Apprentice Maid (Zhou Tai/Kai Su)

[Sachi]

Sachi had basically nothing that could be called 'leisure time' she was either working in the service of others, eating or sleeping. It was not just that she liked to keep busy, she was just totally focused on being of service in others words being what she perceived as a good girl. It was a clear psychological dysfunction, when you did that you were only pushing you're stress inwards and burying it along with you're real feelings. No one could do that forever it was just unhealthy. Yet this was perfectly normal for Sachi, unfortunately she had been way ever since her parents deaths. Today she was not cleaning however, she was instead training alone in the palace courtyard. She had been told that a good maid knew how to protect their lady so she spent a few hours every day training if she could. It was hard to tell if this due to an actual desire for self improvement or if she was being as insanely diligent as usual.

Unfortunately without even a training partner Sachi was not making much progress. The other maids didn't really like her, she got on to well with Lady Ren which annoyed them and frankly even they could tell something was off about Sachi. They mostly just tended to push their work onto her, certainly they didn't train with her anymore. Leaving her with only wooden training dummies as an opponent, not exactly thrilling. Even so she was putting in her usual good effort. Her skills were already grades above the other maids, perhaps due to the fact she never took a day off working, unless she was very sick. Even so she knew she needed to get better, if she was ever really going to be able to protect Lady Ren. After all if you wanted to protect something, you first needed to learn how to protect you're self.

Today she was wearing a maid uniform, specialized for training, it left her legs more free to move easily and was far lighter not having all the frilly material that kept her arms from moving easily. She was armed with two short stabbing knives which she wielded with great speed and agility as she stabbing at the training dummy. As she landed a high kick before her follow up left a knife sticking out of it's straw neck she stopped to take a deep breath. "How frustrating." She sighed not really feeling like she was any better today that she had been yesterday or a month before for that matter. She also didn't have a clue what to do about this problem. She was sort of person who took her duties so seriously she would never think to ask others for help.

Location: Jian Ye courtyard
Outfit: Maid uniform
Weapons: Two daggers
words: 476
Tag: Zhou Tai/Kai Su

[Zhou Tai]

The day had been long and hard so far as well being hot, Zhou Tai had been worked halfway to death today after Sun Quan had him take command of the city guard and hunt down a criminal that had been causing havoc in the public bath's for quite some days. It wasn't exactly a fun job but it was a job he finished after a long day running through half the city to catch some pervert. Unfortunately one of the guards had cut him down with a bow and arrow rather then take him alive as Sun Quan had ordered. Zhou Tai knew this wouldn't be fun to explain to him. Zhou Tai eventually found himself at the palace stairs and after what it seems to be a century to climb them, he found himself at the top. He wiped his head off of the sweat that showed he was tired. He hesitated for a moment before entering the palace and entering Sun Quan's throne room.

(1 hour later) 

Zhou Tai closed the throne room doors behind and sighed as he fell to his knees for a moment "Well that wasn't fun at all" he muttered to himself before picking himself up once more. He decided to head to the courtyard to relax for a bit since he knew the maid he was assigned to was cleaning his room at this time and the last time he had interrupted her or was found in his room when she arrived, she yell his ear off. He wondered why sometimes why he put up with such a woman then again it was one of the few woman he felt comfortable around for some reason of another. At this time, he knew the courtyard was often empty  as the nobles were attending there own important business or the royal guard was on duty so Zhou Tai made his way through the endless corridors where he found himself at the courtyard doors. Without thinking he opened the doors without catching them causing the door to slam shut causing some noise, he looked behind at the door "Whoops" he said out loud with a surprised expression on his face. He turned back around sighing before seeing Sachi there in the middle of the courtyard which caused the warrior to nearly fall back on his back with a slight frightened and surprised expression on his face. After a few moments of catching his beath, he padded the back of his head and sighed before approaching Sachi while his cheeks slightly red.

"la..lady Sachi....am...sorry....to have bothered you......I didn't......know you were uh here"


He then suddenly noticed she was training her martial abilities as he noticed her wielding two knives and the stab wounds in the practice dummy. Out of nowhere Zhou Tai's attitude changed completely to seriousness. His expression changed to being serious as he took all his attention to her.

" I didn't know you trained Lady Sachi....Do you require help? I know training on a dummy is nothing compared to real opponent.....or perhaps you need something more...."

[Sachi]

Sachi jumped to attention, startled at the sound of the doors slamming behind her, truth be told she had rather sharp senses perhaps the result of being such a well trained maid, always looking for some other way to serve. She reacted almost instantly turning to find Zhou Tai had entered the courtyard, the same general she had meet before at Lady Ren's tea party. She remembered that he was the one who had broken the tea cup that day but she still sort of liked him anyways. He was one of the only people around here who treated her nicely, even calling her Lady when he didn't have too. Despite her powerful family she was still just a maid after all. Although had her life played out just a little differently, she might have been able to become so much more. It was not unfair to say her family had discarded her by sending her here, when her uncle looked at here it was little more than pity in his eyes. To him she was little more than a broken doll, that resembled the young girl he had used to know. So it was that when anyone treated her with kindness she was surprised and gratified.

He actually even apologies for bothering her, as he walked over his face blushing. Their could be many reasons for that of course, was her perhaps feeling sick she wondered? That also could cause you to have a high fever like it seemed Zhou Tai was experiencing from his red face? Or could it be that he simply was nervous around girls? He had been acting the exact same way during the tea part when speaking with her and Lady Ren. "Oooh general, no you're not bothering me, i really wasn't getting anywhere on my own anyway" She asked a little unused to having anyone pay much attention to her. Unless they wanted something, but usually someone else seemed to be offering to help her out? Or at least he seemed to want too given his words.

"I train several hours a day general, not that i am really that good" She said purposefully being modest about her own abilities after all a good girl didn't boast either she had also been taught. "I am not sure really how to improve anymore but...well i also don't want to be a bother general. You really should not be wasting you're time helping someone like me." She said honestly not wanting cause anyone else trouble. After all that would be selfish of her right?

Words: 437
Tag: Zhou Tai/Kai Su

[Zhou Tai]

Zhou Tai put on a slightly pissed expression on his face on hearing he shouldn't waste his time with her. She may not be the most important person here but she was not someone's property and she certainly WAS not a waste of space or someone time. The fact she would lower herself so low was horrible and he would not stand for that even if she was only a maid. He only stared at her for a moment letting a shout at her

"LADY SACHI KAZUKI OF LU KOU! STOP SPEAKING TO ME LIKE THAT! YOU ARE NOT A WASTE AND YOU ARE CERTAINLY WORTH HELPING!"

Zhou Tai let it out on her, he didn't mean to yellow but well it happened it anyway. He could tell she wasn't sure of herself and what path to take. He could relate to that very well being in that spot for many years himself. He only found his true purpose after he saved Sun Quan and Sun Ce during a large bandit raid. He doesn't regret what he did and although believes he found his purpose in life, he also believed something was missing but he couldn't quite figure it out what it was.

