didn't respond Hoshi would give his own answer to the questions he just asked Zyxis. As if to show Zyxis a better view of his own principles. The best way to begin a friendship after all is an open attitude and the truth "I myself became a ninja for one reason only. I initially wanted to just fight without consequence's. But I remembered some aspects of my past and the main reason I fight is so that these hands of mine could be used to help others and not destroy others again." With that ominous ending Hoshi continued the journey on wards to the mountains base.

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Zyxis stood up from the grass and wiped off his back as Hoshi came out of his teepee, "Hey there, Hoshi. Don't worry, runners always do a warm-up with jogging and stretching before they run. It loosens your muscles and lessens the chance they'll pull. You should try it out." What the white-haired Genin didn't expect was for the Taijutsu specialist actually to do it. Well, in a sort of weird way at the same time.

His muscles seemed to tighten, and he seemed to exert an aura of strength as if he was using a lesser down version of the Seven Heavens Breathing Technique. Zyxis raised an eyebrow at it, "I'm sorry, what technique is that? You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but I'd like to know." If Hoshi told him he would be grateful, if not, then he would vow to go to the library after their training session or in the morning to learn more about it.

It wasn't the most significant boost, but the improvement always depended on the person using it. Hoshi was strong and fast; it wouldn't be good for Zyxis to fall behind anymore in that category. He was taken away from his thoughts as Hoshi told him what they were doing today. Were they supposed to explore the forest without touching the floor during their training session? He looked up at the trees. They weren't that tall, a considerable amount of height, but not scary since Zyxis had been thrown about twenty meters into the air before. It would be good to increase his flexibility and mobility though.

Zyxis watched as Hoshi jumped up and followed him, keeping his [Speed 70] so that he would be right by the Genin's side as they trained. Zyxis turned to look at Hoshi; his ruby-red eyes seemed to flicker as he asked the question. "Why did I become a ninja?"

Why had Zyxis become a ninja? Was it because he was bored and felt like his life had no meaning? He was aware that he loved his village and would do anything to protect it if Zyxis was alone and saw the picture of Kumogakure no Sato destroyed, the one that Natsume wrote, he would've been more devastated. Tears would've probably shed. Was it because he was going through a rebellious stage cause his parents didn't like shinobi? No, there was perhaps some deeper meaning.

"I like to learn. I enjoy exploring. The experience of helping people The feeling of testing myself and succeeding. As a citizen, I would've been a bored child trying to find the next thing to do every day, with no purpose in life. The thrill of a fight, the satisfaction of a mission complete, the enjoyment of making friends with you, Ryuka, Natsume, Hato, Royalty, Kyson, Nobunaga, all these incredible shinobi. If I had decided to stay in my room all day, I would've never expected this life. And you know what, I wouldn't have it any other way," Zyxis claimed as they continued to jump through the branches.


"My life is excellent. No matter how much I get hurt, how many tears and bloodshed, and even if I die. Being a shinobi was what made my life astounding. The village will always come first to me most likely." The boy then listened to Hoshi's ambitions. Hoshi was always going to be a fighter it seemed. It made him look awkward when he said something so profound, but everyone had their own goals. He wasn't going to complain because his fighting spirit was going to help Kumogakure grow, and he knew that Hoshi was going to be strong someday.

"That's cool, Hoshi. Hopefully, you can fight to your heart's content in the Chuunin Exams coming up. I'm not sure what they're about or when they're going to be, but I'm ready to rank-up right now. As soon as training our body and stuff like that are finished, we can start building up stamina to use jutsu and other things," Zyxis informed. As they continued jumping, the Uchiha began to think back on the conversation, "What do you mean destroy people? We've all killed so far, maybe except Natsume, but have you done something you regret?"

