SOA's REVOLUTION 【Training】

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - These are the recollection of events from Soa's childhood leading up to her mysterious case of memory loss - - Soa is 6 - 'Rise and shine Princess Soa! It's time to get up!' A soft but powerful voice broke through the peaceful dream-tranced illusion and awoke Soa. 'mmmmm....' Soa scrunched up tighter in her bed as she turns around to face the opposite direction from where the voice came from. Silence, an once again relaxed Soa attempts to dive into the dream realm once again when suddenly an enormous blunt force grabbed both of Soa's feet, shocking her immediately wide awake. 'Wha-!?!' There it was, Miss Sunshine, one of Soa's personal trainer. 'I said. GET. UP.' Miss Sunshine proceeds to swing Soa's six years old body around like a yoyo ontop of her head. BAM! As Miss Sunshine finally let go, Soa hits her bed sending what seemed like a shockwave of feathers out from underneath her. 'aaahha.....s-s-sorry Miss.. Sunshine......' A dizzy Soa apologizes while barely able to balance herself. 'Today's going to be a special day for you Princess Soa. We can absolutely not afford to be late!' After getting dressed, Soa, accompanied by Miss Sunshine, proceeded outside into the village, where twenty fully armed warriors stood uniformly, as well as fifty or so villagers. The warriors were wearing aboriginal-like masks, each with their own unique design, and armed with long spears decorated with colorful feathers attached and engravings on the stone, and medium sized round wooden shields. 'The royal guards salute the princess!' The warriors spoke in unison. A big grin appears on Soa's face after being met with such welcome. Soa's genuine smile brought warmth and happiness to everyone who saw it. The warriors do this every day, despite Soa's attempts to convince them it was unnecessary. It must've been their pride to serve such this young and kind princess. 'Good morning everyone!' This is a hidden warriors' village, built underground in the center of Baterilla where the local surface folks never venture. Tis a village where strength matters most above all else. - FLASHBACK START - From the moment Soa learned to walk, her training with Miss Sunshine has begun. Starting off with intense daily stretching exercises to increase flexibility, to dangerous sparring sessions with other children. Being a princess, it is expected that others will tend to go easy on her, but this cannot be further from the truth. Soa is a natural warrior. Some can say it's in her blood. Her father is the strongest warrior in the village, and has come from a bloodline of battle-hardened soldiers whose ancestors once seeked refuge on Baterilla. Rejected by the peaceful locals, the battle-worn ancestors built a village of their own, isolating themselves from the rest of the island, as well as from the world. - FLASHBACK END - The village seemed more crowded than usual. It was no surprise as today is the day Soa shows the whole village what she's capable of. It is a tradition of the village for all children of the age of 6 to pass through this rite of passage. Soa continues down a short pathway and enters the arena. The arena is a large building built for the training, sparring, and the occasional performances for the whole village. It contains a round stage in the middle, and the rest of the space is used for pretty much anything. Today, the space is filled with villagers who came to witness this historic moment. The contestants line up on stage, all six being boys, and all holding tightly onto their training weapons, ready to face Soa in combat. A strange hint of embarrassment are showing on all their faces thanks to Miss Sunshine's little encouragement speech just a bit earlier on - 'The person who beats Princess Soa gets to date her for a whole day!' Soa's parents joins the audience, with special front row seats reserved for them. Soa's dad looks up at Soa and gives her a big thumbs up. 'Go show these runts who they're messing with!' With dad's cheerful encouragement, Soa gets ready to start her trial. It was six on one, and the fight will go on for as long as it takes. This is it, losing is not an option, it never was. Two of the boys were familiar faces from training, both very high achievers. Soa rejects all thoughts of the consequences of defeat from her head. This is going to be tough. '...AND START!' Soa's father give the word, and the trial begins. Soa launches herself without hesitation towards her opponents. It's on. 'Come get some!' [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - Soa is 13 - 'Come back Princess Soa! It's too late for him!' The strong flood has swept through the local farms taking many villagers along with it into a dangerous group of sharp rocks. A little ten years old boy is grabbing to his last hope of survival, a thin branch ontop of an already submerged tree. He was crying sluggishly more so for his terrible situation rather than for help. Soa notices this boy and immediately throws a lasso over for the boy to grab onto. The boy extends one hand to reach the lasso while the other hand grabs the branch tightly. 