Zhou Tai sighed as exhaled as he closed the distance near himself and Sachi, bow slightly towards her and had put his hand on her shoulder.

"My apologies my fair lady Sachi, I didn't mean to yell at you. Despite what you might think everyone in Wu is my family...what your place is I have no idea"

Zhou Tai let out a small humorous laugh 


"but your still family and I won't turn away from a family member in need of help and despite what you might think, your not some dull disposable tool to me"

Zhou Tai cheeks turned red

"Your a beautiful women with tons of potential and your certainly not a waste.....I don't really enjoy titles.....Just call me Tai ok?" 

He took his attention and looked around the courtyard yet again and noticed she had indeed been training for quite some time. He didn't doubt her when she said had trained for sever hours but he wanted to look for some reason. He threw all his attention once more on Sachi with another serious expression.


"Training for several hours a day?....and still not much progress uh? hmm...I think I might have a solution to your problems...I am a skilled warrior in my own right but I have never been a proper teacher so I don't think I could ever train you however...."

Zhou Tai laid a smirk look on his face, albeit a slightly crazy one at that

'There is someone in the city who can train you to be....the perfect Warrior.......Have you ever heard of the Great Wall Èmó or the Wǔshén nǚshén? She's the royal blacksmith and hunter for the royal family."

Zhou Tai turned to the courtyard door

"Come Lady Sachi lets go meet her"

As Zhou Tai gritted his teeth. Zhou Tai knew this would be good for Sachi but he couldn't say if it would end well for him, after the last time he saw her........ 

[Sachi]

Sachi looked up in some surprise as the general yelled at her, at first she thought she might have made some mistake that angered him and then she realized with some surprise that it was her self depreciating attitude that had gotten to him. He seemed a little upset at how low her own opinion of herself was, could that be why he was yelling at her? Yes she was sure that was it.

Honestly it brought back memories from a long time ago, a playground back in her home town. In the days back when she had been a happy care free child herself. She had once yelled almost the same angry words at a young boy who thought his life had no value, after his parents had told him as much as true. Back then she had screamed at him that to her his life had value, because he was her friend. What had that boys name been...that was it Yuuji. Now someone was telling her the same thing and yet? She was not quite sure she could accept it, at least not yet. She might have wanted too but the trauma in her past was bad enough to make even that much difficult.  Her own self value was almost entirely wrapped around this psychological need to be a good girl.

Yet even so just knowing their was someone who cared about her, it helped it meant that someone appreciated her. That he would even go so far as to call her family, she could not explain why but it felt...good. Perhaps it meant her efforts to be so outwardly kind and helpful to everyone were paying off? Sachi though making the mistake of thinking she had to be this way for anyone to like her.

"I uh...i had no idea you felt that way gen...ah i mean Tai." Sachi said making sure to sure his name as she was asked, although on this occasion she would have done so because she wanted too not just because she had been asked too. That was a more important difference that most people realized. She was surprised that he had called her beautiful as well, as a rule Sachi loved compliments, they were one of the few things that got her threw her day despite how hard she pushed herself. It was one of the few things about her that had not changed since she was a child. So when he said this she blushed bright red and turned her face away a little unsure how to respond. "Thank you." She settled for saying simply.

It was then that Tai noted that while he could not teach her any martial skills himself he knew someone else that might be able to help her. He then spoke a name she knew only be reputation. Around here Wǔshén nǚshén was the alias for a women with a history that was considered some what legendary, of course naturally Sachi had heard some rumors herself even if she she had never meet the lady in question. Even so despite what Tai had just told her she felt unworthy to meet someone like that, perhaps she really did need to work on her confidence. "If you think it's a good idea Tai, then i will trust you're judgement." She said after a moments thought. She nodded and followed after Tai wondering just what sort of person they were going to meet, after all rumor was not always reliable. Yet even if even half of it was true, this might be an eye opening experience.

Words: 614
Tag: Zhou Tai/Kai Su

[Zhou Tai]

He could tell her she was used to hearing such words from anyone but seeing her blush was something else. for some reason of another he didn't feel like himself, being more social and open then he was usually but why? Was it because of this woman? It had to be what in the world made him so human when near her? He thought to himself as she thanked him and switching to something else entirely. After noticing her blushing, Zhou had began to display a sarcastic expression on his face. He just couldn't help himself for some reason although he was sincere Zhou Tai thought.

"Maybe......just maybe.....I should of asked you out instead to tea!"

Zhou Tai laid out another round of laughter before becoming serious once more. He closed his eyes and looked back at Sachi with a smile as he waved his hand towards the door. 

"Lets go then my fair lady!"

He then looked at Sachi

"As a gentlemen.........,it is only proper......my lady for you to....... take my arm so I may properly escort you....I have no....ill intentions"

He was sure he would have to deal with the backlash from this later including Sun Quan and his own maid and even though he never comfortable around women, he always knew this was was proper way of escorting a Lady. Of course he sighed for a second knowing if Lady Ren saw him escorting Sachi he would probably never hear the end of it from her or at the least tease him. Right now though he didn't care as in his eyes he was here to help someone in the family and he was going to do just that.
No matter Zhou Tai escorted Sachi through the palace and through the busy streets of the city. Despite being the Royal blacksmith and hunter for the royal family, she lived on the other side of the city in the noble quarters surprisingly in a large manor, too much for a blacksmith but then again she was no ordinary blacksmith. As the two approached the gate to the manor, Zhou Tai put Sachi close to the wall gently and looked at her with an intense expression on his face, he was dead serious.

"Lady Sachi.....before we go in....I must tell you something very important first......and you must abide by it"

He took inhaled deeply before letting it out slowly

"When you meet Kai Su, You must be strong, Have a will of Fire and you must believe in yourself......Do not show weakness and.......and do not act like you usually do around people"

After taking in another heavy breath he took himself off the wall offered Lady Sachi to walk into the courtyard first before entering and taking the lead before knocking on her door. Zhou Tai hesitated as he laid scared for a moment and gulped before finally knocking on her door

"tab!...tab!....tab!"

Inside he wasn't sure what was to happen next, it felt he could die in the next few minutes since he didn't know what would happen. This woman was one of the main reason Zhou Tai was uncomfortable with women as she was.....different then any other woman he ever meet. The last time he saw her, it didn't end and he was sure it wouldn't end well this time either but he wasn't here for himself but for Sachi sake and surely she wouldn't turn down a new prospect that easily right? right RIGHT? he thought to himself, Well only one way to find out!  

