Wuxia Space Opera.

I want to just say "That is all" and see who bites. But I won't do that.

On a small, but dense planet known as Wulin(Think King Kai's world from DBZ) there is a small temple, where monks come to train their bodies and minds. The planet's gravity makes them strong, both physically and mentally. Though they learn the art of combat, they are peaceful and temper their martial skills with peaceful philosophy.

Unfortunately, an outside government force noticed the strength of the warriors that this planet produces, and comes in full force to oust them, so that they can set up military training on it for themselves. Many of the masters and older students died defending the place, while the younger students and children fled the planet. There are small pockets of exiles around the galaxy now, whose bodies were forged on Wulin, and who still know the skills taught at the temple.

Zhay was 25 when he was chosen among the fully fledged monks to ensure the safety of those younger than himself. He loaded them up onto the order's only space vessel, and fled. They have since scattered, most of them leaving him for their own reason. Some integrating into society, some trying to teach what skills they had. It has been five years, all the while Zhay has trained honed his skills the best he could without a master, and now he believes himself ready to take on the military force that took over his home. He is gathering those young monks that he rescued before, and pleading with them to come back with him.

mite be cool

Well thanks, you big Jerk(chicken)!

Of lasers, personal energy shields, and qi: In this universe standard infantry use lasers, and are equipped with personal energy shields to protect them from the same. Unbeknownst to most, however, the energy in these shields(whether it was an intentional development or not) utilize an almost identical energy to the one that flows in all living things. A master of qi can produce a shield from his own energy to ward off laser attacks. Qi(and the energy shields and weapons) comes in positive and negative. Unlike magnets, opposites repel, and laser guns use positive, shields use negative. A master could also use a negative qi strike to get through a shield.

The one putting together the rag-tag group of monks is the far-too-young Zhay, who was the eldest of those young monks who fled the temple five years ago. He has been practicing and has(to his own eyes) mastered these techniques. He could run through laser fire unharmed, striking quick and decisive blows to incapacitate enemies. He is the closest thing that the order has to a grandmaster. He tries his best to be patient and wise, but his greatest flaw is his belief that he has succeeded. His arrogance may undo him.

I'm going to write up a description of the various different martial disciplines. I'd love it if anyone else would jump in with suggestions.

How would you put the Beggars Sect in sci-fi clothes and their hatred of dogs?

So would we be limited to being one of the young students that fled the temple/planet?

I guess you wouldn't be limited to that, but I made a point for them to be stronger than most in this world. What other thing did you have in mind?

I was thinking maybe something like a former student who left the temple prior to the attack due to certain circumstances. Not present when the attack was made, but still no fan of the military presence. Still a practitioner of the art, but with dulled abilities after a few years of inactivity.