Silence fell over Korin Tower.
After a moment,
The Cat Sage thought it over and said, "As for Ki... it's the fundamental energy within living beings."
"It includes physical and spiritual energy. Physical energy is easy enough to understand, but spiritual energy encompasses the will—courage, vitality, and the like..."
"...Like that?"
Shinji tilted his head and glanced at Princess Kaguya.
Their eyes met.
Kaguya parted her red lips. "It sounds similar, but it's different..."
"It is."
Crack—!
Bzzzt—!
Suddenly,
lightning flashed and thunder roared across the sky.
Dark clouds blotted out the sun.
The whole world seemed to dim in an instant. Thick bolts of blue-violet Thunder churned through the clouds like dragons.
Atop Korin Tower,
lightning blazed, illuminating the heavens!
"..."
Korin's fur stood on end. He stared, dumbfounded, at Shinji, who had clenched his fist as massive bolts of lightning flashed around him.
Cold sweat poured down Korin's face.
Even more terrifying...
Korin could tell that the young man before him had merely clenched his fist and drawn on a little of the "ki" inside him.
He was nowhere near full strength. He hadn't even tapped into a fraction of the terrifying power stored in his muscles!
BOOM—!
A jagged purple bolt as thick as a tree trunk struck the ground, unleashing a deafening explosion.
Korin jolted and hurriedly raised a paw. "That's... that's enough!"
Hum—
Shinji withdrew his Chakra. The sky cleared, and he smiled as before. "Korin, does what I just used count as ki?"
"...It does."
The Cat Sage narrowed his eyes and studied Shinji for a long moment. "But it isn't the Ki we cultivate. You already possess immense power, but..."
"Do you not know how to release it?"
Shinji shook his head. "I don't think that's the issue. Of course I can release