 

[Kai Su]

Such a hard day working it was for Kai Su today. Sun Quan was going to hold a feast later in the next weeks and she know she have to get some game for him and his nobles. She didn't mind her job as she lived for doing such things but she never liked nobles even as a child, always self entitlement and power hungry she always firmly believed. Today she had stalked a herd of milu deer, killing two bucks and a doe before returning there corpses to her home where she hanged them outside with buckets below them to drain there bodies of there blood before removing the meat. Of course Kai Su hadn't been entertained by deer and wanted a challenge to keep her skills in check. She found herself back into the forest soon enough where she found and tackled a fully grown Sun bear after a lengthy battle with the Sun bear she eventually slain it with a Ta Mao Dao dagger through the neck. She then carried it's corpse back to the city and to her home with her own strength from her own hands. She brought the best and settled into her butchery area in her kitchen as bear meat was known to go bad quickly if not prepared and stored properly. She spent the next few hours skinning the beast before having it's fur hang outside a window, she decided she would use it as a blanket once it was dried and ready. She then proceeded to remove the organs and any non usable meat and thew them in the butchery fireplace as it acted as a incendiary trash can. Kai Su had decided to dehydrate until it would become too dry for bacteria action. She removed the fat before grabbing her butcher knife and began cutting the meat thinly along the grain and crossed cut the ships. She then laid Salt on the meat to preserve it from bacteria and germs as well as adding some spics and herbs such as sugar and honey for extra flavour before hanging the meat in her cold storage room in her basement.

After she was done, she sat in a chair and sighed after she was all finished with her hunting work today. Sun Quan and Sun Ren had requested a Ceremonial knife and bow but she figured she could continue her smiting work tomorrow as both jobs were difficult ones even if she enjoyed doing both. As she drank down a full glass of wine, she knocking on her door

 "Tab! Tab! Tab!"

She sighed as she looked at her empty glass as it hovered in her hand before the door with a tongue of a snake. She let a yell

 "Who in the bloody hell is knocking at my godam door??!!"

She let out another sigh before slamming her glass on the table 

"ALRIGHT AM COMING! I SWEAR TO THE HEAVENS!"
 
She grabbed Ka Mao Dao as she made her way to the door that led to her house and without hesitation opened the door revealing Zhou Tai. She immediately 
growl at seeing Zhou Tai. Although many didn't know as it wasn't exactly public knowledge, Zhou Tai was her first student after she had moved to the city and learned much from her but she never forgave him for joining the military. She always believed he was better then that and would use his gift to protect and help people in need, not be the weapon of some noble lord no matter how noble they were.

As she stood in the doorway of her house, her eyes began to glow as if they were stars as she began cracking her fingers before forming both fist together.

She stared deeply at Zhou Tai with such an angry and serious expression that could only be described being made by a god. She led out a roar at Zhou Tai.

"HELLO ZHOU TAI......MY DUMBASS OF AN APPRENTICE! I SEE YOUR STILL A DOG OF THE MILITARY!....THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!!!!!

And without hesitation, she gathered her rage and channeled it to her feet before letting off a powerful feet attack and launches it at Zhou Tai

The Attack threw Zhou Tai back into the wall that went around her estate and formed a crater impact where he landed. She then dusted her hands off before she laid her hands on her waist. She always got a crack out of doing that to her apprentices, of course if they really pissed her off or she knew simply they could take it. Only then after taking Zhou Tai out of the action did she notice the pink haired young lady behind him. Now she felt bad for probably scaring her but now she wondered why Zhou Tai had brought a maid to her home. She guess it just best to ask now.

With her hands still her waist, she looked at Sachi as she slightly nodded her head made a sincere smile on her face while her eyes were closed as she began to speak quietly and politely 

"Hello my child, how are you and what I may do for you today?"

she put her right hand on her heart as her hand formed a fist but she retained her smile and her eyes closed

"Oh don't mind me dear, am Just a old widow"

[Sachi]

Sachi took a moment to calm herself after the barrage of compliments, she had not received many recently as after a while her actions seem to cause concern more often than gratitude. Although Lady Ren and Lord Quan were always quite kind to her.

At first when Tai had come over to speak to her she had thought he might have come to ask her out instead, since he was being so nice to her and she understood men were like that but then he had mentioned training and got this serious look on his face, perhaps Sachi had misjudged the mood. Tai did seem very devoted to his duties after all, quite the serious man, after all he was constantly talking about fighting and training just like the day he had come to the tea party, he had wanted to help Lady Ren practice at first.

"Of course." Sachi said reaching out to gently grasp his arm when he asked her too. Of course Sachi always did whatever she was asked too, a good girl did what they were told after all. So this was not entirely unexpected given her personality. Fortunately most people were unaware just how far Sachi was willing to go in order to remain a good girl. Or why that was so critically important to her.

She walked side by side with him quietly in what was probably quite a picturesque scene of a maid being led threw the busy streets. She had been expecting him to lead by toward some workshop if the person they were here to meet was a smith. She was quite surprised when instead they ended up outside what was unmistakably a mansion. She wondered for a second if he wanted her to help clean his friends house? Not that she would mind, she was always trying to be of service after all. But before they went in he offered her some words of warning as well...telling her that she needed to act differently than she usually did. "Not like i usually do?" She pondered the exact meaning of this request. Sachi did after all have a reputation for rather dramatically misunderstanding peoples request some times. Also was their some problem with the way she acted? She was just trying to be a good girl after all? She was still thinking this over as Zhou Tai headed off to knock on the door.

She looked up just in time too see Zhou Tai go flying past her to crash into the wall of a near by house, leaving a decent dent in it as well. Sachi raised a hand over her heart as if to calm her nerves, or maybe check she was still breathing as her eyes widened in shock. Whatever she had been expecting, this was not it. She turned back to face the women, who had done the kicking. She was almost a foot taller than Sachi with long black hair and everything about her suggest a strength of both body and will. She was clearly not someone you wanted to mess around with, as Tai being kicked across her front lawn clearly attested too.

"Hello my child, how are you and what I may do for you today?" The women asked her with a seeming kindness that was shockingly different to the way she had just treated Wu's general. Maybe he had done something rude or inappropriate she guessed.

She was not really sure how she should act here, but Tai had told her to act differently than normal so of course she was going to do what he had asked her too. Or at least try too, given her ability for quite warped misinterpretations. She decided to act more cold and disinterested than she was in fact was, since that seemed to be about as far from her normal attitude as possible.

"Well you see this stupid man dragged me over here, didn't seem to think my training on my own was very good. Even though i was doing perfectly fine on my own of course." She started by saying in a cold almost rude tone of voice as she pointed over towards Zhou Tai's not inert body as he seemed to have passed out for the moment. As if she wasn't too worried about him, when in fact she wanted to rush over and make sure he was ok. But that would be what she would normally have done after all.

"Ahh it's not like i wanted you train me or anything." She finished by saying as she turned away her pink hair flashing in the wind, she was apparently something of a skilled actress, but then she had been told to act...differently. Of course it was important to be careful how you phrased things when speaking to certain maids.

