GambolMuse

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"You've got a lot of power in you, T'charrl, and a lot of untapped potential. Right now maybe you're a bit behind, but you can catch up." Besides, only Takeshi really had control of his power, Shu was pretty dangerous due to his lack thereof. In a basic, martial arts styled fight, hand to hand and grappling, Roshi believed the alien could more than hold his own. Size aside he seemed pretty strong, and he certainly had the desire to become stronger. With the means to do so he was confident T'charrl would be a mighty strong warrior given enough time and effort. Roshi might give some tricks to fighting Saiyans if either boy had a tail that could be used against them, but if he remembered right Shu's tail didn't work the same way. Ah, so much for that then. At least it was only a lighthearted sparring match and not an actual fight, he wasn't too sure if he'd send T'charrl in if that were the case. "Are they stronger, or do you think they are?" the hermit mused, smiling cheekily as he raised an eyebrow. "I bet you've been trained to fight, and you've got the energy to match theirs almost. Have some confidence boy, you can do fine. Now, how about you go propose a spar with them. In the meantime..." Roshi paused, starting to shuffle back towards the house, scooping up his tea on the way, "I've got more exercising to do!"

For someone who hadn't done this in over a year Shu was certainly doing pretty well at it. Granted everything was a little bumpy, but with some refinement here and there the little guy would be every bit as fluent as his older brother in no time. Takeshi smiled cheerfully, feeling rather proud of himself right now. Who would have thought he'd be teaching anyone anything, especially something as tricky as Ki. "Nah. In fact, once you get it down it'll be natural to you, you can do it without even thinking of it." Same thing with flying, or blasting for that matter. Really when broken down every time you did that you went through the three steps, for each and every blast or burst of energy. If you practiced enough however it could all be done in the drop of a hat and you didn't even need to think about it. Proud of his little brother Takeshi slung an arm around Shu's shoulders, grinning as he poked his sibling in the chest. "We'll do that kind of stuff a bit more, but already you've got the idea down. I'd guess we only need another day until you've got it, then we can do the real fun stuff. Before we leave again I bet you'll be flying around and shooting like the rest of us!"

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Roshi couldn't offer a single smidgen of advice about the orbs, he just didn't know anything about them. No one to his knowledge had ever had those sorts of things in them, this was entirely new even to him. Why they glowed, what they were, or even how he'd gotten them, that was all a total mystery. Getting stronger might help the situation, T'charrl was onto something there. The stronger you got the more Ki you had, it was a natural progression. So it only made sense that with more energy it would become much easier to draw from one's reserves. "Stronger, eh...? We can do some training if you'd think that would help! Ki training is sort of a specialty of mine after all." Now they were finally getting into familiar territory, this he could do. Training to gain strength was simple enough, sparring and plain old exercises would increase the boy's power. It only took one good look at T'charrl to tell him that their sparing was going to be... Well he didn't want to do it. Good thing the two little Saiyans were here! "You'll have to train hard to grow your strength, but I'm sure you'll be fine! See if Takeshi and Shu will train with you, they can probably keep up much better than I can!" Now, if they were done here maybe he could get back to his exercises...

"You won't be flying with your hands, don't worry. Now just watch me for a second buddy, I'll show how how it's done." Flying's trickiest part was keeping the flow from your body even, otherwise you'd bee bouncing all over the place. Much more than two points were used, but jumping right into flight as a whole would probably end badly. So two points it was, and the hands were probably the simplest place to begin with. After channeling his own Ki for a few moments Takeshi let Shu give it a go, watching his brother carefully. So the little guy was getting this too, yet again it was definitely unstable. "Make it go away? Oh, that's easy! Just stop moving it around, your Ki will naturally just settle down on its own. Be careful not to do it too quickly though, if you're moving it and suddenly stop it's probably going to come out." Shu had already been blasted on his butt once today, no reason to do it again. Letting his brother get himself in check Takeshi looked to see how T'charrl was doing, curious about him and Roshi just talking. Hm... Were they done already? That was quick if they were, the guy had a knack for energy if he'd gotten it down so quickly.

