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Chapter 10: Training before dinner




A/N: Hey guys, I just recently made this pic! What do you think?! It's Akasma in a fighting stance, she's crouching and popping out her ki wings, before taking off.~ :3

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Out in the field, Akasma and Whis both stood near each other. He stood beside her, fully facing her while she faced forward. She wore her white rogue attire and on her back was her bow, in her boot was her dagger while under her bow was her sheathed whip sword. "Now tell me, what about these elements do you not understand? Perhaps from there, I could assist.~" he questioned and had his arms behind him.


Watching her take down her bow, her turquoise eyes became serious and her mask hid her small gray lips. She rose it, pulled the string back with one hand, and made blue beads fazed from her body in streams. Each bead collected in the grasp that held the string, slowly forming into an arrow. "This, is how we Aeronans control the elements using our Ki, our Ki turns into beads and we use them to form whichever shape we have trained to make; resulting in elemental ki attacks..." she explained and shot out her arrow. The arrow struck a large rock and coated it in thick ice, so thick that the layers barely showed the rock on the inside. "Depending on which element one chooses, determines rather you are willing to accept the requirements to control them or not. Red beads, Destruction: They require someone to desire destruction against an enemy or to defend another from one. Green, Paralysis: Requires someone to be either cowardly or stealthy. It is mostly used for rogues on my planet when they need to get away or to strike someone without harming them. Yellow, Electricity: Requires for someone to be straightforward about things or spontaneous. Purple, Poison: Though it is not originally an element, it is still manageable to control through beads... It requires for someone to be persuasive or the type to poison one's mind with false information. Pink, Normal: It is common amongst my kind, as it is the most basic technique to master. Blue, Ice: It requires one to be cold-hearted or calm. Sometimes, blue can be water too. For water: It requires for one to go with the flow in life or force their way through it like rushing waters," she spoke and faced the said male beside her.


"Red beads and orange-red ones can get people confused sometimes...since they both look nearly the same. Orange-red beads, Fire: Requires for someone to have a brave heart or is arrogant. It can also be confused with lava beads, as they hold a similar color as fire." After explaining the differences, her eyes everted from his shyly for a moment.


Whis just gazed at her in interest, her species were just downright intriguing... He smiled at her and kept his purple eyes locked with hers. "Do tell me, you possess the requirements for both bead types, so what is it you are having trouble with?" He asked and watched her look down at her bow, in thought, then back up at him.


"For red, I don't have anyone to defend and I do not like destruction... For purple...I am persuasive but I'm not the type to poison someone's mind... I've never practiced that bead type before. I've never practiced either of those types before, so getting the hang of it may take some time..." She answered, backed up, and looked off to the side. Soon realizing how close she was to him, so her face lit up a bit.


"Well for starters, try imagining Mrs. Briefs! You two seem to get along, so imagine her being in trouble. Wouldn't you feel the need to protect her? Would she be considered a friend?" He asked her, unbeknownst to either of their awareness that someone was hiding within the trees and watching them two from afar.


Lord Boreal was leaning against a tree's base with his shoulder, one leg crossed over the other and his arms folded. The view zoomed in on his light purple lips and exposed him smirking, his entire face hidden from the rest of the view.


It changed, showing Whis and Akasma once more. The woman looked over towards the rock, nodded, and stepped forward a couple of times. "I shall try..." That was all she answered with, then rose her bow. Her eyes closed and with a deep breath, she pulled her string back. Imagine...Bulma in trouble... Imagine... imagine... she mentally repeated. Shooting her eyes open with a serious feature, red beads formed and morphed an arrow in her grasp. "More..." she softly said, then added more ki into it. "More," this time she whispered. The more energy she put in it, the brighter it got; more and more beads filled the arrow. Her arm was shaking and she was beginning to pant then finally...she released it. It shot out but...let's just say that poor rock didn't make it... A huge red dome expanded widely and took up a lot of the field. Though in comparison to Beerus's vast attacks, it was small. "Alright... I think I get it now. I thought it would take a while to understand it... I guess not," Her expression returned back to normal, before turning behind her to face Whis.