Words: 809
Tag: Kai Su/Zhou Tai

[Kai Su]

(Am just gonna post as Zhou Tai in red as there's no real point in posting as him for a few lines and pro boards has made it a major pain in the ass to sign and out with both accounts for some reason.)

He was not expecting that as he was completely thrown off guard by Kai Su's attack. The speed and ferocity of the attack was so great that even if he saw it, he wouldn't of had any time to react in time. He was thrown into the wall like a rag doll and the force of the impact formed a crater in the wall. Zhou Tai laid against the wall in agony as his mind wondered endlessly.He knew his master would be angry to see him but he didn't think she use her "monstrous strength" against him.

"But...sensei....you dont unde....total...ly.....unfair"

Zhou Tai's head then lowered, hiding his face as he fell unconsciousness

--

Kai Su only continued her smile As the pink haired woman explained her story to her. Zhou Tai dragged her here? and for training? This was proving interesting to Kai Su as it had been for too long since she had an apprentice. She could always need another hand around here as she learned what it meant to be strong of character and will. She opened her eyes revealing the pink haired woman as she gave off a a cold as well rude fibe from her but it felt......forced for some reason if she didn't wanted to show something. Not that it mattered much as Kai Su wasn't much of a master that took on on weak characters. Noo if they wanted to be her apprentice, they would need the courage to face and a will surpass her and who stood in there way but did this woman have it in her? "time to find out" She muttered to herself in her mind as as she stared at Sachi.

"Oh really? you don't need my training? Oh I see you are already a Master of your martial abilities....This is good....Show this old widow the fruit of your training child...Come at me with everything you have with all your strength...Don't hold back you hear?

She tilted her head slightly once more and displayed a warm loving smile as she clamped her hands together once more. She already knew this young lady had been lying to her but Zhou Tai would of only brought her here if it was important. She wasn't sure if she would train such a person but despite the rumors that flew around, she was a fair woman and would give this woman the same chance opportunity she showed everyone else but she wanted to know to know of all things.....To see if she was worthy of her training and if she would use her abilities and skills would be used for the better of the people here and not for the power hungry nobles who would use her for there own goals. 

[Sachi]

Out of the corner of her eye Sachi watched as Zhou Tai did indeed past out, it likely that the force of the blow and the impact against the wall had given him a concussion so he would probably be fine in a few hours...probably. Of course right at this moment she was shrugging as if she really didn't care at all. After all she took her duties very seriously and since he had told her to be different she fully intended to keep pretending to be a Tsundere until someone asked her to do otherwise again. "It's not like i needed you're help anyway idiot, now you go and faint on me...how annoying." She said sighing dramatically as she stepped forward to face off against Kai Su.

Most people would probably be trembling right now, she had just seen this lady Kai Su kick one of Wu's top generals across her lawn and into the wall opposite her house in a single move. Now she was supposed to go up against the same opponent, Sachi the small maid girl with pink hair who didn't look like she could hurt anyone. Yes she should be scared but then Sachi was not most people. You see most people had the ability to chose for themselves, they could run away if they wanted too. Sachi didn't have that choice, Kai Su had asked her to fight her and Sachi due to events buried in her childhood was psychologically incapable of turning down any request. When you could not chose to begin with things became startlingly simple, she had to fight. She would fight as hard as she could,  simply because she had been told too. After all if their were two traits that best defined Sachi's personality it would be her inability to refuse request and willingness to go to any lengths to complete them. It was not that Sachi was fearless or that she was not afraid of being hurt, it was simply that she didn't consider her own feelings important on the matter.

While this was going threw her mind her eyes glossed over for just a moment as if her mind was taking a moment to accept these new orders. "Understood." She said simply as she faced off against Kai Su, breaking her Tsundere act for just a moment before she put it back on. "Don't get the wrong idea, i'm not doing this because i want to be you're student or anything. I just felt like a little exercise is all." She said boldly sticking to the slightly stupid script she thought she had been asked to play as she prepared to attack.

She was up against an opponent that was stronger, taller and weighed more than she did, so that meant the only way she had a chance was to rely on her speed, which fortunately was the one thing she had plenty of. Besides her own style of martial arts was focused on using her opponents strength against them thew a series of holds, throws and nerve attacks (basically aikido). So she might just have a chance here, or so she slightly naively thought, not that it mattered she intended to go threw with this either way. Knowing it was expected of her, she made the first move. She rushed in on her opponents left side, feinting as if she intended to strike her with her right arm before instead pulling back as she unleashed a kick from her leg partly concealed under her long maid uniform.

Tag: Kai Su
Words: 598

[Kai Su]

Kai Su watched as Sachi drew her weapons and took off at her left flank, most likely since she left herself open to attack on purpose as she pretended to be a harmless old women. The Truth was very different but she often did to fool the unwary or simply those who were the unintelligent type. No matter Kai Su cracked a sarcastic smile as she cracked her neck and her fingers making quite a creaking noise. Finally she would have some fun today as maybe she get to kill this girl. Killing a bear was just for sport, not fun but fighting someone's attacks might prove interesting. She haven't had someone come at her in months not since a group of bandits tried having fun with her in the forests while she hunting a Sun Bear. The feeling and the rush of someone trying to kill her filled her body with excitement. As Sachi began her assault on her, Kai Su reached in for her pocket took out her small cook book she often carried around when bored. She flipped it open and began reading page 37 as she stood still while moments later Sachi first assault of moves began rushing towards her



Sachi ran in and began her aikido assault on Kai Sui which she immediately recognized and moved accordingly, effortlessly evading her first wave of attacks after using both both of her arms to block her kick yet she was still able to continue to read her book barley paying attention to Sachi as she read her book. To Kai Su, at least Sachi used her smaller stature and speed to her advantage trying her hardest to get in her blank spots, unfortunately she could easily predict Sachi's movements as she was adapted at aikido herself although she often favored fatel movements and attacks on her foes. It was obvious she had formal training in martial arts at some point in her life but more as an assassin and not as a warrior which would prove not as useful as once would expect. She had the potential sure, but did she the will? The will of Fire only the greatest martial artists had within them? To be her student, Sachi would have to prove to her she had this quality or else she be too weak for true training. Sachi refused to let up on her attacks as she gave it her all at the aging woman. Kai Sui continued to reading her cooking book as she soon reached page 45 but this time she cracked smile as she let her book down low enough to look at sachi.

"You are quite adorable my child when you are fighting but you.....still have much to learn!

