9 Flirting With Fists. (1/2)

Once Kai got home, he went upstairs to go train. This time he didn't rig himself up as the equipment wouldn't be able to withstand the external source of electricity. Standing in his combat gear, Kai took the kickstarter out of its holster and held it in his right hand. Then he squeezed it and the electricity flowed inside him. Currently, Kai was just letting the electricity pa.s.s through his body. But that was not how you used your powers. Once the electricity pa.s.sed through your body it could be amplified and then redirected, in the form of a projectile, or you could coat yourself in lightning aura. Coating could be used offensively or defensively. However, because of Kai's level the most he would be able to coat fully was a fist.

Letting the electricity pa.s.s through him, Kai felt a warm sensation in his stomach area. It turned and turned as it cycled in a circular formation. As it did he felt it getting stronger and stronger. He continued to cycle the electricity in his body until he knew that it was the strongest charge he could currently handle. The nature of the lightning changed completely to when it came out of the kickstarter. Not only was it a lot stronger but Kai also felt he had a stronger bond with the lightning, it felt like it was his child. Like it was his creation, flowing naturally but rambunctiously. Now that Kai had stopped ama.s.sing the power, he felt bloated because the lightning just wanted to leave his body. Amateurs and Beginners could not store lightning inside them, they could only amplify it. If they did not use the lightning it would soon dissipate into nothingness.

Kai slowly released the lightning from his stomach area relieving him from the oversaturated feeling. Slowly but surely more and more amplified lightning was coursing rampantly through his body. Now that he had successfully amplified the lightning he wanted to give it purpose. Kai began concentrating on his right fist. According to a video he had watched on how to coat lightning. You had to concentrate on the part of your body you wanted it to go to. Then you had to move all the lightning there and change its nature to that of an aura. After that, you coat the body part you wished to coat. The more you understood lightning and the more you practised coating the stronger the coating would be. The only thing Kai knew about natural lightning was that it was formed by an electrostatic build up between a positive and a negative charge. He knew that it had a stunning effect on living organisms. He knew it was extremely hot and that it had a piercing effect. He knew lightning was fast, hence the saying lightning quick. He knew that there were different forms of lightning like sheet lightning and forked lightning. As well as different colours of lightning ranging from red to white depending on the environment lightning occurred. However, knowing all this seemed to be of no use.

Kai had tried over and over again but he was struggling to change the lightning to lightning aura. After much work, he would redirect the amplified lightning to his hand. Then he would try changing its nature but instead, the lightning would shoot out his body in an uncontrolled manner. It was like it didn't want to do what he wanted and in return, it threw a tantrum. The same thing kept happening no matter how he tried until he finally realized the reason he was having such a hard time. It was because he didn't have complete control over the amplified lightning. If he could gain control over the amplified lightning then changing it to lightning aura should be significantly easier. Now with a change of plan Kai pressed the kickstarter again and then he let the electricity course through his body. Then he pulled it all to his stomach area. After four cycles the lightning was ready. Now that Kai was used to this amount he realized he could create more lightning but that would make gaining control much harder so he kept it to the usual amount.

After amplifying it Kai drew it from his stomach area and yet again he could feel it coursing through his body in a violent manner, very unrefined and majestic until he increased his concentration and focused on the lightning. Instead of thinking of the lightning as a tool or a power, Kai began thinking of it as a part of his body. When he received that revelation the rambunctious lightning slowly came under his control. However, it took multiple tries before he could control fully control the lightning. In fact, it took a full day.

Kai continued to train like this and in a blink of an eye, the appointed time was tomorrow.

...

”Well done! You are coming along nicely. Soon your body will be ready to go to rank 1.” A man said.

”Thanks dad, it feels good to finally reach this point, ”As Lexi Montreal said that she received a message.

She read the message aloud, ”Tomorrow at the Training Centre. Spar court B4. Time 10 am.”

Her dad looked at her and detected no emotional change, ”How are you feeling about tomorrow?”

Lexi took a deep breath, ”Well he is physically strong and he is confident and so am I. But if what you are really asking is if I'm excited, I am not.”

He pursed lips and nodded his head, ”Okay, I would have thought you would be considering that this is the first one you have chosen yourself.”

”Even so, I have been through this 100's of times and everyone fell short. I am not saying he will too but I'm not saying he won't…But don't worry I won't underestimate him and I won't hold back!”

.....

”Spar court B4, it's this one.” Lexi Montreal said.

”Good, we are 5 minutes early,” Jacques Montreal said as they both walked into the building.

Walking in they saw Kai standing in the ring with his arms folded. He was wearing his combat gear but without his tactical vest and weapons. He only wore his shoes, revo cyber joggers and his lightweight techwear wraith hoodie. Lexi was lightly equipped too. She had her kickstarter and was wearing a black tight fit lightweight windbreaker. On the one arm was a white G and a white Q on the other. She also wore black techwear ninja trousers and her GQ presto mid utility shoes.

The ring was nothing fancy it was a white square painted on wood. The sides were 7m each. The interior of the place was made from wood, it looked very much like a dojo made from golden oak. However, the wood was a special type of wood, it was Tempe wood. Tempe wood requires a force of over 12000 kg's to crack. There were wooden weapons of all sorts on racks by the walls. The floor had just been polished so the place had a sheen that made it look beautiful.

Looking at Kai from the other side of the room, ”Are you ready?”

”I came here before you, I should be asking you that,” Kai said with his arms folded.

Looking at Lexi, Kai saw that she also came prepared and was wearing her combat gear. Then he looked to her right and saw her dad. He was the referee for this sparring session. As the former Duke of The Lightning Clan, he was more than qualified to do so.

Then Lexi and her dad walked up to Kai and they greeted each other via a handshake.

”So let's get this show on the road,” Lexi said.

”I'm ready,” Kai said.

Then the two made their way to the opposite sides of the ring. Then they closed the distance. They were now 3 meters apart in the middle of them was Jacques Montreal.