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Post by Reno on Mar 29, 2020 0:33:37 GMT -6
Reno took steps though the halls of the new dojo him and his fellow Nèi jiàn had created inside of Mount Frappe, its rust colored halls doing much to keep the sub zero temperature outside at bay. The freshly built walls were created with methods he had been unaware that the Nei Jian had even possessed, the elders of the order imbuing the very magic of the mountain into the walls dojo to help them strengthen the building even further. What was more was the fact that the elders had even donated much of the temples extra funds for the construction and training equipment as his request, a action that had more then surprised him. He had expected to have to force them to give it up to him, the black sheep of the order but instead of refusing him the elders only seemed to happy to oblige him. In fact more then a few monks now resided in the dojo as they took care of the daily tasks to keep it running form, cooking,cleaning,preparing the equipment and even so much as bringing in supplies form the temple. This sudden change in the elders more then scared him, their knowing grins holding some secret they refused to tell him regardless on how he pressured them. For now he had to accept whatever they had planned if he wanted to keep this place running, the costs for building it and for its monthly supplies was far more staggering then he had thought. While he was at unease for what the elders planned he was however thankful for their help with the building. With this he could not only train himself but others for any battles that they might have in the future, the weakness he had seen in his allies shocking him to the core and even further his own weakness had disgusted him. He would never allow himself to feel that helpless again, the shame of it making him grind his teeth as he stalked further down the halls of the dojo.
He had sent out letters with the monks to find the others, each letter detailing the location of the dojo as well giving them a small medallion as the key to reach it. The thick snow of the mountain only growing thicker as one approached the dojo unless on had the small medallion, another magical secret that order new but refused to tell him about. Still he had informed the monks where to find most of the them, his notes detailed on where he had met them or on how to find them. For the one called Dion one of his many bar chains was a perfect way to get in touch with him, a note with the staff doing wonders on spreading the word between each of the many bars he owned. Russe had been a bit harder to figure out, his only clue being he had met the young man in ginger town before when the town was being rebuilt and only a guess could be that would be where he found him again. Maybe Dion might know and inform him as well about the place, he could only hope it was that easy. Aurora was perhaps the easiest to find as he could that himself or simply leave a note in her space ship, the alien ship resting just further up the mountain now all that far away by flight. Although he doubted the monks would enjoy the climb so it was something he had been forced to do himself, a task that he did not mind as much as he thought he might have. The one called Suri had been another he had wanted to invite, the girls power was great and she held great potential if she could only conquer her lack of experience. It did little good to be strong if you where to afraid to move when the fighting started, a trait that training could help with. Lucky for him the girl's own magic was tied to the mountain some how so the many monks swore they could follow it to her, a trick he wish he understood. His own ability to sense energy could find her but only due to him having met her before so it made him wonder how they could find her. It did not matter at the moment but it was worth investigating at the least.
With a sigh he turned back to the dojo as he went over the rooms that filled the large building, each one going further into the mountain until it seemed more like a small town rather then some shabby building to train martial arts. Each room filling a purpose of some form from rooms to sleep in if one was staying to rooms to store food or equipment to train with. Training equipment included some weights,incense to help clear the mind,targets and even a strange ink they had brought to form temporary tattoos on ones body to make using your ki all that much harder. The last being of interest to him as he had learned so far that ki control was crucial to gain new heights of power for him, each step of mastery doing more then all the muscle training combined. Even further down the dojo was the scrolls and teachings of his order, the many skills he had failed to master just waiting for him to learn when the elders had though he had advanced far enough. Some of the teachings they were even willing to teach to outsiders given that they used the dojo enough for them to become familiar with the elders and earn their trust. He had even been surprised to see all the food stored in storage but much to his surprise the monks merely shrugged saying that the Saiyans would eat most of it.
With his inspection over he could only sigh as he sat down and started some meditations, his mind trying to clear his mind as he awaited to see who would be willing to come to the dojo after what had happened in the mountain. It might be difficult for him to convince them to train with him, he was in fact very weak compared to them all barring Russe. Perhaps he might invite others to help him later? His mind turned to Lao as he recalled their encounter, the man clearly intent on becoming as strong as he can no matter what. A man like that would no doubt be interested in such a offer but for the life of him he could think of very few others that would be interested in such a effort. Perhaps he might need to expand his horizons and search for more people soon, he could not afford to stay weak for much longer.
