My Anime Academy

Tsurugi lost balance for a moment, as a particularly bad kick came to mind. But the scene in front of them was chaotic, a fight started and then some people were ripping the place apart and an energy beam came from the ground. He sighed.

"Seriously?" He said, looking at people like they were idiots. "If you didn't get fried, wait a second" He said, pulling the Kiba Raiser and a second key.

KARASU "Lock On!" The door stood behind him and opened to reveal a giant black crow seemingly made of smoke, floating behind him.

SKY SHADOW CHASER The crow enveloped Tsurugi, forming a different armor all around his body, this time black and having prominent wings on his back.

He pulled something out of his arm, revealing a black feather.

He tossed it into the floor tiles, at least hoping that it's right for whatever comes next.

"Nice job wrecking the place in the first day" He told Dinah.

Dojo — Fist of The Dragonball

The air became tense. After one student was nearly turned to atoms, there was no telling what would come next. As soon as Hytoshi poked the panel with his blade, half his classmates scrambled, desperate to stay in one piece.

But nothing happened.

There was no explosion, no earth-shattering kaboom. Seconds passed. The class kept their eyes peeled, but no matter how long they waited, there was nothing.

"Whew! That was a close one, huh?"

A young man called out near the entrance. He was tall, dark and handsome. His long black hair covered a narrow scar, running down the left side of his face. He was bold and chipper, laughing off the potential destruction of his dojo without a care in the world. But his eyes told a different story. They were dull and grey, filled with shame and sorrow. They had seen much, but he didn't draw attention to it. To everyone else, he was happy as could be.

"Gotta say, I'm impressed! Most students wouldn't think of doing something that brazen! But maybe don't make the other teachers mad?"

He stood next to a small panel on the wall, finger pressed on a red button. He was dressed in a black leather long coat, grey gi and trendy sneakers hidden underneath, spiked bands over his wrists. They were short and dull, more decoration than anything practical. A pair of black shoulderpads completed the look. It was as if he'd stepped out of a barren wasteland, but it seemed to suit him.

"But I guess I can't blame you. I mean, if I saw something really suspicious-looking, I'd try and bust it open too! If they didn't want us to break em, they shouldn't have made them in the first place! Don't you think?"

He moved towards the middle of the room, whistling as he strolled past. He didn't look too strong. Any physical strength he had was lean muscle at best. But he didn't have a presence. He had entered the room without a single sound, not an ounce of ki to his name. If he had an aura, it was so suppressed that it may have been non-existent. Even if Kimiko or the others were looking for it, they wouldn't have sensed a thing. To a casual observer, he was weak as could be, but looks could be deceiving.

"Oh yeah! Should introduce myself, huh? Call me Mister Haruto! Who's ready to kick some butt?!"

Edited by kkhohoho on Jun 11th 2023 at 5:32:51 AM

Ba Ke Nook, Dojo

Ba Ke was mildly slackjawed at Haruto's entrance, and saying that he'd carelessly open panels on the floor.

"Nice to meet you, Mister Haruto, sir!"

The tanuki was still feeling a bit nervous from an ion cannon going off near him, and nervously nods.

Takuro Nakajima

"You bet I am!" Takuro exclaimed, pumping his fist.

Tsurugi took a look at the new teacher, seemingly more some Joe, but those muscles don't appear out of nowhere. He quickly demorphed, storing back his gear once again.

Sitting down in seiza position, giving everyone a look.

"If people aren't trying to blow themselves up, let's get things done"

Hyotoshi - Dojo, Post Reverse-Minesweeper

"Can't help being reckless. A cool guy taught me how!" Hyotoshi responds to the newcomer. He then looks at Nook (He hopes he got the name right), who'd rushed towards him desperately.

"....Sorry 'bout the scare, little dude. I would say I was acting on training designed around examining anything suspicious, but that'd be a half-truth. I really just wanted to see what would happen."

Edited by klom99 on Jun 17th 2023 at 2:40:24 PM

The Dojo

"Hello Haruto. I... I don't kick. It's too weak when the sparkles and blade suffice."

Feol swung her arms as though holding a sword though nothing manifested.

"Is this a class? Are you a tutor? What are we learning in this entrapped location?"

Kimiko

She merely giggled at Yui's response. Kimiko couldn't help but be infatuated; despite her tough exterior, Yui could be surprisingly cute.

When Haruto came in, she had to do a double take. He looked normal enough, but he had somehow suppressed his presence. If she hadn't been looking directly at him, she wouldn't have sensed him move at all.