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"You're still a child, it's nothing to be ashamed of if you're not as wise as someone like me," Roshi said, chuckling to himself. "I've been around much longer than you have my boy, I've seen and done a lot, I've got experience to teach me things. You may not be wise but you're ready to learn, and I'm willing to pass on what I know." The comment about 'dead people' perplexed the hermit a little, he let it sink in for a few moments. Talking to dead people, hm? Did he mean in Otherworld, or... Elsewhere? There seemed to be a lot more to this energy of his than previously thought, interesting. Chuckling again Roshi looked up at T'charrl, peering at him over the rim of his sunglasses in amusement. "Well I hope you can settle for wisdom from a living person this time. I don't have any plans on being counted among those folk any time soon." He had several hundred years under his belt so far, and hopefully several hundred more to come. There was a certain joy in immortality, one that people often never considered. Everyone just wanted power with it, but there was so much more, so much opportunity with immortality to do greater things than personal gain. "Enough of that, let's focus on living, and more importantly, you! Let's see if we can't separate that Ki of yours."

To break apart two different energies, it was something Roshi had never done before. There had never been a need, any student of his, regardless of race, had always had the same basic energy to work with. This boy knew his own power though, and he knew Ki. If they put their heads together surely they could work this out. The trick to early Ki training was focus and patience, trying to force Ki to do as you wanted resulted in what was happening with Shu. To that end a breathing exercise was suggested, both to keep T'charrl calm and to help him focus solely on his Ki. It was difficult to tell precisely what was going on within the alien at first, his other energy obscured any sense that the hermit might be able to gather. Staring at the boy told him very little, at least until a flash of light caught his eyes. Roshi directed his complete focus to the nodes on T'charrl's hands, watching as the slowly pulsed. Upon further scrutiny he was surprised to find that the energy causing it was Ki, the exact thing they were searching for! Smiling widely the old man threw a fist in the air, laughing triumphantly, "Hah, there it is! Look at that, pure Ki! I knew you could do it boy!" Making a bit of a sight of himself Roshi quickly composed himself, flushing slightly as he rubbed at his head. "Heh... Yes, nicely done. Do you realize the different feeling of each energy? That's crucial in using your power properly."

This was great, Shu was really getting it now! It took a bit more time than it had with T'charrl, but that didn't matter, the little guy had finally figured it out. A wide grin was plastered on Takeshi's face while he watched Shu, ecstatic his brother was learning how to properly control energy. That was a huge step in the right direction for flight and fighting, the two biggest hurdles had been covered in just under half a day. Still unsteady, but with plenty of practice it would flow as smoothly as the calmest of rivers. "Want to learn how to make it flow more? Okay, we can do that. Flying will come soon, don't worry." Already he had practice in mind, pressing his hands flat together in a gesture that looked like praying. This would be a bit more tricky than just moving it back and forth, but it would be much in the same. "Okay Shu, ready? I want you to do what I'm doing. This time though you're going to move energy in both arms, the same way as before. Be sure to pay extra careful attention to how much you're using, okay?" If the little guy could release Ki evenly from two spots then flight would be a snap, and so would forming attacks. Balance was the key word in this lesson, you didn't want one side being stronger than the other. Just to demonstrate Takeshi pushed forth a bit of his own Ki, again doing it slow for Shu to follow. He brought it out as far as his palms, letting it brush up against his skin before pulling it back, making a circulating motion for a few moments before stopping. Smiling encouragingly he let his arms settle at his side, nodding for Shu to begin. "Whenever you feel ready, give that a go."

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"Strength isn't everything, you know!" Roshi said, as if reading T'charrl's thoughts. "It's helpful for a leader to be strong, but you need to be wise and have a kind-heart. If you let the power define who you are then you'll be corrupt and be twisted evil." With this boy however the hermit didn't feel a need to go on a lecture of responsibility, he certainly sounded to have an understanding. This two energy business was proving to be puzzling, they needed to find a way to differentiate the two. Prompting T'charrl then to use only that other source Roshi watched with great interest as he easily gathered some, making it look like child's play. Now if they could just get him to use Ki with the same degree of ease then they would be perfectly fine. "So you understand that energy perfectly fine, it's Ki which is alien to you." the old man mused, chucking lightly at his choice of words. "I see, well then. You're aware of your Ki, and you seem to know how to draw forth energy. So go right ahead and try what you just did, only make sure you use your Ki this time." Seemed like a simple enough task, certainly so if T'charrl knew where the energy he was searching for was. "A trick with Ki," Roshi continued, holding up a finger, "is to breathe while you try to summon it forth. The calmer you are the easier it is, initially anyways. So try taking some deep breaths before you take a shot at it."

