Potential Master? Average Human meets the Jade Dragon[Gerald/Kai]

It had been quite a long time since Kai had walked the forests of Karakura City. Well, to him it felt like a long time. In reality his most recent trek through Karakura Forest was but a few months ago. Spending every minute of every day doing work and fighting the forces of evil though made this span of time seem enormous. Luckily, today was one such day he'd been able to get away from his stifling Vanguard office and return to what he enjoyed most: Adventuring in the wilderness. At least, it's what he enjoyed most as a pastime. In reality what truly thrilled Kai was fighting the Monsuta and Shadowfall in battles that put old wars to shame. On such a sunny, beautiful day like this a simple walk through the woods would suffice.

Wearing specially made fighting clothes consisting of an outfit resembling a dark green martial arts gi, including the slip on shoes, Kai was certainly dressed differently than usual. Without his trademark green suit he was almost unrecognizable. Today called for a looser garb, one without the regular bells and whistles he was used to. This plain martial arts outfit was what he almost always wore when he traveled through the Wasteland, and prioritized comfort and utility.

It wasn't long before Kai sensed the presence of another. Having trained his spiritual sensing to be more potent, he had no trouble pinpointing this individual's position and then traveling to them. In a place like Karakura's Forest there was no reason for Kai to be troubled or wary. Here he felt safer than almost anywhere else. This was why he so willingly went to whoever it was also spending their day in the middle of the woods. After walking for about a half hour, Kai came upon the person's location and was greeted by a young man maybe even younger than himself, meditating. Not wanting to spook him, Kai spoke gently and without aggression. "Hey there, I'm Kai. Didn't mean to interrupt, just sort've sensed....a kindred spirit in you."

Average Human

[color=#FFA500"Damn it!"[/color] It was all he could say as his supposedly good distraction failed as he was thrown back to his clones hearing the clones dissipate into white clouds of smoke standing up as he got his bearings.

With every technique it always came with risks and it could go either one of two ways, one in which the tiger disobeys Gerald's orders and attacks him with a flurry of lightning based attacks or it attacks Kai. With a bite from his teeth blood began leaking out of his left thumb, once he did that a variety of hand-signs were formed in a way yet intriguing...just what do these hand signs entail? Well Kai was about to find out..

Once the handsigns we're completed he'd place his left hand onto the grass causing a black symbol to appear on the ground.

"Come on out Kimba!"
A cloud of smoke obscured and out would appear a white tiger with beautiful black stripes and electricity crackling throughout it's entire body, it's piercing yellow eyes just looking for something to snack on.

Kai was surprised by the man's response to his entrance. While it wasn't every day one might meet someone dressed in a martial arts gi in the middle of the woods, calling Kai special was still interesting to him. The Jade Dragon still saw himself as a bored businessman stuck in middle management, not some globe-trotting hero who spent his time fighting evil.

"Well, everyone is special in their own way. Everyone can bring something to the table. I'm just dedicated to what I do. You yourself seem pretty interesting. Almost monk-like." Kai kept his gaze trained on Gerald's. His own vibrant and seemingly glowing green eyes matched Gerald's in uniqueness. Though they'd just met and knew nothing of each other outside of first impressions, Kai felt a kindred spirit in this man. A warmth and yearning to grow others didn't possess. It was this connection that caused Kai to ask him something peculiar, though likely not unusual for either of them.

"This might seem odd, but would you like to train? I sense a little bit of myself in you, and want to see what you're capable of. After all, in a world like this what better way to get to know a person than through meeting their fists with your own, right?"

Average Human

Then came Kai's request of training with him, it was amazing to see how he was eager to more about him in terms of not only combat but as a person as well. So Gerald responded in a typical fashion of clenching his fist in excitement "Are you kidding me, I'd love to train with you. It'd give me a good chance to test my limits and strength, well Kai you got yourself a sparring buddy."

Gerald immediately got up with a delightful smirk on his face, it's not everyday that he gets to train with someone else besides his clones and this would give him a chance to test out his new ability he's been working on. But first he had to be dressed for the part, besides it'd be dangerous to fight someone with your body exposed to various weaponry or attacks. So in a instant instant Gerald ran to his makeshift house and wore his traditional combat outfit, it had a orange and black mix to it with matching shoes on top it had a look similar to that of an orange jumpsuit.

With a massive leap Gerald immediately leaped back a few to catch his barrens before stretching once more, wouldn't want a sprained ankle or hip while fighting.

"Alright here we go!

