Master & Pupil - Potential Unleashed [Keni]

It had taking a lot for persuading but Keni was granted an excuse from attending class today seeing as there wasn't going to be much going on today. Seeing as talk about internships had started way, and though those who knew of his heritage thought he'd automatically join up with his mother the young air user had other plans. You see since coming to UA the youngest Jackson Legacy had fought with a handful of students but only a few had actually giving him a run for his money, and one in particular stood out among the fray. The student's name was Jun, and he much like Keni had a quirk that was one of the five elements. Though unlike Keni. Jun wielded two elements, and they were powerful. So much so that Keni was left with a scar to remind him of Jun's raw power. Keni didn't see the scar as something to be ashamed of, in fact he saw it as a reminder that there were stronger people out  in the world. And if he was going to combat them or stand beside them in battle then he himself would have to become stronger. As of now Keni was proficient and for some time that was enough but now he needed to be strong. He needed to finally learn how to control and utilize his quirk to the best of his ability. Not only that but he wanted to become a better fighter. 

Back at the Sports Festival Keni had come across one of the few heroes he looked up to, even though this person was no longer a pro hero himself. Still he had knowledge and skills that Keni himself wanted to learn. So against his mother's wishes Keni decided to accept the man's offer to teach him and help him become a stronger fighter. The younger airbender had stressed over this decision for weeks but finally decided to go with his gut. And it was telling him that this was the right decision for him. This ex hero much like him came from a well known Legacy and had built a name for himself. Sure an incident had caused him to lose his hero license but right Keni was desperate. He wanted so much to reach the level that Jun and the others he fought had reached and he was going to get there by any means necessary.

As Keni came into view of Byakuya's huge compound the first year student couldn't help but take in a deep breathe as the gravity of the situation was now at an all time high. Right now he pondered on thee idea of just turning around and heading back to UA. For he knew once he walked through that door there was no turning back, and if his mom was to ever find out well that would be a whole other situation all together. In that moment Keni weighed his options and finally came to a decision. So with his mind made up the young 1-B student walked up to the door and rang the doorbell. Not to long after an older gentleman probably in his fifties would open the door with a formal greeting. The man stood six foot and wore a black butler suite. 

"Hi, mu name is Keni Hedatori, Mr Tensin had offered to train me a few weeks ago. So I'm here today in hopes that the offer still stands. May I please speak to him?"

"Ahh yes Master Hedatori, Sir Tensin has been waiting for you. Please come in." answered the butler.

With that Keni entered and with those steps he took into the compound, he'd reach the point of no return.

Punch after punch, and kick after kick Keni continued to launch air punches and kicks nonstop. And the few times he did stop to catch his breath Tensin was on him like white on rice. Every day he left Tensin's compound the young air bender could hardly walk. He was constantly tired but he didn't complain. If he wanted to get stronger and better master his quirk then he was going to have to put in the time and energy needed to do so. Sure it was a grueling few weeks but it was paying off, seeing as Keni could launch close range to mid range air attacks without the need for his bo staff. Sure it was only air kicks and punches but it was a start.

The first day five days of training were hard seeing as Keni had to learn to fully manipulate and control the air around him without a bo staff or any physical movement. It was hard at first but he quickly got a hang of it. Or at at least he thought he had picked up on it fast enough, but it was clear from Tensin's facial expression that he had felt it had taken to long for Keni to have mastered such a simple technique. But Tensin did help him better understand how to use his quirk, which he was going about all wrong up until now. So with all of that being brought to light added with the new results Keni had no right to question Tensin's method. For if it wasn't for him Keni might not have gotten this far if he was training himself all this time.

Now the Keni was growing the capacity of his quirk as well as his endurance  by continuously firing off air punches and kicks until he physically couldn't any more. It was repetitive sure but it was showing results, for every day Keni did this he'd be able to go for longer periods of time before finally caving in. On top of that this form of training was helping Keni to get better accustom of using his quirk the right way. The belief was that if Keni continued to do this over and over again, he'd be able to use quirk instantaneously without the need of having to think about what it was he was doing or trying to make happen. The goal is for Keni to be able to use his quirk as if it was second nature. Once Keni could do this he could venture forward his training and it would be a far smoother transition. So for now Keni just focused on ahead throwing air punches and kicks and would continue to do this until his mentor said he was ready for the next step of their training. I'm going to go Plus Ultra no matter what! Though Keni as he continued on his training.

