A Beginner's Guide to Ki Control
Raditz stares at the words in front of him, his desire to be unproductive at war with the sheer boredom of his trip through space.
"Well... maybe this'll just implant the knowledge in my head.' he thinks hesitantly. 'I've read a ton of novels like that... System, use A Beginner's Guide to Ki Control!'
Using A Beginner's Guide to Ki Control
The screen instantly shifts as new words appear on it, appearing similar to a website he used to read web novels on. Raditz groans as he sees the letters filling his vision. 'I guess that was too much to hope for...'
A Beginner's Guide to Ki Control: Written by &*@!)6t#$
Ki (also known as Chi or Qi) is spiritual energy that is possessed by almost everything in the Universe. Most mortals cannot sense their Ki, and therefore cannot make use of it. By following the instructions detailed in this guide, you will be able to use the energy hidden inside of you to achieve amazing things! Let's begin with the basics.
1: Ki is the spiritual energy within you.
2: It flows through countless little pathways know as "Ki veins."
3: These pathways all connect to the Core of your Ki, where the majority of your energy is gathered up.
4: There are several types of Ki. For now, we'll only cover the basics. "Your Ki" and "Natural Ki."
5: Your Ki is the Ki your body creates. Your body creates a certain amount of Ki every second, while also turning any Natural Ki it absorbs into Your Ki.
6: Natural Ki is the Ki created by other beings. Your body will passively absorb this Ki every second. If you focus, you can choose to manually increase or decrease the amount of Natural Ki you absorb.
If you cannot sense the Ki veins, you will never be able to use your Ki effectively! Search yourself and find these Ki veins!
New quest: Find your Ki veins!
Quest details: Without access to the Ki veins, you will never be able to effectively use your Ki or grow your power. Learn to sense your Ki veins!
Time remaining: Unlimited
Rewards: Access to Ki Veins, access to Ki Core
Punishment for failure: N/A
'So... finding Ki veins.' Raditz thinks, grinning to himself. 'Well, lucky for me, I don't have to do the hard work. I can just comb through the other me's memories. Ha! Maybe this training thing isn't so bad after all.'
He moves around a little inside the pod, trying to get comfortable as he goes through his scrambled memories.
'Let's see here... Raditz's first Ki attack, no... His first training session with Dad, nothing... The last training session he had... Christ that was a while ago, still nothing...'
'Does... does he not know what Ki veins are?! How the hell did he use Ki then?!' Raditz groans as he makes this realization. 'System, you're telling me that I have to find these Ki veins on my own?! That's not fair! How am I supposed to know when I find them?!'
The System doesn't respond to his whining, leaving him to figure it out on his own.
'Meditation it is then... yay.' he thinks miserably, getting ready for a long, painfully boring session of searching.
After closing his eyes, Raditz turns all his focus inwards, searching for his Ki Core. If he can find it, then locating the Ki veins connecting to it should be simple and easy!
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Four hours later, and he's beginning to lose hope. He knows that something's there, he can barely make it out, but he just can't seem to sense where!
'System, what am I doing wrong?!' he thinks, eyes flying open in hopes of getting a reply.
Quest: Find your Ki veins!
Quest details: Without access to the Ki veins, you will never be able to effectively use your Ki or grow your power. Learn to sense your Ki veins!
Time remaining: Unlimited
Rewards: Access to Ki veins
Punishment for failure: N/A
Raditz waves the screen away. 'Dammit! I know what I have to do, tell me what I'm doing wrong!'
Quest: Find your Ki veins!
Quest details: Without access to the Ki veins, you will never be able to effectively use your Ki or grow your power. Learn to sense your Ki veins!
Time remaining: Unlimited
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Rewards: Access to Ki veins, access to Ki Core
Punishment for failure: N/A
The realization finally dawns on him. 'I have to find the veins... I can't just locate the Core first?! What the hell is this?! That's BS!'
Grumbling to himself, Raditz closes his eyes yet again. After several minutes of boring searching, he turns his attention away from searching.
'There's got to be some kind of trick to this! This is Dragon Ball, getting stronger is supposed to be fun, but this... this is awful! How long am I supposed to sit here searching for these stupid veins?! Is that why there's no time limit?!' Raditz scowls to himself when he makes this connection.
'No, no no no. They're called Ki veins for a reason. I've been looking for some mystical sort of energy swirling throughout my body, but what if I'm looking at it wrong? I've been searching as if it would be obvious, but the guide said that Ki flowed through "countless little pathways". Maybe I shouldn't look at it from such a large point of view...' he thinks, focusing once again at the task at hand. Raditz focuses on his arm, then narrows his view. Further and further, focusing on smaller and smaller portions of his arm, of his veins. Feeling the blood flow through them, feeling the way his body reacts to every tiny little movement he makes. He barely breathes as he pushes his focus to the utmost limits until...
Ding!
Quest complete!
Until he's got it. He can feel it, he swears that he can almost see it in his mind. Like the roots of a tree, countless pathways branch out inside of him, going throughout the entire body. Connecting to each muscle, to each bone, to each nerve. All connecting to a Core--his Core. His Ki Core. Raditz smiles as he opens his eyes, coming face to face with a blue screen in front of him.
You have gained: Access to Ki veins, access to Ki Core.