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Post by Suri on Apr 1, 2020 17:41:15 GMT -6
It wasn't Suri's powers that were tied to the mountain, but Aurora's. However, no matter. Suri would have been super-easy to find if one was able to contact Dion, who was both her close friend, and the owner of the Diono's she worked at.(as well as every other one, but that goes without saying.) Suri definitely got the invitation in the end, so no worries there.
And of course, Suri accepted the offer to train, like she had with others recently. She was on the lookout for training, and partners to train with. She still had regrets over not doing everything she could've back in the Mt.Frappe fight, and had fears of a repeat. If the lives of her loved ones were threatened again, Suri wanted to be there, and do something. And she wanted to gain the power to do so, as well as the willpower to use it, and the skill to do so properly.
So, once again, Suri flew out for another day of training, bearing hopes to gain much from doing it with a whole bunch of her strong friends. Who else would come?
She shivered as she entered the skies of Frappe again. Still not as used to the cold as Aurora was, and still remembering the numbness of her frozen body from that day... She shook her head, shaking off both the phantom pain and the frost piling up on her face, focusing on her surroundings as she carefully made her landing in front of the dojo. After showing the note to the monks and telling them she was invited by Reno, Suri made her entry.
...And eventually, reached Reno. Suri took off the hoods of both her padded jacket and hoodie as she walked in, while rubbing her hands together. And a little hesitantly, the timid Majin would give a greeting. "H-Hello! Am I the f-first one here?"
Suri shed some of her padded shell, capsulating the big jacket and gloves as she walked over. She asked, "What will we be doing, today?" Eager, but not too eager. Yes, she was patient enough to wait as long as needed.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on Apr 5, 2020 11:01:58 GMT -6
Aurora soared through the upper atmosphere, the Arcosian's tail moving almost lazily in the sky as she barrelled her way through gale force winds. She had been working upon her new abode and its surrounding territories, before getting a rather curious little communique from Renuldo. Apparently, the red headed swordsman had deigned to craft a new aspect of his order into the side of the half ruined mountain, and had thus invited her and others there for training. While she may have wished to continue crafting the new home she had built with Suri, Aurora understood both the need to socialise with those that she frequently seemed to work besides and that having the ability to train with others of her own strength, without either party being hideously outclassed, was a rare thing indeed for her. In a way she was... excited. Or perhaps eager was a better word for it? No matter. The mountain came within view of the Arcosian, who felt a small pang of guilt within her core to see the ruins of her former home. While it still stood strong, the Heart and the entire eastern side was still undergoing repairs after the damage caused by Kalabas and Scallio's rampages.
Following the directions that had been given to her aboard her ship, Aurora circled through the sky until she located the specific building that Renuldo had been describing. Her brow raised in something approaching surprise at just how well made and quickly built the temple was, Renuldo's monastic order were certainly talented masons. Perhaps she could discuss the arts of crafting with one of them at a later date, in order to glean some knowledge she herself did not have about sculpting or the architecture of her own house. She had been having trouble with the west wing, something about the way it was built resulting in sudden collapses, half of the time directly on top of her. In any case, Aurora shakes her head and makes her way down from the stratosphere. Her small form would quickly grow in size, from a pinprick to the full five foot glory of the purple Arcosian as she landed within an extended overlook that jut from the side of the mountain. Her presence, especially so close to the mountain, was enough to produce layers of frost along the wall and floor from where she walked, although Aurora quickly did her best to reign in on that. There was a time and a place for everything, but it wasn't now.
After reviewing the directions she had been given, Aurora made her way deeper into the temple, following what she had been told before eventually finding where Renuldo was, with Auri having seemingly already arrived. "Greetings." She says from the doorway, head inclining in an approximation of a nod as her arms remain crossed. "I expect there wiill be others?" Aurora wasn't actually sure as to whether or not Renuldo had invited more, but she expected that it would have been at least more than just Suri and herself. Speaking of which... Aurora turns to lok towards the rather rugged up majinn, inclining her head towards her. "Suri. It's good to see you." She looks back towards Renuldo. "Both of you. Although I must admit that I was surprised to be invited back to my old home so soon, and for a training session within a structure such as this one at that." She was still rather surprised at how Renuldo's order had managed to build such a thing. "Your order must be composed of some rather impressive masons, Renuldo."
