Chapter 92 - What They Do Part Two (1/2)

Age 1991

Ken let out a loud yell as she swung the wooden sword down at the man.

Nick responded with a yell of his own as he reflected her strike with his own wooden sword.

”Focus on your footing!” Nick demanded as he kicked out with his leg knocking Ken to the ground and taking her breath away. His leg shot out kicking her in the chest as she gasped out in pain. ”Remember. You aren't allowed to use your Attribute for this challenge. You have to fight with that frail body of yours... It is up to you to train your body and get it back in working order.”

Ken gritted her teeth as she slowly stood back up.

Currently, she stood outside the Squad Seven building with Vice-Captain Nick training her in the ways of using a sword. Both Ken, and Nick were sparring with wooden swords that Nick happened to have on hand. Nick had created an arena and also brought out two outfits for them both to wear for their training. The clothing was a long silky black robe with a bit of white on it? Nick called it a 'Kimono' or something like that. The outfit was very loose but comfortable.

”Remind me again why she's here...” Sif said letting out a quiet yawn as she watched Nick knock Ken to the ground once again. It was clear that the small fourteen-year-old girl was unable to keep up with the much older, much more skilled man.

”Well, Sif!” Emma said jumped around as she watched her Vice-Captain, and sort of but not really friend, Ken battle. ”Ken asked Nick to teach her how to use a sword! He said yes. So now he's teaching her.”

”That isn't what I meant...”

”Oh?”

”I meant why is she here exactly? Why are they interpreting my sleep with their fighting? They could have picked any spot to fo this but they decided to fight here...” Sif gave another yawn as she crossed her arms. ”It is annoying me greatly... They are so loud.”

”Ahh... I dunno they just wanted to fight outside?” Emma said giving another shrug.

Back over with the two fighting Enforcers, Ken jumped forward wildly swinging her wooden sword around with absolutely no skill at all as she tried to get any hit off on the man.

”Terrible!” Nick announced deflecting her blows easily. ”With any blade you must strike with an intent to kill. Every slash, should be brought down with the intention of it being the last. Every block and deflect must be down with elegance, with the intent to counter right away!” Nick parried Ken's strike and brought his sword down hitting her over the head and dropping the young girl to the ground.

”Oww!” Ken whined as a knot began to form on her head. ”That hurt... Is that what I'm doing to Hero everytime I smack him on the head?”

”If this had been a real sword, we would be forced to have your funeral as a closed casket...” Nick responded as he held his hand out helping the young girl up. ”What I'm saying is that you suck.”

”This is so hard...” Ken whined folding her arms up.

”It actually isn't. What you are finding difficult is easily able to be overcome. It is your body that is lacking. Without a proper body, you'll never keep up with the skill level required to master the blade. You use that ability of yours to make shortcuts. It isn't wrong to use your Attrubuite in a battle, but you need to have a body that can handle it.”

Ken gave another sigh. ”I know, I know...” She said rolling her dull red eyes. ”I need to build up my body? Eat lots of protein and do some working out. I got it. I'm just so used to letting my Attribute do everything. With it I'm able to easily break the sound barrier, and hit with the force of a cannon... Although they do put a strain on the body doing that.”

”As your body improves so to will your ability to handle greater levels of your Attribute,” Nick responded. ”You're very much like that Seraphin on your team... He too is weighed down from having a body that can't handle his Attributes properly...”

”Hero has that problem?” Ken said raising an eyebrow.

”Not just him. Every Seraphin. I've fought a few of them in my time. When you fight a proper Seraphin, and I mean one who has access to all three abilities at once, they can either be the hardest battle of your life, or a cakewalk. If they are not careful they will literally tear themselves apart and kill themselves simply by moving the wrong way. But... If they can master their abilities, then you'll want to walk through hell itself, before you fight one of them.”

”Are they that bad?”

”Meh. Fifty-fifty.”

Ken let out a sigh as she gave a small nod. ”So I guess I just need to keep improving my body?”

”Yes,” Nick stated giving a nod.