"ok, so how do i accomplish that. through training. through hard work every day. you must learn more about my powers and yourself. you must accomplish enough to be able to summon that form you created. once you're able to do that. you can leave this place." monsoon said.
"your time here is different,time passes much slower here. A week here is around 2 and a half days in normal time so what may seem long really is not in a sense." monsoon explained many things to Damon including the book that caught his attention. the book was full of time of events such as natural disasters marked back thousands of years ago. it had only the most devastating world wide disasters and all of them were link with floods caused by heavy rains.
Damon read a few pages regarding some events. these floods were massive and the destruction each one caused was beyond his comprehension. the only thought that came to his mind was why in which monsoon told him that he would reveal that particular information later on.
Monsoon instructed Damon to enter the area where his premature evolution was and to sit in the rain. "rain is the power you must become one with. it may seem like a useless power but if you're connected with it you will learn and understand great things. the power of ki your father taught you is very unique and the reason your ki is lightening is because of your ki corresponded with the power of rain something you have had since birth do to my presence and so with that your potential is devastating to all realms." he said
Damon was instantly curious about what monsoon meant. he had no information or clue about different realms. monsoon told him all will be revealed as he matured in his mind and power and left it at that. six hours had passed by swiftly and Damon was still sitting out in the rain soaked. nothing was happening. he expected to see or at least feel something different but there was nothing.
He tried not to think about it much and just continued to sit. after a while monsoon told him that was enough and by that time sixteen hours had passed. "so you originally had your own body I assume, and this rain is your original power. did you ever get tired of being wet. I mean it's ridiculous how in the hell man." Damon said to monsoon.
"just continue to grow within this field and you'll learn to deal with that,after all it's part of you." he responded.
Damon entered back in the room he started from and laid down in front of the fireplace. a lot was on his mind. the city, shield,jolly, steel,copper,Bay and old man butcher. he believed they all were working hard especially jolly. his mind wondered everywhere until he drifted off.
three hours later he was woken up and was told to repeat the same thing. this went on for days and from days to weeks. Damon was simply back and forth in and out the rain while not feeling any different. it had been four days in the outside world and two weeks within his subconscious and he began to get restless with monsoon's method but stead fast.
"alright,enough sitting now tell me how you feel about the rain. I don't feel anything, I mean I've just been sitting here restless for hours and days on end soaking wet." Damon responded.
"hmph, are you so sure you're soaking wet." Damon grabbed his clothing and realized that he was just damped and not soaked like previously. "you weren't just sitting in the rain, it's your body's natural power therefore you must look at it as your natural element. in time you will not be wet at all and you will be able to control the things around you that you want to be affected by the rain. now get up and show me your fighting stance." monsoon told him.
Damon stood up and did as he was told. " hmph, where did you learn to stand that way. your stance is not very good and you're already open to an attack." suddenly an image of Damon appeared beside him.
Monsoon made this happen in order to show Damon a correct fighting stance.
this didn't even surprise Damon he had seen enough to not even question what just happened. it was still weird seeing himself in front of himself but he pushed it to the back of his mind.
" this is a good fighting stance, looking at a person stance can tell you a lot about their fighting style. repeat this stance and try to hit me. also continue to focus on the rain. every drop that touches your body. remember how it feels. learn how it moves,how it smells, the sensation it brings while throwing a few punches." monsoon says.
Damon threw a few straight jabs and monsoon tilted his head to the side. "you're not fast, but you're not slow either. the jab was ok but can be better. throw as many combinations as you can. we will go through two fighting styles that I've created myself. you may try to master them both but I would only focus on one and that's whichever one makes you more comfortable."
Damon continued to throw different combinations of kicks and punches which monsoon evaded easily. at times monsoon could feel Damon's connection with the rain get weaker and kept reminding him to focus on the rain while fighting. this went on for 6 hours before they took a break. Damon was gassed and breathing hard. they had only taken ten minute breaks every hour. his movement had become sluggish like he was drunk and bout to pass out when they reached four hours. a few times he almost completely collapsed but forced himself to continue standing.
Damon dragged his feet back inside and flopped down on the sofa and almost instantly was snoring. "his body is adapting fast connecting with the rain but his fighting has a long way to go." monsoon thought while dispersing the replica of Damon.
five hours later monsoon had woken him up and they were back at it again. Damon was barely rested but forced himself to get up and get to work.
"can you see my movements,the way I punch the way it comes suddenly. how heavy and light they are." monsoon asked him.
Damon could not see anything,it looked as if he was standing completely still in which Damon answered no. he could feel a swift gust of cold wind accompanying the rain. "good, the fighting style I'm using now is called rain dance. you couldn't see my attacks because they came from all angles in a fast motion,but mostly from above but in an unorthodox way. this is what truly becoming one with the rain means. " he spoke.
Damon became intrigued on the spot wanting to know more about this rain dance. it wasn't like the old back in the day rain dance that people would perform a dance around a fire making certain sounds. monsoon's stance looked to be normal but he purposely slowed down in order to let Damon see his attacks and increased a punch here and there.
they were so fast the wind behind them didn't come till seconds later. he also noticed after monsoon slowed his body down that before each strike monsoon turned his back every time and did multiple spins repositioning himself while throwing kicks and punches. the main thing Damon noticed was the rain. the faster or slower he got was affected by the rain.
Once monsoon movements slowed down so did the rain fall and vice versa when he would speed up. the density of the rain changed as well from light to heavy depending on how strong or weak his attacks were.
"with shields system you can call forth the rain at any time but you are not controlling it or letting it power you. I know this because I feel when you're fighting and you've been relying on the power of lightning and the rain being an enhancer to that ability which is fantastic but you must learn them all and combine them together.
take my cloud for instance."
suddenly greyish white clouds surrounded monsoon and he disappeared and reappeared high above transporting himself with the cloud.
"my clouds are not like yours, they are not storm clouds but can become them if I meet the right requirements.their are many different clouds such as rain clouds which are my specialty but I have another way to provide you with more information on them and much more.
"well isn't the rain coming from the clouds, wouldn't it be best to focus on the source of the rain first." Damon asked.
"yes you would be correct in a normal sense but you see all this rain here in this place is coming from your premature form." he said pointing to the crystal ball. Damon would look at the alien looking thing every so often but this time while monsoon was pointing the premature form twisted its small head in his direction and cracked a smile which kinda sent shivers down his spine. its eyes were closed but looked directly towards him.
"until you can nurture that form completely this rain will not stop and your mind will be flooded with unbalanced power and lack of control. you thought you were a loose cannon at times when angry before but if you don't get a hold on this you're really going to be out of your mind. I'm afraid to the point of no return." monsoon says.