?promise of particles?lloyd x FEM!reader?

Tw// mentions of blood and the trauma thing from chapter 156, mentions of suicide again.

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Bringing a hand out, you ducked under Nya's jump, kicking her from behind. She fell, but quickly regained her balance, shooting a spray of water at you.

Rolling behind WyldFyre and Riyu, you clenched your fists, ready to leap out.

Rontu whistled, calling the end of the evaluation. "Thank you, we have finished evaluating your basic battle skills."

"Basic is an overstatement." Egalt growled, earning a glare from Rontu.

She looked back, continuing. "Rising Dragon technique is not just a set of skills that rivals ShatterSpin. It is a guiding principle and cannot be achieved until one is a Third Fang Ninja."

Nya frowned, crossing her arms. "I've never heard of a Third Fang Ninja.. or even a First or Second.."

"That is because we are the only ones who award Fang Rankings." Egalt explained, growling.

Right. Of course.

He continued, "Sora, Riyu, you will train with Rontu. Everyone else, I am supposed to try and teach you Rising Dragon. I'm prepared to be failed."

He was like the Professor Snape of Dragons. But hopefully he didn't have a crush on your mom.. that'd be concerning.

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"ShatterSpin is an obsession with strength." Egalt, explained, circling as you preformed your basic stretches. "Strength is important, but only fools believe strength is all-important." He shook his head, not unlike that of a wet dog. "Many things can be more powerful than strength. Intelligence. Love. Sometimes even kindness. For example.."

Egalt flew up, a light blue glow following his figure. He dove down, a blueish shockwave flowing from his force. "Motion. Motion if used correctly can be even more powerful than sheer strength. Now, eliminate all motion. Be as still as the mountains. Reset."

Moving back into the base position, hands in front of you, forming a circle, you froze, taking shallow breaths. Shutting your eyes, you let any thought melt away, beginning to meditate.

"How fast are you moving?" He questioned, beginning to circle once more.

Kai hummed, responding. "I am perfectly still, Master." Nerd.

Growling, you could hear him shake his head. "Wrong." He almost laughed. "You feel like you're still, but in reality you speed through space. The land on which we stand revolves. The entire world is in motion. The universe is motion. But that, is all outside of you. Except for the movement of the universe itself, are you motionless right now?"

This time, Lloyd spoke up. "Yes I am, Master." Double nerd.

"Wrong again." He actually did laugh this time. "The body is always moving, inside. The lungs inflate. The brain fires. The muscles buzz with tension. Our bodies are motion. Motion outside. Motion inside. There is no life without motion." He poked Lloyd with a claw, causing him to bump his elbow into you.

You pulled it back quickly, opening your eyes to watch him hesitantly.

Egalt continued to talk. "Even if the motion is unseen, you must feel it inside you."

"Okay.. but why?" Kai questioned.

He puffed out his wings, glaring down at all of you. "Because, little fire man, only once you connect the motion of the universe to the motion inside yourselves can you achieve the Rising Dragon Technique."