Barghest arrived at the hotel a few minutes later and walked through the halls on the fifth floor. The hotel was rather spacious, but it had damages and stains everywhere.
It was clearly run down and this facility would not receive any five star rating from any expert. Still, if someone needed to sleep here and they were a bit desperate they could get away with it for one hundred coin a night. Barghest stopped walking on the floor realizing how dirty it was and decided to float like she normally did.
"505…506..507…This will take a little minute.."
"Hey…this place is…kind of a dump."
*He followed behind her, not having the luxury of floating like she did.
"You sure this is the place?"
"This is absolutely the place..508..509..510. Yep he's here."
Barghest politely knocked on the door and waited a few seconds for someone to answer.
A very tall man, maybe a foot taller than Matsumi opened the door. He had Matsumi's red eyes and even his black and white hair. However, he was dressed in casual attire. A ripped Khaki Jacket. A black plain shirt underneath that was dusty. A pair of stained and ripped jeans. Boots that were scuffed with creases indicating it's level of use. He had a scruffy beard, and scars that scattered his throat and chest, leading down under toward his torso.
"Barghest…What Can I Do For You?"
"Hello Desmuně…"
She examined his appearance for a second. She was way smaller than him. So much so that it was embarrassing honestly. His hands were so big he could probably fit his entire palm around her or Matsumi's neck, and strangle them to death if he wished. Her attention left his hands and went back to his face.
"I need a favor..it's about time I cashed in my ticket…"
"That was over a thousand years ago. When I was young. It amazes me that you even remember such a thing."
The hotel allowed any smoking to go so long as you weren't harming or bothering the other people that purchased rooms. He took out a small and daunted cigarette before placing it in his mouth, lighting the tip and inhaling the smoke. He placed his lighter back in his pocket.
"Unfortunately for you I don't have a lot of time on my hands. I'm busy. Who the fucjnis this kid supposed to be..?"
"He does look like me! But his clothes have no awesomeness…I'm Matsumi! Matsumi Ryokō! Barghest told me you have some magic for me to learn!"
"I need you to train him in witchcraft...I need you to teach him the flash step."
".....Is he really capable?...That technique is somewhat advanced for someone of his mana levels. He could burn his reserves quick if he uses it to much."
"He'll be alright. Teach him a few things please. That is all I ask. If he's unable to learn, then so be it."
"Is that what it's called? It even sounds cool!"
"...Alright. FineS I'll do it but only because I technically owe you..."
He turned to Matsumi after a few seconds of hesitation, taking the cigarette back out of his mouth.
"Matsumi Ryokō huh.This is what the next generation is like?.."
He pondered upon his question examining Matsumi.
"Tell me kid...What's your speed like?"
"I'm pretty fast! And I can do all sorts of things!"
"Come inside. I'll work with you."
He opened his door up for the two and walked inside.
"Thanks!"
Matsumi quickly shuffled inside.
The room was filled with all different kinds of photos and pictures hung up on the wall. Lines drawn between to try and come to some kind of understanding. Just like the shows did.
A red haired woman. A blue haired woman. A beast like no other. A brown haired man. A bunch of people scattered the walls as Desmunė put the cigarette out. He turned back to Matsumi.
"Alright..So I assume you don't know what the Flash Step is based on your reaction to it's name."
"No clue! But if it's witch stuff then I've seen similar things maybe!"
*In that moment Desmunê appeared right behind Matsumi blitzing his perception. He stood behind him as some of the pages blew off the wall from the amount of speed he just took. Hands in pocket, he looked down toward the side to Matsumi.
"The flash step isn't a witch technique. It's a technique that I stole. Stole from the Gods. If you're ready to..then I will teach you this technique that surpasses Witchcraft itself."
Matsumi looked around for a few seconds before bumping into Desmuně when he took a step back. Quickly he turned to face him.
"How'd you do that?! I wanna do that!"
"Seems like the Flash Step was a good move on my part. You seem eager to actually learn it."
"Duh! How'd he move that fast? He was right in front of me a second ago!"
"It's called the flash step. It's a speed technique that allows you to move at great speeds in bursts of movement. One that breaks the laws of physics for a split second. If you can do that and work on your attack power you'll be ready to go."
"Do you just move really fast in a direction? Like this!"
He tried to jump very slightly to the side as fast as he could, nothing happened obviously.
"No. You're moving faster than light for a small amount of time by feeding all of your mana to your feet in one go. Not some stupid movement like that. What the hell is wrong with you?"
Barghest facepalmed, holding her face in her hand as she orbited around him.
"How do you do that?"
"You need to concentrate Matsumi. Be in a calmed state, and then tap into the energy you have. You're a good catalyst for this technique because of your large amounts of vitality. If you can master this I might even call you cool."
"A calmed state? What, like sleeping or something?"
Being calm was hardly ever Matsumi's specialty.
"No. I mean you need to be focused. That's the point of this whole thing is it not? To get you prepared for a battle."
"Ok, get focused. And how do you move mana around your body?"
"Mana starts in the core. It starts in your gut. You want to make it trickle. Think of it as waking it up. It will surround you afterward and from there it will bend to your will. You'll be able to use it from there."
"Like waking it up? That makes no sense!"
He said with a little bit of a laugh, he had no idea what she meant. But it was odd, because while he was being chased by the man with blue hair, Matsumi's mana was definitely moving.
"Oh God. This is hopeless. Well never learn the move in time for Heldor's Tower. May God strike us down where we stand."
She facepalmed again and turned away from him shaking her head.
"It's not so bad! Right, guy who looks like me?"
He turned to Desmunê.
"I'll have it down, just in time!"
"How about a challenge then?"
Desmunê looked at him with his cold expression. He was a vigilante but he was competitive.
"If you can learn the flash step in under 24 hours..whenever you return from Heldor's Tower i'll teach you even better magic. Sound like a deal?"
"For real?! Deal! This is great!"
"Alright then Matsumi. Let's see it."
Barghest crossed her arms and moved out of his way giving him ample space to practice.