'Just a little more...!' - FLASHBACK START - A huge hurricane triple the size of the usual ones descended upon Baterilla. Although the locals have it easy by simply going indoors and lighting up the fireplace, Soa's village is not getting off so easy. Being an underground village in the center of the island, much of the drainage systems have overflooded and is causing a terrible disaster. - FLASHBACK END - CRACK! The submerged tree no longer had its rigid structure and ruptured under the immense water current pulling its roots clean off the ground sending it afloat traveling straight towards the sharp rocks. The crying boy's branch broke before he could reach the lasso and was swept away into the dark in an instant. 'No way... Why didn't he grab it...' Soa collapse onto the floor with both hands on her face. She was now in tears, regreting the fact that even with her vicious daily trainings for the past seven years, she was still unable to save him. 'We have to go Princess! Everyone's waiting for you at the surface!' Slowly reaching the back of the line as the other villagers desperately continue onwards, the royal guards pull Soa off the ground and one attempts to carry her on his back. The water level was rising rapidly. 'No. I can walk myself..' This was a new experience. Soa has never witnessed someone die infront of her own eyes before, let alone a young innocent boy. She's also seen him before, playing with the other kids in the neighbourhood and getting petted on the head by his kind mother. How will she feel when Soa tells her the news? Soa couldn't help but look back at the sharp rocks where all water currents seem to be flowing towards. 'DAMMIT!' Soa yells loudly as she shuts her eyes and quickly turns her head away. Looking in the other direction, Soa sees many villagers, all struggling to get to the surface. Some with wounds all over their body where they're crashed against rocks. Children crying next to their mothers, the strong males of the village carrying the elderlies, this was truely a disaster. Soa returns to looking forward, getting everyone out is top priority now. - quick time skip - 'We cannot live like this! Nearly every few years a disaster strikes and wrecks our village! We must relocate to the surface! Haven't we hid enough?!' The man who the villagers agreed on being the speaker attempts to convince the village head, Soa's father, who has remained silent. The heavy mixture of wind and rain descends on everyone. The noise was not soft and hence people needed to speak loudly in order to be heard. A long tradition will not be broken so easily, but there was truely no need to follow it any longer. The village is gone, and casualties were high. The home everyone once knew was now the grave of their beloved. 'My lord you must understand!' The speaker turns to face Soa. 'Princess! Haven't you always wanted to live somewhere where you could see the sun whenever you want? Convince your father to accept this!' What he said was true. Soa dreamed of the day she could look freely at the sky without hindrances, to smell the grass without the cold scent of rock. This was her chance. She musters up her confidence and goes for it. 'Father. The time has come for change. This ancient tradition no longer holds any value. It is time we stop hiding.' [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - few months later on the surface - 'Feel like giving up yet? Food's right here you know! Mmm does that smell nice or what?!' Miss Sunshine is being a complete tease. Soa has decided whatever she does, she will not give into temptation, and hence ignoring Miss Sunshine completely. Soa is currently sitting cross-legged on a medium sized slab of rock underneath a big waterfall. Each droplet of water falling in such intensity they hurt like knives. But endurance is the name of the game, so Miss Sunshine is not going to hear any complaints. 'SO DELICIOUS! MM-MMMM! You sure you don't want some? They'll be gone soon!' UGH. Pure nuisance! That's what Miss Sunshine is! Soa begins to struggle on keeping concentration. She's been at it for days, and it is in the middle of winter afterall, the cold, the pain, and the hunger is slowly starting to creep in. Soa wants to tell her off but doing will would mean giving in to temptation, so she buries that thought. - FLASHBACK START - Meditation, the method of training Soa has been recently doing. This was brought out at the start with the tragic incident of the little boy who Soa failed to rescue. Like a painful reminder of her weakness, this memory plagues Soa and dampens her spirit. This was when Miss Sunshine decided for Soa to train in the arts of meditation. To clear her mind of worries and focus in the present. 'I will not tell you it wasn't your fault. I will not tell you that you aren't weak. Those are things for you to decide. And when you do, do so not by thinking back, or imagining the future. Do so when you are in the now, focusing on the one truth of this world. The present is all we will ever have.' The complexity of Miss Sunshine's words contrasts her usual comical dialogue choices, and Soa stopped for a while to decifer it. There was much wisdom in Miss Sunshine than Soa has anticipated. '..do so when I'm in the now...' Soa repeats the phase that struck out to her the most. 