Ark 17 Episode 19: Power & Glory

Participants

 * Leon Ryoji
 * Connor Ryoji
 * Densuke Mifunae
 * Ochigi Ryoji
 * Master Toushin

"This Is Power.."
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deUa4u00beU&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl&index=171&shuffle=24088 ) It all seemed like a dream. A long…endless…and terribly painful dream. It was the dead of night, and leon had told Damon he needed some time per say. Time to cope, and take a second out look on just what the hell he was now. Leon stood atop the tallest building in the city, one with no name of course, probably just an office or something. There was a breeze…a   light one, but a breeze. Against his shirtless skin, Leon stood looking down at his hands, thinking about how he got up here in the first place. His eyes narrowed as he heard the voice in his head again. “It felt good…didn’t it Leon.” The voice sounded like a distorted microphone sound effect almost. “Shut up…this is just another bump in the road I have to pass. Starting with making this power my own…” Leon looked at his skin, using his focus to see just what he could replicate or remotely get a feel of doing with this power. As he focused, harder and harder, the skin around his arms would begin to morph and move, as it something was crawling beneath his skin. As he did this, snakes ta distorted greyish brown color would emerge from Leon’s skin, hissing and rising into the air, their eyes the same color as his own. The snake would look around the area, as leon gritted his teeth trying his best to control this ability, before quickly sighing and the snakes receding into his skin just as quick. “Tch…Come on Leon. Get a grip. This is your body….no one else’s.” Leon would close his eyes, taking in slow and deepened breathes of the night air into his lungs. His body tensed up a bit as he did this, his muscles flexing a bit, as his shoulder blades would begin to convulse again, looking like the skin was stretching and something was about to pop pout of it. “I want to fly….give me….WINGS!” Leon demanded his body, and suddenly the brown flesh colored wings would make themselves present from Leon’s back, extending outwards, in their sickeningly majestic glory. Leon would open his eyes revealing his red iris, as the rest of his body transformed to match his appearance. Leon would leap 20 feet into the air, before flapping his wings once, and taking off into the night sky! Slowly but surely learning how to manipulate his body to be his greatest advantage, and plotting on his odd need to feed and kill…but not just a regular kill. Leon wanted a strong opponent. Someone he could put his all against. That someone was Damon. Damon was the only friend he had right now and the only one who knew his origin of power better than anyone else on this green earth. Leon would take off in flight, flapping his wings and learning the right acceleration speed,   lift, and momentum   boost required to fly as fast as he could! The Y-serum making his brain think in ways he’d never dreamt of! As his body zipped and darted left and right, trailing through the night clouds, it didn’t take him but five minutes to adjust to his own stride of flight pattern and start flying like a pro. Cutting aerial ally oops and barrel rolls, Leon would continue his bide down toward the ground and land in a squat. “I can fly..” He’d look to a car, and grip it with both hands, his strength had increased so much so, he lifted the hover car effortlessly before putting it down with a crashing thud! Looking to his right, he’d fold his wings in, making the hand shaped wings make fist and recede back into his back, as Leon would dart down the street at a high speed, running, and running and running some more, so much so he wasn’t sure how fast he was going because of his enhanced vision he could see everything as if it were plain as day however to normal people he was that blur that whizzed past you, like al literal soft wind. After some light parkur, swinging over flag poles, running up the sides of buildings, and a few double axel twist flips later, Leon would jump once into the air, landing on the ground he’d jump a second time, before spinning around and sprouting his wings much quicker than before! His wings would flap as he hovered in mid air for a moment, and folded his arms. “So this is how a Yun feels all the time…where has this kind of power been all of my life…” Leon would push his legs in to his chest before flapping his wings hard, taking off into the night sky yet again figuring out what he could and couldn’t do one step at a time.

