[The Eastern Duelists: Arc 14]
A 'GINKEN' a weapon which consists itself out of 'Spirituality' and extend another human's power.
These weapons are created upon a Human's birth at which point they're then known as a warrior with a title of 'Spiritual Duelist'.
Over centuries over millions of 'GINKENS' have been born and over a consistent lifespam, these weapon have became known as a tradition that many people end up knowing, their existence requires a strong body, a strong mind and a well durable body and only if a human manages to reach these specific 'importances' the 'GINKEN' will reveal itself and connect upon another's wielder Aura, which is built out of 'Spiritual Force' or in simple ways 'Pressure'.
About 75% of the world's population remain alive with such weapon and 3% of them are known to have Demon Blood, the main source that embraces up a 'Half-Demon'.
In current timeline, a woman - a Godess and the enhancer of the first 'GINKEN' appearances named 'Zero' lurks around the World with 98% of the people unaware about her, and with it, people believe that the World's finally been cleared of Demons, however many of the early-arriving Demons are still standing among the World.
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - Guild (Training Grounds) - Monday, 10:00 a.m.]
Tim held his sword while Zero seemed to have been standing casually. "W-what? You want me to attack you, with my weapon?" Tim questioned, a bit afraid. "You have heard me. That is exactly what I want you to do." She claimed, smiling. "B-but if I use my full strength, then-"
"Are you by any chance worried about injuring me?" Zero moved her head aside. "Well- You don't even have your weapon out, I'm not here to kill you." Tim was embarrassed due to what he was saying. "You should worry about yourself at the moment, in any case, if you believe that you will manage to injure me, you are quite incorrect. So it is either now or never, you might never have the chance of doing it in future." She spoke, fixing her fake glasses.
"Urgh.... fine..." Tim's aura spouted outward at which point he instantly tightened up his 'Pressure'. "And be aware, I will not attack you back, I will only defend." She explained, while Tim gripped the handle harder and gulped. "Alright.... Here I go... then." Without resisting, Tim made a step forward with his left foot when a powerful wind dashed through the training grounds, causing the ground to almost shatter at which point Tim immediately disappeared and appeared right back at the front of Zero, holding his sword across his right hip when instantly twisting his knife-shaped sword, and while pulling it from the side he sharply cut obliquely in front when Zero instantly raised the both of her fingers of the right hand and released a soft silver aura at the point, at which point Tim's blade slammed right into her fingers and without knowing what had happened, Tim's body was forced to lift itself upon the block and even force the ground to shatter and his aura was instantly stopped once Tim's clothes almost ripped apart and while that nearly happened, his body vibrated like static of an old television, when his eyes immediately became squiggly while his hand let go of his sword, falling on the ground.
He vibrated further once landing when feeling as if he was being tased, but at the end it finally finished, once Tim's head needed to be shaken.
He looked left and right, up and down, while feeling shocked. "Hm, the stimulation of your power is rather lethal, but-" Right in that instant, Tim interfered. "But?! Are you kidding?! You blocked my attack with both of your fingers! I thought your power has dropped down a ton! I gave everything in that attack and it didn't even buzz you!" Tim shouted, when pointing at her with his right finger, making her confused. "Um... Was it really maximum power?" But when she asked, Tim became unamused while opening his mouth widely. "Don't make fun of it! I'm not from the 'Holy Arch' like you-" But right in that moment, Zero slapped her palm onto Tim's face, when his eyes whitened and became squiggly again, when a sweat dripped down his forehead. "Now, now. Maybe you should calm down a bit. I did not ask of you to screech out what I am, now did I?" She smiled, and Tim felt concerned, but at last her hand let go.
"It's still unbelivable! How can somebody black such attack with only two fingers?! It's untradical!" Tim pointed out when picking up his Ginken. "You are cute when you get angry." Tim instantly blushed while embarrassed. "Don't say that! It sounds ungodly!" He claimed, while backing away with tiny steps and pointing at her with the sweat squirking off his face. "But it is true. Anyway, you are probably wondering what that was for, correct?" Once she asked, she received a nod by Tim who stood in the distance. "It was only to test your limits within basic body, that way it will help me figure out the best combination of your 'Spiritual Symbolism' and 'Kineticism' for you to learn 'Kettoshin'." She smiled.
"You needed me to attack you just for that?! How cruel of you to make me seem like a fool!" As much as Tim was shouting aloud, a bit disappointed, he just gazed at her giggles. "Oh who am I kidding... Whatever... So now what do I gotta do?"
"It is simple, we shall begin with your training for 'Kettoshin'." Right in that moment, Zero and Tim disappeared, when Tim felt confused. "W-what the hell?!"
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - Kaze Hill - Monday, 10:01 a.m.]
Out of nowhere, Tim and Zero were teleported on the Kaze Hill. "W-what?! How the hell did we get here?!"