Now Hoshi could be brash and annoying but by no means was he a jerk, it was weird for Zyxis to think of him hurting anyone. He helped Natsume when she felt down, he was always in a good mood it seemed; except for the days when he felt off, but everyone had those days. Maybe it was something about his history. Zyxis didn't know much about any of his friends except for a bit about Ryuka, but even then, it wasn't much. He decided that he would get to know more about Hoshi and then when the time came he would learn more about his other friends as well. It seemed as if Natsume and Ryuka didn't try to learn about him either, so he knew that was something they had to work on as well.

If they were to be the next generation of Kumogakure no Sato, they needed to be perfectly aligned together. They had to be good friends and great teammates, able to take on any threat that came to them. Zyxis broke out of his silent fit more and more every day just because he had friends like them.

"You can talk to me, anyway. I'd like to get to know more about you if we're going to be friends. You can ask anything from me as well," Zyxis reassured as they continued to train in the trees. Zyxis prepped himself, ready to hear anything from Hoshi. He didn't know what would be said so he had to be mentally prepared as well. Hopefully, it wasn't bad. It was Hoshi, after all, so he didn't think it would be that severe, but you would never know.

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Before they began their journey Hoshi heard Zyxis ask a question about the technique he just used. though telling him wouldn't actually be useful to Zyxis as someone like Zyxis wouldn't be able to use the technique. But he seemed curious enough about it and it wouldn't hurt telling him about it. "It's called the 8 gates. It's based off opening the chakra gates in your body and stuff. Like breaking a dam to feel the flow of chakra more. Right now it's not much but it's not even close to being perfected yet. If I have to guess perfection of this would be harder than perfecting anything else I've learnt." It was the truth as it would be harder than even learning the most powerful Jutsu to master all the 8 gates.

Zyxis had mentioned some new and different people, People who peaked up Hoshi's interest "Kyson and Nobunaga? I've never heard of you talk about them before. Who are they then?" Not only did the names of them interest him ,mostly Nobunaga, but the fact that they were built up in the same series as Ryuka was the main hook. "More people as strong as Ryuka I hope at least." Looks like Hoshi needs to meet more people as a ninja, If the anti-social Zyxis knows more Ninja then He did that would mean something was horribly wrong with Hoshi himself.

As they reached the bottom on the mountain Hoshi realised that ,alike how Zyxis just realised, Neither of them know of the others past at all. So how could they truly become friends if they knew nothing of each other. Hoshi had to be the one to break the cycle of not telling the other their pasts, And yet Zyxis was the first to even mention this kind of thing to them all. "Well then. If it's information you want to know then i'll give you a little somethin of my past. I currently have no active family. Only a father that tried to kill me as a baby. I'm what ya would call... A child who was born out of a cheating wife. That's what my adopted Father. Tengo Kyouken. Told me anyway. Though that bastards dead too now that I think about it. But hey! Not all's doom and gloom. I've had a pretty good life of it and have meet so many fun and interestin people. Somethin I'll gladly take." Of course Hoshi was hiding more of his past but that MOST EXCITING part of Hoshi's life was not one to be recalled easily. Having him even think of it brings the voice back. And so once again Hoshi had to repress it. 

With the thing repressed almost immediately ,and just a few mini seconds of strain,  Hoshi was ready to state the next task they had. "Now that we've done the easy part of the training now comes the first actual part of training. You see this mountain? It's a mile high. And so to climb it we're not aloud to use our feet for any part of this Only if we fall of course. So if your ready then let's go! Second Gate, Gate of Healing OPEN!" Compared to the previous use of this technique the increase in speed and power were nearly unseen. And yet it still was an increase. And with this increase Hoshi started to climb up the steep mountain using his hands to easily penetrate through the rock and climb up the surface [86 speed 105 power]. "I've told you about me so can I learn about you. If you don't want me too know your past though I' fine with that, Just know i'm not out to get you and am a friend you know." Hoshi's tone of voice was more gentle as he asked this. He didn't want to make Zyxis feel bad by opening wounds ,Akin to his own, and So it's only if he wanted to talk that Zyxis would.

