Gin was wearing a white Japanese style Kendo Keikogi, however, the keikogi seemed to of been doused in glitter making his attire very distracting, creating the illusion of false movement and leaving a trail of sparkles in locations where his limbs had previously been. I blinked multiple times trying to focus.
"Get ready!" Gin shouts
I vaguely see Gin move towards me. I suddenly feel like I was kicked in the in the chest, unable to think or use fortification to brace myself, I am sent flying backward at a tremendous speed. Still trying to fixate my eyes on anything I begin to panic. After soaring for a few moments I feel my body collide with what felt like a concrete wall. With the speed and force of impact, I managed to break through and land a few meters inside a well-lit room. While splayed out on the ground I slowly being to refocus and begin to take in the details of my new whereabouts. My new location was well-lit, the walls were covered with protective padding. Each square of padding seemed to be just about one square foot. After every five square feet, a red line marked the separator of the progressing square of padding, Every ten square feet a yellow line and every 20 square feet a blue line. The patterned repeated itself thereafter. I move my head left and right to get an idea of the size of the room. It was about 40 square feet tall going by the colors that separated the padding and about 80 square feet wide. However, the length seemed to go on forever. I felt out of breath and panting trying to get my body under control since I just got the wind knocked out of me, I see Gin's Face peer from over my forehead. Gins face and mine were positioned in opposite directions. Gin had a large smile and closed eyes. His keikogi looked well fitted and still made it hard to focus. His face almost seemed angelic because of the glitter refracting light around his body.
"Is that oxygen you are breathing?" Gin asks in a childish manner
I suddenly stop panting as if realizing this is only a simulation. I stand up and straighten myself up. I pat myself down and look towards Gin. Gin was no longer facing me but facing away from me. His posture was calm and commanding I could feel pressure resonating from his body.
Even with such a small body how can he pack a punch as he did. Gin's limbs and body are so small yet he can use it to its fullest. He looks like he is ready for combat. Gin did ask me to show him what I have learned. But I just learned it, I don't think I am able to act upon it at such a fast pace. However, I have to try. He does not look like he's messing around. I Think to myself.
I recall the etiquette and proceed to bow. Gin brings his right hand up and to his side so I can see it as I bow.
"Let's leave this casual. Otherwise, we will be here forever. This is forging by fire. Attack any way you can with anything you can," Gin states and stops my bow
I straighten up and snap into a karate basic stance Zenkutsu-Dachi. I can feel how perfect my form is. I look towards Gin who is still facing away. Gin abruptly turns around while jumping into the air and lunging himself with a flying kick towards me. His attire still making it hard to focus I concentrate and realize he has slowed down in comparison to his first move. I can see his move however it's just slow enough for me to be able to react. I block his kick with my right hand, the force of my upwards block forces Gin's momentum to move upwards however instead of changing trajectory he somehow redirects my energy going through his body, spins in place and kicks me with his left foot.
"Do not use your eyes. You have something better," Gin states
I recompose myself. I then alter my attire to match that of Gin. From my recovery stance, I move into a Bai Jong stance.
Yes! That is right I have FAMICI. I have to use all of them. Gin has more experience but it seems he is trying to teach me. I quickly settle my thoughts.
I begin to fortify my body and alter my surroundings at great speeds. I use all my forms of FAMICI, including connecting with Gin's mind. I begin to read his thoughts and like clockwork, I feel him reading mine.
He is going to attack. He is telling me he is going to attack. he is going to lunge at me and punch. I doubt he would willingly tell me what he is going to do. It must be a bluff. I will counter with the opposite. I assure my thoughts
Gin abruptly lunges forward and punches. He had done what he said he would. I am sent flying backward for a few moments then as I land I slide for a while more.
As strong as he is hitting me, he is not applying any real damage intent in his strikes. It's more like I am being hit with a foam Wiffle Ball Bat. I can just imagine how much damage he could deal if he actually wanted to hurt me. I briefly think to myself.
"Dummy, we are connected, I can hear you," Gin states with a smile
Gin then releases a barrage of strikes transitioning from discipline to discipline. At first, I am unable to block let alone counter therefore I take massive amounts of damage. As time progresses he does not let up or even seem like he is tiring. Seconds turn into minutes turn into hours. I begin to understand transitions and flow of strikes. I suddenly block one attack causing Gin to briefly pause his attacks and linger momentarily with the blocked attack. Gin then smiles and resumes his barrage. I am only able to block one out of every 100 strikes Gin lands on me. I double down on my focus and slowly begin to block two out of 100. As the hours' tick by my block count rises and the strikes that land on me reduce between blocks. After a few days, I can now block all incoming attacks. Gin seems to be struggling to land a hit on me.
