Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts 
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 13, 2019 4:55:05 GMT
Thread to learn the Technique: Inner Balance for both Peardian and Hikaru
[ST1]- Inner-balance
Hikaru is so in tune with her body she is capable of more subtle control of her energy. She can do things such as absorbing her ki into her muscles to ease her fatigue, or to burn her inner-energy reserves for a boost of ki.
Can trade ki and stamina in a 1:1 ratio.
The human settled down on the cushion, her legs crossed. She was wearing her customary weighted clothing, but her hooded coat was set aside. Hikaru had grown so accustomed to the weights that she felt wrong with out them. She had a small collection of cushions that she had piled in a corner. They were additional seats for her other students when she held class… Even after a year that notion still felt terribly weird. She, Hikaru Emori, a teacher… As if right now she only had one other cushion placed down next to her own seat. This was for her very first student, Peardian the tuffle. She was almost single handedly responsible for Hikaru’s little school. It was her insistence that she be taught by the once soldier, that opened the door for others to ask for the same. And now Hikaru found herself with nearly a dozen students. She shook her head, bringing herself back from her thoughts. Hikaru needed to focus on the present, and that was on her first student and today’s lesson. Which was really a continuation of something they’d been doing for months now. Meditation. Which had been a nearly impossible task when she and Peardian had started. The excitable girl could almost never sit still. In the beginning Hikaru had needed to physically exhaust the girl to even get her to sit still and work on her mental fortitude. Over the months they had come a long way together in Peardian’s mastery over herself. She had grown more in touch with her ki, which had been the point. Peardian was strong. But she wasn’t focused, and her weakness came in the manipulation of her ki. Hikaru knew the best way to combat this weakness was through mental discipline. The girl had physical discipline in spades. But mental? Well, that's why she had Hikaru to teach her. “Let’s start, Pear,” Hikaru called quietly, and then pressed a button on a music player. It played quiet music. It seemed to help Peardian more than the silence. Gave her something to focus on besides her excitable thoughts.
Word Count: 357
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 13, 2019 17:29:39 GMT
Peardian had been training with Hikaru for slightly over a year; their training had begun far in the past when the young tuffle girl had been far too exciteable to even stand still let alone sit still because of her incredible energy. Her plea for help had turned out to be a massive benefit to the both of them; one of the benefits being her rubbing off on the battle-torn soldier with the endless positivity radiating from the young futuristic icarus.
It had been dashed slightly when her mentor had returned from the tournament and the news spread many people had died or were hurt and there had been nothing on Hikaru which had caused Peardian to believe there was a chance her mentor died so when they had returned to Namek the girl had flown into the battle-torn soldier's frame and hugged her to cry and express her relief that she was safe. After the news of the disaster on earth had spread, it made the futuristic icarus realize that she needed to focus more and be careful lest she die a horrid death because of oversight.
This had prompted the brown-haired teenager to ask her mentor to train and help the girl master her ki properly. Back to the present, Peardian was sitting and humming to herself for a minute while she waited for her mentor to call her over; and came promptly when called to take a seat next to Hikaru and get the girl to fold her wings by her sides and take a meditative position before looking to her mentor. The music was pleasant, and it gave the girl's mind something to focus and clear the small tuffle's head much easier. "Right, miss Hikaru. Let's start whenever you're ready."