'Please Miss Sunshine, make me into a stronger person. To be free of worries and sadness, so that I too can one day lead my people fearlessly!' Soa meant it. She may be strong externally, but within she is just a little girl, fragile and easily damaged from tragedies. Before attempting to master anything else, Soa knew she must master herself first. - FLASHBACK END - - one day later - Miss Sunshine goes around to the waterfall every afternoon with her food cart to monitor Soa's training for awhile. Today was the day Miss Sunshine picks Soa up for completeing her training. In fact, usually there is no deadline, as people do not simply reach oneness in a week. But Miss Sunshine's lesson for Soa was not so much to reach enlightenment, but to realise her mistake, and obtain a new clarified outlook on life. 'Princess Soa! It's time. You can come out from under the waterfall now! Time's up!' No response. When Miss Sunshine looked over at a distance to check on Soa. She wasn't there! Where on earth could she have gone? Did she slack off and went to play? These thoughts filled Miss Sunshine's mind. She quickly ran over to where Soa should've been sitting and starting looking left and right franticly in search of Soa. Finally she looks up at the waterfall, and there she was, right at the top standing at the edge of a stuck-out rock shaped like a jumping platform. 'Soa! What're you doing up there! It might get dangerous you know? Don't be naive!' Miss Sunshine jaw drops, for Soa has just jumped off the platform and is now falling along the rest of the water. It must've been at least fifty meters high! Then something amazing happened. Miss Sunshine could've sworn she saw it even if it was only for an instant, Soa using droplets of water as stepping platforms decreasing her speed of impact on the round slab of rock at the bottom to nothing more than a normal hop off the floor. What an incredible level of concentration! To be able to feel each droplet of water and interact with it so perfectly is nothing short of masterful! Miss Sunshine always knew Soa was a quick learner, but only now is she truely convinced. This child is a prodigy. 'I think I did pretty well this time Miss Sunshine. Can I finally eat those delicious food of yours now? A week without food is a little too much even for me!' Speechless, Miss Sunshine could only nod, as she watches Soa walk past her towards her food cart. [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - few weeks later - What a beautiful day. Soa is lying down all relaxed with the stem of a pretty flower in her mouth ontop of a small hill covered in healthy green grass watching the clouds go by. 'Hey there Soa! What're you up to?' It's Tako, a fourteen years old boy that Soa seems to run into everytime she leaves the new warrior village on the surface to take a stroll. It's become a norm now and they've gotten rather friendly with eachother. 'Tako, do you think our two cultures can really live together?' - FLASHBACK START - The local Baterilla residents and the villagers of a newly rebuilt warrior's village on the surface quickly began conversing. Although shocked at first as one would be to find out a hidden village was right underneath them, the two cultures created a positive relationship swiftly. Some people from the warrior village has even left to join the locals in their town. Eitherway, coexistence is happening. - FLASHBACK END - 'Why wouldn't they?' Tako responded a question with a question, but it made sense. There was no point in worrying. Didn't Soa just learn that earlier from her meditation training? Slightly dissapointed in herself, Soa replies with a soft tone 'true...' 'I know looking at clouds is fun and all, but Mister Gensen from down the street is holding a party tonight to celebrate his marriage!' - FLASHBACK START - Gensen came from the hidden warrior village. After the intergration with the local village, he's discovered happiness and love with a local lady, and has moved in with her in town. Soa is happy for Gensen, for he was never really acknowledged in the warrior village due to his skinniness and lack of physical talent. - FLASHBACK END - 'Really?! Let's go together!' Soa has been to several weddings before and they were all very formal. Often villagers' hoping to get her best wishes at what could be the most important day in their lives. This is certainly different, a party! Soa hopes Miss Sunshine won't get too mad if she takes a short break from training! 