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Post by Russ on Apr 12, 2020 7:55:22 GMT -6
Russé's PL: 80,202
Indeed Russé is residing in his downtown, and thus the invitation reached him as well. The young man is busy playing video games, occupying himself with Serpent Orb Budokai Three to pass the time. Notable clicking and mashing buttons are a sign the half saiyan is struggling with the final boss, furrowed eyebrows along with drops of sweat staining his controller, the outside world has been ignored in favor of devoting his life to beat this game. Kick, punch, block and meter specials, on top of having average knowledge of a combo string or two. These tools are the key ingredients to beat the opponent with enough practice and patience, however, the opponents in question can virtually do everything a player can do and much more. Russé's character is forced to rely on blocking, all he can do is watch the boss chip away his health bar in relentless combo strings, once an opening revealed itself Russe moved the joystick in a sweeping motion and pressed the special button for a counter meter special, taking away a bar from the boss. "Get rekted!" celebrating his victory, now for round two... -Knock Knock Knock- "Hm?" Russé swiftly faced the direction of the front door, paused his game to check out a visitor. He opened the door and noticed no one is there, the hybrid looked around for anyone leaving the front yard and not a soul in sight, this better now be a prank! taking one last look around, green iris fell on the floor, glancing at a mysterious envelope. "what's this?"the blue-haired male picked up the mini package and opened it. "it's from Reno, he wants me to come to a training dojo?" raising an eyebrow and reading the detailed location of the place, one part of the note caught his interest, a mountain he didn't expect to return, Mt Frappe. noticing an object attached to the letter, Russe took it off and examined it, "A medallion?" narrowing eyes confirming it's shape. He didn't understand why he is given a medallion, assuming its a gift he'll treasure it, having a feeling he's gonna need it. Russe entered his home to turn off his game in the living room, threw on a jacket and walked out of the house. He took off into the skies, flying towards Mt Frappe, following the instructions. The cold mountain is a haunting reminder of dangerous people existing in the world who are willing to go so far to kill someone, a reason for the young adult to train hard to make sure it won't happen again. Sensing energy signatures of Reno, Aurora and Suri, Russé pushed his speed into high gear, the training site is visually growing larger as he drew closer, upon landing the hybrid approached his allies with hands in coat pockets. "Hey" greeted them with a smile, voice hinted a tone of nonchalant. |
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Post by Dion on Apr 14, 2020 2:45:47 GMT -6
Seeing as though the Saiyan bartender had very little better to do, and that this training was meant to be done within some good company, of course Dion accepted as soon as he got the invite!
Contrary to popular belief, it was a bit of an odd time spent attempting to get the letter to Dion himself, seeing as his working schedules (especially after an event such as the mountaintop situation) was quite erratic in nature. While of course he loved to spend much of his time simply getting lost within his work within the bar counter, other days he wasn't able to drag himself out of bed in time to get there on schedule, which most likely had to do with some of the longer nights he spent working within the bar the day or so before. And seeing as the messengers had no clue where in the hell Dion lived, and didn't at all trust his own employees with such a handle-with-care package, the messengers themselves scoured every Diono's they could find in every major city they could think of before eventually, finally, stumbling upon a Diono's where he just so happened to be settling in for the night, that of which being the Diono's located within North City. Although a bit surprised initially at the sight of getting in-person mail (text, e-mail, etc were all things he was used to at this point) and even more off-put by the inherent irritation with which the messengers regarded him with ("it's not MY fault I never told the guy where I lived!"), the surprise was overwritten with excitement as he saw the contents of the letter.
Taking the medallion and safely pocketing it away within his wallet, which was secured within his pocket, Dion immediately set off home- prepping to get himself ready for the scheduled training, which was set to start just the very next day. Actually getting a decent nights sleep, and after waking up at an appropriate time to get breakfast started and a good shower done, Dion quickly threw on him his gravity training suit (it doubled as his training wear, and he liked the look of it. Better than fighting in his bartending clothes of all things) and was on his way to the location specified on the letter. The flight didn't take at all that long, his excitement fueling his yearning to get there as soon as possible, and thus accentuating his quick increase in speed as he soared through the air- nothing but a white colored blur that was speeding off in the direction of the mountaintops of Mount Frappe.
