King of Swords 2-14
“LEISURE KICKS
An external style, chiefly concerned with the sole use of the feet and legs to inflict powerful and rapid blows upon the opponent. The hands are reserved for killing blows only. The style is rare but its practitioners are extremely devoted.
The style is said to originate with the rogue Long Boxing master Kin Kiran. While abbess of her order she was accused of extravagance and over-indulgence by her subordinate monks. She took bribes for blessings and temple offerings and became well known for her love of gifts, wine, and luxury, plying her favors with the local magistrates to great effect. A rebellion within the temple took thirty lives and saw her exiled, beaten, bloody, and with her head shaved and fine silk abbess’s robes torn into shreds.
Kin Kiran swore from that day that she no longer deemed any martial artist worthy of her fists, and instead she would crush all who came before her under the bottom of her feet. Her arrogance was so extreme she established her own school after working as an itinerant mercenary for some time and soon drew a devoted following, resuming many of the corrupt and debased practices as former abbess. The mountain town about her school soon became a heaving den of sin and treachery, defended by rogues and bloodthirsty mercenaries, and ruled by the bloody and debauched abbess, flush with political power and coin, who was so skilled in martial arts that she could decapitate a man by kicking his head off faster than the eye could see.
The rogue school and Kin Kiran were ultimately destroyed by the mendicant knight Weishu Haoyang in 530 S.C. with use of his Invincible Heavy Crashing Wave technique. The abbess and all hundred and thirty of her acolytes were hurled off a mountain and dashed against the rocks, but her style survives to this day, despite efforts to stamp it out.”
– Manual of Hands and Feet
Imma guess the guy’s name came from to 未输 浩洋, or ‘Undefeated Broad Oceans’.
God. His name is a frickin’ cognate for his technique.
Its been a while since we saw Praman Nand but last I remember he was basically a King in Hell 71. Wonder if Al-Yis-Un has been pulling apart his empire.
Wooosh.
Heh… stamp it out.
I was wondering if he was one of those banksters from the infinite recursion bank
Ok not only is she actively working to destroy a guild, she working to destroy a guild that definitely knows who and what she is and had a member put a bounty on her, and yet somehow her countless enemies haven’t noticed her? Also I’m assuming that to follow up the martial art utilizing the head and the martial art utilizing the legs we’re going to get martial arts that utilize the arms and maybe one that uses the torso for epic body slams. If I’m right what happens if you master all these martial arts?
White Chain’s martial art, the one he taught to Allison, is the 47 Empty Palms. That sounds like a pretty arms-based art to me.
Then you can master the Carlin Technique of defeating your enemies without actually participating in the fight.
You become like King Zoss, where your head getting forcibly separated from your torso doesn’t slow down either part?
you get a long-a$$ title to your name. Parts of it may be either awkward or real cool.
Well, in her defense, she is wearing The Cloak of This is Not the Heir You are Looking For.
huzzah, Allison is finally the anime protagonist she always wanted to be!
“Despite efforts to stamp it out” nice.
Al-Yis-Un going full Jedi now.
I’m not sure, but I feel like a key of kings, properly used, would let one walk on the sky.
Like some sort of…. Skywalker.
That’s the feeling I get here.
I wonder why.
All-Y-Sun, Jedi master.
I’m getting a very Jedi vibe from our heroine’s choice of costume.
Woo ! More air conditioners and vending machines !
Can you paint with all the colors of the halos…
…can you speak with all the voices of Yisun!
Alison, Master Jedi
Return….of the Jedi? >->
They made fun of his nose, didn’t they. Rotters.
Psh, stamp it out you say?
Another notch for her crown. Shift justice shall be served
Well, this should be fun.
While I am all for the desecration of the remains of gods, it’s interesting to see that Allison apparently chose her pull-ups place with more deliberation. Probably the only reason why her master allowed that.
Also, I am suspecting we will see Cici again soon. She’ll probably be there when Allison takes down her (ex-?) husband.
Given that White Chain has been teaching Allison the 49 Empty Palms, I wouldn’t be surprised if Cio has been teaching her the Red Art.
Oooooooh ho ho ho hohohoho hoooooo hyperviolent parties aheeeead…
> despite efforts to stamp it out.
Heh.
She reminds me of Tommyknockers in the book.
Gonzo’s cousin fell in with a bad crowd after they canceled the muppet show.
Angels have bodies of stone, right? You don’t need to do much to maintain that kind of structure.
Which would explain why rocky didn’t teach her how to tie those handwraps right. Goddamn it, it’s knuckles BEFORE palm. And she didn’t even get the knuckles. How is that going to stabilize her wrist?