"Hell's Grip!" Esdeath yelled as she conjured a hand of darkness that held a Super Class Danger Beast from moving.
"Judgment Array!" Yellow skewers rained from the sky and skewered the Super Class Danger Beast and turned it into swiss cheese.
"Good job Ve-chan!" Esdeath said with a smile and Vedeath smiled as well.
'You two have monstrous growth. In only a week you were able to get the hang of your element.' Yang said with praise and the sisters smiled bashfully.
'With that being said, I think you two are ready for the combat style we will be teaching you.' Yin said and the sisters got excited.
'This combat style is called Flowing Tranquility and consists of 5 forms. Each with varying degrees of difficulty.' Yang said.
'The first form is Falling Leaf. Falling Leaf is about watching your opponent and deflecting their hits while counter-attacking in between deflections. It's one of the easiest forms to learn but one of the hardest to master.' Yang explained.
'That sounds really hard, how are we supposed to deflect and counterattack?' Esdeath asked.
'You will experience how easy it is to learn when we start.' Yin said.
'The second form is Rippling Water. Rippling Water is about attacking and defending at the same time. While you attack you must defend and it's also about precision. It's one of the hardest forms to learn and requires a lot of practice. There is no mastering Rippling Water.' Yin said and the sisters got even more confused.
'Attacking and defending? That really doesn't make sense, who made this combat style?' Vedeath asked.
'No idea, we just teach it to our users.' Yang said and the sisters almost coughed up blood from shock.
'You mean to tell me that this combat style just appeared?' Esdeath asked.
'Yeah.' Yin and Yang said in unison.
'Nevermind.' Esdeath said and Yang continued.
'The third form is Blowing Wind. Blowing Wind is about attacking your opponent with multiple fast light attacks. These attacks should be fast enough to blow the wind It's about speed and precision. It's the second easiest form to learn behind Falling Leaf and the easiest to master.' Yang said.
'This one makes a lot more sense!' Vedeath exclaimed.
'The fourth form is Swaying Branches. Swaying Branches is about making yourself unpredictable and dodging attacks without thinking. This form is mostly evasive and has very little attack power. The hardest form to learn and master.' Yang said.
'So this is just a glorified dodge?' Esdeath asked.
'No, it can be useful if you learn and master it.' Yin said.
'I hope so.' Esdeath said as she physically sighed.
'The last and most difficult form is Flowing Lotus. Flowing Lotus is a combination of the other 4 forms. It's heavy on offense and defense along with being able to dodge their opponent's attacks without thinking. Almost impossible to learn and master.' Yang said.
'This combat style is very difficult to learn as all the forms flow into each other. You also have to make your Magical Energy flow in a certain way to make the forms work.' Yin explained.
'We will begin with the first form and only move on once you've got the hang of it. Learning Flowing Tranquility will be the bulk of your training.' Yang said.
'How do we even begin?' Esdeath asked.
'Illusions. We will create illusions tangible enough to harm you if you don't dodge or deflect their attacks.' Yin said as the sisters were immediately blinded by darkness.
'Wait! We are going to be blind!? What about the danger beasts in the forest!?' Vedeath asked with irritation.
'Yes, you will be blind. Don't worry about the danger beasts, Yang has bent the light around our position making you two virtually invisible.' Yin said.
'We don't even know how we are supposed to make our Magical Energy flow and you expect us to fight with a form we've never learned in the dark?!' Esdeath yelled.
'You two said you would get stronger by any means right? Now, this is your chance either you take it or leave it.' Yang said with a voice stern enough to make the twins flinch slightly.
'Fine, we'll do it.' The sisters said in unison.
'Great because training starts now.' Yin said and multiple soldiers were created from the darkness. Vedeath tried to create a light bright enough to unblind them but the darkness ate her light. Literally.
'Now that you two will be on guard, I will explain how Magical Energy Gates work. There are seven starting from top to bottom it goes Peak Gate, Insight Gate, Pharynx Gate, Core Gate, Plexus Gate, Iliac Gate, and Genesis Gate. Each of these Gates enhances your body in some way. These gates aren't well known unless you are from mobile birth and instead of calling them the Magical Energy Gates, they are mostly called the Seven Gates of Spirit.' Yin explained as the sisters tried their best to dodge the numerous attacks they are receiving.
'That's cool and all but could you explain how we use Flowing Tranquility, please!' Vedeath thought loudly.
'Alright. Feel your Magical Energy and flow it into your eyes or the Insight Gate.' Yang said and the sisters did what they were told. Once their Magical Energy made a full cycle in the Insight Gate, their vision expanded and they finally saw through the darkness.
"Woah! I can see so much better!" Vedeath said aloud.
"Yeah, if we had this against the Klyntar we wouldn't have struggled so much." Esdeath said.
