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Keni felt a grip on his hand and felt himself being pulled closer to Sophie. Keni complied, moving the chair closer to her bed. He then began to meditate, despite the hand gripping his.
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Sophie opened her eyes to find herself in her home town. She looked around, seeing everyone was alive and healthy and nothing was destroyed. She smiled. However, she noticed a dark figure out of the corner of her eye. She turned before swiftly dodging an attack from a youma that had just appeared in front of her. But she was pushed onto the ground, struggling against the youma. She cried out in pain as it pushed her arms into the ground, snapping a few of her bones. She closed her eyes, waiting for her fate. Suddenly a silver glow surrounded her and the pendant around her neck felt warm and glowed silver slightly. She managed to free one arm and reach towards the pendant. Instantly, when her fingers touched the gem in the pendant, a surge of swirling wind was sent forwards, knocking the youma away. She got herself off the ground, watching the wind speed up, forming a tornado. She gasped as it knocked over buildings and completely destroying everything, killing people in its wake. She felt tears run down her face as she ran forwards, before collapsing, realizing what had happened because of her.
Sophie stirred in her sleep. It was like she was scared, trying to run away from something that she had never wanted to happen. She moved around frantically in her sleep. Her hand also tightened around Keni's.
Sophie stirred in her sleep. It was like she was scared, trying to run away from something that she had never wanted to happen. She moved around frantically in her sleep. Her hand also tightened around Keni's.
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Keni noticed the movement of Sophie, as it had distracted him from his meditations. Keni saw that she was trying to get away, but her grip on his hand also tightened. Keni shook his head. Whatever had happened, it was something that needed dealt with before this girl could focus on anything. Keni shook his head, and happened to catch a glance at her pendant, which was slightly glowing.
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Sophie stirred and slowly woke up. She tried to catch her breath from her dream. That was horrible. She noticed she was holding Keni's hand and let go of it. "Sorry, I must have been gripping you really hard." She said to him.
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Keni shook his head. "Nah... but what was all the screaming and stuff about? You were talking in your sleep. You said something about 'Get off!', and then something about how some act or other is 'all your fault'... Care to explain?" Keni asked, his voice a mix of concern and sternness.
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Sophie sighed. She looked at him, tears in her eyes, threatening to spill out. She took a deep breath and rolled over onto her side to face him. "It's nothing, don't worry about me," She told him.
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Keni shook his head. "It's not 'nothing', and I'll bet it has something to do with that pendant." Keni said, pointing at the piece of jewelry where it sat, no longer glowing like it had been when Sophie was asleep. Keni shook his head again. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but let it be known that until you get that off of your chest, there's no possible way for you to be able to achieve inner peace by meditation... and the chances of you learning the martial arts properly are slim."
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Sophie sighed.
"Fine," She muttered before beginning her story.
"About a year ago, I was attack by a youma. I thought I was going to be killed. That pendant was the thing that saved me. But it created a tornado which destroyed my hometown, killing everyone in it."
"Fine," She muttered before beginning her story.
"About a year ago, I was attack by a youma. I thought I was going to be killed. That pendant was the thing that saved me. But it created a tornado which destroyed my hometown, killing everyone in it."
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Keni sat and listened to her story. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "I... see... Hmm... well, it wasn't your fault. The way I see it, whatever power that pendant holds, you had no control of it at the time. Power should be feared, yes... but not because one can't control it. No, the power that should be feared most is power that someone can control..." Keni said, his voice grave and serious.
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Sophie simply laid there, really confused. She had no idea what he was talking about. All she knew was it was a horrible story. And now those damn tears were falling down her face again. Again. She was pathetic, crying like that all the time, showing Keni she was just a weakling.
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Keni shook his head upon seeing her confused look, despite the tears. "Let's do this one step at a time. First of all, you can't control the power of the pendant, and that scares you, right?" Keni said to her, his voice now surprisingly gentle.
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Sophie curled up and rested her head near him, trying to stop crying. "Yeah that's right," She told him.