Takeshi was certain no holes were going to be blasted in him anytime soon, if only he could convince Shu of that. Obviously using his older brother as a target wasn't going to pan out, so it was back to square one again. What a shame too, he'd thought the water explanation was pretty darn ingenious. Still certain that Shu needed examples Takeshi went about doing precisely what he was trying to teach his brother, slowing it to a pace that hopefully he could tell what was going on. "Making it come back...? Well, you have to push it to get out right? When you were moving it towards your hands before you had to think about it and focus to make it go there, yeah? If you stop it before it gets to your hands and pull it back in then it won't leak out like before. You just want to keep doing that to make it move." Pretty lousy explanation admittedly, but Takeshi wasn't sure how much more simple he could make it. The water analogy had probably been their best bet and all that ended up with was Shu leaking Ki out of his fingertips.

"Hehe... Water huh? Well yeah, I guess it feels like that! Keep it going!" After the bit of counseling Shu had gotten right back to the grindstone and already he looked to be making progress. If he said he could feel it then Takeshi believed him, elated they had made a breakthrough. Since they really needed to focus on what was happening the older boy stared intently at his brother's hands and arms, following the movement of his Ki. It was like little currents inside Shu's body, and by sensing them he could almost see them. It was a bit shaky at some points, almost like rapids in a river, but sure enough the little guy was getting it down. Takeshi's eyes widened for a second when a sudden spike in Shu's palms nearly resulted in a blast, yet he quickly reeled that in and kept the flow going. Letting it go on for a few moments more the Saiyan smiled approvingly, nodding his head and giving Shu a thumbs up. "You've got it Shu, that's exactly what you want!" It could do with a little refining of course, but already he had gotten it down pat. Now, did they want to jump ahead and try flying, or blasting? "How are you feeling about it buddy? Think you want to practice some more?"

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Roshi didn't know what to tell T'charrl, he'd never had to teach a student in his predicament before. Everyone he'd ever been with had some unique powers, sure, but it had all stemmed from Ki. While the alien's other power did feel like Ki it wasn't, and that puzzled the hermit quite a bit. To have him able to suss out which was which would be no small feat. And this... The notion that T'charrl could use other people's energies. Okay, perhaps that wasn't so strange, he was aware that Ki could be shared to help one another. It stood to reason that if the alien could take Ki then he had to have some himself, as every living thing usually tended to. The big issue was isolating that, and then using that. "Hm... If we can train you enough to use your own energies then you will be independent. And your Ki is a portion of what you've got right now, but that will grow when you train. Everyone starts with a small reserve of energy, even if you're born gifted. It's through hard work and training that you get more power." Chuckling under his breath Roshi folded his hands behind his back, walking around T'charrl as he glanced over the boy. Yes, there were definitely pockets of energy here and there, but it felt scattered almost. It was that other energy, it almost felt like it was someone, or something else's power. Hm... How strange. "T'charrl... Can you use that other energy of yours? See if you can shift that around instead of your Ki."

Takeshi wanted to tell Shu he was being silly for worrying but the kid was clearly not loving his idea. Poor little guy, he was really having a lot of difficulty with this. Sighing softly he smiled apologetically, instead ushering Shu over to join him. Maybe just blasting was too quick for Shu, they had to get down to the absolute basics. If he could just find a better way of explaining things then surely his brother would get it then, right? What could be simpler then than the ebb and flow of water. Using a small pool as an example Takeshi created a small current with his finger, trying to demonstrate the currents inside ones body that would be Ki. It should be clear enough this way, what with a visual representation to go by and all. Teasingly tapping Shu's nose the older boy smirked, watching as he got back rather eagerly. "You don't have to aim at me this time. Just picture that water when you're trying to move it around." Getting to his feet himself Takeshi watched over his sibling, smiling confidently and giving a nod to go ahead.

