Two Steps Behind (P, NK)

Haru watched, much happier with Altar’s performance this time, seeing that the dome was completely solid. It seemed that using the protection of the 64 palms without showing him the actual rotation was a bad idea. It probably would have been smarter to simply use the original technique first. Still, Altar had a grasp of it now, and that was all that mattered.
 
It seemed that the boy was dizzy from all the spinning. Haru chuckled a little as he held his head, disoriented. Especially with the 360 degree vision, loss of orientation was a common side effect of a rotation, or just using a byakugan in general. It took a bit of adjusting.

”That’s up to you. Would you like to keep going, or do you think you’ve learned enough for today? I’m game either way.” He said, cracking his knuckles. ”I can still show you vacuum palm, which is probably one of the most useful techniques to have in your arsenal.” He offered, thrusting his palm lightly without thinking about it as he spoke, mimicking the action the actual technique would require.

Altar gave out a small sigh. He was exhausted and a bit upset, but progressing. At least Haru seemed happy with the progress he had made, but Altar was still slightly upset. He wasn't doing nearly as well as he had hoped, and he wasn't progressing anywhere near what he felt was fast enough. But still, it was progress, and for that he was happy. He now had two new techniques that he could up his sleeve, and he was about to say he was good for the day when Haru asked if he wanted to learn another. Vacuum palm, huh? Sounded good, and Haru said it was one of the more useful techniques to have.

Altar would shrug, gathering himself back to his feet. "Sure, why not. If it's useful, might as well have it, and might as well learn it now, right? So, what does it do, and how do you do it?" Altar would ask, aiming to get this training done with as soon as possible. He didn't want to drag his feet. He was tired, yes, but this would surely prove to be worth it.

Haru would sigh, realizing that he was rather sick of training for the moment.

”Tell you what, Altar… Another time. I don’t really feel up to it right now.”


(Exit)


TWC: 2488


+1238 Words towards Eight Trigrams: Soul Sapping

+12 Stats for Noctis

Altar would shrug at Haru, leaving after him. It was somewhat upsetting that a good part for his arsenal would need to wait, but there wasn't much to be done about it. He was glad for now that he had his techniques.

~TWC:2271~
~+11 stats~
~Learned 64 Palms~
~Learned Rotation~
~Exit~

Sure, approved.