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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 4:33:12 GMT -5
"Ah, see, that's where you're mistaken," He said with a grin, dexterously rolling to marble between his outstretched fingers. He held the marble out the Alexia. "It wasn't magic, at least not in the arcane sense. It's a special type of energy I call Ki. There are also various other names for it, Chi, Chakra... It's all the same, a spirtual energy that exists in all lifeforms. One need only learn how ta' tap into it. Anybody can try, but of course, this comes easier ta' some then others... So, who gets first ta' go first?"
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 4:38:14 GMT -5
"So I can use ki?" Alexia asked. "Even if I'm human?"
Enelya had opened her eyes. Ki... They had a different name for it where she came from, but, all the same, it had been a long time since she had seen it used or even heard it mentioned. "Alexia, you're just a girl," Enelya said, closing her eyes. "You can use ki, but you'd need an instructor. And he won't be able to teach you overnight." Alexia frowned at her.
"I'll learn to use it one day, you'll see," she said quietly, turning back to the marbles. "Here's yours, Kamoo," she said, offering the handful of orange marbles to Kamui.
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 4:53:06 GMT -5
He sighed in a nostalgic sort of way, "It's a dying art, the mastery of Ki. Ah, well... What can ya' do?" He shrugged and took the marbles. "Heh heh, I better watch out then. We might be rivals one of these days. Though of the friendly sort, I imagine. Why don't you shoot first?"
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 5:02:13 GMT -5
"Okay!" Alexia said, excited. She picked up a red marble, rolled it between her pointer finger and thumb, aimed, and squeezed her fingers together. The marble shot powerfully... but zipped right past the large marble. She frowned, standing and chasing the marble until she had caught it in her hand. She wished that Enelya had put a different spell, so that even marbles outside the circle would stick to the floor securely.
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 5:23:41 GMT -5
"Aw, so close. Maybe next time." Kamui said. "Now it's my turn, right?" He leaned so low to the floor so that his chin almost touched it, nearly eye level with the marble in the center of the circle. "Now, let's see...," He had a look of extreme concentration, his tongue sticking a bit out of the corner of his mouth. His tail was pointing towards the ceiling, swaying back and forth. Holding it steady with his middle finger, he flicked the marble with his index. Its course was straight and true... straight into the far wall that is. It ricocheted and hit leg of the bed, then the other wall, then right under Sakurako who was quick enough to jump it, though she didn't look to happy about it. It came to a stop when it hit Kamui in the side. "How the..." He looked from his marble to the marble in the center.
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 5:30:56 GMT -5
Alexia was giggling crazily. Enelya was watching disinterestedly, wondering if his aim was really that bad or if he was just really good at pretending to be bad.
Alexia took a red marble, holding it the same way she had, but leaning in as Kamui had. It obviously wasn't because she thought it'd make her shot better, just because when you're a child, acting like a man with a tail and ki capabilities somehow makes you feel closer to growing a tail yourself. She focused, intent on impressing Kamui. She shot, missed, and chased down her marble again before returning to her spot.
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 6:40:10 GMT -5
Kamui smiled as she giggled, "Hey..." He watched her take her second shot, amused that she copied him. "Ooh! So close! I'm sure you'll get it next time," He said encouragingly. "Now, me on the other hand, I'll be happy if I don't hit myself this time..." He leaned down low, sticking out his tounge again. He flicked the marble and... it stopped dead an inch away from the center one. "Darn..."
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 6:48:40 GMT -5
"That was closer than mine," Alexia complimented.
She again mimicked Kamui, this time even sticking her tongue out of the corner of her mouth. She shot again, just barely glancing the side of the main marble, before again retrieving it.
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 6:59:03 GMT -5
"Ah, ya' hit it!" Kamui said excitedly. He seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, not caring that he was an adult playing a child's game. He leaned down to take this shot. It was a good one, his marble connected with the one in the center, sending it zooming... right the the very edge of the circle where it stopped. "Acch... So close..." Kamui said, resting his chin on the floor.
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 7:02:56 GMT -5
The marble was closest to Alexia now. She could either try knocking it all the way across the circle and out, or sideshot it out. She decided to try a straight shot, not caring if she won or not. She was just happy that she had someone to play with. Enelya was so ruthless. She mimicked Kamui once more and even tried shooting like him. She hit it, but the hit was of such little power that it barely budged. Of course, this made picking up her marble easier; no chasing involved.
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 7:19:10 GMT -5
"Oh, it's mine now..." He said grinning, readying his marble. He flicked it with his index finger and it shot straight until it suddenly veered sharply to the left. "What the... I swear, these are some crazy marbles..."
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 7:21:11 GMT -5
Alexia laughed. "It could have been the nooks in the wood," she said soothingly. She readied her marble in Kamui's manner, shot again, and hit it so that it rolled to the center. She quickly grabbed her marble before it could roll beyond her reach.
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 7:39:23 GMT -5
"Maybe..." He said and flicked his marble. "Huzzah!" He cried, sitting up, throwing his hands into the air. He had finally knocked the marble out of the ring. "Oh, oh...," He got up and ran after the loose marbles, moving back and forth as the boat rocked. "I got 'em, I got 'em..."
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Post by Chani {♥} on Sept 19, 2007 7:45:46 GMT -5
Alexia was laughing hysterically. Enelya even smiled, but it was gone so quick that one might think they had only imagined it.
"Pick a marble, Kamoo," Alexia said. "I want you to have one."
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Post by »Kamui Syvil VII on Sept 19, 2007 8:38:15 GMT -5
After a few momets he was sucessful in catching the marbles. "Hm? Ah, no, no. I couldn't take one of your pretty marbles, Alexia." He said modestly, handing her the ones he had caught.
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