Blades and Reputations

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Kazuya Yoshida

Blades and Reputations

POSTED ON May 5, 2024 1:14:31 GMT

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You didn’t get a frame like his by sitting on a couch all day. Part of it is genetics—courtesy of his giantess of a mother. But most of it came from years of pumping iron and exercise. Carrying people down ladders and fighting off lava wasn’t a job for noodles. From yoga to hiking, there were few physical items out of reach. This included swordplay.
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When he’d been a rash kid, his mom and dad had enrolled him in various martial arts. After wrestling lost its charm, he turned to kendo. Now that he was free of jail—and the fact that he couldn’t have a toothbrush, much less a katana—Kazuya returned to form. Though he often practiced in the forest behind his cottage, he yearned for something more. His Bewear wasn’t focused enough to care about swordplay and form.
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Natsu did not need to be. A simple flex of his arms could crush solid steel. Asking him to care about some stick was like asking a fish to explain how to fly. The idea of rules and order also didn’t mean much to an animal. Especially one with the mindset of a twelve-year-old.
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Irritated by his own rustiness, Kazuya enrolled in a school belonging to one Finnegan Yang. A quick talk with his mom and he’d found his old kendogu and shinai. Loading those into a bag, he made his way there. In place of Natsu, a pure white Zeraora walked at his side. It seemed curious about the discipline.
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After entering, he locked eyes with the coach. The giant of a man nodded. When he spoke, his mouth did not move. The words had static over them, like a radio station slightly off frequency. “Finnegan Yang?” The bag dropped onto a nearby bench. “I am Kazuya.” They would see how closely this man study his enrollees.

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Many people did not enjoy having a terrorist in their gym. Mostly because they did not read the story to its conclusion. It did not matter of which crimes he was innocent. Certain stains never fade.

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Finnegan Yang

Blades and Reputations

POSTED ON May 5, 2024 4:29:32 GMT

Finnegan took some time off to, as they say, rediscover himself. For him, that meant finding out who else he was beyond the sword. The past year challenged his perceptions of who he was and what his life's purpose was - and if he even had a purpose. A sword is sharp... But at the finest point of the sword where the blade gets sharpest is also where steel meets nothingness.

It took a while for Finn to even think of releasing his grip on his sword's hilt. Allow his fingers to let go, relax, unwind.

And if Finn were to look beyond the school, the school had to look beyond him too.

Finn was still the master of the school and chief of the clan, but if the school were to fly, his associate teachers had to sharpen the blades of their experience. Finn had released most of the beginners' classes to their capable hands, reserving his time for his inner circle of closer students, ones in whom he saw the potential for mastery and nobility of spirit. But one day, one of his clerks caught him as he returned from a stroll in the woods to say --

"Erm, Master Yang? I think you should take this student yourself."

Kazuya was a known name amongst the circles they walked in. Finn knew the basics of it - this new student had a violent past and did some time in prison. But that had no bearing on how Finn would engage him at the school. In fact, Finn relished the opportunity. Where was the fulfilment in practice if all your swords were already sharp?

That's the thing Finn wished his school would pick up - the true art of the sword isn't just the drill. It's in the sharpness of the mind.

Finn nodded smartly in response to Kazuya. "Nice to meet you. I'm Master Yang, or Master Flying Sword. Welcome to the school. Tea?" Finn gestured towards a tea set on a side table, his green kimono sleeve fluttering serenely.

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Kazuya Yoshida

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POSTED ON May 17, 2024 15:33:02 GMT

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Kazuya offered a polite nod in greeting. His shoulders are hunched slightly forward, an ill-fated attempt to shrink himself. Sure, he was a terrorist (now, anyway), but those glances had always been there. People saw muscles and thought violence. They didn’t know how much discipline went into crafting a body like his. It took discipline.
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No, all they saw was a monster a few hours from a rampage. Even when he’d been saving lives, there’d been a subset of the population that flinched when he emerged from volcanic smoke. Now though? It was worse. The people who’d once been paart of the Yoshida fan club were quick to toss him under the bus. Luckily, it seemed Finnegan was made of tougher stuff.
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At the offer of tea, the mercenary nodded. “Sure.” The speaker at his waist intoned. “Been a while since I’ve had a proper cup.” Though he’d hated the stuff as a kid—always thought it tasted like dirt—he’d acquired the taste for it as he aged. Probably had something to do with having nothing but rust water for three years.
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After a moment of debate, the ex-kinddler sunk onto the mat next to the kettle. His Bewear did the same thing. But it wasn’t a minute before the bear stated playing with the tatami. Not wanting to be seen as some guzzling giant, Kazu waved Finnegan ahead. When he spoke, there was a hint of mirth. “Don’t think I've ever called a guy Master before.”

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