Ren's Martial Arts
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Jaune and Ren sat together on a bench in Beacon's main courtyard, just enjoying the sunny day. A few leaves blown out of the green trees drifted by. Jaune sighed and leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees, and his face on his hands.
"I'm sooo borrred," Jaune groaned.
"Did you do your homework?" Ren asked.
"Yes Ren, I was bored enough to do that," Jaune sighed. "You?"
"I did my homework, yes."
"Were you bored while doing it?"
"... Yes."
Both young men sighed quietly. Jaune looked over at Ren.
"Hey Ren... Not to disrespect the tragedy of your childhood but... You're like, a super awesome martial artist, right?"
"Yes."
"With all sorts of cool Aura techniques and fighting moves?"
"Yes."
"So like..." Jaune hummed. "Could you stop someone's heart with like, a punch?"
Ren blinked.
"... Why?"
"Because it would be cool? You have to admit, it would be cool."
Ren blinked twice... Then nodded.
"It would. I think I might have done it once."
"Really?" Jaune asked.
"Some bandit was trying to kidnap Nora," Ren said calmly, "I hit him with a full powered Aura palm strike in his chest. He stopped moving and breathing after that. Pretty sure that killed him."
"Okay," Jaune said, taking his friend's confession of murder while a child in stride. Well, not murder. Definitely self-defense. If some creep had tried to kidnap one of his sisters or girls he was close to, he'd kill the shit out of them, too. "But are you sure it was his heart and you didn't like, rupture any of his other organs?"
Ren blinked again and gave the matter some thought.
"Huh... I suppose I'm not entirely sure."
Jaune grinned.
"We should test it!"
Ren blinked.
"On who?"
- - -
Later, Yang went out to the training grounds. She yawned, and stretched her arms up over her head.
"Lazy Saturday..." She looked over and saw... Watermelons. Lots and lots of exploded fruits, vegetables, and meats littering the lawn.
"Eh?"
She followed the path of destruction out a little ways to a large tree and some old columns providing shade. Jaune and Ren were standing there, both wearing ponchos, goggles, and hats. Jaune was recording things with his Scroll behind a plastic screen, while Ren focused intently on a watermelon on a stone table.
"Okay... And...!"
Ren's fist burned with pink Aura energy, and unleashed a palm strike against the watermelon. It exploded into a shower of watermelon chunks, which Yang barely avoided.
"GAH! HEY! What the hell are you doing?!" Yang shouted angrily.
"Oh, hey Yang!" Jaune greeted cheerfully. "Ren once blew up a guy's heart with his martial arts, so we're seeing what else he can blow up! Wanna help?"
Yang blinked. She blinked again. She then grinned.
"You sons of bitches... I'm in!"
- - -
"I'm sooo borrred," Jaune groaned.
"Did you do your homework?" Ren asked.
"Yes Ren, I was bored enough to do that," Jaune sighed. "You?"
"I did my homework, yes."
"Were you bored while doing it?"
"... Yes."
Both young men sighed quietly. Jaune looked over at Ren.
"Hey Ren... Not to disrespect the tragedy of your childhood but... You're like, a super awesome martial artist, right?"
"Yes."
"With all sorts of cool Aura techniques and fighting moves?"
"Yes."
"So like..." Jaune hummed. "Could you stop someone's heart with like, a punch?"
Ren blinked.
"... Why?"
"Because it would be cool? You have to admit, it would be cool."
Ren blinked twice... Then nodded.
"It would. I think I might have done it once."
"Really?" Jaune asked.
"Some bandit was trying to kidnap Nora," Ren said calmly, "I hit him with a full powered Aura palm strike in his chest. He stopped moving and breathing after that. Pretty sure that killed him."
"Okay," Jaune said, taking his friend's confession of murder while a child in stride. Well, not murder. Definitely self-defense. If some creep had tried to kidnap one of his sisters or girls he was close to, he'd kill the shit out of them, too. "But are you sure it was his heart and you didn't like, rupture any of his other organs?"
Ren blinked again and gave the matter some thought.
"Huh... I suppose I'm not entirely sure."
Jaune grinned.
"We should test it!"
Ren blinked.
"On who?"
- - -
Later, Yang went out to the training grounds. She yawned, and stretched her arms up over her head.
"Lazy Saturday..." She looked over and saw... Watermelons. Lots and lots of exploded fruits, vegetables, and meats littering the lawn.
"Eh?"
She followed the path of destruction out a little ways to a large tree and some old columns providing shade. Jaune and Ren were standing there, both wearing ponchos, goggles, and hats. Jaune was recording things with his Scroll behind a plastic screen, while Ren focused intently on a watermelon on a stone table.
"Okay... And...!"
Ren's fist burned with pink Aura energy, and unleashed a palm strike against the watermelon. It exploded into a shower of watermelon chunks, which Yang barely avoided.
"GAH! HEY! What the hell are you doing?!" Yang shouted angrily.
"Oh, hey Yang!" Jaune greeted cheerfully. "Ren once blew up a guy's heart with his martial arts, so we're seeing what else he can blow up! Wanna help?"
Yang blinked. She blinked again. She then grinned.
"You sons of bitches... I'm in!"
- - -