Following a low air kick sweep, Keni immediately jumped up and went into a hi jump air kick. All this practicing Keni was doing was helping him to feel and better understand his quirk. For the most part now the young air user could properly use his quirk without the need for a medium. But now the hard part of lesson was starting. For Keni now had to form attacks with using the air around him. Sadly known of Keni's air projectile attack where getting very far. The more he tried the more it was beginning to annoy him, for try as he might he either couldn't get the attack to go very far or worst it didn't have the speed needed to be of any use. Keni continued to stress and become annoyed over this unwanted dilemma and sadly this time around Byakuya was leaving to Keni to figure out on his own. Seeing as he had already given the user everything he needed to now make his quirk his own and that now it was up to Keni to figure out how to use get his quirk to do whatever it was a wanted/needed it to do on his own.

Attempt after attempt Keni couldn't quite figure out how to get his quirk to be able to launch offensive long ranged attacks. So after failed attempt after failed attempt Keni began to focus less on the power of the attack and focus more on the shape of the attack. Seeing as whatever attack he was going for needed to be able to cut through the natural air resistance. So with that in mind Keni began to think back on his battle with Jun, as well the two offensive attacks he already had before taking on this new endeavor. His air swipe had a crescent shape to it and flowed through the air perfectly without ever losing  speed or power. The same could also be said about his razor wind so with all that in mind Keni began experimenting with different the shapes in hopes of coming up with a way to add a new offensive attack to his very small arsenal of air attacks. It was during his last failed attempt that he came up with a shape for the attack. He remembered how when fighting Jun he extended both his arms out behind him taking on a bit of a V looking shape as it was considered to allow the runner to be more aerodynamic. From there Keni also realized that planes and boomerangs also had the same shape. Using this as a blueprint the young air user began to focus on the shape in which he wanted to the air to take. He began compressing the air into a V shape and it wasn't easy. Seeing as compressing it to much caused the air to explode and not enough and the air wouldn't hold it's shape after being launched.

After many trial and errors Keni was finally able to to get the attack to form and hold. Much to his surprise the air attack itself exploded upon making contact with anything. Meaning that this attack was more of a concussive force somewhat similar to his air swipe but had more backing power. With this new attack far from perfected Keni began using his days to better harness and control this new attack. As Keni continued using the attack day in and day out the young Jackson Legacy would notice the look of approval and pride that dawned his mentor face. For Keni was finally showing to have control of his quirk and this new attack of his was proof of that.  

Only after mastering and becoming more comfortable using this new attack did Keni begin to experiment more with it. Ranging from seeing how much he could produce at any giving time to seeing how big he could make the attack. Sadly though as Keni tested out these new applications of his attack he'd soon realize that at his current level how many of these air attacks he could produce at any giving time was dependent on their size which also determined the power behind of them. At this level the young air user could only produce two of these attacks at once if they were the size of car, and the power  behind them were quite destructive. On the flip side though is they were say the size of a fist Keni could fire of a barrage of them, giving the power behind each of them one their own wasn't to impressive but together they could a little damage. Only after fully understanding and being able to use this new technique without even thinking about it did Keni finally give this new attack a name. "I'm going to call this move, Dancing Blades!" Smirked Keni as he launched a massive barrage of dancing blades at dummy stationed infront of him.

As Byakuya went to his corner, the young airbender just stood there contemplating over everything his mentor had said. As he looked at his hands he'd mull over everything he could do before his training and everything he could now do in light of his training. He said an ultimate represents the hero, and that it should be something I can do that no else can copy. He also said that it should play into my strengths, but are my strengths? Following that train of thought Keni would immediately think back on his fight with Misaki and Jun. In those fights my strengths were that of my speed and maneuverability, and when I add those to the fact that I'm good at close combat it's clear my ultimate moves should center around those three things. Wait a second Byakuya also said that my ultimate moves don't specifically have to be an attack. It just needs to grant me an edge to victory. That move I used June, the cyclone prison. I'll admit it was a spur of the moment idea but it could work.  After all beating your opponent into submission isn't the only way to wain a fight. If one's able to immobilize there enemy, thus breaking their will to fight, that be considered a victory. Besides now that I have a better control of my quirk as well as the fact that I've grown my quirk maybe I can make the cyclone prison even better. I mean when I think about it maybe adding more height to it would help. Especially seeing as Jun was able to use his flamethrowers to leap out of it. It's settle my first ultimate move will be my new and improve cyclone prison. As Keni finally came up with an idea for his first ultimate move he'd clench both his fists in triumph as a devious smirk now dawned his face. 

