CoH CoS (Chapter 19)

Damien stood in the dark dojo. No sound, no light entered the room. Yet he was not distracted, not disoriented. At peace with his own place in the very fabric of existence. A strong shaft of light split the darkness. The golden glow of a platinum coated lightsaber. Then another shaft of light entered the darkness. He moved fast and sure. His movements strong and precise. A feeling of peace and serenity filled him. He flowed in movements beyond the ability of human kind. His heritage of Elysium, the ultimate place of light and life flowed from him in waves. His aura strong and vibrant. Bounding, jumping, flipping, flying, no matter the movement he made no sound. Not a rustle, not a whisper. He did not even breathe, using the part of his gift allowing him to take oxygen from the surrounding area into his body without using respiration. Beautiful and deadly. Graceful and fatal were his movements. Slow and almost sensual. Then fast and almost uncontrolled. His movements slowed into a traditional closing centuries old. The light was extinguished. Soft darkness enfolded and embraced him. The training session done…

Tenchi

“…the cultivation of the mind, the body, and the soul, and we must always cultivate the soul.”