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Keni reached out, placing a hand on Sophie's shoulder. "See, power should be feared. But, don't fear what you can't control, for that can be fixed." Keni said to her. After waiting a few seconds for her to process that thought, he continued. "See, what you should fear the most is the power that other people have, so long as they can control it."
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Sophie nodded. When Keni put his hand on her shoulder, she suddenly burst into even more tears. What the hell was she doing?! Just making everything so much worse, that's what! She was so angry with herself now.
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Keni shook his head. "That's right... cry it all out now... then there won't be any tears to use later. When that moment comes, then you'll be ready." Keni told her.
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After Keni told her to cry it all out, Sophie instantly stopped. She sat up and glared at him.
"I'm not crying it all out, forget it," She said simply before standing up and walking towards the window.
"I'm not crying it all out, forget it," She said simply before standing up and walking towards the window.
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Keni actually laughed at that statement. "Aah. I get you now. You're the type that sees crying and fear as weakness! Such misconceptions over two of the strongest human emotions!" Keni said between laughs.
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Sophie turned around and glared at him. She shot him a dagger like look before heading towards the door.
"Well I'm not standing around here and taking this," She muttered before walking out of the door and into the hallway.
"Well I'm not standing around here and taking this," She muttered before walking out of the door and into the hallway.
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Keni sighed, following the girl, still chuckling. "You should learn to embrace fear and sadness. Otherwise, you'll never reach inner balance and be able to learn martial arts." Keni said to her after he closed the distance between them.
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Sophie kept walking. She headed out of the building and into the grounds around it. She noticed it was dark now and really cold. Now she wished she'd brought her jacket. She kept walking, shivering from the cold wind.
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Keni followed her wordlessly, also noting the bite of the air. However, he restrained his body from shivering, despite wearing the thin, loose clothing. He followed her soundlessly, wondering what she was doing.
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Sophie sighed as she knew Keni was still following her. She shivered some more as she walked across the grass, taking a shortcut. She walked down a path, leading to a large building at the end of it, full of lights.
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Keni followed the girl, his curiosity piqued higher than he could ever remember. At the same time, he was getting more and more alert, ready to dodge and defend himself if needed. He didn't want to run the risk of walking straight into a trap, though he doubted anything like that had been set up.
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Sophie opened the door to the building and light shone into the dark night. She walked up the stairs, towards the dormitories. She walked until she got to the end of the hallway and pulled some keys out of her pocket. She knew there were still tears running down her face, as she unlocked the door.
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Keni stopped short outside of the building she'd entered. He shook his head, muttering. Girls' Dormitories. Fantastic. Now he'd have to wait until he encountered her again... fun...
"HEY! YOU!" Keni looked over to see three officials rapidly closing in on his location. Great. He was near the girls' dormitories, and he was out past curfew. He'd have to lose the officials... and fast. Keni took off running, zig-zagging through the trees, even doing some fancy jumps and flips in order to navigate in the dark. After a few minutes, he turned his direction toward the boys' dormitories, his speed not reduced in the slightest. Within a few minutes, he was entering the main building, the officials long lost. Keni finally slowed as he neared his room, panting from the exertion, his body covered in sweat. He hadn't run like that in a while. Keni unlocked the door, and entered the sparse room, shutting and locking the door behind him.
"HEY! YOU!" Keni looked over to see three officials rapidly closing in on his location. Great. He was near the girls' dormitories, and he was out past curfew. He'd have to lose the officials... and fast. Keni took off running, zig-zagging through the trees, even doing some fancy jumps and flips in order to navigate in the dark. After a few minutes, he turned his direction toward the boys' dormitories, his speed not reduced in the slightest. Within a few minutes, he was entering the main building, the officials long lost. Keni finally slowed as he neared his room, panting from the exertion, his body covered in sweat. He hadn't run like that in a while. Keni unlocked the door, and entered the sparse room, shutting and locking the door behind him.
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