Suddenly Keni would begin to draw the air in the room towards him and with in seconds the 1-B hot head took off running in a circular pattern. Nullifying the air resistance immediately around his body while propelling himself forward using air the silver hair student was zipping around like a mad man. As Keni ran he'd notice that he was moving faster than he had ever moved before. I'm faster now, growing my quirk added with all the physical labor I've been enduring has raised my top speed a bit. This is amazing!" Thought Keni as he continued running. As he ran Keni was pulling the air from his surroundings towards him while simultaneously pressurizing the air as he channeled the current to spiral upwards exactly like he did in his match with Jun. However taking it a step further Keni also began separating the warmer air currents from the cooler air currents. Making sure to push the warmer air currents out while drawing the cooler air current in. As Keni did this items in the room would begin to fly into the cyclone he was making.in the room was being sucked into the first years spinning cyclone. So focused on what he was doing Keni didn't even notice when his cyclone blow through the rooftop of the training room. Upon completing his attack Keni would zip out of the cyclone and as he slid to a stop he'd say, "Here's one of my ultimate moves, Cyclone Prison!"

However the accomplished smirk on Keni's face would quickly vanish as he saw that his cyclone blasted through the roof. And to add to it, it had pretty much devastated the room as a whole. Seeing as  machines and weights were floating around in the stationary tornado he had made. "Oh master Tensin I'm super sorry! I got a bit to carried away." stated Keni as he scratched the bad of his head in embarrassment but then he'd find himself a bit taking back by the smile dawning on Byakuya's face. He's smiling? Pondered the now slightly confused first year.

After Keni's destruction of the training room roof, Byakuya though it best to continue the training outside for a bit. Following a few more sessions Keni was able to get his cyclone prison to the level he wanted it to be  for what he was capable of. Which means it was not time for the airbender to come up with his second ultimate. As he pondered over what he should do he decided that it should for sure be some sort of an attack, but what. So far I have a few mid and long ranges attacks, but nothing groundbreaking for when it comes to close range. Plus after fighting Hise, I need to be able to land a whopper of an attack if I get sucked into a close range fight against someone like him with immense strength. My mom can deliver hard hits because she can expel air from the pores in her fist upon contact. WIth that being said maybe I can come up with a fist attack that can be greatly amplified by wind quirk somehow. Thought Keni as he went about trying attack, after attack, after attack.

About two days later Keni had come up with his second attack and it was called fist of the hurricane. By engulfing a whole arm in a rapid and compressed cyclone of wind. Keni is able to expand and expel the two wind currents with in cyclone at will which is normally after he lands a punch on said target. Following performing the attack the for the first time Keni goes about day in and day out practicing the move. As he does he begins to realize the drawbacks of this ultimate move. For though its rather powerful it take a lot of him  depending on the power behind of it. Also using it carelessly runs a greater risk of him possibly injuring himself due to the kick back. 

Keni continued practicing both his ultimate moves outside of the training room for the past few days, which were then followed by him practicing using his razor wind technique without the need for his short bladed katana. Thanks to some pointers from Byakuya Keni was able to understand his razor wind attack and why it was easier for him to do with the sword. This new insider knowledge was what Keni needed, thus giving him the opportunity to perform the razor wind attack with just his index finger. The younger airbender realized that just like his short bladed katana, him swiping his index finger through the air also gave the thin profile needed for the razor wind attack. It was just that unlike the sword swipe it didn't hold as long and it wasn't as precise but it was still there. So through countless trial and errors, added with a few timing snafus Keni was finally able to use his razor wind attack without the need for his shirt katana. Making it so that the hero no longer had to carry the blade around and could stick solely with his bo staff. 

This was a crucial moment for Keni, for him to have grown like he did and to have had pushed himself in ways he did. Keni was badly panting but he was beyond happy with his progress. He was finally becoming the hero he new could be. His potential skies the limit, and boy he couldn't wait to show his mother, Jun, and a few others everything he had learned.