'Now, flow your Magical Energy to your hands, legs, arms, and feet. Doing this should increase your attack power and attack speed.' Yin said. The sisters had a bit more trouble flowing their Magical Energy this time due to the vast amounts of Magical Energy Pathways and they also had to dodge and attack the shadow soldiers rushing at them. They eventually got the hang of it and their arms and legs had a slight blue glow.
'Now let's turn it up a notch.' Yin said as the shadow soldiers became more numerous and grew stronger. The sisters tore through the shadow soldiers with ease and began getting the hand of Falling Leaf subconsciously. They continued to fight shadow soldiers until Yin increased their strength and the sisters couldn't beat them anymore.
'I think that's enough training for today, well continue tomorrow.' Yin said as she pulled the shadows back and allowed the sun to bless the sister's skin.
"Finally! My eyes and limbs hurt." Vedeath said as she stretched.
"Yeah, I liked doing that." Esdeath said as she rubbed her eyes.
"Well let's go catch dinner." Vedeath said as she ran into the forest with her sisters following behind her.
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[2 weeks later]
"Shining Barrage!" Vedeath fired a flurry of magically enhanced punches at Esdeath. Esdeath's eyes moved erratically as she tracked the high-speed punches head towards her body. Esdeath caught and deflected most of the punches and tried to counterattack. Vedeath didn't allow her to counterattack as she blocked every attempt.
"Hyoketsu Fist!" Vedeath's fist was covered in ice as it made its way towards Esdeath's face. Esdeath's body emitted a cloudy blue aura as she blocked Vedeath's punch and fired back with her own. Esdeath's fist made contact with Vedeath's face and Vedeath was sent flying into a tree.
"Oh shit!" Esdeath's body lost the aura and she ran towards her sister's location. As Esdeath got closer to the tree she immediately felt her instincts prick at her brain. When she turned around she was met with a kick to the face that sent her into a tree. Esdeath was about to say something but Vedeath gave her no chance to speak as she rushed Esdeath. Vedeath punched fast enough to make the wind blow and her body gained a water-like green aura.
Esdeath's eyes couldn't keep up with the numerous punches headed towards her so she resorted to dodging and blocking based off intuition. Esdeath was hit by a lot of Vedeath's punches and was sent flying into another tree.
"Haaa...haaa...haaa...haaa...haaa..." Vedeath lost the green aura and panted heavily.
"SHADOW'S GRASP!" Esdeath yelled and multiple shadows made their way towards Vedeath. Vedeath watched as the shadows traveled towards her and created a ball of light.
"Shining Ray!" Vedeath kept the shining ball afloat above her head and the shadows couldn't get near her body. Vedeath gained a bright yellow aura as her leg muscles began to bulge.
"Apollo's Dash!" Vedeath turned into a blur and the ground under her rose up and turned into cubes.
"Nyx's Stride!" Esdeath became a black blur and the sisters met fist to fist as they created a shockwave powerful enough to sway the trees. Vedeath punched Esdeath in the face who fired back with a knee to the gut. Vedeath was slightly stunned but kicked Esdeath into the ground. Esdeath emerged from the ground and shot multiple shadow skewers at Vedeath's body. The shining ball above her head was overwhelmed and Vedeath was covered in shadows.
"PIERCING RAY!" Vedeath's light rays destroyed the shadows and burned some of the nearby trees. Vedeath fired hundreds of light skewers that Esdeath dodged and blocked with her ice. The light skewers continued to rain down upon Esdeath and she put one finger above her naval and one below.
"Plexus Gate Open! Iliac Gate Open!" Esdeath's body immediately expelled tons of Magical Energy and her eyes became completely blue along with gaining a blue aura. Esdeath saw through Vedeath's rain of light skewers and appeared right in front of Vedeath.
"Wha-" Vedeath was punched with so much force that the ground cracked and she was sent flying through multiple trees. Esdeath looked in the direction in which her sister flew and smiled. That smile faded as she was punched in the gut by Vedeath who was shrouded in a dark blue aura.
"KAH!" Esdeath spit up blood and Vedeath charged a ball of light in her hand and blasted it at her sister. Esdeath was sent through countless trees and finally stopped as she hit a giant boulder. Vedeath appeared in front of Esdeath and prepared another attack.
'That's enough, you two aren't supposed to kill each other.' Yang said and Vedeath stopped. Vedeath immediately closed the gates she had opened and got her sister out of the boulder.
"I'm sorry Es-chan! I didn't mean to hurt you so bad!" Vedeath said as she closed her sister's gates as well. Esdeath looked up and smiled.
"It's fine, we are only training. I hope you wouldn't destroy my clothes though." Esdeath said and Vedeath looked down at her sister's almost naked body. Vedeath's face turned beet red and her nose started to leak blood.
"Uh, yeah, mhm." Vedeath said as she turned around and ran into the forest with enough speed to make Flash shit himself.
"Hahaha!" Esdeath laughed as she walked back to the cave.