On A Lighter Note
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x8mla2AuuM&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl&index=164&shuffle=47787 ) Connor stood inside of the cylinder chamber, with his arms outstretched and held out. He’d be at one of his many homes you could say, standing in body analyzation chamber custom built by his great grandfather of all things. Connor after being healed up by Daisuke, wanted to see just what the hell he was, and why   he couldn’t use his powers as effectively as he wanted to. Sure he had gotten basic grip over chi control, well to be fair it’s actually quite an advanced form, but regardless;   one chi was always devouring the other one, and he couldn’t take it anymore. It only got in the way of his battles when he couldn’t even use all of his tools to their fullest potential. Ochigi studied the screen. Densuke stood beside him rubbing his five o clock shadow, as images of Connors DNA popped up on screen, showing details and synopsis’s. “Alright   Connor you can come out.” Ochigi nodded to him, before pulling up the final analysis report. “Computer, trace origin’s to all known forms of life mystical and biological.” Connor stepped out and put his school shirt back on. “So am I a freak or what?” he’d sputter. Densuke laughed a bit and ruffled Connors hair. “We don’t quite know yet. Like we said before we’ve never seen someone…a Koikonjitto..have an oni. It’s like light and dark in a perfect imperfect mix of things.” Connor stuffed his hands in his pockets before talking again. “I thought you said when I built my physique up enough to handle the energy could fuse them together and make complete harmony?” Densuke nodded. “I did say that. But you’ve got to realize just how much of a defined physical body you’ll need to hold that kind of power. Both of what make your biology have intense chi amounts. Fused together? Heaven only knows.” Densuke would look to Ochigi as he studied the screen. “Well connor it’s kinda hard to explain…but I’ll do my best.” Ochigi would clear his throat, and push a button showing on screen a diagram of connor’s body being split down the middle, one side blue and one side red. “Here’s your body and it’s chi contents. Take note, blue is natural you, red is your oni. Now take a look at what’s been going on in your body.” The image would change as the blue color’s were now fighting as it appears, one over powering the other in a constant back and forth battle of color versus color. Ochigi made hand notions to explain further his point. “You see your chi and oni chi DO NOT mix by any means. It’s one reason why fusing the two is going to be nearly impossible to do in the first place, but besides that, your chi is constantly flocculating. One day it could be as high as a kite and the next you could be tired just by channeling it to blink. Your chi struggles, so when you call upon it, there’s always a delay of sorts, as they’ll fight for who gets to surface before who. That’s what WAS happening.” Connor raised an eyebrow. “This is what’s happening now. Pay attention the both of you.” Ochigi pushed the button again, and it showed the red chi completely devouring the blue chi, dwindling down the amount of it slowly but surely. “You oni essence is wining the battle.” connor furrowed his brow, thinking about washi. “don’t worry Connor’ Densuke budded in. “I know it’s not Wahsi’s fault. It’s his oni essence. It’s what makes him,him. he can’t help that.” Connor nodded. He was defensive about washi, he’ll he’d always been there. Somewhere deep inside however connor knew this was coming. “Basically if this keeps up…the essence will take you. You’ll lose your Koikonjitto chi and become a complete onihouruda. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, you’ll lose some of the physical perks you’ve gained thus far. Looking at your vitals here tell me. Recently have you experienced a funny spike in vision and awareness?” Ochigi would point a pen at connor, as connor folded his arms and thought back to his experience with the Yakuza mission he took care of for Tomoko. “ah yeah I did!” Ochigi nodded. “that’s an example of one of your synergic abilities. Fusing the mental bodily manipulation that comes with being a Koikonjitto, and subconsciously combining it with Washi’s second set of eyes and bird physique you gained an eagle eye of sorts. Eagle shave eyesight 8 times more acute than a perfect pair of peepers. Not only that, but their bodies naturally accelerate in fight or flight sequences that allow them to catch objects much faster than themselves HOWEVER!” Connor would whisper to Densuke. “doe she always ramble on this much.?” Densuke whispered back. “Trust me, just go with it. it gets better.” Ochigi continued, pointing