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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:40:43 GMT -5
9.
Freiz, with renewed hope of actually getting somewhere, put on extra speed as he climbed, scrambling up awkwardly, but with much more progress than before. Soon, very soon...
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:41:53 GMT -5
10.
Freiz finally managed to finish the climb of this ungodly high tower, and, looking up, was met with the sight of some kind of dwelling. Success! He had made it!
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:42:27 GMT -5
Gathering his strength, Freiz gave a last shove and grabbed hold of one of the holes in the floor of the dwelling, now dangling above open air below him. "Crap..."
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:43:21 GMT -5
Using all of the strength he had left, Freiz slowly pulled himself up through the hole, panting heavily as he collapsed on the ground. "Jeeze...this thing is ridiculous..."
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:44:36 GMT -5
Lifting his head, he blinked, a blank look on his face at the sight before him. "Who're you...?" he asked dumbly, being quite out of it from exhaustion.
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:45:17 GMT -5
"Eat this, then we'll talk," the figure before hi msaid, holding out what looked like a bean of some sort.
Being too tired to argue, Freiz acknowledged and took the bean. Lifting his mask up with his other hand, he popped it in his mouth and then replaced his mask.
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:46:09 GMT -5
And a few seconds later, when the bean had been consumed, Freiz's eyes widened as he jumped to his feet, doing a little jig. "Woohoo! I feel good!"
"Wonderful..." the cat muttered.
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:47:32 GMT -5
"Oh, right, thanks very much!" Freiz said, returning his attention to the cat. "But, again...who're you?"
"You're welcome. And i'm the spirit of the world."
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:48:33 GMT -5
"R...Really?" Freiz asked dumbly, blinking in wonder. He hadn't expected this at all...
"......" the cat didn't answer for a long time, then just sighed. "Definitely."
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:49:31 GMT -5
"Well, Mister Spirit, thanks again for that bean thing! But...not to be rude, is there any way down from here without climbing back down?"
"You can't fly, right?"
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:50:49 GMT -5
"Fly...? No, not really... I can fall really well, but I can't fly," Freiz said, rather cluelessly.
"Well then, take this." Walking over to the railing, the cat lifted his staff and shouted, "FLYING NIMBUS!"
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:51:17 GMT -5
"Eh...take what?" Freiz asked, before seeing something approaching the tower at high speed. A...cloud? A YELLOW cloud, no less. "That's kinda cool..."
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:52:41 GMT -5
Soon enough, it came to a stop beside the tower and the cat turned back to Freiz. "I'm really Korin," he said. "And this is a Flying Nimbus."
"Oh... Korin...so that's why this is Korin's Tower..." Freiz said, just now putting two and two together.
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:54:17 GMT -5
"Yeah, that's right. Now, I want you to get on this Nimbus, and go out and train with someone named Master Roshi. When you've completed all his training, come back and see me again, and I'll train you a little myself," Korin said. "...Maybe..."
"Sweetness!" Freiz said, and leaped over the railing onto the cloud. "This thing is awesome!"
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Post by Freiz on Jul 2, 2009 18:55:32 GMT -5
"Just don't think any bad thoughts, or else you'll fall."
"Whodewha?"
"Now, Nimbus, take him to Master Roshi!"
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaa....." Freiz would start to question Korin about somethign, but it turned into a scream of joy as the Nimbus zipped away from the tower.
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 11:52:29 GMT -5
Issilude rode his cloud to the top of Korin's tower and got off. Immediately the cat came out from his inner room. "So, you finish Roshi's training already, kid?"
"Yeah." Issilude said.
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 11:56:22 GMT -5
Korin sighed. "Alright, kid, what's wrong?"
"Well, for one thing, I couldn't help fight off those guys because I was too busy training."
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 12:01:13 GMT -5
Korin shook his head. "You wouldn't have been much help, either. Those guys were suppressing their power. The weaker one had to be fought by a guy much, much stronger than you. You would've died if I had sent you out."
"That's not the only problem, though." Issilude continued, not even commenting on what Korin said.
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 12:39:47 GMT -5
Korin listened as Issilude explained. "Before I came to see you, I was absolutely terrified of the idea of having to kill someone again. But when I found out that the other two were already dead, I was actually disappointed. I was upset that I couldn't fight them."
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 12:47:06 GMT -5
Korin hmmed, then walked over to Issilude, resting his hand on the young mutant's head. After a moment of silence Issilude asked, "What are you doing?"
"I'm reading your mind, now shush!"
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 12:49:57 GMT -5
After a few moments, Korin nodded and stepped back, grinning slightly. "Thought so. You weren't disappointed because you wanted to fight, you were wanting to protect people. That's why you were upset, you weren't the one to protect all those people."
Issilude visibly relaxed. "So I'm not turning into some fight crazy monster?"
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 12:52:29 GMT -5
Korin shrugged. "You might, but you'll only target bad guys. Everyone else is completely safe from you." Issilude sighed, leaning back against the rail.
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Post by Issilude on Jul 3, 2009 12:54:38 GMT -5
Korin tapped him on the head a few times with his staff. "You still have a lot of training to do, kid, if you want to be of any help. You should probably head back down to the dojo and see if you can learn anything else helpful."
Issilude nodded and stood, getting back on the nimbus. "Yeah, alright. See ya, Korin." And he took off.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 4, 2009 19:42:16 GMT -5
Julia and Gozu would both appear nearby Korin... "Hey Korin!" "Err... hey... Julia..." "Later Korin!" "Err... bye...?" Julia laughs, and starts to fly off, while telling Gozu... "I'll get back to you when I'm ready."
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Post by Gozu on Jul 4, 2009 19:46:29 GMT -5
"Ok." Gozu says with his standard two finger salute as Julia flies off. "The happy couple huh?" Korin says while chuckling. "Korin I've told you and everyone else that we're not a couple." Though that may not be entirely true anymore.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 4, 2009 19:50:23 GMT -5
Before Gozu's even left, Julia's back, handing Korin a fish and receiving her senzu... "You done already, too, Gozu?" She'd ask.
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Post by Gozu on Jul 4, 2009 19:51:05 GMT -5
"No..." Gozu says somewhat embarrassed that Julia is back already and he hasn't even left yet. "I was talking with Korin before I left. I was about to leave though." Gozu says trying to make it look not so bad.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 4, 2009 19:53:31 GMT -5
"Okay... I guess I'll wait here, then..." She stuffs the senzu in her pouch, and sits down on the floor with her back against the wall of Korin's house... she looks like she's not quite so much in good spirit as she wants to be... but she's trying very hard to keep it together.
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Post by Gozu on Jul 4, 2009 19:56:29 GMT -5
"Ok if you want. I'm gonna get the fish and do some last minute preparations though for the tournament. You should too." Gozu says as he lifts up and flies off towards his usual fishing place to find a fish.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 4, 2009 19:58:40 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Was all she could say, as she was running out of energy... not the stamina kind... fast... And once Gozu was gone... her head just dropped... "Ugh... I feel awful..."
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