"Wonderful, I'm sure you will master it in no time. You seem to be a quick learner.~ On to the next bead," He chimed with a neutral smile, only...it dropped when she shook her head. "Why not?" He questioned and quirked a brow, he didn't know why she didn't want to try it.


"Because in order to practice that one...I need a live vessel to shoot it at... I don't want it to poison anyone unless...it is an enemy," she answered with a low tone, pure mourn evident in her voice. She knew she could never master purple because she didn't like making enemies with others to practice her technique.


"An enemy as in, an opponent or an enemy as in, a rival?" He questioned with a tilt of his head and his lips pursed.


"A rival..." That was all she responded with before hearing the man chuckle. She looked up in wonder, curious as to why he was laughing.


"Why, you could always have me as a rival. A play rival, that is.~ Just think of me as a rival and shoot your arrows, do not worry... I will evade them.~" He mused confidently and levitated backward, giggling all the while.


"I- I CAN'T! IF I WERE TO HIT YOU, YOU MIGHT DIE FROM IT! I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT BEAD TYPE, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH KI TO PUT INTO THAT POISON!" She yelled with fear engulfing her turquoise gaze, she didn't know why he would put his life at risk of helping her master it. "It is the hardest to master for most of my kind because we do not like making rivals to practice it..." Adding to her words, only to get ignored by the man and hear him chuckle in amusement.


"Akasma...~! Don't worry about me, I can dodge them! " His cheerful voice rang from afar and floated an inch above the ground. One arm remained against his backside, while the other was out in front of him wiggling his finger at her.


She sighed and shut her eyes, then opened them down towards her bow. Her free hand tightened into a fist then rose the string. Pulling it back, she took a calming breath and made dark violet beads faze from her body. She kept it up until it was a brighter color, then shot it. It zipped straight after the teal man, only to have him evade it easily with a light giggle slipping from him. Her only visible pupil shrunk at the sight, so relieved and surprised that it actually worked. Her eye went back to normal and narrowed while a faint flush appeared on her cheeks. It worked! her excited, monologue echoed then pulled another one back. This time with more power, she shot it and it was a lot faster than before.


He kept evading the arrows in mid-air like it was the easiest thing in the world. His eyes were closed and a content smile was plastered on his face. The only thing running in his mind...was when he was going to eat more ice cream and what flavor he wanted. The arrows got faster and so did he, soon the entire field was getting covered in poison arrows. They flew through the air, rapidly racing towards the man like rain only...it was horizontal. Her arm was moving swiftly, wind engulfed her body and made her arms move so quickly that it was almost blinding; the string on her bow didn't even appear to be moving... Whis was still perfectly dodging them, he was hardly seen due to vanishing and reappearing, over and over again. The very thought of ice cream and which flavor he should choose, still lingered in his mind...cause he kept that same expression as before.


Sweat started to build on her skin, she was getting exhausted. Deciding to stop, her shots slowed down and she let herself fall to her knees; heavy panting was heard from her and her eyes closed. Appearing within a second in front of her, he hovered above the ground an inch and looked down at her with amusement. "Tired, are we?" with him asking that he eventually landing softly on his feet.


She nodded in response and placed her bow on her back, remaining in her position. "Thank you... I... Didn't know....that it would actually work," she mumbled, then rose her head to view the tall man.


"Of course it would work.~ Using your imagination helps training, believe it or not," He answered then offered a hand to help her stand. Seeing her take it, he assisted her up and put his hand back behind him with the other.


"I shall practice tomorrow then... Thank you, for helping me," With closed eyes, another flush painted her cheeks and behind that mask of hers, she was genuinely smiling.


