Re: It is the BANEBLADE!

Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:22 am

THE FLAME OF HOPE

Artist: Hammerfall - Song: Heart's On Fire

Ulv listened, and then shook her head softly at his words. He was quite a character, to think the best thing to do was to come here and train by himself, that that would produce the results he was most in need of.
"There is a reason why Wulin invented Elixers, why they invented Cultivation Techniques, why they delve Natural Oddities. Why they clash against each other even without vindictive need. Because training by yourself is shit. It goes very slowly, and you have nobody to point out the flaws you are making, so you keep making them. You weren't born into this, so you are going to have to be smarter and better than others to see the same kind of results.

But therein, lies your problem. You want me to tell you what to do. You want Mirja before you to guide you through the whole of your life, and now that she is dead you don't seem to even try to think for yourself and just cling to what you were taught, rather than trying to learn new things by yourself. I can't tell you what to do, because if I do, then you'll be unable to tell yourself when the time comes that I am not around"

Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:34 pm

DIVINE CRUSADER

STEINER FRANZ

"So, you are telling me to do what works for me, and walk my own path, but at the same time are telling me to not get involved in the war and do the right thing. It seems like a contradiction to me, but I will allow it because I understand what I have to do. I rely on others, always have, to at least put me on the path to achieving a goal, but you're right...sometime or another there won't be anyone around me to help achieve that."

At this point, Steiner had to admit that his own self-confidence issues were causing him more harm than good, and keeping him from making any real decisions on his own. He had trained for nothing, by himself, and gained nothing for it. He clenched his fists a bit as he stomped the leg that had recently healed up on the floor, bringing up a bit of dust as it did so, and stared resolutely at Ulv.

"I think you have a misconception though...even if you die and even though Mirja died, you guys will live on through me. Live on through the impact that you have made on me as a person and live on through the things that you taught me. All of those teachings just don't vanish because you guys bite the dust. They keep going and going, to the next generation, and beyond. Still..."

Steiner rubbed his chin with his free hand and then nodded, resolving himself as to what he had to do next. He had made his decision, even though it was a tough one to go through with, and still he had to make it. On his own.

"I will talk to the Grand Teacher...I will explain that though I am honored to have, for at least a little while, learned the ways of her traditions, that I must walk my own path, and be my own man. That though I may not follow the path of Tai Chi that everything I have learned from Mirja will still hold a special place in my over sized heart. That I will always consider her family even though I am no longer learning from her and that I will respect her for at least, for a moment, allowing her to be a part of her world. I believe if I'm respectful...she will understand. I hope."

The thought of dealing with the Grand Teacher did seem a bit nerve wracking for him, but Steiner had to do what Steiner had to do. He had to get back on track and the best way to do that was to be honest with himself and most importantly be himself.

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