'I heard there's going to be wine!' Soa woke up the next morning having no recollection of the previous night. And DAMN, what is that pain in her head?! [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - few months later - 'Lesson one. Fuck. The. Others.' Mister Burns is Soa's newest personal trainer as Miss Sunshine is currently on leave attending some meetings nearby. Mister Burns' method of teaching seems rather questionable to Soa, but she's willing to hear his opinions nevertheless. Perhaps this is because he isn't from around here? - FLASHBACK START - The forty eight years old Mister Burns was a wanderer before arriving in Baterilla, apart from that, nothing is known about him. Although unsure exactly how many different places he's been to, it seems like he intends to make Baterilla his last. The warrior village spiked Mister Burns' interest, and he applied for the position of weapons trainer at the village. This didn't go so smoothly however. While everyone recognized Mister Burns' strength and skill with the spear, his teaching methods proved too harsh for the village teens, some might even call it cruel. After meeting Soa by acident one day and seeing her train, Mister Burns knew it was destiny for them to have met. After relentless attempts to convince Soa's father to let him train the princess, it was none other than Soa who finally approved of this. - FLASHBACK END - 'Lesson two. Nobody is a unique fucking snowflake. We are all the same decomposing bio-mass as everything else.' Ignoring this man's rudeness, Soa stops to think about what he just said. Equality, is that what he meant? It was a little unclear as it almost felt like he's insulting Soa in the face, being a princess and all. 'Lesson three. At some point in life, you'll just have to let go. So get rid of all your pointless assumptions about what you think you know little princess, because trust me, you don't.' What?! Lesson three already? Soa scratches her head as she tries to block out what Mister Burns is really trying to teach her. Is he even teaching anything? It truely sounds more like arrogant chatter than a lesson! And speaking in riddles doesn't help one bit! 'Let me ask you ask you something my worshipness. Do you really think there is justice in this world?' Eh? A question? Soa is still busy trying to figure out what the last three lessons are about! 'Justice...?' It was the only word Soa made out, hopeful that he will repeat the question. 'Yes! Justice! A righteous force to crush all the fucking evils of this world! Do you believe in it?' The weight of his voice produced an all-consuming atmosphere. This is a test and Soa knows it, except she has no idea how to answer correctly! Justice is just too big a theme to summarize into a yes or no question! 'I don't know...' Soa honestly does not know the answer for she's only been on one island all her life. She's heard about the marines and how they were the peace keepers of the world, but she was in no position to assume, as Mister Burns said so himself in his third lesson. Mister Burns turns his body to reach a close-up face-to-face with Soa. Then retracts himself and turns away with his hand on his chin, the typical thinker pose. 'Don't know? HA! Perfect! Of cause you don't know! If you answered any differently I might have just stabbed you by accident!' 'ha..ha...' Unsure if he meant the last part, Soa lets out a sigh of relief. 'Fuck Justice! For people like you, there is no great war, no great depression. There is a complete lack of dream material for you to live by! You're the fucking middle child of history here!' Mister Burns' words ring deeply in Soa's ears. There was truth in what he said, that much was clear. Soa looks up towards him to pick out the depth of his words and there it was, the eyes of someone who's seen everything. Soa chuckled at the thought that Mister Burns would've probably been labeled a lunatic everywhere else. What an incredible find! Soa was glad she accepted Mister Burns' request to train her. Mister Burns stabs a long spear into the ground beside him and says - 'Our war. Is a spiritual war. Much chaos and uncertainty lies in this path. Starting tomorrow, I will mold you to perfection. In time, the art of the BERSERKER spear will also be yours to wield. Ha!' And he left, without saying another word. That was the type of man he is. Soa watches as he walks further off into the distance. A strange kind of admiration began to form for Mister Burns in Soa's mind. [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - Soa is 14 - 'Channel your rage! Use it to fuel your power!' Mister Burns is either dodging or parrying everything Soa was throwing at him with his own long spear. 'HwaaaAAAAHH!' Soa focuses her concentration to deliver a savage volley of piercing strikes imbuded with killing intent. 'More! MORE! Release your full strength!' Mister Burns feels this increase in difficulty and speeds up accordingly. Feints, tricks, all the spear techniques Soa learnt from the warrior village, even all the destructive BERSERKER spear techniques was useless against Mister Burns. How is he so powerful?! For a simple wanderer with no social status, this level of strength of insane! PWAH! A backhand smack came out of nowhere and landed perfectly on Soa's face, sending her a few steps back. 