Shu looked to be moving around his Ki pretty well then, he could see it shifting. Not a moment after he'd started a few bursts shot out of his fingertips, firing off in erratic directions and knocking the little guy on his butt. Smiling exasperatedly Takeshi slapped his own forehead, dropping his hands as he went over to his brother. "You did better that time buddy, honest," he said, squatting down and reaching out to pat Shu's head, "But you've got to keep it in too. If you feel it get too close to your hand draw it back. I'm guessing you can feel your Ki moving, right?" Hopefully he did anyways, otherwise they were going to have to simplify lessons even further. Taking a seat before Shu the older boy crossed his legs, smiling as he held out his hand, palm facing upward. "Watch my arm for a second and try to feel my energy. You should be able to tell that it's moving, this is what you want to go for." Just for a little demonstration he began shifting his own Ki, sending it down his arm and back again at a fairly rapid pace. Since he was so used to it Takeshi could do it relatively easily, but realized it might be a touch tricky for Shu to spot. Slowing it then to a more reasonable pace he smiled again at his brother, raising an eyebrow. "Well, can you feel it? Notice how it's moving?"

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"Eh...? Takeshi never showed you how to find it...?" Well now that was a little bit of an oversight. Then again Takeshi probably didn't know how to do that anyways, could hardly blame the kid for now knowing. Looking at T'charrl thoughtfully Roshi reached out, placing a hand just below the orb on his chest. Holding himself still he then closed his eyes, concentrating on the alien to try and suss out what his energy was doing. It didn't take long to find what he was looking for, this boy had quite the reserves of power in him. Sure enough there was Ki present, but that wasn't the bulk of it. In fact he wouldn't even say that half of T'charrl's energy was Ki, there was something else in there too. Hm... So that had to be it then, maybe he drew on this other energy before. So if they could somehow get the boy to only draw from one source then his problems should go away. No wonder there was so much difficulty. "Aha... Yes, that makes sense..." Roshi mumbled, taking his hand back and looking up with a smile. "You've got two energies in you my boy, and they're both fighting to get out. If we can manage to get just the Ki then you won't have any problems. Or... Even the other energy too."

Now, the question was whether this other energy behaved in the same way as Ki. Reason told Roshi it should, but they'd have to wait and see. "Tell me something... When you drew energy before, what did it feel like? Can you explain it?" If T'charrl could tell the difference between Ki and his own power than drawing from one source or the other ought to be far simpler. "If you can tell the difference between the energy you used earlier and, say, mine or one of the boys, then using both would be easy. To sense our energy you want to reach out with your own. Imagine a small field around you as your energy and then will it to expand. When your own energy comes in contact with ours you'll feel it, and you can 'sense' our energy." He was willing to bet Takeshi had left out that little bit. It wasn't as simple as just 'feeling' energy, you had to expend some to sense it.

Maybe the incentive of not blowing his sibling to kingdom come would get Shu to focus more. Or maybe it would just serve to make him more frustrated. Smiling sympathetically Takeshi scratched at his head, wondering how to put it in terms that the younger boy might understand. "Remember what I said earlier? Your Ki is mostly in your chest, right here," he explained, prodding at his own sternum, "You want to try and move it forward. When you find it there imagine it running from your tummy out to your hands, and then hold it there. If it helps move it from your chest to your hand, then back, kind of keep it flowing." He really didn't know how better to explain it other than that, to him it made perfect sense. In his mind he could imagine Ki flowing like water, circling around back and forth, but clearly that wasn't the case with Shu. Chuckling at his question Takeshi pointed to himself with his thumb, "You're learning how not to blast me silly! Though to be serious you're learning how to move Ki. Hm... Maybe something else would help you learn... Come here a second?"