to Connor’s skin diagram. “See this? This is your skin cells. You have a higher number of them when your brain and eyes preform that little trick of yours, your skin sensitivity is especially keen on picking up vibrations. “ “THAT EXPLAINS WHY I COULD EVEN SEE BEHIND ME IN THE WEREHOUSE!” Ochigi nodded. “Any form of mass that moves through the air, sends out vibrations, no matter how subtle the movement. Something as simple as breathing sends them out. Your skin his hyper sensitive to this vibrations, acting as a sonar of sorts. Once your skin catches whiff of these vibrations you gain a sight beyond sight so to speak. Your brain formulates figures that give you directions of figures around or near you, even being as ACTUE as to letting you see which way the vibrations are heading to. Cool isn’t it? it’s something only someone of your unique stature could pick up on so easily.”   Connor placed his hands on his hips. “Not gonna lie that is some badass stuff right there. When I used it though, my head was aching for hours.” Connor rubbed the back of his neck thinking about it. Densuke looked at the diagram and spoke. “Again, an example of what happens when eve two of your base abilities try to work in conjunction with one another….So looks like you fit the description of a Hanyo. “ “Hanyo?” Ochigi repeated. “mhm. Learned about them while I was in the Shinto realm. . While a Hanyō is considered subpar the demonic parent without becoming a full yōkai or Oni most Hanyō seem to be powerful enough to not only deal with any human hostilities, but also to easily dispatch most yōkai if their will and aggression is very strong and/or has a strong light Hadou based presence. It seems as if the only demons that have Hanyō spawn are the Yōkai powerful enough that even diluting their power with human blood would still leave their children better off than the majority of demons. Connor is an onihouruda with a strong human spirit i.e a Koikonjitto. A perfect symbiosis of both human will and demonic transgression. It’s probably made some subtle emotional changes connor isn’t consciously aware of possibly. But as an oni he can sense other oni’s even feeding off the anger or negativity of other people like a sponge. Tsk tsk tsk. Just trouble either way we go. I have a hypothesis though… One that could help you connor.” Connor jumped at the idea. “Sure thing! What you got popz!?” Densuke pointed to the diagram. “Well the oni essence is essentially eating your regular chi because you rely on it more so than the oni essence. Therefore you leave your regular chi weakened constantly and it takes note of this. However…if I give you at least 5 percent of my chi, it should balance out the two energies allowing you to even switch between the two if the situation calls for it. not FUSE. But alternate.” Connor sighed and spoke. “what’s the catch. I can hear the tone of your voice…” Densuke would look back at his son. “five percent of my chi might be more than your body could handle…it could kill you from the inside out.” Connor laughed a bit before cackling loudly. “five percent? Come on dad. I’m not nor have I ever been that weak.” Densuke would rub the back of his neck. “Ah…never said you were but. Well. Hold on.” Densuke would take off his chi restraints and let them fall to the ground. He’d face connor and look at him with raised eyebrows, flexing just a bit before relaxing. “Can you feel that?” Connor shook his head no. “Nope. Can’t feel a thing. Is this a joke? I know you’re powerful but five percent?” Densuke would flick his nose. “you can’t feel it because my chi exceeds the plain of existence that is your perception. In other words you’re not strong enough to feel it. Now…if I tone it down..and let it roar for even a second…”   “Densukeeeee…” Ochigi would grab onto something holding it for dear life. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxEU1ELAuvc ) Densuke closed his eyes and let his chi be felt..suddenly the lab equipment began to shake and rattle just a bit…this place was earthquake proof. The room began to shake and connor lost his footing, and   suddenly felt a terrible pressure upon his body! He broke out into a cold sweat wondering what the hell was going on! “I-I can’t move!?!?!” Densuke’s eyes remained closed, as he flexed his free chi. Suddenly a tremor could be felt for miles along the beach.. the tides picked up in the ocean, creating higher and higher waves splashing   and almost reaching the very edge of the sandy banks! The waves looked like a storm was brewing in the midst! This wans’t all, as suddenly the city would feel a light tremor amongst it’s citizens. The ground shaking, object s in non earthquake proof house would fall form their places, as the earthquake caused from