'I can't have you losing concentration on me in the middle of our precious lesson.' Mister Burns used a heavy tone, making Soa feel like she's just done something absolutely terrible. The slap left a red print on Soa's face. It was no light slap, but Soa felt Mister Burns' warning. He was right, as always. - FLASHBACK START - Soa has attended Mister Burn's harsh daily training for the last year. Although Soa has alternated equally between Miss Sunshine's training and Mister Burns', Soa has taken a greater liking to this enigmatic trainer. While one trains Soa up for passion, the other develops peace. The rotation between the two styles has its contradictions, but Soa was determined to see all sides of the picture. Training with Mister Burns started off purely with building thought process and revealing philosophies. Due to it's complex nature, Soa often had spent time in Miss Sunshine's classes to mediate on them. - FLASHBACK END - - twenty hours time skip - Exhaustion. Soa did not have a single ounce of power left in her, she has never been so tired in her entire life. She falls flat down on the grassy ground and starts panting for breath. It is Dusk now, as the sky grows darker by the minute. Mister Burns, whose elongated shadow burns out his face, stands omniously over Soa. He pulled his spear out from the ground beside Soa's head, spins it around left and right in the unusual upwards direction, before bringing it down with the spearhead's point no more than one inch away from Soa's right eye, and stayed in that position. This shocks Soa as she opens her eyes wide trying to make out Mister Burns' intents. Cutting an eye out to teach a lesson would sound just like him. Soa tries to stretch her right arm to the side to reach her spear which is resting nearby on the grass but it was no use, every muscle in her body was pumping battery acid. 'Riddle me this Soa...' Mister Burns has never called Soa without "princess" or some other made-up prefix. He was dead serious. The atmosphere changes. Time seems to have come to a halt around them. The air became cold and heavy. Soa felt like she was choking. Fear started to materialize in her mind and cold sweat begins to form on her forehead. 'What would you wish you'd done before you die?' This is it. Mister Burns is planning something incredible, and Soa knows this isn't going to end well for her. 'I... don't... know....' The response came naturally, and Soa reaches a strange realization. She doesn't know. SHE DOESN'T KNOW! What is her goal? Her dream? To lead her people to without fear? No. That was her duty, and if she was die right now, she wouldn't feel anything good about her life. 'This is your life... In the palm of my hand... Do you see it?... How fragile it is?...' Mister Burns pronounces each word slowly doubling it's usual persuasive power. It could only be described as a moment of awe. 'Life is sacred... Is that what they teach you?' Mister Burn turns his head as he spits on the floor, showing his level of disagreement. The sky is now near complete darkness. 'This is your life... and it's ending one minute at a time... Do you remember my first lesson to you? Fuck the others? Yes... Life is too short to live for people... You have to live for yourself, and no one else.' It was an order. Mister Burns no longer felt like just a trainer in Soa's eyes, but a greater being. There is a peculiar type of unbreakable bond between them, and Soa has never felt this way towards anyone else before. After soaking the moment in for awhile, Mister Burns lifts the spearhead from Soa's eye and throws the spear away to his side. He then proceeded to lend a hand to pull Soa back up to standing. Her mind is clear, her consious no longer clouded, her will stronger than ever before. The pain that a moment ago immoblized her is now nothing but an itch. Soa has never felt so good in her life. The trees, grass, clouds, even the long strands of Mister Burns' rough black hair is vivid in color. A wide smirk appears on Mister Burns' face. Soa's now perfected mind was everything he was working towards, and finally at long last, it is complete. 'Come Soa, we will complete your training today.' [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]

[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - few months later - - pirates have rounded captured villagers to a cave - 'Don't play ignorant with me you stupid fucks. Hand it over or else this young lady here is getting an express ticket to hell!' A huge search begun. The pirates have recieved leaked information about the Void Ambry. To the local Baterilla residents, it's nothing more than a legend, but to everyone from the warrior village, it's as real as life, and more important. Although no one knows what it exactly is except the village head, it's importance was certain, and the savage pirates will not get their hands on it. 'HaaAH?! Did you not FUCKING hear me?! You got three seconds dipshits. Three. Two. One...' The large pirate counted down loudly. He is mid-aged, fat, and dressed extremely sterotypically of a pirate, with a large black beard tied to a knot at the end. On one hand he was holding a young struggling teenage girl by her hair, on the other he held a big handgun pointed at the head of the terrified girl. - FLASHBACK START - They came without warning. Although Baterilla is in a peaceful area of South Blue, after the Great Pirate Age began, there has been increasing sightings of newly formed pirate crews looking to make it big in the new world. This group is one of them, and a particularly violent bunch they are. The pirates first attacked the local town, and then for some reason turning their full undivided attention to the warrior village soon after. While the village warriors were strong in the martial arts and brave in fighting against this attack, they were no match for the modern technology of gunpowder and many lives were lost. As the number of warriors quickly dwindle and the village head and his wife in hiding, the pirates have rounded up many innocent civilians and began inquisition. - FLASHBACK END - 'Zero. BAM!' The tied up villagers on the floor all look away. '... HAHAHAHA! Just kidding! Why on EARTH would we kill a pretty young girl like her?!' Everyone let out a suttle sigh of relief. The pirate signals one of his lackies- 'OI YOU THERE! Bring her back to the ship! The boys can have their fun with her!' 