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Power Level: 15,276
M Weighted PL: 7,638
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 14, 2019 23:56:47 GMT
The human nodded her head approvingly at Peardian’s prompt response. Hikaru folded her hands in her lap and waited for Pear to do the same. And so, much like Mollau had taught her, she began to teach Peardian. “Breathe in,” Hikaru closed her eyes and followed her own instructions feeling her lungs expand, “Hold.” She held that breath in her chest for a long moment, feeling her blood pump and then, “Exhale.” Hikaru guided their breathing for the first few minutes with her low and calm voice. Her soft tone matched well with the soothing music adding to the overall atmosphere. When Hikaru felt that they had both gotten into the rhythm of breathing, she moved on to the next step in the meditation. The actual visualizing and direction. The more difficult step. “Sense your ki. The flow of your energy,” Hikaru opened her eyes to watch Peardian more closely. The lesson was more for her after all. But teaching another did help one hone in the basics… “Don’t summon it. Just feel it.” They had come a long way since they had started. Peardian could actually sit still and focus. Her control of her ki had gotten quite good, with or without her weights. Hikaru was actually quite proud of her for it. Watching the tuffle now, Hikaru could see the younger girl’s control of her power. “Good. Follow that flow… remember. Inhale,” Hikaru returned to the quiet chant of the breathing exercise again and watched Peardian’s ki become a single flowing river with no clumps, knots, tangles, or unfocused whisps.
Word Count: 267
Total Word Count: 624
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 15, 2019 15:31:36 GMT
If there was something beneficial, to name one thing the young girl got out of her lessons with Hikaru Emori, it was to be in better touch with her own energy lest Peardian get injured by it's backfiring which tended to happen more often than not when they had started almost a year ago. Closing her eyes when the lesson began, the futuristic icarus would follow the instructions on breathing in, holding it for that moment, and then letting it out until the deeper lesson began; getting in touch with that energy.
For how long they'd been with each other, building off one another, Peardian was thankful for getting up the courage to ask the former soldier to help the girl learn to control that wild energy imbuing the young tuffle's body. Almost on accident summoning it judging by the mild violent spark, a split second flash of a light gray pale seafoam split the air as a stark contrast to Peardian's brown spiky 'do. Slowly, but surely, that violent spark simmered down into a smooth, calm river; flowing through the girl's body with the futuristic icarus being so still except for the rise and fall of her chest that it was a miracle she'd even been able to do that.
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TWC: 505
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 16, 2019 7:48:32 GMT
Hikaru nodded approvingly as she watched Pear’s ki. It regulated only immediately after it spiked. The tuffle’s progress was remarkable, and finally coming to fruition. Hikaru gently continued guiding Peardian through the meditation. “Inhale… Hold… Exhale,” she returned to the soft mantra of the breathing routine for another minute before moving to the next step. “Harness your ki. Take this energy within you, and infuse it into you,” it had taken a long time for Peardian to understand how to do this. Speaking it was one thing, but to understand and practice it was entirely another, “Feel your body lighten with this energy. Focus on your fatigue. Feel your ki wash it away.” Hikaru extended her own outward, using it to coax and guide Peardian’s into the right places. But she found she didn’t need to. The girl was already shaping her ki into her body. The human smiled internally at that. She returned to the guiding chant for another minute, and she let her voice peter out. She let Peardian meditate freely without her guidance. Hikaru was proud of her. She could feel how the girl had truly learned to control her ki. Satisfied, Hikaru turned her own attention inward, and focused on her own meditation. She fell into a comfortable silence with her very first student
Word Count: 224
Total Word Count: 848
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 17, 2019 1:33:51 GMT
The young girl's progress was indeed something that without the help of someone so in tune with their body like Hikaru, it was very easily imaginable that the aspiring protector would never have been able to do what she was doing right now. The guiding chant of breathing and the tips on meditation were working spectacularly, although it was to be fate that out of the blue, two large ki knots around the heart and mind almost snapped Peardian back to reality; with her struggling to try and refocus the knotted spots as they were blocking the flow which could cause volatile energy.
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 17, 2019 2:19:37 GMT
Hikaru's energy sense brought her out of her meditation, and her focus back on Peardian. Her ki had become knotted. Gently Hikaru reached out with her own energy and guided Peardian's own. Showing it with gentle touches how to smooth back into its natural flow. It was rare for Hikaru to need to do this now. In the beginning she had needed tk constantly focus and smooth Peardian's ki for her. Now the girl only had the occasional hiccup.
