Chapter 416: Everything is within
Yoemon lifted his katana, its blue blade dripping with water. This was magic.
’If my eyes aren’t deceiving me...magic powered from the soul.’
The craftmanship of that sword...
Suddenly, it became all that much greater and sharper. Who forged it? It was obvious. Yoemon himself. Miyamoto Musashi was an esteemed swordsmith on top of being a swordsmaster. He passed on the vital skill to his students.
Only they could learn to harness their souls. Only they could complete themselves.
"Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself."
Kazi said it out loud. Yoemon did not react to his great master’s words, still catching his breath, his muscles tense and trembling from the overwhelming attack he had unleashed. Trees lay cleaved in a neat, devastating line through the forest behind Kazi. The older warrior glanced at his shattered katana, now little more than a handle and a few shards, before looking back at Yoemon with a sly smile.
"So what’s the call here, samurai?"
But Yoemon didn’t lower his blade. His eyes were fierce, determined, a hint of desperation shining through. "No. I... I don’t want to stop here." His voice was steady, though his breathing was not. "If I stop now, I’ll never know how much further I can go. I don’t want to end this until... until I’ve become stronger."
Kazi’s eyebrows rose, impressed. For a moment, he simply observed the young swordsman. Then, a grin broke across his face, broader and more feral than before. "Well, well. So you’re serious about this, huh?" He rolled his shoulders, letting out a deep breath. "Alright, Yoemon. If you’re so determined, I’ll give you something to push against."
With a casual flick of his hand, a surge of mana sparked in Kazi’s grip. Threads of translucent blue light coalesced into the shape of a sword, a blade of pure mana. That was the shape. So then he added the electricity of Super Spark Strike. The yellow-blue crackles spread.