The hair stood up on the back of her neck, but she didn't let it show. She was a ninja, after all, and she could be similarly stealthy. Still, the idea of someone being able to sneak up on her was... unnerving.

Not that it showed. Her grin didn't have an ounce of nervous energy, just excitement. "Pretty sure I already know how to kick ass. Though I wouldn't mind picking up new tricks, if you have any."

Dyna-Mite

"Oh, hey. Sorry about the floor panel thing," Dinah said to Haruto once he'd made himself known, drifting over to join the others and crossing her arms as she took up a Stance of Evaluation.™️ Okay, so this guy had a... style. Martial arts meets Mad Max. She could appreciate it. She was more of a spandex and more spandex kind of girl but she wouldn't knock someone else's fit when they were clearly owning it. She gave him a small nod of respect, a slight smile twitching at her lips.

"I like this guy. He's pretty fun," she said, taking a few steps closer towards him before closing the distance entirely and sticking out her hand for Haruto to shake. "Guessing you know us. Ready to learn, I think. These guys too," she added, gesturing with her head as she shot a wink at the others. "Think we'll keep up, or is this a shock-to-the-system kind of schooling? 'Cause I'm down for either one, honestly. Whatever's fun, right guys?"

Dojo

"Awesomesauce!" Haruto gripped Dinah's hand, giving it a good shake. She couldn't feel any force or pressure even as she shook it. It was as if his hand wasn't there, but she knew it was. He didn't seem intimidating at first glance, but anyone with such perfect control over their body was meant to be taken seriously.

"Great questions! Let's start with the basics, huh?" He glanced at the pink-haired anomaly. "Question One! Yes, this is a class. You'll be coming to this class a lot! Most of you know how to throw a punch, but out there in the field, that just doesn't cut it. You need to know how to punch, kick and punch and kick! Then do it a hundred times in a hundred-tenths of a second! There's more to it, but them's the basics! Some of you have a little special something in your corner, sure! But anyone can kick butt with enough know-how. Guess that answers the second question, huh?"

He cricked his back, bending so far back he lost his footing. He scrambled and yelped only to land on his fingertips. He held himself up with his pinky, casually performing push-ups without an ounce of effort. But he still couldn't be sensed. It was impossible to tell how strong he was, but he wasn't a pushover.

"But for our first spar, we'll keep things simple! All you gotta do is touch me! No big fancy beatdown or nuthin, just touch me. First one who does gets a free cookie! But there aren't any rules. Long as you keep things civil, everything's fair game! That make sense?"

Yui

Yui blushed. She turned away at Kimiko's infatuation, but she couldn't help but smirk. She wouldn't admit it, but it was hard not to feel the same way.

But their new teacher was a welcome distraction. She dug the look, but wasn't sure how strong he was. Or if he was strong at all. She didn't know much about ki or presence, but this was her chance to find out.

"Makes sense to me! Anyone here too chicken or can we bash his brains in?"

Edited by kkhohoho on Jul 16th 2023 at 4:08:31 AM

Takuro Nakajima

"One touch, huh?" Takuro said, smirking behind his mask. He reached for one of his sample containers, while simultaniously crouching as low as he could. Then he looked up at Haruto and turned so the arm holding the container was pointed away from the instructor.

"Better have that cookie ready!" Takuro shouted as he grabbed onto the K-matter sample. "Size Increase Strike!"

With that shout, Takuro reached out at Haruto with his free hand as he started to grow into one of his monster forms, his skin starting to harden into dark, rocky scales. The change in Takuro's size size quickly closing the gap between him and the instructor.

Tsurugi

"I'm, er, not exactly sure myself," Lane says, thinking back to the day it all started. "I don't think about it too often, since it was... rather a traumatic experience," he adnits, his voice going a little quieter.

Lane clears his throat. "Well... you've heard stories of people unlocking hidden spiritual powers in times of need, right? I wonder if maybe that's what happened to me," he continues. "It'd explain why I'm a natural blue," Lane says, giving a chuckle that seems forced.

Dojo

Lane watches the other students interact with the panels but doesn't do much himself, still a little salty about having his first real class involve physical excercise.

When Haruto walks in, Lane seems suspicious at first. He's getting one of two vibes from this guy - either he's the kind of teacher who actually understands and relates to his students, or he's the kind of teacher who just acts that way. In the end, he decides to hope for the best.

"Don't forget the bubblegum. I'm here to kick ass and chew gum," Lane smirks, not so much to make anyone else laughs as to cheer himself up about ostensibly having to train.