Densuke merely flexing his chi caused an earthquake that would measure about a 4.0 on the Richter scale! People that were in the streets held on to street signs, and folks in their homes screamed for dear life as   they couldn’t understand what was going on! All of district 2 was being rocked, and the after effects could be felt over twenty miles inside the other neighboring districts as well! Colt sat in his office, sitting in his chair calmly, feeling the intensity of it all as he said nothing, merely looking out of the window and staring into the distance. His eyes narrowed at what this disturbance was. Densuke would exhale a breathe (stop music) the earthquake slowing down, and the waves calming down, the rattling had come to a stop and Densuke would open his eyes, bending over and picking up his bracers. Connor sat on the floor with his jaw dropped, as the Kasihana news report team just sent out a televised warning for an earthquake drill. “That, Connor. Was exactly .5 percent of what the flex of my chi does. It’s a long story behind it, but as you can see 5% is a pretty hefty amount for you body to try and take in. that’s why I’m afraid.” Connor’s face was pale white. He had NO idea his father was remotely CLOSE to being that powerful. Anyone who could feel chi surely felt that large impact of it, even if they didn’t the slight earthquake was present that’s for sure. Connor looked at the news reporter lady. “Good evening kasihanaians! This just in a natural disaster struck as we were hit by an earthquake measuring a 5.0!. on the scale! A few homes were destroyed, water pipes busted, and wide spread panic! ” Densuke would rub his chin. “Was going for less, but I guess I meditate to often. Now do you see?” Connor nodded obediently, but then stood up to his full height. A gleam in his crimson eyes. ‘I get that but…I have to try! I can’t be all I can be if I’m stuck in the same place dad! Let me do this! To prove to myself that I can! It’s my body and I’ll be damned if I can’t control what’s in it!” Densuke looked at Ochigi. Ochigi givng Densuke a nod, to support his decision. Densuke would sigh through his nostrils, walking towards the danger room. “Come. If you’re ready we’ll do this…”

Right of Passage
Densuke and Connor would be inside of the Danger room. the room took the appearance of a dark cave, one big and vat full of openings and wide entrance that seemed to only lead to more darkness as it seemed. Connor looked around, following his father, before Densuke broke the silence. “So where’s Leon been at recently anyway? I know he’s distant from me but…I don’t know it just seems odd that I can’t even keep in contact with my own son. I do keep in touch with Katraina though, so that makes me pretty happy. She’s a bright girl a great fighter too.” Densuke would stop in his tracks and connor would stop behind him. Connor contemplated telling Densuke the truth…that his son tried to kill him, and left off for his own purposes. Ever since that night, Connor hadn’t heard from or seen Leon. He honestly couldn’t care less, as he’d proved his point about the gap between the two of them. “I don’t know, I haven’t seen him in a while. Beats me, kid hates my guts regardless.” Densuke at Connor with worry. “I guess you two will almost never get along. In any case…it’s time. Densuke would stand in front of his son, and hold his hands out. “I won’t lie…in the short time I’ve gotten to know you Connor. It’s been great. I hope we can keep bonding like this…I was saving this for Leon. But you’re just as much of a son to me.” Connor smiled genuinely. He felt as if he had a father for the first time in a while. It made him feel fuzzy…this must have been how Leon felt when he was younger. “thanks…dad. That uh. Means a lot. Really.” Connor   and Densuke both rubbed t he backs of their necks at the same time. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimwwVADFek&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl&index=159 )Densuke would hold his hands out. His chi flexing and being focused down his arms, as a bright golden aura exploded from his body engulfing him entirely and leaving a shadow of his standing spot. Connor looked in awe at how the chi brimmed so brightly, before it shrunk down, compressing itself between Densuke’s palms. (like this but yellow http://pandatoryu.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/genkai-spirit-orb.gif )Densuke molded the chi into a physical ball as it hovered in his hands. 