Not Exactly "Tech-Savvy" [Closed]

Erek would nod slightly, his mind drifting back as Rick inquired about the usage of the gathering technique in combination with gintou-- he would place his hands behind his back.

"I believe it was named Sprenger." He would state simply before he would once more listen to the man as he explained that the seele in question were their own unique form of weaponry-- so they could be used to augment gintou, but gintou were not required to augment the seele, essentially. It was good to know-- that meant there was a solid reason for him to practice with the blades themselves and gain some knowledge in the area. As the man continued on, explaining that they could even be used as trigger-based bombs, Erek would arch a brow-- using reishi to "pull the trigger" at a distance so that the seele became explosives would be incredibly useful as long as one paid attention to their surroundings mid-combat.

Feinting and pretending to be disarmed could lead to a devastating sneak attack in fact-- which would be useful even with his limited combat options. As the details shifted into the specifics of how the seele's blades shape and size was based on ones reishi control-- and control over channeling that reishi through the holy artifact itself, Erek would curiously allow his brow to lift in thought. So the man was basically telling him that the seele-- in the right hands, could become any weapon. That meant these blades could easily become an important form of long-ranged weaponry for him-- having access to them as throwing knives could mean that they were suddenly a versatile option for those that tried to escape from him.

Options in a battle were everything-- the more solutions you had the better. Of course, as he expected, Rick explained that he could do this as the next "test", though this seemed a bit much even if he had finally managed to break through the barrier that was cutting him off from pulling in the reishi around him here-- it was still a bit of a pain for him to do. But, there was certainly no harm in trying if nothing else.

"As I'll ever be," he stated simply, before he would allow his hand to pull the reishi from the air slowly-- allowing the energy to flow toward the seele, just as before as he examined the blade of energy that sprung forth. Clenching his hand before the energy began to focus-- the energy itself shifted in his palm, and then into the seele-- he'd said to focus it, condense it, and that in return it would likely rapidly begin to cause tremors to rush through his arm. So, Erek would raise his other hand, pulling the sleeve up on his arm to his shoulder.

He hadn't used blut once since coming here-- despite his training with Frey. It had been too stressful to try, but now-- it seemed like a good choice to ensure that he wasn't going to overload his veins now that he had managed to regain the ability to condense and control reishi, despite how heavy it was here. Closing his eyes he halted the reishi flowing into the seele-- and after a brief moment would close his eyes. Then, the reishi around them would pull toward Erek's body-- and within seconds, his skin burst with the dim blue glow of blut vene, his eyes opening as he clenched a hand, his skin condensed with armored reishi-- and then further. His organs, muscles, and then his bones themselves.

Broken bones, Rick had said-- well, he'd see about that now. Lifting his gaze a bit, he would then raise the seele-- and begin. Clenching his palm as he began to focus, maintaining his blut while infusing the reishi into the seele's, hilt, feeling the energy pulse around his palm repeatedly and the blade began to slowly condense-- shifting, narrowing, and beginning to slowly shorten. All the while, he could feel the stress building-- it was taxing, but the process wasn't so different from controlling the size of his spirit weapon-- it was familiar, though the vibrations continued to shake through the air as the high-pitch whirling that filled it caused the air around Erek to rapidly being rotating with the seele's edge.

Finally-- the blade was short, the size of a throwing knife-- but there was no refined focus here. The whirling was like the screeching of blades, and Erek clearly had managed it-- but there was no refined control in the slightest. Yet-- there was no damage to his arm, his blut's strength great enough that it wasn't tearing his skin, or even cracking the bones-- raising the seele, his brow furrowed at the focus pouring through him to maintain both-- he let out a breath through clenched teeth, and began the refining process. It was slow. Painstakingly so-- but he was managing it. At first, the whirling of the blades of reishi only grew louder-- but then, slowly, it would begin to narrow.

Focus on it-- just like his weapons-- the seele was just a rotating variation of them. Condense the energy, keep it calmly under control. A droplet of sweat worked from his brow-- he was making it harder on himself, maintaining his blut at the same time, but it was a necessary safety precaution. Then-- with a single breath leaving his lips, it finished.

In his palm was a quietly humming, knife-sized seele, his eyes lifted from the blade slowly-- and he allowed a shaky smirk to decorate his lips. Success-- even if it had taken him too much time, even if it was sloppy, he had managed it-- and that meant he could build on that success with practice in private.

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The next few hours, Erek would calmly continue his training when it came to the spiritual energy the seele offered-- utilizing his blut and it in tandem, and following minor instructions from Rick in order to better himself without issue. The more time he poured into everything, the better. However, he also couldn't exactly take up all of Ricks time either. After some time had passed, Erek would move on-- his hands lightly tucked behind his back as he exited the shop with simple thanks.

Training and dedication to the art would certainly make it that much more effective-- but he wasn't intending to dig too far into the Holy Artifacts themselves. Instead, he would focus on the seele specifically-- and perhaps, body armor of some sort-- such a thing would certainly be useful if he had to utilize it. His blut was his strongest aspect, certainly, but there was no reason he couldn't have multiple layered defenses. The more ways to protect his body the better, really.

With that thought, he would walk down the street calmly-- thinking of possibilities that had been opened up to him with this new knowledge of reishi manipulation.

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