As the first round of sparring begins, Lane gets an idea. He slides over to the person closer to him, beckoning them to hear him out as he whispers his secret plan. "Okay, look. Whoever gets that biscuit is going to do so by using their heads, and I want that to be me. What I'll do is send out a dragon to charge him, and while he's dealing with that you flank him. If this works, we split the biscuit half and half. If not, we'll think of a new plan. Deal?"

Ba Ke, Dojo

Just touch him. He was likely going to be very fast, and he saw his classmates also throw overt attacks to quickly get at him. The tanuki decided to try to take advantage of this chaos and pulled out his miracle mallet, then shrank himself to approximately the size of a mouse, hopefully below his instructor's notice, and did so while behind Takuro so it would look like he just disappeared behind him.

Then the now-tiny Tanuki began quickly dashing towards Haruto, hoping to get a sneaky hit in. After all, he only said to touch him, doesn't matter how small the touch is.

Kimiko

When the exercise began, Kimiko jumped back, letting the others take first shot at Haruto.

"Anything goes, huh?" She smiled.

Focusing her chi, she raised two fingers to her snout, and in a puff of smoke, three copies of herself appeared.

The four Kimikos moved as one, sprinting up the nearest wall before fanning out across the ceiling above Haruto. She waited for the others to pull their own tricks, and then, once Haruto was busy dodging, the clones would dive bomb him one-by-one, each trying to make use of any openings created by the one before.

Tsurugi crossed his arms at the card master, humming "Sounds like a party" He said, with a shrug "Then I won't ask about it. Better be ready to spill if it ever becomes important" He warned, though.

Still, he smiled with some resignation. "Looking at the funky looking people to see who gets the big fate change, huh? Would make things easier for everyone" He joked.

Tsurugi grinned at the challenge. So, rushing headfirst even as many went with somekind of plan, he gripped the Karasu Key, if there was ever a time to test what happens, it's now. Intending to take a big swing, his arm was pulled back. Even if he is just human half the time, might as well show what he could do.

The Dojo

Feol wobbled a little bit as Haruto explained the first task being put forth to the class. She wasn't thrilled about it because the strength she brought to bear likely would not be of any help in establishing physical contact with someone already demonstrating superhuman dexterity, strength and was a complete blank in certain higher senses.

Her mind grappled onto something there and she smiled a little as the class began utilizing their powers to try and attack the teacher. Instead, she started walking in a little circle, eyes picking out the various mechanisms on the floor... And then she blasted one of them with sparkles.

Dojo

The instructor smirked. The air erupted in a quick burst, his hair bobbing up and down, cold grey eyes shooting wide open. The students could feel his presence, but it was faint, a sliver of his true power.

He barely moved a muscle. As soon as Takuro got close, he stepped out of the way, moving here and there in a single motion. He was like a mirage, flickering in and out, one step below teleportation. Ba Ke barely missed him, the instructor raising his foot in a blink as though he could sense him. Yui came in swinging with all the strength of a sledgehammer, but it was the same result. Even Kimoko didn't have much luck. He didn't look up, didn't even tilt his head, letting the clones eat the dirt. He dodged with skill and grace, chuckling in between, but he was barely moving at all.

"Have to do better than that! Not even breaking a sweat here!"

Thankfully the mechanisms were already off. Fala's sparkles were impressive, but they did little more than leave a dent. Maybe cause a small explosion or two, but they didn't stop the instructor from moving.

Takuro Nakajima

"Damn he's fast!" Takuro exclaimed. His transformation was complete, and he was at full size, though he was crouching to be able to hit Haruto. This form was Fire Lizard, covering him with dark rock-like scales, with an orange glow coming from the gaps.

I can't grab him, but he didn't say what I had to touch him with... Takuro thought, and with that, he completely flopped onto the ground, reaching as far forward as he could. Then he started scooting over towards Haruto, intending to pin him against the wall.

Ba Ke Nook, Dojo

The currently diminutive Tanuki saw the sudden flash step that Haruto just made. He re-enlarged himself back to his usual size, shaken slightly by the sudden movement.

"He just warped like that!"

Ba Ke saw Takuro's new gambit, and an idea hatched in his mind. He leafed his Miracle Mallet, then took off his rosary beads, which he then threw like a chakram towards Haruto, curving the motion to try to hit Haruto from the side. After the throw, he then dashed towards the instructor, moving towards Haruto's opposite side - making him and the beads approach Haruto from opposite sides.

