"You can not use your Ki Techniques until further notice or pre-approval from us!" Vetiol finished the sentence with a giant devious grin.
What the?!
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6 months later…
Whack! Thunk, pthuk, tunk.
Pant pant pant.
A small figure is seen hitting a wooden post in only shoes, pants and a chest wrap. Their black and red tinged hair pulled back in a ponytail swinging side to side. The figure looks to be roughly ten maybe eleven, however their muscle definition being so high from what looks to be high tense physical training makes it hard to tell. While the figure pants while getting back in a defensive position like a martial artist, steam can be seen coming from the body due to how hard they have been training. A small brown circle can be seen around the post where freshly fallen snow covers the rest.
With an eager and intelligent glint coming from their azure eyes the figure does a quick punch from each hand and a hard kick to the side of the log. The fast movements causing the snow to stir around them and the only thing able to be seen from the movement, is where the leg stayed against the log, the figure unmoving for a second as if waiting for something with an eager smile.
CRA-ack!
A loud cracking sound breaks the silence as a crack starts to appear on the log where the kick landed. Only for the crack to go all the way across and the top piece fall to the opposite side from the kick.
With a soft chuckle the figure plops down on their butt and props themselves against the now broken training post. A green figure dashes out from the house beside the young man and paces back and forth, eyeing him as if to make sure he was ok before padding forward and laying next to him.
After a couple moments clapping can be heard as Regen and Vetiol step out of the house, bundled up slightly more so than their son Zarue. Temperature training of the body. Once he was able to acclimate his body, the weather did not bother him rain or shine, wind or snow. The past six months he had been training with an iron wood tree post to acclimate his body, breaking the post now signified that he had finished the weather acclimation of his body in a physical manifestation. Which most could not do even with a Pure III Ki Core.
"Well done Zarue!" Called out Regen and Vetiol. The former continued to speak, "I thought It would take you roughly a year for your physical training to reach peak weather acclimation! Between how crazy the summer and fall were, you were able to finish your training after the heaviest snowfall of the season! So, how do you feel?" Regen spoke and asked eagerly.
Nodding his tired head Zarue grinned. "I do not feel cold, it feels as though my body is producing the heat on its own to keep me from feeling the cold. It is the same feeling but opposite of how my body was keeping me cool during the summer. My body does not feel any weaker either. Wait, my Ki… feels stronger?" Zarue then asked with a confused look.
"That is because, while you were training first to acclimate, your body and Ki did not know how all the seasons and weather felt. Due to this, your body used its resources to uphold the acclimation along with some Ki. Now though, since you have fully acclimated to all weather conditions, it has become almost like muscle memory to your body. This can also be attributed to have a clearer understanding of the elements, which helps your Ki, and form your Ki Core. With such a wonderful physical base to work from, your Ki Core should break through from its Foggy state to Formed. Way earlier than most people from what I have read in the Elder's Library. This may attract some.... Interesting characters. Please be careful son." Vetiol chimed in and explained, ending in a concerned tone.
Iron Fox Lord then stood up and in front of Zarue.
"Congratulations Zarue." Bowed the fox.
"Congratulations Zarue." Chimed Celeste in his head.
The Iron Fox Lord then turned and faced Regen and Vetiol. "I will do everything I can to protect Zarue even if it will cost me dearly." Stated the fox.
"Well that wont do!" Regen stated with a slight smile.
"Yes, please just take good care of him as you always have, you and any others that Zarue meets and creates are family. Losing family members is not what we are about." Vetiol chided softly with a smile.
The fox nodded solemnly and answered, "Understood, I will do my best!" Of course, trying to answer in a polite and respectful manner made a good impression. Though the tail of the fox was wagging crazily in happiness at these words. Making the solemn vow very cute.
"At least I have come very far by the sounds of it compared to six months ago!" Laughed Zarue.
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6 months ago
"No Ki techniques?! Why!" Cried Zarue in surprise. He did not expect this, he was hoping since he showed how much he could do that he would get to practice both in the coming three years before being taken away by the 'Academy'.
"It is not because we find you unable to do them Zarue! Far from it son! However, because of how intense the techniques you demonstrated are, you need to get a good physical base for you Ki Core, that way you can handle the harder techniques without being fazed." Regen and Vetiol said in concern.
-Ping
Caution! The summoner has used too much energy through Ki, physical and mental strain.
"Oh man… I feel very tired all of a sudden…" Zarue stated as he began to fall to the ground.
"Young Zarue!" Cried out Iron Fox Lord as he became an emerald blur and caught the sleeping Zarue
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Present day
"Yea, sorry I caused you all the scare." Zarue said scratching the back of his head in embarrassment.
"No need to be sorry son! Lets get inside and go over the basics of Ki again since you should make a breakthrough tonight." Said Vetiol happily.
As the group walked in to the house, Zarue received a notification from Celeste.
-Ping
Make a breakthrough to the first stage of forming your Ki core tonight along with figuring out a way to conceal your Ki Core level.