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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:23:30 GMT -5
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Eleven. Shiro stepped forward into a punch. Twelve. Again he spun, and again, he entered the down blocking front stance he started in, just three steps further away.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:24:37 GMT -5
/Training around muscle-bound morons and jokers has made me accustomed to things being simple...And maybe they are as simple as they seem this time and I'm just over analyzing things.../ She considered, despite a gut feeling that they weren't.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:25:04 GMT -5
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Thirteen, fourteen. Again he stepped in and punched. And again he followed this up by turning left and entering the same position he started in.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:28:39 GMT -5
/That or we're just dealing with the biggest oddball in the universe.../ Cacao noted, hoping that that wasn't the case. She'd hate to imagine what a weirdo would do with the ability to have a wish granted if they got the chance. She really didn't want to even think about the possibility being the case...
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:29:03 GMT -5
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Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen. Shiro stepped forward three times again, but punching this time. Like last time, he added a loud "Kiai!" to the last step.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:32:14 GMT -5
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Eighteen. Shiro thought, again spinning 270 degrees to his left, but this time ending up with his left arm out, bent 90 degrees at the elbow and lowered so the extended fingers were shoulder height, while his right hand was palm up at his chest, and his stance had changed from front stance to back stance, with his weight on his back leg.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:36:02 GMT -5
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Nineteen. Shiro stepped forward and slightly to the right, entering a mirrored version of his previous stance. Twenty, Twenty-one. Shiro turned around, entering the same stance, then stepped forward and slightly to his right, again in that stance.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:37:08 GMT -5
Cacao sighed and opened her eyes, praying that the latter wasn't the case. If it was, then they were all in for one hell of a pathetic end to this hunt for the Dragon Balls. The fourteen year old could only wonder what kind of opponent they were truly facing.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:39:39 GMT -5
/Here's hoping the whole thing is done and over with soon...Just so I can get my wish and get off this reverse Earth./
The fourteen year old laid back and watched the clouds overhead. There was nothing better to do...and it was rather peaceful.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:44:12 GMT -5
...And still, she was annoyed. How the hell was she supposed to rest or relax when the simple fact that she had relatively no information on the other party after the Dragon Balls!? She let out a sigh and returned to a sitting position, clenching and unclenching her fists.
/Damn it./
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:44:17 GMT -5
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Shiro returned to the stance he held before counting, feet apart, body relaxed, and standing in exactly the same spot he had been. Wow, it's been since I've done that, he realized, shaking his hands.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:48:05 GMT -5
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Shiro returned to his front stance, left hand straight out palm down, right hand at his hip. "One," he began counting, snap kicking with his right leg. He was trying to hit his left hand, and he raised it with each kick.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:50:49 GMT -5
Trying to stave off absolute insanity induced by worrying/annoyances, Cacao got to her feet. The fourteen year old kicked the air a few times, leaping and delivering a spin kick. She landed on the ground...and paused.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:53:04 GMT -5
/...I'm trying to relax, not exercise.../ She reminded herself, grimacing as she moved to sit right back down. She couldn't risk using up her stamina on such pointless endeavors without a senzu bean on hand in case that android returned. After all, she had realized something important immediately after the battle.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:54:28 GMT -5
/Despite how quickly that damn thing left and how we did against it.../ She began, closing her eyes and remembering the battle. It had seemed insanely one-sided, at least, it would to anyone who had seen the battle occur..
/The simple fact is.../
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:55:13 GMT -5
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After repeating this twenty times, Shiro reversed the stance and switched legs. He did another twenty kicks before stopping, entering side stance. He turned his head to the left, his right arm coming up to his stomach while his left went out, slightly bent.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:57:16 GMT -5
/...none of us who faced it have any idea what that thing could really do./
That single point had been bugging her near constantly, nearly to the point of paranoia. She realized that and knew that no matter how well they may have done, neither she or the other two had any idea what they had truly been up against.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 21:57:26 GMT -5
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Shiro stepped to his left, bringing his right foot across his left, then kicked out with his left foot. He then stepped forward with his left foot and repeated this, twenty times. When he was done, he turned around, and repeated it for his right side.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 21:59:39 GMT -5
/In other words, if we run into it again, we'll be fighting practically blind. Meanwhile, we showed it a decent amount of our own abilities.../ She groaned and pressed a palm against her face, annoyance once again washing over her.
/Stupid.../
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:00:00 GMT -5
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Come to think of it, didn't I think of some weird way to use Dynamite kick when I was learning it? Shiro thought as he finished his last kick. He stopped, arms going to his hips as he leaned back, stretching.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:01:23 GMT -5
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Shiro once more entered a stance, as if he were fighting someone, or something. He visualized his father coming at him, going for one of his infamous Meteor Fists. Wait until he's right on top of you...
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 22:01:55 GMT -5
/I shouldn't have used Butterfly against that whale...If we run into it again, it will know that technique's coming./ She pouted, regretting the course of action she had taken against Poseidoll.
/I should have just attacked it.../
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:02:57 GMT -5
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When Shiro pictured his father about to punch, he lifted his rear foot, tapping it against the ground and releasing a small amount of his ki, before leaping back. He landed several feet away just when his father's fist would have hit him, and just as the ki exploded, sending up a cloud of dust.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 22:03:59 GMT -5
/Even if it was using that child to try and keep us from coming after it, I should have just attacked...I could have caught it off guard.../ The fourteen year old sighed and slipped back into a laying postion.
/So stupid of me.../
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:04:17 GMT -5
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That was it, he thought, nodding. If only I could get that to work with something other than a kick. He frowned, trying to think of a way to make it work.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:06:00 GMT -5
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Well, all I'm doing is injecting my ki into something. So what's stopping me from using something other than my foot? With that thought, Shiro began looking for a stone or something he could use to practice on.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 22:07:30 GMT -5
Glancing in Shiro's direction, she wondered if he or Asparago had come to the realization she had. Then she turned her attention back towards the sky, noting that there was no point in even thinking about that. After all, that other guy was pretty weak anyways. At least, that's what it seemed like to her.
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:07:58 GMT -5
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He spotted a lone tree a short distance away and jumped/floated over to it. He landed next to it and placed his hand against its bark. Alright, time to get started.
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Post by Cacao on Mar 8, 2010 22:10:48 GMT -5
/I need to defeat that whale soon...Just so I don't have to keep bothering with these pathetic thoughts.../ Cacao sat up, once again crossing her legs as she closed her eyes and began to meditate a little.
/At least I'll be ready.../
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Post by Shiro on Mar 8, 2010 22:11:44 GMT -5
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Shiro recalled how he felt when using Dynamite Kick and tried to emulate that. He sent a swift, but weak, palm strike at the tree, trying to force his ki into its bark. Nothing happened.
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