"You're welcome.~ Now shall we head for dinner? I'm sure Lord Beerus is already growing impatient and wants his food." He questioned and gestured behind him towards his palace. Seeing her nod, not once had she opened her eyes to him; keeping that same expression from before. Instead of teleporting with her in his grasp, he decided to fly. "Come, let us enjoy the beauty of the planet's nature as we soar.~" He added, then saw her open her gaze to him and nod.


She jumped, twirled, and outstretched her arms; her ki wings popped out simultaneously when she moved her arms out to her sides and they flapped gracefully with her catching up to the said man. Ki wings are always so beautiful to see.~ Cooing in his mind with a gentle smile plastered, a tiny tint of pink on his features grew as he thought about them.


After they took off, Boreal was pressed up against a tree and panted from shock. He had never imagined her to spit out so many arrows that fast...especially ki arrows. The field was covered in purple projectiles, even some in the forest he resided in. Boreal was lucky enough to not get hit, being forever thankful for the tree that took the hits for him. "Fascinating...truly fascinating," He spoke to himself under his breath, with widened eyes and a devastated face. His expression soon changed to a smirk and squinted eyes, then chuckled lightly. "I wonder what more there is about her kind, that makes them so special... Perhaps visiting that planet will benefit not only me but use Changelings as well.~" He mused and stepped away from the base then floated into the air and vanished from sight.


Back at the palace, Whis had already arrived and was preparing the food. Akasma was sitting at the opposite end from the cat, awkwardly looking at everything else but him. Beerus was tapping the end of the table out of impatience, wondering when on earth his teacher was going to appear. After a moment, he stopped his repetitive taps and looked up directly towards the Aeronan. He smirked her way, leaned over the table, and laid his arms over each other. "So... Since this is your last day here, why not tell me a little about yourself?" he asked and waited for her response, even though she sat in her chair all sunken in.


Her turquoise blue gaze was viewing her own lap, she felt awkward just sitting there alone with the cat. She clenched her fists with them gripping onto her tail-like tendril, that was attached to her vest. Her mask appeared as if it was pulled down off her mouth the girl must have done it so she could eat. "W-What...is there you wish to know...?" Her stuttering question came in reply only to earn herself one little chuckle from the lordship himself.


He leaned back in his chair, folded his arms, and kept his slits glued to her distant frame. "I want to know how strong you really are. Back on earth, you were able to electrocute me with your arrow. Not many people can shoot a projectile at me and have it actually hit... Knowing that you aren't capable of physical combat, you're ranged instead; that also makes me curious, why do you have a dagger and a whip sword, when they're physical weapons too?" He questioned the Aeronan and titled his head to one side, not once shifting the rest of his posture.


"Well... I... I use a dagger if someone decides to try and attack close up... I use a whip sword because it can be long or close-ranged; either weapon will support my defenses when a being is physically attacking me. My father... He protects the queen on my planet and he is known to be the strongest so far out of us Aeronans. He taught me everything he knew, to protect myself when needed..." Hearing Akasma's answer, Beerus grew a quizzical look and hummed in thought. An index finger tapped against his bicep, indicating that he was contemplating on her words.


"Tell me about the Queen...what is she like? Have you ever met her?" he asked again, soon came Whis with all the food and he placed it all down in a heartbeat. She blinked and lifted her hands close to her chest after the tall man sat her dish down in front of her. As he went to rise back up, he looked her way and smirked. She didn't understand why he was staring at her like that, so she cocked her head to one side and gazed at him. She looked so cute, her small gray lips, big marbles, and an innocent appeal in her eyes. That only earned her a light giggle from the man and a small tint of pink on his cheeks to appear.


After he went to go sit down with them, he looked back over to the woman and smiled gently. "Yes, do tell.~ I do not recall ever meeting your Queen but I'm positive she is as lovely as any other Aeronan," he mused and got a napkin. He placed the napkin on his lap, grabbed his utensils, and began to cut on a piece of food with his knife.