Following the instructions and landing himself at the base of the mountains, he then took out the medallion within his pocket, wiping it off as he started his ascent up to the dojo. The young Saiyan male wondered exactly just what they all had to work with, however if the fact that Reno actually had people to do messaging work for him was anything to go off of, then he was sure they'd have more than enough equipment and supplies to last them more than just a week long venture. Clearly he could see the intent was to make this a daily thing for them, why put in all the work to gather them all for a non-permanent venture? And why exactly would he put in the funds to even get a Dojo for them if this was not to be something to be incorporated into their daily routines?
Either way, he was to get his answers as soon as he walked through the doors to the establishment, which was to be soon enough it seemed- as through the heavy winds and storms of snow before him he saw what looked to be some sort of hollowed out cavern within the middle of one of the mountains of Mount Frappe. That was definitely not there before, and so Dion finally decided to ditch walking on foot, taking to the skies once more and relocating himself to be just a couple hundred yards above the cavern's entrance. If Aurora could see him now, she'd most likely know exactly what he was about to do, and with a wide, boyish grin he immediately began to plunge straight at the ground- music within his head beginning to play as the snow began to swirl in widened white arcs around himself.
Right before he was set to faceplant into the ground, Dion did a little spin midair and did a superhero landing right onto terra firma, laughing as he completed the comic book character-esque entrance. Now that was a call-back, ain't it? Dusting the snow that piled onto him in the process, the bartender eventually entered the Dojo himself, waving a quick little salute to all those already present inside, saying in his characteristically optmistic tone,
"Yo!"
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Post by Reno on Apr 28, 2020 14:48:18 GMT -6
With his meditation started Reno assumed he would have plenty of time to think on what to do when they got here, none of the incoming fighters were beginners so most of the training he was starting to teach the young monks would work, in fact besides the more advanced Kata the monks taught only to hose of the order he really could only offer a place to spar.
Still in thought he was only lulled out of his thoughts when he heard foot steps, the blue majin quickly announcing herself in order to see if anyone was here. Letting out the breath he was holding the ginger quickly got up to greet his guest, a smile forming on his face as he saw the small girl enter the room. His spar with her before told him she was talented and just needed some guidance to be a truly powerful fighter, her talent outstripping his by a wide margin in his own observations. "Hello Suri! Welcome to the Dojo!" he announced to her, his slow steps waiting for him to see him before he kept speaking. "I am glad you came I was worried no one would want to train here but then again I always think of the worst possible outcome."
with a wave he started to usher her deeper into the dojo, his hand pointing towards the main hall only to stop when yet another guest arrived. "Aurora! Good to see you not in a bed again, you are taking it easy are you not?" he excited asked as he stood facing both figures, the red head stopping as he mulled over her words about skilled masons. " Honestly when I asked for aid form the temple I expected money to build this place, the fact that build it so quickly and even offered to fill it with members of my order was a shock to me as well. They only said I needed to help train more monks here as well so its not like their getting nothing form it" he replied, his face turning into a scowl as well as he thought about it. He had no idea as well they could build like this or had the resources to do so, the order he thought he knew apparently had many secrets hidden form him as well. It was not a bad thing they had more to offer him but he wondered why they were only suddenly teaching him more advanced kata when he was the most powerful fighter in the entire order by a wide margin. It was some thing to explore at another time when his guests where not here.
"Well how about I take us dee" he started before being cut off by another arrival, the well built Saiyan announcing himself as well as he entered the halls. The monks in the back started moving about quicker, the older men preparing for many guests as he ushered yet another friend to his temple. "hahah Welcome Russe great timing! Suri and Aurora are already here!" he chuckled at the man, the second time he had been interrupted in such a short span.
" I " he started before Dion's loud landing happend to cut him off again, Reno's face turning into a mixture of amusement and exasperation. "Well that should be everyone then and the timing could not have been more perfect, I will only have to make the offer one time now" he said with a faint amusement hitting his voice, the young man ushering in the last one out of the cold." Welcome Welcome! Looks like everyone is here after all! I am sure most of you know that the offer is for everyone to train together, I figure we can gain more form sparing each other then on our own." he explained as he gestured to a monk to close the door behind them.