Once Shu was at his side Takeshi turned to the water, squatting down before it. There was a handy little pool right next to him that would work well for this, hopefully his explanation helped Shu a little more. "Okay, so think of this as your body, and the water is your Ki," he began, gesturing to the pool. Dipping a finger in the water he made a quick stroke through it, playfully splashing his sibling a bit. "That's what it's like when you move Ki and just let it go, it'll fly out at you. The trick we're trying to get down is for you to keep that from happening. So instead of pushing it all out..." Again Takeshi stuck his finger in, but this time began moving it slower, creating a small elliptical pattern. "You start from your chest, move it out and bring it back. See how none of the water is splashing out now? Well it's the same with your Ki, if you do this then you can move it without losing any. And when you learn to do that then you can learn to move it and release it how you want." Hopefully that cleared things up a little bit, if not he really was lost as what to do. Smiling at Shu he reached over, tapping his brother's nose with a wet finger, "Think you got it now?"

Far From Home

What a fine day today had turned out to be. From losing Fitch to now losing his own freedom, nothing had panned out remotely as Suto would have hoped. How in the world had he been so utterly outmatched in that duel? It didn't make any sense to him, he thought he was stronger than that. He'd allocated plenty of points into his strength stat, he ought to be hitting nearly as hard as any swordman by now. Not to mention his speed... His evasion too, he should be untouchable. Yet he'd scarcely done anything against Kazaro, he had been effectively useless. Still in a slight state of shock Suto looked down at his hands silently, scowling as they trembled with nerves. Help people... Is that what Kazaro was trying to sell him now? Fat chance, he couldn't help his own friend, or himself, let alone strangers. Still... A bet was a bet, and like it or not he wasn't going to back out of it. All he had left at this point was his word anyways, what good would he be to anyone if he didn't even keep that?

"Tch... You're totting me like I'm going to be some big hero or something..." Suto mumbled, smiling bitterly as he shook his head. What a load of crap, he wasn't going to save anybody anytime soon. Finally getting up to his feet the boy glanced down the road behind him, seeing nothing but an empty street. Sighing softly he looked down again, tucking his hands away in his pockets. "I said I'll join and I meant it... I'm not going back on what I said, a deal is a deal. I'll join your guild." That didn't mean he was going to be happy or like it however, that hadn't been part of the agreement. Glancing up at Kazaro for a moment with a dejected look Suto went through the motions mechanically of opening up his menu, scrolling through and sending the other player a friend request. After that was done Suto moved past him, somberly returning to the inn and making a straight line for his room. There was probably going to be all sorts of business to take care of later now that he was joining, but that could wait. Right now all he wanted to do was go to bed, tomorrow he could worry about getting his stuff together. Relieved to find his room vacant at last he stepped inside, slamming and locking the door behind himself. Slumping down against the door he pulled up his knees, wrapping his arms around them while staring across the room at the wall blankly. He should probably tell Luna. Eh... She could wait.

This entire situation was just completely absurd. The Knights of the Blood wanted her and Suto, and even Alphard and Jason, but not Fitch. Because he was hitting a rough patch, did they think excluding him was going to help? It just seemed to ass-backwards, these people couldn't give a damn about their friend's well being, just bolstering their own strength and numbers. Was she supposed to believe then that if any of them ever had a tragic event the guild would support them?? Or like Fitch were they just going to be dismissed? Sitting on her bed trying to calm down a bit she was pretty annoyed hearing a knock on the door. Expecting that creep Kazaro she was a little surprised to hear Nero, figuring he'd have gone by now. That didn't mean she was any less pissed, he was as every bit responsible for what happened as the Vice-Commander had been. To be fair though they have been friends for a while now, it would be rude to refuse Nero a chance to speak. Sighing softly she got up from her bed, trudging over to the door and easing it open just enough to see who was there. Noting only Nero Luna pulled it open the entire way, stepping back to let him in. "You've got five minutes before I kick you out, make it worthwhile."

Everything was falling into place quite nicely, and he'd hardly had to put any effort into it. Just a little seed, a hint of doubt, and now that seed had sprouted and taken hold of Fitch. The boy was ready to come no doubt, and he was well on his way. After arriving in town promptly Doku had arranged a meeting through a message, set to join up with Fitch closer to the outskirts of town. With so many obnoxious KoB members about he had to be careful about it, no use in attracting unwarranted attention. The designated spot was to be a small shop tucked away along the outer rim of the town, just down a side street. One or two players passed along as he waited for Fitch but that was about it, obviously it was not a highly trafficked area. Sat in his seat with his black cloak pulled up Doku sipped from his honeyed mead, not even trying to make conversation with the bartender. It was a player owned store and he was positive this person knew him, judging by the glances he was getting. Best to get Fitch and get out of here, lest he end up having to fight his way out. Setting down the glass on the counter Doku smiled knowingly, turning his head to look just beyond the wall of the pub. "Hey there, Fitch..." he said, nodding to the boy just outside. "Glad you came."