'NO! LET HER GO YOU MEANIE!' A young boy stands up and protests against the pirate, his trembling limbs barely holding him together. The pirate's expression turns cold and serious. BAM! The fat pirate fires his pistol. The boy now lies dead on the floor while the other villagers scruffle away from the haunting sight. 'HAHA! Now... Where was I? Oh! That's right! TELL ME WHERE THE FUCK THE VOID AMBRY IS!' A tear-soaked face of someone who's lost all hope appears on the young girl. She starts screaming and resisting as a big pirate flopped her over on his back and walks out of the cave. - fade to black - 'GWAAAAAAH!' It was a pirate's scream. Something was happening outside the cave and it sounded like a fight. Shockwaves of sound blast off the reflective stone and echo loudly within the cave. It sounded like a major battle! Were there still so many warriors alive? The villagers gain hope as they all start to stand up to look outside. Even the big pirate who seems to be in charged turns around and looks anxiously outside to see what on earth is happening while the other pirates prepare themselves with swords and rifles. A smoke screen caused by movements on the dusty floor outside has blocked the view. Sounds of a fierce battle continues to resonate within the cave walls. Then, suddenly, after a few short seconds, it stopped all together. Silence fills the area, as everyone holds their breath. CRASH! What appears to be a pirate comes flying through out of the dust and lands in the center of the cave. His face completely bruised with two black eyes, while his body bleeding heavily out of multiple large wounds. As he touch-downed, he skid for a good five meters before coming to stop, leaving a stretch of blood behind him. '..B-b-boss.....Bu...ck.... R-run......' Dead after his final words. The fat pirate Buck slowly looks up from the deceased pirate and into the distance, where a silhouette of person emerges. SWOOSH! A spear pierces through the dust and swipes the cloud away. It is Soa. Wipping her spear around her sides, and fancily but skillfully around her neck, before finally aiming the spearhead at Fat Buck. 'Let everyone go. Now.' The statement was absolute. Fat Buck, despite sweating heavily, stands up fully to face his new adversity. He gives brief glances to his left and right where all together five other pirates stood, all armed with swords. Feeling that the silence lasted too long, Fat Buck pulls his pistol up and aims it at Soa. 'KILL HER!' Fat Buck pulls the trigger instantly after, sending a round iron pellet flying past the speed of sound towards Soa. - FLASHBACK START - Mister Burns has disappeared from Soa's life ever since the completion of her training nearly a year ago. He left no notes and no clues as to where he went, he simply vanished from the world. It was just like him. Soa could only smile and wish him luck, for his ideals and legacy will always live on within her. Soa's training has been fully transfered over to Miss Sunshine. In her classes, Soa would train her focus, to extend the length of time she's able to stay in the state. Combat training was no more, for Soa is now the strongest person in the whole of Baterilla. Perfecting her skills in the art of BERSERKER spear is now done alone at her own time as a sparring partner is out of the question. With Mister Burns gone, Miss Sunshine now attempts to regain the position of influence in Soa's mind with her teachings about peace and compassion. Today was a special day for Miss Sunshine and Soa. Miss Sunshine had apparently discovered a new medicine herb on the other side of the island and asked Soa to come with her if she wanted to learn a thing or two about healing. Being curious, Soa agreed. They spent most of the day there just trying to find the damn herb! All the while Miss Sunshine explained to Soa the basics of medicine. Returning in the afternoon, Soa noticed a lack of activity in the main town. Noticing something's wrong, she ran to Tako's house, which just happened to be nearby, to find out what's going on. Learning of the pirate attack on the village, Soa rushes over as fast as she can to help. She prays it is not too late. - FLASHBACK END - An unfamiliar weapon. Noticing a flash of shade come out of the gun, an instance was all it took for Soa to identify it as an iron pellet. Everything was in slow motion the moment the shot was fired. This was the miraculous result of Miss Sunshine's focus training. Wasting no time, Soa twists her spear instinctively, aiming it at the pellet as well as to give the spear head the penetration power it