"This way, the center of the Dojo is perhaps the best place to talk about it and train. If you are guys are hungry I am sure I can get the monks to start dinner early, three of us have quite the appetite after all" he explained as he set a fast pace towards the center of the temple, a part of the building obscured by the mountain itself. The stone halls were quite detailed despite the size of the place, the fast walk taking them a good five or so minutes to reach the center.
"So now that everyone is here what are your thoughts on training together here? This place was built to withstand our power and is stocked with all manners of training equipment. " he offered, his eyes shifting between them as he observed their reactions as he looked for any hints of concern on their parts.
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Post by Suri on May 3, 2020 1:38:40 GMT -6
Suri grinned as her greeting was returned by Reno, who seemed to have been less than optimistic about everyone's interest in training in this dojo. "Oh, I'm sure more of us will come too, soon." And just in time, one of said friends arrived. "See?" Suri said, before turning around to greet Aurora with a smile. "Hello!" Suri agreed with Aurora's sentiment, and nodded cheerfully in between the two.
It was then that she noticed the thing on her neck, flopping around. What was- Oh, the medallion! She had forgotten about that, it was lucky that she had worn it outside of her clothes. She'd put it away for now, as she thought it would get in the way of training. By the time she was done encapsulating all of her belongings, there had been two more arrivals. "Oh, hi guys!" Suri said, giving a wave to Russé and Dion. Everyone was here, so it was time to get down to business.
Suri nodded. She knew what she was here for. And, she agreed that training with others would be more beneficial than doing it alone. At the mention of an early dinner, she said "Looking forward to that one, too..." under her breath.
She'd follow Reno to their destination. Excitement was showing clearly on her face, most of it for the upcoming training session. "I mean, I think it'll be fun. I haven't trained with a group, in a while..." Suri did a few basic stretches, then took up her stance. "I'm ready to start whenever you are, everyone!"
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Post by Aurora Arctos on May 14, 2020 4:43:33 GMT -6
Aurora would nod as the others arrive, responding to Suri's wave with one of her own even as she looked around at the temple, listening to Reno's words. Built to contain their power? Considering she, and others, were capable of destroying the entire planet at this point... she found that highly unlikely. It would probably be best for her to not go at her full power, lest she wished to accidentally kill everyone and destroy a mountain that had barely survived the last attack. Then again, Reno was quite aware of this fact and yet had elected to say as much anyways, so perhaps there was more to his claim than she had initially expected? Either way, it seemed as if they were soon going to find out as more and more compatriots began to enter the room that they had found themselves in. Dion and Russe, alongside a smattering of monks that seemed generally present everywhere in the temple, although that part was to be expected. Giving a nod to the two Saiyans, Aurora took a page from Suri's book and began to stretch, powerful limbs cracking somewhat as she went through her limbering exercises.
"Ready to begin, whenever the rest of you are." She says, not yet bothering to take a stance as she looks towards the three men.
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Post by Russ on Jun 20, 2020 15:11:11 GMT -6
Russé accounted for each and every ally who is present in the battle of the mountains, all except one individual whom he felt is one of the reasons everyone came together. "Looks like the gang is all here, well..mostly everyone, anyone has seen Dion? I thought he would be here before the rest of us" looking around the temple. The only one who has yet to show up is Dion, assuming he got an invitation..or maybe he didn't? He could have stayed in bed and is too caught up in dreamland to notice the invitation, it's a possibility.
Speaking of the bartender, he arrived in the temple doing a pretty cool and dorky landing. Russé's teeth revealed from lips as they curved upwards to a grin. "There he is, your timing is impeccable man" happy he could make it, everyone is all accounted for now, they can get to work. Reno asked them what they think about the dojo being their regular training ground and mentioned there is food available for breaks.
Training and eating are what the hybrid excels in so having both opportunities in the same space is fantastic. "Hell yeah! I can get used to this, if we help each other grow stronger, nothing can stop us as a team" punching his own hand, confident they will overcome any challenge. Russé stretched his arms, legs and popped his neck, he partook a battle stance facing his friends with glee. "Alright, who wants to go first" his eyes rested on Reno, being the only guy roughly closer to his power than everyone else.
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