Lumi’s orders

Within the mansion Ki sat with a large dog by her side, she carefully stroked behind its ears.

The dog Nova displayed her delight as she received affection from her master.

Opposite Ki sat a young girl around ten years old, pale skin, long and braided silvery white hair, icy blue eyes, tall for someone her age but she possessed a slim physique and exquisite beauty.

Although there was a coldness devoid of emotions within her eyes she still looked as if she was paying attention to the person in front of her seriously.

Of course this was thanks to the medallion of the grand elder which Ki had on her body.

Ki sat opposite Lumi and looked at her seriously admiring her beauty. 'Such a little beauty but it's a shame she has lost her sense of self. I guess it's up to me for to help her find her new self now.'

Ki sighed and then spoke. "I have several orders for you. One is to accompany me during my sparring sessions and the rest of the time you can focus on your training around the time for eating and sleep. Two is to not ignore your surroundings and take in what happens around you whether it be people, animals, or nature. Three is to defend yourself if attacked in the future so long as the attack is meant to harm your body or kill you. Minor friendly bumps or accidental contact because of not paying attention to their surroundings you can ignore. Finally forth is to come see me when someone says that I have called for you, you may listen to others but you must also know who works for me and doesn't so you do not follow the orders of someone who isn't connected to me."

The first order was so that Ki could have a sparring partner but also to help Lumi improve her martial arts and experience in combat but also develop a schedule for her.

The second order was put in place so that Lumi did not ignore her surroundings as much and could absorb the knowledge and experience the world around her.

She could learn more about the world and develop a new sense of self as she learns more and can begin to build upon her new self as she learns new things and begins to have her own understanding on the world and her place in it.

The end goal was to eventually let her make her own decisions and act on her own in the future but of course she had already consumed a vitality gu worm so if things took a turn for the worst and she turned on Ki one day she had a way to restrain her.

Although she would still remain emotionless she still would have built up herself as a new person with her own past and experiences if given enough time unlike within the divine ice sect where she was isolated and kept as a cold but pure person without any knowledge of herself, the outside world or the sect she was part of.

All she was destined to know previously was to follow the orders of the sect and protect the sects fortress and the border and continue on following orders of the grand elder until her death comes unable to change or learn how to live for herself.

Although Ki placed some orders or rules and a restraint upon her she did allow her to find her own sense of self and her place within the world.

The third order was put in place to defend her life in a sudden assassination attempt or assault where Ki could not be there to order her to defend her own life.

After witnessing the sword pointed at Lumi's throat in the forest and her lack of attempts to defend herself or even display a sign of alertness to her surroundings Ki felt that the Divine Ice sect had failed to properly raise her even as a weapon.

After all what good is a weapon if it can't even defend itself and be broken when the owner is not there.

The forth and final order was to help her better identify her allies and those with enough trust from Ki to be able to approach her and ask her to meet with Ki or issue an order or request.

There may be times in the future where Ki was busy and could not call for Lumi herself and would have one of her trusted subordinates send a message so it was a good idea to let Lumi find a way to identify who was or wasn't trustworthy so she didn't get lead astray.

This was also put in place so that Lumi better knew who she should protect during a crisis if an unexpected attack happens in the future and Ki is unable to reach her in time to order her on who to attack or defend.

It also helped her to develop her sense of belonging within the village and slowly build relations with others despite having no emotions she could still identify people as an ally or a foe.

Upon receiving the orders Lumi did not display any subtle changes within her emotions but nodded after Ki finished as if acknowledging the orders and spoke in an ice cold tone of voice. "Yes."

Ki smiled upon hearing her affirmation and thought to herself. 'Well an acknowledgement is enough for now. I didn't expect a change immediately so this is the best I can expect.'

Within the training grounds Ki's sword and movements were unpredictable and also able to control and restrict her enemy.

On the other side the movements of Lumi and her sword were soft like water and but sharp and tough like ice at times.

Every sword moved like water and rippling waves to defend against oncoming attacks and reduce the impact of them and then would respond with a sharp piercing strike with the tip of her sword as if an icicle was piercing towards Ki.

Ki took back her sword after landing a strike through Lumi's defences and placing the sword at Lumi's throat. "Your comprehension isn't bad but you need to gain a lot more experience and find out where you are lacking with your techniques. Once you gain enough comprehension and experience you will be able to find out where you are lacking and where you have left any flaws for others to exploit. For now go back and think about the fight and what you have experienced and how you can improve yourself. You can also gain access to your sects martial arts books to help you study further and develop your martial arts further. If you need additional books of different types of martial arts to further absorb information about martial arts forms then ask me for some. Even if they aren't useful because they aren't from the same nature as you use you can find small parts that you would be able to learn from to gain insight on how to improve your own martial arts to best suit your own body. Not everyone is best suited to a certain martial art form, even in a sect who practice the same forms not everyone will have the same final outcome depending on how they develop it to best suit themselves and take things further."