A Dark Day in the Dojo

Hmm... This guy was actually buying it, huh? He was lucky she'd been telling him the truth instead of just spouting off some excuse with which she could catch him off guard. It'd have been all too easy to just strike him down in his moment of weakness, attacking in the middle of her story to gain a swift upper hand. And yet, even though she could feel her inner shadows urging her to do just that, Flax elected to be honest and not try to pull some fast one. Besides, it wasn't like she wanted to make enemies everywhere she went - it usually just sort of turned out that way, given her typical intentions.

"What, those guys?" Flax asked as the dojo master inquired about the safety of his students. "Like I said, they'll be fine. Think of it like I see you all as walking batteries, and the only way I can fill up my own is by draining you of your energy. Now, most people can fill themselves back up by resting and eating normal foods, but I can only charge mine by draining others'. Otherwise, like I said... Bad stuff will happen."

Flax didn't know that for certain, granted - but she had a pretty good idea, given what had happened the few times she'd accidentally gone a bit too long without feeding the darkness. She'd thankfully been able to wrestle control of herself back before anyone had died, but it'd been far too close for comfort. And a lot of people had gotten seriously hurt. This way, if she was in control, she could try to only harm people in ways they'd recover from. "That being said... Your dojo didn't exactly top me up all the way, which is why I picked a fight with you."

Flax cracked her neck back and forth as she stood up straight, her dark eyes focusing on the pink man's features. "And the shadows do prefer a fight before they consume their prey, for whatever reason... But, if you no longer feel like fighting, I could just drain you on the spot. It won't be as... Appetizing for me, but it'll still do the job. Your call - either way, I can't walk out of here without a meal at this point."

HP: 24/250
KP: 4/6 > 6/6
MP: 3/6 > 4/6

Gah... Flax had been afraid of this. She seriously needed to stop explaining her situation to people if she wanted them to actually give her a proper, full fight. She crossed her arms and exhaled in disappointment through her nose as the dojo master simply extended his arm and offered to let her feed. At this point, even if she continued to attack him, it just wouldn't be the same anymore. There wasn't that necessary level of rage, that struggle the shadows so craved.

The moment had passed.

"Eh..." Flax still approached the idea with hesitation. The dojo master had said he was empowered by... 'Dragon force'? Flax couldn't really be sure what that was, or how well it'd sit in her proverbial stomach. If it ended up not being to the shadows' liking, she'd end up in no better a position than she'd been before. Still, it was better than refusing the offer and just leaving with a mostly empty stomach. So, Flax shrugged. "Worth a try, I suppose," she said just before placing her hand onto the dojo master's, her surprisingly soft, unblemished hands contrasting with his scuffed, muscular physique. Flax had clearly not been built for combat before all this.

Just a moment after she touched him, Flax began to drain, quite forcefully, all the power she could from the master's arm. This so-called Dragon Force rushed into the darkness inside of her, and it gobbled up every last ounce of that energy it could with glee and satisfaction. It seemed to rather like this Dragon Force. Which made it all the more difficult for Flax to yank her hand away after only a few moments, for at the speed it was sucking the martial artist dry, he'd very well have been dead if she'd allowed her darkness to absorb from him for even a few moments more.

"Whew," Flax mumbled as she felt her tense muscles relax, her weariness begin to fade away. What a potent sampling of energy! She only wished she could have more... But as she eyed Chomei with a certain hunger in her eyes, she stopped herself before she took advantage of his kindness. "Thanks," she simply replied as she stuffed her hands into her pockets. "That's uh... Good stuff. Where'd you get it? It's very... Different from most mortals' energy."