Felicity Shepherd - Rumble at the Dojo

Teleporting? Now that's plain cheating! was Felicity's first thought when she saw the teacher vanish into thin air only to reappear a step or two to the side. It was only on further examination that she caught he wasn't warping from one spot to the next, he was simply that fast and sudden with his movements, flowing through her classmates' attacks like a leaf in the wind.

"Hmm, hmm," Felicity tapped her chin before joining in, approaching Haruto but at a distance, skating around him, Nook, and Takuro in wide circles, seeming more content with dancing than taking an aggressive tactic. As she skated around, her feet left trails of slippery ice in their wake, spiraling smaller and smaller circles around their quick-paced instructor.

I don't think I could keep up with him, but darting around like that's gotta take some traction and control. What if I take that traction away?

Dyna-Mite

"Heyyy, good call Fluffy!" Dinah grinned as she called out, having been observing the instructor from afar and concluding that she'd be unable to do anything with her powers alone. Thankfully, Fluffy had some kind of environmental abilities that she was using, and ice seemed like the smart thing to do. The classic method of handling super-speed, but a viable one. "In fact...!"

The instructor had been blurring around before, but now it was Dinah's turn. In a time less than the blink of an eye, she had snapped to his position and thrown a hefty bunch towards his centre of mass; her feet unaffected by the slippery surface of Fluffy's ice. She didn't even notice it, since Dinah ran on a one-track mind, but the explanation was straightforward: her TTK was able to give her the traction that she expected to have subconsciously, preventing her from sliding about or going nowhere at all.

She didn't just stick with the one punch, however. As soon as she threw it, in anticipation of a retaliation, she brought her hands together in a resounding CLAP of thunder that would tremble the room and cause a potent shockwave from her person. Not so much as to affect those far from her, but strong enough to knock the people right next to her off her feet, hopefully including the instructor. Even still, she intended to stay right on him.

Tsurugi didn't expect to hit the guy, really, but he didn't expect to basically go through the teacher and end up punching the floor. The explosion of energy and black feathers knocked him away.

"Damn, that hurt" He said, shaking his hand and getting back to his feet. Pulling out the Raiser again, he pulled the Okami Key. "Lock On!" The door and the wolf surrounded Tsurugi, making Kiba appear to the world.

"Let's see if this works" He hit the Raiser and ghostly lights appeared, forming into two Kibas. Seeing the ice forming, he might as well force him to move into an even smaller area. So the three of them took to the air, attempting to strike Haruto.

FREE SOUL. OKAMI

Kick.

Fist.

Tackle.

Three attacks, coordinated.

Edited by Blueace on Jul 19th 2023 at 12:45:37 PM

Tsurugi

"I'll have to try my best, mate," Lane states simply, nodding solemnly.

In response to Tsurugi's joke, Lane gains a more natural grin and responds "Well, looking weird is one thing, but what's really important is acting weird, innit?"

After that quip, he puts his hand over his mouth and yawns."Don't worry, you're not boring me, I'm just tired. How long have we been chatting for, anyways?" he asks, wiping the water from his eye.

Dojo

Lane watches everyone rush ahead, his expression quickly changing to a more annoyed one as he huffily drops his arms to himself. "Really? Nobody?" he says out loud, in response to the fact that there seemingly isn't anyone around to get in on his master plan.

"Oh well, more for me," Lane says more quietly as he moves forward to keep the teacher in view. He blinks as he watches him somehow warp to avoid a hit, although he's not entirely surprised he dodged those attacks. It was never going to be as easy as it looked.

Lane continues watching, and sees his classmates attacking almost as if working together. "Time for me to offer my support, then," he says, a grin spreading across his face as he quickdraws a Dragoncallers card from his pocket and calls forth "Armourscale Warrior!" Immediately, a 7-foot-tall anthropomorphic wyrm with metallic scales appears in front of Lane, and on the wyrmcaller's command to "Get behind him so he can't move backward!", the warrior rushes to a spot behind the target and enters a ready stance.

Hyotoshi - The Weirdest Game Of Tag

The Hyoto dons his armor to join the fray, but it was moreso to avoid the backlash of various attacks and their respective spread.

All he said was that they had to touch him, right? There were plenty of ways to do that. Not all of them involved weapons.

Tsurugi, before

Tsurugi shrugged "With how this day has been, can't blame you" He said, stretching.

"Might be time for us to hit the hay" He said "See ya, Card Man" He started walking away, looking for a place to change in peace. He'd rather keep some privacy, at least for a few days.