Zero stepped forward, leaving Tim a bit confused. "I have teleported us. Now, this will be our training grounds to work on your 'Kettoshin'. But do remember what were the rules. No food, drinking or rest." After she raised her index finger, Tim's arms hung down while feeling extremely unamused. "Isn't there any other way of learning it?" But after Zero denied, Tim instantly grabbed his face, annoyed.
"Now that we are here, next step." She explained. "And what is that supposed to be?"
"Strip." Instantly Tim's eyes opened widely as he froze. "Are you out of your damn mind?! I don't plan on freezing out here!" Tim yelled, crossing his right arm over his chest. "Only down to your T-shirt, calm down." She spoke, making Tim annoyed once again. "You could of just said that in the same sentence." And withotu wasting time, Tim stripped off his hoodie while standing still. "Now. To begin with, you will be put into an unbreakable cube." Upon Zero saying so, Tim's body was encubed by a transparenet cube, which had no entrance or exit. "Excuse me?! What the hell is this!" He bonked his right hand onto the reflected walls, when a powerfull force injured his wrist. "Hey! What was that?!" He questioned, barely able to feel his hand.
"It is your domain to in which you will be spending time and by the way, if you manage to learn that technique today, you might even receive some food by the end of today." After she notified Tim about the timer, he shouted. "You expect me to learn it in one day?!"
"No, hours." She added.
"That's so unfair and undoable! You know I won't be able to persuade my power into that!" After reckoning, Zero winked. "Do not worry, I have faith." But right on that moment, Tim's face returned into unamusement. "You're not good at energizing another human, are you?"
"No I am not. Either way, I will be staying here for several hours to see how well your transformation is going. But for it to wake up, it will probably take to 3 hours and if not, then guaranteed a day to the minimum." Tim sat down while holding his chin and felt bored. "This training's no where near to what I've expected to do with you..."
But without much of a comment back, Zero leaned up against the cube. "It is a different process to achieve another." She smiled, facing ahead at the 'Innerlight City' which was in the distance.
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - Hororano Street - Monday, 10:10 a.m.]
The few Police Officers that were patroling around the main entrance of the 'Agency' were convinced that the day would be quite uneventful, but they weren't aware of possible problems that would occur.
"Just like another boring day on duty. There have been no crimes lately and we're patrolling the outdoors." The Policeman that was trying to keep himself entertained. "Calm your buttcheeks, we don't gotta do much and we get paid, that's all that matters in these last month." But on the moment that the other Policeman spoke, in sync two hands struck their necks and instantly knocked them on the floor, once Zhao and Wan quickly dragged the two bodies behind the alleyway.
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - Hororano Street - Monday, 10:10 a.m.]
"Do I really gotta wear these stupid glasses?" Zhao questioned while picking up the glasses and the hat. "It's better, that way they won't recognize us that easily. Remember, we're here on 'duty' and we gotta use their clothing to reach the top of the Agency, those were our orders." Sighed Wan when unwrapping the Zero Watch and put it in the pocket and lastly picked up the policemen's pistols.
Zhao twisted the hat on top of his head when putting on the glasses. "Disgusting, I see fog already." At last, both of the knocked out bodies were thrown in the trash can while looking at their keycard while putting on their own photo of the face.
"This should be it, now we just gotta use the elevator to the top and we'll be set." Claimed Zhao while putting the keycard in his jacket's pocket. "No, it's better if we use the stairs. It sure will take much longer than using the elevator but that way we less questioned. Furthermore, if we use the stairs we'll probably avoid most of the workers at the agency." Wan added, looking at the keycard. "Fine, whatever, but I'm still concerned of the keycard, I never believed that we'd have to use a photo on these type of cards, naturally these are only the keycards to opening the door, not to also prove another's identity." Zhao sighed when turning at the opening streets. "It's for safety, I'm sure they won't ask us about the keycard. Now, let's get going,."
[Planet Earth - Innerlight City - Guild (Commission Area) - Monday, 10:11 a.m.]
Elliot and Kylin were browsing through the commissions alongside other students. "Most of these commissions are so unnecessary, is there really nothing better?" Elliot wondered at which point Kylin was quite calm. "I know, they don't reward us with a ton of yen since they're mostly 1 star to 2 star ranked, but it's still a decent reward, so maybe - Oh, hold on." Kylin swiped her finger when spread both of her fingers and zoomed on the icon, when quickly swiping the finger from right to left and opening up the information.
"Look, there's a commission, they need some major help, it just popped up. Something about a pair of people acting stange around the Agency, it doesn't even have a rank yet, which means this is probably undecided yet due to the reporter's lack of information. But if they see it as a possible threat, then we may as well proceed and accept it." Claimed Kylin, when scrolling down the additional photos. "Yeah, I see. Guess there's nothing better to do than to hurry up." Elliot smiled when pressing the accept icon while at the same time connecting Kylin's profile, meaning that the commissions would be counted for both.
"Guess there's no more time to waste, let's get going." Kylin and Elliot quickly dashed for the exit while the students felt a bit confused, one of them even noticing which commissions they've accepted. "Maybe they have a major commission if the two of them rushed so fast." The girl claimed, thinking alongside others.
To be continued...