needs to defend against this attack. Time speeds back up. BANG! The pellet smashes against the point of the spearhead, crumbling it into five large pieces which shot past Soa into the background. Fat Buck jaw drops. Who is this crazy girl?! How the fuck did she block his perfect shot?! Realising this is not the time for questions, he pulls out his own sword incase firearms don't work against this new threat. What's left of the village is gathered here. Soa looks around to see if everyone's there. A dead boy. Soa's mind froze for a second. It reminded her of the time she failed to save that young boy. It is happening all over again. Soa forgets Miss Sunshine's lessons on inner peace and compassion. THESE FUCKERS NEED TO PAY. Channel your rage! Soa remembers Mister Burns' teaching. Soa is ready. Tingling from anger, she knew there is going to be no better time to put all of Mister Burns' teachings into use. These pirate scums are officially screwed. Six versus one. It was the trials all over again, and losing is still not an option. 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[Soa Ryujo]

[atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=style, width:460px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right:10px; padding-left:10px; padding-top:30px;][STYLE=width:90px; height:90px; float:right; border:8px solid #6F6A81; margin-right:8px; border-radius:100px; background-image:url(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3285/soadp2.png)] [/style][STYLE=font-family:georgia; font-size:29px; line-height:20px; letter-spacing:-2px; border-bottom:1px solid #888888; width:350px; margin-left:13px; margin-top:30px; color:#6F6A81]just keep chasing pavements[/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:12px; line-height:10px; letter-spacing:-1px; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-align:justify] - few minutes later - 'BEHIND YOU PRINCESS!' Mister Gensen throws himself at Soa, knocking her back while receiving a gun shot to his chest. 'AUGHHH!' Taking the full damage of the shot, Gensen takes a few steps to keep himself standing. A steady pool of blood begin forming on the ground under him. Barely able to turn himself around to face Soa, he suddenly bursts into tears, Mister Gensen apologizes to Soa- 'I'm sorry... I'm so sorry princess Soa... It's all my fault... I had to protect my wife...' Soa quickly turns to face the dying Gensen behind her. With a worried and saddened face, Soa looks at his chest wound to see how serious it is. A great big hole is the best description one can give. He definitely will not have much time left. 'Don't talk! You'll die!' Ignoring Soa's warning, Mister Gensen reaches both his hands out to grab hers. 'Forgive me princess... If I only knew they were so merciless... I'm so sor-...' His hands lose their strength and his body drops down knee first onto the cold hard floor. Maintaining the kneeling position, Mister Gensen dies. - FLASHBACK START - The thirty or so pirates first discovered the local town when they attacked Baterilla. Simply seeking for riches and treasures, they aimed to loot and pillage everything they can find. Mister Gensen's wife was caught by these pirates as hostage, as they demanded every piece of valuable in the town in return for her life. Mister Gensen, desperate for his wife's safety, betrayed the village's vow of silence and taught the pirates of the existence of the Void Ambry. Marveled by this miraculous knowledge, Fat Buck and his group of pirates left the now unimportant town and assaulted the warrior village. A fierce fight took place as the smell of gunpowder flood the warzone. Most of the warriors perished in the struggle, but the pirates too took a hard hit. Losing around a half of his forces and having spent most of the ammunition for their firearms, Fat Buck grew impatient. Meanwhile, haunted by his terrible act of treason, Mister Gensen finally got his act together and decide to head back to the village to do his part. Whatever happens, it will be his redemption. - FLASHBACK END - 'DAMMIT!' Soa is furious at Mister Gensen's sacrifice, and at herself for letting it happen. What happened was that one of the pirates Soa has just struck down earlier still had enough strength to pull his pistol out to fire a final shot before dropping unconscious. Not noticing this due to the positioning of the pirate at Soa's blindspot, Gensen's seemingly selfless act has saved Soa's life. There are now only two pirates left standing including Fat Buck. A sweat-soaked Buck is now out of options, this adversity is simply too powerful. She's a monster! Despite the insane inbalance in strength, Fat Buck cannot retreat as he is cornered in his own cave. 'OI YOU! DO SOMETHING!' He orders the last remaining pirate beside himself to do something. Anything to distract the monster and prolong his miserable life for an additional second. To his surprise, the pirate steps up and charges towards Soa, blocking Fat Buck's line of sight with her. Soa stands unfazed, walking slowly towards Fat Buck. Her aura itself is enough to incapacitate nearby foes. The pirate lacky halts in his charge midway, raising both arms to his sides in a protective position. 