It was obvious she was skilled but she lacked the experience to defeat her but she hoped Sachi realized the true purpose of this battle was not to defeat her but show what she was capable of and the drive to push on and survive at all times. Kai Su became impressed for how long Sachi kept up her attacks even if she haven't landed a single blow yet but she still has yet to see if she had a will of fire. It was not something that could be taught, it could only be gained through the harshest conditions when pushed to there absolute limits and it needed to be desired. It was time if she had this as despite being impressed with her abilities so far, Kai Su had became somewhat bored but that's why she had her nice little book to read...It was time to see if she could take a true hit and continue the fight. As she evaded Sachi's move once more, she waited for the right moment when an opening would appear and in the process she gathered strength and channeled it to her foot where she would do the same thing to her she did to her former apprentice who seemed to still be knocked out.

"Aww....How cute!"

Seeing the perfect moment at last, she made a jump and let her leg outwards with all her strength as she aimed for Sachi's head who was behind where Zhou Tai still laid. If she land's this hit, it could lead to a knockout blow for Kai Su as most don't survive her physical attacks with her "monstrous strength" behind them.

[Sachi]

Sachi was sharp enough to realize almost immediately that she was doomed, she knew the correct style to use against a larger and stronger opponent, which when you were as short as she was tended to be everyone. Yet knowing the correct style was irrelevant even if you had the speed to pull it off if you're opponent knew the same style as well. From the way Kai Su was reading her moves so perfectly, like she knew exactly what Sachi would do next before Sachi even did it was quite obvious she was a master of Aikido herself. Even if she did manage to get a grip on her, which she had not so far Kai Su would probably just reverse her blows. In other words she was just outclassed against this opponent.

This was probably the smart point to just give up and admit defeat before she got hurt, of course their was no way in hell that Sachi was going to give up under any circumstance. Which some might consider brave even if it was clearly reckless. Yet that would be oversimplifying her actions, was fighting on when you didn't have any choice but to do so really brave? Or was it simply evidence of her underlying psychological problems? Either way she was determined to keep fighting even knowing full well that she didn't stand a chance. After all giving up just wasn't something Sachi understood.

She fought on still trying to land a few hits of her own, while Kai Su seemed to be waiting rather for the chance to deliver a knock out blow of her own in a single hit. In other words she was just playing around with Sachi, but maybe that gave her a chance. She just needed to wait for Kai Su to make her own move, then if she could correctly counter that, she might be able to land a blow of her own. So she fought on waiting for Kai Su to get bored and deliver her own counter strike, which given the condition Zhou Tai was in, she really could not afford to get hit with. Eventually she got that chance as Kai Su jumped up to deliver a powerful kick aimed at her face, this was her chance.

Sachi moved her hands upwards trying to grab Kai Su's foot around the ankle, if she could get a good grip she could put her into what was called an ankle lock an extremely effective way to disable an opponent, unfortunately she realized only too late that she had miscalculate, Kai Su was so tall her foot wasn't quite where Sachi had been expecting. Instead of grabbing her Sachi did what little she could instead, bringing her hands up before her face as a shield as she leaned backwards to avoid the worst. She took the blow at a slight angle so she was sent flying backwards toward the ground rather than across the street like Tai had been. She dug in with her legs as she fell, sliding several meters but allowing the ground to absorb some of the force of the impact, she was clearly quite hurt but still capable of moving and thinking. A few moment's later Sachi rose to her feet. Her arms were now held at her side, clearly she could not move them properly now after having used them to protect herself against that kick so they were basically useless. This was certainly the point she should have quit but Kai Su had told her to 'use all her strength' and 'not hold back' so clearly she was not allowed to quit.

"It's not like i need a break or anything, no way don't even think that ok." Sachi said threw pained breaths as she staggered forward clearly not in good shape or really capable of fighting anymore. Some how she was still able to keep up the Tsundere act too even under the pressure she was feeling, she never allowed herself to break character after all that had been what Tai had asked her to do.

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[Kai Su]

Sachi had tried to grab her foot as let her leg outwards to attack but she miscalculated the height of her leg and knew she couldn't readjust in time so she ditched her plans on counterattacking and decided to take the blow head on. 

After the attack Kai Su settled down and took a defensive stance as she raised her hand up in the air near her head with her other hand still holding her cook book as Sachi was pushed back from her attack. Though she did land the attack and did quite some damage, unfortunately she was able to put up her arms to cover her head defense. Her hands/arms still took a beating from her single attack so far but she was still standing as if she wanted more. Kai Su was slightly impressed she managed to block the attack from getting knocked out and landing herself next to her former apprentice but she still had yet to land a single attack on her but this was expected. She still needed to see the will to survive. Kai Su nodded her head left and right slightly to crack her neck and after a few moments she was ready to go. She stared at Sachi with the eyes of a daemon as she began reading her cook book once more.

"Well Child? Come at me!....or is this the best you can do?...........You do fight like a child after all....but there may be some potential in there after all"

Kai Su stood there in her defensive stance while reading her cook book as if she barley paid any attention. As Sachi launched her second wave of attacks at Kai Su, She let out a deep breath as she stood there emotionless. This wave of attacks were different from the first one clearly as Sachi was trying something different this time to try and get Kai Su thrown off her guard. Unfortunately while some of these moves would catch her off guard, Kai Su could clearly tell she had never fought a true opponent to kill or had fought in a battle then perhaps with experience she could give her a nice fight she haven't had in ages. With these attacks, no matter how many, Kai Sui effortlessly dodged them once more or even blocked them with her one hand was using for defense. 
  
 

Then perhaps after awhile after seeing these type of attacks not working at all, Sachi tried something different altogether. This time it caught Kai Su somewhat off guard as she knew she couldn't block it one hand. She threw her precious cook book in the air as she brought her right arm in the air and left the left arms downwards as Sachi came at her with this attack. At the right moment at the perfect moment as Sachi was about to land her next attack, She would use her arms to block the attack then swirl her arms off against the momentum of Sachi's attack to have her land on the ground on her behind.




Following that attack, she grabbed her cook book with her right handed as if she had planned this out all along and knew it would never worked in the first place. As both withdrew to there safety zones from each other, Kai Su thought it be time to have some fun and push this girl to her limits to see what would happen in a potentially death situations. As she finished the last page of her cooking book she was reading, she closed it with her hand before putting it in her pocket in her robe. She then proceeded to put both hands on the hilts of her dueling Ka Ma Dao's 

"I guess it's time to get serious now huh little maid?"

 With that she used her thumbs to push the Ka Ma Dao's out of there shealth

and immediately drew both of them at same exact time at almost superhuman speed with the blades crossing each other creating a X in mid air as the two crossed each other for a moment. Kai Su stood in an offensive stance with her most serious expression yet that was enough to kill most men from even fighting her. Her one bladed wielded in her right hand was risen high in the air with the Jodan No Kame position while her other blade in her left hand was wielded in the Seigan No Kame position as she was ready to launch her own offensive. 

She looked at Sachi with a serious expression only a killer could have and began talking in a cold and dark tone.

