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Chapter 21 - Suspicious skills

When Yebien got back she saw Tango's success in hitting the targets. Each target had two knives all the way to 600m. "H-how! That's incredible how did you get all bullseye at such long ranges." He shrugged, "Can you do it again?" She cleared the field and watched as he throw them again hitting each target in a bullseye. "Use a different knife." She was studying his throwing of each item, hitting the targets perfect each time until he got to star knives. "What are these?" The star shaped knives and 9 sides and didn't look like a star. "They are called star knives they are made from meteorites, i am not a Smithy so i can't tell you the reason why those are only made from 'fallen stars'. Use your feathers, do you know how to throw them?" He shook his head in the negative. <"your lack of skills in throwing things that absorb energy seemed to ease her suspicion">

Tango followed her direction on how to throw the metallic feathers that were abundant on his flightless wings. It seemed Atawashi's evolved to use them as long range attacks as Yebien explained the feathers on his wings would regrow within days. The Star knives had the same properties as his sword, perhaps he should practice with it in the library basement. "Do you know of a wood that has the same properties of the star knives?" Tango knew the sword was from his past and in the back of his mind told him there was a connection to his memories and him finding the part of his sword. "Not that I know, but even so i am more interested in how your so skilled in throwing the knives without even using any wind,metal or even space affinities. Let's practice the other weapons."

So with that Tango began to fail one at a time. "So everything you seem not to be gifted in are; Archery, All martial weapons like Spears and scythes, Clubs and maces are a no go, Daggers surprisingly, and shields. We only have various swords, gauntlets and claws, and whips. Start with whips sense that just gets rid of a who set of weapons." So Tango did that he took one of the whips that looked more like a long ribbon the handle wrapped around his hand. He began to use the whip to strike targets again. "Flawless! Use a different whip." With that he failed, only the ribbon worked. "This is incredible, i have never seen such skill with such a specific weapon, only the ribbon whip works for you."

They begin to practice the other weapons, none of the gauntlets really worked it was more Tango just had good fighting form and martial arts. Finally Tango went down all the swords, none were comfortable. "Can i use two swords at once?" <"You know you can though, honestly i don't know why you are bothering with this. using the proper tools, she would lose despite the cultivation difference."> Tango shrugged off those words, he didn't believe he could win just because he had his preferred weapons, though he could remember why they were his preferred. <"Because, they are the weapons you mastered a long time ago...a really long time ago. Its just natural."> "Go ahead i was gonna suggest it anyway, you look like you can use them, but you lack balance between your arms. Like you don't know where to place your other hand." So with that he proved it was true, with a second sword in his hands he whipped throw the training ground with both swords in perfect sync.