"She...is. She has long icy blue hair, light silver skin, and golden eyes! Many people on my planet call her, Queen of the sky, Lady of Fiijishara, and The Wind Mistress! She is very beautiful, many who meet her in person always seem to fall for her beauty. She always seems to be calm, content, smiling, loving and sweet! When she has to fight someone, her content, smiling, loving and sweet nature turn serious. She is the one that made everything peaceful and carefree on my planet, it has been that way for centuries," she answered with a flush on her cheeks and a sweet smile, from simply remembering her loving Queen. Though after imagining that...it reminded her of her mom. That loving and motherly look that she last remembered from her before she left. Mourn suddenly clouded her features, making her eyes lower. "Similar to my mother..." she painfully added. Nothing but silence wafted around the room, both Whis and Beerus had looked her way.


The teal-skinned man took another bite from his food and rose his napkin to wipe his mouth. He did so with his eyes shut and a dignified feature plastered, he felt the atmosphere get dark just by her getting depressed. "So, who taught you to play the violin then? Your father trained you...so that only leaves your mother," Beerus spoke up and broke the sorrow-filled air. She perked up and her expression went from sad to excited. They both widened their gazes at her sudden change in expression and both had small flushes on their cheeks.


"She is a very loved violinist, who performs once a week! She is the most popular musician in the city I lived in and so many people would come to see her! Her songs held so much emotion in them, that it would sometimes even make people cry! Tears of joy or sorrow, her songs would always have her listeners on the edge! She is a celebrity and is almost on par with the queen's beauty! She is graceful, she can express emotion through songs, and is very understanding! Unless....when it...comes to me," Hearing those words, Whis rose a brow and viewed the changes in her expression after she quieted down.


"When it comes to you?" He asked and they both saw her nod. Her excited features dying down, she didn't know if it was right to talk about how she had to live...with her parents.


"M-My parents...they were hardly ever home, due to their jobs... My father being a bodyguard, my mother being a musician... I rarely got to see them... I've asked my mother many times in the past, why she couldn't make time to spend with me and have all of us be together as a family. She said...it was because that she needed to keep up with her job so that she can keep the house we lived in... Even if she was a celebrity, that didn't mean she was rich like all the others... She would spend most of her earnings on things that were needed for her performances and keep what she needed, to pay off our house when it was time to do so... There were times when she would teach me new songs she made and help me practice them but those times would be when my father and her, would be home for a while. Those times...would be rare. So I tried everything in my power to learn as much as I could, while I had the time with my parents. My father, would invite me over to his training room at the Queen's castle and train me. He would even train me at home when he had the time to visit me," She replied with a low voice and a distant look in her eyes, she really missed them...


"I thought your planet was supposed to be peaceful," Beerus commented with a straight face, he was a little confused...


"Yes... It is... It is peaceful life and care-free life but that does not mean every Aeronan can't get lonely..." That was all she said and earned another awkward silence from them until Whis broke it by taking a stand. Akasma just turned bright red at realizing her confession, she just admitted she was lonely...


"Akasma... I would love to visit your planet once more, I'm sure Lord Beerus here wouldn't mind. Though when we do visit, I hope to meet your Queen in person and your parents. I'm sure they're just as lovely as you described them to be!~ Now eat, your food will get cold," He stated and walked off, his arms up against his backside the entire time. "Would anyone like some water?~" Asking before heading towards the kitchen area then looked over his shoulder at the two. He saw the embarrassed woman nod and heard Beerus demand some, after his offer. Whis continued onward and left the two there.


"Whis and I will let ya know if Lord Boreal found the cure yet. I will say this though...in return for training you, I demand you allow us to visit your planet. Much like what that Changling wanted in return," Beerus demanded with a grin on his features, he actually did want to see her planet...considering the endless comments he receives from Whis...


"Alight..." She answered and clenched her fists, then looked down at her food. Soon they both continued eating and the tall man rejoined them at the table after giving them their beverages.


A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/

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