"There is a reason why I am called the Valkyrie Goddess of Battle!......PREPARE TO DIE!"

With that Kai Su Launched herself full force at Sachi as she lunged out to attack her. She had no plans to kill Sachi of course but she needed to how she would react in a death threatening situation and if she had the will to live even if the situation was hopeless and she knew she would still die...Well it was time to figure out. 

[Sachi]

Sachi tried to hide her weakness by attacking Kai Su with a barrage of quick blows by honestly, even if she had landed a blow at this point, it would not have done any damage anyway. After taking that kick, both her arms were nearly useless, she could raise them and they had a little movement left but she could not put any force behind her blows anymore. Honestly just moving her hands caused her so much pain that nearly anyone else would have given up, not that this was an option that was open to Sachi. She would continue on no matter what she suffered rather than fail to do as she had been asked. It was not something that anyone unfamiliar with her past could hope to understand. With her arms useless Sachi favored kicks instead, as her legs at least still worked for the most part, but it was liked fighting with her hands tied behind her back, against an opponent that had the better of her in the first place. It took only a few moments before Kai Su sent her back down onto the ground again.

"Ahh..." Sachi yelled out in pain as she tried to push herself up off the ground but her hands refused to respond no matter how hard she tried to force herself threw the pain. She was stuck for a moment as Kai Su withdrew a short distance, maybe waiting to see if Sachi could still keep going. Honestly she was a little scared she had already been hurt quite badly, but her own feelings didn't seem relevant to the situation. A good girl did as they were told after all. So despite the pain she used her legs to push herself back off the ground, her arms at this point were hanging limply to either side, she could not move them anymore at all. All she could do was manage to stand and maybe try to kick her opponent if she got close enough, Kai Su meanwhile was reaching for that wicked looking sword she carried with her. Of course Sachi had her two daggers with her under her dress but, she could not draw them if she wanted too with her arms disabled. It didn't take a genius to work out what was going to happen next.

"There is a reason why I am called the Valkyrie Goddess of Battle!......PREPARE TO DIE!" Kai Su yelled at her as she prepared to strike a fatal blow. She could not have known what she was doing but 'prepare to die' was actually a command or at least that was how Sachi interpreted it. She didn't even more as Kai Su approached, not that she could have anyway. Her small legs were shaking from the effort just to keep herself standing.

"Yes i Sachi Kazuki am prepare to die." She said in a distant voice as she acknowledge the command, although it would remain to be seen how Kai Su would react to this statement which apart from her tone of voice made it sound like she was prepared to die rather than surrender. A brave act by any measure. Of course her statement actually only revealed how broken she was inside, the reason why her family had dumped her here. She was far more afraid of her dreams than she was of dying. "Not that i am gonna let you win or anything stupid." She barely managed to say trying to keep up the Tsundere act even as a trickle of blood spilled down from the corner of her mouth.

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[Kai Su]

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Despite the loss of her arms, Sachi had continued the battle she couldn't win however she didn't give up as she threw a barrage of leg attacks on Kai Su until she fell once more on her behind. This little maid was amusing and slightly impressed with her as she displayed a will of a fire in a certain way until she heard the little maid say something. Kai Su had knew she had been lying about something the entire time but she wasn't sure exactly what she was laying about until just now with "Yes I Sachi Kazuki am prepare to die" as if it was a command that was programmed into her brain to obey any request. Now completely sure, she knew this wasn't the true personality of this young lady but she guess she have to ask after after she had her fill of entertainment from the young lady. 

As Kai Launched herself at Sachi with her blades in both hands, she prepared to make the final attack to end all this fun once and for all but as she drew near.....

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The pain all over his body was unbelievable as he couldn't feel his limbs too well. It took much effort just to open his eyes revealing he had been thrown against the wall which formed a crater when he crashed into it. slowly with his right hand he took off his helmet showing his forehead was bleeding as well as the blood on his hand. Zhou Tai sighed for a moment. His head hurt obviously but he still remember what had happened, he had taped on the door only for it to open suddenly with an extremely powerful kick to his gut, sending him into the wall nearby and knocking him out before anything even happen. As he looked up and across to see Sachi on the ground in terrible pain unable to get up and defend herself as well as seeing Sensei about to draw her blades to finish her off as well as Sachi just laying there and accepting the order to die. He couldn't let her die no matter what even if he had to die in the process, she was family and he wasn't going to let anyone in his family die under his watch. Using his iron will and working through the pain, he rose to his feet and with an Adrenaline Rush leading his body, he sprinted towards the two the fastest he could despite the indescribable pain.

"DAMMIT!!!! SACHI KAZUKI YOU BETTER NOT DIE ON ME!!!!"

Despite his best effort at trying something to snap Sachi out of it, he couldn't tell but he couldn't risk such a thing. Getting there at the last moment, Zhou Tai got infront of Sachi and took a defensive with his arms crossed as he waited for the end to come for him.

"I guess....this is the end huh"

As he muttered to himself quietly outloud before looking back at Sachi

"Do..n't worry My erghh Lady...I won't.....Let anyone....hurt you....ever again....even Ifff...ergghh...I die in the process"

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As she drew close, a man drew in front of Sachi in a defensive stance


It was Zhou Tai as he covered himself and used his body as a human shield to shield the girl from anymore harm. As Kai Su became within inches she immediately stopped her attack just in time as she had almost impaled Zhou Tai with her swords. She smirked at the two as she disengaged herself and sheath her swords into there Saya before standing back up.

"That will be enough for today"

She said it out loud at the two with a sarcastic tone but entertained tone at the same time. She was impressed with the two, especially after being able to take a full blown power kick to the face and still be able to move enough to protect the girl from harm despite the fact he would of died. She also could not forget the talent and will of the little pink maid that had fought against her. Of course it wasn't a real fight and while the girl lacked any experience whats so ever, she had the skill and the potential to grow into a warrior similar to her. It was difficult to say at the least but the little maid had the Will of Fire but she couldn't control it and this would not be acceptable to Kai Su, No if she was to survive in any harsh condition she would have to take control of the fire and tame it as her own. It was funny as she reminded her of herself when she was her age as a child but she wondered how mentally damaged she was on the side.

Before the three could do anything, Zhou Tai fell forwards towards the ground and fell unconsciousness from the pain he had been enduring. Kai Su just sighed in disappointment before doing what she before with the young girl. Kai Su closed her eyes again and laid another sincere smile on her face as she looked at Sachi and began speaking to Sachi politely.

"You may stop with the Tsundere act now if you wish, I knew you been lying to this old widow the entire time"

She then turned away and started walking to the door of her home with her hand raised in the air as if she was waving goodbye. Her tone of her voice then changed to sarcasm with a sarcastic smirk on her face. She just had to get in one more laugh before getting serious again.

