Homesick: Rough Landing [Jackie]

Indeed it could be much worse, everyone will be vulnerable to an ambush and nobody will have any time to fight back due to their shirking their responsibilities of staying in shape, luckily strong fighters already exist to defend those they care about. Still, he couldn't find a way to rebuttal her answer, nothing unreasonable to be safe than sorry. "Hmm, Good point" The Sun Monk's perspective sums up her knowledge on ki and her way of life, the spirits residing in mortal temples are embraced to be her culture, ingrained into her mind from humble beginnings. Knowing that her lifestyle defined who she is made Russ's question come off as insensitive, having someone question everything they knew will certainly cause an identity crisis. Jackie did raise an interesting point, will the world be any different if society adapted technology instead of ki? How likely are people will still cause each other pain if the world is no longer the same?

"Heh..I guess the real problem is the monster inside all of us" he didn't mean to sound gloomy in front of his new acquaintance but it's true, with or without ki, wars fueled by selfish greed will still happen. Jackie then told him her tragic origin, losing her village by some asshole burning her home into the ground along with all of her loved ones except her and another survivor. It caused Russ to sit straight up on the grass and look at Jackie with major concern as anger began to boil his blood. What's appalling is her attitude of the whole thing, tracking the murderous pyromaniac is an afterthought to her now after experiencing countless battles of her lifetime, and she's sitting here laughing without a care in the world, it didn't sit well with him.

"Wait so you just..gave up after getting your ass kicked!? Jackie that bastard burned down a village and killed your family and you put them on the backburner!? They are still at large out there, what if they decide to burn down another village and kill more people huh!? We have to go find them now!" He stood up from the ground as spoke firmly and frantically. If it's comforting words the red-clad warrior expected from the hybrid then she is sadly mistaken, it was irresponsible in his eyes. It's the first time Russ has ever scolded a stranger over a personal matter.

Unintentionally his venomous words reek of hypocrisy when he told the woman he stopped looking for a looter back on Plant, though one could argue a mass-murdering arsonist is far worse than a petty thief.

WC: 438
Total WC: 3,109

Okay maybe Russ overreacted a little once he heard more details of her reasoning to not pursue that maniac, it was an accident that occurred almost ten years ago, and even if she did hunt them down to dish out justified retribution, how could she stop them if she couldn't be victorious in other battles? What will she do then? Another thing to consider is that this person managed to kill a group of powerful monks on their own, they would have to be frightening strong and it's likely they haven't stopped training all these years. The pair will get themselves killed if they go after them now.

The blue spiky half primate's anger subsided and almost couldn't comprehend what he witnessed, Jackie was mostly calm until her anger is represented by a display of fire blazing in her hair. He's heard of some people practice in magic instead of ki, it is hard to determine if Jackie's abilities are one or the other based on what little is revealed, It is no wonder she referred to herself as a Sun Monk. "I didn't know.." he sat back down as his tone switched from anger of ignorance to genuine sympathy.

"You've must've bottled up those feelings for a long time haven't you.." it seems like he underestimated the red-haired warrior, he could only imagine how much mental control she learned to stabilize her emotions and power and to keep her temper in check. In fact, he just realized the location Jackie chose to have her base of operation is another village, perhaps she wants to atone for her past by working hard to protect this area from her enemies and prevent it from happening again.

Russ leaned back and rest hands on the grass behind him "I know we just met but...I want to help you with this guardian stuff you're doing, you wouldn't have to do this alone" he offered to join her on the quest to whip some people into shape.

WC: 334
Total WC: 3,443

That's honestly one of the best outlooks on life anyone has ever said, it shows how much she's matured over the years and all of that emotional baggage was long behind her and she saw the bigger picture. She referred to her troubles as teen angst which tipped him off that she must be an adult roughly in Russ's age group. "Inspiring words Red, many should follow your example" looking forward to the future and not being chained to the past is essential to living through hard times. Jackie then told him the Guardians are actually a group who reside in a tower somewhere and gave a vague direction of where it's located. Russ's eyes looked afar and squirted, staring at a giant pillar of totems reaching above the clouds with seemingly no end to the top.

"No, I haven't seen it, must be a snazzy place I imagine" he half lied, assuming that large pillar is the Tower she is talking about, how the hell is anybody supposed to get up there!? He wanted to ask more questions about it but it will have to wait, Jackie happily accepted his help on guardian work, she told him she recruits students who wish to learn how to protect themselves and others. In that case, it's possible she may have eventually wanted to speak with Russ on the subject if he never asked at all. Naturally, she wouldn't accept anybody on her growing roster without a spar to see what they can do, the burning passion of fighting grew within the half Saiyan as a grin spread across his face.

Russ stretched his legs and arms, popping a few bones, and cracked his neck to relieve muscle stiffness. "Initiation huh? Alright, you got a deal, show me the battlefield" eager to test his abilities on the Sun Monk, assuming Jackie took off ahead of him to the grassy plains Russ will follow shorty.

WC: 322
Total WC: 3,765

Russ raised an eyebrow, curious to know what Jackie meant by cut out. "Second assignment? You mean I'm actually going there?" is mildly surprised letting slip about an indescribable feeling of unease. He doesn't know why but he has a sneaking suspicion he isn't gonna like what Jackie will propose if they get to that point. The monk asked him if he can fly and reminded him about the ship he crash-landed before they take off for training. Russ dug a hand in one of his pockets and pulled out the capsule he used to store the space pod.