I can feel his thoughts of surprise. He is surprised I was able to catch up in only a week. I alter and match his attack with perfect blocks and disciplines respectively. I am quickly disconnecting and reconnecting with Gin picking up some thoughts from him while reducing the number of thoughts he receives. I quickly process my thoughts
Like second nature I finally see an opening to parry one of his kicks pushing Gin backward and away from me. Gin straightens himself in the air and lands in a kneeling position while sliding for a few moments. Gin then smiles and practically disappears from sight.
Where did he go! on the right! I quickly gather my thoughts.
I parry Gin from the right pushing him back yet again. Gin then disappears and increases his time between attacks. I am able to keep up with him and parry all his attacks but still am not able to land a strike. Gin increases his speed dramatically and his barrage commences again however I can now parry all his strikes. Time ticks by, I am finally able to see an opportunity to counter. I seize the opportunity and counter a kick. Gin blocks my counter but relents his attacks, jumps backward and land on in a kneel. I feel a shift in gravity and I fall in an awkward way. falling to my right side and floating on thin air.
Gin must have manipulated where gravity is pulling. He shifted its pull 90 degrees and centered it to my right. I process what is happening
Gin jumps and lands sideways and begins to run towards me. I quickly recover and block Gin's incoming attacks. After a few strikes, I am able to parry his attacks again. As soon as a see an opportunity to counter I fall to my right again, Gin is able to land a powerful blow to my face and continues his relentless attacks. This time I am unable to recover and take his blows without resistance. As I begin to recover I fall yet again to my right, preventing my recovery.
Gin is manipulating physics. I have finally caught up on combat now its time to use FAMICI to its fullest. Let's begin! I cheer myself
On his next strike, I grab his arm and spin towards his body while using his extended arm as a guide and shift gravity to pull away from his back I stand and strike Gin from behind. Gin Seems to fall in an awkward position sliding away from my strike. However, I do not feel the shift in gravity.
Gin must have created a second gravity pull that only affects him but rendering him immune to my gravity shift. Wow, I did not know this could be done. Amazing. I enjoy the newly discovered information
As time flows by. The sight of our battle would leave anybody in awe. We were breaking all laws known to humankind. On some strikes that appeared to land on me, I replaced my body with a dummy and teleporting to another location and land in awkward positions using different laws of gravity. We had begun to wield all manner of weapons for the last few weeks now. I have been able to learn to block, parry and even counter all strikes from all sorts of weapons. However Gin still blocks all of my counters, I still yet have a chance to land a single blow. In the last, for days we have moved on to using spirit attacks, the kinds that can be described as magic depending on the type of simulation running on the system. My mind has been tempered in the past year in the system. No rest or sustenance has been needed or wanted, however, I have a feeling of starvation.
Am I starving because consumption of nourishment is required in this simulation? or is it because I entered the system while hungry? I feel the latter is the answer. Either way, I have finally learned to completely stop all outgoing thoughts and siphon all incoming thoughts from Gin. I have been able to use his thoughts with my perfected connection to know exactly how, where to move, block, parry, and counter. I have mastered all armed, unarmed combat and have about mastered the use of spirit energy. I have also mastered how to mix and match all forms of FAMICI flawlessly with new combinations and strategies. I collect myself.
We were using all forms of FAMICI in perfect transitions and brilliant execution. Gin's attire was no longer distracting and I could easily see through his deception, especially now that I no longer needed to actually use my eyes to fight.
I have learned an innumerable amount of combat information about all forms and kinds of opponents, Gin was a master at changing his form, style, movements and even personality making me think I was fighting a completely different person every so often. I have learned much in the past year, however, I feel I am still lacking in tactics. My thoughts reaffirm my new talents
Finally, a month after I had perfected all my skills in battle, I land a blow to Gin. However, Gin is not sent flying rather his face turned in the direction my kick struck him. It felt like I hit a solid piece of Iron, the strike hurt me more than it seemed to hurt him. Gin smiles widely.
"Now that your mind is free. It's time to teach you basics. However we will have to leave that for when you wake up, you have spent all your spirit and stamina. Night!" Gin states in a childish manner
My sight becomes dim and my head grew heavy. As I pass out.