'I... won't let chu hurt Big Boss Buck!' An incredibily stupid tone for a big pirate. Soa pulls back her spear in preparation of a decapitating strike. BAM! Fat Buck has taken the opportunity of the lack of line-of-sight to fire an extra-penetrating round right through the head of the pirate lacky in hopes of catching Soa off guard and mortally wounding her. A useless attempt. Soa whips her spear up and in much less than a tenth of a second, cleaving both the body of the pirate and the bullet that just came through through it vertically in half, sending the fragments darting pass both sides of her head into the background. Fat Buck is now out of bullets. He turns to his last attempt at survival and draws his sword. His legs start to tremble as Soa proceeds closer and closer. 'St-st-stop...' Fear overwhelms Fat Buck. It was too much to handle. His grip lossens causing him to releases his sword, and his legs finally give out as he drops to the floor backside first. Soa is now standing directly in front of him, with the setting sun shining heavily behind her back. As her eyes appear to glow with a sinister red, her facial features are blurred out by light, creating the image of an omnious figure surrounded by brilliance. Without hesitation, looking down on her incapacitated enemy with the highest quality of condescension, Soa raises her spear above her head to prepare for the final blow. 'Wait Princess Soa!' It was a familiar voice coming from behind her, but it wasn't enough to stop Soa. Unaverting her gaze, Soa tenses her arm muscles in preparation for the strongest thrust she's ever made. 'Stop this instance Soa.' The built up power in Soa's arms relax almost instantaneously. It is the voice of her mother. The most gentle and soothing voice Soa has ever heard in all her life. 'Mother! What are you doing here? It's dangerous! Get back!' Soa finally turns around to assess the situation. It was Miss Sunshine and Soa's mother. Turning back quickly to confirm that the mentally petrified Buck is no longer a threat, Soa puts her full attention to this new scene. 'The pirates are defeated and are no more. This conflict is at an end.' What?! This conflict is at an end?! Hell no. Soa is almost insulted by her mother's claim. If she thinks Soa's backing out, she must be out of her damn skulls. These scums have murdered nearly all of the village's warriors and even innocent civilians, the chance for redemption is long past for them. This is a debt only repayable in blood, and Soa is planning to collect. She turns back to Fat Buck and prepares the final blow once again. This is when suddenly, a pair of hands grab Soa's leg from the side. It is one of the pirates Soa knocked out early on in the fight. His body and face is heavily bruised, and although bleeding in places, there aren't any serious wounds that Soa can see. Despite the fact that he couldn't speak as Soa crushed his jaws earlier on, his tears and body language show signs of a man begging for his life. Soa kicks him away after a few shakes. 'Soa! It is never too late for the other side. Drop your anger and come to your senses! Have you truly forgotten everything you've learnt?' Come to your senses?! Soa is perfectly IN her senses, and every bit of it is telling her to wipe these pirates out like the worms they are. Mister Burns teachings now ring louder than ever in Soa's ears. Fat Buck, seeing an opportunity for escape, raises both his hands in total submission- 'I lost! I lost! ...I surrender! Take everything back! It's all yours! Please! Let me go, and I promise to never come back ever again!' The pirates, getting back up from the floor, have all surrendered and have lost their will to fight. 'Soa, please. Put your weapon away. The time for violence has passed. I will deal with this situation with your mentor.' Seeing this scene and simply being in her mother's presence, Soa's determination wavers. Against her better judgement, she reluctantly retracts her spear to a passive stance, and walks pass Fat Buck to proceed to freeing all the trapped villagers. Soa's mother holds the highest authority here as the lady of the village, and Soa is in no position to defy her. The lady walks closer to Fat Buck, and crouches down to match his eye-level. 'Your terrible acts today have costed everyone dearly. You will not recieve our forgiveness, but I will spare your lives in hopes that you reflect honestly on this tragedy and see what's truly important. Use the rest of your lives for good, to help others and show compassion. There is truly no future for the wicked. Promise me this, and you are free to go.' The pirates traded deep apologetic glances with eachother before agreeing sincerly to her terms. They carried their dead and wounded back to the ship they came from, and left. - few hours time skip - The island is quiet tonight. Crickets didn't chirp and birds didn't sing. It left a dead tranquility in the air, one that Soa has never felt before... [/style][STYLE=font-family:arial; font-size:15px; line-height:14px; color:#6F6A81; letter-spacing:-2px; border-top:1px solid #888888; width:330px; margin-left:13px; text-transform:uppercase; margin-top:4px]template by oxymoron of back to neverland[/style]