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Monstrous Bird of Qin, Ou Ki
Totoma was broken from his... longing... by Ishtar's voice. She seemed pleased that her lesson on Haurvatat had taken hold so well. He nodded at the Oni. "Yeah, it was a... harsh lesson, but effective. Or maybe I just respond better to, heh, sink or swim types of instruction. Considering who my mother is, wouldn't surprise me.
A small smile played at his lips. "And I'm... great, honestly. I can say, without any reservations, that these have been the best six months of my life, bar none. I've... gotten a lot closer to Karine, if you get my drift, feel a lot more confident in myself, refined and even mastered a few techniques--including Haurvatat, which I... modified a bit once I'd gotten the basic technique down--and surpassed the power I had as a kid. Or at least the power I could actually use, considering all my mental hang-ups back then. Really can't complain, though I... must admit that the Earth being in danger is nagging at me."
"Still, some plan you had there. Risky, but it worked quite well. The others were worried--Zaofan, especially--but I figured you had a way to, ya know, not die up your sleeve. And I was right," said Totoma. "Though I'm a bit disappointed I wasn't really able to cut loose during this whole thing. Mostly just wandered around taking out small groups and officers. Though there were two Nagadarr that had some killer team-work... pretty fun to fight, even if I was only using like 10% of my power against them. Blew themselves up when I incapacitate 'em, and I'd... probably wouldn't have been able to show up when I did had the first one I took down been closer when he went boom. Fucked up one of my arms."
He shook his head and shrugged. "So, how have you been, Miss Ishtar? Did my mother's lessons come in useful during the past six months?"