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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 9, 2014 23:08:59 GMT -8
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer."
He shrugged.
"I don't even really dislike the guy, truth be told. But other than the abduction I was never really wronged by him."
He cooperated with Barker and his testing.
"I mean he can be a douche, but so can we. I dunno, I feel like I understand him. And I think I can trust him. Trust him to act in his own self interest sure, but right now our interests are aligned."
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 9, 2014 23:10:48 GMT -8
"As long as it stays that way we should be fine. I don't have anything against him except the multiple attempts on my life. Also using me as a battery... Uncool, I'm not duracell."
Leon would joke... Maybe.
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 9, 2014 23:12:03 GMT -8
"Well yeah, I thought the joke was you were Energizer."
Duh.
"And the attempts on your life? My life? Eh. It happens. We were kind of at war. Frankly I would have been insulted if no attempts had been made. Ya know what I mean? Plus wedding gift."
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 9, 2014 23:18:26 GMT -8
"Yeah, that's probably why he needed more than one of me."
Leon would chuckle.
"Yeah no attempts would of pissed me off, but the way he went about it was a little insulting for me."
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 9, 2014 23:19:27 GMT -8
"How did he do it for you? Cause for me he sent someone with my skill who was a damn good fighter to boot. I mean you saw me afterwards. I nearly bought the farm there."
Mostly because of the repeated impalings. They hurt.
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 10, 2014 9:21:47 GMT -8
Leon would scoff.
"I was drugged and captured. They trapped me in my own mind forcing me to kill Eurydice over and over for months before I broke free and had to fight an imitation of myself to get out."
Leon would seem angry at this.
"They he used very large super magnets to capture and torture me, then announced I was dead."
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 10, 2014 9:30:48 GMT -8
He winced as Leon said what happened to him. That was pretty brutal. The straight up attempt on Mathew's life was relaxing in comparison. But he supposed Barker hadn't needed him alive.
"Well for what it's worth. I knew you weren't dead."
He couldn't offer anything about the mental anguish though. That was all for Leon to deal with, it wasn't Mathew's strong suit.
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 10, 2014 9:44:39 GMT -8
"That made one of us."
Leon would chuckle. He was in fact still dealing with that mental damage, but it was just another thing to stack on the pile of shit he usually had to deal with.
"Did you like the book though?"
Leon would ask motioning towards the book he had been studying.
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 10, 2014 9:51:48 GMT -8
"You know I don't give up on someone I consider a friend. Loyalty Brother."
He said, offering Leon a small smile. He hoped it could bring some comfort, but he didn't expect much.
"It's an interesting read. No fucking clue how they got the diagrams to move though. And the last few pages are blank. I am guessing it's for me to fill in?"
Though he wasn't sure why the first volume would be left blank unless there wa-
"No way..."
It just hit him.
"What if there is a fourth type...?"
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 10, 2014 10:13:52 GMT -8
Leon would nod along with Mathew as he spoke. All up until his realization of a fourth type of Qi...
"That hadn't occurred to me. Even in my own studies since Senior year I've only run into those three categories. If there is a fourth it has to be very hard to figure out. Or maybe rare."
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 10, 2014 10:19:05 GMT -8
"I can think of a few possibilities. Though I don't know if any of them are right. Expulsion. The ability to purify others. Imagine pushing Qi or a mask out of someone. It hints at it in the book."
He flipped back to where it was talking about Qi blocking.
"It could be an aura thing. I used to do that naturally, but I don't really know how. I was untrained and it was just kind of there."
But it was like pumping blood with his heart. He didn't know how he did it. He had just done it.
"It could be something done by combining the main three as well. Perhaps a transmutation of the self of some sort? A sort of transcendence."
Which was actually his end goal. Changing the self.
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 10, 2014 10:32:05 GMT -8
Leon would pace a bit.
"The book talks about Transference, Manipulation, and Enhancement... If receiving a transference and using it as an enhancement to manipulate yourself. I think that would count as Transcendence, or maybe Control."
Leon was simply trying to help at this point. A fourth category was foreign even to him.
"In my own writings I also only have three categories. Elemental, Mental, and Physical... But in the universe there are four forces. Electromagnetism, Gravity, Weak Force, and Strong Force... Maybe we haven't discovered the fourth Category because no one has truly mastered Qi...."
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 10, 2014 10:41:46 GMT -8
"It's something to think over. I'm curious as to how many books there are on the subject. Shi on gave me some old writings, but they are incomplete. So I have been experimenting around a bit. Trying to balance pushing myself with caution. I don't want to go beyond myself to far."
He sighed.
"But if we never push our limits there is no growth. It's frustrating though. I'm picking it up quickly, I think I have a natural talent for this. But with so many wasted years it kills me to think how far along I could be."
Maybe then his death wouldn't be looming?
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Post by Mr. Kaar on Jan 10, 2014 12:32:27 GMT -8
Leon would actually smile.
"That's why children are so great. They get to learn from our mistake without even knowing it was a mistake. They will grow to be at least twice as strong as we make it before we top out."
Leon would chuckle thinking about where he left Spike today balancing on the tip of a knife with only his Qi between himself and the knife. For twelve hours.
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Post by Mathew Amtrum on Jan 10, 2014 12:35:49 GMT -8
"I don't know about twice as strong. But it would be a sight to see. Wish I could see how far my girls go in the end."
He said with a hint of wistful sadness. He wouldn't get to see what his children did with their lives in the end. Less so than many parents, but it was the lot of being a parent. Eventually your kids had to go on without you, and he could only hope that they reached whatever it is they set their minds to.
"Wonder which one of our kids will end up being the strongest. I wonder what they will do with their lives."
Because it was clearly a competition.
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