'System, open A Beginner's Guide to Ki Control. Skip the parts I've read already.'
A Beginner's Guide to Ki Control: Written by &*@!)6t#$
After you've located your Ki pathways, you can now manually channel Ki through them to increase your strength, speed, durability, and other physical attributes. The more you channel your Ki through your Ki pathways, the wider they get. The wider your pathways, the more Ki you can channel through them. Your body will naturally draw in and store more Ki the wider your pathways are. However, the amount of Ki you have isn't the only thing that matters. There are two more vital pieces of information about Ki that you'll need to learn about.
1: Ki density.
2: Ki purity.
Ki density, as the name suggests, is a measure of how dense the Ki in your body is. The denser it is, the more power you can draw from it. If the Ki in your Core is dense, it'll automatically condense Natural Ki as you absorb and convert it.
Ki purity, as the name suggests, is a measure of how pure the Ki in your body is. The purer it is, the more power you can draw from it. If the Ki in your Core is pure, it'll automatically purify Natural Ki as you absorb and convert it.
Most bodies are unable to handle extremely dense Ki. If a body's Ki is too dense, it'll begin to break down, and it'll appear as if the body is rapidly aging. The only way to counteract this is to strengthen your body. If the Ki is too pure, however, most bodies will also face a multitude of problems. Examples include but are not limited to: Heart disease, stamina issues, sudden mood swings, breakdown of mental faculties, inability to sleep, crippling of Ki veins, and death. The only way to increase your limit for Ki purity is to condense your Ki, using it as a shield against the purity of the Ki. As you strengthen your body, the limit for how dense you can safely make your Ki increases.
To condense your Ki, you must simply draw all of the Ki you can from your Core and force it into your Ki veins, then, once your Core is drained, you must hold it there as your Core draws in and converts more Ki from your surroundings. After your Core has filled up with Ki, you must force the Ki remaining in your veins to rush into it. If done incorrectly, your Core will shatter from the strain of holding too much Ki.
New quest: Condense your Ki!
Quest details: Your power is pathetic! Without increasing the density of your Ki, you'll never be able to stand up to the enemies you'll have to face. Condense your Ki to increase your strength!
Time remaining: 10 days
Rewards: Access to Ki density stat, access to Ki purity stat, raised limit of Ki purity
Punishment for failure: Your Ki Core will be shattered
He stares at the screen, deeply regretting his decision to read this guide. The last thing he wanted to do was work, but this... this sounds like hard, painful work. Even worse, it's one with consequences if he messes it up!
'...The sooner I get this done, the sooner I can do nothing.'
With that thought to motivate him, Raditz closes his eyes yet again. Focusing on his Core, he begins the slow, torturous process of expelling the Ki from his Core...
9 days later.
Raditz is miserable. He hasn't eaten or drank anything in well over a week, and he remembered far too late that he needed the pod to put him into 'coma' mode to avoid the trip's negative effects. He can only chock his survival down to Saiyan biology, but he's beginning to fade. His focus is slipping more and more, and he can't help but think that a shattered Ki Core would be worth sparing himself from this torment. He'd be able to go into 'coma' mode already... if only this damn Ki Core didn't take so long to fill up! It takes days for it to top off, and he practically has to start from the beginning if his hold over the Ki in his Ki veins slips! The worst part is, he can barely take time to complain to himself. If he takes too long, he'll slip up again and have to start over.
'Is... is this it? Am I going to die here? Am I going to die trying to condense this god-forsaken Ki?! he thinks faintly, barely able to spare the thought before his focus is caught up yet again by the Ki threatening to burst out of his veins into his Core.
Just when he's about to accept the shattered Core, give up, and go to sleep, he feels something... change inside of him. He feels slightly empowered, yet strangely full. Similar to a really good meal-- if that meal also made him feel like he could bench press a car. He hurriedly turns his attention towards his Ki Core, laughing as he realizes what's happened.
"It's full! Finally!' he excitedly shouts, completely dropping his focus on holding back the Ki in his Ki veins. With a few button pushes, he instructs his ship to put him into 'coma' mode.
"That was awful." he mutters to himself as he waits for the familiar ding! that indicates a completed mission.
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"Hey System, what's taking so long?! Gimme my rewards and let me sleep, dammit!"
After seeing no response from the intangible thing he's yelling at, he quickly focuses his attention back inwards.
After he focuses his metaphorical eyes towards his Ki veins, he quickly realizes what's wrong.
'Why isn't my Ki moving?! System, show me the Ki control guide! Continue at the last part I read about Ki density.'
To condense your Ki, you must simply draw all of the Ki you can from your Core and force it into your Ki veins, then, once your Core is drained, you must hold it there as your Core draws in and converts more Ki from your surroundings. After your Core has filled up with Ki, you must force the Ki remaining in your veins to rush into it. If done incorrectly, your Core will shatter from the strain of holding too much Ki.
Raditz's face pales as he looks at the words on the screen. He can feel the ship as it attempts to lull him to sleep, but he does his absolute best to resist the call for just a few more seconds. With every ounce of force he can draw from his inconsiderable amount of willpower, he forcefully launches his Ki out of the pathways they're resting in, sending wave upon wave of energy crashing down into his Core. The strain proves too much for his exhausted mind, the last thing he hears before sleep overtakes him is a ding!