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The Eight Gates sounded like a strong jutsu. It was a body enhancing jutsu as Zyxis could see, but he wondered if it had any moves to go with it. He decided there was no need to ask as they needed to start their training. Hoshi asked about the two Jounin - probably stronger than Jounins - Kyson and Nobunaga. The white-haired Genin looked towards him as he continued to hop from branch-to-branch, "Kyson and Nobunaga are Jounins from Kumogakure. There's also Royalty who's a Jounin as well. I assume that they're stronger than normal Jounin, but I can't be sure since they're the only ones I know. You should meet them, especially Nobunaga. He's huge and could probably teach you some good moves."

Zyxis enjoyed the time he spent with Kyson; the spar had taught him something. Nobunaga was also there to make sure that he didn't get his eyes plucked out like jewels from any MN when he went into the mountains. The Uchiha couldn't help but wonder if any of them wanted or needed a student, cause he most definitely wouldn't hesitate to follow them. They were both higher ranked shinobi, more than he was and if he were under their tutelage, then his strength would reach new heights. Then he mentioned Ryuka's strength and Zyxis raised an eyebrow in response. "I thought we surpassed Ryuka, or at least you did. I'm probably wrong though. These guys are way stronger than Ryuka and any of us."

Once again, they were Jounin. They had reached the bottom of the mountain. Zyxis took a deep breath and sighed. Thank god he wasn't terrified of heights. He turned towards Hoshi to hear the plan, but it seemed as if they were going to converse about their history after all. He had no active family? That made Zyxis sad. Now he felt awful for yelling at Hoshi. He had nobody to teach him to contain himself. He lived out in the middle of a forest for god sake. It wasn't right for Zyxis to do that. He loved his family with a passion, and if he were out them he'd probably still be a shinobi, but only a very angsty and quieter than he was one.

"What happened to your stepfather then? Do you live all alone?" Zyxis questioned. If he answered or not, he would focus on the other task at hand and try to forgo the sadness he felt for Hoshi for now. The boy waited till Hoshi went and once he did Zyxis started at the same speed that he did. Zyxis was glad to run once again, go back to his roots. Hopefully, he wouldn't have to use Soul Expulsion to keep up with Hoshi, this Piercing of Swiftness was probably the greatest thing ever. All he had to do now was increase his base speed and go faster than ever.

As they ran up the mountain, well you couldn't say run, Zyxis was latching onto the rocks with his hands and Surface Walking and throwing himself further up, "Ah, my history? It's nothing special. I've been raised in Kumogakure no Sato since I was a baby. My parents didn't want me to be shinobi, but they loved me to the point where they said I could. That's all. Well, except for more about my grandparents and what they've given to me, but that's all. I'd rather not talk about the sad stuff though, as we're here to have a good time. If you want to know why I'm quiet and somewhat emotionless all the time is because I think a shinobi should be like this. I enjoy people's companies, and I get sad and angry like everyone else, but I'm trying to be the best I can for our village, you know what I mean?"

He wondered if Hoshi would understand his aspirations. The Taijutsu specialist was naturally loud, so maybe it wasn't the best thing to explain to him, but he was smart enough to get it. They made it to the top of the mountain quick, both of them aspiring and strong Genin. "Thanks a lot for inviting me today, I had fun, but I should probably go home and eat something and relax my muscles. I didn't think I'd be pulling myself up a mountain today. Besides, I was wondering if you'd want to hang out at my house for the rest of the day. My mother and father will make dinner, and we can watch tv and play some board games or train more?"

If Hoshi agreed the two would go home, and he'd pull out a futon for Hoshi and turn on the TV and pull out some games. If not, Zyxis would go back and start reading on his bed until dinner was ready, eat, and the go to sleep and wait for the next day of training. He had learned a lot about Hoshi today. His view of him had changed drastically.