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Training T'charrl, hm? That was no small task, even for someone as knowledgeable as Roshi. True, he'd taught plenty of people, but never an alien like this. Plus he had never taught a student who could make plants grow like that, it was a totally new take on what Ki was capable of. Perhaps it wasn't Ki, though then again that didn't make any sense. He could sense energy, the hermit would call it Ki, and yet... Hm, maybe there were two different energies within T'charrl? This was far too much to be contemplating so early in the day, he was just going to treat this as a normal lesson and see how things went from there. Coughing into a fist again the old man smiled up at the alien, shaking his head, "I'm sure you did, T'charrl! And you're going to get it again, with hard work and practice!" Some people had a natural affinity for Ki and others didn't, perhaps this boy was in the latter. No problem, Ki was something anyone could grasp with the proper training. "T'charrl, are you able to sense your own energy? I noticed you were having trouble before, did you ever get that step down?"

"I know you didn't do it on purpose, goofball." Takeshi teased gently, getting Shu to his feet. "And you won't go flying if you just be more careful. It's all about control Shu, and not using too much." No one doubted Shu could release Ki, he did it all the time, and by the loads. It was more whether he could dictate how much he expended, which up to this point had seemed like a pretty strong 'not'. That's what they were here for, and hopefully by the end of the week the issue would be no more. That largely depended on how he and Roshi taught these two, which in that regard he was fairly confident. Smiling amused as Shu shared his rather robust excitement Takeshi laughed lightly, folding his arms and raising an eyebrow. "Too much energy huh? Well we could always tire you out first, then you wouldn't have as much. Or we can just keep working on it." Cupping his chin thoughtfully he moved over to his brother, grabbing one of his arms and gently extending it outward. "Hold that right there..." he said, stepping away and in front of Shu, being a few meters off. "Now straighten out your hand like you're going to blast something, and focus on moving your Ki to your hand without shooting anything off. Not hitting me is more incentive to do it right, yeah?":Plus he ought to be fine even if he was hit, he could take a good blast or two. "How about it? Let's see if having a reason not to release energy helps."

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Roshi had expected some difficulty, but this was a bit unexpected even then. Sprouting plants was not something he was used to seeing, not that quickly anyways. "Maybe it was Ki... It works differently for different people..." the old man mused, stroking at his beard again in thought. "Don't give up just yet boy. With enough hard work you'll get this sooner or later. It'll be tough, it is for everyone, but with effort anyone can master Ki." Heck, he'd taught dozens of students over the years, many of whom had not shown much potential and yet turned around and blew his socks off... In some cases literally. Goku had some real difficulty with his training too, years and years back, and look at how he had turned out. If that man could get the training right then so could these kids. Watching the two boys for a moment as he backed off they were now going to just channel energy, simple enough a task. Observing the two was like night in day, they couldn't be any more different if they tried. While Shu was expending far too much Ki T'charrl hardly seemed to be using any, he looked thoroughly frustrated. Sighing softly Roshi shook his head, this was going to take longer than he'd hoped. Shame, he was eager to get back to his videos.

"How about we split up the students, Master Roshi?" Takeshi suggested, coming over to join everyone. "It makes sense, one teacher to a student, they ought to get it quicker that way, yeah?"

"Hm... Yes, I suppose you're right. Not that I can't train them both myself mind you, but this way makes it easier for them!" Chuckling Roshi looked between the two boys, debating on whom to take before ultimately pointing at T'charrl. He was curious about the alien's ability to grow things, it wasn't a regular ability with Ki. Then again there were plenty of things well beyond him at this point, people had developed and discovered all sorts of techniques. "T'charrl, was it? You and I will train together, I'm certain we'll work out your difficulties in no time! So long as you agree to follow my regiment you'll succeed, I promise you that!"