The boy held on the object between his fingers as he showed Jackie "Don't worry I got it right here, I've held it in this little do-dad before we came to the village, it's pretty handy to carry loads of stuff anywhere you go" thank the Kamis of whoever invented capsule technology, they are a lifesaver. Russ watched Jackie ascend in the air using her ki and the boy mimic her behavior and surrounded his body with a blue aura, he didn't exchange words during their trip in the skies, all he can think about is doing something good for other people by helping Jackie on her endeavors. They reached the edge of the forest, a vast hilly plateau for the two of them to fight among themselves.

Russ landed apart from Jackie and made a sizeable distance between himself and his sparring partner. The eager lad settled into a battle-ready stance, a smirk of confidence spread across his cheekbones. "Show me what ya got Red, lets do this!"

Ki Flight activated
Noble Blood activated
PL: 13,000
KP: 6/6
MP: 0/6
DMG: 0/270%
WC: 268
Total WC: 4,033

The fight begins and Jackie is eager to deliver the first blow, charging at the unarmed hybrid with the intent to disfigure his face using a couple of jabs. The blue lad's street fighting experience wouldn't let his face get unprotected for long, a left arm is lifted to block her jabs, and his mind scrambles to figure an opening to attack. Unfortunately, he has very few options to stop what's coming, Jackie planned to hit Russ with a nasty left hook on the gut and there is nothing he can do about it.

The flames blazing over her arm suggests it's a very powerful move, which means Russ will experience a world of pain. "Oof!" the blow knocked him off his feet and launched him through the air, the hybrid took advantage of the momentum and did a series of backflips as soon as he touched the ground. Russ briefly stopped moving to examine his clothes, there is a visible burnt mark left from her fist but nothing too damaging. He sprung from the surface and dashed at blitzing speed towards his sparring partner and attempt to overwhelm her with a flurry of left and right hooks and a kick is sent to her waist.

Regardless the young man will show the monk there is more to him than just physical combat, he gathered yellow particles of energy around his hand and concentrated on his index and middle fingers. "Hyah!" a fairly potent energy wave fired towards Jackie, wondering how will she overcome a projectile aiming for her.

Russ received 20% Damage from Blazing Strike, then Russ used Zeni Shot at Jackie
(2KP 40% | 5,200
PL: 13,000
KP: 4/6 (-2)
MP: 2/6 (+2)
DMG: 20/270%

WC: 259
Total WC: 4,292

Jackie's quick thinking countered his blow and she tried her best to minimize pain coming her way from his energy blast, a cloud of dust is all that stands between the two warriors and Russ can no longer rely on ordinary eyes to anticipate her next move. The half Saiyan stood and watch the cloud of smoke eventually dissipate out of sight and Russ will learn he made a grave mistake. He thought the Sun Monk would attack him directly but she subverted his expectations by launching her assault from above.

"Tch" His lips tucked behind his teeth revealing fangs mashing together, looks like Jackie isn't quite done with aiming for his skull, he wasn't going to be a sitting duck for the first blow, anyone could see the attack coming from a mile away. He leaped on the right assuming he is in the clear, then WHAM a back fist struck his cheekbones, finally decking the man into the ground. "Gah, Owww!" a combination of fire and bare-knuckle flesh left a nasty charred bruise, that is going to hurt for a week.

Russ still has fight left in him, in retaliation he shortly hopped from the ground and throws an elbow towards her and attempts to reverse spin kick her jaw, should it miss he will aim for a leg sweep intending to trip Jackie on the ground, lastly he did a short hop backward firing a continuous volley of ki blasts. "That really stings Red, not bad" he complimented.

Once again Russ received 20% Damage from Blazing Strike
PL: 13,000
KP: 6/6 (+2 No Action)
MP: 4/6 (+2)
DMG: 40/270%

WC: 251
Total WC: 4,543

The ki blasts from both fighters collide, flying off in different directions and narrowly missing their targets at once was a vibrant display of fireworks, all things considered. Russ is conscious enough to eventually stop firing, lest he destroy the area around them recklessly. Again a thick cloud of dust obscures both of their vision and the hybrid annoyingly must rely on energy sensing to find Jackie as the latter is probably doing the same. They really have to fight somewhere else, all of this dust can't be good for your health.

Russ swatted two ki blasts into the sky as they emerged from the dust cloud, unlike Jackie who chose to dodge on the other side. Neither of them can see right now and he heard a returning compliment thrown his way. Russ would've said "thank you" but why not take advantage of the lingering cloud of dust while it's still fresh?

The half Saiyan smirked knowing he has the element of surprise this time, he point two fingers forward shooting another yellow energy wave through the dust cloud towards Jackie. Somethings different about his otherwise familiar strategy, the attack will have a lot more potency, and the rest will be a mystery until Jackie can figure it out. Meanwhile, Russ hangs back and controlled the trajectory of the energy wave with his hand, keen to know the outcome of her situation.

Russ used Zeni Shot for (2KP, 50% | 6,500 Damage, Homing Applied) Restrained Might Active!
Tacticion Active!
PL: 13,000
KP: 4/6 (-2)
MP: 6/6 (+2)
DMG: 40/270%

WC: 233
Total WC: 4,776