Scion of Two Pantheons by Ted Striker

Author:Ted Striker [Striker, Ted]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Ted J. Striker
Published: 2017-10-28T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Aodhan and Neit were sparring in the fenced yard of the Council House the next morning when Bryan joined them. They were using their battle swords; live, sharp steel, and from what Bryan could see, they weren’t holding back even though they joked and laughed as they fought. He watched for a while as they danced up and down and around the courtyard, fairly matched.

Seeing the brothers work up a sweat reminded Bryan that he hadn’t been able to work out since he had been shanghaied from the Other Side. It was high time he got back into some kind of daily discipline. With a deep cleansing breath, he relaxed into a horse stance, his arms describing great circles as he began the stately slow dance of Tai Chi.

Grasp The Sparrow’s Tail.

Almost immediately, Bryan’s body began to hum with electricity. Force channeled into it from the world around him as he slowly and precisely executed the very carefully aligned poses he had learned so painstakingly over the years. He had felt the power of his chi filling with energy before, but never quite like this, certainly never within scant minutes of beginning his initial breathing and moves. The power was almost as substantial as what he’d felt when the Soul Sword had broken Afixio’s barrier. He stopped, holding his pose. The energy paused with him, simply there, a warming cocoon of power. Bryan considered the feeling, sent a mental query to his Guests.

{Energy flows more readily here, my son,} Perkunas’ mental baritone resonated inside Bryan’s head like a trombone’s song.

Bryan knew that Tai Chi focused energy, knew that the fundamental energy of all of life flowed throughout the world. He knew that a properly aligned body doing the correct forms would direct that flow into one’s chi. He had learned, after years of practice, to attract and move that energy to some extent. He had used it to strengthen himself, to heal himself, to find a little inner peace. He had never felt the energy fill him the way it did now. He resisted the sudden temptation to leap across the square and continued with his flowing exercises.

{In your world, it is difficult to gain power even when you align your chi to accept the flow of the universe and move with it rather than against it.} continued Perkunas.

White Crane Spreads its Wings.

{ That is why only the great masters of tai chi seem to perform miraculous feats Over There.}

Needle At Sea Bottom.

{Here, you will find that your skill yields a greater result with less effort.}

Fan Through The Back.

Bryan incorporated the music of Perkunas’ lecture into his meditation, feeling the simple truth of the words as they joined the light that was now pulsing through him with every heartbeat.

Cloud Hands.

He began to flow in powerful circles, moving faster and faster, his hands executing complex spins and intimidating thrusts as he reveled in the incredible new power he was creating with his dance.

Strike Tiger, Right Side.

Strike Tiger, Left Side.

Kick with Right Sole.

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