"Follow the flow," Hikaru whispered, her voice so quiet it was almost silent. She watched over Peardian's ki a little longer, but it continue along its path unheeded again.
Hikaru kept gentle tabs on Peardian, while retur ed to her own meditation. Hikaru had become so in tune with her own ki and her ki sense that she was capable of doing both simulanteously. In the following fourty five minutes she had only needed to assist Peardian once more before Hikaru began to bring them out of the meditation.
The human slowly blinked her eyes open, and then clicked the music off. She felt refreshed. Rested. As if she had just had a good nights sleep. She let out a soft sigh, then focused on Peardian.
"How do you feel?" The teacher cocked her head, hair tufts falling slightly to the side, "Do you think you can put that control into practice in battle?"
Hikaru and Peardian had sparred several times while maintaining their ki flow. At first it had just been a trading of blows in a set pattern. A practice of forms. But over time Hikaru had built them towards simultaneous guidance of ki and honest sparring.
But it was a difficult practice for Peardian, and so Hikaru left it up to the little tuffle to decide if she felt up to the practice this day.
Word Count: 308
Total word count: 1,156
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 17, 2019 12:51:35 GMT
Peardian's meditation was almost interrupted by the pretty thick knots of energy, though thankfully Hikaru stepped in while she tried to sort it out herself and failed which was embarrasing for the tuffle but nice to know she had help in being the warrior the teen wanted so badly to be. The whisper wasn't picked up as future heroine's energy smoothed out again, only happening once more before the time passed so quickly that it was almost weird. Perhaps the girl had actually fallen asleep judging by her lowered head, though the quick snap back to reality said otherwise so it was almost impossible to tell.
"I feel pretty good, miss Hikaru. I'm ready to try fighting again if you wanna, I need to practice as much as possible."
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TWC: 737
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 18, 2019 5:43:22 GMT
Hikaru carefully looked over Peardian’s face. Then she gave Pear a rare smile. A small one, but no less precious. A year ago Peardian would never have seen anything beyond Hikaru’s stoic expression. But just as Hikaru had been a good influence on her, Peardian had changed Hikaru for the better as well. Hikaru patted the tuffle girls head and then stood up. Hikaru moved to the door and gestured to the outside. “Then let’s spar a bit and see if you can keep the flow of your ki maintained,” Hikaru stepped out into the bright light of the Namekian day.
Word Count: 104
Total Word Count: 1,260
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 18, 2019 20:13:13 GMT
Pear's face was once again lit up with a wild, strong cheer that was a normal characteristic of the young tuffle girl. Her limitless energy seemed to be almost literal, as every time Hikaru and her student fought she was always ready for what was next once the spar was over; be it meditation, cardio, anything, Peardian was well up for it and ready. Seeing the smile, the futuristic icarus returned it with a happy wide grin before getting up to walk forwards with her mentor to the outside; shielding her eyes for a second until they adapted before moving out into the fields.
Taking a deep breath to re-smooth her energy, the girl then sank into a prepared stance for whatever Hikaru had to throw at her.
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TWC: 865
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 19, 2019 3:00:35 GMT
Hikaru looked over Peardian’s ki one last time making sure that it was smoothed appropriately. She nodded approvingly at the little tuffle when she fell into one of the stances Hikaru had taught her. Hikaru decided to switch things up. Instead of falling into one of her own stances. She instead threw her arm forward and sent out a barrage of light ki blasts. Peardian’s weakness was with ranged combat, and Hikaru wanted to make sure the girl could keep her cool and adapt on the fly to any sudden attack. Her enemies wouldn’t warn her by falling into a stance and formally starting a match after all. The ki blasts were light, however. They would sting and bruise when they struck, but when landing they wouldn’t do any true damage to Peardian. But Hikaru charged ki in her other hand, preparing a stronger blast for when the girl let her guard down...