5% of Densuke’s power, shining and illuminating the entire echo’s of this dark cavern. It looked like a mini sun. Connor looked at it, as Densuke spoke. “this is five percent of my total chi…It will resonate with your own since your my blood. Giving you half light Hadou and half da-…well. Let me be clear. Half of a koikonjitto’s chi, and half of an Onihouruda’s chi. Take it in stride…if you survive this. This will open a whole new door for you. But take it one step at a time. “ Densuke would   give the energy to Connor as Connor would hold his hands out to take it. Connor held it for a moment as the bright golden glow emanated on his face. Densuke would nod to Connor, telling him to push it inside of him. Connor let the ball seep into his chest. (http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=BhqsTy0W9sk&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl&index=128 ) Connor looked at himself, for a moment. “I don’t feel any different to be honest.” Densuke would nod, and place his hands behind his back. “this is the part…I don’t wanna be around for.” Densuke started to walk out. Connor felt some boiling inside of him when suddenly he’d get cuts opening from all parts of his body, and blood would splurt from them, splattering along the walls of the cave. Connor would hold the pit of his stomach, screaming and groaning as if he was constipated. “TCH! GAFFFH! THE HELL…IS…THIS!!!! AAAGH!!! GET THIS SHIT OUTTA ME!!!” Connor would stumble over, his wounds shooting blood, and his eyes bleeding tears. He gritted his teeth, gripping his sides, and leaning his head on the ground. “Tch! TALK TO ME!!!!!” Densuke swallowed hard, and stayed with his back turned. “The chi is…trying to break free. Your body accepts it, but it’s to much. It’s up to you, to let it seep into your muscles, and compress itself. You’ll have to do this for 24 hours….this will be the worst pain you ever feel in the entirety of your life time I hope.” Connor screamed out onnce more before rolling around on the ground back and froth, over and over again, like a hedgehog. Connor rolled into a rock, and began ramming his head into a rock over and over and over again. His body radiating a mixutre of blue and red chi, flashing and flaring from his wounds into the darkest parts of the ave as it fought to condense itself in the same body! the orb making it's way from the pit of connor's gut to his heart, showing a come back from his koikojitto chi to even out with his oni chi.“FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK!!!!” Connor would stand in a squat and begin hopping like a frog. “GRRRRRRRRI’M GONNA DO IT DAMMIT! I GOT THISAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!” Connor spit out some blood against the wall, a weired mixture of blood and vomit spewing out   onto the rocky floor. Densuke would smile, wiping a tear from his eye. “That’s my boy…I’m glad I get to say that.” Connor’s screams filled the void of the cave, as his intensive organ r ruptures and pains went on for the next 24 hours as planned…..

24 Hours Later
Densuke sat upon the ground, in a meditative pose. His eyes closed and his arms folded up, he’d sit down indian style, pondering what his next moves were going to be as far as the Inc. it was a bustling business, but more than anything Densuke wanted to talk to web strider personally to see if his suspicion of him being Danny’s kid was true or not. Densuke slowly opened his eyes. “Times up.” Coming back to reality, he’d turn around only to see Connor standing up, his arms by his sides balled into fist. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1xbRNRKQ0k&index=126&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl ) Connor would be standing straight up. His body once bloodied, but the blood was dry. The chi completely revitalized and stabilized his body, making him in the same condition he was when he started this. Connor stood attentive his eye shadowed out by his hair. His legs locked in place. “Connor you did it! I knew you could! Well how do you feel?. . .Connor?” Connor wasn’t responding. Densuke’s heat skipped a beat at first, until he lifted connor’s head up. “He’s..unconcious.” Connor’s eyes were slightly greyd out, showing he was in a deep rest. Connor’s determination to conquer the energy within his body, pushed him to his limit so much so, that even down to the muscles and bones in his body, whn he lost consciousness he remained standing the entire time. Not a single cell in his body was willing to let him give up, and as such connor endured the pain, the torture, and the blood loss, until his body finally compressed and coated the energy like it was supposed to. Densuke smiled, proud that his son inherited such a strong will power, and a great resolve. “come on connor. Let’s go. You’ve earned a good night sleep.” Densuke would lift connor over his shoulder, and snap his fingers. The danger room, transforming back into it’s cold and light blue metal exterior. Densuke would carry his son from the room, to let him rest comfortably.