Now he only thought of Hoshi as a lonely boy without any parents who didn't know how to behave. Maybe he was taking it too personally cause he loved his family and would do anything for them and he couldn't even imagine being without them. How Zyxis felt when Hoshi was not able to experience those same feelings he had some sort of wanted to help him. That's why he had invited Hoshi to his house, and his parents greet him and make dinner for him so he could know how it felt.

Zyxis wouldn't mind sharing his house and his parents, he wouldn't get jealous, he naturally wasn't an envious person. As of now, he considered Hoshi more of an acquaintance and almost a friend. He would give the option for Hoshi to sleep over, his house had enough room and was two stories big. They had a guest room, or he could sleep on the futon, neither his parents nor Zyxis cared as long as he was able to get some sleep. After all, was said and done Hoshi wasn't a horrible person, Zyxis could kind of get along with him. He was nice to him during their training session today, and they had gotten along fine. The question was would it last long enough? Probably, Zyxis wouldn't be as mean to him now that he knew his situation.

Anyway, today had been a good day.

To Hoshi the world had just opened up several times. If Ryuka was simply a genin then how strong would the jounin be comparatively!? "Can't believe anyone else stronger than Ryuka exists, But of course their has to be... Just means I have to get stronger if i'm going to fight them on even terms." No fear was shown in Hoshi as he was seriously considering fighting the two. The names would now be stuck in his head, The major two ones of interest. Kyson, And Nobunaga who could even teach him moves! Hoshi has never actually been taught anything before! So the thought of an actual trainer was magnificent 

Huh. Zyxis wanted to know what happened to the ol bastard Tenga ,if this was his attempt at knowing more of Hoshi's personally history, Which is knowledge Hoshi would give easily without even seeming bothered at all. "He died from a heart attack that old bastard. Don't feel bad for him though he was a real pain in the ass dick. Because of him I've barely known the village until recently as it was all training and what not. Less talking to actual people. Though he did have some good moments he was otherwise a prick who raised me to continue his crappy dream." The harsh tones used were indeed justified as Tenga is the reason Hoshi's not the best in terms of manners at all to people and barely understands them a all. 

Zyxis's backstory seemed basic a first, Before he mentioned his grandparents. Yet Hoshi did not dare touch on this seemingly large scar as he instead listened intently. "I get whatcha mean about an ideal image of a Ninja. I myself barely fit that image yet. But I think i'm working towards it at all alright pace. And you seemed worried about me. So I just wanted to say Don't worry about me or yourself. We Shouldn't ever change our pasts or regret them." Though perhaps one part he would, For the simple case of the horrors it brought and the fact it was  objectively bad, But Zyxis needed encouragement and not a downer.

Hoshi was surprised at Zyxis's offer to come home with him, Yet he would have to respectively decline. "Sorry but i'll have ta pass that offer, Somethin like that. I don't think ya parent will like my mannerism that much. Though thanks for the offer. I'll just slink back into my shack after some more routine training myself!" As much as Hoshi wanted to go home with Zyxis He wouldn't. It was because of Zyxis himself that Hoshi was more determined then ever to train. And so with Zyxis gone. Hoshi began trying. And Trying to reach that new state. The highest he's ever gone before. "Gate three. Gate of Life. OPEN!"


And finally for Hoshi. Finally once Zyxis had left. He had succeeded in opening the third gate within his body! This was a momentous occasion and with this increase strength then perhaps he could focus it all within one area. And release a powerful blow from it! Yet as he punched the cliff top their was no massive technique. yet the gate itself provided enough of a boost to destroy the top completely. Hoshi could easily scale down the cliff face with his bare hands as they surprisingly seemed much stronger than the previous gate. Even the air around him seemed to be a gold hue instead of the normal just air. Yet when he reached the base all Hoshi could do was practice a singular punch. he kept punching in a straight line, His hope was to channel energy into this single punch and end up with an attack based on the gates technique itself. Even this would succeed in the end. Ending the day not only with Zyxis and Hoshi in each others good books. But the new technique... The smash. Has begun it's journey.

Approved