<Snipped quote by Memory>
Arch Numakhiim Ar'Gavryiell: *As you charge at me with a battle cry, I see the determination in your eyes and the power behind your strike. With a swift, subtle shift of my stance, I align myself with the flow of your energy. When your fist makes contact, I absorb the impact, redirecting it harmlessly around me, my body moving like water around a stone.*
*Smiling, I take a step back, my white glowing eyes still ablaze with heavenly light and locked on yours.*
Good effort, Prism. But remember, true mastery comes from understanding the flow of energy, not just the strength behind it.
*I assume a balanced stance, one foot forward, the other back, my knees slightly bent. I extend one arm, palm facing you, and the other rests near my waist as white sparking energy and electric shocks begin emanating from the hand facing you.*
This is the Dragon’s Wave, *I explain, my voice calm and instructive.* Feel the universe around you. When you strike, don't just push forward. Instead, let your movement be a part of the natural flow.
*With a graceful, fluid motion, I demonstrate the technique. My body shifts forward, my extended arm sweeping in a wide arc, the movement originating from my core, not just my limb. The motion is seamless, as if my arm is a continuation of the surrounding air, moving with effortless grace as several of me blast your copies against all the walls of the hall some of them outright splattered and burned by electricity shortly after i proceed to resurrect them again.*
See how my energy is not forced, but flows naturally? *I say, completing the move and returning to my ready stance.* To truly master this, you must learn to move with the universe, not against it."
This is such a challenge...
*Takes a deep breath and starts to step toward you, first slowly then at a jogging pace, feeling my place in the universe*