Training Is Far From Ever Being "Over"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBuOA_JiSys&index=203&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkbiSVlrNHnbXbgZBIdU3Pl&shuffle=25706 ) the next day came and Densuke would be at toushin’s place with Connor, discussing a few more things about how the training regime was going to change. “Well connor.” Toushin stroked his mustache. “Your father and I were talking. Seems you’ve got a good bit more chi in your system than before, it’s so balanced. Hell it’d be difficult for someone to even gauge your light from your dark. However because of this…we have to change our strategy. Take off your metal vest.” Connor blinked his eyes twice before nodding. “alright.” Connor unhooked the vest and let it fall to the ground with a loud thud, leaving cracks in the hardened dirt. Toushin would hold up is index finger, a bright yellow ball appearing at the end of it. “Hold out   your hands.” Connor   held out his hands, and as he did, Toushin would run his finger around his wrist, making a yellow ring of sorts. Once the rign was made, Connor’s wrist would slam together! As if he was wearing handcuffs!!! “Gah! The hell? What sorcery is this?!?!?!” Connor struggled to move his hands again, trying to free them but it was no use. “Calm down Connor. Physical strength won’t get you anywhere in this exorcise.” Toushin would make a yellow ring around connor’s ankles as well, slamming his feet together! Connor tried desperately to move, even opening his arms outwards wide for a few seconds, before they’d be slamed back together as quick as he did it! “shit that hurts! Is this new training worth it?!” Densuke would nod. “Indeed connor. We came up with it while you were sleeping away.” Toushin would smile, folding his arms in his Chinese jacket sleves and pacing around connor. “These are Aura Locks. An acient and hidden Chinese chi training technique, that locks you down physically. The only way to move, is to focus your chi through out your entire body.” Connor groaned. “sounds easy enough…” Connor closed his eyes, using his advanced chi control and flourishing his body with a bright ambient blue energy that sunk down to skin level. Connor would spread his arms apart a lot easier, and his legs as well. “alright, I did it. so what’s next?” “Nothing. You keep doing that if you want to so much as wipe your ass or take a step.” Connor pondered this for a moment before screaming at the top of his lungs. “WHAAAAAAAAAAT!!?!?!?!!?!?!!?!!!?!!?” Toushin nodded,   pointing to Connor’s chest. “this is now a dual training process. The cuffs are weighted, to about 500 pounds on each arm and leg, your lifting limit. On top of that you have to continuously pour chi into your being and remain at maximum chi form 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Think of it as exorcising your chi, forcing it to lift its own weight   over and over again. increasing it’s overall girth and substance. This applies for your chi as a whole, so it won’t just increase one individual chi, but both the oni and your own.” Connor growled. “this is gonna be a tough one…but I’m the shit so.” Connor would close his eyes and smile beating his chest one time before struggling to walk away. “Where are you going Connor?” Densuke raised an eyebrow. “What? I’m going home, this is training enough?”   Toushin and Densuke would laugh. “You didn’t think you were off the hook today did you? We’re gonna   teach you some martial arts today.” Connor’s face dropped in disapointement. “WHY TODAY!!!?!?” Densuke would exclaim. “I’m gonna show you some Muay Thai. It’s a good balanced martial art, you’ll love it.” connor perked up a bit, excited to be learning some tips form his father. “Oh. Master Toushin, are you helping to?” Toushin would wave give Connor a thumbs up. “I will indeed. I’m going to teach you more about redirection in your form of Tai Chi.” Connor smiled a bit. He’d struggle walk his happy as back to the dojo and start the day with a good old martial arts lesson.