"Follow me into my home.....oh and get that boyfriend of yours in here too......or leave him there, I don't care my dumbass of an apprentice is tough he live.....Now come little maid, we have much to discuss."

[Sachi]

Sachi was prepared to die, in fact she had just accepted an order to die. She closed her blue eyes and pictured her parents who were ironically also source of her pain "Mum, dad i will see you again soon." She whispered under her breath yet when she was waiting for the killing blow to strike she heard a familiar voice calling out her name. As her eyes flickered open again the scene had changed, now General Zhou Tai their lords bodyguard had thrown himself between Sachi and Kai Su. In what could only be called suicide, he was probably even more beaten up than she was. She just didn't understand, could not understand what could motivate him to act this way. It was incomprehensible to her, her life was worthless when compared to his after all. Yet here he was promising to protect her even if he had to give up his own life.

"No." She said, it was little more than a faint whisper that barely carried past her bloodied lips, but behind that soft sound was the scream of a girl watching in horror. It was just like that time when she was a child, was someone about to be hurt again because of her? "Why..why would you go so far for someone like me?" She screamed but before Tai could answer Kai Su was on him, however she halted her blow just before killing the general. Who promptly collapsed from his previous injuries, no doubt having pushed past his limits just to throw himself in the way of that last attack. Sachi was breathing heavily and not just because of her own injuries, that had been entirely too close for comfort. She just could not witness something like that again...she could not take it. Although she had kept her cool all through out the fight the risk then had only been to herself, now her tiny body was trembling. She knew what this was, the doctors called it PTSD she had been diagnosed with it as a child, at least the scene had not triggered her flashbacks. She was trying quite hard not to cry as the old memories mixed with the new.

Looking down at Tai who didn't seem like he would be getting up anytime soon. She doubted she would even get an answer to her question now since Tai had past out. She had noticed men didn't tend to answer those kind of questions later on, avoid them was more like it. She wanted to apologies he had gotten so hurt because he had brought her here to try and help her. Maybe she would get a chance later on.

Fortunately given her own vulnerable state Kai Su was being kind, acting like the nice elder women again. As she asked Sachi to drop her act, which was fine she could barely have kept it up much longer anyway. Also this new request remove her from any commitment to the previous one to act like that in the first place. "Ok, i understand." She said as she rapidly tried to regain control of her emotions, she began pushing them back down again into a tight little ball inside her chest where she kept them along with most of her real feelings. After a moment she seemed mostly recovered.

Kai Su invited her to come inside her house, or should that be small mansion. Mistakenly calling General Tai her boyfriend as she suggested Sachi might carry him inside, she wanted too of course he clearly needed help. Unfortunately she could not even move her fingers right now, never mind her arms, so their was nothing she could do. Regretting her own uselessness she quietly followed Kai Su inside. "Umm if you don't mind what exactly is it you want to discuss?" Sachi asked once again proving she could be a little bit of an airhead.

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[Kai Su]

Asking her what they were going to discuss? Surely the girl was joking right? right? Kai Su thought to herself as she opened the door to her home after she heard Sachi ask. 

"Bloody idiot!....my god child how much of an airhead are you? You really don't have any idea what so ever what were going to discuss?"



Kai Sai face palmed herself in the head with her hands covering her eyes before letting out a loud sigh. The mere thought of that was ridiculous. Any person would die to be in this young lady's position and she had literally no idea what could happen next? She hoped she was joking but atlas that wouldn't be happening due to the tone of her voice. Kai Su let the door open for Sachi since she had lost the ability to use her arms and required medical attention eventually with her idiotic former apprentice. As she walked into her home, the first room laid the living room which consisted of blood red paint for it's walls with wooden floors and four wooden pillars in the middle of the room. In the middle of the room laid an armor stand which held up her husband's armor. The Armor was an earlier mark of Mountain pattern cataphract armour worn similarly to Zhou Tai although this version had smaller plates around the arms but had a sturdier breast plate but heavier. The Armor had a dark green color to with a silver outline and was polished to shine but the armor was permanently stained with spots of dried blood obviously from her husband's battle as well as his own when he was butchered. The rest of the living room had a large red rug in the middle of the room underneath the armor stand and the couch on each side with a desk and char at the other side of the room. All around the room laid statues of animals she had killed and used there furs as furniture such as a Sun Bear pelt as a blanket. She was in the process of making another one as one sun bear pelt was hanging in the front window to let it dry out. The right side of the room had a walk in bar with an opening that led into the huge kitchen although half of it was a butchery and was not the beautiful place within the house of course. Kai Su had put curtains of sorts to hide the window leading to the bathroom to hide any surprises from guest such as the remains of the sun bear she had killed earlier. To the left end of the room show an opened the stairs to the bedroom upstairs while the other part of the hallway led to other facilities such as a dojo, a small indoor smithy as well as an armory and Hoji's room.

Kai Su walked into her home as she looked around with her arms on her waist before taking a seat at the desk at the other end of the room. She kicked back in relaxation as she laid her boots on the desk and put her arms back behind her head. As she waited for sachi to make her way into the room, Kai Su looked at her husband's armor for a moment before noticing another blood stain she haven't noticed before on his armor.

"Not yet Guan Wa.....not yet.....I can't be with you....wait a little longer dear...ok?"

Kai Su muttered to herself as she spoke to her deceased husband's armor as if he was alive and wearing it. She knew it was only his armor but she some time wished he was still alive then she wouldn't be here, she be with her five children but fate seem to disagreed with her all the time. as if fate hated her. Eventually Sachi stumbled her way into the home looking perhaps a bit confused or nervous

"Make yourself at home within reason......I want you to think now child.....Do you know what well be discussing now?

Kai Su then changed her mind after seeing  Sachi's arms badly wounded from there fight. She couldn't leave her in that condition in her house....After all she did damage them herself.

"It seems my one single attack was too much for your arms...You should be proud child....most untrained that met my foot against there faces usually dies but you survived well done....Lets get you treated now"

Kai Su then changed the tone of her voice and yelled out into her home

"Hoji! Bring me that medic kit to me!"

With that suddenly came a growl




Moments later Hoji appeared behind Sachi without making a noise with a first aid kit in his mouth. Kai Su looked pleased. Hoji was a young male sun bear cub Kai Su have saved after it's mother and siblings were killed by hunters one day a few months ago. While Kai Su herself was a hunter, she only hunted the elderly and the male and would never kill a provider to a family. She took pity on it for it reminded her of own life in the beginning. She decided to take him home and named her Hoji, the middle name of her deceased husband. After bringing him home and imprinting on him, she heavily trained and disciplined him although for now Hoji is simply a cuddly push over that enjoys being petted on the head or rubbed on the stomach.. 

[Sachi]

Sachi stumbled threw the main door ways of the house as Kai Su seemed to be shaking her head almost unable to believe that Sachi wasn't sure what they had to discuss. Not that she was stupid exactly, academically she was extremely bright given the long hours she was willing to put into working. Unfortunately she was one of those people given to pretty pronounced and dramatic misunderstandings given the slightest opportunity.