Word Count: 156
Total Word Count: 1,416
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 21, 2019 16:11:41 GMT
Before they had gotten deeper into training, Peardian's fighting stance had always had a loose and free feeling to the way she was stood until Hikaru helped the girl focus her energy into a surprisingly solid stance. Sharp blue eyes bore into the opponent she had to face; with the girl unprepared judging by the brief knot that came into being around the tuffle's mind; though they were versed enough to respond by spreading her massive wings and causing a powerful gust of wind to scatter the incoming attack back towards the sender while trying to get rid of the knot in her head; and as such was distracted by trying to shake the ki knot away.
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TWC: 982
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 22, 2019 6:32:12 GMT
Peardian reacted well to Hikaru's scattering of ki, deflecting them easily. But she was still not balanced, her ki knotting a bit when she tried to both focus on her ki and the attack. Hikaru didn't give the girl a chance to breathe. She merely threw her arm forward and launched a sharp beam at the tuffle.
Hikaru made sure that the ki she put into her Sniper Beam was minimal. This was a training match and Hikaru didn't actually want to pierce through pour Peardian. She just wanted to keep the girl on her toes and have her learn how to adapt while also keeping her ki in balance.
Hikaru's own ki ran throughout her like a river, ready to be launched as an attack, or to bolster her body against fatigue and strain. It was this balance that she was teaching Peardian. To be able to call upon her energy and manage it in a versatile manner.
Word Count: 161
Total Word Count: 1,577
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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Peardian
New Member
9 posts
Race: Tuffle
Power Level: 16,535
Zeni: 2,883
Training Points: 5
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Medium Training Weights
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Transformations: Small but Mighty! [8]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Peardian on Apr 23, 2019 3:09:32 GMT
Peardian's reaction time had heightened somewhat in the time they were sparring over the course of the last year; though still left a fair amount to the imagination especially when it came time to balancing that wild wind coursing through the veins of the aspiring fighter. Finally managing to untie the knot just as a bolt of pain shot through the girl's left wing and into the main core body due to her having twisted and gotten injured while doing so. The burn seemed minor, but the girl would try to fire a surprising round of six energy blasts from a palm that was flung in front of Peardian in a horizontal manner.
Another knot came into being, this time cramping in the injured area which caused the wing to remain stuck in a spread out position while the girl tried to sort it out.
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Hikaru
Junior Member
85 posts
Race: Human
Power Level: 58,455
Zeni: 10,981z
Training Points: 7
Fighting Style: Balanced
Items: Heavy Training Weights
Energy Crystals [2]
Hoi-poi Capsule
Wardrobe Watch
Human Style Body Armor
Pre-work Out Mix[10]
Medium House
Easter Egg (5% healing item)
Shotgun Gauntlets
Piercing Ammo [6]
Incendiary Ammo [6]
Explosive Ammo [6]
Flash Ammo [6]
Transformations: Adrenaline Rush [x4]
Planet: Namek
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Post by Hikaru on Apr 25, 2019 10:40:38 GMT
Peardian managed to launch a counter attack and Hikaru crossed her arms in front of her, taking the brunt of it. She was proud of the girl for being able to keep up. Her ki control wasn't perfect, but it was leaps and bounds ahead of where it once was. She had gone from barely any control and reliance on her blaster, to being able to counter attack Hikaru within moments.
Hikaru smiled inwardly and then reached out with her ki sense to help the girl smooth the knots within her again. She was so close to mastering this skill. Hikaru could feel it...
"Breathe," she commanded, the harsh tone of a training soldier still the norm for her, "Remember the flow inside you. Follow that flow."
Hikaru threw her arm forward and sent another barrage of blasts. These shot forward like a minigun, and Hikaru aimed them in a line, sweeping towards Peardian, giving the girl plenty of time to gather her ki, smooth it out, and dodge.
The human followed Peardian with her attacks. Today she wouldn't stop until Peardian mastered her Inner-balance. She knew the girl would be able to do it. She was right there on the cusp.
Word Count: 202
Total Word Count: 1,779
Power Level: 39,145
Weighted Power Level: 9,786
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