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He can use his White Tiger skills with a sword

Sep 15th, 2017
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  1. If you say so,” He chuckled. “Just wanted to make sure there’s not gonna be any problems because you’re out of practice.”
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  3. “Nah,” I drew my blade and tossed it absently from hand to hand. At some point, I’d gotten strong enough to make the blade feel almost weightless and it was as easy to swing as the imaginary swords my sister’s and I had pretended to fight with all those years ago. “Haven’t really gotten a chance to make any sword specific stuff lately, but that’s mainly because pretty much everything I have can be used regardless of what weapon I’m using. I lose a few passive bonuses here and there, but just a few small ones because I haven’t practiced as much with my sword lately. Nothing to be too worried about given that just about everything else stays.”
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  5. “Oh?” He asked, raising an eyebrow. “Even the White Tiger stuff?”
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  7. I shrugged again.
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  9. “Bai Hu’s techniques aren’t designed around a specific style or weapon,” I said. “The fact that it was used unarmed is more because they didn’t have access to weapons than anything else. I mean, several of the skills were built around specific actions, but it’s not the motions themselves that have power—it’s all about how you use your Aura to move faster or how you sharpen it to do more damage or that type of thing. That’s why the INT and WIS requirements were higher than the ones for my physical stats. It’s more about controlling ones Aura and guiding it properly to bring out one’s full power then just being able to hit really hard…even if the end result is that you hit really hard. The physical prerequisites are more about not getting instantly torn apart by the forces involved then they are about actually using the technique.”
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  11. “So you can use it even with Crocea Mors?” My dad asked.
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  13. “Sure,” I said, activating Five Hundred Years absently and swinging the blade absently. “Or anything else that would benefit from greater strength and speed. Different styles, different weapons, it doesn’t matter; it’s not like your soul will stop working because you’re not using a specific attack, right? Well, some things are more effective than others, of course, but as long as it’s applicable, I can use my skills however I want.”
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  15. I paused for a moment, considering.
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  17. “The White Tiger of the West is the best example of that, really,” I mused. “It’s about understanding, refining, and controlling ones Aura to such an extent that one can project their very soul into the world. I don’t know exactly how Bai Hu did it, but…I think it was basically a form of enlightenment, reached through endless, relentless practice…”
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  19. “Like the guy who practices one kick a thousand times or whatever?” My dad asked.
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  21. “Pretty much,” I agreed. “But yeah, I can use all the skills with a blade just fine,” I said. “The only down side is that I can’t use the Jaws of the White Tiger with something in my hands, but even that’s not an issue with White Tiger of the West, since then I have four hands and two tails. I just can’t use that one in public, because the giant, glowing white tiger-man would probably give me away. Still…Five Hundred Years should be enough for most emergencies, I think, and I always have Naraka if I really need to run away. I do need to work on some new stuff for when I’m, well, me—but most of my subtle stuff works regardless, and that’s still enough to put me pretty damn up there for someone my age, right? I don’t have a replacement for the White Tiger of the West, but if I find myself really needing one, I’ll just hide behind you, I guess.”
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