Ryozanpaku [Private/Training]

[Sirén]

+Ryozanpaku-

The doors stood before her, imposing and majestic, the wrought iron gates, made mostly of ancient oak rose from the earth, a sight that made her tremble a little on the inside. So imposing and so grand, she had never felt so small in her life, and it made her want to turn and run from the dojo, the aura of sheer power emanating simply from the door. It made her nervous, and that was unusual for her, she normally faced things even if they scared her, but this, this was way past simply 'scared', this was paralyzing fear, at the fact that as soon as she walked through the doors of this dojo, she would face a paramount of power, and from there, if he survived, strength awaited her. All that power, all that strength, and all she needed to do was open the door.

Then why can't I move?

Her feet were rooted to the spot, an indecisive maneuver really, since she could neither flee, nor enter, as though she was stuck. As though some force was binding her there by her feet, although she knew it was her will, which would not allow her to escape the enticing power of the door, and her fear, which would not allow her to enter. She was stuck between a rock and a hard place within her own mind. Such trouble. The young taijutsu master ran her fingers along the finely carved surface of the door, her gloves preventing splinters, but it was so marvelous, and even from simply touching the ancient doors, she felt chills run up her spine, the tremendous feeling running through her body, an intense power was held within the doors alone. And here she was...Standing there, shivering in her boots.

I'm still not moving...

There was a sound behind her, which caught her attention, attracting it from the door, and making her jump slightly, at least the spell that bound her feet to the one spot on the earth had been released, which was a dour thought in the back of her still worried mind. Sure of hearing a sound, she looked about, but there was nothing around that could have made the sound, the sort of, kicking the earth sound. Her hair flicked up slightly as something caught it, and she spun, trying to find what it was, it had been the back of her head, and she had detected no movement at all, which was actually rather creepy. As she faced the direction in which the first strange occurrence had happened to her hair, she felt it again on the side of her head,

What is going on here..?

There was a knock from the other side of the door, then nothing, she waited to see if there would be another strange thing happening, but after a full minute of waiting, and nothing happening, she figured, the door was the safest thing around here, except maybe, what was behind it. She looked behind her once more, only to feel the hair on the back of her head get shifted again. Yelling out, she swung her arm at the general direction of it, but caught nothing. Angered and unsettled, she faced the door again. Apparently, whatever was here did not want her to leave, which she was not sure to feel unsettled about or not, but deciding that she was not going to try and battle whatever it was, considering it had struck her three times without her noticing it. Scary part was the fact that each strike had been a tap.

"I'm not scared of you, so watch out!"

Placing her hands on the thick oaken door, she heaved with all of her might, trying to force the door open powerfully so she could make a grand entrance. When they did not budge, and she was feeling a little stupid, she wondered if it was locked or something. However, she did not give up that easily, maybe the wood was caught on something, like, there was a build-up of earth behind it or something, and she needed to put her whole strength into it. Yeah, that was it, she just did not try hard enough, and there was issues that were out of her control. Again, her hands were pressed against the heavy door, and she placed her feet securely, so she would not slide, and she would get maximum force against the door. But again, nothing, even when she cried out in frustration and yelled as loud as she could while pushing as hard as she could, the door simply did not move.

As she was on all fours on the ground, trying to catch her breath, when the sound of the door opening reached her ears, she looked up, and up, and up, upon a body that seemed to never end her eyes did place themselves. Not only was the man enormous in height, but the muscles that were clearly visible through his gi were impressive, and next was his long beard. His face held a smile, but she was in no position to even feel welcomed by his happy demeanor, as the man was terrifying, his very aura of strength swamped her and she knew the very second she had lain eyes on him, that to cross this man would mean pain, and lots of it. He was tremendous in both size and presence, as she felt so very small next to him, which she really was, in both accounts, making her feel even worse. Was she that insignificant next to such a beast of a man?

"Hohoho, welcome young lady, welcome"

His voice was deep and powerful, the reverberations of it making her heart beat even faster than it was already racing. Even if his words were friendly enough she could not form a sentence, and her face was caught in such a surprised look that it made him laugh again. Trying to scrabble backwards, she hit something hard, and her face froze, looking up she saw five sets of burning ready eyes and a small mouse staring at her. Needless to say, their combined presences were too much for the already nervous girl to handle, and she passed out cold. The old man at the door laughed once more and waved the others to bring her inside to get her warm and prepared for training.

"Agh!?!"