Thread:BraveHeart70/@comment-3403804-20140621021710/@comment-5651818-20140621060140

Sorry for the grossly late reply. Been a little busy with Church and all.

Anyway, I don't really believe that either of us have spoken before either. Glad to meet your acquaintance Njalm! And to answer one of your questions, yes, I do want Gekko to be a master of Kido and then move on to become a Grandmaster.

First and foremost, I believe that in order to become a Grandmaster in Kido, one has to enter an intimacy with the energies of the world around them. They must look into their soul and come to a point of self realization so that they may draw from the latent power of their soul.

In order to do this, one must break away from the concept that "Kido are only categorized spells used to win a battle." No, to the Grandmaster, Kido is far more than that. Kido is a reflection of themselves. How so, you may ask? How is it a reflection of themselves? Because it is the only art of which they partook in that they saw themselves in. Kido (at least in my 'verse) misunderstood, abused but not accepted. Only desired for the power it holds. No one caring enough to look beyond the precipice of possible power it could provide.

This is just as it is with Gekko. Due to what he was born with, he was always sought after by his fellow clansmen. Not for relationships and such. But that so he could be used and discarded on a whim. Hated for his weaknesses, yet lusted after for his strengths. When Gekko discovered Kido it could have possibly been the happiest day of his life. So much so that he would embrace what made him hated and lusted after. To bear the burden the Kami had descended upon him so he may grow closer to the intimate art of Kido.