Delighted at Gerald's response to his offer, a smile spread across Kai's face from ear to ear. His guess about this young man's personality ended up being correct. The teenager's excitement was palpable as he ran into his little shack to do....something. Actually, he hadn't told Kai where he was going or why. Which is why when after a short time Gerald came sprinting out of the shack in a completely different manner of dress, Kai was a bit surprised. "Huh...alright. Guess that's your battle outfit then? Good thing I'm already wearing my gi, would have been awkward if I had to change too." As he finished speaking a small chuckle left his lips, finding himself to be funnier than most others did.

As Gerald stretched, Kai prepared for the friendly spar in his own way. Standing upright without any slack, he raised and lowered his hands in front of his torso as he breathed deeply in and out. As Kai did this he shut his eyes, concentrating entirely on his breathing and relaxing his muscles. Wanting to feel the grass and twigs beneath his feet, the Jade Dragon slipped his shoes off and placed them a safe distance away from the two combatants. In case this kid was deceptively strong, he didn't want his footwear to get damaged in the ensuing match. Once he opened his eyes again, they appeared to continuously be on fire as a brilliant green glow emanated from them. "Well then, shall we begin?"

Average Human

Gerald was pretty excited to see what Kai was capable of in terms of powers and hand-to-hand combat, the green flame emanating from Kai's eyes was pretty intimidating but he wasn't going to run away it was time for sparring match to begin. Gerald decided to play cautiously as he put his index fingers together in the shape of a T in a instant he summoned two copies of himself in a puff of white smoke appeared next to him.

Here I come!

Being the strategist that he is he orders one of the clones to attack Kai from its left side and the other to attack his right hopefully the appearances would confuse him. The two clones began to move left and right in unison hopefully confusing Kai and if attacked the clones would immediately disappear in a puff of white smoke. If Kai was distracted long enough Gerald would use the cloud as a means to strike from above his right leg began to charge it with red energy and was condensed into a single strike.

Surprise was clear on Kai's face as Gerald summoned a couple clones or illusions that looked exactly like him. Huh....that's something you don't see every day." Due to his heightened senses he didn't have much trouble tracking the clones and the original Gerald as they moved side to side. Kai's eyes remained trained on them as he stood in a defensive stance with both hands close to his body. However, this was merely a feint. Allowing his opponent to follow through with his plan was Kai's own plan all along.

Once Gerald appeared above him and attempted to strike Kai, the latter grinned as his eyes looked up. He had been able to follow his opponent's true location using his Reiatsu sensing, and already knew what was about to happen. This was what made it so simple for Kai to reach out and block the younger man's kick with his hand, immediately tightening his grip as well. Using Gerald's own momentum against him, Kai pulled his leg as he shifted in place and tossed the fighter directly at his clones, hopefully turning them into smoke if successful. "Gotta try harder than that, Gerald!"

Average Human

The tigers thick pelt of thick white fur had risen and stood sharply on end. Its hackles raised in defence and it bared a set of razor teeth. It stood low to the floor so its shoulder blades protruded a little giving the impression it was about to pounce and so it did with a graceful leap the tiger managed to avoid the fireball by jumping over it and roared as it was ready to fire a lightning bolt through it's body. If Kai was able to withstand the blow the tiger would then strike with it's menacing claws.

"I just need a little time..." With another hand sign a cloud of smoke appeared as he summoned his two clones to assist him with his strongest technique the lightning orb, he began drawing the energy of every living thing the trees,plants,animals whatever may be and condensed it into a 10 meter wide glowing electric white ball of spiritual energy.

It seemed as if his last actions were successful in their objective to eliminate the clones and show Gerald he would have to step his game up to trick this battle-hardened veteran. After all, Kai had already lived through multiple large-scale invasions and battles, proving and improving his mettle through all these conflicts. At this point in time he felt both more powerful and skilled than ever. Even his instincts had become tuned and sharpened, making battle, especially in life-or-death situations, second nature to the man. Though they may have a year ago, simple distractions and dupes would not work against Jian Yijun.

However, apparently Gerald still had some tricks up his sleeves. Apparently by bleeding and performing certain hand movements, he could someone creatures. Or, at the very least, a creature. This beast was beautiful, its white and black fur contrasting excellently while the citrine gems it called eyes made contact with his own. Wanting to test this newest creation of Gerald's, Kai cocked his right fist back and shot it forward, sending forth a football sized sphere of radiant green fire directly at the beast. If a successful direct hit, this ball of flames could cause pretty severe burns.