Takeshi was pretty happy with that arrangement, it meant he got to train Shu. Going to his brother he leaned over the younger Saiyan, smirking as he reached down and poked his sibling's forehead again. "Blasted off again, huh Shu? At least we know you've got the energy to spare." Now that he thought about it none of them really had any idea what the kid's stamina was really like. He'd never been good with Ki, so he'd never expended a whole lot. Heck, for all they knew he might have more reserves than the rest of them, all the reason to refine his control. "Come on, upsie daisy..." he added, reaching down and grabbing Shu's hand before helping his sibling to his feet. Carefully brushing off the young Saiyan's back the older boy motioned for him to follow, heading to the other side of the beach for their training. If the little guy was going to be practicing with Ki it was in everyone's best interest they probably put a little distance between themselves. "You're getting the hang of it, but you've got to learn not to use so much," Takeshi began, holding up a finger and shaking his hand, closing his eyes as he spoke. "You can definitely move it around, that much I can see. But you need to learn not to rush it, otherwise you'll end up flying off. Or accidentally blowing me up."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"You fight with me already buddy, you'll just be able to do more after this!" A lack of Ki had never stopped Shu from fighting before, he'd do it regardless. At least this way though he wouldn't be nearly blowing Takeshi or anyone else up on accident, and he could properly fly during combat. Piggybacking someone during a fight after all was pretty tricky. Having no part in the training right now the older boy stood by silently, folding his arms as he waited for the lessons to commence. When asked for coconuts he handed them over readily, not too sure where Roshi was going with all of it. Overhearing the lesson he cringed slightly, not exactly thinking it was a good plan to mash the two together. He could see where the hermit was coming from, they would have to be able to control how much energy they drew out too, but it was easier said than done for sure. He would think asking them to do something a little easier, yet maybe they'd surprise him and get it down. Or... Maybe not. It hardly took but a moment for Shu to use too much energy, popping the coconut and covering himself in bits and juices from the fruit. T'charrl... He made something grow from it? How the heck did that even work?

Roshi had barely turned around by the time Shu's coconut shattered, whipping back and looking at the young Saiyan surprised. "Heh... Well you've got plenty of energy, Shu! Gotta work on using too much though!" the hermit chided gently, looking then to T'charrl to see how he had done. Like Takeshi the old man was awfully confused seeing the plant having sprouted, his brow furrowing as he came over to inspect it. "Well I'll be damned... How did you do that...?" Poking and tugging at the leaves Roshi was surprised that the plant was secure and pretty well grown despite having literally appeared out of thin air. Weird... It was like it had been growing for weeks and yet it had been a matter of seconds. Taking the coconut from T'charrl he set it on the beach, giving it a final funny look as he rubbed at his beard. He never had a student who could grow plants before, this was going to be tricky. Maybe a different lesson would be in order. "Eh... Perhaps working on just channeling your Ki is a good idea. Don't want you blowing any more coconuts up... Ehehe... Or my house."

"Right... Well scrap that idea for now! We'll take it easier, no reason to rush after all!" Hopefully the boys didn't mind a little mind-numbingly slow training, but it was necessary so they could better control their powers. Taking the towel from around his neck Roshi tossed it over to Shu to clean himself up, folding his hands behind his back. "We'll try just focusing your energy in certain spots for now, how's that? Let's find out if you can direct your Ki to different points on your body." After all, every single use of Ki, whether it be flight, sensing, or something like a Kamehameha was all a result of carefully regulated, released energy. Chuckling under his breath Roshi lifted one hand, his palm facing up and his fingers slightly curled to make a cup. With a bit of effort he gathered Ki into the palm of his hand, forming a small orb of energy. "Ah... First things first, you boys try to direct your energy. I want you to start from the center like before and this time make it move to each point. Go from your chest to your legs, then to your arms, your head and back again. You'll need to be careful not to release it, the trick here is to know how to move it without expending any power." Letting the orb vanish the old man smiled, again getting a gleam on his sunglasses as he took a few cautionary steps to the side. "Start whenever you're ready!"