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The blue haired girl stood there, her eyes not leaving the wound she had created on the man, her eyes stuck on the sight of the river of crimson as it drained from that very sight. She didn’t know why she struck that area. Maybe because it was one she knew. Maybe she was so nervous that she wanted to get this done quickly. She didn’t see herself being able to torture this poor soul…but that is what she was going to have to learn how to do.
”Why did you only target a single artery? I said ``find and knick his arteries``, not find a knick A artery.”
Himari jumped, her eyes widening as she turned towards the blond haired man. She had totally forgotten he was there. And his very voice scared her. So she jumped and turned towards him, the blade held up pointing towards him in her fear. Her hand shoot as she looked at him.
Why? She had no idea why. All she knew is that she wanted it to be done quickly, she didn’t want to deal with hearing the constant screams of the man when she tortured him. But… if she didn’t get this done, she was probably going to be stuck down here until she got passed that.
She watches as he pushes himself off the wall, walking towards the body of the man she had just killed. He crouched down, grabbing the corpse by his head, the blood still falling out from the wound.
”This practice wasn’t about simply killing him off, but the effectiveness in which you kill. Sure targeting one carotid artery might be easy enough, but what if that doesn’t become possible? It's why you target other areas just in case. I want you to be able to familiarize yourself with those areas, how to locate them, the feeling of successfully and precisely striking them so you’re not limited or caught unaware.”
She said nothing. She knew this. But she didn’t know if she could make herself picture these men as cutting boards placed in front of her to simply cut and toy with. She never had to do that. Hell, she never killed anyone in her life except today.
”If you make it a habit of targeting only the vital areas on the body of your opponent, you add more pressure to them both physically as they are forced to guard those areas or avoid the attacks, and mentally as they are faced with someone targeting only the areas that will cause the most harm and damage, areas that could cost them their life.”
She nodded, still not speaking. She understood all of this. But-
If you don’t want to grow, die. I don’t want a weak, pathetic, and cowardly master like you.
Her fingers shook as she recalled what Fudō Myōō said to her. She was being weak. She was being Pathetic. She was going to have to learn how to do this. Not only go the easy route. She was going to have to be able to target areas not only to kill, but to detain. To cause pain but not deadly harm. It was going to be her job to be able to do this. She was going to have to push through this.
As Yogen dropped the dead body on the ground, she slowly walked over to the next Maggot. Her fingers gripped the handle of the blade hard, but her eyes showed no fear. The red and grey eyes looked from here to there, scanning areas. She was going deep into her brain.
To learn Kido, you had to learn ho to be precise with controlling you spiritual energy. You had to manipulate it correctly, giving it just the right amount of energy. The better control, the stronger the spell will be. If she thought of her attacks to the Maggots like this…then maybe-
She moved quickly, suddenly behind the next Maggot she targeted. He wouldn’t have been able to move if he could. She suddenly appeared behind him, causing the man to gasp. He was taller than her. She quickly kicked at the backs of his knees, causing him to fall to his knees. This gave her the perfect view of her target. She quickly turned to blade, grabbing hold of the knife before she suddenly slammed the handle into the man's neck, hitting the man's carotid artery. She didn’t even notice the cut on her hands, veiny focused on how the scream of pain left the man’s lips. Both surprise and pain filled that scream.
The man instantly fell to the ground, having been knocked out from the pressure of the handle hitting his artery. It wasn’t strong enough of a blow to kill him, but it was enough to knock him out.
She then turned towards the neck man, she placed the blade in her mouth, wanting to use her hands this time. She looked at him, trying to figure out what would cause him pain.
A flash of blue was all the man would see before suddenly Himari had him in a choke hold, pushing his head to the side as she did so. She held firmly, slowly making it harder for the man to breathe. She listened closely, not wanting him to die, but weak. Before suddenly she punched him right in his side, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.
The sick feeling again filled her body as she watched man twist around in pain, his groans making her feel worse and worse.
Will she always feel this way? Was she really cut out for all of this? Only time would tell.