Chapter 40: Flight
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Aside from that, if I put my current year to DBZ's timeline, that meant it was Year 753 in DBZ's timeline, considering God made Goku three years younger. That placed him in the year right after Goku lost to Tien in the 22nd World Tournament, and in between that and the 23rd, Goku underwent a huge change in height, no longer being seen as a kid-like figure. Many of the Z Fighters were surprised to see how tall Goku got during those three years.
But right now, Goku should still have his kid-like appearance, courtesy of him being a Saiyan.
This particular year played a big role for Goku too. It was April 3rd right now, and in a month, Goku and his friends would challenge Korin's Tower due to him succumbing to Piccolo's strength. Right now, he didn't have the power level he had when he would fight Raditz, so I could probably beat Goku with ease. But that wasn't why I stated that this year played a particular big role for Goku.
Goku lost his tail with Kami this year, and permanently might I add. I did have an interest in stopping Kami from doing such a thing. It may take time, but it was proven in GT he could control his Oozaru powers, and it even rewarded him with the SSJ4 transformation.
That wouldn't happen for another month, so thankfully I still had time to try and find the lookout, and also get acquainted with Capsule Corporation.
This point aside, my memories began to twist and distort, and I even heard a notification sound off inside my mind, causing me to smile.
[Ding! User Baki has completed a session of Shadow Training. 5 TEQ has been gained.]
[Ding! Due to User Baki wearing weights during Shadow Training, Weighted Gain has been triggered.]
[Ding! 20 TEQ, 20 STR, 20 END, 10 ki has been obtained.]
[Ding...!] (+9 STR, +2 END)
Seeing this information appear in my mind caused me to smile. It was just one memory, but similar to me learning about the Seiken Fist, Shadow Training also works likes that. I did take my weights off when I enjoyed the bath with Lala, but when I got dressed, I put them back on afterward. That also meant my power level was currently suppressed, but it was likely slightly higher now.
The question was now, should I continue my meditative-like state, going onto the second memory?
I didn't see a reason not to.
I asked Aura to initiate the next set of memories. It brought me to the same grassy plain that Gohan and Videl used previously, but it was clear that some time had passed since Gohan first thought Videl how to use Ki Control.
Now was where the fun part began. I let my thoughts go silent, letting Gohan speak to Videl. I could also see Goten next to Videl this time.
"So now that you've gotten a good grasp of how to use your ki, Videl-san, it's finally time for us to move onto what you originally intended to come here for. And listen up for you Goten, cause you can't fly yet either. But if you want the appropriate term, it's called Bukujutsu.", Gohan explained with a raised finger. Goten simply nodded with an excited look in his eyes.
"Bukujutsu. You know, if it weren't for you mentioning that term to me, I doubt I would have come across it. I doubt even Dad knows of such a word.", Videl wondered.
"Oh trust me, a very select few know how to use Bukujutsu. But once mastered, you'll be able to glide through the air as if you were dancing. Further mastery of it can even let you fly at intense speeds, but the wind can get in your eyes, so it's pretty hard to control.", Gohan explained.
"I see. What do I need to do then?", Videl asked Gohan with a look of anticipation in her eyes. Hearing Videl ask that, Gohan tilted his head back and forth for a good moment.
"You recall how you brought that energy out of your body right? You know how hard it is to maintain it in that state. You basically direct that energy inside you, acting as a propulsor in a way, and point it downward, letting it flow to your feet. Jumping like a rabbit doesn't do you any good either, Goten. You know ki better, so focus on letting it flow down.", Gohan explained, showing me the concept of Flight.
'Flight, eh? It is technically a technique, one that isn't just used freely. It consumes ki, letting ki flow down to one's lower body. Put enough 'oomph' into it, and you will start to see your body start floating off the ground...', I mused, hearing this conversation between the three.
I then saw Goten act silly for a moment or two before getting corrected by Gohan again. Videl's eyes turned wide as she observed Goten direct his ki downward, and shortly after, Goten started to fly. The memory ended with Videl struggling to lift off the ground too, but eventually she had come to use Bukujutsu successfully as well.
After that, the memory completed the scene, and my mindscape turned into darkness again. But what followed that was a flurry of notifications.
[Ding! User Baki has completed another session of Shadow Training. 5 TEQ has been gained.]
[Ding! Due to User Baki wearing weights during Shadow Training, Weighted Gain has been triggered.]
[Ding! 20 TEQ, 20 STR, 20 END, 10 ki has been obtained.]
[Ding...!] (+9 STR, +2 END)
[Ding! User Baki has successfully entered a state of meditation. New skill has been created: Meditation]
[Meditation] (Upgradable)
Allows the mind to focus on clearing stray thoughts, letting User enter a hyper-focused state. Entering this state allows the user to recover ki at a faster pace. Further improvements to this skill may unlock more benefits such as health restoration.
Effect: Recovers 1 ki per ten seconds.
Additional effect: If User Baki enters Meditation during Shadow Training, Shadow Training reward gain is doubled. In rare instances, User may experience enlightenment. During Enlightenment, reward gain is five times the amount. *The higher LUC User has, User will have an easier time entering Enlightenment.
Seeing that last part of Meditation caused me to raise my eyebrows. Seeing as the skill had just been created, that meant I wasn't in Meditation prior to this, Shadow Training just triggered on its own. But if I took the proper time, even using more time than I had done in front of Lala just moments ago, and entered Meditation, are you telling me that my rewards for doing Shadow Training will now be double? And if I successfully find enlightenment, it will reward me even further?
"Correct, Master. In a way, Meditation and Shadow Training go hand-in-hand, but you need to be much more focused if you are to use Meditation. If you lose focus even once, that could ruin your Meditation, but Shadow Training would still resume. You were solely focused on that memory, and if you had Meditation during that, you would have gained the benefits from it.", Aura explained to me.
'More rewards for more effort I put in, essentially and it will only trigger during Meditation and likely Shadow Training, as I would get rewarded from that. I can kind of see how those go hand-in-hand now.', I mused to myself after hearing Aura explain that to me.
It didn't stop there either, I heard a couple more notifications which caused me to smile.
[Ding! Due to User Baki being at the 200 ki threshold, and gaining knowledge of Flight, Flight skill has been created.]
[Flight] (Upgradable)
At the cost of User's ki, allows User to fly. Further improvements will reduce ki cost and allow User to fly at a faster pace.
Ki cost: 1 ki per second. (Can be affected by Titles)
Bingo.
With that I ended Shadow Training, and slowly opened my eyes again, only to smell a fresh scent of shampoo reaching my nostrils, realizing that Lala was close by me. But my gaze only lasted on Lala briefly, as I saw my hands currently in the same gesture as Gohan just did. A soft humming currently echoed around us, and I saw a deep golden ball of light with an intense glare now floating inside my hands, realizing that I had successfully used Ki Control.
"This is ki?", Lala replied, showing interest in her eyes as she observed this crystal clear golden ball of light. Even though I was currently using it, I could feel energy flowing throughout my body, rampaging in each corner of my muscles. I felt it even more empowered now that I was utilizing Ki Control.