She kept her hands by her sides trying not to move her arms in case she ended up doing anymore damage to herself as she looked around the mansion with some wonder in her eyes as they headed inside. Of course she lived in Wu's royal palace which was far grander and more expensive but this place had a very different feel too it. It look more like a standing monument to this women's life. To the armor stand which if the rumors she had heard were true had something to do with her deceased husband to the animal trophies that mansion as decoration. She was getting the feeling Kai Su was an adept hunter as well as a warrior. She could not even guess what some of the other rooms might be for as she took a slight look around before finding somewhere to quickly sit down. Honestly her legs were a little shaky after that near PTSD attack and she didn't want Kai Su to think they were trembling because she was weak. As she sat Kai Su asked her once again why she thought she was here.

"Umm i guess you want me to help clean you're house, maybe you need some laundry done. Or is this about me being you're apprentice?" She said remembering that their had been some talk about that before. In fact it might have been why Tai had decided to bring her here in the first place, she had been so caught up in what had happened afterwards that the idea of becoming her apprentice had sort of slipped her mind.

Still being the kindly old lady instead of the vicious fighter they had seen earlier, Kai Su offered to treat her injuries. Calling for someone called Hoji to bring her medicine, Sachi assume this would be a servant maybe even a maid life herself. Just about the last thing she had expected was for a bear to stumble in a medical kit in it's mouth. Although it seemed well trained she could not help but be just a little nervous. "Good bear?" She said said a little uncertainly as she looked over the animal. She understood it was possible to train even large animals to live together safely with humans but she had not thought that extended as far as something like this.

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Kai Su simply sighed in disappointment. She never knew someone who was such an airhead, it was like this young woman in her house had no common sense. She had some of her former apprentices act stupid at times but at least they thought or tied using there common sense before asking something, after all firest impression and how one acted and think'd was everything to being a great warrior as well as....not looking stupid...at least to Kai Su. She could tell she would have a lot of work to do with this one if she became her apprentice but then again she had the feeling she say no for some faint reason but that be on her. Kai Su only offered one to train people and if they declined she wouldn't offer them again, that was just how she was and no one could change that.

She crossed her arms and threw her legs under the desk taking formal position after hearing Sachi's words

"That was the reason Zhou Tai brought you here was it not?......You are weak and lack conviction of a true warrior...you wouldn't last five minutes on the battlefield but you have endured my test and showed me you have the Will of Fire....I will offer you to train under me and through my training, you will become a Warrior skilled and enduring as Zhou Tai....perhaps even surpassing me one day however I will only offer this once so think wisely and choose carefully young one....Becoming my Apprentice is a full time thing...you will not be able to be some servant to some noble who could dispose you of any moment and what i've seen....you will soon learn me and you are not so different then you might think.


She looked at Sachi being serious as ever, She hoped the young woman would carefully think of her options for now and the future for she would need to realize only she can save herself and could never rely on someone to chance your life, you would need to do it yourself if you wanted to survive in this harsh world.

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Before anything could be said after that, Zhou Tai barged through the doorway of her home using Dusk to hold himself up.

"Am not dead....yet....I won't....go down...i'll be....li....like Guan Wa"

"DO IT KAZUKI!.....trust me....I w...will clear it with...Lad....lady Ren.....This is something you need to do.....As for you question....I will ans...wer it la...ter....We....will....have a long...con....conversation after this.....for now.....I must rest"

With that Zhou Tai nodded to Kai Su as he laid a smirk and made a thumbs up before stumbling his way to the corner of the room and laying down for a proper nap.

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Kai Su smirked as she raised her arms

"That's my formal apprentice....Perhaps one day you be like Guan Wa Zhou Tai one day....."

She then turned her attention completely to Sachi as she raised herself from her desk and walked over to Sachi but not before Hoji beat her to Sach as he tried to hop on her lap for pat on the head or for a belly rub despite not knowing she could not do such a thing with her injuries. Kai Su led off a laugh before grabbing Hoji and putting him down on the floor. He then ran off and sat himself of Zhou Tai as he slept as if he was a cat.

"I think Hoji likes you....This is quite rare indeed child....He's usually more protective....hmm you must be special. Anyway lets get to trying to heal those wounds shall we?

she thoroughly scanned her arms to find them both of arms are dislocated.

"This is...gonna hurt"

Kai Su had Sachi lay flat on her back before slowly but firmly pull on her arm creating traction before sliding the bone back into it's socket. Following her right arm, she did the same with the left arm before getting up and getting ice and putting it on her arms for a few moments before wrapping her arms in bandages to help the healing process go quicker.

"Your be fine now, give your arms a few hours and you be able to move, just no acrobatics for awhile.










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[Sachi]

To Sachi the very idea of making her own choices was a little alien, she was a maid a servant whose duty was to attend to her mistress every need and not think of herself. Yet more than that, she was a girl who was incapable of saying 'no' to anyone. If a choice was to be made it always ended up being someone else making the choice on her behalf. Yet the way Kai Su describe it she was making it clear to Sachi that she was going to have to decided this one for herself, no one was going to force her this time. Although Kai Su could not have known it, she was breaking threw the protective shell a young girl terrified and scared had woven around herself after her parents deaths. Just a glimmer of the person Sachi had once been was starting to peek out from under that shell. "Thank you very much, i will work hard to be you're apprentice i promise." She said with a smile warm enough to melt ice. It was only then it became so obvious that every time she smiled normally it was fake, little more than an disguise to make others think she was alright and hide the fact she was suffering. Yet this time that smile was from the heart.

She was just thinking about how she would explain this to Lady Ren when Tai brust into the room, holding himself up with that long sword of his, he seemed to be in even worse shape than she was. As he offered to talk to lady Ren before going off to find somewhere to rest. "Thank you Tai." was all she could think to say before he wondered off to rest. She owed him a lot for this, no one else before had cared enough to try and help her besides Lady Ren.

She looked down at the bear Hoshi as he played on the floor before seeming to go to sleep, now that she knew he would not hurt her he was really quite adorable. Also no doubt useful for keep intruders out of her house. She wanted to try petting him herself but her arms were still not agreeing to move on their own. Fortunately Kai Su seemed willing to do something about this as she instructed Sachi to lay down, before applying pressure to her arms as she forced the bones back into their sockets. Sachi could not help but scream and rather loudly at that as the pain flowed back into her like a river. It hurt badly but, she had suffered worse than this, at least it was only her body that was hurting instead of her heart. Slowly she manged to sit up, her arms were responding now but she knew better than to try and use them too much right away. Otherwise she might end up doing permanent damage. "Understood, no acrobatics." Sachi said accepting this new request like it was being programmed into her.

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